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SPORTS Thursday, May 7, 1992 QUAD-CITY TIMES STANLEY CUP Blackhawks top Red Wings In Brief Chris Chelios scored 1:02 after Lemieux breaks hand, will be out indefinitely instructor, Rodriguez traveled with the River Bandits to Springfield and Cedar Rapids to monitor the team's progress. Moving on up: Phil Leftwich, who led the Quad-Cities' pitching staff a year ago with an 11-9 record and 163 strikeouts, was assigned Wednesday to AA Midland by the Angels organization. Leftwich had been at extended spring training. Sacrifical stat: Looking for a reason why the River Bandits are off to such a hot start? Consider this statistic. In the last five games, River Bandits batters have had eight run-scoring STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The score: Rockford Expos 4, Quad-City River Bandits 0.

The difference: Rockford's Hector Ortega cracked a 3-run homer in the top of the sixth inning to help the Expos salvage a split in the two-game series. On deck: Waterloo Diamonds at Quad-City River Bandits, 7 p.m., today, John O'Donnell Stadium. Media All-Star Softball Game beginning at 6 p.m. All proceeds from tonight's ticket sales benefit Matt Schwaabe of Bettendorf, who was paralyzed in a shooting accident Discount tickets available at all Quad-City Coop Records. Probable starting pitcher, Quad-Cities, Mark Ratekin (2-0).

Animated action: The animated message center on the new $500,000 scoreboard at John O'Donnell Stadium is now operational. The full-color board entertains fans with a variety of computerized graphics. Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux will be out of the Stanley Cup playoffs indefinitely because a bone in his left hand was broken in the second game of the Patrick Division finals against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Chicago takes 3-0 series lead CHICAGO (AP) Dirk Gra-, ham scored twice, including the game-winner, to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 5-4 victory Wednesday night and a 3-0 lead over the Detroit Red Wings in their Norris Division series. Chicago's sixth straight playoff win put the Blackhawks one game away from the conference finals and on the verge of sweeping the team that finished first in the Norris 11 points ahead of them.

The Blackhawks will attempt to wrap up the series in Game 4 Friday at Chicago Stadium. Jeremy Roenick and Graham scored 30 seconds apart to give the Blackhawks a 2-0 lead at 8:31 of the first. Mike Sillinger and Ray Shep-pard scored to bring Detroit even at 14:29 of the second. Chicago took another two-goal lead when Detroit tied it and Steve Larmer beat Tim Cheveldae on the power play at 1 7: 1 4. Chicago went l-for-5 on the power play for a series mark of 2-20.

Detroit was l-for-2. Oilers 5, Canucks 2 EDMONTON, Alberta Joe Murphy scored three goals and added an assist as Edmonton beat Vancouver to take a 2-1 lead. Murphy's first goal, a straightaway 50-foot slap shot during a power play that beat Kirk McLean cleanly, gave Edmonton a 2-0 lead at 4:27 of the second period. Vancouver, which won the division with 96 points, 14 more than the third-place Oilers, finally broke through against Bill Ranford early in the third period. Cliff Ronning, left alone in front, deked the goaltender to the ice and scored a power-play goal at 3:37.

But Murphy quickly stopped the Canucks' momentum with his second goal of the game and third of the series at 4:35. He completed his hat trick with 1 :25 remaining, scoring on a 15-foot wrist shot from the right circle. Penguins Coach acotty Bowman said Wednesday that Le- Expos 4, Bandits 0 KOCKFOftO Q-C abrhW gtrhbi Harntdh 4 0 0 0 Ckuts 4 0 3 0 Grdimk ss 4 0 0 0 Forbes 2b 3 0 0 0 Woodsrt 3 2 10 Boyklnlt 3 0 10 Matos lb 4 111 Sweeney ct 4 0 0 0 Ortega 3b 2 113 SteUdn 0 0 0 Samples ct 2 0 10 Prftchett lb 4 0 3 0 Sontonoc 4 0 0 0 Stvahrrf 3 0 0 0 Hardge 2b 3 0 0 0 Palmeiro ph 10 0 0 Rilolf 4 0 0 0 Boboc 4 0 10 BrakeblOb 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 4 4 Totals 31 0 0 Rocktom ON 103 0004 Quad-CJHes 000 000 000-0 inicuA win miss luuay a game, auu lie is expected to miss the rest of the series. His status for the remainder of the playoffs, should the Penguins advance against Rangers, is not known. Lemieux was injured in the first period of the Rangers' 4-2 victory when he was slashed across the hands by the Rangers' Adams Graves, who drew a two-minute minor penalty.

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PB Quod-Cftlej, Bobo. United Midwestern Promoters 5TH ANNUAL ILLOWA CHALLENGE Two of California's roving instructors are currently visiting the Quad-Cities. Joe Maddon, in his sixth season as the Angels' minor league hitting instructor, and former major leaguer Tom Lawless will be with the team throughout the rest of the week. Lawless, who is working as California's minor league base-running instructor, spent eight years in the majors and is best known for his three-run homer against Frank Viola in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the 1987 World Series. Their visit follows a four-day visit by former Quad-Cities Manager Eddie Rodriguez.

Now in his second season as the Angels' roving defensive Tuesday, May 1 2 7:00 PM TWIN 20 LAP FEATURES U.M.P. OPEN WHEEL S350 Win PRO STOCK S250 Win STREET STOCK 100 Win i i Umpires Scott Eastburn, Jeff Kowalcivk. T-Ml. Art. How they scored EXPOS FOURTH: Tyrone Woods doubled to left, scored when Domingo Matos singled to center.

Hector Ortega flew out to second before Matos was balked to second. Todd Samples struck out. Raul Santana flew out to center. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left. ipos 1, River Bandits 0.

EXPOS SIXTH: Mark Grudzielanek flew out. woods walked, took third when Matos reached on error. Ortega 3-run home run to left. Samples walked, took second on Santana groundout. Mike Hardge struck out.

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as an associate in their practice 3319 Spring St 204 Davenport, Iowa 52807 319-359-1601 200 Cleveland A Muscatine, Iowa 52761 319-263-8556 Momentum Enterprises, Inc. Garden City Boxing Club presents Continued from Page ID Bandits threatened only in the fifth and seventh innings, the only times the Expos' righthander allowed more than one Quad-Cities baserunner. "We just couldn't seem to get anything going," Seoane said. "When we did get somebody on base, the next guy up couldn't do anything to push him around." In the fifth, a fielder's choice by David Staydohar that dropped into shallow right field put River Bandits on the corners with one out, but Martinez (2-0) sat Elgin Bobo down on strikes and got Brake-bill to ground into an inning-ending fielder's choice. "They helped us out when they didn't get to Staydohar's fly ball, but we couldn't make contact," Seoane said.

"Usually, that's when we've been able to capitalize." The River Bandits were unable to capitalize again two innings later after Jose Stela walked and took second when Bobo singled, a hit that sent Martinez to the showers. Reliever Heath Haynes struck out Brakebill on strikes to end the inning enroute to his sixth save of the season. The River Bandits collected just six singles in the game, including two each by leadoff hitter Todd Claus and Chris Pritchett. "I thought both of their pitchers mixed their pitches well," Seoane said. "We really hadn't seen a good curveball pitcher all year, and both of their guys kept us off-balance the whole game.

We can't worry about this. We'll bounce back." The River Bandits will have three chances in the next two days to do that, hosting Waterloo in a single game tonight and in a Friday doubleheader. Against the Diamonds, the River Bandits will be looking to hold onto their 3 'A game lead in the Southern Division. Cedar Rapids closed the Quad-Cities lead with a victory Wednesday at South Bend. JsiS uvi! cm PAY-FZI-VIIW! MAY 8 8 P.M.

Central All cards subject lo change. Lemieux the incident to determine whether any disciplinary action will be taken against Graves. Boxing TYSON PLEADS GUILTY: Mike Tyson pleaded guilty to one charge of threatening prison staff and innocent to a second. He will spend the next week in a segregated unit awaiting a hearing on thoseinstitutional charges. The May 1 3 hearing date was set for the former heavyweight champion who is serving a six-year sentence for rape at the Indiana Youth Center.

If a hearing officer finds Tyson guilty of the two counts, which are Class offenses, he faces a range of penalties, including a maximum of one year in the segregated unit. Soccer DEATH TOLL FALLS: Authorities halved the death toll to 10 in the collapse of a stadium grandstand in Bastia, Corsica, reportedly built in haste, that transformed a French Cup semifinal match from a jubilant sporting event into chaos. Corsican prosecutors, tendering charges of homicide and involuntary injury, opened an investigation into the catastrophe that occurred minutes before the Tuesday night match between Bastia and Olympique Marseille. International soccer officials said they would ban the type of temporary stands used at Furiani stadium. Officials said the accident left 800 injured, 527 of them hospitalized and 15 in critical condition.

Signings BLACK HAW BASKETBALL: Chris Weih, a finalist for the Quad-City Times Male Athlete of the Year, will be attending Black Hawk College in Moline to play basketball. The 6-foot-5 Weih, who is from Bennett, Iowa, averaged 22 points, 1 3 rebounds and four assists per game while earning all-state basketball honors last season. He was a 4-sport star at Bennett, also earning all-state football honors. AUGUSTANA BASKETBALL: Mike Radue, the most valuable player on Geneseo's 20-9 basketball team last season, will continue his career at Augustana College. Radue, a 6-foot-1 guard, is a two-year varsity letterwinner at Geneseo, where his three-point shooting abilities helped lead the Maple Leafs to an Illinois Class AA regional championship.

He was a first-team all-North Central Illinois Conference selection, leading Geneseo in assists and free throw percentage. MOUNT ST. CLARE BASKETBALL: Mount St. Clare men's basketball coach John Lingle has announced the signing of 6-foot-4 Scott McClure of Louisville, Ky. He averaged 15.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, two blocked shots and three assists per game at DeSaies High School.

Tennis AGASSI, LENDL, McENRORE FALL: Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe lost to unseeded players at the German Open in Hamburg, while Stefan Edberg and Michael Stich breezed into the quarterfinals of the 1 .27 million ATP event. Agassi, the tournament's 1 1th seed, was beaten 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 by Carlos Costa. The seventh-seeded Lendl, 33, who has dropped to 10th in the world, was beaten 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 by Omar Camporese, while the unseeded McEnroe, 34, lost to Stefano Pes-cosolido 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 6-4. The top-seeded Edberg beat Jordi Arrese 6-3, 6-4, while the third-seeded Stich defeated Carl-Uwe Steeb 6-3, 6-2. MATCHES ARE POSTPONED: Heavy rains that fell all day forced postponement of matches in the U.S.

Men's Clay Court Championships in Charlotte, N.C. SABATINI ADVANCES: Gabriela Sabatini began her quest for a second straight Italian Open tennis title, leading a surge of top seeds into the third round of the clay court tournament. Jennifer Capriati also moved ahead, but only after fighting off a match point and winning a three-set match. Hockey SWEDEN, FINLAND WIN: Defending champion Sweden beat Russia 2-0 and unbeaten Finland edged Canada 4-3 in the quarterfinals at the World Hockey Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. College football MAC MEETS BIG WEST: The winner of the Mid-American Conference will meet the Big West Conference champion Dec.

18 in the inaugural Las Vegas Bowl. The new bowl replaces the Fresno-based California Bowl. Pro football RIGGINS ARRESTED: Hall of Fame running back John Rig-gins was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. State police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell said a trooper arrested Riggins early Tuesday morning when he noticed Riggins' car weaving on Interstate 66. Riggins, who lives in Chantilly, was taken to the Arlington County jail and arraigned and released later Tuesday morning.

Caldwell said a blood alcohol test was taken, but she did not have the results. She said Riggins cooperated fully with police. Riggins, 42, is the sixth all-time rusher in NFL history with 1 1,352 yards. He retired in 1985 and will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. MARINOVICH PLEADS GUILTY: Los Angeles Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor disturbance charge and was placed on one year unsupervised probation and fined $705.

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