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.3 Witfi to. ti i. da icl InJeilOeii'SOil! w6S wWtUK lit I I I Wit By The Associated Press It didn't take lonfj for controversy to hit the New York Yankees spring training camp. Manager Dallas Green wont from mildly annoyed to very angry as All-Star left fielder Rickey Henderson remained absent from the club's spring training camp on Thursday. "It ticks me off one more day," Green said after Henderson missed the second straight full-squad workout.

According to agent Richmond Bry, Henderson was travelling from his Oakland, home and will be in camp on Friday. The labor agreement aoes not require players to report until March 1, "Rickey Henderson is not going to run the Yankees in 1989. Dallas Green is," the manager said. Green, named last October to replace Lou Piniella, spent the winter stressing team play. "I don't know if he's smart enough to know what he's really doing, whether it's spiteful or he just doesn't understand what's going on," Green said.

Henderson has never participated in the Yankees' first full-squad workout since he was acquired by the club from Oakland five years ago. Henderson broke Lou Brock's single-season stolen base record in 1982 with 130 steals and has led the American League in thefts eight of his nine full major league seasons. He is regarded as one of the premier leadoff hitters in baseball history, but Green suggested he is not tapping all of his ability. "I know Rickey Henderson is a good baseball player. He has a chance to be an outstanding baseball player if he does what he is supposed to do for 162 games." 1 Camp News Jose Canseco arrived in the Oakland Athletics' training camp at Phoenix, a day behind the rest of the team.

He said he hopes the spring and summer are better for him than his winter. It is the tnird straight season the Canseco reported after the date set by the club. Two years ago, he was a week late over a contract squabble, and last year he missed five days to attend a baseball card show. Oakland position players had been asked to report Wednesday, and only Canseco and three Dominican players with visa problems failed to show. Canseco said he had personal business to attend to in Miami.

He arrived in Arizona late Wednesday night. Canseco admitted it was a tough winter, one in which he overbooked himself at card shows. "I didn't enjoy my winter at all because I have been doing so much," Canseco said. "Next year I may not do any. I like to stay home Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I like to stay home with my family." Pirates manager Jim Leyland said Bob Walk probably will start Pittsburgh's opener. The Pirates signed outfielder Steve Henderson, 36, to a contract Thursday with their Class AAA Buffalo farm club. Henderson, best known for being the key player in the 1977 trade that sent Tom Seaver from the New York Mets to the Cincinnati Reds, split last season between the Houston Astros and their Tucson farm club. White Sox starter Melido Perez, who went 12-10 with a 3.79 earned run average last season and finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year balloting, said he expects to sign a three-year contract Friday. National Hockey League game in Hartford Thursday.

Coming in on the action was Paul MacDermld of Hartford (23 in white). Hartford won 4-2. (AP LaserPhoto) UNDER FIRE Quebec Nordiques goalie Ron Tugnutt catches a shot by Ray Ferraro (26 In white) of the Hartford Whalers on his stick In the first period of the Whalers Nordiques Whalers defeat Nordiques if Thursday HARTFORD Conn. (AP) Dave ippett and Tom Martin scored 33 seconds apart late in the first period to lead the Hartford Whalers to a 4-2 victory over the Quebec Nordiques Thursday Dave Babych added a power-play goal and Ray Ferraro scored his 30th of the, season into an empty net in the final minute, extending his goal-scoring streak to seven games. Mike Hough and Michel Goulet scored the Nordiques.

For Goulet, it was his 57th goal against Hartford in 68 career games. Hartford, 26-30-4, opened a six-point lead on the last-place Nor Woods taking bulk of ASU Sutton says he's still Kentucky coach 7 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina Athletic Director King Dixon says the staff Sparky Woods brings in "is what you live with," and that's why the Appalachian State head coach will wait until next week to announce tiis coaching staff. "What I think I'll do is name the whole staff at one time the Gamecocks' new Head coach said Wednesday night. Woods, 35, said at a news conference Tuesday to announce his hiring that he planned to bring "at least the bulk" of his Appalachian State staff to South Carolina.

Woods also has interviewed the five assistants left from Joe Morrison's staff. Woods replaced Morrison, who diques in a battifc for the final playoff berth in the dams Division. The Whalers have 56 points in 60 games while Quebec, 2-35-6, has 50 in 63 games. Hartford Quebec 50-33, the Whalers' 50-shot game in nearly five years. Pengubs 6, Red Wings 6 DETROIT AP) Steve Yzerman scored his second goal of the game with five mputes left in regulation as Detroit made up a six-goal deficit to pull out tie.

Lee Norwood's power-play goal early in die final period trimmed Pittsburgh's lead to 6-5. 1,71 stuff," Burch said. "It's just pure speculation and rumor." Beiftie Vonderheide, a UK spokesman, said, "As far as I'm concerted, there's no basis to that repart." Tae Dispatch said its source had spoten on condition of anonymity. Kose, contacted by The Dispatch before Wednesday's New Jersey Nets-Cleveland Cavaliers NBA gsme, was asked if he would be a candidate if the Kentucky job. epened.

Rose is an assistant coach run ine wets. "Until there is a position open, no tine is a candidate because the job is still in the hands of the man who has Rose said. "My mother lives in 'Lexington and I have a lot of ties there. And that's no secret." Rose said he was one of "four or five" people interviewed for the Kentucky job when Sutton accepted it in 1985. "So I'm well acquainted with the situation in Kentucky," Rose said.

"Basically that's all I'm going to say." Rose was coach at Purdue from 1978 to 1980. His team was third in the NCAA tournament in 1980 and runner-up in the National Invitation Tournament in 1979. He has also coached at Transylvania University in Lexington and North Carolina-Charlotte. Rumors have circulated about Sutton's job since the NCAA levied 18 allegations of wrongdoing against UK's basketball program, including improper recruiting and charges that a player cheated on his college entrance exam. On Sunday, The Courier-Journal reported that Kentucky's response to the allegations indicated Sutton may have wanted a high school basketball coach "to give false and misleading information to the mmmm Yzerman carried the puck i ito the Penguins' zone and was checked by Pittsburgh defenseman Paul Coffey.

But as Coffey completed his check, the puck slid along the ice and past netminder Tom Barrasso, who was. bothered by Detroit's Paul MacLean standing in front of the crease. Mario Lemieux had five assists as the Penguins scored six times in the first 26:06 before the Red Wings rallied with four goals in the final 12 minutes of the second period. The point moved the Penguins into a three-way tie with Washington and the New York Rangers for first place in the Patrick Division. NCAA" about the transportation of Kentucky basketball players Eric Manuel and Sean Sutton to a college entrance exam in Lexington in June 1987.

The allegation concerning Sutton was not part of the NCAA's 18 allegations against the program, and Sutton has denied any improper conduct. Sutton's attorney, Terry McBrayer, has said that he believed someone in the university deliberately leaked the information to the newspaper as a plan to promote the firing of Sutton at the end of the season. Celtics trade SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -The Boston Celtics traded veteran guard Danny Ainge and center Brad Lohaus to the Sacramento Kings Thursday in exchange for forward Ed Pinckney and center Joe Kleine. Ainge, who turns 30 in three weeks, played in 45 games for Boston this season.

He averaged 16.1 points and 4.8 assists in 30 minutes per game. Ainge scored a career-high 45 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 9. The Brigham Young graduate, one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA, has hit 58 of 155 3-point attempts for a .374 average. "Danny has been a tremendous player for us, a real asset to the team," Coach Jimmy Rodgers said.

"The trade is favorable for the Kings and us, it will help both teams. We are trading two quality people and are getting two quality people in return that should fulfill our needs." "We are not crazy about giving up HUM The Cardinals also announced that reserve outfielder John Morris had signed a one year contract. Morris missed of last season with recurring tack troubles, hitting .289 in 20 panics with St. Louis. Outfielder Gary Varsho signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs.

The Angels signed minor leaguers Jeff Manto, Lee Stevens and Mareuu Iwfon. Milwaukee signed right-hander Mike Birkbeck and infielder Gus Polidor to one-year contracts. Medical Report Kirk Gibson reported to the Los Angeles Dodgers spring training camp Thursday, but it will be some time before the outfielder can participate in full drills. Gibson, the NL's Most Valuable Player last year, is suffering from the bruised right knee suffered at the end of the 1988 season and is expected to be out of full action for three weeks. Houston second baseman Bill Do-ran, recovering from an off-season shoulder surgery, could not work out because of a stiff back.

"It's a stiff back, the same thing he has every spring," Trainer Dave Labossiere said. "He 11 get treatment and we'll see how he feels in a few days." Giants third baseman Matt Williams was hit on the left hand during batting practice but X-rays proved negative. "That's what I get for coming to work early," Williams said. Five Kansas City Royals pitchers, including left-hander Israel Sanchez, are bothered by injuries or ailments. Sanchez, 3-2 last season, has a tender left elbow.

Rookie right-hander Rick Luecken and lefthander Bob Buchanan have strained knees, although neither is considered serious. staff to USC Dixon said. "There's a whole lot of internal administrative things that need to take place." Two Appalachian State assistants David Bibee and Art Wilkins are interviewing for the job left vacant by the departure of Woods, who was at the Boone, N.C., school for five years. Potter advances in Va. Slims tourney WICHITA, Kan.

(AP) Top-seeded Barbara Potter of Woodbury, defeated Hu Na, of San Diego 6-2, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the $100,000 Virginia Slims of Kansas tournament. Potter, who won the tournament in 1987, moved a step closer to her first tournament win of 1989 with Thursday's victory. Currently ranked 12th in the world, Potter now faces fifth-seeded Leila Meskhi of the Soviet Union. Meskhi also advanced with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Shaun Stafford of Gainesville, Fla. In other action, seventh-seeded Dianne Ballestrat, Australia, was upset by Louise Allen, Winston-Salem, N.C., 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, and Manon Bollegraf, Netherlands, defeated Catherine Suire of France, 7-5, 2-6; 6-1.

Amy Frazier, Rochester, also moved into the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Carin Bakkum of the Netherlands. vou'll find wide America ever- veteran Danny Ainge died Feb. 5 of a heart attack after playing racquetball with three, friends. Dixon said Wednesday several outside candidates will be considered for assistant coaching.positions on Woods' staff. "He has indicated to me that he's interested in talking to three or four other people beside those on the two staffs," Dixon said.

"Right now is such a critical process because the staff you bring in is what you live with. It can only be as strong as its weakest link. "It's not trial and error as far as the coaches go once you hit spring practice. That all needs to be done before we hit the field on the 13th," "1 DANNY AINGE LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) It took Kentucky coach Eddie Sutton 21 days to experience the joy of victory, but he only got to savor it for an hour.

Wednesday night's victory over Tennessee that ended a six-game losing streak, Sutton dropped by Wildcat Lodge to check on his players. While watching television, the story broke that a newspaper had reported Lee Rose would be named to succeed Sutton as coach of the Wildcats in a few weeks. I "Everyone was surprised and shocked about it," Sutton said at his weekly news conference Thursday. The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, in a copyright story Thursday, quoted a source close to the Kentucky program as saying "Sutton is going to be told he's gone in 10 days to two weeks. The new coach is picked and it's Rose.

He's (CM.) Newton's choice for the job." Newton will become athletic di rector at Kentucky on April 1, re- placing Cliff Hagan, who resign last year. Newton refused to discu: the Kentucky coaching situati with The Dispatch. "I'm not AD there until April said Newton, who is coach at Vanderbilt. Sutton reaffirmed his stance abput staying at Kentucky. "I am the head coach at the versity of Kentucky," he i That's what my contract sayaUn-til they tell me differently, what I going to do." i Sutton said he met with iiiferim Athletic Director Joe Burch earlier this week and "he told me I the basketball coach at the University of Kentucky through this year.

Asked if the remaining yeaf on his contract was mentioned, putton said, "That was never disctf sed." He added that he had "i knowledge of (the newspaper reSort) being true at all. I've been toW I'm the basketball coach at the University of Kentucky." Two Kentucky officialaid that no decision has been mape on the coaching position. a "I'm not going to af wer that Georgia Southern to host NCAA title STATESBORO, Ga. (JP) Georgia Southern College, which has played in three of the lat four NCAA Division I-AA title was selected to be host of fee next three championships. Officials for the mAA Division I-AA Selection Commiftee made the decision in South LakeTahoe, Thursday.

"By bringing the jchampionship games to Georgia SoOthern, we are giving the fans a better opportunity to actually attend ths games," said Jim Radcliffe, Athtetic Marketing Director for GSC and member of the committee. "Statestoro and Georgia are known for (tieir hospitality and now we have thefchance to show everyone first-hand. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's executive committee must make the final decision, but Radcliffe said he believes the action is "99.9 percent official." Supporters in fee Statesboro-Savannah area hae committed to buy at least 10,500 tickets for each of the next two games if they are Played in the Paulson Stadium. The city of Pocateflo, Idaho, site of the 1987 and 1988 AA Championships, was the onl other city that presented proposal for hosting the championship gams. Southern won tbfc 1986 and 1987 titles, the first yea its team played Division I-AA.

Tfie Eagles lost the title game last ses3on in Pocatello. mwi (qls os nauiffs4 Danny Ainge and Brad Lohaus, but we have other players that we feel can pick up what we lost in Danny," Celtics assistant coach Lanny Van Eman said. "In Brad's case, he needed time and we couldn't give it to him. Both can help the Kings, but we strengthened ourselves." Lohaus, 24, a second-year center from Iowa, is averaging 5.6 points and three rebounds a game. Pinckney, 25, has averaged 12 points a game for the Kings.

A first-round draft pick out of Villa-nova in 1985, the 6-8 forward was acquired by Sacramento two years ago from the Phoenix Suns. Kleine, 27, was the Kings' first round draft pick in 1985 when the team moved to Sacramento. The 7-foot Arkansas graduate is averaging 6.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 19.4 minutes per game. Kleine learned of the trade while his wife was giving birth to their first son, according to KFBK Radio. (St notice.

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