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riDA Trinity 49 Oregon shocks Bowdoin 14 NO. 4 BYU; 14 Detmer throws 5 interceptions Norwich 7 Pag CIO No. 1 Notre Dame ....37 Purdue 11 No. 3 Auburn 26 No. 5 Tennessee 26 No.

18 USC 35 No. 15 Ohio 26 I Main events Page 12 On the air PagE2. In the news Pag E2 NHL PagE2-3 NFL PagE4-S Auto racing PageES Golf PageE7 Racing, jalalai PageElft Coleges PagE17 Scoreboard PageE17 Jody Hull comes back to Hartford as a Ranger PaffE2 Unbeaten Bears, Raiders returning to powerful form of '80s PageE4 Stern sees global potential in league's popularity Avon Old Farms stays unbeaten with 27-0 victory over Loomis PageES E10 PageE12 in nu 1 SECTION ari ES CLASSIFIED a I BOATING SUNDAY" SEPTEMBER 30, 1990 i SPORTS tl 9 a Tl TTTTTTTi tl a IT iw UDuree mm Bern, jsivs Cf Red Sox win 7-5, lead by 2 games IT: Clemens restores the faith 1 By SEAN HORGAN Courant Staff Writer BOSTON He hadn't pitched in 25 days, and in his absence, the Red Sox not only had lost their spark, but also control of first place and their destiny. But when Roger Clemens walked through the warm autumn sunshine to the Fenway Park mound Saturday, all things wrong in the Land of the Red Sox seemed righted. There is no way to understate what Clemens and the Alan Grccnbcrfj: ft- 4si 4T jkjij I- 1 Kea sox did sat- r.

Despite losing to the Padres, the Reds clinched the NL West title with the Giants' victory over the Plus see Eaaeball Escort, Paz C14. EViim iioa.il fc FktrwJ tit 1 Hf A easy! Pet.C3 72 74 .544 .532 2 urday. Their 7-5 victory leaves them with a two-game lead in the American League East A victory today clinches a tie for the division title. Their magic number is three. The Sox have won four in a row and are one game from sweeping the Blue Jays at Fenway for the second time this year.

Still, aU discussion of Saturday begins and ends with Gem-ens. Tom Brun-ansky (S-for-4, five RBI) de Boston 86 Toronto 84 Saturday's result Boston 7, Toronto NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST -W Pct.G3 Pittsburgh 03 85 .503 New York 89 69 4 Saturday's resets -Chicago 3, New York 2 Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 0 Team stages, Pre E15. Gasebaii column, Pas El 8. BOSTON Buoyed by prayer, plagued by doubt the multitudes came to gaze upon the little dirt hill, not knowing who or what they would find.

Then they rose up and looked upon his blessed right arm. And they saw that it was good. Hallelujah. Bnmansky's performance pow-trful. Please see story, Page E18.

After a 25-day absence during which he was often out of sight but never out of mind, Roger Clemens returned. He made the Blue Jays lie down in green pastures for six innings. He restoreth the Red Sox souL He leadeth them to a two-game lead in the AL East for his name's sake. Yea, though the Red Sox must now try to win their next few games without him, they will fear no evil. For Clemens is with them.

His return to the staff, it comforts them. Now, Joe Morgan can again put Clemens in the presence of Red Sox enemies. With Clemens pitching, they will soon anoint their heads with champagne, their cups runneth over. Surely, the American League pennant and World Series victories will Please see Greenberg, Page E18 4 rri id') served the roaring curtain calls that followed each of his three homers. Without them, the Sox would not have won.

But it was Clemens who dominated the landscape, as he returned from severe tendinitis in his shoulder that has sidelined him since Sept 4. Regardless of what he does the rest of his career, the images and impressions he created Saturday will have an infinite shelf-life. "I would never have believed what he did today," said pitching coach Bill Fischer, a man who generally regards any and all conversation as overstatement. "After today, he will never surprise me again. He acted Please see Red Sox, Page Ell Michael McAndrews Tne Hartford Courant Hit Fenway crowd It with Tom Brunantky at ha returns to the dugout after hitting the first of hit three homo runt.

Sweet victory for UConn Offense, defense dominate in 44-7 defeat of Yale Mets all but lost Magic number is 1 for Pirates a 52-7 drubbing of Rhode Island in 1987. It was the most points scored against Yale in the 41-game series and the most lopsided margin of victory since a 41-0 victory two years ago. "Today, everything seemed to work," Benton said. "We seemed to catch them in the wrong defenses and our offensive line did a great job. I could step back and wait for plays to develop and then choose my re- Please see UConn, Page E9 mage.

Nobody drank deeper from the well of success than junior quarterback Cornelius Benton, making only his second career start in place of injured Matt DeGennaro. Benton put his name in the school record book by passing for 371 yards, completing 26 of 32 for three touchdowns before being lifted with 10 minutes, 52 seconds left. The Huskies ran for 193 yards, and their total offense of 564 yards was three short of the school record set in By GEORGE SMITH Courant Staff Writer NEW HAVEN The University of Connecticut's struggling football team got what it was looking for Saturday in a confidence-building, 44-7 thrashing of in-state rival Yale at Yale Bowl. The Huskies, who started 0-3, broke into the win column with a vengeance, dominating both sides of the ball in a game that was lopsided from the opening play from scrim Quarterback Benton right on target; i ff ouJioNe I 1 I Owen Csnfield times for 131 yards and zing three times to Jeff McNamara for 51 yards. And so on.

When he was through zinging Yale, he had completed 26 of 32 for three touchdowns and 371 yards, a UConn record. Benton played a half against North Carolina Sept. 15 after Matt DeGennaro was injured, and the entire game against William Mary Sept 22. Both opponents soundly spanked UConn. Nobody except coach Tom Jackson really trusted the offense in the hands of Benton until he came north to Yale Bowl: Please see Canf ield, Page E9 Both played at St Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft Lauderdale, and were recruited for UConn by former assistant coach Rusty Burns.

"We're playing for the district championship against Hollywood Hills. There's something like 15 seconds to go and we're behind. Cornelius goes back and, zing, right on the money. Seventy yards. "And we win the game." Benton went zing to Tollefsen three times for 23 yards Saturday as UConn buried Yale, 44-7.

He went zing to Alex Davis seven times for 105 yards, zing to Mark Didio nine NEW HAVEN With the University of Connecticut's best football day of the young season in the book and nothing on his mind but what a good feeling it is to win, fullback Gerry Tollefsen remembered something about junior quarterback Cornelius Benton. By JACK O'CONNELL Courant Staff Writer NEW YORK No one would utter any of the two-word phrases that probably apply: It's over. We're dead. So long. The Mets remained true to the code Yogi Berra handed them 17 years ago ain't over until it's and refused to concede the National League East title to the Pirates.

Mathematically, the Mets are not out of it but their chances are fractional. A 3-2 loss to the Cubs Saturday coupled with the Pirates' 8-0 victory in St. Louis brought the magic number for a Pittsburgh clinching to one. That means the only way the Mets can get to the playoffs is if they the Cubs today while the Pi- rates lose to the Cardinals and then i win four in a row in Pittsburgh. How's this for mathematics? The Mets are four games out with four to play.

Subtract four from four and what you get are the Mets' chances. i "We didn't want to have to go in i there having to win three straight to force a playoff," Tommy Herr said, i "It's obvious we need help," How-, ard Johnson said. "The circum- stances aren't that great The Pirates have it all out there in front of I them. All they have to do is win I today, and our trip there is mean-I ingless." i So here's what it comes down to for the Mets. The Pirates have their ace, Cy Young Award favorite Doug Drabek, today against the battered Cardinals while the Mets put their 1 Please see It's, Page E16 Joe Tabacca The Hartford Courant UConn receiver Mark Dldlo it congratulated after hit touchdown reception late in the first half gave the Huskies a 31-7 lead.

Women reporters won't be written off I i A Patriots owner Victor Kiam added to the controversy by telling the Herald "I can't disagree with the players' actions," then reportedly referring to Olson as "a classic bitch" last Sunday in the team's locker room. He later apologized in a prepared statement NFL commissioner Paul Tag-liabue Thursday said he will ap- Please see Question, Page E8 ing a group of Patriots players in the team's locker room. Lisa Olson, who covers the Patriots for the Boston Herald, was seated Interviewing defensive back Maurice Hurst Sept. 17 when she was approached by five naked players led by tight end Zeke Mowatt According to Olson, the men positioned themselves inches from her face and made lewd gestions and remarks. By JIM SHEA Courant Staff Writer I "We're the girl next door," is the way Christine Brennan, a sports writer for the Washington Post describes herself and other female members of her profession.

"We Sew up playing sports with the ys and girls in the neighborhood. When we got older and weren't good enough to be professional tennis players or golfers, we combined our love of sports and writing into a career. A large part of our job involves interviewing athletes, and the place you interview athletes is the locker room." Although women have been going into locker rooms for more than a decade, the issue of whether they should be there resurfaced two weeks ago after an incident of alleged sexual harassment involve USA OLSON Boston Herald CHRISTINE BRENNAN Washington Post JJ I i fa ff ieti iflT atl fli flirfirfr rffii rTt rfl aO.jal rfY eptl alt. .4) jillV..