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North Hills News Record Baseball C4-5 Diamond Fever C6 Tom Hayden, Sports Editor, 1-800-874-9994 Sports SECTION Sunday, Jury 23,1995 At a glance Saturday's scores National League Pittsburgh 7, Montreal 1 Atlanta 3, San Dtego 2 Florida 11, Los Angeles 10 St Louis 5, Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 4. Chicago 3 Colorado 5, New York 4 Houston 7, San Francisco 6 American League Minnesota 8, Boston 7 New York 7, Texas 4 Seattle 7. Toronto 2 Cleveland 6, Oakland 4 Chicago 4, Milwaukee 2 Kansas City 5, Baltimore 3 Detroit at California pfli C4 McNair Tho AsrecMitftd Press Erin Sutton of Northville, performs during the Ladies Short Program at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Denver. Football Air McNair lands in Houston SAN ANTONIO: The Houston Oilers finally have their top pick Steve McNair, Alcorn State's record-setting quarterback who was the No.

3 pick in the NFL draft, has agreed to, terms with the Oilers, coach Jeff Fisher said Saturday after the first day of training camp at Trinity University. "My understanding is they agreed in principle," Fisher said, adding he expects a deal to be signed and McNair to report to camp in a "couple of days." Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Seahawks might move to LA KKKLAND, Unhappy with the Kingdome and the prospect of losing more money in Seattle, the Seahawks have talked with a Southern California group about moving into a new stadium in Los Angeles, team president David Behring said Saturday. The Los Angeles Times reported the Seahawks have had discussions with Creative Artists Agency about a potential location for the new stadium. Baseball Oakland's Stewart to call it quits OAKLAND, Dave Stewart apparently plans to announce his retirement from the Oakland A's at a news conference today.

The A's would not comment on the retirement after Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians. And Stewart would only say: "If gotta wait tfl (today)." But according to broadcast reports citing sources dose to die team, die 38-year-old right-hander was expected to formally retire at me news conference. Stewart was 3-7 with a 6.89 earned run average this season. Compiled from wire reports Coming up Running: The Sixth Annual Thorn Hill County Line 5K Race and Walk will begin at 8 this morning at Parks United Van Lines in the Thorn Hill industrial Complex. The defense was the backbone to the Steelers' drive to the AFC Championship Game.

But while the offense went through an offseason of upheaval, management kept the defense together or another run at the Super Bowl and to prove, once again, they are The Associated Prsss Rod Woodson (left) assists Greg Uoyd with his shoulder pads. The two All-Pro defensive players are the leaders of the Steelers 1 attempt to return to the Super Bowl. Little to change with Steelers' defense By Rick Starr Staffwriter LATROBE: Ifs difficult tq find anyone around Steelers' training camp who loves to win more than cor- nerback Rod Woodson. a explains why approves highly of the plan that kept the NFL's second-ranked defense intact The Steelers did not lose a defensive starter from the group that lined up in the AFC Championship Game Jan. 15 until cornerback Figures sustained a gunshot wound May 13.

"You win with defense in this league, especially with our style of play," Woodson said. Steelers never score a lot of points, but the defense has always been great. You need a good defense to get there." Despite a roster upheaval, the Steelers remain among the favorites to win the AFC and make a run at Super Bowl XXX. The Steelers play the kind of defense that led the NFL in sacks with a team-record 55 last season. It's die kind of defense mat makes die Steelers' Sept 18 showdown in Steelers Inside Walter Rasby takes advantage of Mark Bruener's holdout C3 Scrimmage statistics C3 Miami against the explosive Dolphins one of die top games this season.

Woodson said die defense has to be more consistent, despite finishing second in die league in defense in yards allowed. (The Steelers lost die tide by 13 yards to die Dallas Cowboys on die final weekend.) The Steelers gave up only 234 points and 12 passing touchdowns last season, but two 43-yard touch- down passes defeated diem in die AFC tide game. "Last year, our defense broke down in the playoffs," Woodson said. This year, we can't let that happen for 16 games and die playoffs." The Steelers didn't do anything fancy to improve their defense during die offseason. Linebacker Greg Lloyd said die defense didn't need anything from die high-priced, free-agent market "Before, we didn't have die kind of talent that you need to be a Super Bowl team," Lloyd said.

"It was like a whole new team every year. Turn to STEELERS, C3 Anderson signs WEST CHESTER: Hours before veterans were required to report to Philadelphia Eagles training camp, first-year coach Ray Rhodes announced that the team signed former Steelers kicker Gary Anderson. The contract was for one year at $625,000. "It's a move we felt was necessary," said Rhodes, who cut 16-year veteran Eddie Murray to open a roster spot. "We've been working on this for about a month.

We finally got it done today." NFL notes, C3 Incredible shot saves par New Zealand golfer emerges as Open leader By Sal Mmorana Gannett News Service ST. ANDREWS, Scotland: OK. so it wasn't Nick Faldo or Greg Norman or Nick Price or Tom Watson. But just because it was Michael Campbell, a no-name European Tour non-winner, does not diminish die fact that his shot out of the Road Bunker at the 17th hole Saturday was one of die most brilliant played in die long, glorious history of the Old Course. "Someone up tiiere was smiling down on me he said after his miraculous par save, coupled with seven birdies, gave him a round of 65 and sole possession of first place after three rounds of the British Open.

His 54-hole total of nine-under 207 is two strokes better dian Italy's Costantmo Rocca (70-209) and three ahead of Australia's Steve EUdngton (69-210). U.S. Open winner Corey Pavin (73) and John Daly (73) appear to be America's best hopes. They are tied at five-under 211 with South African Ernie Els (72) and Japan's Katsuyoshi Tomori (72). With his bafi barely a foot from die six-foot high bank in the Road Bunker, Campbell's only option was to say a prayer then try to lift a shot nearly straight into die air and hope it could somehow clear theHp.

Michael Campbell of New Zealand raises his arms in celebration after he paired the 17th hole Saturday on the Old Course at St Andrews. Campbell leads the British Open by two strokes. "I couldn't go sideways; I couldn't go left, right or back, because I didn't have a stance or a swing," he said. Even if he could clear the lip, there was still die tricky matter of getting die baD to slow down as it careened down die hJH toward die pin. In short, making par seemed out of die question, and chances were great that he could have made a really ugly number.

1 thought, 'Well, it's either win or lose he said. He won. He slashed into die sand, and die ball hit about two feet away from die top of die lip, bounded Turn to GOLF, C7 British Open Leader board: 207 -Michael Campbell. 209 Costantino Rocca. 210 Steve Bkington.

211 --Corey Pavin, Ernie Els. John Daly and Katsuvoshi Tomori Quote of day: "So easily I could have lost three or four shots. Someone up there is smiling down here at the moment:" said Campbell, after his rescue shot from the Road Hole Bunker helped him to a 65. Big crowd watches Parris continue roll Pirates By Kevin Roberts Staffwriter PITTSBURGH: Although he has pitched only seven games in the major leagues, Steve Parris already has turned his career around. Parris defeated the Montreal Expos, 7-1, Saturday at Three Rivers Stadium to improve his record to 3-0 with a 0.90 earned run average since die all-star break.

In those three starts, he has allowed 16 hits and five walks while striking out 21 hitters in 20 innings. In the four starts before die break, Parris was 1-2 with an 8.15 ERA, allowing 20 hits, eight walks and four wild pitches in innings. 1 just hit a slump," Parris said. "It was the same way hitters hit a slump. My last couple games in die minors before I was caOed up, I did not pitch weft.

And it was a funk that I was in mat carried over to my first four starts here. I don't know why. That's why. at me all-star break. I was determined to start over" The vie ory leaves die Pirates a half-game behind the Chicago Cubs for third place in the National League Central Parris allowed six hits and struck our five Saturday, but his main weapon was his defense.

The Pirates infield took away at least four hits. Jeff King made two highlight-film plays, Mark Johnson dug 7 1 Pirates Inside The Pirates shift back to a five- man rotation C5 Tracking the Pirates CS a throw out of the dirt at first to complete a double play in die fourth inning, and Carlos Garcia was outstanding. "Every time I turned around, Carlos was making a diving catch." Parris said. "I can't say enough about seems fully recovered from a hamstring puD that kept him out of die Atlanta series. Saturday, he covered more area than the infield tarp.

"You get defense like we played (Saturday); that's a pitcher's best friend," said Pirates manager Jim Leyland. "Parris pitched outstanding, but you make those kinds of plays behind your pitcher, and dial helps a lot. We played an outstanding defensive ball game in front of a beD of a crowd and dial was nice to see." The suddenly potent Pirates offense just keeps roumg along. Parris helped his cause with two doubles, die first driving in two runs in the second inning, Garcia crushed his fifth home run of die season in die fourth inning, and Mark Johnson snapped a l-for-20 stide wftfaliis 10th home- in the fifth his first home run since June 30 and then added another home run in die eighth. The Pirates hit 17 home runs in their past nine games and are sfarth in die NL in home runs..