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Sports B3 The Leader-Post Regina May 20, 1993 lAuta Racing Sports Scoreboard rvTTltn iTTTf 1 7X127X1 Victory Lane I NHL CONFERENCE FINALS (ftesl-et-seMn) Watot Contoreaca NY toiandere Montreal (Montreal leads 2-1) TomgM i Caret Montreal at NY teianoers 5 30 re Saturday a Caret Montreal at NY Islanders 5 30 Monday Caret x-NY islanders at Montreal 5 30 re Wednesday May 29 Montreal at NY islanders 5 30 re Friday May 21 x-NY Islanders at Montreal 5 30 re Sunday. May IS Montreal 4 NY islanders 1 Tuesday May IS Montreal 4 NY islanders 3 (20T) Campbell Contereaca Los Anya lesn Toronto (Senes trad 1-1) Wednesday Result Los Angeles 3 Toronto 2 Friday a Gama Toronto at Los Angetes 8 30 re Sunday Gam Toronto at Los Angeles 6pm Tuesday Game Los Angeles at Toronto 5 30 re Thursday May 27 x-Toronto at Los Angeies 5 to Saturday. May 2t x-Los Angeles at Toronto 6pm Monday, May 17 Toronto 4 Los Angeles 1 I necessary PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS WEDNESDAY'S SUMMARY LOS ANGELES I at TORONTO 2 First Ptnod 1 Toronto Gtimour 9 (Borschevsky, Andreychuk) 225 ipp) 2 Los Angeles Donnelly 4 (Huddy, Granato2 56 3 Toronto. Anderson 4 (Clark Macouni 3 59 PenaiUts Rychel LA (high-stickregi 0 45 Macoun Tor (high-sticking) 8 52 Granato LA (cross-checking) 13 27 Anderson Tor (inlerterence) 13 59 Macoun Tor (boarding) 14 21 Sandstrore LA (roughingi 18 33 McSorley LA Gilmour Tor (roughing) 1919 Second Ptnod 4 Los Angeles Granato 4 (Millers Zhilnik) 13 00 tpp) Penalties Rychel LA (holding) 1 15 Berg Tor (hooking) 5 06 Giimour Tor (roughing) 8 04 Andreychuk Tor (goaltender interference) 12 11 Clark Tor (charging) 20 00 Third Ptnod 5 Los Angeles, Sandstrore 7 (Gretzky) 12 20 Penalties Mnien LA (crosschecking) 1 35 Rouse Tor (holding) 8 35 Macoun Tor (high sticking) 1043, Conacher LA (slashing) 11 17 Shots on goal by Los Angeles 9 9 10 28 Toronto 11 12 629 Goal Los Angeles Hrudey (W 6 4) Toronto Potvin(L9-7) Power-plays (goili-chinces) Los Angeles 1-9 Toronto 1-6 Referee Don Koharski Linesmen Swede Knox Ray Scapmelk) Attendance 15.720 Milan Hnilicka (33) and Keith McCambridge couldnt stop Yanick Dube and the Titan TTotoim adldls to Eteflts wlftk Boujimes Sports on TV ItWEfa -I Sport Time Event Channel Soccer 1255 pm FA Cup Final Replay (Arsenal vs Sheffield Wednesday) NHL 5 30 pm. Montreal at NY Islanders (00 (Montreal leads Wales final 2-0) MemonalCup 530pm Fborouqh vs SaullSte Mane 13 Baseball 6 30 Chicago Cubs at SI Louis HI IFrldat titockays Slapshots SCOREBOARD Montreal New York (sunders (5 30 fire CBC TVi Tne Canfliens hold a 2-0 lead is the Mates Conference final following Tuesday nights 43 double-1 overtime victory in Montreal scorn Scotty Bownn will meet today with i Pittsburgh Penguins genera) manager i Craig Patrick apparently to discuss wheiner he w.ll remain coach of the NHL deposed Stanley Cup champions Bowman who neeos )ust 31 victories to become the first coach NHL history to win 1 000 regular-season and playoff games has been mentioned as a candidate for several general manager jobs Former Penguins coach Eddie 1 Johnston is regarded as a possible successor should Bowman leave but Patrick says Bowman his coach 4 he wants to stay SCORING Glenn Anderson goal Wednesday was hts 86th playoffs tying the Toronto right-winger with Mike Bossy tor fourth spot on the ak-time test STATUS Left-winger Warren Rychel.

who missed the Kings 4-1 Game 1 loss Monday because ot a bum knee was reinserted and Mark Hardy was dropped With centre John Cullen neck bothering him again the Leafs returned centre Mike Eastwood to the lineup SCOUTS The Vancouver Canucks hired Sweden-based Thomas Gradin second re all-time team scoring as a part-time NHL scout Wednesday Gradin 37. lives in Stockholm and will report to Mike Penny director ot ptayer personnel and scouting tor the Canucks Gradin recorded 550 points during his nine NHL seasons with the Canucks retiring after the 1985-86 season SPECTATORS A crowd ot 1 7 359 was SkyDome the Kings beat the Maple Leafs on Wednesday SkyDome had opened its doors to the unfortunates unable to buy tickets to the Maple Leaf Gardens version ot the game and broadcast the CBC coverage on the JumboTron The loudest crowd reaction came after the announcement that beer drinking was allowed only in the mezzanine not in the stands Beer cost $4 pop was S3 and peanuts $2 75 Seating was tree but donations to the Heart am) Stroke Foundation were encouraged SEASONS May 28 1987 Jari Kurrt goal at 6 50 of overtime gave Edmonton a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia in Game 2 ot the final and a 2-0 lead The Oilers went on to win the series in seven games Hockey WEDNESDAY'S RESULT International 1 Fort Wayne 3 San Diego 2 (0T) 4 (Fort Wayne leads best-of-seven Turner Cup final 3-0) Road Racing SASKATCHEWAN TIMEX 1 ROAD RACE SERIES Men 1 Rick Obleman, Regina, 54 points 2 Darren Burrows, Regina 47, 3 4 John Hergott Regina 45 4 Barry Leslie, Regina, 43, 5 Allan McGeough Regina, i 41,6 George Bakay Regina, 39 7 Bob Reindl, Saskatoon 36 8 Bob Braun, 1 Regina 33 9 Ted Jaleta Regina, 30 10 Richard Grabowski. Regina 26 Women 1 Kerne Wlad, Saskatoon, 54 points 2 Denise Mitchell Regina, 46 i 3 Holly Dreger, Lang 46, 4 Angela Scott, Regina. 46, 5 Jenny Elliott, Regina 30 6 Kathyrn Atnalu. Regina, 21 7 Susan McGillivray, Regina, 20 8 Rose MacDougall Lumsden 20 9 fawn Weisgerber.

Regina, 19 10 Dianne Farrell Regina, 19 i and a reverse half-spin away from the wall 240 metres, stopping the backstretch Betlenhausen was not hurt The car had slight damage 10 May 16 Davy Jones US Nev No 50. 1992 Lola- Chevy A. blew an engine on the back straightaway on the first 1 lap of a qualification attempt and bumped the inside wall at the 1 entrance of the pits coasted around the track He was not hurt The car had damage to the left front suspension 11. May 19 Enc Bachelart Belgium. No 32 1992 Lola- Buick went sideways through first turn slid 115 metres into the wall spun once off the wait 1 25 metres hit the wall again i and spun another 120 metres stopping in the middle of the 1 south short chute Bachelart had bruises on his knees ankles 1 and heels and a sore neck The car had extensive damage to the nose and nght side 12 May 19 r-Robbie Buhl US No 19 1992 Lola-Buick, lost control the south short chute made a three-quarters spin and hit the wall in the second turn He went oft the wall i 130 metres and brushed the wall again before coming to a 1 stop Buhl suffered minor cuts on his left toot The car had extensive tront and right-side damage BRUCE HUDSON III yh-naic i Hit.

rilj.iiiii IflJ -Cy lllliFi', Wi ii iv.M ii)' 'i fso I ill', r.n tailllllftllt'UI Wife) 'i Cf.ti t'l ifllt-j ViaY.lfi nrx )l 'Vf-Fh I If 9 Hi I.rar.lll (ft: liu ur-iH iw 1 1 368 Albert St. N. (Across from Northgatc) LONEYS GOLF shop 545-8000 By ton Bentley ready to tale a whirl at Indy Vancouver's Ross Bentley got some good news and some bad news Wednesday. The good news is, the doctors have given me clearance to get into the car (today) and drive," Bentley said from his Indianapolis apartment. I'm healing up better than expected, so they gave me the go-ahead.

The bad news is, it was a bad day for my team (the Dale Coyne Racing team). Both my teammates (Robbie Buhl and Eric Bachelart) crashed and pretty much wrote off their cars. While that news bothered Bentley, the good news was far and away more important to him. It means he will once again get a chance to qualify for the May 30 Indianapolis 500. Bentley.

36, sustained first- and second-degree bums to his hands, neck and face Friday when a fuel regulator split and spewed burning methanol fuel into the cockpit of his car hile he was on the track. The invisible flames melted the wiring in the cockpit along with the dash and the seat belts. They also burned Bentley, who immediately stopped his 1992 Lola Buick and dived out on to the track. It was like walking into a blast furnace, said Bentley, who received treatment from track officials and members of various teams along pit road. Somebody said methanol burns at 2,000 degrees.

Well, now I believe them. Bentley spent two days in hospital and was told by doctors that hed be out of action for two to three weeks. That meant he would miss the chance to qualify for his first Indy 500. Then they told him he needed 10 days. Then it was a week.

On Wednesday, they told him he was ready to go racing today. Bentley still has feeling in his damaged fingers, which suffered deep second-degree burns. His hands will be re-bandaged today with wraps which fit inside his gloves. His neck, raw in two areas due to second-degree burns, is still bandaged. His face is covered with first-degree burns, with second-degree burns on his nose and eyelids.

The pain will no doubt be something with which Bentley has to deal today, but he doesnt plan to dwell on it or on the memory of his last stint in the car. The first couple of laps, I'll probably be thinking, I hope this thing doesnt catch fire, he said. Itll be in the back of my mind, but hopefully after a half-dozen laps or so Ill be thinking only about making the car go as fast as it possibly can. Before the incident, Bentleys best four-lap average speed was 209.283 miles per hour. The slowest average among the 26 drivers who qualified last weekend was Mark Smiths 214.356.

That means Bentley has some work to do to make the 33-car field in this weekend's final two days of qualifying. Its going to be really difficult, admitted Bentley, who bounced off the wall May 12 in practice. With this and blowing an engine last week and all the other problems we've had, were seven or eight days behind schedule. It's going to be really tough to make up for that in a day and a half. JL AROUND THE TRACKS: At Indy, the big news of the week was the retirement of legend A J.

Foyt on Saturday. A four-time winner at Indy, the 58-year-old Foyt had started 35 consecutive 500s. The pole-sitter this time around is Arie Luyendyk, who qualified Saturday with an average speed of 223.967 mph. Scott Goodyear of Newmarket, Ont will start from the inside of the second row, while Torontos Paul Tracy is on the inside of Row 3 Geoff Bodine held off Ernie Irvan and Ricky Rudd to win Sundays Save Mart 300 NASCAR race at the Sears Point road course in Sonoma, Calif. After winning, Bodine took a backwards victory lap to honor the late Alan Kulwicki, who died in a plane crash April 1.

Bodine bought Kulwickis team last week. Dale Earnhardt, who finished sixth, took over the Winston Cup points lead from Rusty Wallace. Earnhardt has 1,526 to Wallace's 1,506 heading into the Coca-Cola 600, May 30 in Charlotte, N.C, The next Formula 1 stop is the Monaco Grand Prix, Sunday in Monte Carlo. Alain Prost of the Williams team leads the points race with 34. two more than McLarens Ayrton Senna.

Victory Lane appears every second Thursday Listings are based on information supplied to The Leader-Post and are subject to change. Auto Racing Mike Harding is not the most popular person in Sault Ste. Marie. The Peterborough centre collided with Greyhounds goalie Kevin Hodson in Game 1 of the OHLs championship series. Hodson missed the next three games with a shoulder injury.

It was accidental, Harding said, I have nothing against Kevin. I have nothing but praise for him. He and I were racing for a loose puck. He dove and I dove. I tried to prevent our heads from colliding and we caught shoulders.

Peterborough and Sault Ste. Marie meet today (5:30 p.m., TSN) to conclude round-robin play. The winner earns a bye into the final. Two valuable members of the Petes sat out Wednesdays practice. Defenceman Brent Tully watched from the stands.

His face and especially his nose was badly swollen, thanks to a hard bodycheck from Swift Currents Dean McAmmond on Tuesday. Centre Cory Stillman suffered a bruised left shoulder in Tuesdays third period. Stillmans status is day-to-day, according to Petes head coach and general manager Dick Todd. Tully, who also received a three-stitch cut below his lower lip, is expected to play. We think hell be OK, said Todd, fending off an inquiry as to whether Tully has a broken nose.

We dont know (if the nose is broken). We dont care. We cant do anything about it if it is broken. Hell just have breathe through his mouth. added one goal.

Juventus beat Borussia 3-1 in the first-leg final in Germany two weeks ago. Scotty Olson, who is recovering from a broken hand, will face Mario Alberto Cruz of Mexico in a boxing match scheduled for June 12 in Red Deer. It will be the first fight for Olson. 23-1. since he lost his USBA flyweight title to Jose Luis Zepeda on Dec.

12 Bobsleigh Canada has decided not to rehire Malcolm Lloyd of Parkesburg, because of federal government budget cuts, and his inability to monitor the athletes' summer training because he doesn't live in Canada full-time. Lloyd, who helped Canadian teams win six World Cup medals from 1990 to 1992, becomes the third winter coach cut from the Canadian system in the past month. Speed skating head coach Jack Walters of Calgary was fired last month for not co-operating with the Canadian Amateur Speed Skating Associations new integrated coaching system. Paul Vcnncr of Prince George, B.C., was not rehired as women's head ski coach and program director last week because, Alpine Canada said, he would not move to Ottawa The NFL's Los Angeles Raiders have made a multiyear offer to Raghib (Rocket) Ismail that would pay the receiver-kick returner more than $1 million per season, his agent said. Bob Woolf said an agreement could be reached within a week.

Nothing has been agreed on, but I'm satisfied that things are moving along, Woolf said in today's editions of the Los Angeles Tones Ismail's two-year contract with the CFLs Toronto Argonauts, which paid him approximately $115,000 a year, expired Feb. 15. Ismail is also under a four-year, $18-million personal services contract to Argos owner Bruce McNall If Ismail signs with the Raiders, the parties are expected to negotiate a settlement for the personal services contract. Compiled by Jeff DeDekker By ROB VANSTONE L-P Sports Writer SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.

-Todays medical bulletin pertains to Todd Holt. The Swift Current Broncos right winger suffered a bruised collarbone and strained neck muscles during Wednesdays 4-3 Memorial Cup loss to the QMJHLs Laval Titan. Holt left the game at 14:24 of the second period. He did not return. Its nothing big, just minor, Holt said after X-rays determined that nothing was broken.

Ill be in there Friday. The WHL champs play a third-place tiebreaker tomorrow against either Laval or the host Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. A Quebec players stick came up and hit me in the neck, Holt said. I don't think he meant to do it.

(Broncos teammate) Rick Girard was skating by when I got hit in the neck. I banged into him and thats when I hurt my collarbone. I Was scared to get up because I didnt know what would hit me. Holt, w'ho has four goals in three Memorial Cup games, is already nursing a sprained ankle and a sore lower back. My fingers feel pretty good and my left cheekbones all right, Holt said.

Other than that, Im pretty screwed up. There have been two tiebreakers since the four-team Cup format was Roundup Overtime From L-P WIRE SERVICES A first-year offensive lineman with the Manitoba Bisons has been suspended for a minimum of four years by the Canadian Intcruniversity Athletic Union alter testing positive for steroids. I'm 20 years old and I cant play football anymore, Keith Semrhuk said Wednesday. He said he'd wanted the chance to play university football more than anything else in the world. The CIAU announced earlier in the day that a surprise test conducted April 23 revealed the presence of the metabolites of the steroid nandrolone in the A sample." This was confirmed as a positive test following an analysis of the sample.

Semchuk said he took the drug two years ago while playing football in the United Suites. "Obviously, anyone who knows me knows I'm not taking them now," said Scmchuk, who said his current weight is 215 pounds, down from 265 pounds when he was taking steroids. Semchuk is the second Bisons football player to test positive in the last five months. In December, slotback Billy Johanson tested positive for nandrolone and was suspended for four years after being caught in a random test. Walter McKee, athletic director at the University of Manitoba, said counselling services would be made available to Semchuk should he continue his education at the university.

Semchuk has until May 26 to appeal the suspension and submit the matter to arbitration. I 'I A pair of outstanding pitching implemented in 1983. Both winners were eliminated in short order which might not bode well for the Broncos. In 1986, the Kamloops Blazers defeated the host Portland Winter Hawks 8-1 only to lose 9-3 to the QMJHLs Hull Olympiques in the semifinal. At the 1989 Cup in Saskatoon, the OHLs Peterborough Petes beat Laval 5-4.

Swift Current proceeded to beat Peterborough 6-2 in the semifinal. Sundays final, originally slated for 5:30 p.m. CST, has been moved back to 3 p.m. The game will be televised by TSN. The move was made to avoid a conflict with the Toronto Maple Leafs-Los Angeles Kings NHL playoff game, which begins at 6 p.m.

CST. performances paced Wheat Country Motors to a two-game sweep of the visiting Swift Current Eagles in exhibition senior A fastball action Kaplan Field on Wednesday. Aaron Adelinan tossed a one-hitter and had a perfect game through six innings in Wheat Country's 3 0 victory over Swift Current. Adelman also fanned 10. Gary Brotzel allowed just two hits in four innings as Wheat Country pounded Swift Current 14-1 in the nightcap.

Kevin Braun had a single, home nin, sacrifice fly and four RBI in Wheat Country's victory. HtaM I Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona went before a judge Wednesday in Seville, Spain, and denied charges that he ran four stoplights while racing his Porsche through the city. The 32-year-old Maradona, who plays for Sevilla F.C. in Spain's First Division, was charged with reckless driving while heading to practice last week. Press reports say police chased Maradona for 1.5 kilometres before he pulled over.

The officers are reported to have drawn their guns while detaining the striker. The judge did not issue an immediate decision in the case The appeals commission of the Italian soccer Federation (CAF) confirmed Wednesday a 13-month suspension for Claudio Caniggia. the flashy forward of AS Roma and of the Argentine national team who was punished for cocaine use. The sanction, banning Caniggia through May 8, 1994. will be enforced worldwide by the spoils' international governing body.

Caniggia, who transferred to Roma from Atalanta of Bergamo this season, failed a cocaine test following the Roma Napoli match on March 21 Juventus captured the 1993 UEFA Cup championship Wednesday in Turin, Italy, beating Borussia Dortmund 34) in their second-leg final for an aggregate score of 6 1. Midfielder Dinn Baggio scored tw ice and German midfielder Andreas Moeller WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS TOP PRACTICE SPEEDS FOR THE MAY 30 INDIANAPOLIS 500 At Indianapolis 1 r-Robby Gordon No 41. 1993 Lola-Ford Cosworth 222 579 mph 2 John Andretti, No 75, 1992 Lola-Ford Cosworth 221 981 3 Jim Crawford Scotland No 60 1993 lola-Chevy 219 668 4 Oavy Jones. No 50 1992 Lola-ChevyA 219 416 5 Eddie Cheever No 99. 1992 Penske Chevy 6 219 346 6 r-Olivier Grouillard France No 29 1992 Lola-Chevy A 219 224 7 Oidier Theys Belgium No 92 1991 Lola-Buick 218 909 8 Geoff Brabham, Australia No 27, 1993 Lola-Menard 218 666 9 Eric Bachelart Belgium No 32 1992 Lola-Buick.

217 818 10 Hiro Matsushita Japan No 15 1993 Lola-Ford Cosworth 217633 11 John Andretti, 15T, tola Ford Cosworth 217019 12 Dominick Dobson, No 66 1992 Lola-Chevroiet 215 869 13 r-Robbie Buhl No 19T 1992 Lola-Chevy A 215 203 14 John Paul Jr No 93 1991 Lola-Buick 215 729 15 Willy Ribbs No 75. 1992 Lola Ford Cosworth. 214 782 16 r-Marco Greco Brazil No 30 1992 Lola-Chevy A 212 947.17 Mike Groff No 1 1992 Rahal-Hogan-Chevy 212 490 18 Buddy Lazier. No 20. 1991 Lola-Buick 212 364 19 Rocky Moran No 43 1991 Lola-Buick 210 748 20 Ross Bentley Vancouver No 39 1992 Lola-Buick 209 283 21 Brian Bonner.

No 98.1991 Lola-Buick 203 293 CRASHES 1 May 10 r-Nelson Piquet Brazil. No 77. 1993 Lola-Menard spun as he came out of the second turn and struck the wall with the right rear The car came off the wall backwards made a reverse halt-spin and hit the wall a second time crossing the track and stopping at the edge of the infield grass on the backstretch Piquet was not hurt The car had moderate damage 2 May 12 r-Robbie Buhl US No 19T 1992 Lola-Chevy A made a three-quarters spin coming out of the second turn and hit the wall with the left from The car made another three-quarters spin and bounced off the wall a second time sliding into the infield grass Buhl suffered a concussion The car had extensive damage 3 May 12 Davy Jones No 50. 1992 Lola-Chevy A. went high coming out ol the tirsl turn and hit the wall with the right rear The car went 60 metres and hit the wall with the nght side slid along the wall into the second turn and hit the wall again Jones was not hurl The car had right side damage 4 May 12 r-Ross Bentley, Vancouver No 39 1992 Lola-Buick went high coming out ol the first turn, made two spins and a reverse half-spin and slid 280 metres to the outside wall In turn two Bentley was not injured The car which struck the wall with the left tront had light damage to the suspension 5 May 13 r-Robby Gordon US No 41 1993 Lola-Ford Cosworth hit the wall in the south short chute with his tires He was not injured and drove the car into the pits The car had suspension damage on the nght side 6 May 14 Didier Theys Belgium No 92.

1992 Lola-Buick lost control fourth turn car spun to inside wall and hit it with left side for three metres before coming off and spinning 140 metres to ihe middle ot the tront stretch Theys bruised his left thigh The car had extensive damage to the left side 7 May 14 r-Ross Bentley Vancouver No 39 1992 Lola-Buick stopped on mam straightaway when hts car caught fire because of a split in the luel regulator Bentley suffered first-and second-degree burns on hts hands, face and neck The car had fire damage 8 May 15 r-Robby Gordon US No 41 1993 Lola-Ford Cosworth hit the wall coming out of (he first turn The car went 130 metres hit the wall again in the second turn and slid across the backstretch 485 metres Gordon was not hurt The car had damage to the right side and nose 9 May 15 Gary Betlenhausen US no 51 1993 Lola-Menard spun coming otl turn two went 115 metres and hit the wall with the right rear The car made another half-spin $1000) (J polyeofWi a Inquirt about othr stytaa imar art irgr wnitm 2 779-1 222 4621 Ra St. South (Across fro' Southland mm to.