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AaWrfloH Lifflyoltoi iM, Tfcait, Fob 2t IM7 49 giant-killers against DePaul I 1 WWt ejpH IB Kv Georgia 79 Kentucky 71 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Dennis Williams scored a career-high 29 points, seven in the final 4:39, as Georgia downed Kentucky 79-71 in a Southeastern Conference basketball game Wednesday night. The Bulldogs had to withstand a second-half flurry of six 3-point baskets by the Wildcats after building a 49-39 lead with 14 43 to play. The victory clinched no worse than a third-place tie in the SEC race for Georgia, 17-9 and 10-7. Kentucky fell to 16-9 and 9-8 in losing to the Bulldogs for the second time this season but only the 14th time in 86 meetings.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Donald Royal scored a game-high 22 points, including 10 of 11 free throws, to lead unranked Notre Dame to a 73-62 upset of No. 4 DePaul in a college basketball game Wednesday night. Rod Strickland led DePaul, 25-2, with 17 points and Dallas Comeevs added 16. It was the third upset victory for Notre Dame, 18-7, on its home court this season.

The Irish earlier defeated North Carolina, then ranked No. 1, and Duke, ranked No. 15. The Irish hit 10 of 11 free throws in the final five minutes after the Blue Demons had pulled with three points. David Rivers added 14 points for the Irish, including six in the final three minutes.

Mark Stevenson and Scott Hicks had 15 apiece for the Irish. Bird-led Celts beat Portland BOSTON (AP) Larry Bird cored a sea ton-high 43 points Wednesday night, as Boston defeated Portland 122-116, giving the Celtics five consecutive victories and snapping the Trail Blazers' winning streak at five. The victory also improved the Celtics' home record for the season to 24-2. Their only home loss last season was to Portland. Bird, whose previous high for the year was 40, tallied 13 of his points in the third period, when he and Kevin McHale sparked a 21-12 spurt in the final five minutes to tie the game 88-88.

The Celtics had relinquished the lead midway through the first period and trailed by as many as 10 points. Bird connected on 17 of 30 shots, including a 3-pointer. The three-time MVP also made eight of nine free throws, had 10 rebounds, eight assists, two steals and one block. Pistons 106 Cavaliers 105 POMTIAC, Mich. (AP) Adrian Dantley scored 26 points and Isiah Thomas sank a free throw with six seconds left Wednesday night as Detroit beat Cleveland 106-105, the Pistons' fifth straight NBA victory and the Cavaliers' 15th consecutive road defeat.

Mavericks 108 Kings 101 DALLAS (AP) Rolando Blackman scored 35 points, including two clutch free throw with 20 seconds left, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 108-101 NBA victory over the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night. With the Mavericks leading 104-101 with less than a minute to play, Sacramento's Terry Tyler and Reg St. John's. .88 .80 Ole Miss 73 Auburn 67 OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Rod Barnes scored 23 points to lead Mississippi to a 73-67 Southeastern Conference victory over Auburn on Wednesday night.

Despite Auburn's 62.5 percent average from the field in the first half and Mike Jones scoring 16 of his game-high 28 points in the period, the score was tied at the half at 35. NEW YORK (AP) Sophomore guard Sherman Douglas scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half as No. 11 Syracuse withstood St. John's second-half rally for an 88-80 Big East Conference triumph Wednesday night. Illinois 93 Ohio St 73 CHAMPAIGN, 111.

(AP) Senior forward Ken Norman scored 26 points Wednesday to lead 14th-ranked Illinois to a 93-70 Big Ten basketball victory over Ohio State. The Illini, 20-7 overall and 10-5 in conference play, led by Norman's scoring and rebounding, pulled away in the first half and coasted to victory. They led by as many as 33 points before Illini Coach Lou Henson cleared his bench. Providence 85 Seton Hall 72 NEW YORK (AP) Providence outscored Seton Hall 14-0 over the last 2:09 to post an 85-72 Big East Conference victory Wednesday night behind Billy Donovan's 19 points at Madison Square Garden. The triumph was the 20th-ranked Friars' ninth straight over the Pirates and boosted their record to 9-5 in conference play, 19-6 overall.

Seton Hall dropped to 4-11, 15-11. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Laserphoto Do the twist! DePaul's Dallas Comegys (35) prepares to drive the lane against Notre Dame's Gary Voce (54) during first half action. The Fighting Irish pulled off their third upset of a Top 20 team by downing DePaul. gie Theus missed field-goal attempts. Girl's State playoffs continue this evening Tulane nips USL 5-4 in women 's tennis Clemson 88 Georgia Tech 77 CLEMSON, SC.

(AP) Center Horace Grant scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead 13th-ranked Clemson to an 88-77 victory over Georgia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference basketball game Wednesday night. Grant, a 6-foot-10 senior playing his final home game, scored 21 of his points in the second half as the Tigers improved to 25-3 overall and 10-3 intheACC. Georgia Tech, which got 25 points from forward Tom Hammonds, fell to 7-6 in the conference and 16-10 overall. Alabama 93 Tennessee 71 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -Michael Ansley scored 20 points and reserve Keith Askins added 19 as No.

10 Alabama defeated Tennessee 93-71 Wednesday night to win its first Southeastern Conference basketball title in 11 years. Alabama, 22-4 overall and 15-2 in the SEC, jumped out to a 23-12 lead with 9:20 remaining, the Crimson Tide went on a 13-0 run over the next 3 27 to stretch the margin to 36-12 The Tide led 49-27 at halftime. contested at Natchitoches Central High School. Port Barre was a big winner 50-38 over Crescent City, but St. Mary's just edged Mangham 40-39.

In Class-B quarterfinal action, Centerville will travel to Anacoco Both teams eeked out two-point wins in regional play. Center handed Palmetto a 48-46 loss, while Anacoco took a 35-33 win over Glenmora. In the only other local team category, Indian Bayou travels to Fairview. Indian Bayou stopped an inter-district neighbor, Henry, 45-32, while Fairview was having a barn burner against Hackberry. In that battle, Fairview emerged with a 46-44 win.

For the winners of the quarterfinal games, the prize will be a reserved seat in Lake Charles at the Civic Center, while the losers will have to purchase their seating for the gala festival. And then there were five. The state playoff picture, although becoming clearer by the day, is still very much in doubt, but after this weeks action, only the top sixteen teams in girls playoff action will be participating in post season play. Only five of the hopefuls are from the area, and heading the pack is the Kaplan Lady Bucs squad, but in order for the Kaplan group to advance to the Sweet Sixteen tournament, they must first deal with a very fine Block Lady Bear team. The Lady Bears bring a 31-1 slate along with them, while Kaplan currently owns a 27-8 record, in a game scheduled at Vermilion Catholic for 7:00 p.m.

Thursday night. In regional action, Kaplan stopped Ascension Catholic in a close contest 47-44, while Block battled Sumner in a defensive struggle 38-29. The defending Class-A runnerup Hanson Lady Tigers will take on Doyle also on Thursday at Albany. In regional action, Hanson coasted to an easy 51-33 win over Phoenix, while Doyle literally destroyed Simmesport 65-25. Another Class-A representative from this area, Port Barre will be in action against St.

Mary's to be Sanchez's, causing the Greenies to vault from a 2-1 deficit to a 3-2 lead. Mandy Webber and Dianne Lowings picked up USL's two wins at the top of the lineup. Webber avenged a defeat to Cynthia Bibb last year by dumping her 7-5, 6-3 at No. 1. Bibb beat Webber in straight sets last spring to snap Webber's 18-match winning streak and hand her her first collegiate loss.

"AH the girls played their hearts out and I'm proud of them and they should be proud of themselves," said USL coach Jennifer Tuero, who graduated from Tulane in 1979. "But it's still a very disappointing loss." The Cajuns have two more meetings with Tulane this year. The first will be at the Northeast Louisiana Invitational in late March, while the the other will come in April when the Cajuns travel to New Orleans. TULANES, USL 4 SmOLtS No. 1 Mandy Webber (U5U def.

Cynthia Bibb 7-5, No. 2 Dianne Lowing (USL) def. Renee KricKStein 6-1, No. i WadeWne Sanchei (Tul) del. Catty O'Donovan a-2, 24, 7 (7 51 No.

Jan Sardiano (Tail def. Danine Sella at, 7-4 (72); No. Uz Jaffw (Toll del. Madlyn Sowstany 4-3, 7 No. 4 Lisa Hellinger (Tul) def.

Shanda Smith 4-J 13-7), DOUBLES No. I Lowings O'Donovan (USL) del. Krickstein Sanchei 7 5, 61, No. Aebber Smith (USL) def. Bibb Jaffee 4 0, 7 5 No.

3 Christy tcochan Eluann Carroll (Tul) def. Angie Rodriguez Sella 1,41. Tulane took a 4-2 lead after singles to help the Greenies to a 5- 4 win over Southwestern Louisiana Wednesday in women's tennis. The Cajuns rode wins at first and second singles to a quick 2-0 lead, but then watched Tulane narrowly claim the next four singles events. Two of those wins came in third-set tiebreakers, including Jan Gardiano's 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2) decision over Danine Sella in the last match to be completed.

Sella came back from a 4-5 deficit in the third set to go ahead 6- 5, but then, with the 12th game score even at 3-3, hit the tape with a backhand shot to force the tiebreaker. USL's Cathy O'Donovan put on a fine comeback of her own, only to watch it fail short against Madeleine Sanchez at No. 3 singles. Trailing 5-0 in the third set, O'Donovan ran off the next six games and had her serve to clinch the match. But Sanchez broke her to force the tiebreaker, which she won 7-5 after trailing 5-3.

Lisa Hellinger picked up a third three-set win for Tulane at No. 6 singles, where she bested Shanda Smith 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-3 to put Tulane third point on the board. Her win came immediately after Houston 84 TCU 65 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -Greg Anderson scored 14 of his 27 points in the last 10 minutes of the game Wednesday night to carry the Houston Cougars to an 84-65 upset of 15th-ranked Southwest Conference champion Texas Christian. TCU dropped to 22-5 and 13-2 in the conference while the Cougars, who had lost to the Horned Frogs 62-56 earlier in the year, improved to 17-9 and 9-6. The loss ended a streak of 24 consecutive victories in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum for the Horned Frogs.

Virginia 59 Wake Forest 45 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -John Johnson scored 24 points and sparked a first-half run to lead Virginia to a 59-45 victory over Wake Forest in an Atlantic Coast Conference basketball game Wednesday night. Johnson scored eight straight points and collected his 12 first-half points in the last eight minutes of the period. His effort helped the Cavaliers overcome poor ballhandling and cold shooting and raise their record to 19-, 7-6 in the ACC. FOR HELP IN PLACING YOUR CLASSIFIED AD, CALL 235-8511 Classified Advertising The Daily Advertiser Oi Sports in brief Tony Lama, Justin ft Dan Post OSTRICH FASTMK BELTED 35 uiva-wnwu mill yuuu i VVU handling performance.

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Hoyt is barred from baseball NEW YORK (AP) LaMarr Hoyt, a Cy Young Award winner four years ago, was barred from baseball for the 1987 season by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth Wednesday for his involvement in three illegal drug incidents over the past 12 months. "While our first priority is to provide help to those who need it, we will impose discipline where appropriate," Ueberroth said in a statement issued by his office. "Given these circumstances, I have determined to make LaMarr Hoyt ineligible to participate in pro- fessional baseball for the 1987 jeason." Rodgers sentenced for assault SAN DIEGO (AP) Former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail for assaulting a cable television technician and being an ex-felon in possession ot a gun. Rodgers initially received a two-year state prison sentence, but it was suspended in favor of three years probation. Deputy District Attorney Stephen Anear recommended a two-year state prison term.

The maximum prison sentence possible was four years and eight months. Hagler stripped of WBA Title CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Undisputed world middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler was stripped of his World Boxing Association title Wednesday, a little more than a month before his scheduled fight with Sugar Ray Leonard. The WBA said it took the action because Hagler refused to fight top-ranked contender Herol Graham of Britain. The decision was announced by WBA President Gilberto Mendoza, who said that to date, 18 of the WBA's 24 executive committee members had voted to take away Hagler's title, more than enough to announce a ruling. alone sideline with ankle sprain LANDOVER, Md.

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