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TIMES ADVOCATE MARCH 18, 1994 Angels consider trading J.T. Snow to Mets for Anthony YoungNA K3A Lindsay Davenport falls to Steffi Graf in Lipton Championships C6 Denver 102, LA. Clippers 99 Quebec 4, Hartford 1 New York 105, Milwaukee 83 N.Y. Islanders 3, Detroit 1 Miami 115, Dallas 98 Ottawa 2, San Jose 1 Seattle 107, Minnesota 92 Pittsburgh 4, Boston 2 Houston 112, Golden State 99 New Jersey 6, Buffalo 1 UNIT completes first round C6 SECTION NCAA TOURNAMENT dea feoinrQor Ihiows shocks PADRES: Many had lost contact as his life spiraled down and out of control CHRIS DE LUCA Times Advocate PEORIA, Ariz. Andy Be-nes was flipping through the channels of his hotel-room television Wednesday night when he stopped on a clip of former rJ Vw teammate Er- -icShowdeliv- ly 2 ering a pitch f' in a brown Pa- dres uniform.

i imr- The voice on "ow the television explained that Show the Padres all-time victory leader had been found dead Wednesday morning at a rural San Diego County drug rehabilitation center. I just got the chills, said the pitcher, whose locker was next to Shows during Benes rookie season. There have been so many tragedies in athletics and then when you know someone, it sends chills through your Fire away whole body. Before Thursdays workout here, former teammates and friends expressed shock over Shows death Wednesday at the age of 37. An autopsy was performed by the medical examiner Thursday, but the cause of death wont be announced until laboratory tests are completed, which could take several weeks, a spokeswoman at the county coroners office said.

Rose M. Jones, executive director of Rancho LAbri, the drug rehabilitation center in Dulzura where Shows body was found, said the former pitcher was admitted into the facility at 11 p.m. Tuesday at his request. Jones refused to provide any further information. Still sketchy are details of Shows life after his baseball career ended in the spring of 1992.

A San Diego Police report dated July 17, 1993 said Show was near the intersection of 10th and Market streets Please see SHOW, C4 COMMENTARY Knight cant answer his critics quietly BLACKIE SHERROD Dallas Morning News Theres no need to make it a multiple-choice question. You get it first pop. If you are belt deep in all this collegiate buckets hype, then you realize theres but one personality who could subjugate it all. Not Tonya Harding nor Hillary Clinton nor even David Letter-man. Bob Himself Knight is the only character capable of tipstaging college sports finest three weeks.

In this he has succeeded, although his timing was rather premature. While the purists, their earplugs in place and I blindfolds fixed, are calcu lating chances of Seton Hall upsetting Michigan State, the tabloid readers which Im afraid are in the majority are buzzing 1 about Bobby Knight purposely banging his forehead against the brow of an Indiana player, right there in view of the great god television. Recorded for posterity and replayed to a frazzle. This incident, linked with explosions in Knights past, broke the straw. Pro-i testers now fill the court yard, shouting off with his head at the ruling balcony, not unlike the irate villagers in Frankenstein.

If you recall, it was two years ago at this time that Knight usurped the Final Four spotlight by his satirical act in Albuquerque 1 where his Indiana lads were playing their F.F. prelims. At some pre-tournament function, Knight referred to his reputation of browbeating players. He held up a bullwhip as his coaching aid and pretended to lash one of his players. It was all part of Knights vindictive humor, his insatiable hunger to strike back at critics.

(He has never realized that scornful silence is the best revenge against nit-pickers.) At any rate, it just so happened that the player Knight chose for his jest was a black. So the venge ful critics read something racial into their reviews, like Simon Legree putting the bullwhip to Uncle Tom. Some activists demanded an apology. This, of course, was silly, but Knight couldnt let it drop. He is like a comic who 1 cant stand being topped.

He fabricated a protest from the American Chi-, nese Restaurant Associa-f tion because his squad had eaten meals at a Mexican restaurant. I only have one regret for my actions, he said i somberly. One time after I a loss, I made our kids swim in a moat full of I sharks, and we lost three sharks. This last incident, this head-butting, was termed 1 accidental by Knights peo ple. University spokesmen called it a non-incident.

But the critics, always hungry for controversy, leaped joyously into the fray. They recited past in- icidents, often exaggerating to fit their text, and Please see KNIGHT, C2 the edge of their seats during the final STEPHAN 8HMA Associated Press Glenn Robinson scored 31 points bi Purdue's victory over Central Florida NCAA Tournament THURSDAYS SCORES West Regional Syracuse 92, Hawaii 78 Wisconsin-Green Bay 61, California 57 Missouri 76, Navy 53 Wisconsin 80, Cincinnati 72 Midwest Regional Maryland 74, Saint Louis 66 Massachusetts 78, Southwest Texas State 60 Michigan 78, Pepperdine 74, OT Texas 91, Western Kentucky 77 Southeast Regional Wake Forest 68, College of Charleston 58 Kansas 102, Tennessee-Chatta-nooga 73 Purdue 98, Central Florida 67 Alabama 76, Providence 70 East Regional Connecticut 64, Rider 46 George Washington 51, Alabama-Blrmingham 46 Pennsylvania 90, Nebraska 80 Florida 64, James Madison 62 KS8) Regional roundupsC5; summarlesC6. Wisconsin-Green Bay reserves are on Phoenix rise to top Cal Wire Services OGDEN, Utah You could take Jason Kidd by the hand, march him onto the court at Dee Events Center and have him measure it for himself. But the California guard might still not be convinced that the court is regulation 94 feet long and 50 feet wide. It seemed much smaller to him Thursday, when Wisconsin-Green Bay shocked Kidds California squad 61-57 in an NCAA West Regional first-round game.

The 12th-seeded Phoenix (27-6) used a suffocating man-to-man defense to down the No. 5-seeded Golden Bears (22-8). Green Bay plays Syracuse in a second-round game Saturday. California was limited to 34 percent shooting, including a -dismal 4-for-17, 12-point effort by Kidd. Wherever Kidd went, so went Green Bays Gary Grzcsk.

The sophomore All-America couldnt get any breathing room and blew two chances to give California the lead in the final 1:03, having a pass stolen with the score tied, then missing a 3-pointer for the lead with 14.8 seconds left. He also missed a driving layup with six seconds remaining and finished with six turnovers. Forward Lamond Murray, who is the latter part of what is considered among the best 1-2 punches in college basketball this season, didnt help much, Please see WEST, C5 GEORGE FREY Associated Press moments of Thursdays upset. mu Michigan escapes in overtime Wire Services WICHITA, Kan After Day One, its not hard to tell who the villain of this melodrama is. Ladies and gentlemen, the Michigan Wolverines.

Michigan, the team everybody wanted to see, looked great, struggled and incited the crowd into starting the Wave, of all things, in the same game. But nowhere along the way did Michigan ever think about losing. We thrive on adversity, Jal-en Rose said. We didnt ever fall, Juwan Howard said. No, but it was close.

Michigan held its breath on a couple of Pepperdines last-second 3-pointers, breaking through in overtime to beat the Waves 78-74 in a first-round game of the NCAA Midwest Regional at the Kansas Coliseum. And the Wolverines, now 22-7, were booed off the court by many in the crowd of 10, 100. Backup center Makhtar Ndiaye walked in front of the Pepperdine cheering section well, a good majority of sections were for Pepperdine by the end, but these folks came off the beach to be here and raised his arms. Gimme more noise, he motioned. Hell probably get it Saturday, when the Wolverines meet Texas.

Unless someone from that game body-slams an innocent cheerleader, that winner will Please see MIDWEST, C5 IIH Rancho Bernardo High School right-hander Ryan Bailey delivers a pitch in Thursdays Hilltop-Moose Tournament game against USDHS. The Broncos lost 13-2 to the Dons. High school roundups, C3. Salary cap leaves few Chargers smiling FOOTBALL: Burt Grossman asks for a trade, but he wont be the last player who is unhappy GEOFFREY OOLEY I Times Advocate SAN DIEGO Its been only two months since the NFLs salary cap went into effect, but it didnt take long for a lot of people to figure out they dont like the new system. Burt Grossman is one.

Hes the first Charger to go public with his dissatisfaction. But he probably wont be the last. Grossman, upset by a published report that the team may release him to stay under the salary cap, has asked the Chargers to trade him. And he wants it done soon, said Mike Merko, Grossmans agent. Release us or trade us, one or the other, Merko said Thursday.

If they are going to release him because they cant trade him, it would be to our benefit that Burt is released as soon as possible. Grossman did not return telephone calls Thursday. But Merko confirmed that Grossmans request was sparked by a published report that he is one of the players the Chargers may release to stay under the salary cap. The report attributed the information to unidentified league sources. Grossman is in the second year of a three-year contract.

He is scheduled to earn $1 million this season. Chargers general manager Please see CHARGERS, C2 KAiiHfiiwjwgir'jwwwuiii wwjuwi n-. i A 1 i.