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final team earns CWS berth The Associated Press CORAL GABLES Ha After coach Ron final game at the cozy ballpark on the University of Miami campus his daughter Lynda scooped up dirt from the mound as a memento His other daughter Cynthia took some dirt from around home plate raser is still waiting for his own souvenir to carry into retirement like to go out and take home a national he said It could happen In 30th and final season with the Hurri canes bound for the College World Series beginning riday Miami earned its 12th trip to Omaha Neb by beating Notre Dame 5 1 on Monday night in the championship game of the NCAA Atlantic Regional I had a wish like to end my career in raser said I go without these Before an enthusiastic emotional sellout crowd of 4816 at Mark Light Stadium senior left hander Jeff Al kire pitched his second four hitter of the tournament on two days rest to help delay retirement The fans gave raser a final trib ute in the eighth inning when he trotted gingerly from the dugout where he had been the entire game to the third base coaching box ra ser spent a good part of his career in that box but a knee ailment late ly has kept him on the bench The crowd roared and raser tipped his cap once ive pitches later the Hurricanes scored was unbelievable magic in the said Notre Dame coach Pat Murphy a candidate to succeed raser at Miami CWS pairings At Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha Neb Double Elimination riday Game 1 Miami (53 8) vs California (35 26) 4:06 pm Game 2 Cal State ullerton (42 15) vs lorida State (48 19) 7:36 pm Saturday Game 3 Wichita State (56 9) vs Pepperdine (44 11 1) 1:06 pm Game 4 Texas (46 15) vs Oklahoma (42 22) 7:36 pm ESPN will televise Games 1 3 and 4 Not until the ninth inning he said did he reflect on his time at Miami What did he think about? that I was going to miss he said had an unbelievable 30 Murphy said raser 55 is the winningest ac tive coach in college baseball (1269 436 9) and a member of seven halls of fame This team one of his best at 53 8 could join 1982 and '85 clubs as a national champion At the least raser now has the satisfaction of knowing his last game in a Miami uniform will be in Omaha was the goal in September to get to the College World raser said been my goal too and I thanked them for taking me with them for a great 3 '7 Ai life If 7 The Associated Press Ron raser is the winningest active coach with 1269 wins St James named top rookie Jeff Andretti has third surgery The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Lyn St James is the first female and the oldest driver ever to win Rookie of the Year at the Indianapolis 500 St James was the only one of seven rookies in race still running at the end The 45 year old driver finished 11th in her debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway It was the first Indy car race ever for the ort Lauderdale la wom an She was only the second wom an ever to run the race St James received the honor at the annual victory dinner Monday night in Indianapolis The dinner also honored other drivers includ ing winner Al Unser Jr St James who promised to re turn for next race said the award deepens her commitment to the sport not part of your agenda or your commitment to what St James said of the rookie award commitment is there to do the best job you can St James said she realize she was the only rookie left in the field as the race concluded The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Jeff Andret ti underwent a third surgery Tuesday at Methodist Hospital for injuries sustained in In dianapolis 500 The exploratory surgery re vealed no tendon damage in An right leg hospital spokes man Jon White said Dr Terry Trammell made until I was interviewed that I realized that I was the only rookie running That was the far thest thing from my mind I realized I was the only rookie that kind of startled said St James who completed 193 of the 200 laps The award was worth $10000 to St James who joined a group that includes 1969 Indy winner Mario Andretti four time winner Rick Mears and Michael Andretti St James a veteran of off road and open wheel racing who was some bone adjustment in the leg during surgery and Andretti was listed in fair condition White said Andretti was injured in the race when he crashed in Turn 2 sustaining multiple injuries to both ankles legs and feet Mario Andretti father and rookie Jimmy Vasser were listed in good condition with inju ries suffered Sunday the 1984 IMSA Camel GT series Rookie of the Year and the first woman to exceed 200 mph the fol lowing year has no plans to race an Indy car again this year advised her that other teams have such a big advantage from testing all year that it would be a mistake to just get into a car and race without the proper prepara said Dick Simon who owns the car St James drove final decision is up to her but fol lowed my advice so far and it seems to have worked out Top Indy rookies Jimmy Clark 2nd 1964 Johnny White 4th Mario Andretti 3rd 1966 Jackie Stewart 6th 1967 Denis Hulme 4th 1968 Bill VukovichJr 7th 1969 Mark Donohue 7th 1970 Donnie Allison 4th 197 1 Denny Zimmerman 8th 1972 Mike Hiss 7th 1973 Graham McRae 16th 1974 Pancho Carter 7th 1975 Bill Puterbaugh 7th 1976 Vem Schuppan 18th Jerry Sneva 10th Larry Rice 11th and Rick Mears 23rd Howdy Holmes 7th 1980 Tim Richmond 9th Josele Garza 23rd 1982 Jim Hickman 7th 1983 Teo abi 26th Roberto Guererro 2nd and Michael Andretti 5th 1985 Arie Luyendyk 7th 1986 Randy Lanier 10th 1987 abrizio Barbazza 3rd 1988 Bill Vukovich III 14th 1989 Bernard Jourcjpin 9th and Scott Pruett 10th 1990 Eddie Cheever 8th Jeff Andretti 15th 1992 Lyn St James 11th inish in race NASCAR standings Pos Driver Car Points Wins Top IO 1 Davey Allison ord 1564 3 8 2 Bill Elliott ord 1453 4 6 3 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 1444 0 7 4 Alan Kulwicki ord 1432 1 7 5 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1420 1 7 6 Terry Labonte ord 1378 0 9 7 Morgan Shepherd ord 1333 0 6 8 Geoff Bodine ord 1248 0 4 9 Dick Trickle ord 1245 0 5 10 Mark Martin ord 1217 1 4 11 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 1191 0 5 12 Sterling Marlin ord 1177 0 4 13 Kyle Petty Pontiac 1161 0 4 14 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 1147 0 2 15 Brett Bodine ord 1143 0 4 16 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 1143 0 2 17 Ted Musgrave Chevrolet 1138 0 2 18 Dale Jarrett Chevrolet 1105 0 2 19 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 1100 0 1 20 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 1097 0 3 21 Rick Mast Oldsmobile 1063 0 0 22 Hut Stricklin Chevrolet 1063 0 3 23 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 1027 0 3 24 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 942 0 1 25 Wally Dallenbacjh Jr ord 940 0 0 26 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 927 0 0 27 Bobby Hamilton Oldsmobile 925 0 0 28 Richard Petty Pontiac 898 0 0 29 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 841 0 0 30 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 576 0 0 1992 NASCAR SCHEDULE May 31 Budweiser 500 Dover Del TNN June 7 Sonoma 300 Sonoma Calif ESPN June 14 Champion Spark Plug 500 Pocono Pa ESPN June 21 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Brooklyn Mich CBS July 4 Pepsi irecracker 400 Daytona Beach la ESPN July 19 Miller Genuine Draft 500 Pocono Pa ESPN July 26 Diehard 500 Talladega Ala CBS Aug 9 Budweiser at the Glen Watkins Glen NY ESPN Aug 16 Champion Spark Plug 400 Brooklyn Mich ESPN: Aug 29 Bud 500 Bristol Tenn ESPN Sept 6 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington SC ESPN Sept 12 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Richmond Va WTBS Sept 20 Peak Anti freeze 500 Dover Del TNN Sept 27 Goody's 500 Martinsville Va ESPN Oct 4 Tyson Holly arms 400 North Wilkesboro NC ESPN Oct 11 Mello Yelk) 500 Charlotte NC WTBS Oct 25 AC Delco 500 Rockingham NC TNN Nov 1 Pyroil 500 Phoenix TNN Nov 15 500 Atlanta ESPN COMPLETEDRACES Daytona 500 (Davey Allison) Goodwrench 500 (Bill Elliott) Pontiac 400 (Bill Elliott) Motorcraft 500 (Bill Elliott) TranSouth 500 (Bill Elliott) ood Ctty 500 (Alan Kulwicki) irst Union 400 (Davey Allison) Hanes 500 (Mark Martin) Winston 500 (Davey Allison) The Winston (Davey Allison) Coca Cola 600 (Dale Earnhardt) Results not counted In points startings Sports digest Baseball Just four days after being named manager of the Montreal Expos elipe Alou signed a contract for the largest salary he has ever earned in his lengthy baseball ca reer Alou signed a contract Tues day to manage the club for the re mainder of the season He wouldn't disclose what he is earning but sources say he will receive the pro rated portion of $100000 making him one of the lowest paid manag ers in the game Alou 57 replaced Tom Runnells on riday College baseball South Carolina left fielder Jerry Shepherd of Lizella was named to the all tournament team for the At lantic Regional The Gamecocks were third in the regional and Shepherd hit 412 with five RBI three doubles and one home run Olympics Two time Olympic decathlon champion and world record holder Daley Thompson has a partially dislocated left shoulder and will have a tough time winning a place at this Games Thomp son's coaching advisor rank Dick who also coaches Britain's national track team said Thompson fell on the shoulder last week while prac ticing hurdling Prep basketball Baldwin had five basketball play ers sign scholarships on Tuesday Jeremy oston a 6 foot 4 forward who averaged eight points and four rebounds signed with Sheridan (Wyo) Junior College Daryl Lamar a 6 6 center who was ineligible last season and Chauncy Trawick (6 3 guard 12 points and five as sists) signed Otero (Colo) Junior College Jimmy Lunsford a 6 0 guard who averaged seven points and nine assists signed with ort Union (Va) Prep School Travis Harper a 6 6 center who averaged seven points and seven rebounds 1 Staff wire reports signed with Northern Arizona in lagstaff Ariz The school also an nounced that the boys basketball team will be playing in the 19th annual Kingdom National Invitation Tournament in Ocala la on Dec 26 31 Pro basketball Doug Moe will become head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers to day replacing Jim Lynam who will move up to the general office sources in Philadelphia and Denver said Tuesday Moe flew to Philadelphia on Tuesday night and will be introduced today at a 10:30 am news conference Lyn am the head coach for four years takes over the GM job Gene Shue held for the last two seasons Shue is expected to stay with the Sixers in a player personnel role Pro football Running backs Bobby Humphrey and Sammie Smith were headed for fresh starts Tuesday after the Denver Broncos and Miami Dol phins completed a trade six weeks in the making Humphrey played lit tle last season after a 97 day hold out umbles caused difficulty for Smith subjected by Miami fans to profane jeering after one defeat Both running backs are 25 former first round draft choices and enter ing their fourth NL season The trade was first discussed before the NL draft last month Negotia tions never involved draft choices or players other than Smith and Humphrey Miami coach Dor Shula said Kicker Roman Anderson the NCAA career scoring leader has agreed to a one year contract with the Minnesota Vikings 424 points broke the record of 396 set by Indiana running back Anthony Thompson Washington Redskins lineback er Matt Millen announced his re tirement on Tuesday to take a CBS football analyst position Wednesday May 27 1992 The Macon Telegraph Sports 3C Nets pursuing Daly as coach By Howard Blatt New York Daily News EAST RUTHERORD NJ Money apparently will not stand in the way of the New Jersey courtship of Chuck Daly And if the two majority owners ac cede to demands for control over personnel matters the former coach of the two time world cham pion Detroit Pistons will succeed Bill Htch as the coach According to a source familiar with the negotiations the Nets own ers are willing to satisfy dol lar demands with a three year deal for between $1 million and $13 mil lion per season However the 62 year old Daly burned by not get ting a say in GM Jack decisions to deal James Edwards and dump Vinnie Johnson an off season ago is adamant about con trolling the trading and drafting of his future club Those responsibilities currently belong to VP basketball operations GM Willis Reed who as it turns out has been given the job of han dling negotiations with Daly on be half of majority owners Alan Aufzien and David Gerstein If Da ly is hired and given the control he wants role during the final two seasons on his $450000 per year contract likely would be reduced There reportedly remains division among the owners concerning whether Reed should be moved aside after helping to assemble the first playoff team in six years Reed who expects to have a sec ond conversation with Daly today and who still believes the vacancy will be filled well before the June 24 draft said Tuesday that he is not threatened by the amount of input Daly has indicated he wants Chuck Daly comes here have as much control as most coaches have have input on the roster I think be in charge of basketball no matter who comes Reed said want to make deals He just wants input all any coach wants Reed said he also has spoken to ex Hawk coach and current NBC commentator Mike ratello Nets assistant coach Tom Newell and Magic assistant Brian Hill about the job Portland leads in West Continued from page 1C and he also had 14 rebounds He walked out the rear exit of the lock er room without talking to report ers Tyrone Corbin scored a career playoff high 28 and Jeff Malone added 23 for the Utah which was without starting forward David Be noit who returned to Louisiana for the funeral of his father Stockton was injured on the final play of the first haff when left hand caught the Utah playmak left eye as he drove to the bas ket The injury caused swelling around the eye and Stockton expe rienced double vision He did not play in the second haff but Jazz team doctor Lyle Mason said he did not believe Stockton will have any long term vision problems Portland can earn its second trip to the NBA inals in three years with a win at Salt Lake City on Thursday night or with one in a seventh game if necessary Satur day in Portland Portland never trailed in the first haff Duckworth scored 10 points during an 18 6 Blazers run that made it 26 14 with 2:51 left in the first quarter Kersey who scored 15 in the haff had two breakaway dunks and Por ter hit a 3 pointer in the final 1 minutes to help the Blazers to the eight point halftime lead UTAH (121) Edwards 3 10 2 3 8 KMalone 1630 66 38 Eaton 2 3 0 1 4 Stockton 1 6 3 3 6 Malone 11 21 1 1 23 Corbin 11 15 6 8 28 Brown 24 2 2 6 Thornton 0 1 00 0 Rudd 37 1 2 8 Totals 4W7 21 26 121 PORTLAND (127) Kersey 1320 35 29 Williams 48 34 11 Duckworth 11 15 2 2 24 Drexler 9 19 56 24 Porter 8 1 2 5 8 24 Robinson 2 5 24 6 Alnge 16 66 9 Totals 4884 2635 127 Utah 22 30 32 23 14 121 Portland 32 28 24 23 20 127 3Polnt goals Utah 2 7 (Stockton 1 3 Rudd 1 3 Ed wards 0 1) Portland 510 (Porter 35 Alnge 1 1 Drexler 14) ouled out None Rebounds Utah 50 (KMalone 14) Portland 48 (Williams 12) Assists Utah 33 (Stockton 10) Portland 29 (Porter 11) Total fouls Utah 27 Portland 21 Technical Portland Illegal defense A 12888 Penguins hike Cup opener The Associated Press PITTSBURGH The thorough breds beat the workhorses and the Pittsburgh Penguins are off and running in the Stanley Cup finals Trailing for all but the last five minutes of the game the stylish Penguins rallied with two dramatic goals at the end for a 54 victory in the opener of the champion ship round Tuesday Once again it was Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux who supplied tire big goals as tire Penguins halted record 11 game playoff winning streak and extended their own to eight games The Penguins who trailed 4 1 with less than nine minutes left in the second period scored four con secutive times against one of tire toughest defenses And none were more spectacular and dramatic than the last two The Penguins tied it 44 with 4:55 left in regulation on another high light film goal by Jagr The 20 year old Czechoslovakian sensation intercepted a clearing pass by the Blackhawks took the puck all the way in from the point beat three Chicago players and ripped a backhander past Ed Bel four from the slot Jagr who had keyed the Pen charge to the finals with four game winning goals had been held in check throughout the game by the hard working Blackhawks be fore scoring his sensational goal Then Lemieux the top scorer both in the regular season and the playoffs put in his second of the night and playoff leading 13th on a rebound shot with Pittsburgh on a power play The Penguins were given the man advantage when Lemieux was hooked by Steve Smith in the slot and capitalized five seconds into the power play It was the first time in eight play off games that the Blackhawks had lost after scoring first SPIRES11 TIRES I Hi New and zUsed Tires 3290 Pio Nono Ave I Macon Ga (ormerfy Recapsfj i 1 Rod Custom Classic MAY 29 30 31 i Peny Georgia Georgia National airgrounds I See 100's 100's of Rods Customs Classics thru '621 I riday Night Drags Show Shine Exhibits Huge Swap Meet I I Arts Crafts Model Pedal Cars Hot Nostalgia Entertainment More! 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