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Deadlocked: Juli Inkster and Patty Shee-han share the lead at 2 under after three rounds of the U.S. Women's Open. 7E AMERICAN LEAGUE California 9, DETROIT 0 Minnesota 3, Boston 2 Texas 10, Baltimore 8 Oakland 6, Toronto 0 Kansas City at Cleveland, (N) Chicago at Milwaukee, (N) New York at Seattle, (N) NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco at (N) Pittsburgh at Atlanta, (N) San Diego at New York, (N) Los Angeles at Montreal, (N) Chicago at Houston, (N) Cincinnati at St. Louis, (N) Baseball report, 4-6E All-state tennis: The News honors the state's top boys players, class by class. 12E Sunday Section JULY 26, 1992 Sports TVRADIO 2E HORSE RACING 13E America's second dreamiest team If ,1 By Vartan Kupellan THE DETROIT NEWS New concept a winner: '88 debacle produced a new emphasis, squad's loaded with prospects for medals.

Burwell: Barcelona knows how to party. Page 1 A. Mi I BARCELONA Swimming isn't generally regarded as a team sport, a point vividly made in the Olympics four years ago by the United States. American swimmers had their own agendas in 1988. They went their separate ways.

They competed for personal gain. They lostgAfctually, and the goal for the next quadrennium, based on the feedback from the Seoul, was to remedy the situation by implementing a team concept. "It was really evident," said Dennis Pursley, U.S. national team director. "It second most heralded "team" of athletes here, with expectations of winning up to 13 gold medals and between 20-24 medals in all.

"Going in, we're strong," said Mark Schubert, U.S. women's head coach. "What's important, and what we've tried to focus on, is best performances. We had Please see Swimming, 10E was nobody's fault, just the direction everybody was going individual achievement, individual coaching." The approach produced only two American individual gold medalists, Matt Biondi and Janet Evans, and led to an overhaul of the system. For U.S.

swimmers, who begin competition today in the XXVth Olympics, the metamorphosis is complete. They are the ASSOCIATED PRESS Anita Nail is among U.S. team's record holders. 1 i 4 1 iT 'If I. Angels hammer Tigers, 9-C Fortugno who? Rookie left-hander, 30, styles a three-hitter all singles and strikes out 12.

i I 'i I I I 1, 1. ASSOCIATED PRESS The Games of the XXV Olympiad officially opened in Barcelona with all of the usual color, pomp and pageantry. Today Basketball: The Dream Team finally plays for keeps today, but don't expect much competition from Angola, a team kindly described as enormous underdogs. The tallest Angolan starter is 6-foot-6 three inches shorter than U.S. point guard Magic Johnson.

Anything closer than 40 points is a moral victory for Angola. Swimming: The Games' first head-to-head showdown should come in today's women's 400-meter individual medley between Summer Sanders of the United States and Kristina Egerszegi of Hungary. Sanders plans to become the first U.S. woman since 1976 to compete in four individual Olympic events. Gymnastics: The story line beneath the women's gymnastics competition is the competition between Kim Zmeskal of the U.S.

and Svetlana Boginskaya of the Unified Team. Dethroned as world all-around champion by Zmeskal in September, Bogin- skaya publicly refused to shake Zmeskal's hand. Volleyball: Three-peat? Steve Timmons, who played a major role leading the U.S. to gold medals in 1984 and '88, returns to Olympic play as the U.S. opens against Japan.

Sidelines Of note: With the lightning flash of Trevor Stry-dom's epee, South Africa will be back in the Olympic fold after a 32-year ban. Strydom will be the first athlete to represent South Africa in the Olympics in 32 years when the fencing portion of the modern pentathlon gets under way. Quotebook: "You can only socialize so much, gamble so much, play so many exhibition games and practice games," Charles Barkley said on arriving Friday in Barcelona. V--" --II iiUMI i' I I 'j 1 -if. -h rf 1 5 "itVL'T i ft 1 By Tom Gage THE DETROIT NEWS ANAHEIM, Calif.

What did you expect The Tigers never have had much luck wit 30-year-old rookie southpaws whose last tw victories were against the mighty Albuquerqu Dukes. True, the Tigers hadn't faced such a pitche before but when they did, they wish the; hadn't. His name is Tim Fortugno. His age indeei is 30, and he's finally in the majors, trying make the best of it. A 9-0 victory over the Tigers on Saturda; appears to be the best of it.

A three-hitter appears to be the best of it. As well as 12 strikeouts including Travi Fryman, Cecil Fielder and Mickey Tettletoi fAree times each. "I didn't know him from nobody," Manage Sparky Anderson said afterward, "but that' the best anybody's pitched against us this yeai Either that or we were wearing blinders. "If you have to get beat, I'm glad it's to a kii who has put in his time like that. He deserve to have something good happen." Not quite a kid, Sparky.

Fortugno is th oldest Angels rookie. Please see Tigers, 4E Porcher's prize possessions are degree, contracl .1 4 41 Ml III" 1 1,11 'it A ft It csnv i 1. 1 I -v I REUTER ,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,, w.winr -r-rr-jr PATRICK SEDLAR The Detroit News Hall of Famer Lent Barney was called 'The Supernatural' when he was thrilling fans as a cornerback with the Lions. Barney a star from the start Just due: From first play to last, Hall of Fame Lion was very special. By Mike O'Hara THE DETROIT NEWS If he felt like a million dollars two or thre times over when the Lions made him theii first-round pick draft day last April, Roben Porcher felt even better on graduation day twc weeks later.

Porcher can't put a price tag on what i meant to walk across the stage during com mencement exercises at South Carolina Stat last May 10. He just knew he had never fel better. After his first practice with the Lions ir training camp Saturday morning, Porchei made it known how important it was to him tc be known as a first-round draft choice with college degree. "Please put it in there that I'm a coIIeg graduate," Porcher said. "I told my mom (Marilyn) that I didn't fee that good on draft day.

That was the biggesl point in my life. I was happier than the day 1 got the call from the NFL." For the Lions, they like the idea of having the long arm of the law on the defensive line That's where Porcher, a criminal justice majoi in the classroom and a pass-rushing defensive end on the playing field, comes in. "I think he has the type of tools we've beer looking for," Lions coach Wayne Fontes said. Please see Lions, 81 Charles Barkley is rested but ready to play the real games. NBC schedule Today Noon-6 p.m.

Swimming qualifying Women's 100-meter freestyle; men's 100 breast-stroke; women's 400 individual medley; men's 200 freestyle Diving Women's platform Boxing First round Men's basketball U.S. vs. Angola Weightlifting Flyweight final Gymnastics Women's team 7 p.m.-midnight Gymnastics Women's team Cycling Women's road race Diving Women's platform Swimming finals Women's 100 freestyle; men's 100 breaststroke; women's 400 IM; men's 200 freestyle a.m. Volleyball U.S. men vs.

Japan Wrestling Greco-Roman prelimi- Now the football, in a tight spiral aimed from Starr to Dowler, has almost reached its destination. That's when the rookie cornerback jumps in front of Dowler, intercepts the pass, hits the ground, rolls over and runs 24 yards for a touchdown. "My first play in my first game," Barney says later after the lowly Lions have managed to tie the reigning Super Bowl champions of Starr and Lombardi. And 25 years later, Barney says: "My first play will always be a standout. I was playing against my high school, my college-idol team.

Green Bay had a secondary with Herb Adderley, who went to the Hall of Fame, Bob Jeter, Willie Wood. This was my idol team, the Super Bowl champs. "The first ball ever thrown in my area. It Please see Barney, 8E Hall of Fame Facts What: 30th annual Hall of Fame En-shrinement Ceremonies. When: Saturday, Aug.

1, 12:30 p.m. Where: Canton, Ohio. Enshrlnees: Lem Barney, Lions corner-back; Al Davis, Raiders owner coach, former AFL commissioner; John Mack-ey, Colts tight end; John Riggins, Redskins and Jets running back. Presenters: Jim David for Barney; John Madden for Davis; Jack Kemp for Mackey; Paul Tagliabue for Riggins. Admission: Free.

Television: ESPN (taped), Saturday, p.m. Radio: CBS (WWJ-AM, 950), 12:30 p.m. Hall of Fame Game: Jets vs. Eagles, 3 p.m., Channel 7. By Jerry Green THE DETROIT NEWS The first play of the first game goes just like this: Bart Starr, the Super Bowl hero, throws a forward pass, over to the right, where the Detroit rookie, Lem Barney, pedals back on defense.

The pass is targeted for Boyd Dow-ler, the Super Bowl pass receiver, who makes his moves on the young cornerback. The theory, as always in the Green Bay game plan of the great Vince Lombardi, is to attack the rookie, beat the enemy where he is vulnerable. imJttiwSi urn.