European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 stars and stripes sunday March 16, 1986 iba resigns after loss in tourney Charlotte . A coach Moc iba of Nebraska announced his resignation Friday night immediately after the first Mcaa basketball tournament game in the school s history a 67-59 loss to Western Kentucky. I be resigned the coaching Posi Tion at the University of Nebraska in order  another head coach ing Job iba said. He had just watched his team whittle an 18-Point Lead in the final 10 minutes to four Points Down the stretch. The resignation was effective right after the game iba said. I have no other comment to  Kannard Johnson and Clarence Martin each scored six Points in a 16-4 burst Early in the second half that gave Western a 17-Point Lead enough of a margin to offset the Cor huskers rally in the opening round of the Southeast regional. When Western Kentucky coach Clem Raskins heard of the Resig nation he said we really have to take a serious look at our game. There is entirely too much pressure on the coaches. I am very sorry to hear about coach iba a truly Fine coach and  Mcaa suspends St. John s Baldi for rest of tourney Long Beach Calif. A Marco Baldi the backup Center for fourth ranked St. Johns has been suspended for the Mcaa tournament and part of next season by the Mcaa a University spokeswoman said Fri Day. The suspension was effective immediately and left St. Johns the top seed in the West regional with just. Eight players for Friday night s 83-74 Victory Over Montana state. Katha Quinn the St. John s sports information director said the University had been notified that the 6-11 Baldi a native of Italy had been suspended for a total of 16 games for receiving improper expenses while playing in a development program for the italian olympic team last summer. According to Jack Kaiser athletic director at St. Johns the expenses were for round trip tickets Between Italy and the United states where Baldi now a fresh Man at St. Johns attended High school. Hershiser Reuss shop reds Boyd returns to reef sox by the associated press Orel Hershiser the newest of the los Angeles dodgers million Dollar pitchers hurled five Strong innings Friday to Lead the dodgers to a 6-1 exhibition Victory Over the Cincinnati reds. Hershiser who won an arbitration Case for a million Dollar contract to join Fernan do Valenzuela in the seven figure class Al baseball Roundup Lowed one run on seven hits and struck out three As the dodgers won their fourth straight exhibition game. Jerry Reuss pitched four scoreless innings in Relief of Hershiser and Mariano Duncan led the offence with a three for four Day that included a triple and a run scored in the first inning and a two run single in the second. Only two other exhibition games were played Friday afternoon As rain washed out eight contests in Florida and Arizona. In the other action Cleveland beat san Diego 10-2 and Minnesota trounced Toronto 9-2. Tom Candiotti pitched four shutout innings and Brook Jacoby and Cory Snyder hit two run doubles As Cleveland routed san Diego scoring nine runs in the first two innings seven off Dave Dravecky. Candiotti gave up three hits while strik ing out five and walking one. The former Milwaukee Brewer right hander relied on his Knuck Leball which he began throwing last season with Milwaukee s class aaa team in Vancouver to Stop the padres. Kent Hrbek drove in five runs to Lead Minnesota Over Toronto. Friday s rainout included Boston Phila Delphia Kansas City Pittsburgh Montreal Atlanta St. Louis Chicago White sox Texas Houston Oakland Milwaukee California Seattle and Chicago cubs san Francisco. In night action Dave Winfield hit two Home runs and Dale Berra slammed a tie breaking two run shot in the fifth inning As the new York Yankees Defeated the Balti More orioles 5-3. All three homers came off Baltimore starter Mike Flanagan As the Yankees boosted their Spring record to 5-1, including the last four in a Row. The orioles Are 1-5. Meanwhile Pitcher Dennis Oil can Boyd rejoined the Boston red sox after week Long Hospital tests for a viral infection. I feel 85 percent physically and mentally i m right there said Boyd seven pounds heavier and feeling stronger. The infection a form of hepatitis showed on liver tests. Boston team physician or. Arthur Pappas said it resulted in a loss of appetite for Boyd with a resulting loss of weight and unusual fatigue. Bubbling Over a photo shortstop Kurt Stillwell of the Cincinnati reds blows a Bubble As he leaps Over Houston s Bill Doran who stole second base in an exhibition game thursday in Tampa Fla. The reds won the free swinging game 9-8. Leu from Page 21 helped turn the tide toward the spartans in the final 15 minutes of the game. Michigan state coach Jud Heathcote said there was no question that our director is Scott Skiles. He s been accused of being our coach. I let him take the credit also the  the spartans placed four players in Dou ble figures debunking the theory that they Are a one Man team. Skiles who scored 31 Points and hit the deciding free throws with two seconds left in Michigan state s 72-70 first round Victory Over Washington thursday was limited to just six Points in the first half but the spartans still led 32-30 at halftime. Skiles who made just one his first seven Field goal attempts then scored eight of Michigan state s first 10 Points in the Sec Ond half As the spartans took a 42-38 Lead. Georgetown which played in the nation Al championship the last two years and three of the last four pulled to within 42-40 on a driving Layup by Perry Mcdonald. But at the 14 28 Mark the hoyas Reggie Wil Liams who finished with 15 Points was called for his fourth foul. Michigan state then went on a seven Point run with Skiles scoring one Basket and assisting on another on a behind the Back pass in traffic to Forward Larry Polec to take a 49-40 Lead. The spartans maintained a Lead of at least seven Points the rest of the Way. Duke crushes old Dominion Greensboro . A All american guard Johnny Dawkins scored 25 Points As top seeded Duke broke a two year Mcaa Jinx and cruised to an 89-61 Victory Over old Dominion in the second round of the East regional basketball tournament saturday. The Victory raised Duke s record to 34-2 and sent it to the semifinals of the East regional tournament at East Rutherford n.j., this week against the Winner of the Depaul Oklahoma game played later sat urday. It s the first time Duke has advanced beyond the second round of Mcaa tournament play in its last three trips. In 1980, the Blue devils lost to Purdue in the finals of the Mideast regional. In its Mcaa appearances in 1984 and 1985, the Blue devils were first and second round victims of Washington and Boston College respectively. Duke s full court Man to Man defense forced the monarchs into 11 turnovers in the first half. That defense also allowed Duke to open a 17-9 Lead in the first eight minutes after Dawkins scored on an Alley top. Six straight Points by old Dominion Cut the Lead to 17-15, but the Blue devils responded with 10 unanswered Points. Daw Kins started the Streak with a jumper from the right Corner Danny ferry added two layups and Tommy Amaker scored the last four Points for a 27-15 Edge with 8 54 left before halftime. Kansas rips Temple Dayton Ohio a second ranked Kansas broke open a tight game with a 25-4 spurt in the second half to Register a 65-43 Victory Over Temple saturday in the second round of the Mcaa Midwest regional tournament at the University of Dayton. The Jay Hawks 33-3, Advance to Kansas City to meet Michigan state in a Midwest regional semifinal game next week. Earlier saturday no. 18 Michigan state upset uth ranked Georgetown 80-68. Danny Manning Calvin Thompson and Ron Kellogg each scored 14 Points for the Jay Hawks. Temple which finished at 25-6, was led by Nate Blackwell with 14 Points. The owls took an Early 11-4 Lead on the Midwest regional s top seeded team but trailed 26-21 at halftime. After Temple pulled within 28-24 Early in the second half Kansas ran off 25 of the next 29 Points most of them coming off its fast break to take command at 53-28. Manning and Kellogg each had eight Points in the first half for the Jay Hawks while Tim Perry and de Coe topped Temple with six Points apiece in the first 20 minutes