European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 11,1987 the stars and stripes pages sports Pitt slips past Syracuse 63-61 from pm Dis Palolu s Pittsburgh Syracuse s game plan to Twain in big was conference Lead was 10 control no. I Atli Burgh s dominating duo of 6-fool-Io Center Charl Ssmith and 6-6 Forward Jerome Lane the nation s Lead ing rebounded Bui the orangemen Only half succeeded monday night. Smith limited to 12 Points made two lout shots Wilh eight seconds to play to give fill a 63-61 Victory Over no. 9 Syracuse and sole Possession of the Confer ence cad. Lane muscled his Way 10 21 Points 16 in the second half and 14 rebounds As the panthers. 20-4, won their seventh consecutive game despite shooting Only 39 per cent from the held and trailing by As Many As seven Points. Pill is As Good As any team in the country right now Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. I thought our kids did a great Job even though we did t win. College basketball Jerome Lane is a great rebounded and Smith can till you  Lane made the first of two foul shots with 1 23 to play to make it 61-61, and Pitt got the Ball Back when Sherman Douglas missed badly on a jumper with 58 seconds to Piny. Pill worked the shot clock Down to three seconds before freshman Rod Brookin missed a Baseline jumper. Bui Smith grabbed the rebound was fouled on the play by Howard Triche and made both foul shots to give Pitt its biggest Victory since joining inc big Tot live years ago. Greg Monroe missed a 3-Point held goal As the Buzzer sounded As Pitt 9-2 in the big East Defeated Syracuse for the second time in two weeks. We got inc shot we wanted at inc end but we just Dennis Conner skipper Ante stars & stripes and president Reagan hoist the America s cup at Chr White House monday. Cup has come Back up Reagan Fefes stars & stripes Crew Washington a the America s cup officially came Home monday with president Reagan Wel coming super Sailor Dennis Conner and his stars i stripes Crew Back from their Victory in Australia. Today the cup hat went Down under has come Back  Reagan told the sailors Ai a while House Cele bral irm of their k b. 4 Rewlin ingot the pit de sailing trophy. Keagan flank cat by vice resident Cion re Bush joined skipper Conner i hoisting aloft the massive 13 a tar old Silver cup that Conner com to a australian Crew in i Msj. The president sporting a bus Hutsn s hat won in a bet with australian prime minister Robert Hawke called stars & stripes 4-0 win a Victory for american technology and competitiveness. Reagan also praised he Crew which clocked some 1,800 hours of sailing on its quest to restore the cup to ils namesake nation. No Mailer How sleek the yacht it still comes Down to Ofia the skipper and Rcw do with her in the open Ocean Reagan said. Conner and the 11-member Crew were Here on a Victory junket that began a is week after the regalia in Fri Manlic. Australia. I i s a treat Way to begin our h in Back Home so America a tanned and weary Kaiking Conner Lold District of Colum Bia mayor Marion Barry earlier in i Heady. The mayor presented a ceremonial key to inc cily to Conner and his Crew. The Crew arrived Here late saturday after a Marathon flight from Australia following is final victorious race on feb. 4. They slopped briefly in Sandiego for a Victory Bash at inc san Diego yacht club which sponsored their $20-million cup Campaign. Led by the 44-year-old Conner the Crew sailed ils sleek 12-meter Sailboat to Victory Over Kookaburra Iii. The australian defender. With the lopsided win Conner who became the first Man Ever to lose the cup when the australians took it in l9s3 became the first Man to win it Hack. Conner portrayed b associates Asan obsessive competitor said he is Al ready considering mourning a Campaign in three ears when the next defense of the cup is scheduled some where in . Waits. Could t get in to fall Boeheim said. Ii was the Biggum game we be played Here and i love big games Lane said. "1 was so pumped up i wanted the Ball every Lime Down the court in the Sec Ond  Syracuse 19-4 Overall and 8-3 in the big East got 19 Points from 6-foot-10 Center Rony Seikaly and 16 from Douglas in the deliberately played game. Pin won de spite shooting just 39 Percy no from the Field 24 of 61, while Syracuse shot 46 percent 26 of 57. Syracuse falling out of the big East Lead for the firs time this season look a 10-1 Lead but a 12-2 Pitt run just before halftime gave the panthers a 27-22 Lead a intermission. Syracuse ran off a 10-3 spurt Midway through the Sec Ond half to Lake a 4.1-42 Lead. But Pitt rallied for seven consecutive Points five by Lane to make it so-45. Syracuse s Only Lead in the final 11 minutes was 61 sae College on Page 26 Kings fire Johnson As head coach Sacramento. Calif. Al j the Sacramento Kings owners of the third worst record in the National basketball association fired coach i Hil Johnson on monday and replaced him Wilh one of his assistants Jerry Reynolds. The Kings also fired assistant coach Frank Hamblen and replaced him Wilh Don Buse a former Aba player who had been a scout with the san Antonio spurs. It was the second time he Kings had fired Johnson As head coach. He coached the dub then in Kansas City from 1973 through 1978, and returned to inc head coaching Post in 1984 after working As an assistant in Chicago and  managing general partner Crogg Lukinbill said Johnson and Ham Wen were fired Lecausi we need a new direction and that the team was not playing up to its potential under Johnson. The team had a14-32 record through monday. Kings president Joe Asi Json who jointly announced the coaching Chang Wilh Lukenbill said Reynolds was picked As interim coach to provide us with valuable continuity while the search fora permanent head coach goes  Anelson refused to say How Long Rey nolds would be inc interim coach. This gives us a Chance tit Survey the Field of potential head coaches Lukin Bill added. Axelson said Reynolds will be with the Kings in a coaching capacity next year even if someone else is picked Ashead coach. Reynolds said that he Learned of his new role late sunday from Lukenbill and Axelson. It was very surprising to me. 1 was ready for the worst in regards to me Reynolds said of rumours that a House cleaning was in the works. I m not saying i m totally ready to be head Coachi Don t know. If i m not inc Best Guy then my goodness let s Geliche Best Guy Reynolds said. Reynolds joined the Kings As an assist ant coach in june h85 after 10 years As a College head coach. He coached nine years Al Rockhurst College in Missouri and be year Al t Billsburg stale in ran Vas. A inn said one of Hie reasons Rey nolds was retained and Mil fired was that Jerry s been Here a icon Lime. He s not been directly involved in the decline  ails on said Bah Johnson and Hamb Len had been offered other posts in the organi Avion but thai neither had made a decision