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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, March 1, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March to 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 Rue photo Milch Richmon hits game Winner Kansas St. Rallies Post Oklahoma Norman Okia. Apr Richmond s j 5-foot jump shot with two seconds remaining capped a late rally that led Kansas slate to a 90-89 Victory Friday night Over no. 12 Oklahoma which lost at Home for Only the second time in tour  was the Only a top 20 team in action Friday. The Slot by Richmond who finished with 23 Points culminated comeback that Caw the wildcats erase a nine Point Lead in the final i i i. Oklahoma which Gol 35 Point from Tim Mccalister loss for the first time this season and Only the second Lime in 65 Home games. Oklahoma which Ted by i Points on three occasions look an 89-80 Lead on Chuck Watson s free throw with 1 16 remaining. Sieve he own followed Wilh a three Polyni jumper to bring Kan Sas state within six then Norris Coltman made a jump shot an tree throw to bring the wildcats with it 8946 with 50 seconds left Coltman finished with 21 Points. From pre dispatches Atlanta Glenn Doc River squelched the Boston celtics Hopes of winning their 2,000th franchise Victory by scoring 12 fourth period Points in at Lanta s 115-105 Aba Victory Friday. I surfed penetrating and made some  said Rivers who elided the game with 21 Points. "1 loved  Dominique Witkum who led Al scorers with 36 Points gave Atlanta a 60 39 Lead its first on a Short jumper. With 5 52 remaining in the third period Wil kins1 Layup gave the Hawks the Lead for Good Al 72-71. We needed a win and it was great Roget this one Wilkins said. We played a Tittle tentatively at the Start but in the second Quarter we came out very emotional and ran the  Boston pulled to within six 107-101,Wilh 3 12 left in the game on a three Point play by Robert Parish. But Rivers hit three Field goals to keep the celtics at Bay Larry Bird paced Boston with 34poinli, to coming in the first period. The celtics continued to toy Wilh the Hawks Early in the second Quarter building a 43-26 Tead on two free throws by Bird. But Atlanta pulled to 59-56 by halftime. Boston s Kevin Mchale scored 22points and Danny Aings had 20. Players front both teams said the game was rough they have a lot of big Guys and great shot Blacken and if you Lake it to them. You Are going to draw some fouls said John Battle. We were Able to do that and it changed the  Dennis Johnson left Early in the first Quarter with a sprained Iofi Achilles ten Don suffered while fighting for the Ball i tit the Basket. The combination of his injury and the foul trouble took us out of our game said celtics coach . Jones. In other games Friday Maverick 123,76m 1 id Dallas Mark a Ulric scored 30 Points including 16 in a third Quarter run that put Dallas on lop for Good. Aguirre and Rolando Blakeman who scored 29 Points sparked Dallas to a 35 Point third Quarter in which the Maver icks increased their 56-47 halftime Lead id 91-75. Blakeman had 13 Points in the Quarter but Philadelphia which was Down 99 no a round up a photo Glenn Doc Rivers. Leads fourth Quarter rally 79 Early in the fourth Quarter Wini on a21-8 run to Cut Dallas Lead to 107-100 with 3 33 Iofi. Lakers 121, warriors 109 Inglewood Calif. Kareem Abdul Jabbar hit eight consecutive shots on the Way to a season High 30 Points and magic Johnson added 21 to help Losangeles extend its winning Streak to six games with a Victory Over Golden stale. Purvis Short scored nine of his is Points during a 2 18 Span to key an 11-4 run hat helped the warriors Cut an 11-Point fourth Quarter deficit to 102-100 with 6 10 to play. But Abdul Jabbar hit pair of 10-fool sky Hooks the second sports is Wilh i so led. To provide the a Ati is witha commanding 116-107 Lead. Joe Harry Carroll scored 24 Points fur the warriors who lost for the High la Lime in i hair last ii games and guard Chris Mullin added 20. . Gran gave los Angeles the Len for Good at 78-76 when he followed in a magic Johnson miss Wilh 5 51 Iofi in the third Quarter. The Basket began a run of11 Points in a iwo minute Span increasing the lakers Lead to 85-76.neither if am fed by More than  Points in the first half. Nets i2s. Pacers 115east Rutherford no. Hurt Williams scored a career High 35 Points and combined Wilh Orlando Woolridge for 30 Points during a 46-11 second half surge thai carried new Jersey Over Indiana. Williams who surpassed his previous career High by two also had is rebounds for new Jersey. Woolridge scored 1s ofhis20 Points during the spurt thai gave the acis a 16-Poinllcad after they trailed by the pacers led 82-63 three minutes into the second half. But the nits with the worst record in the Eastern Confer ence wiped out the deficit before the end of the Quarter scoring the last 12 Points of the period fora 92-bs  nets Ihen scored 11 of the first 12 Points of he fourth Quarter and Wen on a extend i hair margin to 109-93 Wilh 5 51 left. The pacers had Only four Field goals during new Jersey s 15-Mmuie  Long led Indiana Wilh 23 Points while Vern Fleming and Chuck person had is each Trail blazers 123. Pistons 111 Pontiac Mich Portland s Kiki Vandew Chc scored 35 Points to Lea Portland aver Detroit snapping inc Pis ions five game winning Streak. Vandeweg in who has scored 30 or More Points i nine of Portland s last 12 Road games had 17 Points in the first half As inc blazers built a 58-47 Lead actinic Mission and were never in trouble the rest of the game. Wilh Portland in from 44-40 wilh4 59 remaining in the second Quarter Vandew Chc scored six Points during a 14-7 run thai pull he pistons in a 14 poem Hole they never were Able Loes Cape. Detroit went scoreless for 2 28 of that Blazer run. The blazers Wilh Clyde duct scr scor ing six of his 29 Points opened a 70-51 Lead Early in the third Quarter. Drechsler sets Long jump Mark new York a East Germany s Heik drechsler restricted by what she called a Short pit nevertheless became the first woman Lone jumper to exceed 24 feet indoors Friday in the mob tract and Field championships. American Mike Contey became he first triple jumper to surpass so feet indoors. The Long legged 22-year-old drechsler leaped 24 feel one Quarter Inch breaking the world indoor re Cord of2m i she had set Jan. 15,1986, at Berlin an shattering the meet record by nearly a foot. Conley sailed 58-3 a smashing the world indoor record of 57-11 set earlier this year by a log Protsenko of the soviet Union. Later Conley failed in a bid Tor an unprecedented triple double winning the Long jump and triple jump lilies three consecutive years when he finished sixth in inc Long jump. Meanwhile Ireland s Eamonn Coghlan scored his 50th indoor mile Victory More than any Oiher run Ner rallying to overtake countryman Ray Flynn in slowly paced race in 3 minutes 59.25 seconds. Coghlan who stayed in last place in the eight Man Field during the Early stages moved into Contention and was in second place entering the final Lap of the i map race. Then with about a half Lap remaining Coghlan swept past Flynn and won handily. Flynn was seconding 4 00.18. In a stunning Surprise Sergei Bubka of the soviet Union the world indoor and outdoor record Holder in inc pole vault and Billy Olson the former world in door record Holder tailed to Clear a height in the pole vault. Bubba came in and went out at is-9w, miss ing All three attempts at that height. Olson came in and went out Al 18-1w, missing three limes Earl Bell the Only american to Clear 19 feel this season won Al 18-9 i Clearing on his final try. He then had two misses at a Persona indoor Best of 190, be fore passing his final attempt. Drechsler s country woman Cornelia Bosch Kenaf. Missed the world indoor Best by one one Hundredth Ofa second in the women s 55-meter High hurdles win Ning in 7.36. Bulgaria s Yordanka Dankova the world outdoor record Holder in the 100-Mcier hurdles finished second in 7.49. Jackie Joyner Kersic the Sulli Van award Winner As the outstanding Amateur Al Lutc in the United states for 1986, finished third in 7.64. Pittsburgh Junior Lee Mcrae continued his Domina Tion Over quadruple olympic Gold medallist Carl Lewis in the men s sprints. Mcrae capitalized on his Quick Start to Lead All the Way in winning in 6.14. Mark Witherspoon look second in 6.16, Wilh Lewis third in fi.19. Greg Foster clinched the men s Overall grand prix title for the season by rallying to win the 55-Mcwrhurdles in 6.99, edging a Lephane parisian of France the runner up in 7.01. Diane Dixon lowered her american record in the women s 400 meters from 52.13 to 52,00 during a trial heat then won the final in $2.20. The 5-11 to Drehsler had Sei the championship re Cord of 23-0% Ikis year. This time she surpassed thai with her Only two Legal jumps. Four of her attempts resulted in fouls and the other Legal jump was 23-7 i. Drechsler ranked no i in the world in the women Slong jump for the past four Yean also owns the world outdoor record of 24-5vi, a distance she reached twice last year. In addition to her record jump Friday she had two tremendous leaps in her first and last tries but both were fouls. After the first attempt in which she landed near he see track on Page 26  
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