European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 24, 1987 the stars and stripes. Page 23 reaching for the goal Houston s Keith Bostic lop helps teammate Domi Ngo Bryant take Down Cleveland s Derek Tennell who stretches for he goal Jas. Tennell came up afoot Short but the Browns went on to win 40-7. Defense carries Steeles Over bengals 30-16 Cincinnati a Rod Woodson returned his first nil interception 45 Yards for a touchdown Sun Day to Lead the Pittsburgh St clerk to a 30-16 Victory Ina defensive struggle with the Cincinnati bengals. Woodson a College track Star and first round draft Choice caught a tipped pass by Boomer Esiason and used his sprinter s Speed to outrun Pursuit Down the sideline fora second Quarter touchdown. It was the biggest play by a defense that forced three interceptions padding Pitt urea s league leading total to 22 Ana recovered two fumbles setting up one of Gary Anderson s three Field goals. The Kurnov cars helped the St Clurs 6-4, end a three game losing Streak at riverfront stadium against the bengals 3-7. The St Clurs sacked Esiason five times and steadily pressured him throughout forcing off target throws. Esiason completed 30 of 53 passes for 409 Yards. Pittsburgh s Mark Malone completed 15 of 28 for194 Yards with two interceptions. He threw a 14-Yard touchdown pass to a Cigic Thompson in the third Quarter ending a Streak of seven quarters without a touchdown by the sice crr offence. Malone also ran 42yards for a touchdown As the St Clurs were running out the clock with 48 seconds to play. However the Stchler defense made the difference Ina game that saw both teams crippled by offensive injuries. Cincinnati was without receiver Cris Collinswort Hana running Back James Brooks Pittsburgh missed receivers Louis Lipps and John Stallworth and running Back Earnest Jackson. Woodson a holdout until oct. 28, made his interception in his third nil game with the help of his defensive teammates. Esiason under pressure forced pass that deflected off the hands of cornerback Cornell Gowdy and into Woodson s arms. Pittsburgh scored first in the game thanks to it defense. Linebacker Mike Crri weather hit Esiason and forced a Fumble that put Pittsburgh in position for Anderson s 43-Yard Field goal. Bucks hand lakers first defeat of season by the associated press Inglewood Calif. Jerry Rey nolds scored eight of his 24 Points i overtime sunday night As the Milwaukee Bucks beat the los Angeles lakers 124 116 to hand the defending Aba champions their first loss of the season. The lakers had won a club record eight games to Start off the season. Reynolds made the first Basket i overtime after the game was tied at 107 at the end of regulation. Paul Prusse added two consecutive baskets to put Milwaukee ahead 115-110, then Ray he Roundup nolds added six More Points As the Bucks pulled away. Larry Krystkowiak acquired from san Antonio last week forced the extra period when he was fouled by magic John son with two seconds remaining and made his second free throw after missing the first Johnson victim of a steal by Prescy with six seconds left in regulation to give the Bucks their Chance to tic or win came Back in the overtime to score seven of the lakers nine Points. Kareem Abdul Jabbar barely manage to keep alive a Streak of scoring in Dou ble figures for 782 regular season  got his 10th Point on a Hook shot with 1 08 left in overtime. The lakers led almost All the Way including a 95-83 advantage with 9 44 remaining. But the Bucks made it 103-102with 2 20 left then caught the lakers As they went scoreless for the last 1 35. Prussey added 20 Points for the Buckland Terry Cummings had 19. Johnson led los Angeles with 26 Points while Bruins clip wings 1 -0, extend win Streak to 7 by the associated press Detroit goaltender Doug cans turned aside 28 shots including a penalty shot and Billy o Dwyer s Sec Ond period goal stood up sunday night As the Boston Bruins stretched their win nil Roundup i fling Streak to seven games with Victory Over the red wings. Detroit net minder Glen Hanlon was also Sharp thwarting several Boston scoring chances before o Dwyer cashed in at 16 13, breaking a shutout siring of 109 41 for Hanlon. The Bruins have won eight of their last nine. The red wings who scored just two goals in their last three games failed to capitalize on eight Power plays. In other games sunday Kings 8, sabres 5 Buffalo . Bernie Nicholls had three goals and three assists an Bobby Carpenter also contributed three goals to Lead los Angeles. Nicholls scored two goals less than four minutes apart in the second period to give the Kings a 3-2 Lead they never lost. Jets 4, oilers 3 Winnipeg Manitoba Dale Hawer Chuk scored the tying goal and the Winner with 34 seconds left in overtime As Winni Peg snapped a four game losing Streak. Winnipeg rallied on goals by Lauri Boshman who also had two assists. Randy Carlyle and Haw Urchuk. Blackhawk 3, canucks 2 Chicago Rick Vaive scored on a17-footer with less than two minutes remaining in the final period to break a tie and Send Chicago past Vancouver. Vaive s goal was his 17th of the season. The Victory enabled the Blackhawk Totake Over undisputed Possession of first place in the Norm division. Up Muo Boston goaltender Doof Keus. Racks up 28 saves James worthy had 25 and Byron scott24. In sunday s Only other Aba game Trail blazers 120, pacers 110 Portland Ore. Steve Johnson scored a season High 36 Points and Clyde Droxler added 31 As Portland Defeated Indiana. Indiana shooting 65 percent from Thefield led 73-69 at halftime despite John son s 27 Points including 19 in the first Quarter. But the pacers managed Only 37 Points in the second half. Wayman Tisdale had 23 Points for in Diana 20 of them in the first half. Swain gives . First judo Gold Essen Germany a Mike Swain on the 156-Pound title at the world judo championships sunday by defeat ing Marc Alexander of France for the first Gold medal captured by an Ameri can male since the Start of the world Jud Competition in 1956. Swain 26. Of san Jose. Calif said after his Triumph first i just fed honoured lobe a world Champion and. Second to make history for my country in addition to Swain s win the .team captured three other medals sur passing pre tournament expectations. Kevin Asano 24, of san Jose won theron a medal in the 132-Pound division. Two american women also won med als. Lynn Roethke 24, of Albany. N.y., won the Silver medal in the 132-Pounddivision and Margaret Castro Gomez 24, of new York captured the Bronze inthe 158-Pound class. The medals gained by Roethke and Castro assured Mem of berths in the  for the 1988 olympics in Seoul