European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday decembers 1987 the stalls and stripes Page s3 sooner Miami remain 1-2 in poll by  at football writer the Oklahoma soon cars and Miami hurricanes arc within on game of a National championship showdown. Oklahoma has done its . Completing an 11-0 regular season with lie no. I ranking in the asocial cd i Russ col lege football poll. The sooner have been no. 1 in i a but one poll ibis sea son. They slipped to second two weeks ago hut rec Faittie d i in Tup spa by defeating Nebraska on nov. 21. Miami remained no. 2 for the second week in a Row monday after a solid 24-0 Victory Over notre Dame hut he hurricanes. 10-0, who meet Oklahoma in the Orange bowl on new year s night have a regular season game left against eighth ranked South Carolina on sat urday night. In the next to last regular season poll Oklahoma received 4h of 55 first place Voies and 1,090 of a possible 1.100 Points. Six first place votes and 1,049 Points went to Miami. Florida stale Syracuse and Nebraska held onto the 31-5 Spok. Florida stale 10-1, received 985 Points following a 2h-i4 Triumph Over Florida Syracuse 11-0, completed its regular season a week earlier and received the remaining first place vote and ui4 Points while Nebraska. 10-1. A 24-7 Winner Over col Orado received 04 Points. Florida slate plays Nebraska in the fiesta howl and Syracuse meets no 6 Auburn in the sugar bowl. Auburn and leu swapped positions. Auburn climbed from seventh place to sixth with 803 Points by defeating Ala Bama 10-0 while leu which ended its regular season a week ago. Slipped from sixth of seventh Ivich 765 Points South Carolina remained eighth with 70s Points and Michigan slate held Onlo ninth plate with fi35 Points. How Ever. Not re Dame fell from 10th to i2tl while Urcla moved up from 1 Ith to both wish 573 Points. The second 10 consists of Oklahoma state Nelre Dame Fli Mson Georgia Texas Aam. Tennessee Southern c Al Iowa pin and Perm stale. Last week it was Ikia. Oklahoma. Stale. C Lemson. Georgia Texas am Tennessee Suu Hern Oil Alabama Iowa and Pitt. Alabama s loss to Auburn Cost the Crimson tide a spot in this week s top 20. Penn stale moved Back in after a two week absence.  Miami full of Praise for each other Columbia . A South Carolina coach Joe Morrison says no. 2 Miami of Florida could be the Best football team in the nation. Not to be out done. Miami coach Jimmy Johnson says the eighth ranked Oam Cocks might be his to com s toughest opponent this season. Both coaches could be right Miami is 10-0 after beating no. 10 notre Dame 24-u saturday. The hurricanes Are third in the coun try in scoring defense Singh in total defense and fourth in scoring offence. After consecutive losses to Georgia and Nebraska by a local of 16 Points. South Carolina has won six straight outscoring its opponents 230-39 in that Span and is 8-2 going into saturday s game at Miami. The gamecocks Are second nationally in total defense and in scoring defense we May Well be playing the Best team on our schedule come saturday night Johnson said. They re an extremely Well coached and Ulen cd team. They have As much Speed if not More Speed than anybody on oui Ich Cdale. Fth like they re a team with no  Morrison heard Johnson s comments via a Tele phone Hookup monday before talking to the Media during his weekly news conference. They re probably As Fine a football team As we re going to  All year Morrison said. I think they deserve the ranking they  both teams Are headed to bowl games the hurricanes 10 the Orange bowl against Oklahoma the gamecocks to the Gator bowl against Louisiana stale. But the game Means More. Miami wants to win to South Carolina s a Morrison set up a showdown against the soon cars for the  till sri h Carolina Wannu to win to Enki or in record rank ii  recognition. The hurricanes beat South Carolina ,14-14 a year ago in the season opener for both teams. But the teams arc different this season. We re More experienced Morrison said. We be been playing Good defense All year Long. We fell belter going in this year than what we did going into the opener a year ago Johnson agreed. They re playing belter defense. They re a More experienced team and so they re making fewer mis takes Johnson said. North Carolina named no. In a Cage poll by Jimo , a basketball writer North Carolina which Defeated Syracuse in the Tipoff classic then won the Central Fidelity classic is no. I in the associated press first regular season College basketball poll. The tar heels 3-0, received 37 of 58 first place Voles and 1.109 Points from the nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters after heating the then lop ranked orangemen 96-93 in overtime in the Tipoff on nov. 21. North Carolina then Defeated Southern California 82-77 and Richmond 87-76 in the Central Fidelity tournament Over the weekend. Kentucky which had been ranked fifth jumped to second with seven first place votes and 955 Points. The wildcats have played just one game beating Hawaii 86-59. Syracuse 2-2, fell to third and received two first place votes and 916 Points three More than Pitts Burgh which remained fourth with four Glrst place votes. Ling an impressive 100-81 Victory Over then no 7 Kansas. Florida Missouri and Ari Ona were seventh eighth and ninth respectively and each received one first place Vole. Wyoming which beat Denver 113-82 in its Only game remained 10th with 636 Points. The second 10 is Purdue. Temple Duke Louis Ville. Michigan Kansas. Georgetown Oklahoma Nevada Las vegas and Memphis state. Georgia tech and Mcpaul were the Only teams to Fau from the top 20. Canadians beat Bruins by the associated press Montreal Mats Naslund scored twice and Stephan Richer added a pair of goals in a seven second Span in the second period to spark the Montreal Ca Nadies to a 6-4 nil Victory Over the Boston Bruins on monday night. The Montreal Victory overshadowed a three goal Effort by Boston s Steve Nav nil Roundup per whose 13 goals Are second Best on the team. The canadians Cilin did their Adams division Lead to seven Points Over the second place Bruins. Flames 4, Blackhawk 0 Calgary Alberts Mike Vernon made 20 saves As Calgary beat Chicago and extended the flames unbeaten Streak to six games. Joel Olio. Joe in Ouwendyk Hakan Loob and Mike Bullard scored for Calgary. Indians Star retires up Penoro Andre Thornton .253 career homers Cleveland api Andre Thorn Ion a Power hitter who had the misfortune of spending Many of his most productive Yean in the Middle of a weak Cleveland indians lineup retired from baseball monday. "1 think it was understood that was no longer in the plans of the  Thornton said. It would be very difficult for me to again s5. He Tore knee cartilage and underwent his third knee operation. He had his fourth knee operation after the 1986 season