European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 17,1987 the stars and stripes Ray Malavasi Dies of heart attack at 57 Santa Ana. Calif. A Ray Malavasi who coached inc los Angeles rams to i ctr Only super bowl appearance died tuesday of a heart alack. A spokesman for Western medical Center said. Malavasi was 57. Lie coached the rams for five seasons the last in 1982. The rams played in the super bowl in19so, losing i -19 to Pittsburgh. An assistant with the rams. Malavasi was elevated to head coach in 1978 when the club owner he Laic Carroll Rosenbloom hired George Allen in the off Nauin he fired him after two exhibition games. Malavasi in turn was tired after los Ange Reshad a 2-7 record in the strike shortened 1982 season. John Robinson replaced him As coach. Malavasi suffered the Hean attack while at the Federal building in Santa Ana and was in full cardiac arrest a Fin he was brought to inc Hospi Tal according Lodr. Donald Dicus of Western medical Center. Malavasi had undergone major heart surgery in recent years according to Jack Faulkner the rams1 administrator of football operations. After his stint with the rams Malavasi was involved in a number of venture including the restaurant business. He also was a member of John Hadl s coaching staff with the los Angeles express of the United Stales football league. He had a 40-33 record at the a com of the rams who won the pfc West title in each of his first two seasons then successively slipped to second place third and finally fourth. Hoos ers win by the associated press bloom1ngton, ind Dean Garrett began tuesday night s game on the Bench bul he finished with 25 Points is rebounds and seven blocked shots As no. 5 Indiana beat Eastern Kentucky 103-75. Garrelt. The hoosiers Starling Center until tuesday night scored jus iwo Points in 22 minutes against Washington state saturday night but Indiana coach Bob Knight said he senior was t in his  i Don t have Doghouse. I have a Birdhouse if College basketball you Fly you gel in the Birdhouse and you get to play Knight said. Von Don t put Guys on the Bench you put other Guys in the game thai deserve to  Garrett became the second Indiana starter to be benched this year. Senior guard Keith smart was held out for inc first 30 minutes of the Vanderbilt game after a poor performance in the previous game an see College on Page 19 hot pistons beat bulls in overtime by the associated press pont1ac, Mich. Michael Jordan keeps sending messages to Detroit and inc pistons keep sending Back the same answer see you later. The pistons and Jordan s upstart Chicago bulls have gone overtime in both of their Aba meetings this sea son and both times the pistons experience and savvy have prevailed. Adrian Dantly scored five Points in overtime Andrick Mahorn four As the pistons ran their winning Aba Roundup Streak to seven games with a 127-123 Victory tuesday night. It was t an easy Victory for them Jordan  tried to put us away a few times but we maintained and kept our poise. We fought Back and they got some key Breaks Down inc stretch. They got inc message this is not a Fluke team that they re playing against. It was the 20th win in the last 21 Home games for the pistons whose 14-5 record this year is the Best inthe Aba. The bulls who could have taken Over first place in the Central division slipped to 14-7. Going into overtime 1 fell confident we d win it said Detroit s Isiah Thomas who scored nine of his 25 Points in the fourth Quarter. Michael Jordan wanted to win and i wanted to win. I can t say we re the Besl. Right now we re one of the Best. Kight now there in t a  in their first meeting nov. 21 in Chicago it was Thomas Rainbow shot thai forced the overtime. Tuesday night it was Jordan who scored 22 of his 38 Points in the first half Hilling a 3-Poinl shot at the fourth Quarter Buzzer to tie the game 115-115. It was basically just Lucky to gel a 3-Poinler off audit went in Jordan said. At that Point in time you re just trying to get open Dantley who finished with 27 Points scored the first five paints in overtime on a pair of free throws and a three Point play for a 120-11 i Lead. Baskets by John Paxson Brad Sellers and Jordan put the bulls on top 121-120. Then Mahon and Pax son traded baskets for a 123-122 Chicago Lead with 1 30 remaining in the extra period. Mahorn tipped in his own miss for a 124-123 Lead and the pistons defense took Over. Ulcrsi2i,suns97 Ingle Wood Calif. Byron Scott scored a sea son High 31 Points and . Green added 22 Points and 14 rebounds for the lakers. Larry Nance scored 27 Points for the suns who extended their forum regular season losing Streak to10 games with their most one sided defeat since a 29 Point loss at Portland last March 20. The suns scored eight straight Points to Cut a 21-Poinl deficit to 86-73 with 3 1 5 left in the third Quarter but that was As close As they came. Los Angeles up Pho Adrian Din Ley s s Points in of help pistons lop bulls. Built ils margin to 96-78 by the end of the period Andran off he first 13 Points of inc final Quarter. Trail blazers 128, supersonics 109 Portland Ore. Jerome Kersey scored 24points and Clyde Premier added 23 for Portland which look control in the second Quarter outscoring the sonics 42-21 for a 64-51 halftime Lead Terry Porter added 19 Points for Portland 12 in the final Quarter. Richard Anderson playing in Only his third game for the blazers after being picked1 up on waivers from Houston scored 16.kiki Vandow Che playing for the first time since dec. 2, scored 16. Vandow Che had missed it of in last 12 games with a sore Back. Xavier Mcdaniel led Seattle with 23, while Dale Ellis added 21. Kings 128, clippers i of Sacramento Calif. Otis Thorpe had 31points and 11 rebounds and Reggie thus added 27 Points and 13 assists As the Kings snapped an eight game losing Streak. Oui Lin daily paced los Angeles Willi 20 Points while Mike Woodson and Center Benoit Benjamin each see Aba on Page 19 Trio declared ineligible for bowl games by the associated press three football players were declared ineligible for postseason bowl games on tuesday after an agent re ported that they were among nine Athl cles who had signed contracts with him in violation of Mcaa eligibility  am lineman Tony Bartley and running Back Mclvin Collins will be held out of the aggie Cotton bowl meeting with notre Dame and Auburn cornerback Kevin Porter has been declared out of the tigers sugar bowl game against  canons came after a genl Jim Abernethy gave the Atlanta journal Constitution copies of his contracts with players. It is against Mcaa rules for Playo a to accept benefits from agents or sign contracts with Ihm. In a copyright Story tuesday the newspaper said a Temethy signed a total of nine College  addition to Porter Bartley and Collins the agent said he had contracts with Memphis stale basketball play ers Marvin Alexander and Sylvester Gray Georgia tech football player Riccardo Ingram and thu football play Era Tony Jeffery John Booty and Wayne Waddy. Abernathy said he realized his revelations would hurl some players bul added these Guys All knew what they were doing. Every one of them. I mean they d sit there and bid and Dicker with  All the football players named by Aburn cloy Are seniors except Collins who is a Junior. The basketball players Are underclassmen. A Temethy said that either he or his former associate Gary Wilson had dealings with three other play Ere scheduled to participate in bowl games Clem son s Michael Dean Perry South Carolina s Sterling Sharp and Auburn s Tracy  flon l have contracts on those Guys a Temethy said Bui based on Mcaa rules 1 know Perry should t have been eligible this  Perry is set to play in the Citrus bowl on Jan. I an Sharpe is headed for the Gator bowl on dec. 31. Auburn coach Pat Dye said that while Porter i ineligible to play in the sugar bowl no action was being taken against Rocker. Alexander Gray Ingram and Jeffery have been declared incl Gible by thei r school. In View of the events of the pail few Days Ron Emington Bartley and Mclvin Collins and alter my talks with those two players. I have decided to declare them ineligible for Competition until we can find out All the facts about their dealings with an agent named Jim Abele thy Texas a4m coach Jackie Sherrill said. Athletic officials at thu and Clenson also said inc would investigate. South Carolina coach Joe Morrison said Sharp had assured him he had never met wit the a cols Abernathy however said Wilson was very heavily involved with she pc. Mcaa spokesman Jim Marchiony told the associated press thai it s up to the schools to do some thing first. If what he Aburn cloy says is True the Normal procedure is to declare the player ineligible and then Appeal to the Mcaa eligibility committee for reinstatement he said