European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 10, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Browns Down Colts 38-21 by Dave Goldber Cleveland a Earnest byner ran for 122 Yards and scored twice and Bemie Kosar threw three touchdown passes As the Cleveland Browns scored 24 Points in the second half to overcome the stubborn Indianapolis Colls 38-21 saturday. The acc semifinal Victory moved Cleveland within game ofic super bowl Tor he second straight year byner playing More than usual because running male Kevin Mack missed most of Hie game with an Upsel stomach bulled in Tram 2 Yards with 1 56 left inthe third Quarter to break a 14-14 tic. He had a 10-Yard to reception in the first Quarter ram Kosar who also threw � 39-yarder to Reggie Lang Home in the second and a 2-Yardcr to Brian bran Nan with 3 44 to play. Kosar finished with to completions in 31 attempt for 229 Yards Kosar and byner got help from a defense led by linebacker Eddie Johnson who forced an interception of Colts quarterback Jack Trudeau just As Indianapolis appeared Sel id Lake its first Lead Midway through the third Quarter. The Browns also limited Eric Dickerson to to Yard sin 15 carries although Dickerson did catch seven passes one for his Lisl touchdown since his Rookie season Dick Raon left with a sprained right wrist with two minutes left Dickerson s backup Albert Bentley. Scored the Colts final touchdown on a 1-Yard run with i q7 left after the outcome already was decided. Frank Minni held returned an interception 48 Yards for Cleveland s final touchdown with 39 seconds left after Indianapolis recovered an on Side kick. Cleveland which lost the acc championship Gamin overtime to Denver but year will play the Winner of sunday s Houston Denver game next sunday for the conference title if he Broncos win the Jame will be in Denver. If Houston wins it will be at Cleveland stadium where 78,586 fans watched the Browns beat Indi Anapolis in 21 degree  was the fourth straight win for Cleveland 10-5 id the regular season and avenged their last loss a 9-7decision to the Colls who won the acc Easl title this year with a 9-6  it was t easy against a team that kept reprising each Cleveland score the Browns took 7-0 and 14-7leads Only to have the Colts come right Back on the next drive to tie  the Browns geared to Stop Dickerson s run Ning the Colts relied primarily on the passing of tru Deau. Trudeau threw a 2-Yard touchdown pass to put Beach and a 19-Yard scoring pass to Dickerson As the first half ended Al 14-14. And the Colts kept coming they looked looked like they might Lake the Lead moving from their own 14 to the go Ucland 10 with the opening Kickoff of the second half. A holding Call onion soil set them Back to he 20, then Johnson made the play that turned the game smashing into Trudy aus he was throwing and causing the Ballilo flutter into the air to Cleveland s flu Wright at the 14.from there Kosar completed five of seven passes for 65 Yards in a drive that culminated in byner s 2-Yard Scon. Matt Bahr s 22-Yard held goal 3 51 into the fourth Quarter provided a  they put the game away with Kosar s toss to Brennan with 3 44  was set up by a 41-Yard play on which byner ran for 25 Yards and was stripped of the Ball with Hermanto Lenol recovering for Cleveland at the 6. The game started out like a shootout As each Sid mounted Long first Quarter scoring drives. The Browns controlled the Ball for in game s Faircl 6 46, a 7-0 Lead on Kosar s 10-Yard to pass 10 byner. It came at the end of an 86-Yard, 15-pby drive on which the Browns converted ail five of their third Down plays. But the Colls surprisingly came out throwing a Trudeau who finished 2i-of-33 for 251 Yards drove 74 Yards in 10 plus finishing it off with a. 2-Yard Pashto Beach who did t have a touchdown in the regular season Trudeau was 5-for-5 for 59 Yards on the drive step hands Wyoming first defeat Elpaso Texas a Timkar Daway scored is Points and Chris Sandoc added 16 Friday night As Texas Elpaso rallied Tor a 68-62 Victory Over fifth ranked and previously unbeaten Wyoming in the Western athletic Confer ence opener for both teams. Ii was the Only game played Fri Day involving an a lop-20 learn. Sandle who covered Fennis Dumbo for much of the game held the Wyoming Star to nine  Luckner led the cowboys with 22 Points and Willie Jones scored Wyoming s loss left top ranked Kentucky As the Only unbeaten College basketball learn in the lop five. Wyoming dropped to 11-1, while step raised its record to 12-2.utep was successful in denying Dumbo the Ball in scoring Posi Tion Dumbo rarely got the Ball and when he did he usually was in3-Poinl Range Luckner a 6-11 Cen Ter had Little trouble driving to the Basket but could not make up for Dumbo s Lack of  cowboys led 5s-54 after Jones Layup with 4 31  Wyoming began having Trou ble pawing when step s Man to Man defense toughened and the cowboys managed Only one Fiel goal the rest of the game. The miners led 31-27 at the half and stretched the Lead la 47-39 on Wayne Campbell s Layup with12 44 remaining. But three consecutive turnovers squandered Ute scoring opportunities and Back to Back 3-pointers by Willie Jon Sand Reggie Fox sparked a Wyom ing run that saw the cowboys godhead at 51-49 on a Jones Layup with 8 01  cowboys led throughout the first half until Sandoc s two free throws with 3 31 left put the miners ahead for the first Lime 26-25. Scott leads . Past pistons for lakers 13th win in a Row by lit associated pref Pontiac Mich. When Byron Scott is scoring in Bunches the los an Geles lakers Are unstoppable. Scott scored 35 Points Oil 11-for-isshooting Friday night leading the lakers to their i3lh consecutive Victorya 106-104 Triumph Over the Detroit pistons be fore 40,278 at the Pontiac Silver dome the largest Aba crowd this season. There in t any Way i la let Down astar As my shooting,1 Scott said. I have too much Confidence. Every shot 1 Lake feel i m going to  Scon has averaged 29 Points in his Las sit games boosting his season average to20. R of yeah we re looking for him lakers guard magic Johnson said. Especially when he s rolling like he s Rollin now. He s on a Streak that s  the lakers win Streak is the longest Ever under seven year Couch Pat Riley. The lakers trailed 100-99 before scoring six consecutive Points to take the Lead for Good. A Basket by magic Johnson made it101-100 with 2 15 left Kareem Abdul Jab bar made a free throw and Michael Coope followed with a 3-Poinl goal fora 105-100 advantage with 1 16  Dumars hit a jumper and Bill Umbeer o 1ayup to Cut the deficit lo105-104 with 35 seconds . After Abdul Subbar missed a shot do Droit had an Opportunity to win the game but Laimbeer missed a jumper with two seconds left Dumars and Adrian Dantly each scored 25 Points for Detroit. Scott scored 16 Points and magic Johnson 12 of his 21 in the third Quarter As the lakers came Back from a 56-45halftime deficit to Lead 86-80 entering the final  was hit with five technical fouls including three lot illegal defense and Scott hit a five free throw attempts. In other games Friday Blu Tom Kings 91 Portland Ore. Clyde Drelic scored 35 Point. 2 of them in the Sec Ond half As Portland built a 15-Pointlead Early in the fourth period and held on to beat Sacramento. Droxler Portland s leading scorer with no Roundup liners Byron Scott scores 3 5 Points a 25.4 average had Sis of the Trail Blaz ers 10 Points in the opening minutes of the final period As they look an 84-69lead with 9 0 left Mike Mcgee who scored 27 Point for Sacramento and Olis Thorpe who added 24 Points led the rally thai brought the Kings Hack 10 a 90-83 with 3 12 remaining. Jin ii i backs 107 Milwaukee Karl Malone scored29 Points and Kelly Tripucka added a season High 25 As Utah rallied from a 12-Point halftime Delcilla beat Milwaukee. The Era broke a 91-91 lie with a 13-6run thai featured a 3-Pointer from Tripucka and six straight to  Bailey. But Ulah i 104-97 Lead with 3 10 in evaporated is Milwaukee rat off five Points and pulled within two at the 1 22mark on Paul press by s Basket. Then a jumper by Tripucka and a Hook by Malone made it 108-104 with 21 seconds left. John Stockton added 19 Points and 18assists for the jazz. Jack Sikma had 24 Points for Milwaukee which has los four of its last five games. 76ns  103philadelphia Charles Barkley scored 17 of his 27 Points in the derisive third Quarter and Philadelphia handed the los Angeles clippers their ninth straight loss. Celtics 125, bullets 109boston Larry Bird scored 35 Points and Kevin Mihalc 31, and bos ton outscored Washington 30-11 in the final it minutes for an easy  celtics withstood a 43-Poim Blitz by the bullets in the second period fought Back from a 10-Poinl deficit and then Rode the big rally 10 their 10th  in 11 games. The bullets losing for the sixth Lime i seven games were led by Jeff Malone with 31 Points and Moses Malone Wilh 24.nctsllb, East Rutherford no Joh Bagley scored 12 of his season High 31 Points in the final 5 39, rallying new Jer sey to Victory Over new York. The nets who snapped a four game los ing Sidik trailed 93-89 Midway through the fourth Quarter. But Bagley sandwiched three Point play around jump shots by Mike pm Jittu As the nets scored seven straight Points to take a 96-93 Lead. The kicks who lost their third straight never led again. Hanks Bdl a a lion 97atlanta Dominique Wilkins scored 34 Points and Glenn Rivers hit two clinching free throws with five seconds remaining lifting Atlanta Ove Cleveland. The cars battling Back from an 89-80deficit with eight minutes remaining Cut the deficit to 99-97 on Phil Hubbard Layup with jul play. Atlanta then missed two shots before the cars rebounded and had a Chance to lie but the Hawks forced a 24-secondpossession violation just before Mark Price hit what would have been the tying Basket