European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. February 20, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 21sports a Richard Petty w Pontiac slides sideways Early in sunday s Daytona 500. At the top is Sterling Marlin s Oldsmobile. Cope Wasny to kidding around when his Opportunity arose buckeyes stun no. 5 Michigan b the associated press Columbus. Ohio a Jim Jackson scored 16 Points including a key tip in off a missed fryc throw with 12 seconds left As Ohio state upset no 5 Michigan 64-61 sunday neither team led by More than four Points in the second half and there were 15 Lead changes and 13 ties the last with 14 seconds left. Then Mark Baker of Ohio slate 13-10. 7-6 in the big ten hit a free throw to break a 61-All tic. His second shot soul out. But Jackson tipped it in from the right Side of the Lane to end a four game Michigan winning Streak and drop the wolverines to 19-5 and 9-4. Michigan had two opportunities to tic the game at the finish. Rum Al Robinson who led the wolverines with 24 Points missed a 3-Point Field goal with three seconds left. Los Vaught who had 10 Points and nine rebounds of Llie rebound and dribbled behind the a Point line us his shot at the Buzzer was Short. Jamaal Brown added 15 Points and Perry Carter 10 for Ohio slate which ran its record at St John Arena to 10-2 this season the Victory was the buckeyes fifth in their last six games. Michigan hit 22 of 53 shots from the Field for 41 percent its worst shooting Day of the year in big ten play. The wolverines 21 turnovers also matched their worst game of the conference season. In other games involving ranked teams on sunday no. 6 Duke 71, Wake Forest 56 Durham. . A Robert Bricky scored Loof his 14 Points in the first half As Duke built a big Lead Early. The Blue devils 22-4. 9-2 jumped to an 18-Point Lead in the game s first 10 minutes and extended the Lead to As much As 23 As they handed Wake Forest their 13lh straight Atlantic coast conference loss. Brickey. Who returned to the lineup a week ago after missing eight games with a knee injury scored 8 Points in a two minute Span that helped Duke build its Cushion. Robert Siler scored six straight Points for Wake Forest 9-14. 0-10 late in the half and Duke settled for a 43-25 intermission Lead. Alaa Abdolnaby and Phil Henderson led the Blue devils with 15 Points each. Henderson returned to the starting lineup after missing one game w Ith a sprained ankle. No. 7 univ 95, no. 20 Arizona 87 Las vegas a Larry Johnson scored 17 of his 26 Points in the second half hitting three straight late baskets to put the game away. Univ never trailed in winning its eighth straight and led by As Many As 15 Points Midway through the second half. But the Runnin rebels were never Able to shake Arizona which dosed to 77-70 with five minutes left before Johnson scored on three straight possessions. Univ 17-5 has now won eight games in the last 18 games. Arizona losing for the fifth Lime in 10 games on the Road is also 17-5. Univ led 44-41 at halftime. But ran off a 12-4 surge to Start the second half before a crowd of 19.034 on the univ Campus. Scan Rooks led Arizona with 23 Points while Jud Buechler had 21. No.91.sl 121, Vanderbilt 108 Nashville. Tenn. A Chris Jackson scored 46 Points As leu held off a late Vanderbilt rally and pulled into a tie for first place in the Southeastern conference. The tigers 20-5. 10-4 in the Sec were in control throughout the first half and withstood the 3-Point shooting of Scott Draud to move into a tie with Georgia for first place in the conference. Jackson scored 24 in the first half As the tigers built a 65-45 Lead with a 63.4 percent shooting from the see College on Page 23 by Mike. Harris a Inetor sports writer Dav on a Beach Fla. A Der Rick Cope you be got to be bidding. That has been the general reaction both inside and out of the racing Community to sunday s improbable Daytona 500 Victory by the 31-year-old from Spana Way Wash. Cope s Victory came in a race that had virtually etched Dale Earnhardt s name into the Daytona record books until the last mile and a half. C Ope whose Best finish was sixth in 66 previous Lascar Winston cup Stock car starts was among the top 10 the entire race and running second through the first turn on the final Lap at 2.5-Milc Oval at Daytona International Speedway. But Earnhardt Leader of 155 of the first 199 laps ran Over a piece of somebody close s transmission in turn two of the final Lap that Cut his right rear tire and knocked him out of the Lead. Cope dodged Earnhardt s momentarily weaving car and dashed off to Victory. Quot i know you Guys Are stunned yourself Quot said Cope Quot you know we re not a real big name in this sport but car owner Bob Whitcomb and Crew duet buddy Parrott Are two cry dedicated individuals and i la Tell you they gave me the Opportunity of a lifetime Quot Whitcomb s team nearly folded in 1989 As a search Tor sponsorship proved difficult Quot they said. Go win the Daytona 500 and Well  Quot Whitcomb said. Quot yeah just go and win the Daytona 500.&Quot so they did. A a in a sure our winning surprises a lot of people in the stands and in the Media but 1 Don t think it comes As any Surprise to the people in the  Whitcomb said. Cope never intended to drive a race car. He was an aspiring baseball Catcher in 1978 with a scholarship at Whitman College in Walla Walla. Wash. Then he blew out his right knee when his spikes caught in the turf on a throw. Cope s father Donald was in the racing engine business and a top fuel drag racer. He suggested racing. Der Rick drove in ins first race in 1979 and began driving for his father in 1980 he ran Stock cars from the beginning. Quot Thuv were big cars the kind you could run in Winston  the younger Cope said Quot a was meant to drive a race  he added. Quot everything happens for a reason. It was my right knee that 1 Hurt the throttle one the one i have to keep  Whitcomb a former race promoter from new Hampshire who started the 1989 season with Ken Bouchard As his Driver nearly got out of the racing business last april after his sponsorship Money ran out. After a race at Darlington. . He closed ins race shop on monday and told his employees. Quot it s Over. Quot then. I got a Call on wednesday from in Uro Lator in Tulsa and they asked me to Fly out and see if we could make a Deal. They said they had a personal services Deal with Derike and if 1 would be willing to Chang Drivers. That was of with me. I told them i d Fly out on the first plane the next  television pro basketball a  Angeles lakers at san Antonio 2 . Wednesday. Radio College basketball a Depaul at notre Dame 1 30 .  scores 56 in suns win a Page 26