European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports wire Riley finally gets coach of year award i i from wire reports Inglewood Calif. A los Angeles lakers coach Pat Riley the picture of consistency through nine seasons in the Aba is to be named the leagues coach of the year monday the lakers said. Riley a teams have won four Aba titles Over eight seasons including consecutive championships in 1987 and 1988. Yet it is his first coach of the year award. The award is voted on by Aba writers. A i get a lot of credit for not getting enough credit a he once quipped. Riley 45, has said that the reason he had never been honoured was that the lakers were considered too talented not to win. A when i got the head coaching Job in 1981, i was looked at As a Lucky Guy who just walked into a situation where i had talented players a he said. A was the team continued to win it was taken for  this year however the lakers Strong regular season has been followed by a lacklustre playoffs. After eliminating Houston in four games in the first round los Angeles is on the verge of being bounced out by the Phoenix suns. The lakers 114-101 loss sunday gave the suns a 31 Edge in the Best-of-7 series. This season Riley led his team to a 63-19 regular season record the Best in the league and a ninth consecutive Pacific division title. Riley named the associated press professional coach of the decade for the 1980s, has compiled unequalled numbers a his 102 playoff wins leads All Aba coaches. A with a lifetime record of 533-194, he owns the highest regular season winning percentage in Aba history .733. 9 in january Riley became the 13th coach in Aba history to win 500 games. He did it in 684 games fastest of any coach. A he took the lakers to the Aba finals in each of his first four seasons bringing Home two titles. A under Riley the lakers have won at least 60 games five of the last six seasons. In 1987-88, they became the first Aba team to win 60 games in four consecutive seasons. Gavitt quiet on celts offer Providence . A associates of big East commissioner Dave Gavitt say he has Given no indication that he is interested in becoming director of basketball operations for the Boston celtics. Red Auerbach the celtics president and general manager said on lbs sunday that Gavitt a former Providence coach had been offered the Job and was the celtics top Choice. Gavitt could not be reached for comment. He was out of town at an Mcaa meeting and was not expected to return until tuesday said Chris Plonsky the big East a assistant commissioner for Public relations. But she indicated Surprise at the news. A the has not commented at All a she said. Mike Tranghese big East associate commissioner and longtime confidant of Gavitt also said the commissioner had Given no indication of a pending move. Maryland coach hit with dui College Park my. A Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams was arrested and charged with Drunken driving further adding to the problems of the basketball program which is still reeling from harsh Mcaa sanctions. Maryland state police spokesman Edwin Lashley said Williams was stopped on the capital Beltway about 1 50 . Saturday after a trooper noticed his car weaving among traffic lanes. Trooper Christopher Sasse followed Williams for about a mile before Stop Ping him Lashley said. Williams 45, failed a Roadside sobriety test and another test Given at the Rockville Barracks Washington television station Susa to reported sunday. Wheaton outlasts Kaplan Kiawah Island . A David Wheaton playing in his first at tour event since a leg injury sidelined him for More than two months beat Mark Kaplan 6-4, 6-4 on sunday to win the . Menus Clay court championship his first pro title. The 48th-ranked Wheaton who won four straight three set matches to earn his Way to the final downed no. 168 Kaplan before 2,845 on a humid and overcast afternoon at the East Beach Tennis club. Magazine slandered Borg Stockholm a a swedish Magazine which accused Tennis legend Boom Borg of using narcotics was convicted for Gross slander in a libel Case in Stockholm District court monday. The Magazine a which quoted Borges former Girlfriend Jannie Bjorling As saying the five time Wimbledon Champion had been on cocaine at several occasions was fined 75,000 swedish Kronor $ 12,000. The publisher Jan Friedman also received a personal Fine assessed on the basis of his income for the article. Borg who a embroiled in a custody Case with Bjorling Over their five year old son Robin had demanded 350,000 swedish Kronor $55,000. The judges confirmed the sentence issued by a nine member jury after the end of the Stormy two Days trial. The 34-year-old former Tennis great who quit playing in 1983, stormed out of court before the jury a verdict when the judges refused to hear a witness. �?T66 cards beat �?T66 braves St. Louis a a Ted Savage and Tito Francona each drove in a run As the 1966 St. Louis cardinals Defeated the 1966 Atlanta braves 2-0 in an equitable old timers series game sunday. The teams played in the first game at Busch stadium 25 years ago. Lou Brock had two hits for the cardinals while four pitchers held the braves to three hits in four innings. The series has been played in each major league City since 1986 and generates $260,000 a year to Aid former baseball players in need. Mochrie wins by 9 shots Chesapeake a. A Dottie Mochrie shot a 4-under-Par 68 sunday and won the Crestar classic by 9 shots the second most lopsided margin of Victory Ever in a 54-Hole Lyga tour event. Mochrie who won $52,000, completed three trip around Greenbrier country clubs 6,275-Yard, narrow layout in 200, 16 under Par. Chris Johnson wound up at 209 after a closing round 69 and Meg Mallony a 68 left her at 6-under 210. Powell a 65 takes title Oklahoma City a Jimmy Powell who has struggled most of the year shot a 7-under-Par 65 sunday to surge past several players and win the southwestern Bell classic by 3 strokes. Powell a bogey free round gave him his first pea senior tour Victory in six years on the tour a he also was a non Winner on the regular pea tour. The 65 tied the tournament record set by Chi Chi Rodriguez when he won the 1987 title. Powell a 8-under 208 total for 54 holes on the Ouail Creek Golf and country club course was 3 better than Mike Hill second round Leader Terry Dill Jim Dent and Rives Mcbee. Wolf aces Woodlawn a 10th Hole Ramstein a. West Germany a Rick Wolf made his first holc in on in 28 years of Golf Here monday when he Sank a 9-Iron shot on the 146-Yard 10th Hole at the Woodlawn Golf club. Wolf was playing with Gary mental. Len Little and Glen Moorhouse and Matt Hancock was standing on the tee when Wolf struck his shot. Angels might entice Winfield new York a the California Angels May be willing to discuss a new contract with Dave Winfield which could entice the 38-Ycar-old outfielder to Call of his requested arbitration nearing Over his Trade from the new York Yankees. The new York times in mondays editions quoted Mike port general manager of the Angels As saying a certainly out of politeness and respect to Dave Winfield i would listen to a contract Extension. The perception of Dave is not of someone who would want something for  but he added a if Dave were running a bal dub head know before he headed into deep water How much air was in his  however Harding Peterson the Yankees general manager said he believed the Case would be heard wednesday by baseball arbitrator George Nicolau with a decision possible As soon As thursday. Gilbert survives in italian open Rome a american top seed Brad Gilbert survived a Sloppy error filled performance to move into the second round of the $1.2 million italian open in a rain interrupted match monday. Gilbert the world no. 5, wore Down american Jim Pugh 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win what was a bad tempered confrontation. In other first round matches 12th seed Guillermo Percz Roldan ousted Haiti a Ronald Agenor 6-7 4-7. 6-2,6-4. _ american Jay Berger seeded fifth overcame a motivation problem to beat Amos Mansdorf of Israel 3-6. 6-1, 6-0. Berger who has been on the Road for most of llj6. Said burnout is affecting his game. In contests involving unseeded players. Jaime Yaga of Peru Defeated Javier Sanchez of Spain 6-4. 4-6. 6-4 and Uruguay a Marcello Filippini came Back for a 4-6. 6-3, 6-4 win Over american Todd Witsken. A steady Mandi Loka wins West Berlin a former French open Champion Hana Mandrikova of Australia returned to Tennis at the $500,000 German open monday with a new training method and a new attitude. Mandrikova seeded 15th, who last played a tournament six weeks ago beat american Shaun Stafford 6-4. 6-3 in a first round match. In other matches. No. 9 seed Judith Wiesner of Austria no. 10 Nathalie Tauz iat of France. No. 13 Leila Meskhi of the soviet Union no. 14 c atari a pm div is of Sweden and no. 16 Sandra Cecchini of Italy All advanced. No. 11 seed Isabel Cueto of West Germany lost. 4-6. 7-6, 6-1, to qualifier Florencia Labat of Argentina. The top eight seeds All had byes into the second round. Steffi Graf no. 1 in the world and the top seed plays tuesday against qualifier Mercedez Paz of Argentina. 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