European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 22, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 a i v i.--. A Sweet sweep Tor reds2 injuries fail of halt Cincy in 2-1 clincher by Ben Walker Oakland Calif. Apr believe it. It happened. The Cincinnati reds Given no Chance to beat the Oakland athletics needed Only four Quick games to win the world series in one of the biggest upsets in baseball the reds won in every Way and even completed their improbable sweep saturday night after losing two Star players Eric Davis and Billy Hatcher to injuries. Cincinnati again relied on Jose Rijo and rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to win 2-1, and that was it. The athletics third straight trip to the world series ended with yet another disappointment. In 1988, they lost to los. Angeles. Last years championship was overshadowed by an earthquake. And this season it was the  you done to expect to win a series like this and sweep a team that was playing so Well a said first year manager Lou Piniella. A but we Felt wed play Well and thought that if we got some Breaks things would go our  did they Ever. Cincinnati outscored the athletics 228, outhit them 45-28, out pitched the Best staff in the majors and outplayed them in the Field. A i done to feel like a loser a Oakland manager Tony la Russa said. A but in a disappointed we lost and we could be done everything  Oakland breezed into the series with a playoff sweep of Boston and a postseason winning Streak of 10 games. The athletics the winning est team in the majors were 3-1 favourites in the series big by baseball standards. The reds who began the season with nine straight victories and held first place All year closed their year with five wins in a Row. The athletics ended with Star slugger Jose Canseco out of the starting lineup because of a hand injury. Canseco Pinch hit in the ninth and hit a grounder for the athletics next to last out of the year. Rijo pitched two hit Ball for 81/3 innings retiring the final 20 batters he faced before Randy Myers got the last two hitters finishing a series in which reds relievers pitched 13 scoreless innings. It was Rijos second Victory Over Dave Stewart and it earned him the map award. A a it a not incredible for me. I thought i could do it a Rijo said. A a we be got one of the Best teams in baseball see sweep on Page 23 reds Jose Rijo delivers an Early inning pitch in route to series clinching Victory and most valuable player award. Notre Dame upsets no. 2 Miami by the associated press notre Dame crushed no. 2 Miami a Hopes of defending its National championship saturday while top ranked Virginia snapped a two week Streak of losses by the nations no. 1 teams. The sixth ranked Irish the no. 1 team before losing to Stanford two weeks ago got a school record five Field goals from Craig Hentrich and Raghib a a rocket Ismail a 94-Yard Kickoff return in its 29-20 Victory Over visiting Miami in the last scheduled game Between the bitter rivals. A what More can you say about rocket a notre Dame coach Lou Holtz said. A a he a the Best player in the  meanwhile Virginia erased a 14-9 first half deficit to beat out manned Wake Forest 49-14 and avoided the upset Bug that saw six top 25 teams lose or tie against a ranked opponents. Four other games paired ranked teams setting up a further shakeup in the rankings. Notre Dame 5-1which still must play Tennessee and Southern Cal on the Road College football strengthened its bid for a National championship by beating Miami for Only the second time in seven years. A a in la remember this the rest of my life Holtz said. A to hold such a great offensive team to three Points in the second half is  trailing 17-16 at halftime notre Dame took a 22-17 Lead on a pair of Field goals by Hentrich in the third Quarter. No. 1 Virginia 49, Wake Forest 14 Winston Salem . Jake Mclnerney kicked four Field goals before quarterback Shawn Moore got Virginia a High powered offence in gear to extend the nations longest regular season winning Streak to 13. A a we re Only human we can t be the 49ers every week a coach George Welsh said after the Cavaliers struggled Early before pounding Wake Forest. A All this Media attention is very new to us. I Don t know if we were focused or not but we got 49 Points so i guess we  Mclnerney connected on kicks of 45,28 and 26 Yards to give Virginia 7-0 Overall 4-0 acc a 9-0 Lead with 12 14 left in the first half. Moore then passed for two scores late in the half for a 28-14 Lead. A the pressure yeah there was a lot especially in the first Quarter a wide receiver Herman Moore said. A a lot of people were a Little sceptical about us being no. 1. But we weren to in a state of panic or anything like that when we fell  Alabama 9, no. 3 Tennessee 6 Knoxville Tenn. Philip Doyle kicked his third Field goal a 48-yarder As time expired and Alabama snapped the nations longest unbeaten Streak at 12 games. Doyle a kick was set up when Stacy Harrison blocked a 50-Yard Field goal attempt by Tennessee a Greg Burke with 1 35 to play. Burke whose 51-yarder tied it with 10 minutes to play saw his potential game Winner carom off Harrison a Chest and Bounce downfield. Alabama took Over at the Tennessee 37 and gained seven Yards in three plays before allowing the clock to run Down to four seconds. Doyle had Field goals of 30 and 26 Yards while Burke had a 20-yarder in the first Quarter. No. 4 Nebraska 31, Oklahoma St. 3 Lincoln neb. A the Cor huskers stayed unbeaten after seven games beating Oklahoma state with the help of a pair of kick returns by Tyrone Hughes and a recovery of a fumbled Kickoff by Robert Hicks for a to. Quarterback Mickey Joseph ran for one touchdown and passed for another for Nebraska which has not lost to Oklahoma state in the last 29 meetings a 28 see College on Page 26afn sports television and radio pro football a Cincinnati at Cleveland 2 . Tuesday