European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a cd a a a the stars and stripes tuesday january 22, 1991 Porter rescues blazers Portland Ore. A Terry Porter scored nine Points in the final 3 14 including two game clinching free throws with six seconds to play As the Portland Trail blazers came from nine Points Down in the final Ivi minutes to beat the Mil Waukee Bucks 116-112 sunday night in the a bad a Only scheduled game. Porter who struggled offensively for most of the game hit a 3-Pointer with 3 14 to go added a driving Layup with 43 seconds remaining then Sank four straight free throws to preserve Portland a fourth straight win. Danny Ainge and Cliff Robinson also played prominent roles in the final minutes in the blazers rally. The Bucks playing without super sub Ricky Pierce trailed by As Many As 21 Points Early in the second Quarter. But Milwaukee scored 41 Points 16 by Jay Humphries in the third period to take an 87-77 Lead entering the final Quarter and led 98-89 on Alum Robertson a 8-footer with 7 28 to play. The blazers then used a 14-4 run to catch Milwaukee with porters 3-Pointcr trom the Corner giving Portland a 103-102 Lead with 3 14 to go. Robertson a inside Basket gave the Bucks their final Lead at 104-103 with 2 45 left. Two free throws by Kevin Duckworth who led the blazers with 21 Points put Portland ahead for Good at 105-104. / to r a it v Ait sports wire blazers Clyde Drexler guarded by Milwaukee a Lester Conner passes off sunday. Edberg Lendl Register wins Melbourne Australia a when you have Power finesse and Confidence such As Stefan Edburg possesses you can beat even the biggest hitters and avoid beating yourself. The top seed needed every Little touch to beat american Jim courier at the australian open. The two time Champion reached the quarterfinals for the seventh consecutive year with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 Victory monday in a Center court meeting that sometimes More resembled a shootout than a Tennis match. Both these Guys Are slammers with courier perhaps the hardest hitter in the game. But Edburg last years runner up Here and Champion at Wimbledon had More to his game when it counted to oust the 16th seed despite Mammoth errors on the final Points of couriers two winning sets. Breezing into the quarterfinals for the sixth year in a Row was defending Champi on Ivan Lendl. The third seed took command with a string of seven games in a Row at the end of the first set and the beginning of the second losing just seven Points in that Span Ven pc and beat 13th-seeded american Aaron Krickstein 6-2, 6-2, 6-1, his third straight set win in four rounds. Edburg will go in wednesdays Quad australian open terminals against Jamie Yznaga of Peru who eliminated three time Champion Mats Wilander in another five setter 7-5, 2-6,6-1, 3-6, 6-1. It was the first time in the open Era of Tennis that a peruvian player reached a grand slam quarterfinal. Alex Olmeda of Peru won the australian open in 1959. In another fourth round match Between unseeded players Yugoslavia a Goran Prpic beat Jan Siemering of the Netherlands 7-6,6-7, 6-0,7-6. Prpic meets Lendl next. Edberg saved four break Points in the sixth game of the first set but his fourth double fault of the set gave courier the break in the 12th game. Courier returned a booming Edberg serve two Points ear her almost seated on the court and Edberg a the court wide open a netted the Volley for 15-40, then gave him the set. In the second and third games about the Only thing that Edberg failed to hit for a Winner were the droppings from a Bird flying Over the court. He had the spattering cleaned up then cleaned out courier with a big serve and Volley game that allowed just four Points on serve in the second set. Edberg saved three break Points and held for la in the third set still charging the net for cutaways after swinging serves pulled courier out of position. He won three in a Row then came Back from two break Points in the eighth game and 0-30 in the 10th to take a two sets to one Lead on a string of service winners and backhand volleys. Couriers game plan changed from hit it hard to hit it harder in the fourth set and he tied the match 2-2 when Edberg double faulted and netted an open court forehand Volley on the last two Points. Edberg quickly broke at 15 for a 1-0 Lead in the fifth set and again for 4-1, constantly pressuring couriers backhand from the Baseline and the net he.wrap-, Ped it up when courier hit a lob Long. Lendl aiming for a third consecutive australian title broke Krickstein in the third game for 2-1 and never looked Back. About the Only Impact Krickstein made All night was when a Bullet first game serve broke Lendlr a Racket the Greenwich czechoslovak All but clinched the Victory with a run from 3-2 in the first set to 4-0 in the second. He wracked up Point after Point with ground stroke winners and ended four consecutive service games with aces. On Urcla conquers California 98-81 los Angeles lat Urcla seventh ranked but knocked off course in its previous two games by the two Best defensive teams in the Pacific 10 conference righted itself sunday against an offensive minded opponent. The Bruins outgunned California 9881, before 6,829 at Pauley Pavilion. Neither Arizona nor Stanford winners Over the seventh ranked Bruins in the last 10 Days engaged in shootouts with Urcla 14-3 Overall and 3-2 in the Pac-10. Cal 6-9, 2-4. Was willing sealing its doom Early. A i thought the game was lost for All intents and purposes in the first five minutes a Cal coach Lou Campanelli said. A they were hungry a hungry enough to devour the bears who had a huge bite taken out by Tracy Murray Don Maclean and Gerald mad Kins who combined for 68 Points. Urcla coming off its two worst shooting games of the season returned to form by making 52.2 percent of its shots. Murray led the Way making five of six three Point attempts nine of 11 Overall and scoring 26 Points. Maelean scored 24 Points making seven of 13 shots and All nine of his free throws and Madkins scored a season High is. From wire reports Newport Beach Calif. A Southern calms Todd Marinovich one of the nations top College quarterbacks was arrested sunday for investigation of cocaine 21, was carrying about a Gram of the drug when he was arrested at 4 15 , while walking Down a Street in this coastal City 40 Miles Southeast of los Angeles sgt. Mike Mcdonough said. He was booked and released at 11 10 . On his own recognizance pending an arraignment at Harbor municipal court Mcdonough said. Cocaine Possession in that amount carries a maximum penalty of one year in a county or state jail. Wadkins wins Honolulu a Lanny Wadkins beat a Strong wind with one of the finest rounds of his life and rallied from six shots Back to score his 20th career Victory on sunday. Wadkins unleashed a 7-under-Par 65 for a 72-Hole total of 270 Over the wind raked Waialae country club course As he passed up nine players and picked up a first place Check Worth $198,000. He scored the ,20th Victory of his career a and second in this tournament a with a 270 total 18 under Par on the wind raked Waialae country club course. Jones wins in Zambia Lusaka Zambia a England a David Jones shot a one under 72 sunday to win the zambian open Golf tournament. The 23-year-old briton edged countrymen Paul Harrigill and Phil Golding by one stroke with a seven under total of 285. Entering the final round Jones was tied with Harrigill who won the title in 1987. Eagles help Geddes Montero Bay Jamaica a Jane Geddes had two eagles and three birdies Over the last nine holes on sunday and overtook Patty Sheehan to win the Lyga Jamaica classic by three strokes. Geddes whose earlier rounds of 71 and 72 had left her five strokes off Sheehane a Lead Cut two strokes off Par on the front nine sunday. She charged into the Lead with an Eagle on the Par-5 15th, regained the Lead with an Eagle on the Par-5 17th and . 18. Geddes finished with a 7-under-Par 64 to Complete three rounds at 207, six under for the tournament on the 6,202-Yard tryall Golf and Beach club course. Nelson stays unbeaten Houston a Canadas Carey Nelson remained undefeated As a marathoner with his second Victory and Britain sve Ronique Marot became the first three time Winner sunday in the wind buffeted Houston Marathon. Nelson pulled away from Czechoslovakia a Martin Vrabel on the 23rd mile and recorded a personal record time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 28 seconds. Marot the 1986 and 1989 Houston Winner dulled with Denmark a Dorthe Rassmussen through most of the race. Marot took the Lead for Good during the 17th mile and finished in 2 30 55.0. Sport television hockey a new York rangers at new York islanders 1 30 . Wednesday
