European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 15, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 27 sports wire soviet skaters fake 1st . Entry 3rd from wire reports Munich Germany a the pairs Competition of the world figure skating championships concluded in stunning fashion wednesday night not Only for the brilliance of the winners Natalya Bishku Taniok and Artur Dmitriev of the soviet Union but also for the unexpected third place finish by an american couple Natasha Kuchki and Todd Sand. In Between was the Canadian pair of Isabelle bras Scur and Lloyd Eisler who had led the Field of 19 after the original program. Tuesday. A. For the United states it was the third time in three years All three teams placed in the top 10. Calla Urban ski and Rocky Marval were ninth followed by Jenni Meno and Scott Wendland in 10th.big ten hits Knight Henson Chicago a Indiana coach Bobby Knight and Illinois coach Lou Henson were reprimanded and censured wednesday by the big ten for their Oral spat after sundays game in Champaign. Big ten commissioner Jim Delany said in a statement that the two coaches violated league regulations. Delany cited Henson a negative characterization of Knight and knights sarcastic remarks about the Illinois basketball program. A. After sundays game which Indiana won Knight ran off the court during the final seconds. In the hallway leading to the locker rooms Henson and Knight traded words and one player said Henson had to be pulled away from the Indiana  pedals to Paris Nice Lead Marseille France a Pascal Lance of France swept 27 seconds ahead of Tony Rominger of Switzerland on thursday and took the Lead 6f the Paris Nice cycling race. Rominger who had held first place since the race opened sunday dropped to second Frances Christophe Chaubet remained third,31 second behind Lance. Lance trailed Rominger by four seconds when the 137-mile fifth stage opened thursday. Jean Paul Van Poppel of the Netherlands won the stage coming in with a group of nine other riders in 5 hours 25 minutes 33 seconds. The two former tour de France winners Greg Lemond of the United states and Laurent mignon of France retained their Overall positions. Mignon was 10th at 1 44 behind Lance while Lemond was 22nd, 2 07 behind. ,. The race ends sunday in  extend Wilkens contract coach Lenny Wilkens Pep a is i Richol eld Ohio Perez by bad news throughout the past two seasons Nally got Good news from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Wilkens on wednesday received a multiyear contract Extension ending speculation that he might not be Back next season. Terms of the Deal including its length were not disclosed. Despite the Cavaliers 22-40 record owner Gordon Gund and general manager Wayne Embry said there was never any doubt about their desire to retain Wilkens. Injuries to such key players As Brad Daugherty Larry Nance Mark Price and John Williams have made Wilkens Job difficult during the past two  s tenure May shrink Phoenix a the Oakland athletics will not give Rickey Henderson a contract Extension but have offered the unhappy outfielder an unprecedented Way to resolve his situation they re willing to shorten his contract. One Day after Henderson asked to be traded if his demand for a contract Extension was not met Oakland eneral manager Sandy Alderson said the a a have of ered Henderson the option of shortening his four year $12 million Deal. Such an agreement would enable Henderson to More quickly become one of baseball a highest paid  pushing for another indy Indianapolis a . Foyt recovering from Sci rious injuries has entered five cars for what he has said will be his last Indianapolis 500. Foyt a four time indy Winner who announced last fall he would retire at the end of the ll>9l indy car season will try for a record 34th straight Start at Indianapolis. The race is May 26.chinese swims to 50-meter title Milan Italy a world Champion Yong Zhuang of China dominated the women s sprint wednesday on the opening Day of the first of eight world cup meets. Zhuang won the 50-meter freestyle in 25.57 seconds edging Germany s Regina  held on drug charges Cincinnati a former Junior welterweight exam a Pion Aaron Pryor was arrested thursday and charged with drug abuse and aggravated drug trafficking. Pryor 35, of suburban Forest Park was arrested at an apartment building at 12 15 ., said Frank Weikel. Spokesman for the Hamilton county sheriff s department. He was arraigned in municipal court and was being held in the county jail on $10, xxx  leads catalan open Tarragona Spain a Justin Hobday of England rolled in a 30-foot Birdie after a penalty drop on the 17th Hole thursday for a 7-Undcr-Par 65 anti a one shot Lead after the first round of the catalan open. Jose Maria Olazabal called the 17th, a Par-5 Hole and finished with a 66 to share second place with fellow spaniards Jose Rivero and Santiago Luna. Tied at 67 were american Chris Cookson Eduardo Romero of Argentina Vijay Singh of Fiji and Juan Rosa Flores of Spain. Syracuse . Apr Success has become so routine for North Carolina that Only a trip to the final four will satisfy the tar heels. Eastern Michigan a Success Hasni to been comparable but the Huron also say that Only advancing in the Mcaa tournament will make them feel fulfilled. However no. 4 North Carolina 25-5the regions top seed May find gratification a Little easier to come by than nth seeded Eastern Michigan when they and six other teams converge at the Carrier dome on Friday in the East regional. Carolina meets northeastern while Eastern Michigan takes on Mississippi state. \ a a. A a. A. A a we re tired that we Haven to made it to the final four recently a a said tar heels coach Dean Smith who has taken his team to the tournaments final 16 nine Mcaa tourney on an television teams to be announced 2  Saturday. Radio Ohio state  state 1 30  Saturday straight times but Hasni to had a final four squad since 1982, when Georgetown a Fred Brown made that historic pass to James worthy and gave North Carolina its second National championship. A a we be been in the final eight several times and the final 16 about every time but we re not thrilled just to get there a said Smith whose team plays 16th-secd northeastern 22-10. A a there a some thing magical about it reaching the final four a the tar heels who have won 10 of their last 11 games and gained a no. 1 seed with a 22-Point rout of Duke in the acc tournament final goes against a team that likes to run. A a northeastern has balanced scoring led by Dexter Jenkins 12.9 and Center Steve Carney .10.8. The huskies have out rebounded opponents by seven rebounds a game and forced nearly 18 turnovers a game. In fridays other games at the Carrier dome Eastern Michigan 24-6making its Mccori tournament appearance faces an Uphill struggle to avoid an Early elimination by no. 21 Mississippi state 20-8. The fifth seeded bulldogs led by for wards Greg Carter 15.7 Points and Cameron Burns 16.7were upset by Tennessee in the Sec tournament but they beat leu twice and Kentucky and lost by two Points to Ohio state on a Neu tray court. I also Cliv 23-8 meets Atlantic 10 tournament Champ Penn state 20-10and Princeton 24-2 meets Villanova which at 16-14, has the worst record of any at Large team Ever invited. Penn state which moves to the big ten next year is appearing in the tournament for the first time since 1965. Princeton which almost beat Georgetown and Arkansas in its last two Touma ment appearances has won 16 straight using its deliberate style and calculated passing game a it Villanova mixes defences trying to confuse opponents with a series of zones. From Page 28 scored 21 of his 23 Points after halftime., and Sean Miller made four clutch free throws late in overtime giving Pittsburgh its Victory Over Georgia in the Southeast regional. The Victory gave the sixth seeded panthers a 21-11 record. Georgia a playing without top scorer Litterill Green who has a broken hand a ended its season 17-13. The Tough loss was nothing new for the Lith seeded bulldogs. They lost six games by five Points or less during the regular season including four by one Point. This was their second overtime Oss and they also lost in double overtime and triple  scored Pitts first eight Points of the second half then started getting outside help from an unlikely source freshman Tim Glover. K Glover who had played Only 37 minutes All season and had scored 14 Points made four three pointers after entering the game with 15 13 left in the second half. He finished with 12 Points. Georgia got a pair of three pointers from Jody Patton and Marshall Wilson to take a 46-36 Lead with 14 01 left. A a then Glover got going hitting two three pointers in a 13-3 run that tied the score at 51 with 10 20 left. His third three Pointer brought the panthers within a Point then his fourth gave them a 59-58 Lead with 6 14 left. Two free throws by Rod Cole gave Georgia a 66-63 Lead with 34.4 seconds left. Then Jason Matthews tied it with a three Pointer with 24 seconds left. After a timeout Georgia got the Ball Quot to Cole who missed a jumper from the foul line with five seconds left. Darrelle porters three Pointer at the Buzzer bounced off the rim. Georgia missed five free throws to Start the overtime then Shorter scored inside and Matthews made two free throws giving Pitt a 70-66 Lead. The bulldogs got to 70-68 on a drive by Cole with 2 02 remaining but Miller made four straight free throws in the final 40 seconds to Seal the Victory. Wilson scored 22 for the bulldogs while Patton scored 14. Oklahoma state 67, new Mexico 54 College Park my. Byron Houston had 21 Points and 17 rebounds As Oklahoma state overcame 34-percent shooting to beat new Mexico in the first round of the East regional. Oklahoma state 23-7 made Only 21 of 62 Field goal attempts and committed 17 turnovers but Rode Houston a performance to its first Mcaa tournament Victory since 1965. Luc Longley scored 16 Points for new Mexico 20-10which shot Only 39 percent in its first Mcaa tournament appearance since 1978. New Mexico got the first Basket of the second half to go up 28-26, but baskets by Johnny Pittman and Houston gave the cowboys a Lead they never lost. Corey Williams made a three Pointer and a driving Layup to Cap a 10-0 run hat made it 45-34 with 10 14 left. After the Lobos made a free throw Pittman hit a Hook shot and Mattias Sahlstrom made a Long jumper to give the cowboys a 49-35 Lead with 8 22 remaining. New Mexico used a 6-0 spurt to dose to 49-41, but Sean Sutton a three Pointer with 4 58 left increased the margin to 52-4l the Lobos never got closer than six Points the rest of the Way. Houston had 12 Points and 12 rebounds in the first half but the cowboys made Only 10 of 35 shots and needed a late Layup by John Poller to Salvage a 26-26 tie at halftime. The Xibos missed six of their first seven shots and had five turnovers in the opening five minutes then used a 10-1 run to take a 12-9 Lead. From that Point until the cowboys decisive second half run neither team led by More than four Points