European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Blue devils set Upa a a a a a. A a a a a a a a. A. A a. A a. A a a a 3. A rematch with res by the los Angeles times Pontiac Mich. A reduced to a no Vada Las vegas lounge act a year ago Duke will attempt to upstage univ in next saturdays rematch of College basketball a 1990 National championship game where coach Mike Krzyzewski says a hopefully Well come closer than 30  either a pillar of consistency or a Glutton for punishment Duke is among the Mcaa tournaments final four for the fourth consecutive year a and fifth of the last six a by virtue of sundays 78-61 beating of St. Johns. The Blue devils took their four Midwest regional games by 29, 15,14 and 17 Points. But Duke has never won the National championship and seems unlikely to do at Indianapolis against the same Las vegas rat pack that made a standup com Edy routine of last years championship game at Denver 103-73. Any Hope. Some a a a a a Duke is better than last year both offensively and  said St. Johns coach Lou Carnesecca. But univ that s another Story. A a this year we be got a week to get ready a said Duke guard Bobby Hurley elected outstanding player of the regional after sundays 20 Points seven rebounds and four steals. A a a its a different Bobby Hurley this year a Duke Center Christian laettner said. A a in a sure he a going to have a big  1 a a a a / a. The hardly Burly Hurley is a shrimp 6-footer who was ill during last years univ game and scored two Points. The Sophomore was a terror. Sunday though leading his team in scoring rebounds assists steals and minutes played and helping rattle St. Johns into a seriously ugly 26 turnovers. Carnesecca a a worst fear that he would have to dip into his inferior Bench was realized when 6-11 Center Robert wer Dann pulled a calf muscle a restricting him to 12 minutes a and up lawmaking guard. Jason Buchanan got into immediate foul trouble. Werdann who had 21 Points Friday against Ohio state scored four against Duke. Not a lot went right for St. Johns 239. Leading scorer Malik scaly was hounded by Duke guard Thomas Hill whose strategy was a a done to let him get those easy Baseline  scaly did no to. He scored 19 Points but shot quite poorly. A. A a a. The Blue Devil defense was demonic. A they always seemed to have More than one Man guarding you a said exasperated St. Johns Forward Billy Singleton who single hand edly committed eight turnovers. A they gang defense  yet they done to foul. Duke shot 28 free throws St. Johns a six. A a. A a a but 1 can to even blame the referees see devils on Page 22 inside sports the stars and stripes March 26,1991 b Page 28 Mcaa men s tournament at a glance a Page 22 Barcelona wins its Olaf opener a Page 25 Woosnam beats Hallet in Golf playoff a Page 26 Blackhawk pad Lead Over blues a Page 26 Chucky sproling of St. Johns is at ringside sunday for Showtime from Thomas Hill. Magic boosts la kers by the associated press Inglewood Calif. A magic John son scored 14 of his 33 Points in the third Quarter sunday night and had 11 assists As the los Angeles lakers Defeated the Seattle supersonics 113-96. Or Johnson who sat out Friday nights Home loss to Milwaukee with tendinitis in both Knees had a 3-Pointer, two free throws and a Dunk during a 14-4 run to extend the lakers eight Point halftime Lead to 74-56 Midway through the third Quarter. A a a a a a a magic just took care of business tonight Quot Seattle coach . Jones said. A the was leading the break passing and rebounding. When he is playing like that the lakers Are hard to Stop. He rested a Aba couple of Days came in and did just what he always does. He took Over the  Johnson spent some time alleviating the soreness in his Knees with weightlifting exercises and electro Massage. A the whole thing is to just go out and a do my Job whether its 30, 35, 38 or 40 minutes a Johnson said. Shawn Kemp scored 21 Points for the sonics who have lost six of their last eight games. The defeat was Seattle a 10th straight regular season loss at the forum., in sunday nights other game Trail blazers 117, hornets 102 Portland Ore. Clyde Draxier scored 20 of his 27 Points in the first half to Lead Portland past Charlotte. The Trail blazers Are 8-0 against the third year hornets and 26-1 against the four recent expansion teams. Jerome Kersey and Kevin Duckworth each had eight Points Iri the third Quarter As the blazers extended a 10-Point halftime Lead to 97-75 after three periods. Raiders sign All pro Lott Al Segundo Calif. Apr All pro free safety Ronnie Lott left unprotected by the san Francisco 49ers, signed with the los Angeles raiders As a plan b free agent. It was believed Lott signed a two year contract at slightly More than $1 million per year. His signing was announced monday at a news conference at raiders Headquarters. Lott has been one of the a Fly a premiere defensive players for the past decade and was a member of four super bowl championship teams with the 49ers. Lott 31, was sidelined late last season when he strained both Knees and it was feared he had damaged ligaments. But he returned to the lineup during the playoffs and he was one of the dominant defensive players for the pfc in the pro bowl where he showed no effects of the knee injuries. Lott earned $800,000 in his final year with the 49ers and was scheduled to make $1 million for the 1991 season. He had offered to take a $200,000 pay Cut staying at his 1990 salary to remain with san. Francisco but that still was not agreeable to the 49ers. Who already shoulder then Fly a biggest payroll. Lott said at the time a i told coach George Siefert i would be willing to reduce my salary  was a financial problem. Id be willing to reduce it $200,000. But 1 done to know if its financial or if it s the Way i  he played Well enough to be voted to play in the pro bowl for the ninth time. Lott the 49ers All time and postseason Leader for interceptions and interception. Return yardage was the eighth player chosen in the 1981 nil draft after playing at Southern Cal. Plan b free agents who do not sign with a new team by the end of the month remain with their former teams