European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes March 29,1991 b Page 28 blazers Down 24, top sonics by the associated press the Portland Trail blazers want an Aba title. The Orlando magic would be Happy to finish its second season with a modest 30 victories. A a a a a both took another step toward their goals wednesday night. The blazers who lost to Detroit in the Aba finals last year overcame a 24-Point deficit Early in the second half to beat the Aba Seattle supersonics 112-107 at Tacoma Wash. Portland trailed 68-44 with 3 04 gone in the third Quarter before rallying and went ahead to stay on Terry porters three Point play with 42 seconds left. Portland s 51-18 record is the Best in. The West. The Trail blazers Lead the los Angeles lakers by i w games in the Pacific division and Western conference races. A a a we want to win the conference and we know its in our hands a blazers coach see Aba on Page 22 Stanford a Deshon Wingate loses control of a rebound As teammate Mike Harris 30 watches and Oklahoma a Brent Price Falls away from the action in nit final. By Bill Barnard a basketball writer new York a Stanford survived a 15-0 Oklahoma run wednesday night arid went on to defeat the Soori ers 78-72 behind senior Kenny Ammann a 22 Points including five of the cardinals seven three pointers. After the game Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs who was ejected from the game with 4 38 left in the first half blasted the three big East officials who handled the game sarcastically suggesting they should be required to take a drug test Quot a a a a this was one of the most disappointing things that a Ever happened to me a Tubbs said of the two technical that caused his ejection. A i done to think i deserved either one of the technical. I did no to use profanity and i did not holler. I deserved a better fate.�?�. Tubbs upset Over a no Call when he believed Stanford Sadam Keefe was travelling was whistled for one technical by referee Mickey Crowley and the second a few seconds later by Pete Pavia. Neither official was available for com a ment on the first ejection of a coach in the nits 53-year history. A the officials Are becoming bigger than the game itself a Tubbs said. A you can control your players but you have no control Over what happens in the  the score was tied 26-26 before Stanford got nine Points in nine seconds As a result of Tubbs technical. Andrew Vla Hov hit two free throws for the foul Call that stopped play just before Tubbs ejection. John Patrick made the four technical and Ammann made it 35-26 with a three Pointer. Then Oklahoma 20-15 scored the see nit on Page 22unlv places ban on Media fans by Tim Dahlberg Las vegas apr done to bother hanging around the team hotel looking for a final four autographs from univ players this weekend. You wont get any. Done to bother trying to find any run nine rebels to Chew the fat about saturday s Semi final game against Duke either. They won t be around. Univ under siege As it attempts to become the first team since Urcla in 1973 to win two straight National titles is circling the wagons and taking cover in a protective measure against eager and sometimes overzealous fans. Autographs have been banned and guards will be posted in the teams hotel As the rebels take a decidedly unfriendly but perhaps necessary cocoon like approach to the final four. A these Guys wont even leave their rooms except for practice and team meals a said univ sports information director Joe. Hawk. A a they la sit in their rooms watch to and listen to music. We re even thinking about turning Oil the players phones in their  coach Jerry. Ltd Tarkanian warned boosters this week not to ask Jeanv members for autographs and issued a Blanket ban on any scribbling of names for fans and collectors. Tarkanian said he was responding to the requests of the players and also trying to keep the team focused. Quot they do not enjoy signing autographs a Tarkanian said. A they must have signed a thousand apiece. A couple of players even said a hey coach can we get our own hotel this time a even if we go to breakfast we have to sign a Hundred  team officials plan to Post signs in the teams hotel asking people not to approach players for any reason and Security guards will be stationed on floors where the players Are slaying. Tarkanian even closed the team s last practice wednesday in Las vegas after fans crammed a University gym the Day before holding posters basketballs and cards to be signed by their favourites. A i want them to be focused a tarkanic final four on an semifinals a Kansas is. North Carolina 11 . Saturday on to 11 30 . On radio followed by univ is. Duke. Final a 3 30 . Tuesday on to 4 . On radio. An said. A so in a instructing coaches to keep the players from signing. In a telling them to Tell them they just passed a new Mcaa Rule against  although the sequestering of the team is new the ban on player autographs fits nicely into the a us against them attitude the team has successfully used to win 45 straight games Over two seasons. Greg Anthony Larry Johnson and Stacey Augmon have mostly refused to speak to the  1 St title from wire reports Detroit a the Pittsburgh penguins have had to learn to play without Mario Lemieux much of the past two seasons. And they Learned Well. The High scoring Center was out injured again wednesday night when the penguins clinched the Patrick division title with a 7-4 Victory Over the red wings at Detroit. It was the first title of any sort for the penguins who joined the nil in 1967. They Lead the new York rangers by four Points with two games left. The Best the rangers could do is tie and because the penguins have More victories they would prevail Lemieux who has played Only 25 games this season suffered a Cut above his Eye tuesday night. He needed 14 stitches to close the wound but he is expected to be ready for the playoffs. Kevin Stevens and Paul Coffey sparked the penguins offence in the absence of Lemieux. Stevens tipped in a shot by Coffey late in the second period to break a 33 tie. It was the 39th goal for Stevens. In wednesdays Only other game devils 4, whalers 3, of East Rutherford . Doug Browne a second goal of the game Halfway through the overtime put the devils within one Point of clinching a playoff berth. The devils in third place in the Patrick division have two games to  sports monarchs reign As hot stuff in Europe a Page 25  coach displays humor a Page 26 dodgers dump Vale Ruuhela Barkley pays for spitting a Page 26 a Page 27