European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports wire Owens staying at Syracuse dad says from wire reports new York a the father of Syracuse All american Billy Owens denies his son Wilt be wearing an Aba uniform next season despite a broadcast report to the contrary. A. A i just got off the phone with Billy and As it stands now Billy a still returning to school and he has not said anything to me about leaving a Bill Owens or. Told the Syracuse Post Standard late sunday. A your conversation today on the phone was about completing school this year and to see if he has to go to summer school or not. As it stands right now All we re working on is academics a the elder Owens said in a Telephone interview from his Home in Carlisle a. A reporter on the no cd a pregame Aba show that the younger Owens was a definitely coming  the 6-foot-9 Owens could not be reached for comment. He averaged 23.3 Points and 11.7 rebounds last. Season. A. A. A a a a a a. A cubs Send Williams to phils Philadelphia a the Philadelphia Phillies acquired left handed reliever Mitch Williams from the Chicago cubs on sunday night for minor league pitchers Chuck Mcelroy and Bob Scanlan. Phillies general manager Lee Thomas said the cubs were sending Scanlan a minor league starter to their Iowa farm team in the american association. Mcelroy a left handed reliever replaces Williams in the cubs bullpen. Tigers sign slugger Incaviglia Detroit a the Detroit tigers have signed outfielder Pete Incaviglia to a one year contract the club announced late sunday. Incaviglia 27, was released by the Texas rangers on March 29, because of a dispute with manager Bobby  has surgery new York a Keith Hernandez underwent successful Back surgery monday but is unlikely to play for the Cleveland indians before the All Star break. Or. Ronald Moskovich performed the 90-minute surr Gery in the morning at the Hospital for joint diseases. Moskovich predicted Hernandez 37, would be Able to walk later in the Day although he said the first baser Man would Likely need three months to  reportedly picks Black up Washington a the nil will  Harold Henderson executive vice president of labor relations making the Amtrak official the leagues highest ranking Black in its 72-year history according to a published report. Usa today reported in mondays editions that Henderson spending appointment by commissioner Paul Tagliabue also signals the demise of the management Council in a bargaining role. The last collective bar gaming agreement Between the players and nil expired before the 1987 season. Henderson 48, is a vice president and lawyer for Amtrak he a worked for Amtrak since 1980.skier s condition critical rep Italy a italian world cup ski racer Kristian Nedina was in critical condition monday after a three Cal crash in Italy sunday night. Ghedina 21, a downhill specialist who won a Silver medal in the. Combined event at the world championships in Saalbach Hunte Glemm Austria in february was in a coma said doctors. # Ghedina was being treated in the intensive care unit and underwent brain scanning. A doctor said examinations did not show any neurologic damage.19, killed on track Chicago a a 19-year-old jockey was killed and three other riders injured when one horse broke his leg and fell at sportsman spark on sunday. Apprentice jockey Rodney Dickens of Evansville tnd., died when he was Ott seated As his mount tried to avoid the fallen horse. He was kind of catapulted Over the Saddle and thrown into a somersault Over his horses head a said ports Many spark spokesman John Brokopp. A a Dickens added on his Back in front of his own horse. This horse proceeded to step on his  lifts riders past surge 10-3 san Antonio a Reserve quarterback Mike Johnson led san Antonio to 10 Points in a 3-minute Span in the third Quarter on sunday and the riders beat the Sacramento surge 10-3. The riders defense held Sacramento 1-2 to one first Down in the second half As 6,772 fans watched san Antonio 1-2 get its first Olaf Victory. A a a a a a. A a  a a because of injuries Johnson became the third san Antonio quarterback in As Many games. His 8-Yard touchdown pass to Bill Hess gave the riders their first Lead of the game at 7-3 with 4 35 remaining in the third Quarter. A fumbled snap by surge quarterback Mike Elkins led to a 31-Yard Field goal by Jim gallery with 1 17 remaining in the third Quarter to end the scoring. Johnson finished the game 12-for-27 for 164 Yards with one interception. A Sacramento scored the Only Points of the first half on a 45-Yard Field goal by Kendall Trainor in the second Quarter. Sacramento which scored 10 Points last week in a loss to Birmingham finished with 165 Yards in total offence 36 in the second half. Surge coach Kay Stephenson replaced Elkins in the fourth Quarter with Ben Bennett. A skirts was 8 for 27 for 76 Yards and one interception while Bennett finished 3 for 9 for 17 Yards. Meet Drew to a close. Janet Evans 19, a three time olympic Gold medallist in Seoul South Korea in 1988, won her fourth race of the meet the 1,500 freestyle. It was Evans 28th National championship. In her first major meet since returning from a 16-month suspension from . Swimming the 23-year-old Martino was clocked in 25.88 seconds a Quot a dash. She finished in front of Jenny Thompson 18, of is in the one Lap any a a Dover n.h., who was timed in 26.03. Evans Holder of three world records including the 1,500 at 15 52.10, won sunday night in 16 11.22, the loth bust Ever for the distance. She has four of the top 10 times in the non olympic event. University of Florida freshman Nicole Haislett got her third Victory of the meet by capturing the 200 individual Medley. Haislett 18, was clocked in 2 16.34 and was followed by Kristine Quance 16, of Northridge calif., in 2 17.56. Sun Belt accepts merger Tampa Fla. A presidents of the remaining four Sun Belt conference schools voted monday to accept a merger with the american South conference. A the seven member american South voted in favor of the merger last Friday. The merger will go into effect july 2. A a a by Quot a Quot Jacksonville South Alabama Western Kentucky and Arkansas Little Rock remain in the Sun Belt after five other schools moved to other conferences a unc Charlotte South Florida and Virginia Commonwealth to the metro old Dominion to the colonial and Ala Bama Birmingham to the new great Midwest conference. A scheduling championships bylaws and a  for the new conference Are still to be worked out said Sun Belt commissioner Jim  holds off Rostagno Orlando Fla. A top seeded Andre Agassi overcame blistering midday heat and the Power game of Derrick Rostagno for a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 Victory sunday in the final of the $225,000 Prudential securities Tennis classic. A Agassi earned $32,400 with his first tournament Victory of the year. He also won the event in 1989. Agassi who entered this tournament ranked fifth in the world has won All three of his matches against Rostagno but All three have gone the three set limit. A Rostagno a ranking was 27th before the match. Once banned swimmer wins Gustafsson rallies past Larsson Federal Way Wash. A Angel Myers Martino Ine Only american swimmer to Ever be suspended for a positive steroids test won women a 50-meter freestyle nday night As the . Spring nationals swimming Houston a third seed Magnus Gustafsson Defeated fellow swede Magnus Larsson 6-7 7-27-6 616-1 sunday in the final of the $200,000 american capital invitational menus Tennis tournament. Gustafsson who won the championship at River Oaks in 1989 and lost in the final last year collected the $40,000 first prize. The fifth seeded Larsson who upset defending Champion Richey Reneberg in saturdays semifinals appeared to be in control of the match late in the second set before suffering leg  wins opening match Tokyo a tenth seeded Anders Jarryd of Sweden beat Jason Stoltenberg of Australia 6-0, 6-3 monday in the first round of. The $1.15 million Japan open Tennis championship. In other matches Alexander Vronz of Germany trounced japanese wild card entry Yas Fumi Yamamoto 6-1, 6-2 in another match on Center court. In an All american first round match Jim Grabb edged Jeff to of tango 4-6,6-3, 7-6 7-5 columnist leaves the National new York a columnist Mike Lupica has left the National to return to the new York daily news the paper he quit a year ago to join the sports daily. A i just missed being a new York columnist a Lupica was quoted As saying in today a National. A my going Back should not be viewed As any sort of comment on the  Bobby Wadkins team triumphs the Woodlands Texas Bobby Wadkins Mike Hulbert and Robert Wren combined for a 16-under 56 sunday to win the $100,000 18-Hole team scramble that replaced the rained out $ 1 million Independent insurance agent open. The winning group started with an Eagle on the -5, 515-Yard first Hole and finished with three pars and 14 birdies Over the 7,045-Yard course. Under rules of the Best Ball scramble each member of the team hit a tee shot and thereafter the team Captain chose the Best position of the three and All three players hit from that position to the end of the Hole. The team of Hal Sutton Jay Don Blake and John Inman was in a group that finished 1 shot Bac Greer s possessions auctioned new York a trophies and uniforms belonging to basketball Hall of Famer Hal Greer were auctioned sunday despite a Cloud of controversy Over the Sale. Greer who played for the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1960s and Early �?T70s, sold his family a House in suburban Philadelphia last fall when he fell behind on mortgage payments. The furniture and personal belongings were sold last month. One person purchased almost All of the trophies from Greer a  has Rocky alternative Atlanta a assuming he successfully defends his title against George Foreman on april 19, evander Holyfield might look to Hollywood for his next foe Tommy Morrison co Star of the movie a Rocky Viand a talented Young heavyweight in real life. Holyfield has maintained he will offer Mike Tyson a title shot in the tall but Tyson a adviser Don King has upset the plan by committing the sex Champion to a june 28 rematch with Donovan a a razor Ruddock. Morrison 26-0 with 22 knockouts would serve As a viable Gate attraction in the absence of Tyson. Hunter wins . 10-Miler Washington a Jill Hunter of Britain set a course record of 51 56 As she captured the women a title in sundays 18th annual running of the Cherry Blossom 10-mile run. R Hunter a native of Newcastle England broke Lisa Martins 4-year-old record of 5223. The 25-year-old finished better than 1 30 ahead of Leslie Lehane of Brookline mass., who placed second with a time of 54 08. Kimball Dryden of Seattle with a time of 55 05, was the third place finisher. Carl Thackey with a time of 46 25, made the Competition a British sweep by winning the menus race. Thackery 28, edged Bill Reifsnyder of Albuquerque n.m., by 00 05. Steve Spence of Chambersburg pa., was third at 47 09.afn sports television nil playoffs a Boston at Hartford 1 30 . Wednesday. Radio baseball a Boston at Toronto 1 30 . Wednesday