European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 23, 1991 the stars and stripes Timber wolves show door sports wire from wire reports Minneapolis a Minnesota Timber wolves coach Bill Mussel Mart was fired monday As team president Bob Stein let everyone in on one of the worst kept secrets in recent Aba history. Speculation raged for months that Musselman the Only coach in the teams two year history would be fired after the season which ended  Wasny to fired because the team lost too Many games. A. / j a after speculation the last few months we wanted to quickly address our coaching situation a Stein said. A we have made a coaching change due to a difference of philosophy which  be  Musselman sparred verbally with several players most notably Pooh Richardson and Tony Campbell and his relationship with Stein was also strained. Musselman 50, has a year remaining on his contract. Gomez Falls in Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Monaco a Mats Wilander and Andres Gomez French open winners in the past three years met different fates monday in the opening round of the $1 million Monte Carlo open Tennis tournament. Quote a. A a a a three time French open Champion Wilander still having trouble finding motivation breezed past australian qualifier Mark Woodforde 6-0, 6-3. But Gomez of Ecuador who won in 1990, lost to Omar Camporese of Italy 6-3,3-6,6-1. V another former Winner fared better monday. Alberto Mancini of Argentina the 1989 Champion beat 1987 finalist Jimmy Arias of the United states 6-2,7-6 8-6. Seles Routs Fernandez Houston a Monica Seles the worlds top worn ends player Defeated second seed Mary Joe Fernandez 6-4, 6-3, sunday to capture the $350,000 Virginia slims of Houston. A aa Seles a 17-year-old yugoslav who now lives in Sarasota Fla., captured the $70,000 first prize and is the leading Money Winner on the women a Tennis association tour with $486,058 earned this year. Mckyer traded to Falcons Miami a talented talkative cornerback Tim Mck or obtained in a Trade sunday by the Atlanta Falcons id Farewell to the Miami dolphins with one last blast at coach Don Shu a. Quot he a the King a Mckyer said sunday. A everybody else has to follow and be in servitude. That a his kingdom there. I understand that but that a Why in a out of  .v.,. \ the dolphins swapped Mckyer for a third and 12th-round draft Choice. They used the third Rounder to select running Back Aaron Craver of Fresno state. I draft to the Denver Broncos on sunday for 320-Pound offensive tackle Gerald Perry. Denver also got a fourth round draft Choice and gave the rams a 12ih-Rounder. Green spent most of his career either injured or sitting behind Cleveland Gary and Greg Bell. Last season he carried 68 times for 261 Yards a 3.8 average. Pease fire rout Thunder 31 -6 Orlando Fla. A Brent Pease threw two touchdown passes and caught another to Lead the Birmingham fire to a 31-6 Victory Over the Orlando Thunder in the Olaf on sunday. Willie Bouyer caught touchdowns of 21 and 87 Yards and Pease hauled in a pass from receiver Stacey Mobley for another score As Birmingham 2-3 took a 24-0 Leaa. Birmingham cornerback James Henry returned one of Kerwin Belles four interceptions 77 Yards for to. Pease with Only one touchdown pass in his first four Olaf games completed 8 of 15 passes for 171 Yards. Bouyer had four catches for 141 Yards. Bell the league Leader with 11 to passes finished 16 of 31 for 194 Yards. He was also sacked four times. Henderson goes on do Seattle a Rickey Henderson was placed on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to april 12 before Oakland a game against Seattle on sunday. Henderson two steals away from breaking Lou Brocks All time record for stolen bases has missed nine games with a strained left calf muscle. He a eligible to come off the disabled list april 27. Oakland recalled outfielder Brad Komminsk from Tacoma to replace Henderson on the roster. Worsham nails funny car title Commerce a. A Del Worsham became the youngest Driver in the Nora Winston drag racing series to Ever claim a funny car title by making history sunday in the National hot Rod association Southern nationals. The 21-year-old Worsham covered the Quarter mile distance in 5.500 seconds at 270,67 Mph to defeat Mark Oswald 5.746 at 278.81. Kenny Bernstein 5.048 at 282.72 took the top fuel title and Bob Glidden captured the pro Stock championship when his opponent fouled at the starting line. Young takes 400-meter hurdles Walnut Calif. A Kevin Young won the 400-meter hurdles and Mike Johnson ran a sizzling Anchor leg in the 800-meter relay sunday in the mount san Antonio relays. Young finished in 48.71 seconds the Best time in the world this year. Johnson was clocked in 19.2 seconds for his 200 split on Mazda a winning relay team. Johnson and teammates Raymond Stewart Dennis Mitchell and Keith Mouton finished in 1 21.50.  3 rams Swap Green to broncs Smith wins women s 10-meter new York the los Angeles rams traded running Back Gaston Green their top pick in the 1988 Minneapolis a cokey Smith captured the women a 10-meter title with 412.44 Points in the . Indoor personality not ability finishes Bill Musselman. Diving championships on sunday. In the menus platform Competition Pat Evans 614,13 Defeated defending Champion Matt Scoggin 599.35. Duke lady vols visit Bush Washington a president Bush inaugurated a White House basketball court monday with an assist from the Duke Blue devils and the Tennessee lady volunteers the Mcaa champions. Before a Rose Garden ceremony honouring the teams Bush trooped both squads to a newly installed miniature half court near Nis Horseshoe pit Tennis court and swimming Pool. A regulation 10-foot Basket with a Glass blackboard and red White and Bluc net was installed during the last week on a 26-by-26-foot Concrete slab painted with a foul line. Boxer Berg Dies at 81 London a Jack a a kids Berg of Britain former world Junior welterweight Champion whose nine successful defences All were fought in the United states died monday. He was 81. Known As the a Whitechapel whirlwind a because of his fast punching style Berg posted impressive victories Over americans kid chocolate and Billy Petrolle in the United states before winning the world title from countryman Mushy Callaghan at London in february 1930. Berg won 157 of this 192 pro fights including 57 by  ties . On last minute goal from wire reports Helsinki Finland a Mats pundit scored with 57 seconds left monday night to earn Sweden a 4-4 tie against the United states in the world ice hockey championships. It was the second time in the tournament that Sundin who plays for the Quebec Nordques has provided last minute fireworks. He scored twice in the last minute saturday to give a\yeden4-4 against Finland. Sundino a equalizer came off a rebound at 19 03 As the swedes swarmed with an extra skater in Tor their goaltender after a . A break came up empty. The tie gave Sweden four Points after three games. The u.h., at 1-1-1 has three Points and remains Well in Contention for the medal round. It also provided an appropriate ending to a game in which the Lead never More than one goal changed hand four times. Chicago Blackhawk Center Jeremy Roenick gave the United states a 4-3 Lead at 7 35 of the last period shoving in a rebound after Tony Amonte broke Clear and shot at swedish goalie Rolf Ridder Wail. Earlier Amonte had knotted things 3-3 in the last second of the second period As the . Pulled its goalie with three seconds to play and Sundin in the penalty Box. Kevin Miller and Brian Mullen also scored for the . A we had so much Luck to get a draw a said Sundin 20. A the United states played Well world hockey throughout the whole game and it was Lucky that we could win a Point in the end. A a Bengt Ake Gustafsson fired a shot i took the rebound and managed to lift it into the net. It was Mere Luck a Sundin said. In earlier games monday Canada and the defending Champion soviet Union posted their third straight wins. The soviets scored a goal in each period in blanking f Inland 3-0 in Helsinki behind the flawless play of red army Moscow goalie Andrei Tref Ilov. Canada scored a 3-2 Victory Over Germany at Turku in Western Finland Theo Fleury of the Calgary flames scoring the game Winner Midway through the third period. Fleury was a late addition to the Canadian roster along with Calgary teammates Jimmy Macoun and Mike Vernon after the flames were eliminated by Edmonton in the first round of the Stanley cup playoffs. Steve Conroyd of the Chicago Blackhawk put Canada ahead at 15 36 of the first period. Geoff Courtnell broke a 1-1 tie at 17 55 of the second period with his fourth goal of the tournament. Viacheslav Fetisow who was added to the soviet team after the new Jersey devils lost in the nil playoffs started the scoring against Finland. The defens Eman beat Markus Ketterer with a wrist shot to the Glove Side at 4 26 in the opening period. Viacheslav but save a world championship Rookie made it 20 with a goal from Point Blank Range at 5 02 of the second period. Alexander Semak finished the scoring on a Power play at 17 18 of the third period. The soviets favored to win a record 23rd world title and ninth under coach Viktor Tikhonov play team Usa tuesday. For Tikhonov who also has coached the soviets to two olympic titles it was his 90th Victory in world championship history. He is Only two Short of the All time record held by Vladimir yur Zinov who coached the soviets from 19751987