European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 26, 1991 the stars and stripes sports wire from wire reports month Carlo Monaco a Boris Becker and defending Champion Andrei Chesnokov won third round matches thursday at the Monte Carlo open. Becker dropped behind but won 11 of the last 12 games to beat soviet Alexander Volkov 3-6,6-1,6-1. Chesnokov routed soviet compatriot Andrei Cherkasov 6-1, 6-0, taking the last 12 games. Guy forget and Goran Ivanisevic seeded in the top five became the latest upset victims. Forget the third seed was ousted by Goran Prpic of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-0. Ivanisevic seeded no. 5, lost to Carl Uwe Steeb of Germany 2-6,6-0, 6-2. Carlo upsets broadcast reports suggested that Cremins would be named notre Dame basketball coach this week to replace Digger Phelps who retired april 15 after 20  signs 5-year pact Olson sues patriots 3 players Galeeva Sanchez Martinez win Barcelona Spain a third seeded Manuela male Eva Fragniere and local favourites Arantha Sanchez Vicario and Conchita Martinez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sta open thursday. Male Eva Fragniere breezed past Silke Frankl of Germany 6-0, 6-1. Sanchez Vicano a two time defending Champion and second seed beat Bettina Fulco of Argentina 6-1, 6-2 and no. 4 seed Martinez beat australian Rachel Mcquillan 6-4,6-3. Boston a Lisa Olson the Boston Herald sports writer who said she was sexually harassed by three new England patriots is suing the team and the players Herald officials say. Olson was to file a four count sexual harassment suit thursday in Suffolk Superior court charging civil rights violations emotional distress and damage to her professional reputation. Named As defendants in the suit were the team patriots owner Victor Kiam former general manager Patrick Sullivan and the players Olson originally accused of harassing her. Also named As a defendant was James Oldham the teams former Media services director Olson had accused patriots Zeke Mowatt Michael Timpson and Robert Perryman of harassing her in the patriots locker room on sept. 17. The three players were fined after an nil investigation into the allegations. V v a a. A a Tempe Ariz. A Eric Swann a 20-year-old semipro player selected by the Phoenix cardinals with the sixth Overall pick in the nil draft signed a five year con the tract with the team financial details were not disclosed but published reports said Swann got an annual base salary of about $780,000 and the total package is Worth up to $4 million including  draftee in drug rehab Chicago Darren Lewis selected in the sixth round of the nil draft by the Chicago bears has checked into a drug rehabilitation Center the team said it was told by Lewis  Chiasson . Tops Swiss in world hockey Derby Field loses Dinard new York a  Steve Chiasson of the Detroit red wings has been suspended for the first four games next season for Cross checking St. Louts blues Forward Rich Sutter in a playoff game. Chiasson received a major penalty for the infraction which took place in game 5 of the Norris division semifinals. Tampere Finland a Sandro Bertaglia set up the Winner and insurance goal for the United states in a 42 Victory Over Switzerland at the world ice hockey championships  win gave the americans a 2-2-1 record and kept their chances alive for a spot in the medal round Louisville by. A the already uncrowded potential Field for the 117th Kentucky Derby became smaller thursday with the withdrawal of one of its most prominent figures Dinard the leading California based 3-year-old and Derby favorite has suffered a Tom suspensory ligament behind the knee of the left foreleg and will not Start May 4 at Churchill  leads Madrid open Madrid Spain a englishman Russell Claydon led $470,000 Madrid open after shooting an opening round 6-under-Par 66 thursday. The. Pm. A. As cold winds again affected a european tour Golf tournament Claydon held a three stroke Edge Over Fel k Tai a. A n p. A i in i n i Low englishman David j. Russell spaniard Miguel affirmed Trainer Barrera Dies Steele Winner at Drake relays Martin and irishman Eoghan o Conneil. Downey Calif. A Hall of Fame Trainer Laz Barrera whose horse affirmed won the triple Crown in 1978, died thursday of pneumonia. He was 66.seahawks extend Knox s pact Seattle a coach Chuck Knox and the Seattle sea Hawks agreed on a two year contract Extension terms were not disclosed when sea Hawks spokesman Gary Wright announced the agreement thursday. Des Moines Iowa a Darrin Steele bested 11 other contestants to win the Drake relays decathlon. The Junior from Eastern Illinois finished with a personal Best of 7,615 Points a enough to qualify him for the Mcaa meet in Eugene ore., next month. Former Oklahoma athlete Russell Adams was second with 7,380 Points and Northern Iowa a Chad Miller was next with 7,109. Honeyghan coming Back May 8 London a former world welterweight Champion Lloyd Honeyghan will make his third comeback fight As a Light middleweight against american Daryl Anthony at the be Royal Albert Hall May 8.majerle extends for millions wins Ingr Emins headed for Irish South Bend ind. A the clamor of speculation is rising but Georgia tech basketball coach Bobby Cremins is keeping his silence. Philadelphia a even Hytten won three events to beat mount St. Mary a teammate Rob Pendergist by 34 Points for the menus decathlon title wednesday night at the Penn relays. Hytten finished with 7,366 Points. Phoenix Dan Majerle was Given a three year contract Extension thursday by the Phoenix suns which will make him the clubs fourth millionaire. Team president Jerry Colangelo would not disclose Iid financial terms but said Majer Lcy a salary when the Extension starts will hit the million Dollar Mark. Phoenix a other millionaires Are Kevin Johnson Tom Chambers and Jeff  open title defense against Hawks from wire report Isiah Thomas Isnit ready to compare this years Detroit pistons team to the ones that won the last two Aba championships. A i can t compare this team to the other two because we Haven to proven anything yet a Thomas said As the pistons prepared for their first round playoff series with the Atlanta Hawks. Game 1 of the Best of five Eastern conference quarterfinal series will be played Friday at the Palace in Auburn Hills Mich y a. / Quot this team Hasni to won two championships a Thomas continued referring to the current edition of the team. A you can to compare something that does no to exist. When its Over then we can Start making  Thomas who returned to action sooner than expected after wrist surgery Isnit discounting the pistons chances for a third straight title although the team is not favored to repeat. Quot we re underdogs a Thomas said. A we finished third in our. Conference but i think we re capable of winning again. If we execute Well if we play Well we can win it  the pistons swept the Hawks in the five game regular season series but that does no to mean Der bit a players Are looking at Atlanta As a soft touch a a it a the Best first round team we be played since the last time we met Atlanta in 1985-86 when the Hawks took the series 3-1 a Thomas said. Guard Vinnie Johnson who Sank the winning Basket with less than a second remaining to beat Portland in the deciding game 5 of last years Aba finals agreed with Thomas. A a they re scary because they can either play awesome or just go through the motions a Johnson said. Quot we expect their level of intensity to be High because its the  Johnson said the key to the pistons Success is defense. Detroit held its opponents under 100 Points in a club record 51 games this season. The pistons had a 43-8 record in those contests. A defense wins games especially in the playoffs a Johnson said. A we re so Good at executing our defense that we can take away a teams first and second options on  Aba on an radio Atlanta at Detroit 2 . Saturday. Atlanta a players feel that if the Hawks done to make a Strong showing in the playoffs management is going to dismantle the squad. A a they be been talking about making changes every year in be been Here a said Forward Dominique Wilkins who led Atlanta in scoring with a 25.9 average. A i think it May really happen after this year if we done to do anything in the playoffs. Beating the pistons would be a sign finally that we re headed in the right  a the Portland Trail blazers and Seattle supersonics who open their Best of five playoff series Friday in Portland have different agendas going into the postseason. The Trail blazers owners of an Aba Best 63-19 record after losing to Detroit in last years Aba finals wont be satisfied unless they win their second a bad championship. The sonics. 41-41, Are Happy to make the playoffs after Fin Ishing a season that saw them Start basically two rookies Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp make three major trades and Start five Guys who did no to Start a year ago. On paper the blazers who had a 16-game winning Steak snapped by Phoenix on the last Day of the regular season figure to sweep the sonics who were 0-4 against Portland this season. Or maybe the sonics will win once in Portland in a game that serves As a Wake up Call for the talented blazers. Reserve Forward Cliff Robinson says he and his Blazer teammates Don t need to lose before they take care of business. A i done to think we re going to allow them to come in Here and beat us Quot said Robinson who averaged 11.7 Points this season. A if it goes five we have the advantage. But i just done to think they can come in Here and beat us. Kemp who along with Payton and Center Benoit Benjamin will make their first playoff appearances believes the sonics need to play Well in the first game in order to have a Good series. A we need to play Well at the Start a said Kemp. A to build our Confidence we need to get at least one win in Portland. I know the Odds Are against us but we be played them Tough All season and they be been beat before. They can  a the Boston celtics have More immediate concerns than whether Larry Bird will have Back surgery in the off season. If he a sidelined in the playoffs that off season May come. Sooner than they want. His status for Friday nights Aba playoff opener against the Indiana pacers was up in the air thursday. Bird missed seven of the teams last eight regular season games and sat out the first three Days of practice this week. While his teammates scrim a Maged wednesday he peddled an exercise Bike on a Balcony overlooking the practice floor. A still Day to Day a celtics coach Chris Ford said when asked about Birds playing status. A a he a biking away. I done to know if he s Halfway to the Boston Garden yet or  a the playoffs were to open thursday night with new York at Chicago Philadelphia at Milwaukee Golden state at san Antonio Utah at Phoenix and Houston at the los Angeles lakers