European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 6, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 25 ians halt . Women s at 42 by John Nelson Havana a the . Women a basketball team can Stop counting now. But done to Stop counting on them. A a we re not stunned we re mad a the teams Star player Theresa Edwards said. A i think our actions will speak louder than our  on sunday at the pan american games she and her teammates saw a 42-game winning Streak in major International Competition dating Back to 1982, come to an end. Brazil beat the americans 87-84 in the preliminary round. The worlds most dominant International Amateur team had been beaten and that meant it was a Day to rejoice for Brazil. When the Buzzer sounded just i a he it before Bridgette Gordon launched a via v Long errant 3-Pojnt attempt coaches and brazilian officials streamed onto the floor and the pro Brazil crowd of cubans cheered wildly. A a How would you feel if you beat the world champions and the olympic champions a the brazilian coach Maria Cardoso asked. A we could be today world champions or olympic champions. I am so so  while the . Women still Are expected to Advance to the medal round and win the Gold other americans were salting away their precious metals Early. Karen Laface of Pittsburgh won the women a 3-meter springboard and. Sabrina Dornhoefer former Wurzburg Germany american High school athlete won the women a 3,000 meters giving the United states its first track and Field Gold. Mike Herbert of Rogers ark., won the 1,000-meter singles kayak and received a Quot More than a Gold medal. He got a visit from cuban president Fidel Castro who presented him with the medal then say muted the . Flag at the presentation v ceremony. Pm a it was quite a Surprise to see him a Herbert said. After two Days of Competition the United states had 17 medals five Gold. Cuba still led the medal standings with 13 Gold and 21 total. For so Long it seemed the . Wom pan am games ends basketball team had been making up for the failures of the american men who have lost their last four major International competitions. But the american men beat a Tough cuban team 92-88 on saturday and now perhaps the tables have turned if Only slightly. The . Women who beat Canada 8770 saturday in the first game of their tournament Hadnot lost a big International game since falling to the soviets for the Gold medal at the �?T82 world championships. Since then they had won two world championships two olympics two pan american games and two Goodwill games. This team includes five olympic Gold medal winners. A these players Are world champions and there a no question  come out More determined than before a . Coach Vivian Stringer a Aid. A they Are champions in their attitude and every one of them will be that much More  . Team got off to a 26-8 Lead but saw that Cut to 26-22 after the brazilians scored 14 straight Points with Hor Tencia Marcari their Star player and a brazilian Playboy Centrefold on the Bench in foul trouble. A when Hortencia was out was when they made their run which Speaks to our mental state a Stringer said complaining that the team lacked intensity and concentration especially on defense. Brazil trailed 45-40 at halftime but took a 52-51 Lead when Marta de Souza who led the brazilians with 24 Points hit a jumper from the right Corner Midway in the second half. A a a a Edwards driving Layup put the United states within one at 85-84, with 19 seconds left. But instead of fouling immediately the . Team let the brazilians tick off 12 seconds before Edwards fouled out in an Effort to regain Possession. Maria a Silva made one of two free throws with seven seconds left and Marcari capped it with another free throw three seconds later. Edwards led the americans with 20 Points. American Andrea Lloyd is hemmed in by brazils Maria a Silva left and Nadia Bento. The United states has two games left in the prelim Nan round. Four of the five teams in the . Group will Advance to the medals round where the records Are wiped clean. Brazil also figured in the . Menus travails starting their current string of failures in the 1987 pan american games. Since then the men have lost in the 1988 olympics the 1990 Goodwill games and world championships. If the Streak does no tend Here though it should end next year at the Barcelona olympics when for the first time  be using Aba players. Laface came from behind in the final round for a . Sweep of the springboard diving. Kent Ferguson also rallied to win the menus event on saturday. A this just boosts my Confidence a Little bit More a said Laface who also won the olympic festival. A the crowd was enthusiastic and if 1 make it to the olympic trials in a sure it will be the same so its a very Good experience. Dornhoefer a Victory kept alive the _ United states perfect pan am record in the women a 3,000 meters. A i Felt about 50 feet High when i crossed the finish line a she said. A i was just Happy to win the Gold. I did no to know it was the first Gold. That makes it  out duels Luyendyk for Victory by Mike Harris Brooklyn Mich. A when it came to the shootout Rick Mears simply had More firepower than Arie Luyendyk in sundays Marlboro 500. It was a two car Duel Over the final 16 laps and neither Driver backed Down. Mears and Luyendyk drove the fastest laps of the Day a both just under 225 Mph a during that showdown but it was Mears who Drew steadily away and won his eighth 500-mile race and first at Michigan International Speedway. A i had a Good Lead on him but i did no to want Arie to get up in my draft and get close enough to push me a Mears said. A in that situation you try not to change your rhythm just keep doing the things that got you there. A the car was about perfect. My Guys kept working with the car and we had no problems other than a Little imbalance in the  Luyendyk who tried hard to overcome a Stop and go penalty assessed late in the race said a we gave it everything we had but Ricks car was just a rocket. We were going pretty fast out there too. A in the last few moments we lost a Little time to Rick because his car was running so Well. Once that Gap is established getting close is extremely  the 21 starters made up the smallest Field Ever for a 500-mile event and Only seven were running at the end tying the Michigan record set in 1986. But a crowd of More than 50,000 at Michigan International Speedway was treated to some great racing in the Early going with 18 Lead changes among eight Drivers. Late in the 250-Lap event however the race boiled Down to a Duel Between Mears and Luyendyk. When Luyendyk pitted on Lap 167, Mears took the Lead then lost it Back to the dutch Driver while making his own scheduled Stop on Lap 169, a Quot caution Flag came out on Lap 183, when series Point Leader Bobby Rahal running third at the time blew his engine. Luyendyk made an unexpected pit Stop giving up the Lead to Mears on Lap 183. Luyendyk then made a costly mistake passing the lapped car of John Andretti Between turns three and four on the 2-mile, High banked Oval moments before the Green Flag was waved for Lap 188. Cart the series sanctioning body handed Down a Stop and go penalty which Luyendyk took on Lap 192. That sent him to the rear of the Lead Lap just ahead of Mears and appeared to end his chances of a Victory. But he Hung in hoping for another Opportunity. It came on Lap 231 when the ninth and final caution Flag came out after Eddie cheer cry a car caught fire and stopped in the infield grass. That put Luyendyk Back just Yards behind Mears Chevrolet powered Penske racer for the restart on Lap 235. But Mears who had set a qualifying record of 225.169 Mph was up to the Challenge pulling steadily away from Lucyn Dykes Lola Chevrolet and winning by 3.14 seconds. Mears who averaged 167.230 Mph won $173,189 to make him the first indy car Driver to exceed $10 million in career  sports Central european time television baseball a Pittsburgh at new York 1 30 . Wednesday