European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes August 15,1991 Page 24 Edwards May . Mexi co to win soccer Gold Auburn Hills Mich. A the Detroit pistons traded Center James Edwards and acquired Forward Orlando Woolridge in separate deals with the Denver nuggets and los Angeles clippers on tuesday. But Edwards wont take the clippers physical within the allotted five Days which would nullity the Deal the 7-toot-1 centers agent told the Detroit free press in wednesdays editions. A i is not going to happen Reggie Turner said. The Deal sends Edwards to the clippers in return for 6-6 guard Jeff Edwards Martin and the clippers second round draft pick in 1995. The pistons also traded Scott Hastings a 6-11 Reserve Center Forward and their 1992 second round pick to the nuggets for the 6-9 Woolridge about an hour before the Trade was finalized Edwards flew to Italy where he signed a contract last week. A if James wants to come Back with us that Sall right a a pistons general manager Jack Mcclosky said. A then that a it the Deal would be void. But we wont renegotiate and we wont waive  Edwards 35, has one year left on his $933,000 contract. Turner has said his client wont report to training Camp without a two year $3.2-Mill Ion pact. If Edwards does no to go to the clippers the entire three team Deal would be nullified. Woolridge has a five year $4-million contract and  fit under the salary Cap in Detroit unless Edwards or another big salary was unloaded. Mccloskey has talked to Piston guard Isiah Thomas about taking a pay Cut so the team could squeeze Woolridge under the $12.5 million Cap which the pistons exceed by about $700,000. Edwards 35, averaged 13.6 Points and 3.8 rebounds last season. The lakers third round pick in 1977, Edwards played in los Angeles Indiana Cleveland and Phoenix before joining Detroit. Woolridge 31, averaged 25.1 Points and 6.8 rebounds last season. By Steve Wilstein Havana apr America won a very special Gold in soccer and narrowed the Gap with Cuba with four easy golds in the Pool tuesday at the pan american games. In perhaps the biggest soccer Victory in . History the americans a Many of whom figure to represent the country in the Barcelona olympics a edged Mexico 2-1 in overtime. Joe Max Moore scored on a Superb free kick and goalie Brad Friedel made three spectacular saves to preserve the Lead. A this is a very big accomplishment for the .,�?� said Moore. A we Haven to done Well soccer Wise in the pan american games. This shows a few people we have come along a Little that we be got a lot of Talent and in the future we will be even  the United states will be Host to the world cup in 1994, and this first pan am Gold was further evidence that . Soccer players Are Able to compete on the International scene. A we Are holding our own with anybody a coach Lothar Osiander said. On land and in the water Speed runs in Dorsey Tierneyy a family. The Cousin of former indy 500 Champion Danny Sullivan Tierney shattered the pan am record in the women a 200-meter breaststroke twice tuesday As . Swimmers captured four More golds and three silvers. Meanwhile three athletes including a mexican rower who won a Gold medal tested positive for banned drugs. Jose Antonio Gomez who won a Gold in double sculls and Canadian shot Putter Georgette Reed who did not place were the Only athletes identified by pan american sports organization president Mario Vasquez Rana a native of Mexico. Both used banned cold medicines. A the third positive test was found today but we Only have the number of the Sample and not the name of the athlete a Vasquez Rana said tuesday night. A the name will be announced on  a it hurts to make this kind of announcement a Vasquez Rana added. A but i must insist that none of these athletes have taken stimulants to improve their  several thousand fans at the water Polo Pool Sang a Happy birthday to Fidel Castro in Spanish when he arrived tuesday night and the brazilian team winners of the the Bronze later Sang it again to him in portuguese. Cuba won the Gold medal and the United states the Silver. After the 11th Day of Competition the United states closed cubans Gold medal Lead. To 116-109 while pulling farther ahead in Overall medals 287-230. The Only race american swimmers Haven to won among 10 in two Days of Competition was the menus 100 Butterfly the speciality of olympic Champion Anthony Nesty of Suriname. Nesty who trains at the University of pan american games Dorsey Tierney of Louisville leaps out of Pool after winning 200 breast Oke Florida broke his own pan am record to win in 53.45 seconds Well ahead of Silver medallist Mike Merrell 18, of Charlotte n.c., who is headed for Southern Cal. Tierney of Louisville ky., leaped out of the water and pumped her fist when she saw her time of 2 28.69, nearly seven seconds faster than the record she cracked earlier in the Day when she swam 2 32.33. The old pan am record of 2 35.53, also was beaten in an earlier heat by Canadas Chantal Dubois who won the Silver. A i put the blinders on. I tried not to think of anything else a said Tierney the Mcaa Champion whose winning time was the second Best Ever by an american and second fastest in the world this year to 14-year-old Anita Nallus 2 27.08. A when i saw the time i was shocked a said Tierney the . Women steam Captain a my coach kept telling me i should go that fast and i had a real Good summer. I changed my stroke a Little bit. My tigers sweep slices jays Lead Detroit apr the Detroit tigers pulled two games behind first place Toronto in the american league East by sweeping a doubleheader from the Chicago White sox on tuesday night. Cecil fielder hit two homers and drove in five runs to offset a two Homer three-rb1 game by Ron Karkovice As Detroit won the first game 11-9, and Bill Gullick son became a 15-game Winner with a 4-3 tigers Victory in the Nightcap. It was the first time the tigers have other games on Page 22 been two games from the top since june 8, Toronto lost 5-4 in Milwaukee. Gullickson 15-6 gave up six hits a including homers by Carlton Fisk and Tim Raines a in 7�$ innings Mike Henne Man who also pitched in the first game finished for his 18th save. Chicago a Greg Hibbard 7-9 gave up four runs on seven hits in four plus innings of the second game. Alan Trammell playing his first game since going on the disabled list singled Home Milt Cuyler in the third inning of the Nightcap. Andy Allanson singled in two runs in the second. Tony Phillips scored an unearned run on a throwing error by Catcher Fisk in the fifth. The tigers who led 10-1 at one Point held on despite a two run Homer by Ron Kittle in the ninth inning off Henneman. Coaches have helped me get a Little More distance out of my stroke. And have helped me get stronger. A mentally in a much stronger. In a older in a 21. A lot of people think maybe its a Little too old to drop a lot of Tipsie in swimming but it can be  Alex Kostich and Jody Braden swam to a Gold Silver finish in the menus 400 Medley. Kostich a senior at Stanford led throughout the race to win in 4 23.96. Kostich said the Only pressure he Felt going into the race was a positive  a a lot of the press had dubbed us the a by team and this was a Chance for us to prove we re world class athletes a he said referring to the absence of the fastest . Swimmers who Are training for or competing in other meets. A a we re Happy about the recognition. 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