European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                O Neal tops Star voting by Jim of Connell a basketball writer Shaquille of Neal last seasons National player of the year and the Only returning ajl american was one vote Short of being a unanimous selection on the associated press preseason All America team. Joining of Neal who was named thursday on 64 of 65 ballots by a nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters were Christian laettner of Duke Jimmy Jackson of Ohio state Calbert Cheaney of Indiana and Lee Mayberry of Arkansas. Laettner was named on 61 ballots College exhibitions on Page 26 Jackson on 52, Cheaney 23 and Mayberry 20. See Complete roster on Page 23. Of Neali a 7-foot-1 Junior Center was the first player to Lead the Southeastern conference in scoring rebounding Field goal percentage and blocked shots in a season. He was All Over the top of the National charts As Well last season ranking seventh in scoring at 27.6, first in rebounding at 14.7, 18th in Field goal percentage at 62.8, and third in blocks at 5.0 per game. While rumours swirled about his return ing to leu of Neal and his family have maintained he will finish his collegiate career. His Sophomore season ended on a Down note despite the 20-10 record and Mcaa tournament appearance. A leg injury kept of Neal from the final regular season game and the tigers one game appearance in the Sec tournament. He returned for the Mcaa game with Connecticut but his 27 Points and 16 rebounds weren to enough As the tigers ended with a three game losing Streak. Laettner a second team All american was named outstanding player of the final four after scoring 18 Points and grabbing 10 rebounds against Nevada Las vegas in the championship game. The stars and stripes november 16. 1991 c Page 28sampras loses but joins courier Lendl in semis by Nesha Starcevic Frankfurt Germany a top seeded Jim courier and Pete Sampras joined Ivan Lendl in the semifinals or the at tour world championships Friday. Courier advanced by beating Guy forget 7-6 7-46-4. Sampras qualified despite losing to Boris Becker. Becker won 6-4, 6-7 3-76-1 but the sem at championships one set Sampras won put him in the finals. Lendl the Only unbeaten player in group play made sure of a place in the last four already on thursday. Becker has to Hope that his fellow German Michael Stich beats Andre Agassi in the last match to Advance. Sampras and Becker both ended 2-1 in the round Robin portion. The year end event pits the top eight players in the world who Are split into two groups and play under a round Robin format. The top two from each group Advance to the semifinals of the dlr 2.25 million event. Becker seeded second broke Sampras to take a 5-4 Lead and then served out the first set. The German had five break Points in the second but Sampras seeded sixth survived everything. In the 11th game he got out of trouble with an Ace and a Brilliant Stop Volley. Becker won the first Point in the tie break on Sampras serve but then lost the next six Points to give Sampras five set Points. Becker saved two but Sampras won the key set on Beckers serve with a passing shot. The american had Little left for the third set and Becker raced through it by breaking Sampras twice. Courier ended the round Robin portion with a 2-1 record to finish behind Lendl who was 3-0. The american had forget in trouble Early gaining a break in the second game. He failed to convert a set Point at 5-3, and allowed the frenchmen Back into the match by dropping his serve on a double fault in the next game. A i missed four first serves sin a Row i did no to focus enough 1 lost some concentration a said courier the French open Jim courier broke Guy forget for a 5-4 second set Lead then served out a 7-6 7-46-4 at the Frankfurt fest Halle Friday. Champion who is ranked no. 2 in the world. Courier went to win the tiebreaker with a Cross court passing shot and always appeared in control in the second set. He converted his fifth break Point in the ninth game and served out the match at love in the next. A this is my first year Here and getting Here was an achievement a courier said. A anything More will be  forget will Lead France against the United states in the Davis cup final nov. 29-dec 1 at Lyon. A i think you la see a different Guy forget in the Davis cup a said courier who was not picked for the . Team. Agassi and Sampras will play the singles. Lendl making his 12th straight appearance in the event he won five times when it was still called the masters stayed unbeaten in his group thursday defeating Karel Novacek 6-2,6-2. In the other group things Are More complicated after Beckers 7-6, 6-3 Victory Over Stich. Becker is 1-1, like defending Champion Agassi who was beaten 63, 1-6, 6-3 by Sampras. Agassi Becker and Sampras could All end 2-1, and such a three Way tie would be broken by the percentage of sets won. Sampras who beat Agassi in the 1990 . Open final played just As Well thursday As he did then except for inside sport prep football playoff preview a Page 26arum�?Ts boxers must take his tests Page 27nba offers voluntary his testing a Page 27 Hurricane Patton to be reinstated Miami apr criminal charges against Miami hurricanes running Hack Martin Patton will he dropped and his suspension from the team lifted next week his attorney said thursday. Patton wont play this saturday against Florida state in Tallahassee hut he would be available should the hurricanes compete for a National championship on new Sunshine showdown rises today see Page 24 years Day. Attorney Alan Ross said. Miami coach Dennis Erickson suspended Patton and teammate Jonathan Harris utter Harris was injured in a motorcycle Accident Early sunday morning and Patton was arrested for scuffling with police. Ross said he met with Coral Gables police and a proposed to dismiss the charges which is in fact going to actually  Ross also said he met with Miami athletic officials who told him Patton would be reinstated to the team on monday