European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tark rescinds resignation univ president discounts move by Robert Macy Las vegas a univ coach Jerry Tarkanian claiming a Cloud had been placed Over his head by recent accusations against his troubled basketball program said sunday night he was rescinding the resignation he submitted last june. The withdrawal announced at the end of a 2�?T/2-hour hand clapping hymn singing rally came 10 Days before Tarkanian was scheduled to step Down As head coach of the running rebels. The move was discounted by univ president Robert Maxson late sunday night a Jerry Tarkanian submitted a legally binding resignation the University accepted the resignation and the matter is closed a Maxson said. A there is no need for any additional  Tarkanian 61, is completing his 19th season with the rebels who Are ranked 12th nationally with a 24-2 record. Most of this years players and assistant deacons Deal Duke 2nd loss Winston Salem . Wake Forest punctuated a week of upsets sunday rallying from 10 Points Down in the final 5 19 to hand no 1 Duke its second loss of the season. After Dukes 72-68 loss the top six teams in the country and 10 of the top 11 had fallen in the past week. Anthony Tucker who wound up with other College games on Page 29 24 Points nailed a 14-foot jumper with 1 25 remaining and the deacons taking advantage of uncharacteristic Duke mistakes outscored the Blue devils 15-2 Over the final 5 19. Duke 21-2 Overall and 11-2 in the acc had barely escaped Maryland on thursday night holding on for a 91-89 win. Following that game Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski blasted his team and Dukes fans Labelling them As  he was again critical of his team after sunday s loss. A i have no problem with losing. I have a Little bit of a problem with these give away games Quot Krzyzewski said. Chris King made three free throws in the final 12 seconds to Seal the deacons win. Rodney Rogers had 18 Points for Wake Forest 16-7, 7-6. Thomas Hill led Duke with 20 Points. Christian laettner added 18,inside sports courier leads olympic Tennis Field a Page 24 Geoff Brabham captures Miami up a Page 28 supreme court sides with nil players a Page 30 Iowa line coach Dies on vacation a Page 31 coaches were in the audience at a Church on the City a West Side when Tarkanian made the announcement. A we got torn up from the inside Quot Tarkanian said referring to rumours of a conspiracy by Maxson a administration to oust the coach. A we got dismantled from the inside. Its totally unbelievable Quot i a target of the meetings Wrath was a the univ presi in Dent who accepted a j Tarkanian a Resig  nation in june. Tarkanian a upor me to coach next year is not the important Issue Quot Tarkanian said. A the important Issue is to find out what  Tarkanian said he wanted to find out Why his program had been targeted by the school administration. A a in a angry and in be had my fill of ridiculous charges against my administration by people who really done to care about this University and who will stoop to any level to avoid accepting responsibility for the messes made Here which others Are now trying to clean up Quot Maxson responded. This years team has been banned from television and postseason play As a final Resolution of a 14-year Battle Between Tarkanian and the Mcaa. The school also faces 29 new Mcaa infraction allegations. In addition to the Mcaa infractions the school has been hammered with Public relations problems including publication in May of a photograph showing three former rebels with convicted Point Shaver Richard Perry. Also last week the Las vegas review journal reported the Fri was investigating rumours of possible Point shaving by last years team. The stars and stripes february 25,1992 b Page 32 Tarkanian has vehemently denied the rumours saying the report of an investigation was planted by the school administration. He said the rumours defamed one of the greatest teams in College basketball history. Tarkanian is the winning est coach in College basketball by percentage. His career record is 836-148, including 508-105 in 19 years at univ. . Olympians including skaters Nancy Kerrigan left and Kristi Yamaguchi Centerside teammates shoulders at closing ceremony. Games close with fun music Albertville France a in a sparkling Celebration of sport and spontaneity the Albertville olympics came to a close in an explosion of fireworks and Joyful dancing. The 16th Winter games ending As they began 16 Days ago under a Clear Black sky the stadium crackling with Flash bulbs and 36,000 people sitting and standing in unison doing a the  sundays 75-minute show was More Plain fun music and dance than the imaginative opening ceremony feb. 8, where imagery and haunting music accompanied bizarre Stilt walkers. Athletes High kicked in unison As they marched in. Dutch Flag bearer Bart veld Kamp dashed to the vip Section to offer organizing committee co presidents Jean Claude Killy and Michel Baumier each a pair of wooden shoes an a an gel doused the olympic flame after gliding by on Fly wires. A Silver skater began the show entering the stadium under the Banner a Barri Vee Quot followed by the athletes in a happily unruly group the mexicans in scrapes the americans carrying a huge . Flag the japanese passing out flags the canadians handing out olympic pins. A few got on each others shoulders and mounted the stage where a few minutes later Albertville mayor Henri Dujol passed on the olympic Flag to International olympic committee president Juan Antonio Sam ranch. Athletes and spectators were called Down to the grounds to join in the polka finale. Coming tomorrow a games wrap up