European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes March 21.1992 c Page 28 Jordan going to games by the associated press Michael Jordan says he has settled his differences with Usa basketball and will definitely play in this Summers olympic games at Barcelona. The potential participation of Jordan Patrick Ewing and John Stockton in the summer games had been in doubt because of a dispute involving the players their agents Proser of Arlington Anike and Aba properties. Earlier this season Jordan had asked Aba properties the league marketing Arm to cease Selling products bearing his Jordan pours in 51 Points see Page 22 likeness saying that Proser had worked out a Deal with Nike for the exclusive use of his image on various items of clothing. Aba properties has a separate marketing agreement with Usa basketball involving olympic basketball souvenirs and Proser had asserted its interest in preventing use of Jordan by Aba properties on its olympic apparel in order to protect the exclusivity of the Deal with Nike. A a a in a playing but Nike will still retain my merchandise License Quot Jordan said thursday before the Chicago bulls visited the Washington bullets. A my face will not be on any olympic apparel but my percentage from royalties will go to Usa  although the endorsement matter seems settled questions have been raised a second time about Check payments by Jordan and this time the Aba says it will look into the matter. "1  Call it an investigation but we arc looking into it Quot Aba spokesman Brian Mcintyre said Friday after reports that two checks signed by Jordan and a copy of Cashiers checks totalling $108,000 were found by lawyers and police in the estate of slain Bondsman Eddie Dow. Downs lawyer and his brother said the checks were to pay Jordan a gambling debts the Gaston Gazette reported. Jordan has denied knowledge of the  Tulane houses St. John s Lsuis Shaquille of Neal blocks one or an Mcaa tourney record 11 shots thursday in Boise Idaho. Sec Page 26 for details on thursdays late opening Day Mcaa games. Nil players set a strike Date Chicago apr the nil players association said Friday it will strike March 30, a week before the Stanley cup playoffs if no new collective bargaining agreement is reached. The warning was sent to league president John Ziegler As he met with the leagues Board of governors to discuss the threat to the lucrative postseason playoffs which begin april 8. A in Plain terms a strike will occur unless a collectively negotiated agreement is reached by that deadline Quot Bob Goode now executive director of the players group said in a statement issued from the unions Toronto  said the unanimous decision by the associations negotiating committee to set a strike deadline reflects dissatisfaction with the Lack of Progress throughout the negotiations. The statement said the strike would begin on noon March 30. None of the nil governors meeting by Joe Macenka Atlanta apr seven years after shutting Down its basketball program Tulane shut Down St. Johns in the Mcaa basketball tournament. The Green wave making its first appearance in the tourney used constant defensive pressure to upset the cold shooting redmen 61-57 Friday in the Southeast regional. David Whitmore had 15 Points and six rebounds for loth seeded Tulane 22-8which resumed basketball in 1989 after a self imposed three year absence caused by a Point shaving scandal and academic problems. A this is one of the Best wins in the history of Tulane basketball a said coach Kentucky knocks off the rust see Page 26 Perry Clark whose first Tulane squad won Only four games in 1989-90. A i told them before the game that this one was for them. They have worked hard and played Well for us but i wanted them to have fun and win this one for  pressured throughout the game seventh seeded St. Johns 19-11 shot Only 36 percent from the Field and committed 16 turnovers. A they Are very Quick and they have tremendous team Speed a said St. Johns coach Lou Carnesecca. A they had Good intensity they re Well drilled and they hit some big big buckets  St. Johns missed 15 of its last 16 shots from the Field in the first half allowing Tulane to go on an 18-4 run that put the Green wave ahead 35-30 at halftime a it was a Lack of execution on our part a Carnesecca said. A they took us out of our  a they were trapping All Over and forced us out of our set offence a Point guard Jason Buchanan said. A they trapped for 40 minutes and we just had a Tough time with  Tulane went ahead to stay at 40-39 on a 3-Pointer by Kim Lewis with 14 38 left. The Green wave forced seven turnovers As they built their advantage to 55-48 on a Layup by Pointer Williams with 4 39 remaining. St. Johns twice Cut it to two Points the last time at 59-57 on Buchanan s Layup at the 1 55 Mark. But the redmen failed to score on their next two possessions giving Tulane the Ball with less than a minute left. The Green wave worked the clock before Anthony Reed made a 12-foot Baseline jumper with 17 seconds left. Malik Sealy who led St. Johns with 20 Points then missed a pair of 3-pointers and Mitchell Foster  convert a tip in. Tulane got the Loose Ball and ran out the clock. Reed and Lewis had 12 Points each for Tulane and Foster had 10 for the redmen who missed six of seven shots Down the stretch. In a downtown Chicago hotel was available to comment on the latest development. On thursday chairman William Wirtz said negotiations would resume next week in an Effort to break the impasse. If the players strike the owners say they will consider Docking part of next seasons salaries replacing strikers with minor league players or postponing the playoffs. The parties did not meet this  sports Iowa madmen Lead Caas Page 22 pirates deep Sixing big salaries a Page 25 Manhattan advances in nit Page 26 Sabatini beats Graf in semis a Page 27