European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                B the stars and stripes wednesday March 25, 1992late Nugget rally tips Timber wolves by the associated press Minneapolis a the Minnesota Timber wolves Are Good at being bad during crunch time. You done to lose 56 times in your first 67 games without fumbling Down the stretch. Make it 57 out of 68. The Denver nuggets outscored the Timber wolves 28-10 in the final 6 47 monday night to come Back from a 13-Point fourth Quarter deficit and take a 100-05 Victory. Coach Jimmy Rodgers had seen it before. A before we had a Chance to blink an Eye we gave them Back a helluva Lead a Rodgers said. Reggie Williams scored 19 Points sinking six free throws in the final 2 01 As the nuggets won for Only the third time in seven games. It was Only Denver a sixth Road win this season. Denver made 17 of its last 18 free throws in the final Quarter after beginning the game 6 for 13. A when they were up by 13, they thought wed fall apart and we did no to Williams said. The Timber wolves lost their 13th straight extending their team record. The Hometown crowd which Hasni to seen a Victory in March May have thought the game was Over after Tony Campbell Sank two layups sandwiched around Randy Breuer a a Baseline jump shot to give the Timber wolves their biggest Lead at 85-72 with 8 05 left capping a 16-3 run. Denver fought Back with a 25-8 rally tying the game 93-93 with two free throws by Williams with 2 01 remaining. Williams made two More with 1 02 left to put Denver on top 95-93. After Minnesota a Doug West missed two free throws Williams followed with two More with 30.8 seconds left for a 97-93 advantage. Scott Brooks scored for the Timber wolves with 19 seconds left but Wal Aba Ter Davis made three More free throws for the nuggets to Seal the Victory. Winston Garland chipped in 17 Points for Denver while Mutombo finished with 16 Points and 14 rebounds. Greg Anderson added 14 Points and 18 rebounds for the nuggets. West led Minnesota with 20 Points. In other games monday Hawks 126, warriors 125, of Atlanta a Rookie Stacey Augmon scored a season High 32 Points and Alexander Volkov hit the winning bucket As time expired in overtime. Volkov rebounded a missed desperation shot by rum Al Robinson and beat the final Buzzer with a soft Layup. Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin scored 25 Points apiece to Pace the warriors. 76ers 105, spurs 92 Philadelphia a Horsey Hawkins scored 23 Points to help the 76ers snap a five game losing Streak. Armon Gilliam added 21 Points and 13 rebounds and Johnny Dawkins 19 Points on 10-of-16 shooting for Philadelphia. David Robinson led san Antonio with 30 Points and 15 rebounds but scored Only 9 Points in the second half. Nets 123, hornets 120 East Rutherford . Derrick Coleman had 37 Points 12 rebounds and six assists to boost the nets into position for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern conference. The hornets lost for Only the seventh time in their last 22 games since the Allstar break. Chris Morris blocked a 12-foot Baseline jumper by Charlottes Larry Johnson in the final three seconds that could have tied the score. Johnson and Kendall Gill each had 24 Points for the hornets. 76crs�?T Charles Shackleford and spurs David Robinson Battle for stray Ball  tried to make reporter look bad Austin Texas a former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer on tuesday testified that he Slemp cd to make reporter Jack Taylor or. Look bad in his autobiography a a bootleggers a  Switzer was on the witness stand in Taylor a $30 million lawsuit in which he accuses Switzer of libel slander and invasion of privacy. Taylor a attorney Jack Ayres of Dallas asked Switzer if he tried to cast Taylor in As bad a Light As possible. A yes a Switzer answered. A because 1 believe Jack Taylor to be a bad  Maple Leafs Shade blues by the associated press Toronto a Dave Mcllwain picked a great time to score his first goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs. A i was getting chances but its Nice to get the Monkey off my Back a said Mcllwain after helping the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 Victory Over the St. Louis blues on monday night. Mcllwain was acquired on March 10 from the new York islanders along with Ken Baumgartner in Exchange for Dan Marois and Claude Loiselle. The win moved the Maple Leafs four Points behind the Idle Minnesota North stars in their Battle for the last playoff berth in the Norris division. Minnesota has seven games remaining the Leafs have  hockey league leading 2-1 following a scoreless second period Mcllwain posted the game Winner at 5 56 of the third putting Toronto ahead 3-1. In the no la a Only other game monday Bruins 7, Sharks 6 Boston a defens Eman Don Sweeney scored with 1 03 remaining to Climax a four goal third period and give Boston a Victory Over san Jose. Rookie olympian Joe Juneau had two goals and an assist for Boston and Brian Lawton scored a pair for the expansion Sharks. Baseball eliminated some world cup Sites new York a baseball politics Anil Money were the three of the biggest factors in deciding which cities got world cup games. Some Sites such As giants stadium in East Rutherford ., will need major work and still won t fulfil All world cup rules. Joe Robbie stadium which was built with soccer in mind was left off because the Florida marlins will occupy the stadium beginning next season. Mondays announcement left the winners smiling and the losers asking a Why a a who prior to last year knew a lot about Albertville a new Jersey gov. Jim Florio said after he w watched the announcement on television at giants stadium. Foxboro stadium was the last of the nine Sites announced. Cheering people Flung soccer balls across a Boston auditorium while others in the crowd of 200 simply hugged and kissed. A what we know is what the rest of the world is going to find out a Boston is an International City a world class City mayor Raymond Flynn said. Quot the world is going to come to  in selecting the Pontiac Silver Doc outside Detroit fifa officials went for the first indoor stadium in world cup history. A i have always boasted that Michigan is one of the greatest places in the world to live work and play a gov. John  said. Quot by saying a yes to world cup Michigan �?T94, people from around the world will find out As  while International federation of association football wanted the biggest cities it also wanted stadiums for an entire month. In the settlement of the grievance Between the major league baseball players association and the Houston astros Over this Summers Republican National convention in the Astrodome the major leagues said Road trips would be limited to 17 Days in the future. That knocked out several bids. A Denver and Miami were definitely Hurt by baseball a expansion a said Scott Letullier chief operating officer for world cup Usa 1994. The Rose howl in Pasadena one of two stadiums used for soccer in the 1984 olympics was picked Over the los Angeles coliseum because plans for the Ren ovation of that stadium have not been finalized. Organizers wanted a Florida site and the lure of Disney world helped Orlando beat out Tampa. Dallas promised $13.4 million to improve the Cotton bowl and last week offered $900,000 for the International broadcast Center. Dallas also is the Home of american airlines a major world cup sponsor. For san Francisco fifa chose Stanford stadium instead of Windy candlestick Park because of the giants. Robert f. Kennedy stadium in Washington was a must because it is in the nations capital and Boston was helped by its Large Irish population and the 55,000 fans who filled Foxboro stadium last year for an exhibition game Between the United states and Ireland