European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                World league canucks Randy Gregg 24 leaves oilers Kelly Buchberger sprawled on the ice As Vancouver a Ken Hammond hits Craig Mctavish. Canucks avoid elimination with 4-3 Victory Over oilers Vancouver a no team has come from behind after being Down 3-1 twice in a Stanley cup playoff series. The Vancouver canucks Are giving it their Best shot. The canucks beat the Edmonton oilers 4-3 sunday night and Trail the oilers 3-2 in the smythe final with the sixth game tonight night in Edmonton. A we Haven t won in their building in this series and one of our games was a real Stinker a said Canuck coach Pat Quinn. A a we re going to have to Battle like we did  the canucks battled Well in the first period and Early in the second. They had a 4-0 Lead until they began giving the nil playoffs puck away in their own end and watched Edmonton score three in a Row. A a it a one big game in Edmonton and if we can come Back Here we feel we can win a said Canuck Center Cliff Ronning who scored his seventh and eighth goals of the playoffs sunday. A so we be got to play like a  Igor Larionov and Trevor Linden had the other Canuck goals. Joe Murphy Dave Manson and Mark Lamb scored the Edmonton goals in the second period when the canucks staggered. The canucks started the second period looking As if they would run up the score on Edmonton taking a 4-0 Lead before two minutes into the period. But a defensive collapse late in the period allowed the oilers to score three straight goals including two on Power plays the third Edmonton goal came at 19 27. Joe Murphy  other Clear second period chances after Canuck giveaways but goalie Kirk Mclean stopped both brilliantly. The canucks led 2-0 after the first period on the strength of two picture play goals by Linden and Ronning. After a three Way passing play involving Geoff Courtnell and Linden Ronning scored when he tipped in a Goalmouth pass with oilers detente Man Chris Joseph draped across his Back. Linden scored his fourth of the playoffs breaking in to Ranford a left and flipping the puck past the goalie with Botn Martin Gelinas and Dave Manson fighting to take the puck  loses 17-0 to riders by the associated press Barcelona Spain a Ivory Lee Brown rushed for 107 Yards and a touchdown sunday As the san Antonio riders moved closer to a playoff berth with a 17-0 win Over the Barcelona dragons in a world league game. The game watched by a crowd of 41,220, started 45 minutes late due to a truck Accident that left dragons team buses stuck in traffic for almost three hours. The squad took the Field virtually without a warm up. The win allowed the riders 6-2 to keep Pace with the Sacramento surge 6-2 atop the we aft a Western division. Barcelona 5-3 has now lost two straight after winning a five in a Row. But the dragons clinched the european division title saturday after Frankfurt lost to Sacramento. In other games sunday knights 39, glory 33, of Columbus Ohio Joe Johnson s 41-Yard interception return on the fourth play of overtime gave new York new Jersey a Victory Over Ohio. Johnson a interception came on a third-and-3 pass from Ohio quarterback babe Laufen Borg. Johnson stepped in front of Walter Wilson on the sideline pattern and Wasny to touched on the game ending return. The Victory was the fourth in a Row for the knights 4-4who led 33-17 Early in the fourth Quarter. It also ended an Ohio comeback capped by Jerry Kaurich a 22-Yard Field goal with 1 17 left that sent the game into overtime. Ohio a record dropped to 1-7.fire 23, machine 16, of Birmingham Ala. Jim Bell dived in from the 1-Yard line with 10 seconds remaining in overtime giving Birmingham a Victory Over the Montreal. With 46 seconds left in overtime Montreal 2-6 came up a Yard Short on a fourth and two play from its own 44. Fire quarterback Mike Norseth completed a pass to Willie Bouyer who made a diving catch at the 1. I to a Tau Jiuu i Var Uchau giving i amp us an Utu my Wilcia in attic mice a Gimnig in idec me put away. In a a pole Sitter can t keep up with 300-Mph owner Guerrero positions Bernstein for 1st indy car win by Mike Harris driven vehicle. Crawford both have a shot at winning the indy in 1987, has driven in of by Mike Harris a motors ports writer Indianapolis a the fastest Man in racing hugged the fastest Man at Indianapolis and asked a How does it feel to be almost 70 Miles an hour slower than me a Kenny Bernstein and Roberto Guerrero both laughed. Guerrero drove one of bernsteins Buick powered Lolas to a four Lap indy record of 232.482 Mph. That was More than seven Miles an hour faster than the previous record and put Guerrero on the pole for the May 24 Indianapolis 500. But it also was a Long Way from the 301 Mph Speed that Bernstein one of drag racing Sall time greats posted at Gainesville fla., in March becoming the first person to surpass 300 Mph in a Piston driven vehicle. Bernstein has used his drag racing earnings and a relentless spirit to become a motor sports entrepreneur. He not Only continues to run among the elite of top fuel drag racing but he also owns a Lascar Stock car team and comes to Indianapolis with a two Man team of Guerrero and Jim Crawford. A i like to stay Busy a Bernstein says a and i like to  he won four funny car National titles before switching to top fuel dragsters two years ago. Brett Bodine has Given him three victories in the Lascar series but Bernstein Hasni to won in indy cars. Crawford gave bernsteins King motor sports team its Best indy car finish with a sixth place in 1988 at Indianapolis. Based on practice and the first weekend of qualifications Guerrero and Crawford both have a shot at winning the indy 500. Crawford actually was faster than Guerrero in practice prior to the opening of time trials turning unofficial laps at up to 233.433. But an unfortunate qualifying line draw a last a two blown engines in As Many Days and indy a complicated qualifying procedure forced the scottish Driver to Settle for the 22nd starting spot despite the sixth fastest Speed. Bernstein hired Guerrero who has been looking for a regular ride since a 1987 Accident during tire testing at indy to drive in three Road races in 1991. He also drove the car this year in the Street race at Long Beach. But this will be Guerrero a first Oval race for Bernstein. Guerrero is a two time indy runner up. Crawford whose legs were badly damaged in a crash during a qualifying run at indy in 1987, has driven in Only five races a four indy 500s a since that crash. A Roberto was the ingredient our ind program was missing Bernstein said. He brought something to the table we needed badly and that was some experience and some  Bernstein does no to like to dwell on the past so he put the Rush of qualifying on the pole behind and began to think about the 500-mile race that will pay More than $1 million to the Winner. His two Drivers and 25 others earned tentative spots in the lineup during the first two Days of qualifying saturday and sunday. The final six spots will be filled this weekend. Practice will continue daily this week As the already qualified teams begin preparing for the race and others try to find the Speed to make the Field