European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pittsburgh a they had no Lenieux no Mullen and it seemed no Chance against the no la a regular season champions. But the Pittsburgh penguins had the new York rangers number a and it Wasny to 1940. Jaromir jagr put Pittsburgh ahead with yet another remarkable goal and Shawn Mceachern followed with his first nil goal wednesday night As the penguins repeated As Patrick division champs eliminating the rangers 5-1 in game 6. The penguins who had never won a division title until last year have won two straight and will be re matched with the Boston Bruins in the Wales conference finals beginning sunday at the civic Arena. Despite injuries to two of their top three scorers Mario Lemieux and Joey Mullen the penguins came Back from a 2-1 series deficit. Earlier they rallied from a 3-1 disadvantage to beat the no la a no. 2 team Washington in the division semifinals. A we knew everybody thought we were done after Mario and Joey got Hurt but we did no to believe it a Center Ron Francis said. A Kevin Stevens and Rick Tocchet  let us. They convinced everybody we could do  a winning the Stanley cup last year was the ultimate but this was close a Stevens said. A to win with the Guys we had out its unbelievable what this team can do when it sets its mind to it. We did no to have our Best but we beat their  it was one for the history books a and another in a five decade history of Ranger disappointments As the nil regular season champions again failed to win their first Stanley cup since 1940. And this one was a Crusher. A a it a like a Poison Arrow has hit you in the heart a goaltender John Vanlies Brouck said. A we re totally eliminated. We re wiped out. You have to Start Back at Square one and that a such a Long  the rangers had come off their Best season since 1972 with a 105-Point record 50-25-5 in the Patrick division that led the league. Thev were the favourites going into the playoffs following a strike interrupted season. But they followed a trend of other losing division winners becoming the fourth to go Down in these upset studded playoffs. Earlier Montreal was eliminated in the Adams division Vancouver in the smythe and Detroit in the Norris. Just As he was in the penguins 3-2 Victory in game 5, the 20-Veam&Gtld jagr who was playing Junior hockey in Czechoslovakia two years ago was the difference. He confounded the shadowing tactics of Forward Jan Erixon to score the biggest goal of the game a and the series. Jagr who scored on a penalty shot and then got the game Winner late in game 5, grabbed Kevin Stevens pass to the Slot out of midair dropped it to his stick and flipped it by Vanbiesbrouc to make it 21 at 11 22 of the second. Then for the second straight game on Home ice the penguins got a huge first Ever nil goal As Mceachern put in a rebound of his own missed shot just Over two minutes later at 13 43. The penguins got Mike Needham a first nil goal in their overtime Victory in game 4 saturday. Rangers James Patrick knocks Penguin Bryan Trottier off his skates wednesday. Alzado Dies of brain cancer Portland Ore. Apr Lyle Alzado the former All pro lineman who blamed steroid use for his brain cancer died thursday. He was 43. Alzado played for the Denver Broncos Cleveland Browns and los Angeles raiders. He retired from football in 1985 and began an acting career. Alzado died at his Portland Home. His wife Kathy was at his Side. He had been undergoing chemotherapy at the Oregon health sciences University Hospital in Portland. Cars top celtics Alzado was the first player Ever drafted by an nil team out of Yankton College in South Dakota when drafted in the fourth round by the Broncos in 1971. He played eight years for the Broncos and three years for the Browns before going to the raiders. Alzado who said he began using steroids in 1969, failed in a comeback attempt with the raiders in 1990. Later he claimed that in the attempt he used a steroid that ruined his immune system. He underwent the chemotherapy the week of March 11. He was readmitted to the ohs Hospital on March 20 for treatment for pneumonia a complication of chemotherapy. A i had my mind set and i did what i wanted to do a Alzado said about his steroid use. A so Many people tried to talk me out of what i was doing and 1   Alzado was diagnosed with a rare form of brain Lymphoma in april 1991 a less than a year after his ill fated comeback attempt. The stars and stripes May 15,1992 Page 28no-hitter eludes Mccaskill As White sox Blank  26 Galaxy flour a Fana deserve win a Page 22 major league standings boxes a Page 23 minor league standings results a Page 24 Sanderson aide reportedly files complaint a Page 26 Csc volleyball tops local late Page 26 Al deed Spraks betting interest a Page 27 Milwaukee a a Long break in a biting wind helped Cool off Kirk my Ras Kihs a bid for a no hitter wednesday. Mccaskill combined with Bobby Thig see other games on Page 25 bengals shuffle off Woods Page 27 Phi ill  a w. A anytime there a a Little Breeze and its a Little Cool you tend to stiffen up a Little a said Mccaskill who had a Long wait Between the top of the seventh and the Bottom half. That a when Kevin Seitzer singled with two outs for Milwaukee a first hit. A i did what i could to keep Loose a Mccaskill said. A you stretch out in the Tunnel and maybe run up the hallway a couple of  even if he did no to stay completely warm Mccaskill 2-3 did stay relaxed. He Mccaskill made a decent pitch to Seitzer on a 3-2 count and the Brewers third baseman hit it on the ground Between first and second for a single. A i wanted to throw a Low strike and i did. He just hit it the other Way a said Mccaskill who a pitched a pair of one hitters while with the California Angels a i think that any Pitcher who tells you they done to know they have a no hitter is lying to you. I was just trying to make the pitches and enjoy it. A a couple of times in be had that kind of thing going in be been More relaxed than i Ever thought i would be. I think that a part of Why you get a Little string oing like that because you re so  Robin Yount who had walked moved to second on the hit. Craig Grebeck Chicago 5-foot-7 shortstop then made a leaping catch on Tim Mcintosh a liner to save a run. Earlier in the inning right fielder Dan Pasqua charged in and caught Greg Vaughn a sinking liner. A anytime you throw a Low hit game you have those Type of things a Mccaskill said. Mccaskill whose 19 losses last season with California were the most in the Maior leagues walked two hit a Batter and struck out three. T Thigpen relieved after Jim Gantner a one out double in the eighth and finished for his 10th save. It was Thigpenn a 359th Relief appearance for the White sox breaking a tie with Hoyt Wilhelm. A Mac deserves All the credit. He did All the work. In Njust Lucky i got to help him out a Little a Thigpen said. A i like the Way in a throwing the  so does Milwaukee a Bill Wegman 24who pitched his second compete game but failed for the fourth straight Start to win his third game. Wegman Nas three straight losses and a no decision. The Brewers have scored just five runs in those games. A a in be just got to keep pitching like in a pitching a said Wegman who gave up seven hits