European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                If Jordan s Heel heals hell play from wire reports Portland Ore. The Chicago nulls Michael Jordan did not practice monday because of a sore left Heel. He is not expected to practice tuesday but says he Hopes to play in wednesdays game 4 of the National basketball association finals at Portland. Jordan said the injury has bothered him off and on recently. He aggravated it in sundays game 3, stepping on the foot of the Trail blazers Buck Williams. A i was a Little bit limited a Jordan said. A it loosens up when i play but after games after the sweat goes Down the soreness starts to come Back. It was too much of a bother sunday  though a Little bit limited Jordan scored a team High 26 Points with Sevenna finals rebounds four assists and three steals. The defending Champion bulls Lead the series 2-1 and Are 13-6 in the playoffs. After splitting the first two games at Home in their last three series Chicago has won game 3 each time. The bulls also lost game 4 against both new York and Cleveland a pattern they Hope to reverse wednesday night at Portland a memorial coliseum. Reminded on monday of those game 4 failures coach Phil Jackson said a a in be tried a lot of things and Haven to found the secret yet. There a a tendency to get full of yourself when you re the champions. You think you re better than you  a we Haven to maintained the mental Challenge of game 4 after winning game 3,�?� said Jordan. A we have a Chance to either break Portland a Back or give them  the bulls beat the Trail blazers 94-84 sunday in game 3 of the Best-of-7 finals. Chicago limited Portland to 36 percent shooting and 39 Points in the second half. The bulls handed the Trail blazers their first Home loss in nine playoff games and extended a 4-year Streak in which the Eastern conference Champion has won nine consecutive finals games on the Western conference winners floor. A a in a surprised that Streak has gone on this Long a Jordan said. A the Western conference teams have had great Home records. But in game 3, every time they made an adjustment we adjusted very Well  Jordan said the important thing for the Road team in the finals a is to take the crowd out of the game. The crowd will energize the Home  the blazers Clyde Drexler said the Portland crowd did that earlier in the playoffs a but we have to give them something to cheer about. I done to look at it As letting the Home court advantage slip away but it was a missed Opportunity for  Trail blazers coach Rick Adelman said there was no carryover effect from losing three consecutive games in Portland in the 1990 finals against Detroit. A your team is different and we re playing a different team a Adelman said. A three of the four Home games we lost in the finals were close. I done to think its entered anyone a mind that we can twin at Home in the  l Sandy Alomar or. Of the indians kicks tigers Pitcher John Doherty in the sixth inning after Alomar was nearly hit by a pitch. A tigers Romp in swing game inside sports track standings Tennis rankings a Page 24 slam Road gets rockier a Page 25 Bruins fire coach after 1 year a Page 25 giants owner wont risk 5th rejection Page 27 Detroit a after the Detroit tigers swung their hot bats Cleveland s Sandy Alomar swung his leg and fists. The tigers got a grand slam by Mill Cuyler and Cecil fielders three run Homer in the first inning on the Way to a 9-2 Romp past the indians in monday night. In the sixth John Doherty relieved Mark Leiter for Detroit and hit Glenal Len Hill with his first Pilch. He nearly beaded Sandy Alomar with his second starting a Brawl that got both Doherty and Alomar ejected. A i was t throwing at either Batter Quot said Doherty a and especially not after i see Page 26 for More baseball hit the first  the incident stemmed from the Bottom of the fifth when Mickey Tuttleton had to Dodge two head High fastballs from Dennis Cook. Alomar charged Doherty and tried to Kiek him with his right leg As the benches and bullpen emptied. Cuyler a second career grand slam came after fielder had already hit a three run Homer off Scott Scudder in the first. The stars and stripes june 10,1992 c Page 28 Howe draws 7th baseball suspension Missoula Mont. A new York Yankees reliever Steve Howe was suspended from baseball for the seventh time on monday after pleading guilty to a Misdemeanour charge of attempting to buy a Gram of cocaine. A a in a sorry it came to this a Yankees general manager Gene Michael said within hours of Howe a appearance before a Federal magistrate. A the was an outstanding left handed Pitcher probably one of the Best left handed relievers in the game. Well miss  Howe who joined the Yankees in May 1991 after being out of the majors for three seasons appeared in 20 games this season. He had a 3-0 record six saves and a 2.45 earned run average in 22 innings with 12 strikeouts and three walks Howe entered his guilty plea before . Magistrate Bart Erickson but it was not immediately accepted. Erickson said he wants to study a pre sentence report on Howe before acting on the plea and scheduled another hearing for aug. 18. By mid afternoon commissioner Fay Vincent had announced the suspension and predicted Howe would file a grievance sending the suspension to an arbitrator. Baseball officials have asked to meet with Howe next week. A the commissioner suspended Howe for violating baseball a drug policy after Howe pleaded guilty in Montana to a charge of attempted Possession of cocaine a Vincent a office said in a statement. Howe 34, becomes the second Yankee Pitcher suspended this season. Pascual Perez was suspended for one year on March 7 for testing positive in two tests for cocaine use