European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Memorable moments from around the world by Ronald Blum a sports writer after thousands and thousands of games and events fasting millions of hours a few will stick in the mind it s magic Orlando fla., feb. 9 of course it would be a magic show. After All it is the Home court of the magic. A to his first game since he was diagnosed As Huv positive last retired from the los Angeles lakers. Magic Johnson was the Aba All Star game Alt by himself this afternoon. He scored 25 Points had nine assists and five rebounds in 29 minutes As the West routed the East 153-1 13. He even beat Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan one on one in the final three minutes making a Trio of 3 pointers and two assists. A a i be been writing the script ail weekend and i could t come up with the said. Quot that was my s destiny Indianapolis feb 10heavyweight champions Are. Supposed to be invincible not late tonight Mike Tyson was staggered by a jury like no Boxer Ever had a jury of eight men and four women convicted him on one count of rape and two counts of criminal deviate conduct. On March 26. He would be sentenced to six years in prison for raping Desiree Washington. When he was 13 and already at a new York state correction facility for boys Tyson already showed a Talent Lor boxing and a tendency for trouble laettner a shot Philadelphia March 26 Christian laettner proved that he is the perfect player at least when it comes to shots Duke needs to get to the final four. Laettner who beat Connecticut with a jumper Oil an inbound for a regional title two years ago made another incredible pressure shot today against Kentucky he took Grant Hills court length pass at the free throw line with 2.t seconds left in overtime faked right and spun to his left before sinking a 15-footer for a 104-103 Victory it enabled Duke to go on to victories Over Indiana and Michigan As it became the first repeat Mcaa Champion in 19 seasons. Al in the family Indianapolis May 24 a a1 use or. Went someplace new today. New for him that is no for the family. In the closest Indianapolis 500 Ever Unser beat Scott Goodyear by 43-thousandths of a second barely half a car length. It gave him a title won a record four times by his father Al and three times by his Uncle Bobby. Quot the indy 500 just Means life to. A Dave Justice at Home plate be they celebrate their no Pendant Wynn Long win against Pittsburgh which War scored on Frati Faco Cabrera s hit in the Bottom of Tho ninth inning of game 7. Me Quot Little of said. Quot in be been trying to do this since f was a Tittle Delight Goteborg Sweden. June 28 a eleven Days before the european championship began Denmark was t even in the tournament. Tonight the Danes Are the soccer champions of Europe. In one of the most astounding results in sports history Denmark shocked world cup Champion Germany 2-0 on a Cool summer night behind goals from John Jensen and Quot Kim Vii fort a red wave of cheering Banes Marche through the City of Copenhagen and tens of thousands celebrated. Dan denied new Orleans june 27-so much for the marketing whizzes. After spending at feast $20 million on Dan amp Dave Reebok got just Dave. Dan o Brien won t be going to the Barcelona olympics with decathlon teammate Dan Johnson. He got a Little too confident in the pole vault. He passed on the first four Heights of the of vault today at the us. Olympic a trials then failed to Clear 15 feet 9 inches a height he usually makes with ease. After the third miss o Brien just Sal Down and covered his face with his hands. Quot sometimes Quot he said a things like this Why not the Best Barcelona Spain aug 8 a the highest paid team at the olympics was clearly the Best. With magic Johnson Larry Bird Michael Jordan and More the United states easily reclaimed the olympic Gold medal in men s Basket Bati. The dream team won ail eight games in blowouts averaging 117,3 Points and winning by an average of 43.8. Quot tonight a. 117-85 Victory Over Croatia was the closest any team got. Quot i dreamed of playing to the olympics As a Joung kid Quot said Bird. Who would retire the following month. Quot but when you win by 60 every Gam i think it takes away from believe the unbelievable at Anta oct. 14 a never before had this happened not in 738 previous postseason games in one swing of a Bat a team went from series loss to series Victory. Francisco Cabrera a 26-year-old Catcher from the dominican Republic whose major league season in 1992 consisted of 10 Pinch hit at bats came up in the ninth inning of game 7 of the National league playoffs. Atlanta was losing 2-1 and Pittsburgh was one out away from its first Pennant since 1979. But with a single to left on a 2-0 pitch Cabrera drove Home Dave Justice and Sid Bream who barely Slid around the lag of Catcher Mike Lavalliere. Now Cabrera is in the company of Bobby Thomson and Bill Mazeroski. As the braves celebrated wildly at the plate Andy Van Slyke just sat in Center Field staring in disbelief. Quot i was hyperventilating Quot Atlanta a Ron Gant said Quot of thought i was going to have a heart attack j never dreamed of anything like the new Champ Las vegas nov. 13 apr the muddled world of boxing became even More confused tonight. Riddick Bowe out pointed evander. Holyfield in 12 rounds to win the world heavyweight Champion. Bowe did t plan to fight Lennox Lewis in his first defense angering world boxing Council president Jose Staiman who protects the interests of Don King. One month later Bowe gave up the wac title arid began arrangements to fight Michael Dokes sending the championship Back to the Days of alphabet soup wac Aba and if. Page 36 the stars and stripes Friday saturday january 1/2, 1
