European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 34 the stars and stripes sports wednesday january 27,1993 super bowl update innocence Santa Monica Calif. A Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman returned to Urcla for the cowboys super bowl practice on monday and came away believing his team was pres sure proof. A we had a great workout and i believe All the excitement surrounding the super bowl is an advantage for us a Aikman said. A i think we re so Young we done to realize what we re going through. We have a certain innocence and it keeps us from getting All caught up in the hype. Nobody s worried about running Back Emmitt Smith said the cowboys Are going to play a freewheel ing game against Buffalo just like they did in the playoffs against Philadelphia and san Francisco. A this is a once in a lifetime thing and we done to have a Crystal Ball so we done to know if Well be Back again a Smith said. A the Opportunity is defensive end Jim Jeffcoat said coach Jimmy Johnson does no to even need the 11 . Curfew which starts wednesday. A you wont see us on the streets trying to tear up . A Jeff cat said. A a we re focused. We appreciate what this game the cowboys practice for 1 hour 40 minutes monday at Urcla. Bennett misses Bills workout los Angeles Apall pro linebacker Cornelius Bennett missed buffaloes first super bowl workout monday because of a pulled hamstring. Coach Marv Levy said he expects Bennett who did not practice at All last week to be ready to work wednesday when the Bills resume practice for sundays super . The Bills worked for 1 hour 15 minutes in shoulder pads and shorts at the University of Southern California. A i thought it went Well a said Levy who added the practice to the Bills usual work week schedule which ordinarily gives the team mondays and tuesdays off. With some club officials concerned about Security because of onlookers lingering on the tops of adjacent High Rise. Up buildings the team practice in jerseys Buffalo a Brace without numbers. On hts right knee at mondays practice. Is to be Ideal Pasadena Calif. A Mother nature who has been pretty ornery Here lately figures to be on Good behaviour during super bowl week giving turf doctor George Toma time to Patch up her most recent tantrums at the Rose bowl. Earlier this month More than 15 inches of rain fell in 15 Days at the super bowl site Here. Cold weather has also taken its toll. But the Sun came out last week and it should last through san Day a game providing temperatures in the 70s, the National weather service said monday. A it looks like it will be fair and dry. Santa Ana winds Are possible but the Rose bowl is kind of sheltered from the winds so unless they Are real intense that be a Factor a said news meteorologist Marty Chipman. If the skies Are Blue then the grass better be Green and that Stoma a Job. A a we re fighting it a Little bit. When we started Here right after the Rose bowl on Jan. 1it Wasny to like the grass of the past. We had to Fensod with 38,000 Square feet of Sod but then it rained 13 out of 16 Days and we had to reseed a said Toma. Suns blow 16-Point Lead hold on to Shade pistons a Phoenix defender Cedric Ceballos strips the Ball away from pistons Melvin Newborn during mondays action by the associated press Auburn Hills Mich. A Charles Barkley thinks the Phoenix suns newfound Success is their biggest problem. The suns let a 16-Point Lead slip away in the final seven minutes monday but they escaped with a 121119 Victory Over Detroit when Terry Mills 3-Point attempt rimmed out at the Buzzer. A these Guys still Arentt used to being on top a Barkley said of his teammates. A when my you Are the top dog everyone que s or a a a wants a shot at you and we Nave to be ready event the suns who have the a bad a Best Overall record Best Home record and Best Road record won their third straight. The pistons lost their sixth in a Row. The suns led 109-93 with 6 45 left but the pistons went on a 23-10, and Gerald Glass tip in with 35 seconds to play pulled them to 119-116, Kevin Johnson made two free throws sandwiched around Joe Dumars 3-Pointcr with seven seconds left to make it a two Point game. Then came the final play. Gerald Glass took the Ball out of Bounds and his first two options were the red hot Dumars and Isiah Thomas. A i wanted to deny Dumars the Ball but i really did no to want Isiah to get it either a Sun coach Paul Westphal said. Mills started out near the Basket too but with both guards covered he broke for the Ball. A we wanted Terry to stay Down Low but he got a Little anxious a Piston coach Ron Rothstein said. A the had Barkley on his Back so he ran out to the Glass passed to Mills along the sideline and Mills turned and launched a 3-Pointer that hit the inside of the rim and rolled out. Dumars led All scorers with 36 Points including 12 in the fourth Quarter while Glass added a season High 22. Barkley and Kevin Johnson each scored 24 for Phoenix. In other games monday night Hawks 117, Kings 106 Atlanta a Kevin Willis broke the 20-Point mar go for the first time since dec. 26, scoring 30 Points and adding 17 rebounds As the Hawks got their seventh win in the last 10 games. The turning Point came in the third Quarter when Atlanta employed a defensive strategy of trapping and double teaming. The Hawks outscored the Kings 33-18 turn is a 58-52 halftime deficit into an 8576 Lead. Dominique Wilkins had a game High 38 Points. T a nuggets 102ttlmberwoves97 Denver a the nuggets held off a late Minnesota rally and sent the Timber wolves to their 21st loss in 24 games. Trailing 90-80, the Timber wolves scored nine consecutive Points to pull to one Back one with 3 38 Lett. But Robert pack scored five Points and Chris Jackson had four for Denver in the closing seconds. Jackson finished with 24 Points and Reggie Williams added 22, Chuck person led Minnesota with 29, but missed five of eight free throws. Canadians nip Bruins on Rookie s overtime goal a Montreal Faleri ill urns Ihu to Liml 1 hot ilm mail a in Montreal a it was the kind of night that Rookie de Ronan needed. The right wings place in the Montreal canadians a lineup was hardly secure so it helped his cause to score 14 seconds into overtime in a 3-2 Victory Over the Boston Bruins in the Only Neil game monday night. A a it a great to be Able to help the club a Ronan said after Only Bis fourth goal in 37 games this season. A it was a big two Points for us. It s better without Boston breathing Down our that the goal came against Boston was a Bonus. Ronan comes from Quincy mass., and he spent four years at Boston University before entering the canadians a organization last season. A in a sure they had the game on to Back Home a Ronan said. A but if it had come against Quebec or anyone else it would have been just As big because we needed the two Ronan also helped to Check Bostons lop line of Adam Oates Joe Juneau and Steve Leach. The canadians out shot the ruins 29-19. Ronan was not on the ice when the Bruins pulled goaltender John Blue and with an Exra attacker tied the game on a goal by Oates with 42 seconds remaining in the third period. A a but with the Oates line on to Start the overtime Montreal coach Jacques Demers sent out his checking line of Ronan Guy Carbonneau and Donald Dufresne a Dele senian playing on left Wing because of injuries to Benoit Brunet and John Leclair. Dufresne fed a pass to Ronan w jammed the puck behind Blue. The Victory ended a two game Losi Streak for the canadians who Lead t Adams division by five Points Over que Bee and eight Over Boston a highlight for the crowd of 16,958 w a missed penalty shot by Montreal a Der Savard at 2 34 of the second period aft defens Eman Gord Roberts grabbed to puck with his hand in blues crease. Savard deed to the forehand and l control of the puck
