European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday april. 26, 1994 sports the stars and Stiffes Page 31 Unseld quits As bullets coach i Lewis unsold Landover my. A Washington bullets coach Wes Unseld shocked a capacity crowd by announcing his retire ment from coaching moments after his team beat Charlotte in the season finale sunday. What i planned to do was to announce to the players that this was my last game As head coach Unseld said to the 18,756 in attendance but thought it would be More fitting to Tell you the fans first. You be been very patient kind and very encouraging Andi wanted to say thank the 48-year-old Hall of Fame Center said he s ending his seven year tenure the longest of any Active head coach but will continue his duties As vice president of the team and Centre group partnership the umbrella organisation that guides the bullets and the nil capitals. Despite what he told the crowd Unseld also said he in formed his players of the Deci Sion prior to sunday s game against the hornets which the bullets won 117-99. Unseld will perhaps Best be remembered As a teaching coach working hands on with his players and helping guide two players Harvey Grant 1989 and Pervis Ellison 1992 to most improved player Hon ors. Don Maclean is considered a top candidate to win theaward this year. Although Unseld was just202-345 in his seven years As coach and made the playoffs just once he was obviously respected by his players. I m going to miss him As person and a coach guard Michael Adams said he insist you come to the Arena ready to since taking Over the Job from Kevin Loughery 28 games into the 1987-88 season unsold led the bullets to a 3q-?5 record the rest of that season. But his teams have finished below .500 every year since. The injury riddled team limped to a 24-58 Mark this sea son. To not Happy with the Way things worked out this year Unseld said. It just did t Hap pen. At no time did i not like the group. But it just did t work in his 13-year playing career Unseld led the bullets to 12consecutive playoff appearances and was named map of the 1978 Aba finals. Wallace edges Irvan to win hones 500 from wire reports Martinsville a. Rusty Wal lace who started from the pole and led 319 of 500 laps edged Ernie Irvan by four car lengths sunday to win the Haries 500 at Mart Seville Speedway. Wallace who averaged 76.714 Runph in his Ford thunderbird on the .526-mile Oval survived a penalty that sent him tothe rear of the Field after he was caught speeding on pit Road following a Stop on Lap 323. He regained the Lead by Beati Girvan out of the pits on Lap 434. Irvan s finish combined with an Lith place for Dale Earnhardt moved him into the series Point Lead by 25 Points Over Earnhardt. Iceland nips . Boaters Chula Vista Calif. Four Days after getting its first win in 10 tries . National soccer team gave up a late goal sunday and lost 2-1 to Iceland. Iceland substitute Barki Gunnlaugsson scored with 14 minutes remaining to ruin a comeback by the americans 2-3-7who broke a nine game wingless Streak by beating Moldova 3-0 on wednesday. The . Lost despite dominating the game and out shooting Iceland 14-8. Frank Klopacs taking a pass from Pau Caliguiri scored his second goal in As Many games for the ., tying the match 1-1 two minutes into the second half. Canada wins in hockey Bolzano Italy Canada the olympic server medallist beat Italy 4-1monday in the opening round of the world hockey championships. Olympic Champion Sweden was tied 3-3when Norway scored with 11 seconds left los Angeles Kings Star Jan Kerri score with 27 seconds left giving Finland a 4-4 tie with the czech Republic. Patriots obtain Butts new York the new England patriots made a move toward beefing up their running game monday obtaining world notes fullback Marion Butts from san Diego for their third and fifth round picks. The chargers then used the third Rounder to take wide receiver Andre co Leman of Kansas state. A wire to wire Victory in the greater Greensboro open on sunday. Springer who earned $270,000 for his first pea tour Victory finished with a 13-under 275 total. De Humenik 68 Hale Irwin 69 and Brad Bryant 71 tied for second at 278. Deshields out of Hospital Gilbert gets 1 St Victory los Angeles dodgers second baseman Delino Deshields knocked unconscious saturday when he collide with right fielder Raul Mondesi was re leased from the Hospital sunday. He has Lack of memory for the Colli Sion and the few moments before and after it said or. Michael Mellman who examined Deshields on sunday. Otherwise he s neurologically intact Jordan Streak now at 11 Nashville Tenn. Michael Jor Dan extended his hitting Streak to 11 games with an infield single in the four thinning of Birmingham s 5-3 loss to Nash Ville in the Southern league on sunday. He s hitting .326 in 46 at bats sooner hire Usu coach Norman okla. Washington state coach Kelvin Sampson was hired As basketball coach at Oklahoma monday re placing Billy Tubbs who left for Texa Christian. Sampson had a 103-103 record at Washington state. Hopkins returns to Ccu Conway . Former coastal Carolina player Michael Hopkins is re turning to his Alma mater to replace men s basketball coach Russ Bergman who left in March amid allegations of Mcaa rules , 34, was an assistant at East Carolina for the past three seasons. Springer wins with 72 Greensboro . Mike Springer shot an even Par 72 to Complete Dallas Larry Gilbert recorded his first Victory on the senior pea tour with a one stroke margin Over George Archer and Rocky Thompson in the re Union pro am on sunday. Gilbert who earned $75,000, shot a 3-under-Par 67 for an 8-under 202 total. Archer and Thompson shot 68s. Argentinian triumphs pals Spain Jose co Ceres of Argentina won his first pea european tour title sunday shooting a 3-under-Par 69 for a three stroke Victory Over Jean outs Guppy of France in the catalonian open. Co Ceres finished with a 275 total. Briton takes tournament Seoul South Korea Jeremy Bateson Britain beat Joern Renzenbrink of Germany 6-4,6-7 8-66-3 in the final of the Kal open on sunday. Bates became the first British male to win of the tour since Mark Cox in 1977. Hlasek upsets Ivanisevic Madrid Spain world no. 5goran Ivanisevic was ousted monday in the first round of the Madrid open los ing to Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland 7-6 8-67-6 8-6. Graf to ignore threat Hamburg Germany Steffi Graf said monday she intends to play in the Hamburg Tennis tournament despite threats of an attack at the same event where her rival Monica Seles was stabbed last am not afraid Graf said after prac timing at the site of the tournament. By playing Here i want to show that 1 am not worried about an received an Anonymous letter Friday which threatened that Graf attacked if she plays in the tourney. Moroccan triumphs said or Ermili of Morocco won the Paris Marathon in a closing sprint Ove Antonio Pinto of Portugal in 2 hours 10 minutes 56 seconds sunday. In other european marathons sunday Michael Kip Kiai of Kenya running in his first major Marathon won at Turin Italy in 2 10 8, and Abdelkader a a Ouztz of Morocco overcame torrential rain to Triumph at Madrid in 2 17 39. Maree wins 20k race Philadelphia Sydney Maree showed some of his old form sunday by winning the 20-Kilometer Road race in the inaugural event of the Penn , a member of the 1984 and 88 . Olympic teams finished in 1 hour 4minutes and 18 seconds. Sports on an Central european time television nil playoffs Chicago at Toronto 1 90 . Wednesday. Radio baseball san Francisco at Mon Treal 1 30 . Wednesday. Correction because of a reporting error the win Ner of the super heavyweight title in sat urday s european forces was incorrect. Shareef Elkhalil of Oesterberg who had a combined total of 1,559 pounds was the win Ner. It was the fifth individual title in the meet for Oesterberg. 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