European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 06, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse A r no. 7 tar heels no. 3 Razorbacks upset 8/ue devils lose on Home floor by the associated press top ranked North Carolina and no. 11duke arc closer in basketball history than even the 10 or so Miles that actually Sepe rate the tobacco Road when the schools with three nation Al championships in the last four years both lost wednesday night it was Only natural to think that had t happened in awhile. It had been just Over five years to be tar heels five week run at no. 1 1 apparently came to College scores an Ujj with an to for All games Carona state Page 28 while Duke Wen Down at Home 75 70 to unbeaten Clemson in the Atlantic coast Confer ence openers for All four teams. The last time both schools lost on the same Day was dec. 9, 1989, when Bot lost on the Road to big ten teams Duke 113-108 in overtime to Michigan and North Carolina 87-84 to Iowa. A the sudden . State and Clem son for at least one night Are at the to of the league North Carolina state coach Les Robinson said we be turned it upside Down. The league is going to be crazy this in other games involving ranked teams on wednesday night it was mississippi76, no. 3 Arkansas 71 no. 7 Maryland 80, no. 24 Georgia tech 67 no. 8 Ken Tucky 98, Auburn 64 no. 14 Michigan state 78, Wisconsin 64 Texas 102, no. 19nebraska 74 and no. 22 Iowa 74, no. 21 Indiana 55. _. Lakista Mcculie made three 3-Point ers in the final 5 04, and the Wolf pack 8 2 made nine of 10 free throws in the last79 seconds for their first win Over a no. 1 team since beating the tar heels on feb. 23,1986. The Wolf pack who have had three straight losing seasons including 19 losses in each of the last two took the. Lead for Good at 69-66 on a 3-Pointer by Mcculie with 2 \9 to play. I think we won this game because we had a lot of mental toughness put there said Mcculie who had 24 Points. We really played together and snowed a lot of Jerry Stackhouse had 24 Points for the tar heels who had to play without injured guard Dante Calabria. It just was t there for us tonight said Stackhouse who also had 12 re Bounds and three blocks. I Don t think we played bad but i Don t think we played As Well As we could Clemson 9-0 won in Durham for the first time since 1984 and for just the fourth time in 46 games at Cameron in door stadium. No. 11 Duke 9-3 won 10 of its previous 11 acc openers. The Blue devils Cut a 12-Point second half deficit to 60-58 with 3 56 left but Rayfiel d Ragland who led the Tiger with 16 Points hit a 16-footer and a 3 Pointer extending the Lead to seven with 1 49 to play. A. A. J Vwe Haven t even talked about any thing other than let s play this 40 min utes like there s no tomorrow " Clemso coach Rick Barnes said after his first acc game. We Don t have to save any thing because if we do save something we re not going to win any basketball games."/. makes the win even More improbable is that Clemson was playing without leading scorer Devin Gray who had a heart attack last april and re turned to the lineup Only to be declared academically ineligible for the second semester a " a v,0.cherokee Parks led the Blue devils with -19 at Oxford miss., Fred Johnigan s three Point play with 21 seconds left gave Mississippi 4-5 a 5-Point Lead after Corey Beck s 3-Pointer pulled Arkansas 11-2 to 73-7112 seconds earlier. The loss snapped an 11-game winning Streak for Arkansas which had t lost since the Jeason opener against Massachusetts. A John Jackson had 18 Points to Lead the rebels who snapped a three game losing Streak in the Southeastern conference opener for both teams. Alex Dillard had 16 Points for Arkansas. The stars and stripes ports january 6,1995 Page 32 season hanging on vote new York a after More than three months of no hockey after All the threats and bargaining and posturing it will All come Down to a vote saturday. Nearing a deadline that could wipe out the entire nil season the players mad another contract offer wednesday and the owners Are to vote on it in new York. An associated press source close tothe negotiations said the proposal addresses the issues of free Agency and salary arbitration but makes no concessions on the contentious luxury Taxy the Stum bling Block in the lockout. The Canadian press reported that the initial reviews from management Are not promising. 7 -1 not enough said one general Man Ager. nil commissioner Gary Bettman finds the proposal acceptable 14 of the 26 teams must vote to approve. Playoff warmups two of the Best teams in the nil the san Francisco 49ers and the Dallas cowboys have their sights set on the super bowl. But neither will make it unless they win this weekend in the pfc semifinals. The 49ers backup Center Chris Dalman 67 and starting guard Derrick Deese support each other Tor stretches and cowboys coach Barry Switzer tugs at his ear during a press briefing As both teams worked out wednesday afternoon. The 49ers will play the Chicago bears sat urday at candlestick Park and the cowboys Are at Home sunday against the Green Bay packers. See Page 29 for More on the nil playoffs. Carroll fired Kotite hired As Jet coach Hempstead . A the new York jets thursday fired coach Pete Carroll after one season and hired former assistant Rich Kotite As his replacement. Carroll s dismissal came two Days Short of a year after he was hired to replace the fired Bruce Coslit. Along with Carroll the jets fired his entire corps of assistants. Carroll the team s former defensive coordinator replaced Coslet after the team went 8-8and failed to Makelle playoffs in 1993. The jets went 6-10 in his one season losing their final five games. Kotite was fired by the Phila Delphia eagles the Day after Christmas following a 7-9 season. The eagles lost their final seven Rich . Kotite Yas a jets assistant from 1983-89, leaving to join the eagles in 1990 As offensive coordinator. He took Over As head coach in 1991. The decision to make the change apparently came wednesday night when the teams owner so year old Leon Hess met with front office personnel at the club s training base at Hofstra. Those at the meeting included club president Stev Gutman arid general manager Dick Steinberg. Steinberg hired five years ago from new England reportedly was in trouble after the jets made the play offs Only once after he became pm. He was diagnosed with a treatable form of stomach cancer just before the final game of the season. The team s personnel director Dick Haley was expected to take Over Many of Steinberg s duties. Magic makes it i4 0 at pc. -?."-.-4. 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