Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.scores From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: scores Mon, Mar 9 1992 Date: Mon, 9 Mar 92 05:46:24 EST Message-ID: $$%1 USA TODAY RADIO SPORTS REPORT From the USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network Monday, March 9, 1992 This report: Copyright 1992, USA TODAY National Basketball Association Sunday, March 8 Chicago 103, Philadelphia 99 Detroit 98, L.A. Lakers 93 Miami 112, Washington 98 Boston 111, Orlando 93 San Antonio 93, Dallas 81 Utah 112, Denver 88 L.A. Clippers 97, Golden State 96 Houston 109, Sacramento 108 Portland 109, Seattle 97 National Hockey League Sunday, March 8 N.Y. Islanders 6, Buffalo 2 Chicago 4, Boston 2 San Jose 4, Toronto 1 Montreal 4, Detroit 1 Vancouver 7, Philadelphia 3 Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 2 SPORTS SHORTS: SIX GAIN AUTOMATIC BERTHS: The NCAA tournament picture grew a little clearer over the weekend. Murray State, Northeast Louisiana, East Tennessee State and Southwestern Louisiana are a part of the 64-team field, after winning the Ohio Valley, Southland, Southern and Sun Belt Conference tournaments, respectively, Sunday. Campbell (Big South) and Howard (Mid-Eastern) clinched berths Saturday. MICHIGAN UPSETS INDIANA: Michigan upended then-No. 2-ranked Indiana 68-60, dropping the Hoosiers into a first-place tie in the Big Ten Conference with No. 5 Ohio State and to No. 4 in the USA TODAY:CNN coaches poll. No. 1 Duke avenged an earlier loss, beating North Carolina 89-77. The rest of the top 10: No. 2 Kansas, No. 3 Arizona, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 7 UCLA, No. 8 USC, No. 9 Missouri and No. 10 Oklahoma St. FLOYD TAKES DORAL RYDER OPEN: Ray Floyd, 49, became the fifth-oldest PGA Tour winner Sunday, when he shot 2-under-par 70 to hold off Fred Couples and Keith Clearwater by two strokes in the $1.4 million Doral Ryder Open. It was Floyd's third Doral Ryder victory. "Winning at my age isn't that remarkable," Floyd said. "Age is a number. If I stay healthy, I don't think age is a factor." TALK SURROUNDING BO EXAGGERATED: Bo Jackson said Sunday that talk of his retirement and the rumor he is scheduled for hip replacement surgery have been exaggerated. "This thing's been blown way out of proportion," he said. Jackson was examined Sunday by James Andrews, his orthopedic specialist, who said surgery was the "last option." Monday, Jackson is expected to be the Chicago White Sox's designated hitter. This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM