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 Tue, Apr 7 1992 Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 05:44:02 EDT Message-ID: $$%1 USA TODAY RADIO SPORTS REPORT From the USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network Tuesday, April 7, 1992 This report: Copyright 1992, USA TODAY NCAA Basketball Championship Monday, April 6 Duke 71, Michigan 51 National Basketball Association Monday, April 6 No games scheduled National League Baseball Monday, April 6 San Diego 4, Cincinnati 3 San Francisco 8, Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 0 New York 4, St. Louis 2, 10 innings American League Baseball Monday, April 6 Toronto 4, Detroit 2 Minnesota 4, Milwaukee 2 Baltimore 2, Cleveland 0 Texas 12, Seattle 10 Oakland 5, Kansas City 3 SPORTS SHORTS DUKE REPEATS AS NCAA CHAMP: Duke pulled away from Michigan in the second half to claim their second straight NCAA basketball national championship with a 71-51 win. Duke became the first team to win back-to-back titles since UCLA in 1973. The Blue Devils' second-half charge was led by Christian Laettner, who scored 14 of his 19 points after halftime. Duke scored 23 of the game's final 29 points. BASEBALL BACK IN ACTION: Baseball opened a new season Monday with a new stadium - Oriole Park at Camden Yards - and familiar names pitching their new teams to victories. In Baltimore, Rick Sutcliffe struck out six to post his 17th career shutout in a 2-0 win over Cleveland. In Detroit, Jack Morris became the all-time leader in consecutive opening-day starts with his 13th in a 4-2 win for Toronto over the Tigers. OWNERS PREPARE NEW OFFER: NHL owners, who rejected a new contract proposal by players Monday, are preparing a new offer of their own in an attempt to end the seven-day-old NHL strike. Players say they won't agree to a deal that doesn't formally acknowledge their legal claim to trading card revenue. 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