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It's All Happening At Sites 100% Pore Beef Bryan & College Station -mm Tarpley returns to Mavericks | occuli Star forward refuses comment on drug problem DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Maver icks forward Roy Tarpley — who missed 49 games and lost $784,000 while undergoing treatment for a cocaine-related suspension — offi cially returned to the team Wednes day, but refused to talk about his drug problem. Tarpley practiced, underwent a physical, and was available to play in Wednesday night’s game against Phoenix at Reunion Arena. He issued a prepared statement in a press conference then left all ques tions to Dr. Dave Lewis, who di rected his aftercare treatment at ASAP Family Treatment Center, Van Nuys, Calif. found slain in Dallas County. No charges were filed. Assistant District Attorney Cecil Emerson said Tarpley also was ques tioned about how he foiled the NBA’s drug testing program by sub mitting false “clean” urine samples. Tarpley has two strikes against him and a third violation could lead to his suspension from the NBA for at least two years. need to observe him over the next six games and see how he handles it, including lif e on the road.” “It’s good to be back,” said Tar pley, winner of the NBA’s 1988 Sixth Man award. “My number one priority is my personal recovery. 1 don’t want it to be a big deal or the whole show.” With that, Tarpley hugged Dr. Lewis and left. Tarpley, 24, wouldn’t comment on his aftercare or how he became involved in cocaine. He was interviewed in late March by Dallas police about buying co caine from the lieutenants of an in terstate drug ring whose leader was Dr. Lewis said Tarpley’s aftercare program includes observed urine samples two or three times per week. “Roy at this point needs to go out and have more responsibility and freedom and we’ll see how he han dles it,” Dr. Lewis said. “That’s why we brought him back with six games to go.” Df. Lewis said: “We don’t know if Roy is going to make it. This is not an exact science. As (comedian) Richard Pryor said, ‘Cocaine is a cunning and baffling disease.’” Tarpley was suspended Jan. 5 by the NBA for violating the provisions of the league’s drug-treatment pro gram. He had sought treatment for cocaine and alcohol abuse after the 1986-87 season. “I think Roy is doing wonder fully,” Dr. Lewis said. “I think Roy is a wonderful, nice person. We just Norm Sonju, general manager of the Mavericks, said Tarpley was a changed person. “I sense real changes in Roy over his other problem times,” Sonju said. “This time 1 sense in him an enthu siasm and responsibility toward his problem areas that I didn’t sense be fore. He really believes in his (af tercare) program. He’s converted. I do like what I’m seeing.” Taarpley replaces injured center James Donaldson in the Mavericks lineup. Dallas, the NBA’s leading re bounding team last year, went into Wednesday night’s meeting with Phoenix having been outrebounded a club-record 16 consecutive games. The Mavs were 17-31 after Tar pley was suspended. Tarpley was av eraging 18 points and 12 rebounds per game before he left the team. All-time ring great Robinson dies at 67 O’Neill leads Cincinnati past Astros CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Sugar Ray Robinson, whose name and style spawned a generation of imitators, died Wednesday, remem bered as the real “Sugar Ray,” the best fighter pound-for-pound who ever lived. Robinson, who held both the world welterweight and middle weight titles, died after a long illness at the age of 67. Although details were not immediately available, Rob inson had been reported to be suf fering from Alzheimer’s disease as well as diabetes and hypertension. Robinson retired from boxing in 1965 after a record of 175-19-6 with 110 knockouts. He won the vacant world welterweight title on Dec. 20, 1946, with a 15-round decision over Tommy Bell and never lost a fight to a welterweight the rest of his career. as a pioneer and “the greatest little fighter that I’ve known.” Said Holmes: “A lot of times peo ple say Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time. He was the greatest of his time. Larry Holmes was the greatest of his time. Mike Tyson is the greatest of his time. HOUSTON (AP) — Paul O’Neill exceeded his expectations in the ninth inning on Wednesday. “I was just looking for a pitch 1 could hit hard and get out of the in field so we could get a run,” he said. Instead, O’Neill hit a three-run double to left-center field that ral lied Cincinnati past Houston, 3-1. “I’m just glad it fell in,” said O’N eill, who had three hits in four at- bats. “It was a basic fastball that moved about a foot. It came back “Generations of fighters copied his style, including Muhammad Ali,” said Archie Moore, former light heavyweight champion and a friend for nearly 50 years. “Ali got a lot of his style from Robinson. We’ll all miss him. I know I’ll miss him.” Robinson won the middleweight title when he stopped Jake LaMotta in the 13th round on Feb. 14, 1951, in Chicago. When he met LaMotta, his record was already 119-1-2. Perhaps his most memorable ri valry was with Gene Fullmer, whom he beat only once in four meetings. He lost the middleweight title to Fullmer on Jan. 2, 1957, on a 15- round decision, then regained it on May 1 in Chicago with one of the most famous one-punch knockouts in boxing history, ending that fight in the fifth round. He and Fullmer fought to a draw on Dec. 3, 1960, and he lost a 15- round decision to Fullmer on March 4, 1961 in Las Vegas. “He was a good fighter, probably one of the best,” Fullmer said. “He was rangy. He was fast, quick and smart. “I always admired him and appre ciated the fact that he gave me the chance to win the championship. He was a classy fighter.” Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, reached by telephone in Philadelphia, described Robinson “Sugar Ray Robinson was the man, along with Joe Louis. Those two guys opened the door for the rest of us. Anytime you get into a conversation about old-time greats, those are the two people everyone talks about.” Los Angeles County coroner’s spokesman Bob Dambacher said Robinson was pronounced dead at 10:09 a.m. at Brotman Memorial. “It appears to be of natural causes,” he said. The coroner’s office was involved because it had been some time since Robinson had seen his private physi cian, Dambacher said. “We will be investigating the cir cumstances surrounding his demise and taking care of the cause and manner of death,” he said. “It does not appear at this time there will be an autopsy. We will know more to morrow.” Judy Davis, spokesman at Brot man Memorial, said Robinson was brought to the hospital’s emergency room by paramedics at 9:55 a.m., along with his wife Millie. Davis declined to describe his symptoms. “His family called paramedics this morning, they brought him in,” she said. “We can’t comment beyond that.” In Las Vegas, boxing promoter Bob Arum said Robinson had been in poor health for some time. “Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer that ever lived,” Arum said. “Number one, he could box like (Sugar Ray) Leonard or Ali. Tre mendous reflexes, great movement. He also had the power of a Tommy Hearns and he was a complete fighter. Every aspect of boxing — defense, offense, movement — Ray Robinson possessed. He was the complete fighter.” into me. Astros starter Rick Rhoden and reliever Larry Andersen had com bined on a five-hit shutout over eight innings before Dave Smith started the ninth. Eric Davis led off the ninth with a single off Smith, 0-1, and advanced to third when first baseman Glenn Davis made a two-base throwing er ror on Kal Daniels’grounder. After Todd Benzinger was inten tionally walked by Smith, Juan Ag- osto came on and yielded O’Neills bases-clearing double to left-center field. “Agosto’s got me out so many times I guess I was just due to get one off him,” O’Neill said. The Astros have lost all three of their three-game series to start the season. “We’ve been playing some good baseball but we always seem to mess trp for one inning,” Astros second baseman Bill Doran said. “Were going to be okay.” Rob Dibble, 1-0, pitched one in ning for the victory and John Franco retired the side in the ninth for his third save. “Anytime you come back with three in the ninth to win on the road, you’ve got to be happy,” Reds man ager Pete Rose said. “Our relief pitchers were just better than theirs. Both starters deserved to win.” Ken Caminiti doubled to left field with two out in the Astros’ second and scored on Alex Trevino’s single off Jose Rijo. Rhoden allowed only one base runner past first base. He walked one and struck out one before he was relieved by Andersen. “I was happy when they took Rho den out because he was handcuffing us,” Rose said. O’Neill singled in his first two at- bats. He stole second in the second inning and was caught stealing in the fourth. TANK MCNAMARA by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds WHO AR& YOU 7 JU>r WHO Af?£ YOU, HUH ?!?■ P" PIP You *£& me take a ^IklGLE THING R3DM THAT uuoaaki ? pip vt>u ? y pip YOU MY SON'S- GOT A F0U- ATHLETIC OcHOLAf?- PlAlP, AMP THE- NCAA'S £v/g:rvuJH£R£. \\R AGGIE BAR ASSOCIATION LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS yf } - SlH DISCRIPTION: Stipend of $500. To be used first year attending • Awarded on competitive basis; Reviewing grades, test scores, interest in legal education and character • Personal interview is required. 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