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He gave up five runs and nine hits in five innings against Cincinnati on Wednesday. “I'm ready," Ryan said. "I've had all the spring training I want." Ryan, 314-278 lifetime, will make making his ninth opening- day start. He will be opposed by 6- foot-10 Randy Johnson, the tallest pitcher in major league history. Ryan is making his ninth start in an opener and Johnson, 28, his fi»-st. Ryan is coming off a 12-6 record in 1991 while Johnson was 13-10 last season. In some ways, Johnson resem bles the young Ryan. Johnson led the major leagues with 152 walks last season. With the aid of new pitching coach Dan Warthen and a change in his mechanics, he hopes AND Texas' Nolan Ryan hints at retirement after this season. to improve his control. "The biggest thing is, Tm just keeping my eye on home plate the whole time," he said. "Last year, I wasn't picking up home plate or the catcher until the last second." The Rangers return three hit ters with 200-plus hits last season: Julio Franco, Rafael Palmeiro and Ruben Sierra. However, Franco's start will be delayed because a knee problem; he was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday Texas finished third I son, going 85-77. Bigger thinjd expected. "I expect us to winourj sion," Ryan said. "I'll bee K ointed if we don't. I think[ ave as good a shotasanyh It's our time to win." In Franco's absence, 1 Fariss will get plenty of playj time at second base. He hast strong spring with the batbull defense is questionable. Meanwhile, Bill PlummeniKlDKAPPJ make his managerial debut Mariners. The former Sea: ^ closi third-base coach replaced 1 AND... Lefebvre at the end of last sea :|)£“ "I'm not the same typeofn ager that Jimmy Lefebvrei Plummer said. "He is offeit oriented. He's a guy whositsh and waits for a big inning. 1 do things from the top to (lieii tom of the lineup." Plummer, 45, is fouryeared er than Texas manager Boiij Valentine, but Valentine is start] his eighth season in the job. Ryan will face a revamp Mariners' lineup thathasadd Kevin Mitchell, 1989 Natioi League MVP. Acquired inaR cember trade from San Frandv. the 30-year-old Mitchell will!! cleanup behind two-timeAU! Star center fielder KenGriffev Dal age DAI hesota had mu Duke tries NCAA repeat against Michigan son. Ev streak smiles a MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Success sometimes has a way of erasing the memories of how difficult it was to achieve. For now, however, Duke is poised on the brink of college basketball history very much aware of what a battle it has been to get to the NCAA cham pionship game. Duke is 40 minutes from becoming the first team to repeat as national champion in 19 years. The trip to Monday night's title game against Michigan and its five starting freshmen was rough to say the least, especially for a team that ran the regular season as No. 1. "We feel fortunate to be here," coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "Seton Hall, Kentucky and Indi ana have been very tough games for us. Teams play at a high level against us and we expect the same from Michigan on Monday night." Senior forward Brian Davis sprained his right ankle in Saturday's victory over Indiana and Krzyzewski called him very doubtful for the cham pionship game. "If we lose it won't be because Brian Davis is hurt," he said. "You play who you have and if they win, they win." Duke (33-2) has won the last three games, albeit not in the style Blue Devil fans and detractors have come to expect. Seton Hall had stopped national player of the year Christian Laettner in the second half and wji within six points late in the game. Kentuckynj next and if you need details of that one you sled through 600 consecutive sports highlights show; The Blue Devils' fifth straight Final Four appeal ance and a chance at defending came downtoi miracle shot by Laettner as the overtime buzze sounded. Duke seemed so human again this weekeni when Indiana took a 12-point lead late in the firs half. An awesome defensive performance tumef things into a comfortable 13-point lead thatalmo? evaporated in a final-minute, 3-point barrageh the Hoosiers. Laettner again struggled fromtis field (he did sandwich a perfect 10-for-10 agata Kentucky in there) and Bobby Hurley wasthesar ior with 26 points, including a school record-tying six 3-pointers that gave him 11 in two games. "The toughest game of those was Seton Hallk cause of the relationship between P.J. (Carlesimo) and myself and Bobby and Danny," Krzyzewslti said, referring to the Hurley brothers who/aefd each other for the first time. "There's beenateam that could have beaten us every year butvrenevei played them because they lost." Duke hasn't lost an NCAA game sincetklTO final, when UNLV beat the B;ue Devils 103-73.That loss was avenged last year in the semifinals, when UNLV was denied a chance to repeat. The econd ird tir off anol tom of t averi< ight. "Do e re gi ^Timber Campbt bench h you nee once in thing fo struggli better showed. Pool points t Thurl Ba Herb with a i Derek H Notre Dame stops Lady Aggie tennis team Continued from Page 5 only doubles match that was com pleted, Aggie coach Bobby Kleinecke was pleased with his team's effort in the loss. "We fought as hard as we can tonight," Kleinecke said. "We were just a hair short of winning the match. "You have to give credit to Notre Dame. They played hard and won big points. We are not really that far off. We are getting better." The loss dropped the Lady Ag gies to 7-11. Notre Dame im proved to 7-7 on the season. 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