Guerrero Drives Three Fastest Laps In Indy History

-- MOTOR SPORTS

Roberto Guerrero, a two-time Indy 500 runner-up, drove the fastest speeds in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with three straight laps above 230 mph. Only speeds recorded during qualifications or the race itself are considered official.

During independent testing of his Lola-Buick, Guerrero became the first driver to top 230 mph and had a fast lap of 230.279 over the Speedway's 2 1/2-mile oval. The previous unofficial fast lap was 228.502 by Al Unser Jr. during race practice in 1990.

-- Robert Pressley drove past Harry Gant on the final lap and won the 200 Busch Grand National stock-car race at Darlington International Raceway.

-- FOOTBALL

Robbie Keen kicked a 20-yard field goal with 12 seconds to play, giving the Frankfurt Galaxy a 31-28 victory over the London Monarchs in a World League game in London.

-- Scott Erney threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Dempsey Norman with 11 seconds remaining as the Barcelona Dragons defeated the New York-New Jersey Knights 15-14 in Barcelona.

-- Bjorn Nittmo kicked a 38-yard field goal with 12 seconds left to give the Montreal Machine to a 31-29 victory over the Orlando Thunder in Montreal.

-- Safety Bennie Thompson, who made the Pro Bowl as a special-teams player with the New Orleans Saints last season, agreed to two one-year contracts with the Kansas City Chiefs.

-- Tex Schramm, 71, former Dallas Cowboys president and general manager, was hospitalized with heart trouble. Schramm, 71, was listed in serious but stable condition at a Dallas hospital.

-- COLLEGES

Months of speculation over who will replace George Perles as Michigan State athletic director are expected to end Friday when university President John DiBiaggio names a successor. DiBiaggio is expected to recommend his choice of five finalists to the board of trustees.

The finalists are Merrily Dean Baker, 49, assistant executive director of the NCAA; Jim Livengood, 47, Washington State athletic director; Eugene Smith, 36, Eastern Michigan athletic director; Clarence Underwood, 58, Michigan State's associate athletic director; and Max Urick, 53, Iowa State athletic director.

-- SWIMMING

Stanford's Jeff Rouse set his fifth American record of the meet in the 200-yard backstroke, and the Cardinal scored the most points ever in winning the team title at the NCAA men's championships in Indianapolis. Stanford scored 632 points to 356 for four-time champion Texas. UCLA was third. Stanford's victory margin was the largest ever.

-- DIVING

Ellen Owen of Bellevue won the women's 10-meter platform title in the $15,000 HTH Classic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

-- HORSE RACING

Lil E. Tee, ridden by Pat Day, won the $500,000 Jim Beam Stakes at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky., by a length over Vying Victor. Treekster was a neck further back in third.

-- CURLING

Finland defeated skip Doug Jones' U.S.-champions from Seattle's Granite Curling Club 11-6 in the opening draw of the world curling championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The U.S. men's next will play Canada's Vic Peters rink, 7-5 victors over Switzerland.

-- BOWLING

Eric Forkel of Chatsworth, Calif., became the first repeat winner on the 1992 PBA Tour with a 217-133 victory over Bob Vespi in the title match of the $300,000 PBA National Championship in Toledo, Ohio. Forkel won $55,000.

-- SOFTBALL

Mark Smith delivered a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning and Canada beat New Zealand 5-3 to win the world championship in Manila. New Zealand earlier beat the United States 4-1. The United States finished third.