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SCHOTT AT PARADE: Marge Schott was given an enthusiastic greetingtoday by Cincinnati Reds fans at the traditional Opening Day parade.The Reds' owner, suspended by baseball's hierarchy for making racialslurs, didn't plan to participate in the parade. But she showed upbeforehand to pet the Budweiser Clydesdale horses, who pulled acarriage. As she posed with the horses, fans huddled around her.Some called out, "It's good to see you, Marge" and "We love you,Marge" - a sentiment echoed on some of the 150 parade floats.Others thrust baseball caps, schedules, newspapers and scraps ofpaper at her, which she signed with her name and that of SchottzieII, her St. Bernard. Adriane Redmond of Cincinnati asked Schott tosign her diary. Redmond said she didn't approve of Schott's use ofslurs but forgave her. "Everyone can have their downfall. Thatdoesn't mean we can't support them," said Redmond, who is black. MICHIGAN POLICE READY: About 150 police officers in riot gear wereto begin lining South University Avenue at halftime of tonight'sMichigan-North Carolina NCAA basketball title game to safeguardagainst violence. Sgt. Pam Wyess said the same plan was usedSaturday night when 12,000 fans jammed the streets to celebrateMichigan's semifinal victory over Kentucky. "If they want to stayand celebrate, we don't have a problem with that," Wyess. "It's onlyif things get violent do we plan to move in." The state police andthe Washtenaw County sheriff's department were expected to assist.Police broke up the crowd around 12:15 a.m. Sunday after severalhundred fans became increasingly rowdy, some of them breakingwindows. Police expected smaller numbers tonight. But Wyess saidthat based on past experience, fans tend to be more intense after achampionship game. Last April, police used tear gas and horses tobreak up the crowd after Michigan lost to Duke in the final game. SEAHAWKS' FOUNDER DIES: Elmer J. Nordstrom, who was instrumental inthe early years of both the Nordstrom department store chain and theSeattle Seahawks, has died. He was 88. Nordstrom died Sunday ofcomplications from pneumonia after being admitted to Swedish Hospitalin Seattle on Friday, Nordstrom spokeswoman Kellie Tormey said.Nordstrom was majority ownership representative for the Seahawks from1976 to 1982, the first six years of the franchise's existence. He'ssurvived by his wife, two sons, James and John; seven grandchildrenand three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be heldWednesday at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Seattle. DREXLER HURT AGAIN: Clyde Drexler will miss several games afterstraining a hamstring tendon Saturday night in the Portland TrailBlazers' loss to the Washington Bullets. The guard strained thesame hamstring that forced him to miss 13 games last month, but theinjury is to a different portion of the tendon, Dr. Robert Cook saidSunday. He said the new problem was not a reinjury of the firsthamstring strain and there's a good possibility it might not be asserious. However, Drexler will more than likely miss all four gamesthis week, beginning tomorrow against Utah. "This is far beyondwhat's normal," Drexler said. "It's tough, it's frustrating, butwhat can you do? What can you do?" NHL HONORS MOOG: Andy Moog, who had a shutout and posted agoals-against average of 1.00 in helping the Boston Bruins to threevictories last week, was named the NHL's player of the week onMonday. Moog stopped 19 shots in a 3-1 win over Hartford on March30, then stopped 22 shots as Boston beat Buffalo 3-2 on Saturday.The next day, he registered his 17th career shutout, stopping 31shots as the Bruins defeated the Sabres 3-0. PELE PRAISES U.S: Former soccer star Pele praised the U.S.organization of the 1994 World Cup and said he expects a greatsuccess. "It's a perfect organization. All the stadiums are alreadyprepared one year prior to the finals," Pele said Sunday. "I'mcertain that the 1994 World Cup will enjoy a great success."