European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports Kosar cleared for vikes or Browns new York a Bernie Kosar can play for the Minnesota Vikings or the Cleveland Kosar got the word from National football league commissioner Pete who tuesday upheld two trades for the University of Miami Rozelle 11page decision gives Kosar the right to de cide whether he wants to play for the Vikings or he upheld both the Trade Between Minnesota and hous ton that gave the Vikings the first crack at Kosar in next tuesdays regular College and the Deal Between the Browns and the Buffalo Bills that gave Cleveland Kosaris rights in a supplemental that left the decision in the hands of who has two years of College eligibility left but says he intends to Complete his studies this he can notify the league by thursday Rozelle deadline that he intends to opt for the regular draft and Minnesota or he can forgo Complete his then announce he wants to play in the nil and give Cleveland its John a dentist and Friend of the family who has been acting As Kosaris made it Clear which Way the 20yearold quarterback is i still think he feels the Geletka i think he has a Cleveland Rozelle decision capped five weeks of mane vering for the Only quarterback considered Worth a first round pick in this years it began March when Kosar announced that he would obtain his degree this summer and turn pro rather than return for his third season with the whom he led to College football National championship in v that immediately focused attention on which held the second pick in the draft and had the first shot at Kosar because which has the first had Al ready signed Virginia tech defensive end Bruce two weeks the oilers traded their first round pick to which picks in Exchange for the Vikings firsthand second round on the same the Browns dealt their top pick in the 1986 draft and an undisclosed believed to be line Backer Chip to Buffalo for the first pick in the supplemental the resultant muddle forced Rozelle to step the commissioner suspended the april 15 deadline for Kosar to notify the league that he planned to enter the draft and summoned representatives of All four teams involved to his new York office for a tuesdays which gave Kosar until thursday to Send in his stemmed from that during which Houston and Minnesota contended that Kosar must enter the regular draft because he had hired an Cleveland owner Art Modell said he was Happy with Rozelle asked if he thought it meant the Browns had landed he replied i dont want to character ize it except to say were very Mike general manager of the said he would try to convince Kosar to declare himself eligible for the regular if Minnesota has any it May be in its quarterback Mike who was Kosaris quarterback coach at the oilers dont stand to lose from the since As part of its Trade with the Vikings agreed not to pick Texas defensive lineman Ray the player the oilers want in the that will leave hous ton free to pick Childress with the third Choice in the frees 32 fires cars past celtics 10598 a photo Boston celtics Center Robert Parish loses control of the Ball while guarded by Cleveland Cav Roy Hinson by the associated press Ohio the Cleveland Cavaliers got 32 Points from world free and took advantage of the absence of Larry Bird to stay alive in their National basketball association playoff series tuesday night with a 10598 Victory Over the Boston Scott starting in place of who has scored 30 Points for the but they were hindered by a Lack of Bench the Victory Cut Bostons Lead in the Besto five series to Bird had averaged 35 Points a game in the celtics two victories Over Cleveland in but Wedman made a valiant Effort to compensate for his in other Besto five series lakers suns 103 James worthy scored 12 of his 23 Points in a Pivotal second period As los Angeles completed its three game sweep of the who eliminated Phoenix in first round series in 1980 and 1982 in route to world Advance against the Winner of the Dallas Portland the lakers opened the second period with a 154 Bob Mcadoo accounted for seven of the and Mike Mcgee had six for a 4029 bulge with Leuin the Phoenix closed to 6052 on Mike Sand ers Layin with but worthy scored seven Points Down the stretch for a 6858 halftime the who got 26 Points from Maurice got no closer than nine Points in the second Aba playoffs Trail blazers Mavericks 109 Kiki Vanda a Che and Kenny Carr triggered a Sec on half Portland surge As the Trail ers beat Portland leads the series Clyde Drexler recorded a triple double with 20 10 rebounds and 10 assists to Pace the Vandeweghe and Carr each had a run of Points As Portland first caught the then pulled Dallas grabbed a 6256 halftime Lead behind hot outside shooting by Mark Aguirre and Rolando who scored 30 Points Portland reeled off 12 straight including 10 straight by to take an 8178 advantage with to in the fourth Vandeweghe put the game out of reach with 10 in a the last two with a 20footer to make it 117106 with 45 seconds to nuggets spurs 112 san Texas behind Alex English 27 outlasted a fourth period surge to beat san Denver leads the series John who finished with 16 led the fourth Quarter rally for the spurs with 10 Points but failed to make a three Point shot at the Paxson and George who finished with 30 led a charge of 20 Points to the nuggets six in the opening but the spurs could Only close the Gap to 10099 and never took the flyers out skate islanders 53 oilers beat jets 54 by the associated press the Phila Delphia flyers trimmed the new York is Landers 53 tuesday night in the National hockey league the flyers grabbed a 30 Lead in the Besto seven pushing the islanders to the Brink of elimination before the finals for the first time since Brian Propp scored a goal during a pen Alty in the second period to fire the flyers ahead with flyers defens Eman Brad Mccrim Mon penalized five minutes for High stick ing Duane Propp broke free and beat goalie Billy Smith with a wrist nil playoffs in the other Besto seven series Nordques canadians 6 of Quebec Dale Hunter scored at of overtime off an assist by three goalscorer Michel Goulet to give Quebec its Victory Over the Nordques Lead the series Hunter took a pass from Goulet and beat Montreal goaltender Penney with a slap shot from the left Wing the Nordques Wilf paiement tied the game 66 and forced the overtime when he poked in Brent Ash tons rebound at of the third Black Hawks North stars 3 Al so Cord scored twice within a Span late in the second period As Chicago rallied against the Black Hawks Lead the series Secord snapped a 22 tie with left in the second period when he took the puck away from North stars defens Eman Craig Hartsburg in Minnesota end and fired a 20footer Between the legs of Minnesota goaltender Gilles with 42 seconds to go in the Denis Savard stole the puck from Minne sofas Ron Wilson and took a slap shot that Meloche Secord flipped the rebound into the empty oilers jets 4 Winnipeg Edmonton got the tie breaking goal from Wayne Gretzky in the third period to beat the oilers Lead the series Gretzky scored at the he took a Long pass from Glenn Anderson and broke away from jets defens Eman Randy Carlyle at the jets Blue Gretzky skated in All alone on goaltender Brian Hayward with a Quick move from his backhand to scored into an empty