European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 8, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports North Carolina keeps hold on no. I in poll by Jim Odonnell a spoils writer North Carolina remained mop 1 tic associated press College Basket Ball poll for the seventh straight week monday garnering 46 first place votes from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Undefeated in 14 games. North Carolina was listed either first or second on All 63 ballots and finished with 1,243 Points to More than no 2 Michigan which received 13 first place votes. Duke and Syracuse held the third und fourth spots for the sixth straight week at the College Basket Ball season ended its first week of conference play. Michigan 14-0, received 13 first place votes after opening big ten play with two impressive Road Victo Ries 74-69 Over then no. 15 Indi Ana and 78-6h at Michigan state. Duke 12-0, received four first place votes and 1.13 i Points while Syracuse 10-0, had 1,077 paint. Georgia tech 10-1. Moved from sixth to fifth with 948 a wings while Memphis slate 12-0, jumped from ninth to sixth with 895 Points after beating then no. 5 Kansas 83-80 in overtime. Oklahoma 13-0, and Louisiana state 14-0, held the seventh and eighth places with 881 and 826 paints respectively. Kansas 12-2, dropped four places edging loth ranked  n a 14-1, by 23 Points 761 -7 38, Kentucky leads the second id with 644 Points followed by Nevada Las vegas. Georgetown Ala Bama Birmingham Texas Elpaso notre Dame Louisville Illinois Virginia tech and Purdue. Grant Steps Down again after Vikings 7-9 season Eden Prairie Minn. A Only one year after returning to the Minnesota Vikings Bud Grant has resigned for a Sec Ond Lime As head coach saying he could go out with a Good last in my  Grant announced monday that he was retiring after leading the National football league team to a 7-9 record after coming out of retirement. The Vikings named assistant Jerry Burns to replace Grant who will remain with the team As a consultant. "1 think the club whether i bad anything to do with it or not is in a Little better shape than it was a year ago and the future is Good Grant told reporters. Grant was lured out of retirement in de Cember 198-1 to succeed Rookie coach us so Eccl who was fired after posting a 3-13 record the Vikings worst Ever. There arc other things i want to a " said Grant 58. When he retired for the first time in Early 1984, Grant said he wanted to Hunt and  said his contract was renewable on a year to year basis one week after the endow Well season. He said he discuss Al re signing with general manager Mike Lynn on dec. 28, Sis Day after the Vikings wrap Ped up their season with a 37-3s loss to Philadelphia. With the infusion of new players we had and some of our new staff members it was probably As enjoyable a season As i be Ever had Grant said although he added that he was frustrated by the Vikings five losses by narrow margins. Although he said the Vikings Are a Cou s c of years away from a super bowl rant said the learn hit year was a Block Tcatch or a pus away from the playoffs. "1 can go Oul with a Good taste in my Mouth he  said he would continue with the Vikings As executive consultant in charge Bud annl. Vikings in a Little better shape of organizational development. That s a fancy name for doing  Burns 58. The team s assistant head coach and offensive coordinator has been with the Viking since 1968. He joined the Vikings after two years As the defensive Backfield coach with the Green Bay pack  to Hal. He coached at the univer sity of Iowa for 12 years including five As head coach and also coached at the univer sity of Hawaii. Obviously i m very elated very Cheit cd said Burns. He said Lynn contacted fans Brave bearish weather playoff tickets go quickly Chicago a Chicago bears fans faced bitter cold monday As they lined up for buckets to the National football league playoff game against the los Angeles rams the 7,000 ticket available for sunday s National conference championship match were told quickly at Soldier Field Many fans waited out Side overnight for a i Clacel to attend the game although police discouraged camping out Mike Johnson a North Side resident was first in line hut was chased from. T stadium pacing a by p0 1T i fire along nearby Railroad tracks and huddled by it to keep warm. Police allowed fans to Start lining up Al the stadium ticket Booth about 5 . By . The temperature on Chicago s Lake front had warmed up to 1 z degrees. Police sgt. William Harrington said wailing fun behaved pretty Well consid the bean blitzed he new York giants 2 1 -0 last sunday at Soldier Field. In three cell Al Illinois towns. Bears fans offered through a Power outage that blacked out pans of the third and fourth a Texas the worst disaster of 1986," said Kathleen Rentz owner of Rentz s tavern in Odell. If it in l fixed before next week we re going to have to buy a Generator Rentz  1,800 Commonwealth Edison customers in Odell Emington and Mouemin lost electricity for More than 30 minutes said spokesman Gil Reynolds. The bears spectacular season in a Boon for souvenir Sellers As super bowl fever has  Are tremendous said Paul cos Tello spokesman for Marshall Field depart ment store. The store carries items ranging from the bears music video. The super bowl shuffle to to shirts featuring William the refrigerator Perry to Leddy bears dressed As cheerleaders Complete with  fever is spreading costello said. We re going to have to Stock up More As the bears move  for those who could Lear themselves away from the television sunday. The great Ace lore offered a 25 percent Dis count on most merchandise from Kickoff to end of the game. We experienced lines longer than we had at Christmas time.11 said Brian Daly. Manager of the housewares and hardware store. All the tvs in the store were turned to the bears game and we had the Public address system tuned in Daly said. He estimated business was up by 50 percent Over a comparable period on a More typical sunday but would t say whether the discount would be offered during nent sunday s game against the rams. I missed the whole game he said. I had to ask somebody after the game who won bears dolphins listed As favourites Reno. Nev. Up the Chicago bears and the Miami dolphins were picked monday As favourites to meet in super bowl xxx by Harrah s Reno Tahoe sports Book. Tie bears were made 10-Poinl favourites Over the los Angeles rams in sunday s pfc championship game Al Chicago. The Odds makers were a Little less sure about the dolphins making them five Point Favoriti Over new England in the acc championship game at Miami. Him last saturday in Jamaica about becom ing Minnesota s head coach. Asked what he would do differently from Grant Burns said i s hard to say. I m not a Bud Grant. I m not u George Allen. I just try to be  Burns had been a candidate fur head coach when Grant first retired in 1984 and Lynn defended the selection of Sieckel Over Burns. You Cin t bal a thousand percent in anything you do and you can t look Buck on things. You be got to look Forward Lynn said. Vikings players were surprised by the coaching change. I was really surprised Bud resigned. I thought he had turned the team around Laid Reserve quarterback Wade Wilson. He brought a lot of stability to the organization. You always knew where you stood with him. The players respected him for  there la never be another Bud Grant said defensive Back Joey Browner the Vikings Lone representative in the pro bowl. Browner described Burns As the kind who s feisty and ornery and the kind of coach you  offensive guard Jim Hough an eight year Vikings Veteran called Burns the Best Choice to succeed Grant. He makes football fun Hough said of Burns. The main thing with Bud you really never got to gel real close to him. But i think i la miss his whole knowledge of the game just As head coach and As a  Grant coached the Vikings for 18 years and led them to four super bowl berths while compiling a regular season record of. Under his guidance the Vikings won 1 1 Central division titles one nil litle and three National football conference crowns. Miami defense faces Lough Job against pats Rush Miami up the Miami defense shredded for 251 Yards Rushing by the Cleveland Browns in last week s playoff Vic tory has its work Cut out in preparing for sunday s acc championship game with the new England patriots. The dolphins ended the season ranked 23rd in slopping the run and in the first meeting with acc East rival new England on nov. 3. The dolphins gave up 201 Yards in the patriots 17 1 3 Victory. The dolphins did much better in this Sec Ond game dec. 16 in the Orange bowl holding the patriots to 122 Yards on the ground in route to a 30-27 Victory. Despite the problems against the Browns who averaged 6.8 Yards per carry in Miami s come from behind 24-21 Triumph sat urday. Coach Don Shula said monday the dolphins will nol change their Styls against new England. At this stage you Don t come in and do a whole different concept offensively or defensively Shula said after his team Well through a Light workout. New England has an excellent running game Shula said of the patriots who Defeated the loj Angeles raid cars 27-20 Sun Day in an acc playoff semifinal. We had a Tough time in the first game. But we played better against the run in the second game. It looked like things were sen Miami on Page 28