European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday november 30,1986 National football league schedule sports wire Alabama s Thomas wins Buykus award Orlando a. Derrick Thomas Alabama career and single season Leader in quarterback sacks won the fourth annual Buikus award tuesday As the nation s top linebacker Thomas received four first place voice from the 12-Nan is ii Niiori  and 22 Points awarded on a 3-2-1 basis. Nebraska s Broderick Thomas no relation to Derrick was the runner ii with three first place votes and 20 Points followed by notre Dame s Mike Stonebreaker with three first place votes and 17 Points. Keith i Long of Tennessee finished fourth with one first place vote and seven Points and Michigan slate s Percy Snow the fifth finalist received one first place Vole and six Points. Derrick Thomas Thomas a 6-foot-4, 230-Pound senior from Miami set Alabama records this season with 22 sacks for 179 Yards in lost yardage breaking his own 1987 Marks of 18 and 142. Alabama still has a regular season game remaining against Texas am on thursday night. Thomas played most of his first two years at Alabama behind Cornelius Bennett but his 47 career sacks for minus 383 Yards also Are schoo records. Be Neil had 15sacksinhiscarccr. Mcaa watching am s probe College station Texas the Mcaa says twill watch closely what Texas am preparing for thursday s game against Alabama uncovers in an in  into allegations about possible  violations. But the National collegiate athletic association is not yet conducting an investigation of its own. Instead reserving the right to do so in the future David burst. Mcaa enforcement director told the associated . Meanwhile a Lubbock television station reported monday night that coach Jackie Sherrill plans to re sign after the Alabama game Kama to cited an Anonymous source in the Mejias am athletic depart ment who said Sherrill told his assistant coaches of his decision in a meeting this week. But Tsas am spokesman Lane Stephenson de Nied the station s report. The Dallas morning news earlier this month quoted former Rayer George Smith As saying he had accepted 14,400 in hush Money from Sherrill during an Mcaa inquiry. Later Smith said at u news conference that he had lied to make Money from a Book. Kansas St. To hire Iowa aide Manhattan Kan. Dill Snyder Otto Sivc coordinator at Iowa will be named head football coach Al Kansas slate this week according to published re ports monday. The Manhattan Mercury and the Kansas City Star both identified Snyder a Long time associate of Iowa coach Hayden Fry As the Choice to replace Stan Par Rish Al Kansas state. Parish resigned at mid season but finished the year and compiled a three year record of 2-30-1 Al Kansas slate. Zurbriggen nabs 2nd straight Val Thorens France Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland flashed Down a wet Fop shrouded course that his rival Alberto Tornbom could t handle win Pion Hatta combined time of 2 minutes 9.32 second for the giant slalom in this French resort. The time was Good enough for a .16 Victory Over Rudt Nierlich of Austria who finished in 2 09.48. An other austrian Hans Enn was third in 2 10.02. Lemieux gets d raise Pittsburgh the Pittsburgh penguins tues Day announced they have substantially upgraded Star Center Mario Lemieux s contract for the currant sea son a Deal general manager Tony Esposito said will Lead to a Long term contract Al the end ofic no season. Esposito at a hastily called news conference hinted Lemieux will be paid in the Range of the s2 million a year thai Wayne Gretzky will get from the los Angeles Kings this season. Blue devils still on top Duke remained atop the associated press College basketball poll after the first major weekend of games. The Blue devils 2-0, were no. 1 in the preseason balloting of a nationwide panel of Spons writers and broadcasters and have stayed there for the first two polls of the regular season. Only one new team joined the lop 20, Tennessee although there was some shuffling in the order of teams. Duke which beat the Citadel 93-52 in its Only game last week received 47 first place votes and 1,219 Points. _ Michigan which won the top 2p-Hcavy Maui Clas sic moved from third to second with seven first place votes and a 162 Points. Complete list Page 24 Oester wins Hutch award Dayton Ohio Ron Oester rebounding from career threatening knee injury is the 1988 Winner of baseball s Hutch award. The award decided by the balloting by a panel of major league broadcasters and writers honors an ath Lete overcoming some form of adversity while display ing the character and competitive instincts of Fred  pitched in the majors an managed in Detroit and is. Louis and was managing the reds when he died of cancer in 1964. The 31-year-old second baseman of the Cincinnati reds had to undergo reconstructive surgery of his left knee after cookie Wilson of the new York mets collided with him on a double play relay july a 1987, Oyster s status was so Uncertain the reds did not protect him on their Winter roster aware he would note ready to play at the outset of the 1988 season. But by going through a strenuous and often painful rehabilitation procedure of scr was Able to report to Spring training As a free agent. He had played Only a few innings Wii i minor leagues when the reds Boga the regular season. _ after a two week stay with the Chattanooga lookouts Oester rejoined the reds july 16 and within few weeks had regained the starting role he had held since the 1980 season. He baited .280for the year. A s sign free agent Moore. Oakland Calif. The Oakland athletics solidified an already Strong starting rotation on monday by signing free agent Pitcher Mike Moore to a three Yea contract. -. The 29-year-old right hander was 9-is for Seattle in1988 Wanh a 3,78 earned run average and a career Belt 182 strikeouts and three shutouts White walking 63. He has spent All seven years of his major league  the mariners pitching at least 200 innings and striking out Al least 100 hitlers in each of the Jast five. Terms of the Deal were not announced. Moore finished the season Strong going s-3 with a 2.2b Era Over the final  and striking out 91 batters in his final 90 2-3 innings. His 16 strikeouts Gams the Yankees in new York on aug. 19 set a personal High and lied the Seattle record. His Best season was in 1985 when be was 17-10 with a 3,46 Era and 14 Complete games. He has a career record of 65-96 with a 4.38 Era