European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 15.1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 sports wire lbs pays $ i billion for to baseball rights from ores dispatches new York lbs on wednesday won exclusive network rights to televise major league baseball Tor the next four years with a is billion offer that shocked Abc which has covered baseball since 1947. Lbs said its four year Condrac allows it to televise the world series the All Star game the playoffs in both leagues and a 12-Gamc, regular season package beginning in 1990. With the acquisition of the exclusive network base Ball package lbs sports secures its position As the undisputed Leader in network sports programming Neal Pilson lbs sports president said at a news con Feren Ceno of her network can claim the Range and depth of coverage of major sporting events  the network has not televised big league baseball since 1964, while Abc and Abc snared to rights since 1975, lbs was stunned by Abc last month when it lost the . To rights to Ilie 1992 Barcelona olympics. Abc won with a bid of $40 million lopping lbs s offer by $40 million. Baseball is expected o award a Cable package next month for Between 175 million and si00 million per year. Turner broadcasting system s int network esp and spor Tschannel America arc competing for the package. Cable is expected to show four or five games a week Abc had been expected o retain the major part of baseball s network package. Abc had complained of heavy losses on its monday night package and will move its games to thursday in 1989. The current baseball contracts which expire after the 1989 season totalled  billion Over six years. Abc and Abc will pay baseball a Loial of 1240 million in the Deal s final season. Baseball will Cam More than that just from the lbs portion of its package. Lbs broadcast baseball from 1946-50 and 55-64, in 1965, the network televised new York Yankees games. Lbs s last world series were in 1948, m9 and 5&t pirates Settle suit with Parker Pittsburgh the Pittsburgh pirates tuesday announced settlement of a lawsuit against Oakland a s outfielder Dav Parker involving Parker s admitted use of cocaine during his years with the pirates. The pirates filed a Federal court lawsuit against Parker in april 1936 seeking to void the contract signed in 1979 under which the team was obligated 10 make deferred payments of approximately $5.3 million to Parker. The lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial in , District court in Pittsburgh on feb. 6, 1989. Pirates spokesman Rick Cerrone tuesday said the terms of the out of court Sotl Icem would be kept confidential by Mutual agreement. Parker and his attorneys could not be reached Tor comment immediately. 3 Vikings arrested in skirmish Minneapolis Minnesota Vikings players an Thony Carter cart acc and Darryl Harris were arrested Early tuesday after a skirmish outside a nightclub police said.  ,. Carter a wide receiver and Lee. A defensive Back were arrested on disorderly conduct charges White hams a running Back was arrested on a charge of obstructing the Legal process. Set. Dennis Bernstrom said. Also arrested was Lee s wife Donna on a disorderly conduct charge. Deputy City attorney Mitchell Rothman said the disorderly conduct charges against Carter Lee and his wife Are Misdemeanour while the obstructing the Legal proc Char so sins Harris is a Gross Misdemeanour. Rothman said he was told arraignment for the four is scheduled for . 22 in Hon Cpin county District court. Lemieux gets Canadian Honor Toronto Mario Lemieux finally skated out of Wayne Gretzky s Shadow in 198ft and that remarkable foul made him the overwhelming Choice As the Ca Nadian press male allele of the year. The Pittsburgh penguins All Star censer was named the nil s most valuable player last season. His 70 goals and 168 Points snapped Gretzky s seven year Streak As the league s scoring Champion. La Mioux beat out olympic Boxer Lennox Lewis and figure skater Brian Orser for the Lionel Conacher award. Gretzky was fourth. Lemieux received 40 of �9 first place votes and a total of 154 Points in the annual poll of Canadian sports writers and broadcasters. Lewis who won the super heavyweight Gold medal at the summer olympics was second with 103 Points in the Survey which gives three Points fora frs pc Vole in Points for a second and one for third Orser who took the Silver medal at the Calgary olympics was third with 92 Points and Gretzky had 55. For the last two cars the award has gone to Den John son who won the Seoul olympics 100 meters in a record 9.79 seconds and then tested positive Forster aids. Citadel signs Taaffe for 4 years Charleston. . Second year coach Charlie Taaffe who guided the Citadel o its list appearance in the division 1-aa playoffs this car has received a new four year contract school officials said tuesday. Taaffe led the Charleston military school to an 8-4 Mark his year and a no. 14 ranking in the Tina i a poll As a result he was selected Southern conference coach of the year. The cilia Del which finished 3-8 and did t win a league game in Taaffe s first year lost to second ranked Georgia Southern 38-20 in the opening round of the i a playoffs Taaffe signed a four year contract when he came to the Clad it two years ago. The new contract which voids the old contract is effective immediately and will carry Taaffe through the 1992 season. Southern University faces probe Baton Rouge. La. The Mcaa has started a preliminary investigation into possible violations at Southern University athletic director Marino Cavern has confirmed they re inquiring. They have received certain accusations from people about certain individuals. I Don t know what it s about Cavern said monday. Then a Orleans times Picayune reported tuesday that its sources which were not identified said the prelim Inary investigation has focused on three areas including use of ineligible football players waiving academic restrictions to keep athletes eligible and allowing some athletes to take less than the required study Load. The alleged infractions occurred during the 1987 and 1988 seasons. Is honors Hershiser los Angeles world series pitching standout Orel harsh scr has added sports illustrated sports Man of the year award to his collection of honors. The los Angeles dodgers right hander received the award at a news conference tuesday Hershiser 30, was 2j-8 with a 2,26 earned run aver age this season. He completed the year with a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings. He then was voted the most valuable Flayer in the National league playoffs and the world series As Hie dodgers upset the  athletics. It s just almost gelling embarrassing die awards Coin ing my Way said Hershiser who also won the no by Young award. I m really thankful. I thought one of the olympic athletes would win it the is award Claiborne to stay at Kentucky Lexington by. Kentucky football coach Jerry Oai borne fifth among Active coaches with p3 career victories was Given a four year Extension to his contract tuesday by the school s athletic association. I think it s important to gel the message to recruits that Jerry Claiborne will be their coach while they re at Kentucky said us president David p. Roselle after a unanimous vote to renew the contract. Claiborne 60, had one year remaining an his Eon Intel. The new pact will run through the 1993 season. Claiborne has a 35-41-3 record at Kentucky but has t had a winning team since going 9-3 in 1984. Successive seasons have produced 5-6,51,5-6 and 5-6 records. Elway faces Elbow surgery Denver Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway will undergo surgery on his right Elbow next week his third postseason operation in six years. Elway said that doctors plan to remove the Bursa Sac in his Elbow after next. Week s final regular season game. They re probably going to take is out next monday or tuesday he said. Elway has been bothered by chronic inflammation of the Bursa Sac which helps lubricate the Elbow of his throwing Arm. The injury has disrupted his practice schedule but Elway insists it has t affected his throwing motion. The surgery is considered minor and non threaten ing to Elway s career. San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana had a similar operation last summer and returned to play without complications. Elway said his Arm will be in a cast for about twp weeks following the surgery before he begins a rehabilitation program. Is Halas estate owes $26m Chicago the internal Revenue service claims the estate of the late George s. Halas founder of she Chicago bears owes the government Marc than $26 million in Back lanes and penalties it was revealed in a court hearing the 10-month old irs claim was disclosed tuesday in a hearing before Cook county circuit judge Henry Budzinski about a 1981 corporate reorganization of the nil team. The disclosure in court was made by Marshall Eison Berg a Chicago lawyer who represents a Garson Mill or executor of the estate of Halas son. The late George Halas jr., known As mugs Joseph Lundy attorney for Virginia Mccaskey who is the elder Halas daughter and a co executor of his estate said in court that the estate is vigorously con testing the feb. I irs notice alleging a tax deficiency of $20,7 million and a penalty of j5.6 million. The dispute is proceeding in Federal tax court in washing ton . -. -.-. Virginia Mccaskey is the Mother of bears chairman Michael Mccaskey. The irs contends that the 1981 reorganization placed on artificially Low value on the 49,35 percent of the team s Stock then held in the name of the senior Halas who died oct. 31,1981,As a result of the Complex reorganization the Halas estate ultimately paid tax on Hatas Slock based on a value of just More than so million the Chicago Tribune reported today. Some tax experts have asserted thai the move legally saved the estate about s15 million but the irs apparently contends that the estate s part of the Stock was undervalued by More than s31 million the newspaper said placing its Estius of the total value of the team in the Early 1980s at about $80 million. To today superstition an to thursday s programs 1 to Ujj b. D n in ind in in 4 am if to get. Mum Buim urdu Kitey Doug but Tow us us owl of 0700ot�mm. We in 5eom tomon07 Wafick Gtimm. 07� Jum Tif Kmer 3-m Contil the to octet to Oft ttowwwiwlfiuhdlntwyd4rhri. 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