European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 4, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25usafe Cage meet opens sunday by Walt Morrissett staff writer Torrejon a Spain the Safe sports Bud get cutting knife has sliced into the 1989 men s Basket Ball championships which begin Here sunday wit fewer teams participating but playing More games. In previous years the Continental sports Confer ence and the United kingdom sports conference sent three teams each and the Mediterranean sports con Ference sent two teams. Those eight teams were split into two four Tea olympic style pools and played three games in Pool play one game against each of the other three teams inthe Pool. The top two teams in each Pool advanced to the semifinals with those winners playing in the finals. This year two teams from each of the three conferences qualified for a single round Robin tournament with a championship game and possibly an if Nec Essary game. The Aviano eagles and the san Vito crusaders will represent the Host Mac the Hahn Hawks and the we Brucken warriors Are Here from the Csc and the Ruksc sent the Greenham common crusaders and the Chicksands fighting Chicks. Aviano Hahn an Greenham common come to Safe As their Confer ence champions. San Vito Wei Brincken and Chick Sands Are conference miners up. Each of the six teams will play two games a Day for two Days and one game on one Day for a total of five games beginning sunday. Sunday s action features five games Zweig Ruckens. Aviano at noon Greenham common is. San Vito at 2 ., Hahn is. Chicksands at 4 and Aviano  Vito at 9. On monday it s Hahn is. We Brucken at 10 .,Chicksands is. San Vito at noon Aviano is. Green Ham common at 4, we Brucken is. Chicksands at 6 and Hahn is. San Vito at 8  Greenham common and Chicksands Lead off tues Day s schedule at 10 ., followed by Hahn is. Avi Ano at noon san Vito is. We Brucken at 4, Greenham common is. Hahn at 6 and Aviano is. Chicksands at 8p.m. The championship game Between the teams wit the first and second Best records in the round Robin is set for wednesday at 6  If an undefeated finalist loses the title game an if necessary game will be played immediately following the 6  Game. Home Cookin " has been an important Factor indecent Safe basketball championships. The team achiever Rocker just wants to play by Hank Lowenkron Indianapolis a defensive tackle Tracy Rocker who achieved the High goals he set for himself As a senior at Auburn is taking a cautious look at the nil. I want to be the Type of player who can be used in a lot of ways said the 6 foot-3, 278-Pound Rocker the first player to win both the outland trophy and Lombardi award since 1983. He sees himself playing either defensive end or defensive tackle in the nil. I just want to play football to have Good time because i like playing the game said Rocker who set an aubur record with 354 career tackles by a Down lineman. Rocker in Indianapolis to Particia Tein the nil scouting Camp for College seniors said he went into the 1988 sea son with a goal of sweeping the outland and Lombardi awards. My mom told me that s a Little to much to be trying to do. You could at least try for one but i went for both of them and i was successful he said. The outland trophy is Given to the player voted the nation s top lineman while the Lombardi award is Given to either a linemen or linebacker. Anchoring a unit that led the nation i total defense scoring defense and Rushing defense Rocker recorded 57 Solo tackles and 43 assists. Thirteen of his tackles in eluding five sacks were for losses. Rocker is one of about 300 nil Hope Fuls going through the Complete workout schedule at the Hoosier dome. I Don t know if i have anything to gain. I think that i be come Here because it s something that you have to come to Rocker said. Rocker in t sure How vital the testing will be to teams that consider selecting him in the draft. As far As it enhancing your ability Idon t know what else i can enhance he said. The Only thing that i want them to see is that i can play football. Taking the tests and things like that i Only Hope they Don t judge you on one agility Drill and say Well he can t play football i m just Here to take my physical and Dothe Best at whatever i m  the workouts continue through Sun Day with most players submitting to extensive physicals by different doctor representing the 28 nil teams under going drug tests one Day and Speed an strength tests the next Day. Rocker is willing to play anywhere although having grown up in Atlanta he acknowledged that playing in the South would be his Choice. What team i play for really does bother me. I d like to stay in the South. Tracy Rocker. Can t enhance himself but being caught up and hoping to bewitch one team or another that s the worst thing i could do he said. That the Way to end up in Timbuktu and you wish you d never been  does he think he can add nil Rookie of the year honors to his collection of laurels some things you have to really wan them and go get them. But i m not one that s going to put things goals so out of reach that you re so caught up in it you never reach it. Right now i m Here inter viewing for a Job somewhere on one of hese 28 teams. Sure i want to be a great football player but now my goal is to help whoever gives me a  Oklahoma plans Many changes Norman okla. A some changes Are in order at the University of Oklahoma where probation coupled with a shooting and an alleged gang rape in the athletic dormitory has created a crisis in the school s perennially Strong football program. Athletic director Donnie Duncan said thursday that he will recommend policies to the Board of regents to help alleviate the kind of problems that have cast the football program in a negative Light. One month after the Mcaa served the sooner a three year probation for violations in the football program the focus turned to a shooting and an alleged rape at the school s athletic dormitory. To Havethe actions of a few reflect so unfavourably on All our other programs and the univer sity As a whole sickens me and angers me Duncan  told the Tulsa Tribune that he won t divulge Complete details of his recommendations until a regents meeting feb. 10, but he said one of the things that must be determined is whether recent problems Are a matter of policies Andrules or is this a matter of people the Tribune had called for the Resig nation of coach Barry Switzer who has the winning est percentage of All Active Colleg football coaches in an editorial right after the sooner receiver the , Duncan said he has not considered that in any Way As a recon  recommendations Are going to be something that acknowledges the specific problems addresses the specific prob lems and enhances the Quality of the offerings that we have in the  Duncan said he will recommend that the school s academic adviser be Given the title of assistant athletic director. That individual will be an assistant athletic director for academics and re lated phases of student life Duncan  Jan. 13, starting cornerback Jerry Parks was suspended from the football team and from school following a shoot ing at the dormitory. Parks is accused of shooting with intent to injure teammate Zarak  woman told police she was repeat edly raped by five men in an athletic dormitory suite on Jan. 21. The Mother of the alleged rape victim said in an interview with Oklahoma City television station kovy that her daughter has nightmares and the entire family is upset. From the conference hosting the tournament has won the championship four straight times. The Span Dahlem sabers stopped fellow Csc foe Wiesbaden 98-83 at Pitburg in 88. The 88-89 sabers failed to qualify for the Csc playoffs so they Aren t Here to defend their  1987 at Ben Waters England Alconbury of the Ruksc beat Comiso of the Mac 81-74 for the Champi  1986 at Pitburg we Brucken shaded Ramstein 81-74 in an All Csc final at a Csc site. Torrejon last hosted this championship in 1985,when hell Nikon Mac edged Pitburg 46-44 for the  in the 1984 championship at Ben Waters Mildenhall outgunned Torrejon 91-81.the last Safe Champion to win it All at a site outside of its conference was Torrejon Mac. That team Defeated in Ciurlik Mac 105-98 at Pitburg Csc in 1983.the Safe trial Camp begins Here thursday. Safe officials and coaches will select players to rep resent Safe in the All air Force Camp at the air Force Academy. The players chosen from the trial amp will represent the air Force in the interservice championships. Mcaa probes announcer on recruiting Austin Texas not the no apis looking into allegations that Austin sportscaster Tom Dore illegally recruited Blue Chip High school linebacker during a live radio interview a source told the Austin american statesman. Dore sports director at Kluj said thursday that he heard the investigation stems from angry Texas am support ers who heard Jessie Armstead of Dallas interviewed on the show monday an Felt that Dore acted improperly As an employee of the University of Texas. Dore who does play by play of Texas men s and women s basketball games and color for the football broadcasts insisted that he is employed by Host communications not the University. David Berst enforcement director of the Mcaa could not be reached for comment. Host communications owns the rights to All University of Texas football and men s basketball games and hired Doreas an Independent contractor. Dore said he understands some aggie fans were upset with the interview be cause they thought he asked Armstead who is scheduled to visit Texas this weekend if it bothered him that a was on probation and subject to the death penalty. Dore said a caller asked that question. The one thing i said that upset som people Dore said was that i told jes Sie i d like to see you at Texas but i not i d encourage you to stay in the con Ference " Dore said he has not been contacted by any officials from the Mcaa. Dore has interviewed Many other to recruits in the state but has not been criticized for any other interviews. I think the main Point is that i Amnot an employee of the University of Texas Dore said and like any other journalist i can talk to any recruit or athlete without fear of penalty from then Caa or anyone   sports Central european time television College basketball North Carolina state at Depaul 10  Saturday. Track and Field millrose games 2  Sunday. Radi College basketball Minnesota at in Diana 9 30  Saturday St. Mary s Calif at Pepperdine 4 30  Sunday