European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 13,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Eaton voted Aba s top defensive player from wire reports Salt Lake City Utah s Mark Eaton who anchors the Aba s Best defense was named the league s defensive player of the year thursday by the closest margin in the award s history. He received 26 votes from a nationwide panel of Media members edging Kacem Olajuwon of the hous ton rockets and Dennis Rodman of the Detroit Pis tons. Olajuwon received 25 votes and Rodman 23. Eaton had 315 blocked shots this season second to Manuec Bol of Golden state who blocked 345 and finished fourth in the balloting with four votes. This year Eaton blocked at least one shot in 81regular-season games. He blocked 14 in one game against san Antonio and had two other games wit double figure blocks. Clippers interested in Valvano los Angeles the los Angeles clippers said thursday they will meet with North Carolina state coach Jim Valvano on wednesday to discuss the Aba team s vacant head coaching position. However Valvano s agent denied that such a meet ing was scheduled. Don Casey took Over As coach of the clippers when Gene Shuc was fired on Jan. 19. The clippers were 10 28 under Shuc and 11-33 under Casey but the Tea showed great improvement late in the season winning 10 of its last 22 games. Valvano was t available for comment. An outstanding schoolyard player Daniels who is 6-foot-8, attended four High schools without graduating enrolled in a Junior College in California and went on to the University of Nevada Las vegas. But he was dismissed from univ after being arrested in february 1987 on charges he tried to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer. Daniel pleaded guilty to a Misdemeanour and entered a drug rehabilitation program. He joined the Topeka sizzlers of the Continental basketball association but was suspended because of rumoured drug use. He went to the new zealand basketball federation but was dismissed last year for missing practice and excessive drinking a Case of Beer a Day his coach said. Wilkison wins in Clay courts Isle of Palms . Tim Wilkison capture the first nine games in route to stunning top seeded Brad Gilbert in the quarterfinals of the . Cla court championships on thursday. Wilkison ranked 125th in the world beat Gilbert 6-0, 6-1, winning the match when Gilbert was assessed his third code violation of the match forcing him to forfeit the final game. Earlier thursday. Cassio Motta of Bra in took advantage of poor serving by fifth seeded Johan Krick to Advance to the quarterfinals. In another second round match thursday. Javier Frana of Argentina beat Barry Moir 6-2, 6-4. Blazers keep Adelman As coach Zoeller leads memorial by 1 Portland Ore. Rick Adelman who took Over As interim coach of the troubled Portland Trail blazers in february and prodded them into the no playoffs will be retained at least through next season the team announced thursday. Adelman was in his sixth season As a Trail Blazer assist ant coach when the team fired Mike Schuler feb. 18. The blazers were 14-21 through the rest of the sea son. They did t win a playoff berth until an overtime Victory Over Sacramento in the final game of the regu Lar season and were swept in three games by the los Angeles lakers in the first round of Post season play. Mcaa wants injunction Carson City nov. The Mcaa asked the stale supreme court thursday to lift an injunction that has prevented University of Nevada Las vegas coach Jerry Tarkanian from being suspended. The motion signed by Mcaa attorney Jim Bias Luyand mailed to the High court was filed after the Mcaa s 5-4 . Supreme court Victory Over Tarkanian last december the motion requests that the Nevada High court lift District court injunction that prevents the suspension of Tarkanian charged with numerous organizational Rule violations in 1977. Two years ago the state supreme court upheld District court ruling that the Mcaa violated Tarkanian s constitutional rights during its probe into alleged athlete recruiting Biol ratings. The . Supreme court reversed that decision dec. 12. Sex Cage Prospect Daniels shot new York Lloyd Daniels a Star basketball Prospect who sacrificed his career to drug and alcohol abuse was critically wounded thursday m a shooting that police called possibly drug related. Daniels 22, was in critical but stable condition after surgery at Mary immaculate Hospital. He was shot three limes in the right Chest left Chest and neck Hospital spokesman Thomas Chardavoyne said. Dublin Ohio fuzzy Zoeller birdied the final Hole thursday for an opening round 69 that gave him a one stroke Lead at the memorial tournament. Zoeller who has just one top to finish in 10 Lourna a cols ii year almost holed an 8-Iron from 144 Yards on the closing Hole. He made a 4-Inch pull on the Par-4to take a one stroke Lead Over Payne Stewart and Fred couples. Another shot Back at 71 were David Edwards. Bob Tway Morris Hatalsky Kenny Knox. Mark i Csc Jim Carter Brad Bryant Corey Pavin and Keith Cica water. Jack Nicklaus who founded the tournament and has won it twice led a Long list of players at Par 72. Herzog gets 2-year Extension St. Louis manager Whitey Herzog has signed Atwo year contract Extension through 1992 and general manager dal maxvill a one year Extension through1991, the is. Louis cardinals said thursday. Dawson undergoes surgery Chicago Chicago cubs outfielder Andre Daw son had arthroscopic surgery to remove cartilage from his right knee thursday the team said. The prognosis is Good said or. Michael Schafer who performed the operation and predicted Dawson would require about four weeks of rehabilitation. Schafer removed a tear of the cartilage on the outer Side of the knee in the Back and an acute tear of Carti Lage on the outside of the knee in the front As Well As debris from a cyst the cubs said. The Cyl May require More surgery after the season. Astros put Ashby on waivers Houston the Houston astros placed Catcher Alan Ashby on waivers thursday just Days after he vetoed a Trade that would have sent him to the Pitts Burgh pirates. Ashby a 14-year Veteran who was in his i Ith season with the astros said he had already loaded his Luggage for a team trip to Chicago when he Learned of his release from general manager Bill Wood. Ashby 37, baited .164 with no Home runs and three Bis in 22 games and has been replaced in the Start ing lineup by Craig Biggie. He was hitting .254 in the1988 season before suffering a Back injury. The team on tuesday had declared dead a propose Trade that would have sent Ashby to Pittsburgh in Exchange for outfielder Glenn  weekend Ashby asked for a $450,000 raise which would have made his annual salary $ i million demand that is believed to have snagged the proposed Deal with the pirates. Ashy later lowered his salary demands triggering speculation the two clubs might still be Able to make the Trade. Snipes stops de Almeida new York heavyweight Renaldo Snipes too another step toward a possible title fight by stopping Man Uel Clay do Almeida of Brazil in the i oth round thursday night at Madison Square Garden s Felt forum. Snipes 215 pounds opened a Cut Over the left Eye ode Almeida at 2 28 of the ninth round. Referee Arthur mar cant or. Stopped the fight after the Cut opened even wider in the next round. Snipes of Yonkers n.y., improved his record to34.7. With 20 knockouts. The 228-Pound de Almeida who lost to former champions Michael pokes and George Foreman in his previous two bouts is 17-9. Lalonde Andries in title bout Winnipeg Manitoba Donny Lalonde will get a Hance to regain the world boxing Council Light heavyweight title at Atlantic City n.j., june 24 against Britain s Dennis  held the wac Light heavyweight Crown be fore losing it to sugar Ray Leonard last november. Leonard later gave up the championship with Andries winning the vacant title in , a Canadian now fighting out of new York has a 31 -3 record while Andries is 34-5-2. Sacramento group wants raiders Sacramento Calif. A group headed by local Developer and the Sacramento Kings managing partner has made a $225 million offer to entice the Losangeles raiders to Sacramento a newspaper reported thursday. But negotiations Are snagged by the group s insistence on owning 40 percent of the nil team the Sacramento Bee said in a copyright article. The Bee. Quoting unnamed sources said the offer includes $35 million up front annual Revenue Guaran tees of $25 million and construction of a 70,000-scat stadium by the 1990  Bee said the latest of three offers by the group Calls for raiders owner Al Davis to sell 40 percent of the team for As much As $40 million but Davis strongly opposes the condition. Whalers sign Johnston As pm Hartford Conn. The Hartford whaler named former nil goaltender de Johnston As vice president and general manager thursday. Johnston 53, who will handle the team s daily operations replaces former general manager Emily Francis. Francis has been asked to remain with the Organiza  was Given a three year contract. This sea son the whalers finished fourth in the Adams Divi Sion with a 37-38-5 record. Hartford was swept by Montreal in the first round of the playoffs with two of the four games being decided in overtime. 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