European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May 25,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 sports wire nil s rangers fire Esposito from wire reports new York Phil Esposito was fired wednesday As coach general manager and vice president of the new York rangers. Esposito took Over As coach with two games left last season when As general manager he fired Michel Bergeron. In making the announcement John Diller executive vice president of Madison Square Garden sports group which owns the nil team said we announced at the end of the season that we would undertake a thorough assessment of the entire Ranger after firing Bergeron on april i and coaching the rangers through the last two regular season games Espo Sito was behind the Bench for four games of a playoff against Pittsburgh. The rangers lost All six of those games. Following the sweep by the penguins the 47-year old Esposito was Given a vote of Confidence by the rangers said that no one had yet been selected to replace Esposito As coach or general manager. Esposito was not immediately available for comment. Pitino keeps checking Kentucky Lexington by. Rick Pitino fuelled speculation that he might become the next basketball coach at Kentucky on wednesday As he spent an extra Day in the Blu grass University s president David rps Lle issued a statement saying discussions were continuing Between the new York kicks coach and Kentucky officials about the originally had planned to return new York on wednesday but instead toured churches a horse farm and other Lexington Type visits according to Chris Cameron Kentucky s sports information director. Pitino has indicated the decision will come after he returns to new York on thursday. Kentucky oks Mills Urcla talks los Angeles Urcla received permission from the University of Kentucky tuesday to talk with Chris Mills who last week was ruled ineligible to play basketball for the wildcats in connection with sanctions levied against the school by the National collegiate athletic Covich Jim Harrick was unavailable for com ment but assistant coach Brad Holland indicated that Urcla would pursue Mills and Lecron Ellis who said monday he planned to Transfer from Kentucky. Mills who played for Fairfax High school in los Angeles and Ellis arc from Southern California. Argentina netters top Sweden Dusseldorf West Germany Argentina upset Sweden 2-1 and Australia swept Czechoslovakia 3-0 at the world team cup Tennis tournament wednesday. The unexpected Victory Over the defending champions gave Argentina a 2-0 record in the red group. The South americans need Only one Point from Friday s match against win less Czechoslovakia to reach the Edberg the Wimbledon Champion gave swe Den an Early Lead by trouncing Guillermo i Vercz Rol Dan in the opening singles 6-1,6-1. Martin Jaile beat Jonas Svonsson 6-2, 6-3 to even the score. Then Gustavo Luza and Javier Frana out lasted Edberg and Anders Jarryd 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the doubles to put Argentina atop the group. Mets making pitch for Hayes los Angeles von Hayes has been hearing Trade rumours and last week the new York mets talked to the Philadelphia Phillies about the first baseman. But Joe Mcllvain the mets vice president for baseball operations denied a report in the Phila Delphia inquirer about new York offering Center fielder Len Dykstra. Pitching Prospect David West and another minor league Pitcher to the Phillies for Hayes. Frankly i Don t think i d make the Trade even for just Dykstra and West Mcllvain said. We have talked with the Phillies but not since last week. We arc a Good fit with them because their prime need is pitch ing and ours is hitting. But we just bandied names about. We have not come to any posture where a Trade would be Hayes is batting .300 with seven homers and 27 general manager Lee Thomas said he is also talking to other clubs. Hayes said if he is traded he would t mind going to the mets. Dodgers activate Gibson los Angeles the los Angeles dodgers activated outfielder Kirk Gibson from the disabled list prior to tuesday night s game with Philadelphia. To make room for Gibson the dodgers sent infield or Mike Sharperson to class aaa Albuquerque of the Pacific coast league. Gibson was placed on the 15-Day disabled list april 30 with a strained left hamstring muscle. He missed the last 22 games. The 1988 National league map was hitting .280 with two Home runs and eight runs batted in 18 games. Johnson drugged since 81? Toronto the personal physician for Ben Johnson the Canadian sprinter who lost his olympic Gold medal after testing positive for steroids testified wednesday the sprinter had been taking the banned drugs since 1981. Or. Jamie Staphan told a Canadian inquiry he Learned of Johnson s steroid use when they first met in the physician s Toronto office in late 1983. That same year Staphan said he began prescribing performance enhancing drugs for Canada s top athletes. Terms seek talks with Williams Columbus. Ohio Maryland athletic director Lew Perkins has contacted Ohio state for permission to talk to basketball coach Gary Williams about the head coaching Job at his Alma mater. Perkins talked to Ohio state athletic director Jim Jones late tuesday afternoon said Ohio state sports information director Steve Snapp. Williams who has two years left on a five year con tract indicated earlier tuesday that he was interested in the Maryland Job which became available when Bob Wade resigned May 12. Stanford wins Tennis title Athens a. Top seeded Stanford won two of three doubles matches to beat Georgia and capture the Mcaa Tennis championship title. After three Days of overpowering its opponents i singles matches the Georgia men s team fell quickly to Stanford in doubles tuesday. The teams were tied with three singles matches each when doubles began tues Day afternoon. Barrette bowls to top seed Littleton Colo. A Canna Barrette won the top seeded position for the finals of the lbt fair lanes Denver classic on tuesday night defeating Lor Ric Nichols by 72 pins. The 21-year-old Baric Etc won 14 of 24 matches and averaged 217 to finish with a 42-Gamc total of 9,572 pins in her bid for her seventh career title and second of the year. Barrette Defeated Nichols in the final game of match play 238-237 to retain the top seeded position. Nichols a 13-Timc career Champion who has not won since 1987, finished at 9,500. Fitzsimmons named top coach St. Louis Cotton Fitzsimmons. Who led the Phoenix suns to their Best season in the team s 21-year history was named the sporting news Aba coach of the year. Fitzsimmons who also won the award in 1978-79 when he was with Kansas City received eight votes in a poll of 18 Aba coaches. Detroit s Chuck Daly was second with four votes. Hoosier s trial delayed Bloomington ind. A Bench trial scheduled next week for former Indiana University basketball standout Jay Edwards has been delayed until july 10. Edwards was booked april 24 on charges that he assaulted a woman at a party. Sprinters reprimanded Houston sprinters Mark Witherspoon and Floyd heard were reprimanded by the athletic con Gress tuesday for failing to compete for the . Team in the world games last March. The sprinters also will be ineligible for financial Aid from the Congress for one year beginning in March when they missed the world games in Budapest. Hungary. Nil owners open meetings new Orleans it won t be the last Lime Pete Rozelle presides when the 28 nil owners meet but he s hoping it s the next to the men top the list As the meetings got underway to replace Rozelle headed by Jack Kemp the former quarterback and congressman and currently the Secre tary of housing and Urban development. Right be Hind arc Jim Finks president of the new Orleans saints and Paul Tagliabue a partner in the washing ton Law firm of Covington and burling. Giants Simms wants new pact East Rutherford. . Phil Simms. The quarterback who has guided the fortunes of the new York giants most of the decade will not play unless the team renegotiate his contract his attorney said tuesday. Simms was a no show for the opening Day of mini Camp tuesday and attorney David Fishof said the Veteran plans to stay out. Grossman goes to islanders Uniondale. . Doug Cross Man was selected by the new York islanders As the player to be named later in the Trade that sent goalie Kelly Hrudney to the los Angeles Kings islanders Gen eral manager Bill Torry announced tuesday. The addition of Crossman an eight year nil Veteran finishes the Deal that brought Wayne me can and goalie Mark Fitzpatrick to the islanders. City Board won t sponsor boxing Jackson. Tenn. The City Parks Board voted this week to end its sponsorship of the Jackson doing club after an 18-year-old fighter died. Everything about the program is Good except the bashing of each other in the head said Jerry Gist the Park Williams suffered a massive stroke on March 22 after fighting twice at the Canadian Ameri can Days boxing championships in Myrtle Beach. He died three Days later. 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