European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 3,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 sports nil adds 2 for playoffs re. N a lip Rry i in run a by Dave Goldberg new York apr the nil decided thursday to add two More wild card teams to its playoffs a move designed to bring in More television Money and streamline a Complex tie breaking system. The change in the playoff system to begin next season was announced at the same time the nil reached agreement with Abc on a new contract that will net the league close to $ 1 billion Over four years. The playoff change Means 12 of the 28 teams will make it to the postseason. Network sources said the two new playoff teams were added in the package Abc demanded something extra in addition to monday night games and one super bowl for the Price estimated at slightly More than $900 million. The nil already has reached agreement on Cable contracts with esp and Tbs for $450 million each meaning it already has nearly $2 billion Worth of contracts while negotiations with Abc and lbs continue. A additional television Revenue was an obvious Factor a nil spokesman Joe Browne said. A but Many clubs had also expressed interest in adding playoff teams. Some suggested we break All ties with games on wild card weekends. This accomplishes the goal of adding new teams without diminishing the importance of regular season  commissioner Paul Tagliabue said of the  a we expect the two new first round playoff games to create added Competition and excitement around the  the move comes a week after another groundbreaking Revenue producing step a the expansion of the season to 17 weeks in 1990 and 18 weeks in 1991. Under that change each team will get one week off next season and two weeks off in the following years with the extra week Between the championship games and super bowl eliminated for january 1991. But while each team will continue to play 16 regular season games the networks t i. F f i. I 0$-,. 111 we ism it w kicks Gerald Wilkins soars Over Philly a Rick Mahon front and Charles Barkley but 76ers crept to half game out. Will get additional weeks of nil football meaning More advertising Revenue for television and More Money for the nil. The new agreement with Abc nearly doubles the networks payments a from $120 million a year under the old see nil on Page 26 rising mixers Knock off kicks by 5 from wire reports new York a the Philadelphia 76ers arc having fun. Winning will do that to a team. Smiling and talking to anyone within earshot the 76ers moved a step closer to the top of the Atlantic division thursday night with a 105-100 Victory Over the new York kicks. A this is a fun season. We had so much fun tonight Aba Roundup that we were talking to the fans As Well As our opponents a said mixers guard Hersey Hawkins who scored 24 Points. Maybe the mixers thought it was funny but the kicks weren to laughing. The win moves the mixers to a half game behind the first place kicks. The two teams will meet for the final time wednesday. A me and Rick Mahorn get too much of the credit and Hersey Hawkins does no to get enough a said Philly Forward Charles Barkley who scored a game High 32 Points and pulled Down 15 rebounds. A when he hits his shots he takes the pressure off me and makes life easier. He is the key to the team this  Hawkins scored 18 in the second half. Patrick Ewing who led the kicks with 30 Points and 18 rebounds brought the kicks to 88-86. But Barkley completed a 3-Point play with 2 21 to go. Mike Gminski added 16 Points Mahorn 15 and Derek Smith 11 for the mixers. Charles Oakley scored 18 and pulled Down 11 rebounds and Johnny Newman had 19 Points for new York. A a we re big time now a said Barkley. A if we win tomorrow against Detroit can see us in first place in a week or so. We re going in with  pistons 99, bullets 85 Landover my. A Isiah Thomas had 24 Points and Detroit won its third straight holding Washington to its lowest Point total this season. The Victory was the 42nd for the pistons the first team in the league to guarantee itself a winning record this season. The Aba champions who had Only three winning seasons in their first 26 in Detroit have been Over .500 in each season since Chuck Daly became coach in 1983. Kings 114, magic 100 Orlando Fla. A Wayman Tisdale had 24 Points and the Kings outscored Orlando 20-10 in the last see Aba on Page 26 an sports television College basketball a Missouri at notre Dame 8 30 . Saturday Northeast conference final 3 30 . Sunday. Radio College basketball a Texas at Depaul 7 06 . Saturday Oregon state at Arizona 10 06 . Saturday Tennessee at Vanderbilt 2 30 . Sunday