European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                From wire reports South Bend ind Raghib a a rocket Ismail notre Dame s talented flanker rusher and return Spe a Calist said thursday he would give up his final year of. College football to enter the nil draft. A this decision Isnit one that happened overnight a Ismail said. A a a. A a Ismail had said repeatedly during the 1990 season that he would return for his final season. But he said the death of teammate Chris Zorich smother made him rethink his decision a it made me feel that i wanted to do something for my Mother and my family a Ismail said. He said he was supported in his decision by coach Lou Holtz his family friends and teammates. Ismail said the Prospect of a. Lucrative contract was Only one Factor that Drew him to the nil. Ismail said he will return to notre Dame during the off season to finish the 30 credits he needs to graduate in a prepared statement Holtz said Ismail will be an asset to any team that drafts him. College players with remaining eligibility have until feb. 1 to petition the nil to enter the Spring draft Ismail was a two time All american and runner up for the 1990 Heisman trophy. In three seasons he returned five kickoffs for touchdowns one Short of the Mcaa record by Southern Caius Anthony Davis from 1970-72.Bills Talley added to acc roster n new York linebacker Darryl Talley of the Buffalo Bills was added to the acc pro Bowd roster As a a a need player by coach Art Shell of the los Angeles raiders. A a a valleys addition brings to to the number of Bills on the 42-Man roster. Pro bowl coaches Are allowed to add one a a need player to their rosters to fill in at positions at which they need help. A Talley will be making his first pro bowl appearance in eight seasons in the nil. He started 16 games in 1990, leading the Bills with 123 tackles 79 unassisted. He also had four sacks two interceptions and a Fumble recovery. Against the raiders in the acc championship game Talley returned an interception 27 Yards for a touchdown in buffaloes 51-3  Singletary honoured Tampa Fla. A Chicago bears linebacker Mike Singletary who tackles the problems of children with the same Zeal that he tackles Ball carriers was named the nil Man of the year on  take pairs skate title Sofia Bulgaria a Viktor Petrenko started his bid to repeat As the menus Champion while his soviet teammates repealed a sweep in the pairs at the the european figure skating championships on wednesday. Natasha Mishk Stimik and Artur Dmitriev maintained soviet domination in the pairs by taking the . Ski team returns saalbaci1-111nterg Lemm Austria two races after the Start of Competition the . Ski team arrived wednesday at the world championships hoping to a do Well for the troops in the  the americans flew Home from Europe Hist week because of terrorism fears in the Wake of the persian Gulf War but returned after being satisfied by tightened Security at the championships. Fourteen team members eight Meri and six women a will compete in the remaining eight races at the two week event . Women a coach Paul major said. Seven team members stayed in the United states some because their events already had been run. Others stayed behind to compete in North american ski events. Canadian czech skiers crash Saalbach la Miinte Glemm Austria Canadian Kendra Kobelka and czechoslovak Lucia Medzihradsky became the first victims of the 1991 world ski championships during downhill training spills thursday. Kobelka suffered a bruised rib Cage broken Teeth and a jaw injury sufficient to keep her off the Start list for fridays combined downhill and medical reports said Medzihradsky had broken a thumb. It is not yet known if the czechoslovak who was also injured in the downhill at alte Markt Austria in de com bar will Start  bobs edders top trials Breuil Cervin a Italy a Gustav Weder two Man bobsled a world cup and european Champion Driver drove Switzerland i to the fastest time of the Day thursday in trials for the four Man Competition. Weder and teammates Bruno Gerber Lorenz Schindelholz and Curtin Morell were timed in 1 03.22. Team Usa ii driven by Brian shinier with mile Mazzi Greg Harrell and Edwin Moses world record Holder in the 400-meter hurdles had a disappointing t Ime of 1 08,65. Of the 22 sleds Only one was slower. Usa i i s push off also fell Short of expectations. Moses 6.29 push off was far behind the 5.63 achieved by Morell who set the Pace for the Day. Germany is Volkir Dietrich Frank Jacob Sven Ruhr and Thomas Rex were second trailing the Swiss by 0.76 seconds Mark tout Lee will Nan Andy Booton and George Farrel of great Britain i followed a scant one Hundredth of a second later. The sleds completed Only one run thursday. Nine teams raced an additional run to conclude wednesdays trials which were suspended after sleds from the soviet Union and Japan overturned damaging the course. The trials will continue until sunday when the world cup and european four Man bobsled will be run japanese team declines trip Yuma Ariz. A the Yakut swallows of the Japa Nese baseball league who trained in Arizona each Spring since 1978, Are not coming this year because of the persian Gulf War. Mayor Bob Tippett said the team told him wednes Day they Felt they would not be paying proper respect if they were to Send their Young players to play baseball when the United states has sent its Young men into War against Iraq. / a Bradley Lead golfers in Perth Perth Australia a american Michael Bradley who tried for two years to acquire a pea tour card shot a 6-under-Par 66 thursday in the opening round of the vines classic and took a one shot Lead. Ernie Gonzalez another american was second. Blaine Mccallister of the United states and new zealand a Greg Turner shot 68s. V Lanny Adkins shot a 71, a stroke better than fellow american Scott Simpson. Former . Amateur Champion Chris Patton shot a 76.richardson s 65 ahead in Kenya Nairobi Kenya a Steven Richardson a former English Amateur Champion shot a 6-under-Par 65 and took a one stroke Lead after thursdays opening round of the Kenya open. Jonathan Sewell another briton was second.. Handball team hits Prague Prague Czechoslovakia a while Many . Sports teams Are considering whether to cancel trips abroad because of terrorist threats associated with the persian Gulf War the . Handball team arrived Here this week to play 24 matches in the czechoslovak first division. A a a by a a this is a first for both the. Americans and world handball a coach Vojtech mares originally from Czechoslovakia said on the teams arrival. A i done to know of any other team in the world which has competed in a foreign first  mares said he brought the team to Czechoslovakia to develop its style and versatility the team will play its first match on Jan. 30 against Slavia Prague and will play twice a week on wednesdays and thursdays through april 14. Injury shelves rangers Nicholls new York a new York rangers Center Bernic Nicholls will miss Between three and four weeks after separating his left shoulder on tuesday night. ,. Nicholls left Arm will be in a Sling for 10 to 14 Days the rangers said wednesday. The injury happened in tuesday nights 3-2 loss to the new York islanders when Nicholls was going off the ice on a line change and ran into the islanders Randy a Wood. A a a \. Nicholls landed on his shoulder. When he picked himself up he threw punches at Wood and was assessed a roughing penalty by referee Bill Mccreary. From Page 21 Stith John Crotty Kenny Turner and Terry Kirby. Virginia tech missed nine of 14 shots from the floor during the stretch turned the Ball Over three limes and had one shot blocked a Stith led Virginia with 24 Points and Parker finished with 16. The Cavaliers also got 11 Points each from Turner and Crotty and 10 from Ted Jeffries. John Rivers had 18 Points for Virginia tech and Dirk Williams added 10. No. 7 North Carolina 91, Wake Forest 81 Winston Salem . A King Rice had a. Career tying 22 Points and Riek Fox scored 20 a All in the second half a As no. 7 North Carolina beat Wake Forest in the Atlantic coast conference. North Carolina 14-2, 3-1 saw an Early eight Point Lead turn into a three Point halftime deficit. But whenever the car heels got into trouble Rice and Fox were there with 3-pointers to bail them out. Fox hit two 3-pointers and Rice had another As the tar heels tied the game at 51 with 16 01 left. Anthony Tucker hit a 3-Pointer to give Wake Forest 8-6, 3-3 its last Lead at 59-58 with 13 25 left. Fox had a Basket and a 3-Poinier to put North Carolina up 63-59. Randolph Childress hit a 3-Pointer.for Wake  next Lime Down but Hubert Davis who scored 14 Points hit consecutive 3-Point shots to put the tar heels up 71-64 and Wake Forest never pulled closer than three Down the stretch. No. 2 Arkansas 113, Texas a amp a 88 a y late v1lle, Ark. Arlyn Bowers scored nine Points during an Early 140 run that sent no. 2 Arkansas past Texas a amp a in the Southwest conference. Todd Day scored 22 Points and Lee Mayberry set a school record with 13 assists As Arkansas 19-1, 7-0 Sec won its 16th straight game. Texas Aam 5-12, 06 has lost eight of its last nine. The aggie led 11-8 when Day made a three Point play sparking Arkansas burst. Bowers followed with a jump shot then added a 3-Pointer, a Layup and two free throws. Day capped the burst with a slam Dunk. Bowers had 12 first half Points include my 2-of-2 from 3-Point Range and finished with 17, Arkansas matched its season High with 11 3-pointers. No. 25 South Carolina 85, Davidson 57 Davidson . A Joe Rhett scored 21 Points and Barry Manning scored 18 As no. 25 South Carolina limited Davidson to 28 percent Field goal shooting. The gamecocks 14-4 took advantage of Davidson a inexperience. The wildcats 5-11 started four freshmen in playing their second game this week against a top 25 opponent. Davidson hit five of 26 Field goals in the first half for 19 percent and trailed 40-19. South Carolina hit 15 of 27 Field goals in the opening 20 minutes for 55.6 percent. No. 24 new Orleans 72, cent. Florida 64 new Orleans a new Orleans successfully defended its Brand new top 25 ranking and. Extended its winning Streak to 16 with a Victory Over Central Florida getting 19 Points from Louwe Egi Dyer and some clutch shooting from Leonard Bennett. New Orleans went to a zone defense with 9 57 to go in the game and held Central Florida to Only two Field goals Over the next six minutes As the privateers turned a tie at 47 into a 63-50 Lead. Bennett hit a 3-Point shot and three free throws in the final 4 48 to help Clinch the american South conference Victory for new Orleans 16-2, 6-0. Ken Leeks scored 25 Points to Lead Central Florida 6-9, 1-4. It was the third straight loss for the knights. Purdue 62, no. 22 Michigan St. 51 West Lafayette ind. Freshman line Darner had a season High 16 Points and Purdue held no. 22 Michigan state scoreless for 4 45 in the second half As the boilermakers won in the big ten. Michigan state 12-5, 5-2 had three prolonged scoring droughts the last starting alter Steve Smith made two free throws to leave his team trailing 52-47. Purdue 11.-5, 3-3 then pulled away As the defending big ten champions made three consecutive turnovers while going scoreless until Andy Penicks Basket with 49 seconds left. The boilermakers scoring 12 of their last 14 Points on free throws had their biggest Lead of the night at 59-47 by that time. Smith the big ten scoring Leader Ted All scorers with 20 Points despite a sub Par 8-of-18 shooting performance