European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 8, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 27 sports wire cards hire Shurmur to run defense from wire reports Tempe Ariz. A Fritz Shurmur the los Angeles rams defensive coordinator the last nine seasons was hired wednesday As the Phoenix cardinals defensive coordinator. The move reunites Shurmur with head coach Joe Bugel. Both broke into the nil As assistants with the Detroit Lions in 1975. Phoenix a defensive coordinator last season was Joe Pascale one of two assistants retained by Bugel from the staff of Gene Stallings. Team officials Sau Pascale. Will be retained by the organization but his Job capacity was not immediately disclosed. A a vex lion Rogers leaves prison Detroit a a former Detroit lion Reggie Rogers is free after serving a year in prison for the traffic deaths of three teen agers in 1988. Rogers and his attorney said last week the former defensive lineman would Settle in Seattle and Likely abandon his football career. Rogers 26, was released wednesday. He will remain on parole until aug. 28. A. Lendl bins Milan upset victims Milan Italy a top seed and world no. 3 Ivan Lendl took an unexpected pounding from inspired ital Ian qualifier Cristiano Caratti to go out 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 73 in a second round upset thursday at the $600,000 Muratti time at menus tournament. The error prone Lendlr a elimination was the third of a seeded player in less than 24 hours. On wednesday night no. 2 Goran Ivanisevic was ousted by yugoslav compatriot Goran Prpic. Earlier thursday no. 3 Andrei Chesnokov of the soviet Union was upset 6-4, 6-3 by swedish qualification Lucky loser Jan Gunnarsson a wily Veteran of the circuit. In. Another second round contest Carl owe Stemb of Germany Defeated Karel Novacek of Czechoslovakia 46, 7-4> 7-16-4 to set up a quarterfinal against american Aaron  upsets Probst Wellington new zealand a australian Louise Field eliminated defending Champion Wiltrud Probst 64, 6-3 thursday in the second round of the Fernleaf  a a a a a a a. Top seeded Leila Meshki of the soviet Union also advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-6 7-4 Victory Over american Cammy Macgregor. Mcclellan leads in Hong Kong Hong Kong a american Craig Mcclellan shot a 7-under-Par 64 thursday to grab sole command of the Lead after the first round of the Hutchison telecoms open. Mccellan 35, stole the Lead from German Ryder cup Star Bernhard Langer who lies in joint second place with Choi Sang to of South Korea.  skis to nordic Gold a Val i f1emme, Italy a Gunde Svan of Sweden won the Gold medal for the menus 30-Kilometer classic style Cross country race at the nordic world ski championships thursday. A a sv9n clocked 1 hour 16 minutes 12.4 seconds. Soviet Valdimir Smirnov placed second in 1 16 17.3.argonauts drawing new owners Lemond on Topi of the world american cyclist and three time tour de France Champion Greg Lemond beams from behind the Jesse Owens International trophy alter receiving the award for 1991. Making the presentation Are Ruth Owens widow of the 1936 olympics hero and Herbert p. Douglas jr., founder of the award. Recipients Are chosen for personifying excellence in performance and cooperation among people of a ii nations. Toronto a Bruce Mcnall Wayne Gretzky and possibly comedian John Candy a Toronto native will. Jake Over the Toronto Fiona uts at a news conference wednesday the Toronto Sun reported thursday. Mcnall is Likely to own 50 percent of the Canadian a football league team. Gretzky Candy and Alan Thicke another Canadian comedian have been mentioned As possible minority owners. Desert storm families get Freebie Helena Mont. A the Helena Brewers have announced that families of Montana military personnel who Are serving in operation desert storm will be admitted free to the Pioneer leagues baseball games throughout the upcoming season. Brewers owner Rene Boisvert said wednesday that regardless of How Long the persian Gulf War lasts the us program will remain in  the lq91.regll= 11 tournaments. Lar season which begins in june. Or next season at outside linebacker has been kicked off the Colorado football team coach Bill Mccartney said. Mccartney  disclose Motley a offence other than to say it was a violation of a team Rule and not an unlawful act. He said Only that the infraction occurred  / a a cars Williams Back in action \ Richfield Ohio a Cleveland Forward john1 Williams the teams highest paid player with a $5 million contract this season was removed from the injured list wednesday and was expected to be in uniform for thursdays game against Houston. Williams missed 37 games because of a sprained left foot. In nine games this season the 6-foot-ll Williams averaged 11.7 Points a game. To make room on the roster Cleveland placed 7-foot Center Milos Babic on the injured list. Costas takes All Star Mike new York a Bob Costas i l replace Marv albeit As play by play announcer for sundays Aba All Star game at the Charlotte coliseum. Abc said wednesday that Albert will not take part in the telecast because of the death of his Mother Alida on tuesday. Albert has been the main play by play Man in the first season of the networks coverage of the  in fair condition Chicago a Charlie Finley former owner of the Oakland athletics was reported in fair condition in Northwestern memorial Hospital in wednesday Finley 72, entered the Hospital tuesday after complaining of Chest pains and shortness of breath Robert Morris appeals ban Pittsburgh a Robert Morris College encouraged by the recent successful plea by top ranked univ announced wednesday it has appealed its ban from the 1991 Northeast conference and Mcaa Bas schools to join according to the athletic director at a Sun Belt school. The Sun Belt a a extended a formal invitation to the four metro sch a gets a Jimmy Feix athletic director at Western Kentucky said wednesday. The four metro conference schools Are Louisville Virginia tech Tulane and Southern Mississippi Feix said the invitations were issued on a a an individual basis to each school. A they done to have to come in All at once a he said. But Bill Olsen athletic director at Louisville said his school is riot interested. V Quot heart problem cause of death Wichita Kan. A a heart problem was the cause of death of a High school Sophomore Basic taif player who. Collapsed at mid Curt in front of horrified students and parents a forensic pathologist said wednesday. / an emergency medical technician immediately began resuscitation efforts but was unable to revive 15-year-old Travis she Lcy. Witnesses said he had played about 10 minutes of the Junior varsity game when he appeared to suffer a seizure during the second quart of. The pathologist or. William Eckert said autopsy results revealed sheeley had an enlarged  won t Sanction fight East Orange . A the International boxing federation will not Sanction to a fight Between its welterweight Champion Simon Brown and world boxing Council Champion Maurice Blocker March 18 at Las Colorado boots linebacker Boulder Colo. A Mike Motley a projected Start Sun Belt invites metro Bowling Green by. A the Sun Belt Confer rence has invited the four remaining metro conference the Sanction is being withheld if president Robert w. Lee said wednesday a because Brown has refused to observe his mandatory Challenge with Glenwood  should Brown fight Blocker and win he would remain if Champion but if he loses the title would be declared vacant according to Lee. England Blanks Cameroon. London a England beat Cameroon 2-0 wednes Day in a Dachiu Ster match that had Ottlein common with their epic world cup quarterfinal in Naples last year Cameroon the first african Side to play at Wembley stadium never threatened to gain revenge for its 3-2 defeat in Italy As England striker Gary Lineker scored twice