European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports wire player collision injures pacers person from wire reports Indianapolis a Indiana pacers Forward Chuck person remained in methodist Hospital wednesday in stable condition with a concussion and a bruised spinal Cord. A person was injured in a collision with teammate Greg Dreiling in the opening minutes of the third Quarter in tuesday nights 112-101 Victory Over the Charlotte hornets �.���. A. A a  ,. A a a. He was taken from the floor on a Stretcher and then Quot tothe Hospital for x-rays., a Hospital spokesman said it Wasny to known How Long he would be  Happy with Dollar Bills Orchard Park . A Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy  to a contract Extension following Quot the easiest negotiations in be Ever been  Levy 62, had two seasons left on the contract from 1989, and his new Deal guarantees him an income from the Bills through 1995. Published reports indicated that the contract will pay him about $500,000 annually. Levy said tuesday that team owner Ralph c. Wilson jr., who two years ago said that Levy could coach his team a was Long As he wants a called him several Days ago to talk about a new contract As a Reward for guiding the team to its first super bowl appearance in january a emr. Wilson asked me How much longer i d like a Levy said. A i told him and he said  or. Wilson asked what i was asking to be paid. I told him and he said, was it. It took 30  mushes ahead Mcgrath Alaska a four Tinie defending Champion Susan Butcher grabbed the Lead tuesday As the. Idi Tarod Trail sled dog race neared the Midway Point. Butcher arrived in Mcgrath about 2vi hours ahead of Jeff King Champion of another Long distance dog sled race the Yukon quest both mushers decided to take their mandatory 24-hour Stopover in Mcgrath 415 Miles into the 1,163-mile race from Anchorage to , courier Mcenroe win Indian Wells Calif. Top seed Stefan Edberg and no 16 Jim courier scored straight set victories tuesday in the second round of the $1 million Newsweek champions  top seeded Edberg 25 won an impressive 90 percent of his first serve Points 27 of 30 in route to defeating Martin Jaite of Argentina 6-3, 6-2 on the hard courts of the grand champions resort. Courier of Dade City Fla., eliminated qualifier and 458th-ranked Byron Black of Zimbabwe 6-1, 7-6 9-7. No. 12 seed John Mcenroe struggling to control his temper needed 2 hours and 35 minutes to subdue unseeded Wally Masur of Australia 7-6 7-52-6, 7-5 in a first round pairing. No. 15 Juan Aguilera was the first seed to lose As Mcaa Champion Steve Bryan surprised the spaniard 6-3, 6-1.sampras out with injured calf Indian Wells Calif. A Pete Sampras was forced to withdraw from the Newsweek champions cup tuesday because of a calf muscle injury. It is the third tournament from which the 19-year-old la Esiason Marino Moon in to Booth from wire reports  York a. Nil quarterbacks Boomer. Esiason Dap Marino and Warren Moon Are among the analysts who will vent their opinions on Usa networks telecasts of world league of american football games. A the Cable network announced on monday those who will work its telecasts of the Spring summer leagues first season. The play by play announcers Are Tim Brant Brad nos scr Bill Macatee and Ted Robinson. Usa networks other analysts will be retired new York jets kicker Dave Jennings and former Chicago Bear Dan Jiggitts. Quot Galaxy seeks help Frankfurt Germany a the Frankfurt Galaxy says it needs spotters and statisticians to work with network announcers. A interested men and women should Call the Galaxy at 069-5309936 by Friday. The Galaxy a first game is 8 . March 23\il Frankfurt so Wald stadium against the London monarchs. A rugger wants spot London Ellery Hanley a bruising runner considered the Best Rugby league player in the world has signed a contract with the London monarchs of the new world league of american  Hanley 29, is taking a crash course in the rules of the game. Sampras has withdrawn this year. The latest injury occurred saturday during an exhibition with Andre Agassi near san Biego. Sampras landed awkwardly on his right foot after  wins in Denmark Copenhagen Denmark a top seeded Andrei Chesnokov of the soviet Union dropped the first set monday before defeating Patrick Baur of Germany 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 As the Copenhagen open Tennis tournament began a one week run. Vandy women s coach quits Nashville Teliin. A Vanderbilt a lady commodores will be waiting for an Mcaa tournament invitation without coach Phil Lee who resigned follow ing an investigation into possible rules violations. Assistant coach Ada gee was named acting coach and school officials said a National search for a new coach is planned. Vanderbilt is 17-11.Smith, Houston All big 8 Kansas City to. A Doug Smith of Missouri and Byro Houston of Oklahoma state Are unanimous selections on an associated press All big eight basketball team that reflects a league top heavy in big men. Joining Smith and Houston on the first team Are Mark Randall of Kansas Shaun Vandiver of Colorado and Victor Alexander of Iowa state. Houston a 6-foot-7 Junior is the shortest on the first unit and till Only non senior. A a a a a Kentucky holds party anyway Lexington by. A Witolf the regular season Over and no place to go Kentucky celebrated a self proclaimed championship. Fic fire engines carried the waving players coaches and cheerleaders on a 30-minute Parade tuesday. Us athletic director . Newton promised a Parade two weeks ago if Kentucky finished with the Best record in the Southeastern conference. The wildcats had the Best Sec record at 14-4 while compiling a 22-6 Overall Mark in their probation  top Bowler of month Columbus Ohio a John Mazza of mount Clemens mich., was chosen Bowling writers association Bowler of the month for february. He made Back to Back Aba Lour television finals at the Florida open in Winter Haven and the Bud Light classic in Sunrise Fla. He captured his first Aba title at the $130,000 Florida  school coach Reid Dies Fayetteville . Harvey Reid jr., the states winning est High school basketball coach died of an apparent heart attack while trying to take Wilson Fike to the state 4-a final for a third straight season. Reid who collapsed four minutes into the game tuesday against , Smith High school in Fayetteville was 64. His record was 818-206 record Iasi of loses final game san Diego a . International University wanted to go out a Winner. But the sorries team in Mcaa division i basketball history ended its existence in All too familiar fashion. Ridiculed by fans As a us ious because the school has run out of Money the soaring gulls lost their last game monday night 128-119 to Missouri Kansas City. There were 483 people at Golden Hall in downtown san Diego to bid Adieu Tousius a 2-26  coming Back april 7 new York a Larry Holmes heavyweight Champion for 1978-85, wants to follow in George Foreman a footsteps at the age of 41. Holmes will fight Tim a a Doc Anderson on april 7 at Hollywood Fla., a Holmes spokesman said wednesday from the former champions office at Easton a. Asked where Holmes was spokesman Dick Lovell said a a he a in the  the fight will be the first for Holmes since he was knocked out in the fourth round of a title bid against Mike Tyson on Jan. 22, 1988. Tradition won t cinch Mcaa bid Kansas City to. A it used to be tradition would decide the Fate of College basketball programs hoping to make the Mcaa tournament. Not this year. And teams with 20 victories May be disappointed unless the wins came against division 1 foes. A we have made a decision that tradition should not have an Impact positively or negatively a Mcaa committee chair Man Jim Delany said. A nobody should be rewarded for what they accomplished in the past or be penalized for what they failed to accomplish in the past. Its irrelevant to this years selection  because of scheduling those 20 victories should come against division i opponents and had better be what the Selec Hon committee deems Quot a Quality wins a Delany said tuesday. And As much As anything Mcaa tournament hopefuls would do w Ell not to have any losses at Home against poor teams. A the committee looks at Quality opponents Quality wins a Delany said during a nationwide Telephone hookup., 15 to 20 years ago there were probably magic yardsticks a 20 wins could get you in. But that a no longer the  Delany and his committee will Hole up in a Midtown a Kansas City hotel Friday evening and May not see Daylight until they emerge sunday afternoon with the 64-team Field. Thirty bids Are automatic to the conference regular season or tournament champions and v4 Are at Large. The four brackets Are seeded 1 through 16 with no. 1 meeting no. 16, no 2 meeting no. 15. Etc., in. The first round. When analysing teams the committee will have reams of computer information As Well As regional reports from coaches advisory groups. A assuming a certain modicum of Success a team that a produced the most Quality wins and played the strongest schedule has an advantage Over a school with More wins Over less Quality a Delany said. A other factors arc opportunities. Lots of times a Good team might be in a weak conference and make an attempt to play a Good non conference schedule. Then the committee attempts to give that school the Benefit of the  Delany said factors such As records against non conference teams and momentum Wall be deciding factors in the final selection. A if you re looking at a particular team you look at Overall won loss record versus division i opponents a Delany said a How they did in the non conference and who they did it against what their breakdown Home and away is. A if you re on the final Pool of teams How Dkl they do against teams already in the tournament against teams they re competing against for the last slots How they did in the last third of the season Are they getting better or regressing a Delany praised the Mcaa staff for making the tournament a probably the Best managed multiple venue event in the  Quot whether you re an athlete playing in Syracuse or Seattle you re going to get the same kind of great attention to detail. Y Hite going to get a first class experience and that is because of the tremendous management and administration the tournament has enjoyed Over the years a he said