European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 28,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 23 sports wire Minnesota sinks into probation from wire reports Minneapolis a the Mcaa on wednesday banned the University of Minnesota football team from postseason play next season and stripped the menus basketball squad of one scholarship next year for infractions. Those penalties and a few others Are less severe than what could have been imposed by the no aah a committee on infractions. The committee said it opted for Milder penalties because of several mitigating factors including the University a own investigation and its efforts to Correct the problems on its own. Penalties the committee could have imposed but did no to include a temporary television ban and prohibition of expense paid recruiting visits and off Campus  the limited sanctions follow a two year investigation completed in mid december in which the infractions committee found 17 violations. They involved former football coach Lou Holtz fired administrator Luther Darville football coach John Gutekunst basketball coach Clem Haskins and wrestling coach j Robinson. Bell top Olaf player of week new York a Kerwin Bell of the Orlando Thunder earned a place in world league of american football folklore wednesday when he was named the leagues first player of the week. Bell passed for five touchdowns monday night in a 35-34 Victory Over san Antonio. The quarterback also wore a mini camera in his helmet As part of Cable television coverage. Riders lose two players san Antonio a the san Antonio riders have played Only one game in the. World league of american football and already they be lost their quarterback and a safety to injuries. Quarterback Jason Garrett will be out at least five games a half the season a with a separated right shoulder. Lee Saltz will take his place As starting quarterback. # a safety Carlo Cheattom suffered a knee injury that will keep him out the rest of the season. The players were injured in the riders monday night season opener against the Orlando Thunder. Chargers land Thaxton san Diego a inside linebacker Galand Thaxton who Ament last season on injured Reserve with the Atlanta Falcons has become the third plan b free agent to sign with the san Diego chargers this year. The 6-foot-l, 242-Pound Thaxton reportedly signed a two year contract Worth up to $585,000, including a $60,000 signing Bonus. Bolcar signs with dolphins Miami linebacker Ned Bolcar trying to rebound from reconstructive knee surgery has become the Miami dolphins third plan b acquisition this year. Bolcar a sixth round draft Choice from notre Dame in 1990, played in five games for Seattle last season a mostly on special teams a before hurting his knee. The 235-Pound Bolcar 24, received a $100,000 signing Bonus and a contract that will pay him $245,000 in 1991 and $275,000 in 1992 if he makes the team. Of san Diego state Gary Gray of Cal Fomia Santa Barbara Shaun Vandiver of Colorado arid Ron Coleman of Southern California. The game is a regular event during the final four weekend. Sex Falcon Settle joins redskins Van Poppel voted Best Prospect Atlanta a running Back John Settle All but for. Gotten last season after having led the Atlanta Falcons in Rushing the previous two seasons has signed a contract with the Washington redskins. In four seasons in Atlanta Settle rushed for 1,801 Yards and 10 touchdowns in 439 attempts. He caught 118 passes for 1,039 Yards and three touchdowns. Mickelson triumphs Austin Texas a Phil Mickelson of Arizona state had two eagles in a final round of 4-under 68 for a three stroke Victory in the 54-Hole Morris Williams intercollegiate Golf tournament. Mickelson the current . Amateur Champ who won the Tucson open on the pea tour earlier this season finished the tournament tuesday with a 9-under 207 total. Kevin Wentworth of Oklahoma state finished with a round of 68 for a 210 total. Oklahoma state captured the team championship with an 858 total. Arizona state was second at 872. Payton to stage Golf meet Oak Brook 111. A Walter Payton made a name for himself running through nil defences. Now he a running a Golf tournament to raise scholarship Money for needy students. The Walter Payton celebrity Golf classic will be june 16-18 at the Oak Brook Hills course the former Chicago bears Star announced tuesday. No surgery for Stewart Dallas a Payne Stewart will probably defend his get Byron Nelson Golf title May 2-5, now that a doctor said he will not require surgery for a herniated disc. Teams named for Star game Indianapolis a Ohio state Center Perry Carter Louisville a Albradford Smith and Chris Corchiani of North Carolina state were named to the East team for Friday nights National association of basketball coaches All America game. Georgia techs Bobby Cremins will coach the East which also will include Keith Jennings of East Tennessee state Eric Murdock of Providence Corey Crowder of Kentucky Wesleyan Melvin Cheatum of Alabama Rich King of Nebraska and Marcus Kennedy of Eastern Michigan. A a a a a a Nolan Richardson of Arkansas will coach the West which has Purdue Forward Jimmy Oliver Joey Wright of Texas Randy Brown of new Mexico state Elliott Perry of Memphis state and Greg Sutton of Oral Roberts. Other members of the West team Are Marty Dowd Durham  a Oakland athletics Pitcher Todd Van Poppel was ranked the brightest Prospect for this season on tuesday by baseball America which rated the top 100 prospects in its season opening Issue. Houston shortstop Andujar Cedono was listed second and. Ryan Klesko a first baseman with the Atlanta braves was third. T a the ratings were compiled after consultation with scouts farm directors and instructors. Gonzales stops Horne in 5th Las vegas a David Gonzales stopped Cassius Clay Horne when Horne did no to Start the tilth round in their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout. Gonzales weighing 147 pounds hammered hornets body in the second through fourth rounds. At the Bell beginning the fifth round Home 151, said he could not fight because he injured his left hand. Gonzales of Houston raised his record to 25-1-1 with 18 knockouts. Horne of Phoenix is 26-6-1 with 22 knockouts. Cal s Thompson cops Honor Denver a rapid City thrillers guard Stephen Thompson on tuesday was named the Continental basketball association Rookie of the year in a vote of the leagues 16 coaches. Thompson scored a franchise record 1,436 Points during the regular season and fell just 48 Points Short of the associations single season record set by Albany Forward Vincent Askew in 1989-90. Texas Senate honors Ryan Austin Texas a the Ryan express May soon be a Road As Well As a fastball. The Texas Senate voted 28-3 tuesday to name state Highway 288 from the Brazoria county line to Freeport the Nolan Ryan expressway. Seles Graf Post easy victories san Antonio a the worlds top ranked players Monica Seles and Steffi Graf posed easy victories tuesday in the . Women a hard court championship and could be headed for their first meeting this season in sundays final. Seles ranked no. 1, beat unseeded Florencia Labat of Argentina 6-0, 6-1. Graf ranked no. 2, outclassed Audra Keller 6-2,6-1. In other first round matches Pam Shriver advanced her comeback attempt with a 6-3, 6-3 upset of fourth seeded Raffaella Reggi of Italy. The Only other seeded player to fall was no. 8 Gretchen Magers who lost to Radka a Bubakova of Czechoslovakia 6-4,2-6,7-6 8-6. M ,1 i 1 a if s Green by Chege a Betiru Nairobi Kenya a the safari rally one of the world s toughest automobile races begins today with 62 Drivers chasing Fame on some of the worst roads anywhere. Most of the cars Are supercharged and All Are specially modified to meet the grueling six Day test. The course follows a 2,790-mile route through Slippery hairpin turns and sucking quagmires Over craggy Mountain tracks and in sometimes scorching desert heat or torrential tropical downpours. Last year Only 10 of the 59 starters finished the race. The others succumbed to the rough terrain and mechanical failure. The competitors Range from world class professional rally Drivers like world Champion re Carlos Sainz to local enthusiasts like Prem Choda and wife Nauru who Are making their 18th attempt. A. Traditionally the rally com tides with the Start of annual heavy Rains in East Africa. Organizers expect some sections of the route to become pm passable but say they have mapped out detours. The Drivers will also have to contend with bystanders who throw stones at the passing vehicles and with the wild and Domestic animals that often Block Bush tracks. A a Day has been added to the traditional five to give the Drivers More time to rest and to accommodate the 310 Miles that have been added this year. The race is fourth in the world championship rally circuit and it counts toward the world Drivers and manufacturers titles. The main contenders Are Japan a Toyota the world and safari rally Champion and Italy a Lancia Delta integrate. Sweden a Boom Wal Degaard a four time Winner will be defending his title in one of three Toyota celica gt4s. The Lancia team which won the rally in 1988 and 1989, has two former world champions Massimo Biasion of Italy and Finland a Juha Kan Kunnen. The route is divided into six legs and each leg is split into sectors All ending at control Points. Drivers Are required to cover each sector within a specified time. They accumulate penalties when late reaching control Points. The Winner is the Driver with the fewest penalty Points. On the first leg the cars will head southeastward from Nairobi past the perpetually Snow covered mount Kilimanjaro africans highest Peak to the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa. The vehicles return to Nairobi on Friday before heading northwestward on a route alternating from Western and Eastern slopes of the great rift Valley. A Loop through arid Northern Kenya will bring the vehicles Back to Nairobi on monday via a route around mount Kenya the continents second highest Peak which also is capped with Snow throughout the year. The rally began in 1952 As the Coronation safari. At the time the competitors in the then British Colony drove family cars to celebrate the enthronement of great Britain a Queen Elizabeth. Sweden a Bjorn Walden Mani. Defending Champion