European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 25,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 23 sports wire royals lose injured Brett for month from wire reports Kansas City to. A George Brett the defending american league batting Champion will be out about a month because of a knee injury Brett sustained a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in the right knee said Steve Joyce the Kansas City royals team physician who examined the first baseman. Brett was injured running out a grounder in the eighth inning of mondays 10-4 loss to  s Darwin sidelined Boston a Danny Darwin who became a $12 million Pitcher when he signed As a free agent with the Boston red sox is on the disabled list for the first time in a major league career that began in 1978 wit Texas. The red sox who signed Darwin in Hope he would replace 17-game Winner Mike Boddicker was placed on the 15-Day disabled list tuesday night for a muscle pull in his right shoulder and bronchial pneumonia. The red sox did not fill Darwin a spot on the roster immediately. Daryl Irvine the top Short reliever at class aaa Pawtucket was a leading candidate to be recalled with Tom Bolton and Dana Kiecker filling Darwin a starting  opts for Aba draft Syracuse . A All America Forward Billy Owens is giving up his final year of eligibility at Syracuse University to enter the Aba draft. A i feel in a ready for the next level a the 6-foot-9 Junior said tuesday at a news conference. Owens averaged 23.3 Points 11.6 rebounds 3.5 assists and 1.2 blocked shots last season and was named the big East conferences player of the  to stay for senior year Tucson Ariz. A Sean Rooks will remain one of arizonans twin towers. It the 6-11 Junior Center said tuesday he wont declare himself eligible for the Aba draft and instead will return for his senior  ousted Becker wins Monte Carlo Monaco a Andre Agassi the fourth seed was knocked out of the Monte Carlo open by Horst Skoff of Austria 6-0,6-7 3-7 6-3 in a second round match wednesday. Jordi Arrese of Spain who bounced Bjorn Borg out of the tournament tuesday was himself eliminated losing to no. 5 seed Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia 7-6 7-47-6 7-5. Boris Becker the second seed beat Javier Sanchez of Spain 7-6 3-76-3,6-3.mcenroe opts for Davis cup London a former Winner John Mcenroe has pulled out of the Queens club grass court Tennis tournament because it clashes with the delayed Davis cup second round tie Between the United states and Spain. Mcenroe originally declined an invitation to play in the Davis cup preferring to get grass court practice at Queens before Wimbledon. Now he has opted to play for his country at Newport r.i., on june 10-16.holyfield bout hits $75 million new York a the Evandor Holyfield George Foreman fight will Gross an estimated $75 million worldwide record revenues that Bode Well not Only for boxing but also for the pay per View to business. With 75 percent of the 1,200 Cable systems reporting from fridays fight the time Warner Hob pay per View subsidiary Tivko projected total . Revenues of about $55 million based on sales to 1.5 million or More Homes at $35.95 apiece.falcons7 draftee a crack convict fort Myers Fla. A the nil says it did no to know the Atlanta Falcons loth round draft pick is a convicted crack dealer scheduled to Start serving a Federal prison sentence in january. Both the league and the Falcons were told of the Legal problems facing Walter Sutton a wide receiver from Southwest state University in Minnesota before he was drafted monday according to the fort Myers news press. Nil communications director Greg Aiello denied that the league knew of Sutton a conviction and said he did no to believe any exceptions were made to allow him to enter the , Trainer honoured Saratoga Springs . Jockey Pat Day Winner of More than 5,000 races and mesh Tenney who trained 1955 Kentucky Derby Winner swaps have been elected to the National museum of racing shall of Fame. A a a a. A a a a a -. Also elected tuesday to the Hall of Fame were three horses Hill Prince Princess Rooney and Black  still search for Cage coach South Bend  Dame athletic director Dick Rosenthal said tuesday he does no to anticipate a Quick decision on replacing head basketball coach Digger Phelps. The Irish began searching in Earnest this week for a replacement for Phelps who announced his resignation last week after 20 seasons As head  avoids stiffer nil penalty Denver a Denver Broncos tight end Clarence Kay will be ordered to attend an alcohol treatment program rather than face banishment from the nil Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said. On two occasions Kay has been found in violation of the leagues substance abuse policy that Calls for a lifetime suspension in the event of a third violation. When Aurora police arrested Kay on april 2 for suspected Drunken driving it was speculated that Kay was in danger of being banned from the league. Kay a blood Al Cohol level however measured Only .093 percent below the Legal intoxication limit of .10 percent and he was charged with driving with ability impaired not the stiffer charge of driving under the influence of  result stands Tuscaloosa Ala. A a University of Alabama gymnast offered to give up a first place award she won because of a scoring error but the Mcaa said the mistake cannot be corrected after the fact. Gina Basile and Missy Marlowe of Utah were declared co winners in balance beam Competition saturday night at the Mcaa women a National gymnastics championship at Tuscaloosa. Later it was discovered the scores were tallied wrongly that Marlowe had the highest total and that Basileos score would have put her in a third place tic. She said monday she would relinquish her first place tie a in the spirit of True  the no aah a assistant director of Mcaa championships Nancy Lattimore said tuesday however that the posted results stand. A a it san unfortunate administrative error a Lattimore said earlier. A a the official score Sheet was signed and verified by the coaches. Its now considered  passes on testimony Washington a Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway has decided not to testify at a congressional hearing on a Georgia company being investigated for allegedly Selling top athletes worthless insurance policies. A spokeswoman for the Senate governmental affairs committees investigations subcommittee said Elway called tuesday and said he would not be at the hearing about Victoria insurance co. Of Atlanta. The subcommittee headed by sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., is looking into claims Victoria sold millions of dollars in a sportsman disability Quot policies a which were advertised to insure athletes against career ending injuries. Kicks face hot bulls celtics Back but with Bird by the associated press the new York a Nicks playoff task a a a a a Quot a a a All they have to do to get past the first round is slow Down the a bad a leading scorer win at least one game in one of the toughest places in the league for visiting teams and beat the Best team in the Eastern conference which whipped them four straight times during the regular season. A sounds simple right a we know we re up against a Superior team a kicks coach John Macleod said As his club prepared for its playoff opener thursday at Chicago against the bulls whose 61-21 record was the Best in the Eastern conference. All first round series Are Best of five. At least the kicks Are getting healthy. Gerald Wilkins a key to their 12-2 surge that was the High Point of their season is Back after missing three weeks Voith a sprained left ankle. But Macleod said Trent Tucker the teams Best 3-Point shooter and defensive guard Mil be in the starting lineup at Aba on an radio Golden stat eat san Antonio 2 30 . Friday. Tempting to guard Aba scoring Champ Michael Jordan. A Gerald has been out three weeks and its Tough enough to guard Jordan when you re 100 percent healthy a Macleod said. A stuck has been on the floor. He a been in the playoffs before and he a looking Forward to it a no matter who guards Jordan the kicks face a formidable task after a regular season that ended 39-43. They were 0-4 against the bulls blowing a 23-Point Lead at Home in one game they ended up losing by 10 Points. A a in be had plenty of time to rest a said Wilkins whose ,13.8 average was third on the team. A now in be got five games to just go crazy. Ill have to be ready to play 30 minutes or  Kiki Vandeweghe who missed the final regular season game with a sore Back also expects to play. Center Patrick Ewing Mil return after missing practice because his wife Rita was giving birth. Macleod is hopeful but realistic. A a we re not going to beat them three straight but we re not going to Chicago to get our tails cracked a he said. A in order to have Success we re going to have play at their level for 48  a a in the other thursday night games its Philadelphia at Milwaukee Golden state at san Antonio Utah at Phoenix and Houston against the lakers in los Angeles. The other three series Start Friday with Atlanta at Detroit the two time defending Champion Seattle at Portland and Indiana at Boston. A Boston seeded second in the East has to be Happy that its series against Indiana does no to Start until Friday. That gives Larry Birds Back an extra Day of rest. But coach Chris Ford did no to know tuesday whether his Star Forward would be ready to go. A the feels a Little bit better than he did. Monday and its still on a Day to Day basis a Ford said. A when he a ready hell play and hell practice As Well. I done to know when that will  the celtics were 10-12 in the 22 games Bird missed this season. They were 46-14 in the others. Bird missed seven straight games before returning for sundays season ending loss to Atlanta and sat out practices monday and tuesday a we Haven to been that successful without Larry but i think we have the ability to be successful a Ford said. A your offence this year has been Well distributed. We had six Guys score Over 1,000 Points a the Boston Globe reported that Bird will undergo surgery after the season ends to Correct his Back problem. A How much Charles Barkley will be Able to contribute is still a question As Philadelphia pre. Pares to open the first round of the Aba playoff series thursday in Milwaukee. A a in la have to play it by ear a 76ers coach Jim Lynam said tuesday. A the wont play 48 minutes the first  Barkley who sustained a ligament Strain in his left knee and missed seven of the last 10 games took a blow on the knee in sundays regular season finale. He was bumped by a teammate and said the knee was sore after the game. A a in a not 100 percent a Barkley said after tuesdays work out a but that does no to matter. My knee is going to Hurt the rest of the year. In be just got to give it what in be got. In be got a bad knee but its time to play  Trainer Tony Harris said the blow sunday a kind of Shook him up because there was a Sharp pain. But its solidified. The soreness is More with emotion than Point tenderness. A the looks Antsy impatient. But this is the playoffs and a lot of Guys Are sitting at Home right  Lynam said the 76ers have to a take care of the balls if they Hope to stay with the Bucks. A a big part of their defense comes from harassing the Ball a he said. A when they Start knocking the Ball Loose it makes Guys like Freddy Roberts