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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, May 8, 1991

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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 8, 1991 the stars and stripes b sports wire Kentucky reports itself for Cage offence from wire reports Lexington by. A the University of Kentucky coming off a two year Mcaa probation for basketball recruiting misdeeds and academic fraud admitted tuesday it violated another Rule last weekend in recruiting a Transfer player. Kentucky athletic director . Newton and coach Rick Pitino said the violation occurred when recruit Clifford Rozier attended a Post Kentucky Derby party at a Louisville Home saturday night in violation of a Rule which states that a school May entertain a recruit Only within a 30-mile radius of the school. Louisville is about 75 Miles West of Lexington. Neither Newton nor Pitino expects the school to be severely penalized for the infraction and Pitino said Kentucky will suspend efforts to recruit Rozier. A the penalty Well face is not having a great player in our program Pitino  leaves chargers san Diego a offensive tackle Jimmy Laister the san Diego chargers sixth round draft pick from Oregon tech says he has left the team for Good because of a chronically irregular heartbeat dolphins accused of drug use Miami stimulant pills and pain killing injections were widely used on the Miami dolphins during the 1970s and 1980s, alleges former dolphins quarterback Don Strock in a draft of his autobiography. Strock a dolphins backup from 1974 to 1987, writes in the manuscript that prescription stimulant pills were routinely used his first five seasons and that pain killers were common during his entire Miami  decisions Taylor Inglewood Calif. A former world boxing Council welterweight Champion Jorge Vaca of Mexico out pointed Quincy Taylor of Dallas in a unanimous 10-round decision monday night. Judge Chuck Hassett scored monday nights bout 9793 and judges Larry Rozadilla and Ernie Swanks had it 98-92. Vaca who weighed 153 a pounds raised his record to 44-8 with 35 knockouts. Taylor who weighed 153 pounds is to 15-3 with 12  retains gloves title Des Moines Iowa a Jesse Briseno of the Michigan Golden gloves team won on a third round disqualification monday to successfully defend his 147-Pound title at the National Golden gloves championships. Briseno 20, rocked Monte Lane of the Texas Golden gloves team with vicious shots to the head and body. Lane took standing eight counts in the second and third rounds. Lane was disqualified for holding with 28 seconds left in the bout. Briseno was one of about 380 Amateur boxers who competed in the first Day of the week Long championships at veterans auditorium in Des  won t be prosecuted los Angeles a Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker will not be prosecuted for driving under the influence of alcohol in a car Accident that left him paralysed a District attorneys spokeswoman said. Sandi Gibbons of the los Angeles county District attorneys office cited the severity of his injuries and that no one else was injured As reasons for the decision. Shoemaker had a blood alcohol level of .13 at the time of the Accident Over the Legal limit of .08.injured Driver still critical Talladega Ala. A one of two Stock car Drivers injured in a Chain reaction Accident during a weekend arca race at Talladega super Speedway remains in critical condition. Chris Gehrke 25, of Lincoln Iii., was listed in critical condition Early tuesday at Carraway methodist medical Center in Birmingham a spokesman said. The other Driver Carl Miskotten jr., 42, was treated at the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital and also was placed in. An intensive care unit. A Hospital spokesman Jim Bosarge said Miskotten a condition was upgraded from serious to fair on monday. He said that Miskotten was a conscious awake and alerts after treatment for a blood clot on the  traded to braves Atlanta a the Atlanta braves traded infielder Kevin Castleberry to the Chicago White sox on monday for outfielder first baseman Danny Heep. Heep 33, a 10-year major league Veteran he has a career average of .256 with 30 homers in -869 games with Houston the new York mets los Angeles and Boston. Castleberry 23, hit .219 in 20 games with the class a Miami Miracle this season. The White sox assigned him to Birmingham of the class a Southern  surgery looms for Nunez Milwaukee a the pitching thin Milwaukee Brewers announced tuesday reliever Edwin Nunez will need surgery to repair a ruptured disc in his Back and will be out for three to four months. Nunez was placed on the 60-Day disabled list and will undergo surgery wednesday at Sinai Samaritan medical Center in Milwaukee Brewers general manager Harry Dalton  Gruber sidelined Toronto a third baseman Kelly Gruber of Tihe Toronto Blue jays suffering from a sprained ligament and a Chip fracture on his right thumb was placed Eta the 15-Day disabled list tuesday. To replace Gruber the Blue jays purchased to mid baseman Catcher de Sprague from Syracuse of the la Ter National league Sprague was leading the 1l ass Bis with 25 in 23 games while hitting t64 with fhe  coasts in Hamburg Hamburg Germany a world no. I Stefans Edberg of Sweden tuesday cruised to a comfortable 6-3l 6-2 Victory Over Germany a Alexander Murez ins the opening second round match of the s i million Panasonic German open. In first round play crowd favorite Henri Leconte of France was ousted by loth seeded soviet Andrei Cherkasov 7-6 7-3v, 6-3, and another soviet. Andreis Cha Novkov became he first seed to be eliminated when the no. 12 went out 6-4,6-3 to Goran Prpic of Yugoslavia Arias wins Clay court opener Charlotte . A fifth seeded Jimmy aria Defeated Thomas Hogstedt 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the the . Menus Clay court championships. Car seeded Christian Saceanu. Ranked 116th in. The Torii in upset sixth seeded Scott Davis 6-1. 3-6, 6-0 ins another first round  Rolls in Rome Rome a second seeded Gabriela sabatinis of Argentina powered past South african Amandas Coet rur 6-2, 6-2 tuesday in the second round of die Eta Siam open. Germany Sanke Huber the no. 13 seed wore her first round match against Alexia Dechaume of France 6-1, 6-3. Earlier on tuesday Italy a Sandra need Iii the no. 11 seed lost her rain delayed first round manat 6-4,7-5 to unseeded French player Karine  to show pan am games Atlanta a Turner sports will offer Moor rare 3111 hours of exclusive prime time coverage of the pare Are games this August from Havana the company Are bounced monday. Turner network television said monday in will show 26 hours of pan am games Competition with Adt Iii tonal coverage during special live editions of tbsp weekly Amateur sports series . Olympic Gold a Tbs sports  Abc sports will provide weekend coverage of die pan am games. Medics of Foyt for indy Indianapolis a the Speedway medical staff satisfied for now that . Foyt can make the necessary movements in a race car with his still aching feet and legs approved the four time Winner monday to begin practice for the Indianapolis 500. Foyt 56, recuperating from the most serious injuries of his racing career passed the mandatory physical but will Nave to undergo periodic re exams before the May 26 race said or. Henry Bock the Speedway medical director. A this condition is surprisingly Good considering the trauma he went through a Bock said. A a he a still Healing of course and that a what Well keep an Eye on. But he a progressed  Foyt already has said his 34th race at Indianapolis will be his last and that he will not reconsider his decision to retire at the end of the season regardless of what happens at indy. His legs and feet were mangled in a crash at Elkhart like last fall and despite a quicker than expected recovery he a still walking with a Limp and some pain Foyt said he would offer his car to a1  Erif he is not Able to drive in the race a we did no to really discuss that pain a Bock said. A but certainly there a disco Indianapolis a the Indianapolis motor Speedway went from wet and warm to dry and cold and teammates Emerson Fittipaldi and Rick Mears used the change to push their race cars above 223 Mph monday in the first full Day of practice for the Indianapolis 500. A steady drizzle and seepage of water from under the tracks surface limited practice to about 3vi hours Over the weekend. But the temperature plunged from the 70s on sunday to the mid-40s, and speeds quickly headed in the opposite direction. Fittipaldi Mears Michael Andretti and Michael a father Mario Andretti led the Busy practice in which 42 cars made appearances on the track. . Foyt Given medical clearance monday morning also practice for the first time. Mears a three time Winner had the top Early Speed of the Day at 222.178 Mph in his primary race car. Then in the closing minutes of practice he took his Back fort particularly if he should bump or if somebody should bump into him on the track. A a we la see How he does in the month. He had some testing Here last month but i done to believe he a had any consistent time in the car so Well Check on him numerous times a Bock said. A a we la take it week by  Bock said Foyt received a closer look than Drivers normally get during the mandatory physical. A we paid extra attention to his legs and feet to make sure he is capable of doing the movements he has to do to drive the car safely a Bock said. For openers up Penske to 223.430. Fittipaldi the 1989 Winner edged that with a Lap at 223.981 about five minutes before the track closed. Michael Andretti had a Lap at 221.675, and Mario was clocked at 221.032. The Only other Driver Over 220 Mph was Scott Brayton at 220.356 in his backup car. The fastest Lap Ever recorded at the Speedway was 228.502 Mph by Al Unser or. The Day before the Start of qualifications last year. A a. Foyt Heads out to or Achica monday  
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