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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 6, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 23, might be sports wire from wire reports a a Las vegas a Jefry Tarkanian known for his winning ways and his bitter Battles with the Mcaa will leave univ after next season source s close to the schools basketball program said. A three sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity said tuesday that a Deal had been worked out with Tarkanian in which he would coach Only one of the two years remaining on his contract. Tarkanian denied a Deal had been finalized and said lie planned to meet a in the next Day or two with univ president Robert Maxson to discuss his future. 1 however the National reported wednesday that Tarkanian had told the newspaper he might resign As Early As this week because of the Strain that the recent negative publicity surrounding his program has had on. His , saints of Deal new Orleans a seventeen months after disgruntled quarterback Bobby Hebert told the new Orleans saints he would never  contract with them he agreed to a new two year Deal. A like a Good businessman which in a capitalistic society you should be i was just looking for the Best Deal a Hebert said tuesday night. Hebert and the saints refused to discuss the terms of the contract but the times Picayune reported it was Worth $2.7  s give Robinson another Job Baltimore a Frank Robinson fired last month As manager of the Baltimore orioles will be Back with the team monday As an assistant general manager. Quot Mitchell to miss 4 weeks san Francisco r Kevin Mitchell is expected to miss at least four weeks of playing time the san Francisco giants announced tuesday after the Star Outfield or underwent arthroscopic knee  to coach again Uniondale . A a1 Arbour is coming Back to coach the new York islanders for a 17th season. Arbour who guided the islanders to four consecutive Stanley cup championships from 1979-83, made the announcement tuesday ending speculation he would resign As coach for a second  Bubka easy Winner Bratislava Czechoslovakia a Sergei Bubka of the soviet Union easily won the pole vault at the first meet of the Isaaf grand prix series tuesday. Bubka who soared 19 feet 8 inches missed setting his 26th world record clipping the bar with his Heel on an attempt at \9-hva.major Harris seeks new Job Charleston . Quarterback major Harris said tuesday he a looking to land a Job with another Canadian. Football league team following his release by the British Columbia  activate Larkin Doran Cincinnati a the Cincinnati reds on tuesday activated shortstop Barry Larkin and second baseman Bill Doran front the disabled list. The reds made room on their roster for them by placing right handed Pitcher Scott Scudder on the disabled list with a strained left rib Cage and designating Rookie first baseman Reggie Jefferson for assignment to the minor leagues. Tac bans Urcla s Anderson Indianapolis Mcarthur Anderson who was a Long jump and triple jump specialist at Urcla has drawn a two year suspension for testing positive for stimulants a second time the athletics Congress said wednesday. Padres place Whitson on do san Diego a right hander de Whitson on tuesday became the sixth san Diego padres Pitcher to be placed on the disabled list this season. Whitson who has had soreness in his throwing Elbow since his last Start May 26, was placed on the 15-Day list retroactive to May 27. He will be eligible to return to Active status june 11. Left hander Dennis Rasmussen and right handed reliever Larry Andersen recently came off the disabled list. Still disabled Are right hander Greg Harris and left huge crowd expected for world bowl game it by the stars and stripes world league of american football officials Are expecting a record crowd for sundays inaugural world bowl Between the Hometown London Mon areas and the Barcelona dragons at Wembley stadium. A. A a a. A a a. A Quot Kickoff is set for 5 25 . Sunday London time and the game will be televised to More than 55 countries. Abc will carry the game in the states. But the armed forces radio and television service had not determined on wednesday whether it would be Able to relay the game to an viewers in Europe. The game will be carried on Tele 5, a German Cable station and via satellite on super Channel and esp International. Wembley officials said mondays ticket sales to talc 10,619, a record amount since Wembley introduced computerized sales three years ago. Olaf officials Are preparing for a crowd of More than 63,000 for the leagues first championship game. The existing capacity for american football is 60,021 unobstructed View seats said .bob.rose, the leagues director of communications. A your goal was to sell More tickets for the first world bowl than the nil sold for the first super bowl a said world league president Mike Lynn. A that game Drew around 63.000 and 1 think we re going to do better than  a one ticket outlet sold nearly 1,000 tickets an hour. A a a a Mike Wade the we aft a assistant director of information said a Virgin records store with a ticket counter Drew so Many buyers that bobbies were in. A it Wasny to a riot or anything like that a Wade said. A but the police were talking about closing the store because there were so Many people waiting for  a .1. A Quot. A. A a Bicknell s dragons still by Rob Staggenborg staff writer on May 25, Barcelona dragons coach Jack Bicknell was sitting in a hotel room clutching an improbable dream. The world league of Macri can footballs wild card was still up for grabs and the Frankfurt Galaxy a 10-3 winners Over the dragons on May 19had a lock on the invitation to the inaugural league playoffs. Bicknell a dragons were on the Brink of elimination. Frankfurt sported a 7-2 record and Only had to beat the 2t Sacramento surge that saturday and the wild card would read  a Bicknell a dragons held onto the slim Hope that Sacramento would win but even then Barce Iona had to beat the 9-0 London monarchs within the hostile confines of Wembley stadium. Someone must like Jack Bick null because in order Frankfurt lost 24-13, Barcelona beat London 20-17 and Birmingham 10-3, and just like that his dragons Are in the title game. Barcelona will Battle London again this time in the world bowl. Kickoff is set for 5 25 . London time on sunday at Wembley stadium. If it weren to for a German broadcaster calling Bicknell s room that night while sae ramen.  leading the Galaxy with less than six minutes to play Al Caballero a Spanish catalan for a Cowboy Jack a might be bolstered his guns and resigned to next years dream. V his players Learned they were still in the playoff picture when Bicknell raced Down the hallway of the team hotel screaming a Sacramento won Sacramento won a the dragons finished the regular season with the leagues second ranked scoring defense 12.6 average. They were the third Best in defending against the Rush allowing an average of 80.3 Yards and Barcelona registered the Best turnover ratio in the Olaf with a plus-12 ratio. Offensively the dragons have committed a world league Low 15 turnovers. Wide receiver Gene Taylor 35 catches 745. Yards with six touchdowns was a first team All world selection. Scott ency a second team Al world quarterback carries an 86.6 quarterback ratio second Best in the league. Barcelona a Success Story includes Bicknell and his popularity with his players and the teams fans. Quot a fiend for country music a Merle Waylon a few others Quot Are his music of Choice Bicknell has Charisma style and a lot of. Good Luck. A my High school Spanish does no to get me too far Down Here Quot he said just Days after touching Down in Barcelona in March. His hat of Choice is a weather beaten world league hat worthy of a purple  hat was a Freebie Given at the Olaf draft in Orlando in february. A they a he explained a a in a a one hat a year  the Barcelona journalists likened Cowboy Jack to Gary Cooper the catalonian marvelled at his distinct swagger and befriended the 45-Man dragon contingent. When Barcelona returned from a Long Road trip in mid season a crowd met the team at the Airport with banners food and cheers. Children hopped up to the Large masses of Muscles packed into dragon sweats and posed for pictures and got autographs. Minutes later the players pulled out their cameras and took pictures of the children. A these Guys want to prove they can play in the nil the idea being to bring them to that next step Quot Bicknell said a a that a my Job Here Quot a the world bowl with nil scouts flooding the stands is a Good Start. Bicknell beams like a proud father when it comes to talking about his  i am very proud of this foot bail team Quot he said. �?o1 really feel Good for these Young players who have Given a lot to this team staying away from Home Lor so . Handers Pat Clements and Atlee Hammaker. The padres filled the roster spot by purchasing the contract of Catcher Brian Dorsett from class aaa Las vegas. Wheaton wins at Beckenham Beckenham England a third seeded David Wheaton Defeated Britain a Sean Cole 7-5, 6-4 on wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Beckenham grass court tournament and will play fellow american Kent Kinnear. Kinnear upset sixth seeded Wally Masur of Australia 7-5,6-3.among the women second seeded i Rotchen Mager Sof the United states who earlier Defeated top seeded Nicole Provis ousted Britain a Sarh 1 oos Moie 6-3, 7-5. Generous wins Derby in Epsom Epsom England a generous the oldest horse in the race pulled away from his competitors with two furlongs remaining wednesday to win the 212th English Derby by a runaway five lengths. Generous Ridden by Alan Munro and going off As a .9-1 Choice finished Well ahead of Marju with Star of Gdansk seven lengths further behind the Winner in third place  
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