European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 b the stars and stripes wednesday november 27, 1991aikman May be out for season by the associated press Troy Aikman might miss the rest of the season. Jeff Hostetler will miss at least two games. And Lawrence Taylor needs More testing on his sprained left knee. Half a dozen nil teams spent monday diagnosing injuries from sundays games. San Diego quarterback John Friesz Hurt an ankle and Denver wide receiver Mark Jackson dislocated a wrist. Dallas tight end Jay Novacek one of ainian s favorite targets sprained a knee and giants offensive tackle Doug Riesenberg who protects Hostetler sprained his right ankle. Aikman who separated a shoulder in last years playoff drive is expected to be out of action for three to four weeks after tearing a ligament in his right knee. A we done to want him Back until he can be productive and not endanger himself a cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson said. A we wont put Troy into the game unless he is 100 percent ready. We re not going to aggravate the backup Steve Beurlein who led the cowboys to their Victory Over Washington will Start thursdays game against Pittsburgh even though he a limping with a sprained left injury report a a year ago we were Flat when Aikman went Down a Johnson said. A we think we can win with Hostetler broke three Lumbar transverse processes when tackled by Broderick Thomas in the third Quarter against Tampa Bay. The Early prognosis Calls for Hostetler to miss at least two games and possibly More. That makes Phil Simms the no. 1 quarterback again a position he held from 1984 until this season when Hostetler won the Job in training Camp. A things wont change much a Simms said. A for 12 weeks we be had our ups and Downs. So far we Haven to been statistically Good for any one Ray Handley the giants Rookie coach walked out of a news conference when pressed by a reporter to answer whether Simms would be the giants no. 1 quarterback when and if Hostetler was Able to return to the lineup. A a that a a ridiculous question a Handley said later adding a i done to want questions about the quarterback situation Here with the giants. Its not fair to Hostetler Simms or Taylor the pro bowl linebacker who in 11 seasons has missed just one game due to injury was to undergo testing on his sprained left knee monday night. Meanwhile new Orleans quarterback Bobby Hebert said he will try to practice on wednesday to test the injured right shoulder that has kept him out of action for three weeks. A a he la go out with pads on and he will throw to the extent he can throw a coach Jim Mora said. A when he can execute his Job without pain hell tackle Alfred Oglesby could miss the rest of Miami a season with a knee injury and dolphins receiver Fred Banks is out for the year with a fractured leg. Pittsburgh tight end Eric Green who fractured his right ankle in practice last week underwent surgery monday. Or. Thomas Cowan installed a plate in greens Fibula to stabilize the broken Bone. Green the steel Crsp leading receiver with 41 receptions and six touchdowns in 11 games won t play for the rest of the season. Friesz a second year pro who had led the chargers 3-9 to two straight wins before sundays loss to the new York jets sprained his left ankle when he was sacked in the second Quarter. William and Mary a Todd Cathurn lops Virginia a Junior Burrough in a 7843 romps in opener by the associated press Durham . A the production from the Center spot a 25 Points 14 rebounds in 37 minutes a was about what Duke expects. The source however was unexpected. With Christian laettner its leading scorer and rebounded from last seasons Mcaa championship team out with an injury Duke still got plenty of production from a Tow headed freshman tandem in a 103-75 season opening Victory Over East Carolina on monday night. Freshmen Cherokee Parks and Erik Meek played like veterans inside while laettner sat at the end of the Bench in Street clothes nursing a bruised right foot As top ranked Duke cruised by the pirates for the 20th straight time. The 6-foot-ll Parks and 6-10 Meek were inspiring in their debuts. Parks was College basketball 5 for 5 from the Field and 6 for 8 from the foul line for 16 Points. Meek chipped in nine Points. Duke also got 20 Points from Bobby Hurley. Arkansas 92, Minnesota 83 laiia1na, Hawaii a Center Oliver Miller scored 21 of his 23 Points in the second half monday and no. 2 Arkansas held off Minnesota in a first round game of the Maui invitational. Oklahoma St. 89, Tenn. St. 58 Stillwater. Okla. Byron Houston and a Arvyn Alexander led a 22-2 run at the Start of the game As Lith ranked Oklahoma slate routed Tennessee state. Houston who finished with 24 Points scored eight and Alexander five As the cowboys put the game out of reach Early. Wolves Send Corbin to jazz for Bailey Minneapolis a the Minnesota Timber wolves off to a 2-9 Start sent 6-foot-6 Forward Tyrone Corbin to the Utah jazz for 6-11 Forward Thurl Bailey and a second round draft Choice in 1992. A we feel the addition of Bailey will help us gain size at the Forward position a Timber wolves coach Jimmy Rodgers said. Quot in any Trade you have to give up something to get Corbin who turns 29 next month has been unhappy in Minnesota this season. He staged a one Day holdout in training Camp because he wants More Money and expressed his displeasure at being taken out of the starting lineup three games ago. A i think the move was a Little premature a Corbin an original member of the expansion Timber wolves said last week. A i Hadnot been playing particularly Well. In a not pleased with the Way things Are going for myself and the Corbin will be joining his fifth Aba team. He came to Minnesota from Phoenix in the 1989 expansion draft and has been the Timber wolves second leading scorer. He averaged 14.7 Points in 198990 and 18 Points last season. He is at 14.4 Points this year. The Timber wolves first significant Trade since they sent Rick Mahorn to Philadelphia just before their inaugural season brings them a Power Forward for the first time in the franchises two year history. Bailey 30, has eight year Aba averages of 14.7 Points and 5.7 rebounds and Hasni to missed a game in four plus seasons. Perennially a High finisher in sixth Man award voting Bailey averaged 12.4 Points last year his worst output since his Rookie season and is scoring 9.4 Points per game this season. His Best season was 1987-88, when he averaged 19.6 Points on 49 percent shooting 6.5 rebounds 1.9 assists and 1.5 blocks. In the 1988 playoffs he averaged 23.2 Points. Bailey followed with a 19.5-Point average in 1988-89. Celtics defeat bullets despite Bench letdown Hartford Conn. Apr just when Boston coach Chris Ford was starting to feel Good about the celtics Bench it let him Down. Ford was forced to go Back to his starters with three minutes left to ensure a 121-108 Victory Over the Washington bullets in monday nights Only Aba game. A i was Happy with the Way the Bench was giving us a Nice lift then All of a sudden. We started playing Sloppy no brainer basketball a Ford said. A i did no to want to go Back to the regulars but i had to. Our Bench has got to be Able to close out those sort of the celtics started the fourth Quarter with tour reserves and Reggie Lewis on the court and a 94-78 Reggie Fox scored on a slam Dunk with 4 42 left the celtics were still up 112-97. But when Andre 1 Urner scored on a Layup and converted the free throw with 3 01 Lett the bullets had Cut the celtics Lead to 113-107. Larry Bird. Robert Parish and John Begiev re entered the game and the bullets scored just one More Point in route to their sixth loss in seven games. A we started coasting a Parish said. A and they raised their level of Lewis who finished with a season High 37 Points on 17 for 24 from the Field had tour of Boston s nine steals in the first half As the celtics took advantage of 11 turnovers by the bullets to open a 65-54 Lead. With Bird going 2 for 11 from the floor in the first half. Parish quiet Early and Kevin Mchale Dee Brown and Brian Shaw out with injuries Lewis said he knew he needed to take Over. A i hats the kind of team we have. When certain Guys Aren t on the other Guys Are capable of picking up our game a said Lewis. Washington s Michael Adams who entered the game As the second leading scorer in the Aba at 28.1 Points dislocated the Middle Finger on his left hand when he fell while making a Layup with 7 seconds left in the first half. Bird had 18 Points. Parish 16 and they had 11 rebounds apiece As the celtics out rebounded Washington 47-42
