European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 17,1991 the stars and stripes Page 27sports wire magic Mcnall group May buy Aba Kings from wire reports los Angeles a retired basketball Star magic Johnson says he and group of investors including sports Mogul Bruce Mcnall Are considering buying the financially ailing Sacramento Kings. A a we re looking at Sacramento a he said. A we re getting some numbers on them we know about their situation. We know their for  Johnson who retired from the los Angeles lakers nov. 7 after testing positive for the aids virus spoke at a news conference sunday night before the lakers beat Sacramento 110-94. The lingering recession in californians building Industry has been devastating for Kings majority owners Gregg Lukenbill and Joe Benvenuti who were forced to put their team its Arco Arena and a nearby partially completed outdoor stadium site on the Market last summer because of Cash flow problems. The Kings have struggled despite sell out crowds of Over 17,000 at each Home game. The pair has talked with various parties including Ken Hoffman a minority owner of the a Fly a Seattle sea Hawks. While confirming he spoke with Mcnall More than a year ago Lukenbill said the team had not held any direct discussions with Johnson. Mcnall owns the no la a los Angeles Kings and is a Art owner of the Toronto argonauts of the Canadian football league. A a it a no secret the team is for Sale but Given the sensitivity and seriousness of what magic has been through it would t be appropriate for us to Contact him a Lukenbill said. A when he a ready to buy a team that a a different  Johnson said he was going to be patient but hoped his group would have a team purchased within the next 11 months. A a we re getting ourselves ready and checking some teams out Johnson said. A a we re checking out the Media markets and checking out How much Money is coming in and How much is going out. It takes a lot of Homework to do something like  Aba suspends fines Malone new York a the Aba suspended Utah Forward Karl Malone for one game and fined him $10,000 monday for elbowing Detroit guard Isiah Thomas dec. 14. The league also fined Detroit guard Darrell Walker $5,000 for leaving the Bench and punching Malone. As Thomas drove to the Basket Malone jumped out at Thomas and his Elbow came Down on the Piston Point guard with so much Force that Thomas fell to the floor with his face covered in blood. Key Breaks his ankle Tarpon Springs Fla. A Toronto Blue jays Lethander Jimmy key broke his right ankle sunday during an Accident outside his Home and will be in a cast for the next four weeks. The Blue jays said monday that key was on a 12-foot ladder changing a Security Light bulb when the ladder Bagan to give Way. Blue jays spokesman Howard Starkman said key jumped off the ladder onto a Grassy area and sustained an avulsion fracture to the outside part of the ankle meaning part of the Bone had been torn away. Key was treated at Mease Hospital in Dunedin Fla., the site of Toronto s Spring training Camp and will be under the care of Blue jays Trainer Tommy Craig. Starkman said that key is on crutches and May continue upper body workouts. He will be evaluated when the cast is taken off in four weeks. A that should take him into the Middle of january a Starkman said in Toronto. A the should be of for Spring  key was 16-12 with a 3.05 Era in 33 starts last season. Toronto already has exercised his 1992 option at $2,275,000. Hill tops senior tour earnings Dorado puerto Rico a the old Bulldozer operator became a millionaire the biggest Money Winner in american Golf. His win in the champions tournament made him the leading Money Winner on the senior pea tour. He collected $150,000 As the tournament Winner and another $150,000 from a season Long Bonus Pool and finished the season with $1,065,657. That a almost twice the amount a $573,724 a he earned in a 16-year career on the regular tour. Archer finished second on the seasons Money list at $963,455 and Colbert a Rookie on the Over-50 circuit was third at $880,749. Leu drops from ratings new York a Duke s no longer a unanimous no. 1 and Lsuis no longer in the rankings. The Blue devils 5-01 were still atop the a menus poll monday with 62 of 64 first place votes but their pkg Nova s Masci wins overtime Victory at Michigan on saturday changed two a minds As Urcla and Connecticut received one no. 1 vote each. Leu 2-2 did t play last week but the tigers were replaced at no. 25 by Louisville 4-0which had been in that spot in the preseason rankings Only to fall without losing a game. The schools meet saturday to Settle the matter of who really is no. 25. The top four teams held their places from last week with Duke receiving 1,597 Points from the nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters 124 More than Arizona 4-0. Urcla 4-0 was third and Ohio state 5-0 was fourth. Oklahoma state 9-0kansas 5-0connecticut 5-0 and Kentucky 6-1 each moved up a spot from last week s sixth through ninth rankings As North Carolina 6-1 dropped from fifth to ninth after losing its Atlantic coast conference opener to Florida state 86-74 on sunday. St. John s 4-1 rounded out the top ten. Seton Hall led the second ten and was followed by Michigan state Georgia tech Indiana Michigan Oklahoma Missouri Utah Arkansas and Alabama. Wake Forest led the final five followed by Iowa Georgetown North Carolina Charlotte and Louisville. Orioles on Sale for $200 million Washington a some baseball experts say Eli Jacobs $200 million asking Price for the Baltimore orioles May be too High. The new York financier is seeking an amount that is twice the highest Price Ever paid for a major league baseball franchise at a time when other teams Are going unsold for less than $100 million. Jacobs and a group of minority partners paid $70 million for the orioles in 1988. A a it a crazy Quot Peter Bavasi former president of the Toronto Blue jays told the Washington Post. A a that a Way up there particularly when there a no end in sight to the spiral of player contracts and the uncertainty about the National broadcasting Revenue. From everything you hear to Revenue is going to go Down in a  an appraisal of the team included with offering documents sent to prospective buyers suggests the orioles May be Worth As much As $255 million the Post said. Two other highly informal valuations put the teams value at $180 million to $200 million. Jacobs declined to comment but a source close to the orioles told the Post no Deal is imminent. The highest Price a baseball team has Ever drawn was nearly $100 million for the new York mets in 1986. More recently the san Diego padres and Seattle mariners changed hands for less than $80 million and the Houston astros have been on the Market for More than a year for about $90 million. King turns Back Coe Princeville Hawaii a defending Champion Betsy King Defeated Dawn Coe 2 and 1 in quarterfinal action sunday As the rain delayed $500,000 Lyga world match play championship resumed on Kauai Island. King fell one Hole behind when Coe birdied the Par-5, 495-Yard third Hole but Drew even with a Birdie on the Par-4, 390-Yard seventh at the Princeville resorts Makai course. Honolulu a Benson Masya of Kenya running in his first Marathon won the Honolulu Marathon on sunday in 2 hours 18 minutes 24 seconds Masya s time was Well off the record of 2 11 43 set in 1986 by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya Lobos guard collapses Albuquerque a new Mexico guard Ike Williams who set successive personal scoring records with 30 and 31-Point performances in the past two weeks was hospitalized sunday after collapsing in Church a spokesman said. Williams 20, a 6-5 Junior from Dallas was diagnosed As having a viral illness that caused dehydration sports information director Greg Remington said. Williams fell Over in Church and Cut his head Remington said. He was taken to University Hospital where the Cut was repaired he said. A the will be held for observation this evening and evaluated in the morning a Remington said sunday night. Williams a proposition 42 freshman started at Point last year and has been a shooting guard this season starting in All eight games. He s the Lobos second leading scorer with a 14-Point average behind Steve Logan s 14.4. Sports on an seb face Bat european tone television pro basketball a los Angeles lakers at Chicago 3 . Wednesday. Tuesday 5 . 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