European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Clippers hiring Brown says report the stars and stripes february 6,1992 b Page 24 san Antonio a former san Antonio spurs coach Larry Brown will be named As the head coach of the los Angeles clippers on thursday a television station reported tuesday night. A a reliable source on the West coast provided the information that Brown would succeed Mike Schuler sat to in san Antonio reported. After the clippers beat Dallas with Mack Calvin acting As head coach owner Donald Sterling declined comment on the report. But Andy Roeser clippers vice president said a a we re trying to get it done. I talked to Elgin Baylor and he a very comfortable that hell be Able to get it done within the week. Elgins got his candidate tuesdays Aba games a see p. 22 in mind and we re talking things out but we feel the whole thing will be taken care of this week or Over the  asked if the courting of Brown is one of the worst kept secrets in history Roeser said a it seems to  �?o1 played for Larry for seven years two with Carolina in the Aba and five years with the Denver nuggets a Calvin said. A i have a tremendous amount of respect for Larry a if he is the  Schuler was fired sunday after the clippers lost 10 of their previous 15 games. The clippers were 21-24 after their 97-80 Victory Over the Mavericks. Brown would be reunited with Forward Danny Manning who helped Lead Kansas to an Mcaa championship in 1988. Brown could not immediately be reached for comment. Browne a record was 153-131 As coach of the spurs. Before going to the spurs Brown shuffled Between the College and professional game usually leaving following a successful stint. He coached the Carolina cougars in the Aba from 1972-1974, then moving to Denver until 1979 when he left for a two year tour at Urcla. He then spent two years with the a bad a new Jersey nets moving to Kansas in 1983. Hoosiers Knock off mini for big 7 0 Lead by the associated press Champaign Iii. A Indiana coach Bobby Knight got what he came for a getting his team Back into sole Possession of first place in the big ten. X a it was very important for us a Knight said after his sixth ranked hoosiers Defeated Illinois 76-65 tuesday night a sometimes games become More important because of  Indiana had lost its first conference game saturday at Michigan state. A we knew coming into the game we had to Bounce Back and get a win Quot guard Greg Graham said. A we Aid that tonight but we did no twin the Way we wanted to  Illinois jumped ahead 13-4, but Indiana a Damon Bailey scored the games next five Points. The hoosiers went on a 16-6 surge Midway through the first half for a 35-25 advantage and the Zillini never got any closer. A Early we played Well. But late we just  sustain it a said Illinois coach Lou Henson. A the foul trouble really killed us be Cheaney cause we can to go to our Bench. They re too Young and  4 Indiana hit 49 percent of its shots while the Zillini connected on 41 percent. Illinois was is of 20 from the free throw line while Indiana hit 20 of 30. Calbert Cheaney scored 23 Points for the hoosiers 16-3, 7-1who pulled a half game ahead of Ohio state in the conference race. Tom Michael a 21 Points led Illinois 8-11, 2-7. Illinois got 3-Point baskets from . Wheeler and Michael to take its big Early Lead. But Bailey who finished with 14 Points hit a pair of free throws and added a third after the Illinois Bench was called for a technical with 15 02 remaining in the first half. Bailey finished his spurt with an eight foot jumper Eric Anderson gave the hoosiers their first Lead with a 16-foot jumper with 12 16 left in the half and Indiana used the 16-6 surge to take control. The hoosiers hit five of six free throws in the last 3 05 of the half to Post a 45-31 Lead. They widened College basketball their margin to As Many As 21 Points in the second half. The Zillini rallied to 65-55, but the teams virtually traded baskets in the final minutes. In other games Texas 88, Rice 87 Austin Texas a Dexter Cambridge made his first Home court appearance since being reinstated by the Mcaa after a 16-game suspension and scored 19 Points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Cambridge was hot Early scoring the longhorns first 10 Points and hitting four of his first six shots. Terrence Rencher Sank a free throw with seven seconds left to give Texas the win. Pittsburgh 77, Miami 55 Miami a Sean Miller moved past Mark Jackson and into second place on the big East Sall time assist list. The 6-1 guard now has 344 assists 82 behind the All time Leader Sherman Douglas. Miller has nine More games to catch Douglas. Georgetown 71, Villanova 63 Philadelphia a Georgetown a Alonzo mourn ing scored 21 Points grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked seven shots. The hoyas 13-5, 6-3 won despite not scoring from the Field in the last 11 28, getting their last 23 Points from the foul line. Wyoming 69, air Force 47 Laramie Wyo. A Reginald Stater scored 18, Maurice Alexander added 17, and Tim Breaux had 16 to help Wyoming defeat air Force 69-47 in Western athletic conference play. The cowboys started three freshman but it was seniors Breaux and Slater who scored 11 of Wyoming a first 13 Points As the cowboys led 13-5 seven minutes into the game. Air Force pulled to 49-43 with 8 12 left but Wyoming outscored air Force 20-2 the rest of the game. Wyoming moves to 3-5 in the wac and 11-9 Overall while the Falcons drop to 1-7 in the wac and 7-13 Overall. Air Force was led by Charles Smith with 21 Points. Air Jordan grounded Michael Jordan of the Chicago bulls has been fined $5,000 and suspended without pay for one game Foi bumping a referee during mondays triple overtime game at Utah. Jordan was to sit out Chicago a game Al Phoenix wednesday. Jordan bumped referee Tommie Wood after Wood whistled Jordan for fouling Jeff Malone of the jazz with a half second to play and the score tied 123-123. Jordan was ejected and Malone made Twe free throws plus the technical for a 126-123 jazz  readies Deal to keep mariners new York a a Seattle businessman was to give baseball written details wednesday on a $39 million three year package designed to keep the mariners from leaving town. Herm Sarkowsky on tuesday said that businesses will increase advertising with the team by $7 million a year and have offered to guarantee $4 million a year in additional season ticket sales. In addition they have helped arranged a Cable television Deal Worth $2 million per season. Those details Are to be Given to commissioner Fay Vincent As the ownership committee prepares for thursdays meeting when it starts to consider a japanese led groups offer to buy the Seattle mariners. Commissioner Fay Vincent met tuesday with Washington gov. Booth Gardner Seattle mayor Norman Rice and Sarkowsky for 75 minutes and said there was a Chance the mariners would be sold to the japanese led group but that it was still unlikely a term he used when the Deal was proposed Jan. 23. A i done to think i would change my statement a Vincent said a because what i said was there is a policy or a set of principles and in Light of those principles it would be my judgment that a transaction of the sort which has been presented would not be  Hiroshi Yamauchi president of Nintendo co. Ltd., has proposed to finance a group that would Purchase the mariners from Jeff Smulyan the Indianapolis broadcasting executive who is trying to sell the club for $100 million. The Deal which was put together As a wave of anti Japan feeling swept the United states has gained no support thus far from owners of the other 25 teams. Smulyan under pressure from Bankers to sell the team has met with officials of St. Petersburg fla., who want to move the mariners. Vincent repeated that the mariners would play in Seattle in 1992. Inside sports . Rosters for Winter olympics a Page 20 Ben Abrams prep pickings a Page 21 we aft a draft opens a pages 20-22 Lasorda reportedly May retire a Page 23