European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Judge ends res season by Tim Dahlberg Las vegas a in Lvi a Baske Ball season officially ended wednesday night when a state judge refused to order the Mcaa to allow the seventh ranked running rebels to participate in the postseason basketball tournament. District judge Donald Mosley said that while he agreed in Lvi a players were being unfairly punished for sins they did no to commit he could find no Legal right for the players to participate in postseason play. A while my decision no doubt will be unpopular and i done to think Many people will understand it in a going to deny the motion a Mosley said after a two hour hearing. Lawyers for the players had argued that they were entitled to play in the tournament and had asked for a preliminary injunction that would Force the Mcaa tournament selection committee to consider giving the team a bid. But lawyers for the Mcaa said the ban on postseason play was a voluntary Resolution and that the organization had a right to impose an alternate penalty in a Case that stemmed Back to attempts Tosee More College basketball on Page 25 to packs bids mates Good Bye by the associated press to Jackson packed his bags and then said Good Bye to his Chicago White sox teammates on wednesday. The former two sports Star left the to army a Spring training Complex in Sarasota fla., heading Home to see More baseball on Page 26 spend time with his family and prepare for probable hip replacement surgery sometime this summer. Jackson unable to run properly after a hip injury 14 months ago while playing football for the los Angeles raiders re signed with the White sox for the $109,000 minimum salary after Clearing waivers on tuesday. A i done to think his playing Days Are Over a said first baseman Frank Thomas who worked out with Jackson at Comiskey Park this of season. A a it a Tough to see that Talent that person not be Able to do the things he a Best at doing a Catcher Carlton Fisk said. A the was not Only talented physically but a special person too. He was a Good  inside sports mouse hoping knights Roar a Page 22 rangers win gain playoffs a Page 25 Boggs ready to talk big Bucks a Page 26 Wouita sets world record a Page 27 suspend coach Jerry Tarkanian in 1977. A in the final analysis these Are rebels without a cause a Mcaa lawyer Peggy Leen said. Mosley issued a temporary restraining order after the players filed suit Friday allowing the team to keep practising pending the hearing on the preliminary injunction. The hearing comes four Days before the Mcaa selection committee announces its choices for the 64-team postseason tournament. Leen said before the hearing that the rebels chances of winning in court were slim adding that the Issue of players rights is not new and that the previous rulings prove College athletes done to have constitutional rights to play in the postseason. A they basically done to have a reasonable probability of Success based on the merits of their Case a Leen said. Roy Kramer commissioner of the Southeastern conference and chairman of the tournament selection committee said this week that the committee will abide by any court orders and would have to consider univ for the tournament should the players prevail. A we will simply move Forward with the information we have As we know it a Kramer said. A much the same As we move Forward with the conference tournaments that Are yet to be played. Well make our  univ and Tarkanian agreed prior to the 1990-91 season to be banned from this years postseason tournament and from live television As the final Resolution of a Legal Battle Between Tarkanian and the Mcaa. The Mcaa had originally imposed the penalty for the 1990-91 season but Tarkanian and the University successfully pressed for an agreement to delay the penalties because univ was returning four starters from its National championship team. Univ ended up losing to Duke in the National semifinals. A the University a primary argument is the stars and stripes March 13,1992 b Page 28 that a Promise made should be kept a univ counsel Brad Booke said. Tarkanian who has been at this weeks practices with the team said earlier he would not coach in the tournament should the players win their suit. Tarkanian said the team would be guided by assistant coaches. Univ finished its regular season last week with a 26-2 record and a nation leading 23-game winning Streak. Lakers sink Hawks lower by the associated press Atlanta a Byron Scott scored 29 Points and Sedale Threatt 21 wednesday night As the los Angeles lakers posted their second straight Road Victory and handed the Atlanta Hawks their sixth consecutive defeat 109-98. The lakers who beat the new York kicks tuesday night when Threatt scored a career High 42 Points pulled away in the final Quarter. Kevin Willis led the Hawks with 21 Points and 19 rebounds the 55th time this season he a been in double figures in both categories. The lakers who lost 11 of 13 games before beating the kicks and Hawks went ahead to stay 77-76, when Threatt scored off a steal by Scott with nine seconds remaining in the third Quarter. Baskets by Chucky Brown Terry Tea Gle and Vlase Divac and two free throws by Threatt stretched the Lead to 85-78 with 8 55 to play. The Hawks made one run closing to 87-86 on a 3-Point Basket by Alexander Volkov with 6 58 left. But an 8-2 run put the lakers in front 95-88, and the Hawks got no closer than six the rest of the Way. In others games wednesday 76ers 111, pacers 93 Philadelphia Armon Gilliam had 21 Points and 14 rebounds As Philadelphia held Indiana to its lowest Point total of the season. The Victory moved the 76ers past Indiana 30-35 and Atlanta 29-33 into sixth place in the Western conference. Bulls 119, celtics 85 Chicago a Michael Jordan scored 17 of his 32 Points in the first Quarter As Chicago handed Boston its worst defeat of the season. Trail blazers 124, Timber wolves 113 Minneapolis Clyde Drexler scored 25 Points against Minnesota As Portland won for the sixth straight time its longest winning Streak of the season. Hornets 120, Mavericks 105 Dallas a Larry Johnson had 24 Points and 18 rebounds in his Hometown a debut As Charlotte beat Dallas the Mavericks seventh consecutive loss. Supersonics 104, clippers 96 los Angeles a Benoit Benjamin scored eight Points to Start the fourth Quarter lifting Seattle Over los Angeles. G Michael Jordan of the bulls puts the defensive pressure on the celtics Larry Bird