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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weighty Choice Colts draft 290-Pound Emtman no. 1 Overall april 27,1992sideline Prophet a file Junior defensive tackle Steve Emtman of the University of Washington predicts his position in the 1992 nil draft during the huskies 34-14 Rose bowl Victory Over Michigan on new years Day in Pasadena Calif. New York a Steve Emtman the All american defensive lineman from Washington was the top pick in the nil draft on sunday taken by the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts who also owned the second Choice wasted Little time in selecting Texas a amp a linebacker Quentin Coryatt with the pick they acquired from Tampa Bay in a Trade for Chris Chandler who a no longer with the bucs. Indianapolis earned the right to take the 6-4, 290-Pound Emtman a defensive tackle by going 1-15 last season. The Colts were Only the second team Ever to have the first two choices in the draft. The Chicago cardinals picked quarterback King Hill and running Back John David Crow to open the 1958 draft. With the picks a Colt defense that ranked near the Bottom of the league became somewhat formidable. Coryatt is 6-4 and weighs 245 pounds and should Start immediately at outside linebacker. Next up were the los Angeles rams who also needed help for a bedraggled defense. With Chuck Knox taking Over As coach defense clearly will be a priority and Knox went for Sean Gilbert of Pittsburgh a 6-5, 315-Pound lineman who should bolster the rams anaemic pass Rush. The super bowl Champion Washington redskins made the first draft Day Deal sending their two first round choices nos. 6 and 28 and a third Rounder to Cincinnati for the bengals first round selection no. 4 Overall and their third Rounder. The stars and stripes Page 28 see Page 22 for More pro football news the Deal let the redskins add to their stable of stars the heis Man trophy Winner receiver kick returner Desmond Howard of Michigan. Next up was Green Bay which selected Terrell Buckley the All american defensive Back from Florida state. The bengals after moving Down two spots went for Houston quarterback David Klingler who figures to sit behind Boomer Esiason for several seasons. Miami selected cornerback Troy Vincent of Wisconsin regarded As the Best available cover Man next. New England then traded the eighth Choice to Atlanta for the Falcons second no. 1 pick 19th Overall second Rounder and a fourth Rounder. Atlanta used no. 8 to bolster an already decent offensive line by grabbing 300-Pound Stanford tackle Bob Whitfield rated the Best Blocker in the draft. Whitfield a College teammate fullback Tommy Var Dell was selected by Cleveland to make Stanford the first school to have two players selected in this draft. Vardell a 233-Pounder with 4.71 Speed in the 40, was the first running Back taken. Seattle went for Ray Roberts of Virginia. The sea Hawks have holes at tight end running Back and on the offensive line and they probably helped close the Gap up front with the Cavaliers tackle. The top 10 picks were split evenly on offence and defense. There were six underclassman a Whitfield also had a years eligibility remaining a and four  hero Bagley saves celts by the associated press John Bagley who barely survived the Cut during training Camp has the Boston celtics alive and very Well in the Aba playoffs. The Oft maligned and Oft unwanted Bagley matched his career High of 35 Points and handed out 15 assists including three on Bostons last three baskets in overtime As the celtics rallied from a 14-Point second period deficit and beat the Indiana pacers 119-112 saturday at Boston Garden. It was the celtics 10th straight Victory their 17th in the last 18 games and extended their winning Bagley Streak at Boston to 19 games. It gave them a 2-0 Lead in the Best-of-5 series. A a he a been our Lifesaver a Boston coach Chris Ford said of Bagley who was Given Little Chance to make the team after missing last season with a knee injury. A i just took advantage of what the pacers gave me a Bagley said of his Brilliant performance which also included four rebounds and two steals. A John Bagley was making us look like fools a Indiana coach Bob Hill  playoffs Robert Parish had 23 Points for Boston and Kevin Gamble 19. Chuck person led the pacers with 32 Points. Reggie Miller scored 20 and Detluf Schrempf 19. The celtics played their 10th straight game without Larry Birdann seventh in a Row without Dee Brown. In other saturday games Portland trounced the los Angeles lakers 101-79 for a 2-0 Lead Golden state pulled even at la with a 115-101 Victory Over Seattle and Cleveland routed new Jersey 118-96 for a 2-0 advantage. Trail blazers 101, lakers 79 Portland Ore Kevin Duckworth led the Way for Portland with 19 Points and nine rebounds As the blazers blew open the game with a 15-1 run in the third Quarter a double Zero was the Man a Clyde Drexler said. Quot the big Fella is really playing Well. A a he a working much harder than he was earlier. In the last month there Are not Many centers who have played better. When Duck is that aggressive it really makes our team very  warriors 115, sonics 101 Oakland Calif. A Mario Elie who played just five minutes in game 1 and no minutes in the first half saturday ignited Golden state with 17 second half Points including 12 in the third period when the warriors outscored the super sonics 30-18 to take the Lead for Good. Eddie Johnson scored 22 Points and Shawn Kemp had 17 Points and 19 rebounds for the sonics who were outre bounded 48-41 by the smaller warriors. The supersonics out rebounded Golden state 54-32 in their 117-109 Victory in game 1. Tim Hardaway scored 23 Points Chris Mullin 20 and Sarunas Marciulionis 18 for Golden state which trailed most of the first half. Cavaliers 118, nets 96 Richfield Ohio Mike Sanders hit six straight shots in the first Quarter and Brad Daugherty finished with 29 Points for Cleveland against new Jersey. Cleveland which Hasni to won a playoff series since 1976, sent the nets to their 10th consecutive playoff loss. New Jersey has lost its last 16 games at Richfield. Derrick Coleman scored 24 Points and t5razen Petrovic 23 for the nets who got no closer than nine Points after falling behind 36-20 through one Quarter. Daugherty made 8 of 11 shots and 13 of 14 free throws for the cars who made 47 consecutive foul shots before finally missing in the third period. Mark Price had 15 Points and 15 assists inside sports Carl Lewis celebrates record 19,11 800-meter relay. See Page 21. Trevino Iii duo leads legends a Page 25 Caps go up 3-1 on penguins a Page 25 Avery stops astros of a Roll Page 26 Seles moves up on win list a Page 27 bulls Roll again a see Page 21  
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