European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page -30 the stars and stripes sports sunday january 17,1993 \ by Jim l1tke a sports writer All the old arguments will be dredged up a few times More so be patient. Major College football Wilt have a real National championship game by new year s Day 1996, at the latest. Guaranteed because even As you read this the Root of All evil is reaching farther and deeper into Mcaa  director Dick Schultz planted the seed for a one game playoff last week when he suggested to no aah a annual gathering in Dallas that such an event might bring in somewhere Between $50 million and $60 million dollars the figure was so Stark that even College presidents and their chief executive officers who normally hear such numbers thrown around Only during discussions on a Cost containment or a Revenue enhancement a  help but notice that Schultz was talking about Money. And All that Money for just one game. Naturally Tike everyone else who has to balance  their initial reaction was instructive. �?�1 done to object to the Issue being put on the table and discussed a said Wake Forest president Thomas Hearn a Mem beat Sharks 6-3 by the associated press Quot Detroit All Star Steve Chiasson a third period goal broke a 3-3 tic and led the Detroit red wings to a 6-3 comeback Victory Over the san Jose Sharks on Friday night. Detroit is now 4-0-1 against the Sharks since san Jose joined the nil last season. Overall the red wings have won five of their last seven while the Sharks arc 1-21-1 in their last 23 games. Chiasson a Goat came after he took a pass from Mike Sillinger in front of goaltender Jeff Hackett. Hackett stopped Chiasson a first shot but he spun around controlled the rebound and scored his 10th goal at 3 14. Jimmy Carson made it a two goal game at 10 46, scoring Detroit a third Power play goal off a Nicklas Lidstrom rebound Steve Yzerman finished the scoring with a breakaway goal at 17 14, the red wings out shot san Jose 18-5 in the third period. In other games Friday canucks 4, sabres i Vancouver British Columbia a Tavel Bure scored two goals including the Winner in the third period to  to a 41 Victory Over Buffalo. The Vancouver Forward also assisted on insurance goals by Greg Adams and Golf Courtnell. Oilers 3, whalers 1 Edmon ton Alberta a Kevin Todd made an immediate impression on his new Edmonton teammates scoring on his second shift of the game to help the oilers to a Victory Over Hartford. Todd along with Zdono Ciger was obtained wednesday from the. New Jersey devils for Veteran Ber Nie Nicholls. Commentary Ber of the no aah a influential presidents commission and one of the most Active members of the Reform movement in College athletics. A there May be ways to do this a he added a without countering the principles of  t. Contrary to what most people believe backsliding is not always a bad thing. And in this Case it could be turn out to be a very Good thing. The obstacles in the path of a playoff have been listed so often that even a casual fan could reel off a handful it threatens the sweetheart deals with the bowls. It makes the season too Long. It brings too much pressure to Bear on student athletes. Most of the demand is from fans. There would be nothing to argue about for the rest of the year. But suddenly a and a Dollar Ign followed by a lot of zeroes has this effect on almost everyone a a even the staunchest opponents of a playoff Are willing to reconsider paving the path. And what  learn along the Way is that none of the obstacles Are nearly As formidable As they imagined. Here a proof taking those obstacles in order the bowl system will Only be strengthened. Two or three bowls Are already of the Way out because of the glut something Schultz hinted at in his address and a playoff would Only heighten interest in More of the games that remain. As for the season being too Long the game would come right after new years Day bowls a time when virtually every school is still on Winter break. As for too much pressure that argument became moot about the same time athletic departments started cashing in those hefty to checks. Lastly there a nothing wrong with pleasing fans and there a plenty of other things to argue about the rest of the year. The fact is the presidents should Only have two concerns about going to a playoff. The first is greed. A if you told these same people 10 years ago that including inflation to Eye a make what they made last year they would have said. That a enough a a said esp analyst and longtime College football observer Beano Cook. A but now they re like the Pentagon its never enough. A the thing that scares me is that  extend the playoffs. Because once Nev find out How Well it pays he added a a we la be Lucky to be finished by Good  the second concern is coming up with an equitable Forward looking scheme to spend the Windfall. Unfortunately the wish list for College athletics could go on forever and there Are too Many needs for even a $50 million Bonanza to wipe out completely. Fortunately however Schultz at least pointed the presidents in the right direction reminding them in the same state of the Mcaa speech of their obligation to women a programs As Well As dozens of minor sports. That a a Good starting Point. And while they re a prioritizing a As the presidents might say they ought to consider one More thing a modest monthly stipend for the athletes in the moneymaking sports. A if they re bringing in another $50 million they ought to be Able to wiggle Loose a $100 or so a month for the kids a Cook said. A they used to get $15 in laundry Money before All the regulations went into place and with inflation $100 would be just about  so Many Mcaa dollars Are spent investigating so Many Nickel and Aime infractions that there too the Bottom line would Likely show improvement. It really could be a win win  cried for hours by Alan Robinson Pittsburgh a Mario Lemieux talking publicly for the first time about his cancer said Friday he a cried for hours when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin a disease just As he was enjoying his Best season. Lemieux was an emotional wreck for a Day but now is determined to emerge from his latest and most serious medical crisis healthy a and still the no la a Best player. A any time you hear the word cancer its a scary thing a Lemieux said. A when the doctors gave me the news i could hardly drive Home because of the tears and l was crying the whole Day. That certainly was the toughest Day of my  the Pittsburgh penguins announced tuesday that Lemieux has Hodgkin a disease or cancer of the Lymph nodes. Lemieux had known of the cancer since a cancerous Lymph Node was removed from his neck Jan. 8. The Captain of the two time Stanley cup champions said the toughest moment so far was telling his teammates. �?o1 walked in wednesday and everyone went silent and that a not like our team a Lemieux said. A Kevin Stevens is Mario Lemieux a any time you hear the word cancer its a scary  by. I was t sure what to say body else knew what to say. A a in be had the same experience talking to people with cancer and not knowing what to say except Good Luck a the bilingual news conference was televised live by All three Pittsburgh commercial to stations a Montreal station and a Canadian sports Channel. About 150 reporters crowded into a hotel ballroom to hear Lemieux his two doctors penguins president Howard Baldwin general manager Craig Patrick coach Scotty Bowman and nil president Gil Stein answer questions in English and French. More than a dozen to cameras lined the rear of the room and about 25 still photographers took turns shooting Elo cups of Lemieux whose 104 Points in 40 games were threatening Wayne Gretzky a nil single season record of 216 Points. Lemieux wearing a dark Blue sports coat and Light Blue shirt with no tie was quiet and contemplative but did no to appear depressed. He smiled at several questions and took time to shake hands briefly with some of the fans lined up outside the ballroom. The fans got the news they wanted to hear la Mieux a cancer was detected at such an Early stage he has a 95 percent Chance of surviving. Lemieux first discovered a Lump on his neck about 18 months ago but Wasny to concerned until six months ago when it began growing. Or. Charles Burke a team doctor said the detection time was Normal and the 2 centimeter-by-1 centimetre Node removed Jan. 8 was relatively Small in size. A a it a been a Lough time for myself and my family but the More meant about the disease the better in be Felt a Lemieux said. A a in be been feeling Good for the last three or four Days. In be had Battles in my life since i was Young and in be always come out on top and 1 certainly expect to do that with this  when he will play again is Uncertain. Due to a lung infection unrelated to his cancer Lemieux wont begin radiation therapy for another two weeks. He then will begin five Days a week therapy for a month and will also probably need a Short recovery time from the radiation before playing hockey again. Or. Ted Crandall a Pittsburgh based cancer specialist said the amount of fatigue experienced during therapy varies widely so he  estimate How Long it would take Lemieux to get Back into hockey shape. Due to the lung infection the penguins initial four to six week estimate for Lemieux a return now has been revised to six to eight weeks or Early to Middle March. Lemieux who has missed More than 100 games the past four seasons due to Back pain Hopes Only to return by mid april for the playoffs. A the time Frame Isnit important a Lemieux said. A a in la be Back when in a 100 percent and int cured. If 1 come Back in six weeks or eight weeks or next year its not very important right now. My health is More important than playing hockey. A was soon As in a 100 percent ill be Back and hopefully ill be Back for the playoffs and Well win another Stanley