European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 19, 1993 sports the stars and stripes 8 Page 35baseball proposes 8-team playoffs from wire reports Arlington a. A major league baseball is considering expanding its playoffs to eight teams and Rea ironing into three divisions in each league Usa today reported monday. The newspaper said the proposal is designed to create More late season interest Ana if approved would not take place until at least 1994. The report based on a fan Survey will be presented at the owners March meetings in Phoenix. The players Union would have to approve any change. Usa today said two proposals Are being considered each preserving the american and National leagues with their current teams. _ the first format would maintain the current two seven team divisions with the top two teams from each advancing to the playoffs. A the second format would propose two five team and one four team division in each league. Division champions and a wild card entry the second place team with the Best record would Advance to the playoffs. Pioneering Hawaii and Dies Honolulu a University of Hawaii athletic director Stan sheriff who put together what Many believe was the Best in season College basketball tournament Ever has died of an apparent heart attack. The 60-year-old sheriff was stricken saturday night at Honolulu International Airport after arriving Home from the Mcaa convention school sports information director de Inouye said sheriff also was head football coach at Northern Iowa for 23 years and later its innovative athletic director be taking briefly in the nil. Fore taking Over at Hawaii 10 years ago. He also played  Gamecock Cage coach quitting Steve Newton use photo. Facing allegations Columbia  a South Carolina basketball coach Steven Newton facing allegations of recruiting violations said monday he would resign at the end of the season and become an assistant athletic director. Two assistants Craig Morris and James Holland also resigned. The announcement came As the school released its report into recruiting violations a the second investigation of the program in six months. A it is simply not possible for this staff to continue Here in the Best interests of All those involved a Newton said. The school s internal report labelled the four violations Sec Ontaiy meaning that South Carolina did not gain any recruiting advantage from them. Compliance officer David Didion already has said he found two violations regarding the recruitment of 6-foot-7 Cortez Barnes. Barnes had lived at the schools athletic dorms and received workout equipment according to Didion. The report also looked into alleged improper payments for Barnes to take correspondence courses at Liberty University in Virginia. Another violation apparently concerned questionable transportation provided to 610 recruit William Cunningham. Further details were being released at an afternoon news conference. It. A unfortunate mistakes were made by the staff members Quot Newton said. But he said that As head coach he had to take responsibility for them. 1 a we re going to make every Effort to turn it into something positive a Newton said Prais ing the team for playing its Best under the Shadow of the investigation. At the Mcaa convention in Dallas sheriff won passage of a Rule that will allow College basketball teams exemptions beyond the maximum 27 games per season should they play in a tournament at Hawaii. A Rule already existed allowing football teams a 12-game schedule when they play Here. Hawaii a Rainbow classic tournament held last month included Kansas North Carolina Michigan and Nebraska which at the time were ranked nos 2, 5, 6 and 20, respectively. Sheriff has been credited with upgrading Hawaii programs despite the expense of flying All teams a even those in minor sports a at least 2,500 Mijes to play division i opponents. Sex welterweight Cochrane Dies Lyons . A former welterweight Champion Freddie a red Quot Cochrane who held the title Between 1941 and 1946, has died. He was 77, Cochrane of Union died saturday at the Lyons veterans administration Hospital. He was suffering from alzheimer a disease. Cochrane was born in Elizabeth and won a new Jersey Golden gloves lightweight title before winning the world welterweight championship in july 1941 with a 15-round decision Over Fritzie Zivic in Newark. Cochrane lost the title in february 1946 when Marty Servo stopped him in the fourth round in new York City. His pro record was 72-35-9 with 26 knockouts. Sprinter May be suspended los Angeles a National class sprinter Marion Jones of thousand Oaks Calif., High missed a random drug test administered by the athletics Congress and could be suspended from International and National championship Competition for four years according to a published report. Jockey Hurt in w. A. Spill Charles town . A a three Oise spill at Charles town races sunday left one rider with a broken Back. Apprentice jockey Stacey Glass suffered a compression fracture in her Back in the Accident which occurred in the third race track spokesman Paul Espinosa said. Glass 23, of Charles town was listed in stable condition at Winchester a medical Center. The 6�?Ta-Furlong race was declared a a no contest As a  s mount window shopping stumbled after clipping heels with Spring Kandy Ridden by Todd Dupuis entering the clubhouse turn Espinosa said. Leading jockey arrested Cypress Calif. A Jerry Yoakum leading jockey at the Winter Quarter horse meeting at los Alamitos race course was arrested on Misdemeanour charges of possessing a controlled substance at the track. The los Angeles times reported in its monday editions that Yoakum 21, was one of three riders searched after the 10th race saturday night. After a slight delay the three were allowed to ride. Following the race Yoakum was taken off his remaining four mounts after California horse racing Board investigators searched his locker and found a controlled substance and an electrical device a so called a Buzzer a in his jacket the newspaper reported. Authorities said that Yoakum of Bandera Texas claimed the controlled substance thought to be myth amphetamines was for dieting. Cypress police said Yoa Kum was arrested at the track and released sunday morning pending a hearing. Racing Board officials said a. Hearing on the alleged Possession of a Buzzer which is used to Shock a horse into running faster will be held later this month. Surin out sprints Johnson Montreal a Bruny Surin of Canada edged compatriot Ben Johnson by 0.02 seconds in the 60 meters in the Montreal athletics grand prix with a time of 6.60 seconds sunday. Kenyan wins Cross country race Seville Spain a kenyans Fita Barcsa out sprinted compatriot Haile Salasie on sunday to win an Isaaf world Cross country Challenge race. Bayesa the 1992 Champion shares third in the standings with Kenya s Simon chem woo at 50 Points. Kenya s Ismael Xirui who finished sixth sunday leads with 59 Points followed by compatriot Mondoro Osoro 52. In the women s race Ireland s Catherina Mckiernan won for the third time this season. South Africa s Collen de Reuck was second and Daria Nauer third. Sports on the air Central european time a an television College basketball a Indiana at Purdue 1 30 .  ,German to tuesday 6 . 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