European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Ditka shopping for dolphins Miami former Chicago Bear coach Mike Ditka is part of a group that has inquired about buying part of the Miami dolphins but no offer Nas been made Accord ing to the dolphins president we Haven t received an offer from anybody at any time for any part of the team Tim Robbie said thursday. As far As any preliminary discussions we behaving they re Ditka was fired As Bear coach in Jan uary after 11 seasons. He made an unsuccessful bid to buy the new England Patri ots when they were for Sale Early last year. Two Chicago newspapers have reported that Ditka is looking into buying part of the dolphins. According to thursday editions of the Chicago Sun times he will be joined in the bid by Chicago attorney Hurt Canter and Glencoe iii., realtor Bruce prey. Ditka could not be reached for com ment. However his wife Diana Ditka told the Chicago Tribune her husband was considering the Purchase. They Canter and Frey approached Mike Diana Ditka said. It would be Nice. It would be exciting for the bid would probably be for a minority percentage of the team up to 34 percent which would allow the Robbie family to retain the majority interest. Florida Marlin owner and blockbuster video store magnate h. Wayne Huizinga owns the remaining 15 percent. The former Chicago Bear coach has a vacation Home in fort Myers. Ditka plans to be in South Florida this weekend for a Charity Golf tournament but Robbie said he has no plans to talk tothe former Bear coach the stars and stripes ports february 20,1993 b Page 06 Cavaliers put Duke on ropes byjoe Macenka Charlottesville a. A once Able to hold the upper hand Over All of College basketball Duke now can t even do it in its. Own conference. Thomas Hill missed a 3-Pointer at the Buzzer thurs Day night giving no. 23 Virginia a 58-55 Victory Over the seventh ranked Blue devils. It marked the first time since 1990 that Duke lost Back to Back games to anybody and the first time since 1990 the Blue devils were swept by an Atlantic coast conference opponent. I think All that is Good. That Means we be had a hell see Page 34 for More College basketball of a few years coach Mike Krzyzewski said. That does t mean it s Over but i would always like some body to say it s been four years or three years As Longas it s losses. If it s wins then i m Back Selling polish sausages in 16-5, 8-4 acc took sole Possession of fourth place in the league and dumped Duke 19-5, 7-5 into the league s second tier. I Don t think i be Ever Felt As Good about an Offen Sive performance As ugly As that one said Virginia coach Jeff Jones whose Cavaliers shot 36.8 percent an had 18 turnovers. It s a disappointing loss for us Krzyzewski said because i thought our kids were ready. But i m not Down on my team. I think it s the Type of thing where Duke s Chris Collins on floor and Virginia s Cory Alexander scramble for the Ball As Thomas Hill looks on. M to it Typ our younger Guys can improve on it and show Maturi Alexander scored 20 Points and Ted Jeffries 10 for Virginia which last month broke Duke s 36-Gameacc Home winning Streak. Duke playing in its first game since losing leading scorer Grant Hill to a sprained toe got 16 from Chero Kee Parks and 14 from Thomas Hill who was held scoreless in the final 16 minutes. I think it s evident that we re not As deep a team a people might think Krzyzewski said. I would say Well be there. I m just not sure when that will trailed in much of the first half when the Blue devils shot 32 percent and had nine turnovers. But Duke picked up the Pace after halftime forcing nine Lead changes and four ties before Virginia again gained the upper hand. After a pair of free throws by Junior Burrough put Virginia ahead to stay at 52-51 with 2 47 remaining the Blue devils missed their next five fed Jeffries for a Layup then made one free throw As Virginia stretched it to 5551 with 32 seconds left. Doug Smith had another free throw to in crease it to 56-51. Duke broke its shooting drought on a Layup by Bobby Hurley with 15 seconds to go but Alexander s two free throws with 14 seconds left made it 58-53.a Dunk by Parks Cut it to three Points with eight seconds left and Hill stole the inbound pass but his shot was Short at the Buzzer. Duke shot a season Low 35.9 percent. 0"246850"oqq35v
