European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Disney s mighty ducks Florida who join no forerunner Elden Ratliff plays a pc we hockey role in 1992 Disney movie a mighty ducks which the studio has chosen As nickname of its nil expansion team in Anaheim. By the associated press Welcome to the nil mighty ducks and Florida whatever. The nil added two new teams on monday when new commissioner Gay Bettman announced that Anaheim Ana South Florida will begin play next season. Walt Disney company chairman and chief executive officer Michael Eisner and Wayne Huizenga ceo of blockbuster entertainment corp., said their franchises would be set to begin play in the Nils 77th season. It will be the third straight season the league has expanded bringing nil membership to 26 teams. San Jose joined the league for the 1991-92 season while Tampa Bay and Ottawa came in this season. A i am thrilled to Welcome the fans of Anaheim and South Florida to the nil family for the 1993-94 season Quot Bettman said. He also said haying a team named mighty ducks of Anaheim a after a 1992 Disney movie a was Fine. A i believe there was a team called the ducks on Long Island in the Eastern hockey league once so ducks is not unheard  nil news on Page 32 Disney a franchise recently reached an agreement for a lease with the new Arena in Anaheim. A everybody skated the extra mile so that the mighty ducks of Anaheim could begin play next season a Eisner said. A the Pond in Anaheim is a great Home for our  Huizenga and Eisner were awarded nil expansion teams dec. 10. A it is a credit to both Disney and Wayne Huizenga that they Are Able to accomplish so much in so Short a period of time a Bettman said. The unnamed Florida team hired Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke on monday As vice president and. General manager. Clarke 43, gave up his Job As senior vice president of the Philadelphia flyers. He also had served As general manager of the flyers and of the Minnesota North stars after his 15-year career As a player with the flyers. Contrary to speculation the team will not be called the Miami ice. The first the stars and strip sports March 1993 Page 36 name of the franchise will be either Florida or South Florida Huizenga said. The team will play at the Miami Arena Home of the Aba s heat for at least two seasons. A Huizenga a plans include building a hockey Arena. In the meantime he Hopes to sell 10,000 season tickets in 15,000-seat Miami Arena. Umsu stuns by the associated press Las Cruces . A new Mexico state guard Marc Thompson turned his Only rebound of the night into the biggest shot of his career the Umsu senior hit a 3-foot shot off teammate Tracey Ware s Hairball with five seconds left monday to give new Mexico state a 90-88 win Over no. 16 Nevada Las vegas and the Lead in the big West conference. New Mexico state 21-6, 13-3 in the big West beat the rebels 19-5, 12-4 for Only the second time in 22 meetings. A a there a been Many a Day when i dreamed of making that kind of shot a Thompson said. A a in a just glad it came tonight against univ. Thompsons shot also dealt a major blow to in Lvi a bid for another big West conference Rogu it it  season title this one under first year coach Voltie Massimi no. Thompson who teamed with Point guard Sam Crawford to carry new Mexico state to a 50 Thompson 38 halftime Lead made his Only Basket of the second half after wares 15-foot jumper sailed High. Thompson who finished with 15 Points had the Ball deflected to him and he Laid it in from 3 feet away. Crawford the National Leader in assists scored 15 Points and had 13 assists. Dexter Boney led univ with 28 Points. Evric Gray scored 22 Points and . Rider the nation s second leading scorer added 20. In other top-25 games monday night College basketball Oklahoma 89, no. 19 Oklahoma St. 80 Norman okla. A Jeff Webster had 19 Points and Bryatt Vann 17 As Oklahoma frustrated 7-footer Bryant Reeves and spoiled Oklahoma state s debut in the poll. The loss crippled Oklahoma states big eight title chances. The cowboys 18-6,8-5 must Hope league leading Kansas loses to Nebraska wednesday night or the race is Over. Oklahoma 19-9,7-6 held Reeves to 12 Points a seven below his average a and withstood a career High 29 by Randy . 17 new Orleans 52, Arkansas Shil Jonesboro Ark. A Ervin Johnson scored 18 of his 24 Points in the second half As no. 17 new Orleans rallied to finish unbeaten in the Sun Belt conference. Johnson put the privateers 24-2,18-0 ahead 50-49 in a rebound Basket with 1 41 to play and also made it 52-49. New Orleans overcame 23 Points by Fred Shepherd of Arkansas state 15-11,11-7 no. 23 Massachusetts 86,St. Bonaventure 62 Amherst mass. A Massachusetts getting 19 Points from Long shooting Jerome Malloy repeated As Atlantic-10 conference regular season Champion. The minutemen 19-6, 10-3 were led by Harper Williams with 25 Points. St. Bonaventure 10-15, 0-13 got 18 Points from Garland Mance no. 25 St. Johns 90, Syracuse 70 new York a St. Johns guaranteed itself no worse than a second place finish in the big East. Shaw Nelle Scott led St. Johns 17-8, 12-5 with 20 Points. Lawrence Moten paced Syracuse 17-8 9-8 with 20. Syracuse a John Wallace dunks Over St.  heels no. 1, but their coach likes 3 others by the associated Tress there Are 16 voters who feel someone other than North Carolina is the nation s top ranked basketball team a and one coach who gives credence to their Case. The tar heels moved into the no. 1 spot following their Victory Over Florida slate. It was the first time they have been atop the poll since Early in the 1987-88 season but coach Dean Smith made an argument for three other teams. �?o1 think Indiana going through the big Mumm 10 As they have and then playing Ohio state in overtime without Alan Henderson still deserves to be no. 1,�?� Smith said in reference to the team that North Carolina replaced in the latest balloting. North Carolina 24-3 received 49 first place votes and 1,600 Points from the nationwide panel to easily outdistanced Indiana 25-3which had eight first place votes and 1,517 Points. The hoosiers who have played three games without injured Forward Hender son had been no. 1 for four weeks until losing at Ohio state in overtime. Smith has two More nominees for no. 1. A certainly you have to consider Arizona going through the Pac 10 without a loss a he said. A and the Way Duke is playing without Grant Hill they re still a top three or four  Arizona 21-2which has the nations longest current winning Streak at 19 games and Michigan 22-4 each moved up one spot to third and fourth. The wildcats working on a perfect Pac-10 season were no. 1 on five ballots while the wolverines received three first place votes. Kentucky 21-3which lost at Tennessee last week dropped three places to fifth. Duke jumped from ninth to sixth and was followed by Vanderbilt Kansas Utah and Seton Hall Florida state was 11th, followed by Cincinnati Arkansas Wake Forest Iowa univ new Orleans Xavier Oklahoma state and Tulane. F a1 i r a Quot a 4 it a my Mem a ii Al urn e i a u /