European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                North stars Texas bound Dallas a Minnesota North stars owner Norman Green and the dalt a a Las City Council on wednesday night announced that the nil club will move to Texas beginning with the 1993-94 season. City Council members met in executive session for More than two hours before Clearing the Way for the move. The North stars lease of reunion Arena is subject to review and a March 17 final vote by the Council. A a in a very very proud to be Able to pre sent to Dallas the National hockey league a said Green who presented North stars jerseys to Council members and Dallas mayor Steve Barlett. Green who purchased the North stars in 1990, has said the club has not turned a profit since 1985. This week he also complained of Low ticket prices rising salaries and Lack of Community support for the North stars. Fighting for first place in the Norris division a month ago Minnesota is now new York Yankees owner George Stern Brenner signs a baseball for four year old Mca Gan Sherman prior to the Yankees Atlanta braves exhibition wednesday. Reggie says hell join Yankees front office by Jon 11eyman new Day a West Palm Beach Fla. A Hall of earner Reggie Jackson said wednesday he has agreed to join the new York Yankees front office and it is expected that he will travel to fort Lauderdale for a saturday news conference to announce his hiring. Jackson speaking from his office in Carlsbad calif., declined to provide Many details about his new Job but expressed his belief that the importance of us hiring goes beyond what s Best for Lim. A something needs to be said when it comes to minority and racial issues Quot Jackson said. Quot this certainly goes to a higher level than just Reggie Jackson s  Jackson said that it worm be unfair to say he Felt an a a a obligation to take this Job. A that word has a negative connotation Quot he said. However it seems Clear he feels a responsibility to return to base battling just to get into the playoffs. The North stars have played in Minnesota since entering the National hockey league in 1967. Minneapolis business leaders had sweetened a Deal to get the North stars to move downtown to target Center. But Green last month said he was turning full attention to Dallas. Negotiations with Dallas officials have hinged on an agreement to share reunion Arena with its principal tenant the holy Cross Dallas Mavericks. Officials with the Aba franchise released a statement wednesday night expressing a willingness to work with the North stars. Quot the Mavericks were Happy to meet with the City to review the compatibility of the proposed North stars reunion Arena lease with the Mavericks lease a the statement said. Quot the Mavericks do not oppose in any Way the addition of another tenant to reunion  make Mcaa final 64 Ball. Jackson worked last year in the Oakland athletics Community relations department before leaving that Post. Baseball has come under fire recently for its weak record in minority hires. Three of the Yankees 34 front office people Are Black assistant scouting director Eddie Robinson director of administration Harvey Winston and Robert Brown of the accounting department. Jackson will become the highest ranking Black in club history and among the highest in baseball. Owner George Steinbrenner Here to watch the Yankees 5-2 Victory Over the Atlanta braves said Only this about the possibility of Jackson a hiring a i m just getting started in these things. It would be Good for  Jackson said he has agreed to the Deal but has yet to sign a contract. However one club source said a news conference is planned for saturday. Jackson declined to name the position he will fill. By Chris Sheridan a sports writer add holy Cross and Delaware to the Mcaa mix. Throw Bucknell and Drexel into the nit hopefuls Heap. Two More automatic berths to the Mcaa tournament were scooped up wednesday night with holy Cross beating Bucknell 98-73 in the Patriot league tournament championship game and Delaware edging Drexel 67-64 in the North Atlantic conference final. Holy Cross will be making its first a Carance since 1980 Delaware is going ack for the second year in a Row. Seventeen teams have received automatic bids so far to the 64-team tourney and another was to be decided thursday night when no. 20 Massachusetts took on Temple for the Atlantic-10 title. Another 13 automatic bids have yet to be decided. Six tournaments began thursday another six begin Friday and one other a the Western athletic con College basketball frence tournament a got underway wednesday. In top 25 games wednesday no. 2 Indiana beat Michigan state 99-69, no. 3 Michigan edged Illinois 98-97 in overtime and no. 17 Iowa beat Wisconsin 91-65. Of the two tournament finals wednesday night the Delaware Drexel game was clearly the Best. Both teams had several chances to take control but Drexel committed four turnovers in the final 28 seconds and Delaware missed four foul shots in the same Span. The game winning Points were scored by Anthony Wright after Kevin Black Hurst stole the Ball for Delaware 22-7. �?o1 was just trying to help out on defense. The Drexel player went up for the shot got caught in the air and  get a shot off a Blackhurst said. A fortunately i was Able to get the Ball and feed  after a Quick turnover by Drexel 227brian Peart missed a free throw with eight seconds left. Another turnover followed but Blackhurst missed two foul shots with two seconds to go. Drexel then called a timeout that it did no to have and pearls foul shot with one second to go was the games final Point. A if i was a fan i could never ask for a better basketball game. Both teams played great and we were very fortunate to win a real Quality basketball game a Delaware coach Steve Steinwedel said. Drexel coach Bill Herrion said his team still has a lot to be proud of. A if you had told me at the beginning of the season that wed win 22 games i would have thought you were crazy. To get this far was the furthest thing from my  n.  Ugi i a a it Fco a 7y? r i i v tre stars and stripes ports March 12,1993 b Page 36 e holy Cross 98, Bucknell 73 at Lewisburg pa., holy Cross used a air of 9-0 first half runs to build a 50-33 halftime Lead and went ahead by As Many As 30 Points in the second half a a there a no great secret to this game a said Bucknell coach Charlie Woollum. A they played great and we played sorry. That a it in a  the win was the 17th in the last 19 games for the crusaders 23-6who will attempt to Post an Mcaa tournament win for the first time since 1953. This is the eighth Mcaa berth in school history. No. 2 Indiana 99, Michigan St. 68 at Bloomington ind., Greg Graham tied a career High with 32 Points in his final Home game for the hoosiers 27-3, 16-1 big ten. Quot i really Felt Good. After you hit your first shot and come Back and hit your second shot you just go into a zone a said Graham who nit hts first four shots and made 11 of 16 for the game. The win assured Indiana the outright big ten title. No. 3 Michigan 98, Illinois 97, of at Champaign iii., Jalen Rose scored 23 Points and Jimmy King had seven in overtime As Michigan escaped a barrage of 3-Point baskets. It was roses first game since news broke that he was ticketed last fall for loitering near a Detroit House where police seized drugs. The Illinois crowd yelled Quot just say no a when Rose shot free throws. After he made a pair at one Point he waved a Finger at the crowd. Quot i heard it but it did no to faze me a Rose said of the heckling. Chris Webber scored 22 Points for the wolverines 27-4 Overall 14-3 in the big ten. Illinois 18-11, 11-6 got 27 Points from Andy Kaufmann. No. 17 Iowa 91, Wisconsin 65 at Ames Iowa Acie Earl scored a career High 36 Points and grabbed 10 rebounds with his grandmother watching from the stands on her 67th birthday. 246850 000504