European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse T wednesday december 29, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 31nfc Central May put 3 in playoffs by Dave Goldberg a football writer while nine of 12 nil playoff berths Are set with a week to go in the season several teams still done to know if have first round byes or if play in wildcard games. And despite its top to Bottom mediocrity the pfc Central could be the Only division this season with three playoff teams. Green Bay and Detroit both 9-6, clinched berths sunday and will play for the pfc Central title sunday at Pontiac mich., a game overshadowed by the Dallas new York giants game for the East title at East Rutherford . In each Case the loser gets a wild card spot. San Francisco 10-5 has clinched the West. That leaves one spot open in the pfc and Minnesota 8-7 has the in Side track it has to beat Washington 4-11 on Friday. That would leave the cowboys giants Winner and the 49ers with byes the first week. In the first round the Vikings probably would play at the cowboys giants loser and Detroit and Green Bay would meet again this time at the Home Field of sundays Winner. If Minnesota loses Philadelphia and new Orleans could qualify. And it also could create mass confusion with the fifth tie breaker net conference Points Dacid ing it if All three teams finish 8-8. \ that would happen if the Vikings lose the eagles win in san Francisco monday night and the saints win at Home against Cincinnati. Minnesota has the Edge at minus-11 to minus-32 for Philadelphia and minus-18 for new Orleans. In the acc All three division winners have been decided Buffalo 114 in the East Houston 114 in the Central and Kansas City 10-5 in the West. Houston the a Fly a hottest team with 10 consecutive victories clinched a first round Bye. Buffalo needs a win at Indianapolis on sunday or losses by Kansas City and Houston to join the oilers with a first round Bye and Clinch the Home Field throughout the playoffs. Denver 9-6 is one wild card and Miami 9-6 can still make it As a wild card with a Victory at new England on sunday despite losing 45-20 at san Diego on monday night. The los Angeles raiders 9-6 have the Best shot at the sixth berth. They can get in by beating Denver at Home next week. Or they can make it if they lose and Pittsburgh 8-7 loses at Home to Cleveland like the eagles and saints in the pfc the St Clurs and jets need to win and then need a variety of factors to break right. The jets play at Houston on sunday. Women Frankfurt Darmstadt emerged As the Queen of the Hill tuesday sweeping Ansbach out of Frank hurts women a Christmas basketball tournament 70-46. Countess Irving led the Way with 22 Points Laquita Robin and Rosa Simpson both added 11. Laurie Malloy who had big numbers monday contributed 2. A. The play of the Day also came from that game said Gibbs facility manager Cynthia winston., Irving stole the Ball from Ansbach Patricia Gary Pas sub it to Lolita Lyles and Lyles jumped spun and threw for the Basket. The play brought the crowd to its feet Winston said. Wurzburg a Lisa Herron and her 32 Points including four threes eliminated Wiesbaden 65-63 tuesday. One of Herron s threes was made just before the half to gain a one Point Lead on Wiesbaden. Kaiserslautern comeback from behind at halftime to eliminate Hanau 55-51.kaiserslauterns Vanessa Anderson with her 16 Points and two 3 s and Cheryl Brown s free throw gave Hanau the extra push it needed to pull ahead in the last six minutes of the game. Anderson s three Pointer and Brown s free throw shot pulled the panthers out of a 51-All tie with the hornets. Menus tourney Frankfurt and Kirc Goens emerged from monday s games to be the two undefeated teams in Frankfurt menus Christmas basketball tournament at the Falcon nest gym and were play army basketball ing for King of the Hill rights As the paper went to press tuesday. Falcon Robert Morgan with 30 Lorge. Points for the game led Frankfurt from a one Point half Irne Lead to a 20-Point Lead with six minutes left in the game to win 92-87 monday. Flex Ger Horst led by thimm Patterson with 20 Points for the game managed to beat Down the Point margin but not enough to win and fell into the losers bracket. Quot Michael Brown Sank a three Pointer that sewed up Kirc Goens 84-82 Victory Over Darmstadt and sent the demons to the losers bracket monday. Darmstadt was ahead by one at the half and was a Layup away from the tic with three seconds left in the game. But Demon Iron Fedison missed the Basket. Freidberg eliminated Darmstadt 99-86 tuesday led by William Morris who had 25 Points for the game. Kaiserslautern came Back from four behind at the half and booted bad Kruez Nach out of the tournament 94-87 led by Calvin Farmon and his 26 Points including three 3 pointers Early tuesday. Griff Stuckey turned on the Panther defense and added 13 Points. Later Fliege Horst pushed a kicking and screaming Kaiserslautern out of the tourney 111-114 in overtime. Kaiserslautern had a six Point margin Over Fliege Horst at the half and also had the Lead with 4 seconds left in the game when Fleige Horst player Mike Thomson a Lone three tied it at 103. Thompson had 19 Points for the game and thimm Patterson added 33 Points. From wire reports san Francisco a former san Francisco Man has been arraigned in connection with what authorities Call the largest sports betting ring in the United states. Ronald Sacco 50, appeared monday before . Magistrate f. Steele Langford who ordered Sacco into custody at the Alameda county jail until a bait hearing on thursday. Sacco accused of operating the ring had been jailed in the dominican Republic after his indictment by a Federal grand jury in August on 17 felony counts including conspiracy running an illegal gambling business and Money laundering. Twenty five other people also were indicted in connection with an organization that authorities said took in More than $1 billion in bets a year. The organization based in Santo Domingo allegedly set up toll free numbers so that employees could receive bets on professional and College sporting events from bettors in a dozen . Cities. In the dominican Republic Sacco was sentenced in october to two years in prison for running an illegal sports betting operation. Betting is Legal in the dominican Republic but it is not Legal to accept bets from a country where gambling is illegal. Sacco s lawyer said monday that his client plans to plead innocent. Sacco had a licence issued by the dominican Republic to operate a gambling business and did not intentionally violate . Gambling or Money laundering Laws attorney Jim Henderson of los Angeles said. Earlier this month Sacco was deported from the dominican Republic to puerto Rico where he was arrested by . rescued Sydney a a Yachtsman was rescued tuesday after falling overboard in wild seas in the Sydney to Hobart Bluewater world notes classic late monday night. The Sailor John Quinn owner skipper of the Sydney yacht Mem survived for six hours in the water in driving rain and High seas before a spotlight from a Tanker diverted to help search for him picked up the reflector strip on his life jacket. United states Maxi cassiopeia was forced out of the race on monday evening with gear damage. 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