European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Oakland lights new Candle for raiders Oakland Calif. Map Oakland spurned when the raiders left for los Angeles in 1981 and again in 1990 after a failed attempt to reclaim the nil team is putting out the Welcome mat once More. Oakland coliseum officials wednes Day offered the raiders use of their for Mer stadium should the team be unable to play any part of the 1994 season at earthquake damaged los Angeles me Morial coliseum. If we can help them we d like to said Alameda county supervisor Don Perata emphasizing the offer in t aimed at luring the team Back permanently. We have no desire to profit from someone s misery he said. George Vukasin the Oakland coliseum commission president said the offer was faxed wednesday to the raid ers. He said there was no immediate response. Raider executive assistant Al Loca Sale said the team was awaiting More information on the condition of memo rial coliseum which sustained As much As $35 million in damage from the jan.17 quake. The 71-year-old stadium has cracks running through its stands and a Tion of its olympic Torch was dislodged. Support pillars and peristyle Arches were badly damaged. Until  time As the los Angeles memorial coliseum receives the final report from the structural engineers that they have hired it would be Prema Ture to make any comment about a playing site for 1994," Locasale said. If the raiders can t play there the Rose bowl and Anaheim stadium Are other possibilities. Volunteers bag richest Harvest of Grid recruits by Rick Warnera football writer Heath who Landing the top freshmen class in the country should help Tennessee overcome the loss of quarterback Heath Shuler the Heisman runner up who is skipping his senior season to enter the nil. Allen Wallace publisher of super prep Magazine in Laguna Beach Calif., said the volunteers signed the Best group of prep players. Shuler s shoes could eventually refilled by Peyton Manning of new Orleans or Branndon Stewart of Stephenville Texas super prep All american quarterbacks signed by the volunteers. Man Ning is the son of former Mississippi and nil Star Archie Manning. Wallace rates Southern Cal As the no. 2 freshmen class followed by National Champion Florida state Michigan Miami Alabama notre Dame Georgia Ohio state and Boston College. In addition to Manning and Stewart Tennessee landed super prep s no. 1 offensive lineman Jarvis Reado of Marreo la three of the top 15 wide receivers Maurice Staley of Charlotte . Greg Kyler of Baltimore and Marcus Nash of Edmond okla highly rated defensive players Diron Robinson of Midwest City okla., and Jeff Coleman of Gaffney s.c., and no 2 kicker Jeff Hall of Winchester Tenn. Wallace said coach John Robinson was the main reason Southern Cal signed so the stars and stripes february 4,1994 Page 32 Many Blue chippers including califor Nia s top rated running Back Rodney Sermon defensive lineman Darrell Russel wide receiver Larry Parker and defensive Back Grant Pearsall. The trojans also signed two of the Best players from Texas running Back Delon Washington and defensive line Man Antoine Simpson. Florida state got a great defensive group led by three players rated no. 1 in their category by super prep linebacker lament Green of Miami defensive Back Robert Hammond of Opelousas la., and All around athlete Samari Rolle of Miami Beach. Miami signed two top lbs Covington from Californi Clement from Colorado. Stick to it Scott new Jersey s Randy Mckay 21 chop Down Buffalo s Matthew Barnaby during the and Ryan sabres 3-2 Victory wednesday in East Rutherford no. See Page 28 for wednesday s nil standings and summaries see Page 30 for the game by game wrap up. Hoosiers rally after coach takes Knight off. -. A. By the associated press Dan Dakich is no Bobby Knight. And for that Indi Ana fans Are probably  when Knight was ejected with two technical fouls for arguing with the officials Early in the second half Dakich Indiana s assistant coach engineered an 11-Point rally that culminated in the 14th-ranked hoosiers 87 83 overtime Victory Over Ohio state. Ohio state made three free throws on Knight s tech Nicuals and scored on the Possession after each to take a 49-38 Lead with 14 49 to go. After that Indiana scored 10 consecutive Points to get Back into the game. The hoosiers 13-4, 6-2 big ten extended the nation s longest Home winning Streak to 40 games. In other notable games wednesday no. 7 Kentucky 82, Alabama 67 Rodrick Rhodes and Anthony Epps each scored five Points during a 12-1 spurt As Kentucky stopped visiting Alabama s find game winning Streak. College basketball no. 16 Wisconsin 67, Michigan state 62 Michael Finley scored 32 Points 25 in the first half to Pace Home standing Wisconsin. Marquette 58, no. 17 Alabama Birmingham 54 Roney Eford scored 13 Points including a go ahead 3-Point shot with 1 24 left to Lead Host Marquette. No. 18 Saint Louis 94, Dayton 75 Erwin Claggett scored 25 Points including seven of a school record 14 3-pointers for the Billiken. Home standing Saint Louis 17-1, 4-1 great Midwest matched its Victory total for the previous two seasons Virginia 73, no. 21 Maryland 66 Virginia s Junior Burrough upstaged Maryland fresh Man Joe Smith with 26 Points 13 rebounds and six blocks carrying the Cavaliers past the visiting Terra pins. The Cavaliers 12-5, 6-2 Atlantic coast conference Defeated Maryland for the fifth consecutive time. Iowa 92, no. 22 Minnesota 88 Jess settles scored 19 Points and Chris Kingsbury gave Iowa a lift in his first Start with five 3-pointers to Lead the Hawk eyes at Home. No. 24 Florida 68, Auburn 67 at Gainesville fla., Dan Cross scored 20 Points and hit a 10-foot jumper with 1 21 left to Lead Florida. Navy 71, army 47 Randy Torgrimson and Jim Hamilton with 12 Points each and Alex Kohnen with 17 rebounds led Navy Over visiting army in a Patriot league game. The midshipmen 8-11,3-4 broke Herfa deepen Early in the second half with a 17-4 spurt to go up 44-26 with 14 minutes remaining. In the rally Victor Mickel scored eight Points and . Hall added five the largest Navy Lead was 29 Points 65-36, with 6 25left to play. The cadets fell to 4-13 2-5 in the league. 0"246850ii000504