European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gonzalez gets $45 million Arlington Texas a out fielder Juan Gonzalez and the Texas rangers agreed Friday to $30.7 million five year contract a Deal that places him ninth on baseball s salary list. The Deal contains club options at $7.25 million for 1999 and $7.5 million for 2000 that could make it Worth $45.45 million Over seven years. If the options Are exercised the Deal would surpass Barry Bonds $43.75 million six year contract with san Francisco As the largest package in baseball. See pages 28-29 for More baseball we think it is really the beginning of a great championship Era for the Texas rangers team president Tom Schieffer said. Gonzalez a puerto rican who first joined a Ranger farm club in Sarasota at age 17, gave a Brief statement saying i m excited about this contract. I la play hard every  Gonzalez who made $525,000 last sea son gets a $2 million signing Bonus which includes payments of $500,000 on approval of the contract $500,000 at the All Star break and $1 million on dec. 31, 1995. He gets yearly salaries of $3 million in 1994, $5 million in 1995, $6.7 million in 1996 and $7 million each in 1997 and 98. The average annual value of $6.14 Mil lion is just behind san Francisco third baseman Matt Williams $6.15 million and ahead of Baltimore first baseman Rafael Palmiero $6.07 million. The stars and stripes ports february 1994 Page 32 pc Phoenix gives reins to buddy Ryan moves from Houston to Phoenix for his 25th season As an nil coach. Bymel Reisner Tempe Ariz. A by definition Bud Dyball should be an improvement on what Phoenix Cardinal fans have been watching since 1988.he s a Winner Phoenix owner Bill Bidwill said thursday after hiring buddy Ryan As the team s new general manager and coach. Bidwill said he never discussed Ryan s scrapes with Philadelphia Eagle owner Norman Braman or Ryan s punch at Houston offensive coordinator Kevin Gil Bride on the sidelines of last season s new York jets oilers game. I m More concerned with winning football games and that s what buddy Ryan can do for us Bidwill said. Ryan who last month completed his 24th year of nil coaching As Houston s defensive coordinator was Given a dual role because of the nil s new collective bargaining system which includes a salary Cap. The cardinals have been without a general manager since Larry Wilson re signed dec. 14. A Side Benefit might be to prevent Fric Tion.  i think buddy the coach thinks buddy the general manager is a pretty Good Fel Low Bidwill said. The owner who set a nine Victory goal for coach Joe Bugel a year ago and the fired him Jan. 24 after a 7-9 finish said Ryan imposes his own ultimatums. Ryan said he Hopes to pick up with by gets season ending three game win Streak and Lead the cardinals into the playoffs where they Haven t been in a non strike season since 1975. We won the toughest division in foot Ball in three years said Ryan who coached the eagles from 1986-90. And we started with a team that was t any where near As gifted As this group right Here. This is twice As Many or three times As Many Good football players As we had when i took Over in  the outspoken Ryan who turns 60 on feb. 17, received a four year contract but terms were not disclosed. Until he joined the oilers last season Ryan had been put of football for two years after being fired by Braman. Houston hired him to rebuild a shaky defense which collapsed in the 1993 acc title game and allowed a 35-3 third Quarter Lead to turn into a 41-38 overtime loss to Buffalo. The oilers signed several key players and the defense became the league s Best against the run. Asked his offensive philosophy Ryan said teams with multiple looks Are hard to Stop. The easiest Guys to beat Are the Guys that want to do that straight Vanilla stuff of we re going to have a variety Ryan said. No. 2 North Carolina 89, no. 1 Duke 78 by Jimo Connell Chapel Hill . A North Carolina gave Duke the old 1-2. The second ranked tar heels beat no. 1 Duke 89-78 thursday night and All the pregame indications of a double digit Victory for North Carolina were right on the Money. The Blue devils became the fifth consecutive no. 1 team to lose a game this season. Duke was the last top ranked team to visit the Smith Center and it lost that game too. The previous four meetings of these rivals were All won by the Home team by at least 10 Points. Need we say More i liked it North Carolina freshman Rasheed Wal lace said of his first Duke Carolina game which was also the first time these schools met while holding the top two rankings. Ill be Here four More years to play a lot of Duke  his first was close until the tar heels 18-3, 6-2 at lactic coast conference broke it open with a 15-3 run in the second half to take a 59-48 Lead with 12 35 to play. Duke 15-2, 6-2 never got closer than six Points the rest of the Way As North Carolina played a nearly flawless floor game led by Point guards Derrick Phelps and Jeff Mclnnis. Phelps the senior starter had 18 Points while Mclyn College basketball Nis his freshman backup had eight. Each had six assists and neither was charged with a turnover. Phelps was just sensational and Mclnnis did a very Good Job North Carolina coach Dean Smith said. I thought our defense was very Sharp at the beginning of the second half which Jan. " a. A -. " \ a a -. -?i.-- #  " " ". -. -".". Ato. 246850"00050411