European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nil nearing season wipe out by Ken Rappoport new York a nil players will have to make a better offer to the league if they Hope to Salvage the season. That s essentially what nil commissioner Gary Bettman said in a news con Ference following monday s emergency meeting of the Board of governors. What the players have proposed has not addressed the problem Bettman  a result the nil could become the first sport to have an entire season wiped out. -.  /. I told the owners at the Start that i they went Down this path they would have to be prepared to lose the season Bettman said. To that end the Board voted 26-0monday to give Bettman the authority to cancel the season if a new Labo agreement can t be worked out with the Union. He would not give a drop dead Date however. It s impossible to set a firm Date Bettman said when asked when rethought a season would no longer be Fea sible. We will re evaluate Day by Dayan consult with the  the season is already officially Down to60 games following the cancellation of 24 for each of the teams. Realistically it probably closer to 50, Given the time limitations Between now and the end of june and the availability of Arenas. And 50 is the magic number As far Ashe league is concerned. It lends legitimacy said Harry sin Den general manager of the Boston Bruins said of the 50-game season. Monday s news conference Only re emphasized the owners position of Solidarity. It was similar to the sept. 30 meeting in new York when the owners announced the season would be postpone for two weeks so the sides could try to work out a new collective bargaining agreement. That oct. 15 deadline passed with no agreement further delaying the Start of the season. Both sides have remained rigid in their resolve since despite a series of negotiations that brought them closer on some issues. They be told us that they have Givens All they had to give Bettman said of the Union negotiators. They had nothing left in their Back pocket. That was even before we put the tax on the  the so called luxury tax is the main stumbling Block in the negotiations. The owners want to tax teams that spend More than the league average in salaries and distribute the Money to Small Market teams who Don t. The players had made recent proposal sin the areas of a Rookie salary Cap free Agency and arbitration but stayed away from the contentious luxury tax Issue. Bettman said the players latest offer was unanimously rejected at monday s Board meeting. This is not about a league fighting with a Union this is about a league fight ing for its future Bettman said. Bettman said he sent a letter to Union the stars and stripes ports december14,1994 Page 36 Boss Bob Goodenow requesting the re sumption of negotiations. The last time the sides met was in Chicago last tues " Goodenow in a news release from the no la acknowledged receiving Bettman s fax. Quick ids lift Miami into Parma be keys Victory Over chiefs car dolphins Irving spikes goes up and Over for fourth Quarter touchdown monday night. Miami a thanks to the nifty run Ning of Bernie Parmalee two wily defensive backs and even Dan Marino the Miami dolphins charged into the playoffs. The dolphins scored three touchdown during a six minute Span monday night to beat Kansas City 45-28 and Clinch just their third playoff berth since 1985. First place Miami 9-5 can win the a feast with a Victory in one of its final two games against Indianapolis and Detroit. We be clinched coach Don Shula said. Now we re looking toward these next two games and the Best possible situation we can have in the  Kansas City 7-7playing again with out Joe Montana was eliminated from the race for the acc West title. The chiefs have lost four of their past five games and could miss the playoffs for the first time since 1989, but they still have a shot at a wild card berth. I think we re probably All in Shock said Montana s replacement Steve Bono. Nobody expected it to be this Way at the Start of the  Miami cornerback Troy Vincent an safety Gene Atkins combined on a dazzling 76-Yard interception lateral touch Down to help break the game open. Parmalee rushed for 127 Yards an scored twice while the Gimpy Marino surprised the chiefs on a 4-Yard to run. Montana remained sidelined by a sore left foot. Bono directed touchdown drives of 83 and 81 Yards on the chiefs first two possessions but those were their Only offensive Points until the final 3vi minutes. Shula recovering from surgery last wee to repair a ruptured Achilles Tendon kept his leg elevated As he was driven up and Down the sideline in a Golf cart. The game turned when Miami out scored Kansas City 21-7 during a wild stretch at the end of the third Quarter to take a 35-21 Lead. The sequence included Vincent s touchdown Jon Vaughn s 91-Yard Kickoff return for Kansas City and a 47-Yard Totic Down run by Parmalee. Marino threw two touchdown passes playoff picture they Are in Miami Pittsburgh Dallas Cleveland san Francisco new England san Diego la. Raiders Minnesota Chicago Detroit out Cincinnati Houston la. Rams Seattle Tampa Bay Washington struggling Buffalo  Indianapolis Denver Kansas City . Giants Arizona Philadelphia Green Bay new Orleans Atlanta is and scored his eighth career to Rollin to his right and beating safety William White in a race to the Pylon. Marino share sprint gave Miami a 21-14 Lead. The dolphins scored again two min utes later on the stunning interception and lateral. Atkins stepped in front of along pass intended for Willie Davis made the Pickoff at the Miami 24, barely avoided stepping out of Bounds and Cut Back to the Middle of the Field. As he was being tackled at the Miami 42,Atkins later aled the Ball Over the head of an official to Vincent who broke to the sideline eluded Bono at the chiefs 30 and continued to the end zone. Vaughn reached the end zone 17 seconds later scoring the first touchdown on a Kickoff return against Miami since 1975. Tuesday update players reject owners offer Rye Brook . A major league players fundamentally rejected the owners latest contract offer tuesday and did t come Back with a counterproposal Colorado Rockies chairman Jerry Mcmorris said. Earlier Story on Page 32. 0"246850"000504"