European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday december 29, 1994 sports the stars and stripes pack s Sharpe sidelined. ,. ,-." by Arnie Stapleto Green Bay wis. A pro bowl receiver Ster Ling Sharpe of the Green Bay packers will miss the playoffs due to a career threatening neck abnormality the team said sustained stinger nerve injuries in each of the last two games. He missed practice tuesday to be examined by a neck specialist in Indianapolis. ,.team physician Patrick Mckenzie and Trainer Pepper Burns said wednesday that the injuries resulted from looseness Between the top. Two vertebrae in Sharpe s to fuse the two Verta Brae will be required whether Sharpe continues to play or not Mckenzie said. It will take eight months for Sharpe to recover Sharpe from the procedure which has t been scheduled my Kenz Esaid. After the recovery period the team and Sharpe will decide whether he should play again Mckenzie and coach Mike Holmgren said at a news conference certainly any cervical spine injury is career threat Ching Mckenzie said at a news s loss is a big blow to the packers going into saturday s playoff game against Detroit at Lambeau Field. He has 94 catches this season 18 of them for touchdowns for 1,119 will miss Sterling that goes without saying said Holmgren his mood downcast. He s a great foot Ball despite the magnitude of the diagnosis Sharpe washes usual Jovial self in the packers locker room. He joked with teammates Between chats with defensive end Reggie White and receivers Robert Brooks a Danthony Morgan who will get most of the work in his absence saturday when the packers face , As is his habit refused to talk to reporters. Sharpe was injured dec. 18 against Atlanta when he hit his head on an opponent while blocking. The hit caused a tingling sensation in his limbs and Sharpe Stout the second half. He was Given a magnetic resonance imaging test the next Day and was cleared to play saturday at Tampa Bay. He again experienced numbness in his limbs after he was tackled in the fourth period. The abnormal looseness Between the vertebrae is gradual problem that announced itself with the injuries Burris said. Holmgren said tuesday that the packers Are especially sensitive to neck injuries because they have had one in each of the last two years. Linebacker Johnn Holland retired in the of season because of a neck in jury. Cornerback Roland Mitchell May retire after undergoing neck surgery this season. In seven nil seasons Sharpe has 595 receptions for8,134 Yards and 65 touchdowns. He is a five time pro bowl selection and is a backup on this year s pfc squad. A v / y. He broke the nil single season record for receptions in 1993 with 112, surpassing his own Mark of 108set the previous year. Cris Carter of Minnesota eclipsed that Mark this year with 119 walked out on the eve of the 94 season opener against Minnesota saying he wanted to be pro foot Ball s highest paid receiver. The team restructured his contract giving him $2.7 million this season and ensuring hell be the nil s highest paid receiver from 1995 through2000.running Back Marcus Wilson was placed on injured Reserve tuesday. The packers re signed wide receiver Keith Crawford to take Wilson s place on the roster. Page 35 sports on an Cartr to european Tomt ,dec.30 to College football Copper bowl by Hamyoung is. Oklahoma 2 . Sun bowl North Carolina is. Texas 8 30 College football Copper bowl 2 . Saturday dec. 31 to College football Holiday bowl Colora do state is. Michigan 3 . Pro football de troit at Green Bay 6 . Kansas City a Miami 10 . Radio College football Gator bowl ten Nosce is. Virginia tech 1 30 . Pro football Detroit at Green Bay 6 30 . Kansas City a Miami 10 . Sunday.Jan.1 to College football Alamo bowl Baylor state 2 . Pro football new eng land at Cleveland 6 30 . Chicago at Minne Sota 9 30 . Radio pro football new England at Cleve land 6 30 . Chicago at Minnesota 10 . Monday Jan. 2 to College football Orange bowl miamis. Nebraska 2 . Citrus bowl Alabama is. Ohio state 7 . Rose bowl Oregon is. Pen state 10 30 . Radio College football Orange bowl 2a.m. Cotton bowl Southern California is. Texas tech., 7 . Fiesta bowl Colorado is. Notredame 10 30 . To College football sugar bowl Florida is. Florida state 2 to a in. Radio College football sugar bowl 2 . By the associated press new York. Just As he did on Thefield Marshall Faulk ran away from the Competition in voting for the 1994 a offensive Rookie of the year. Faulk the no. 2 selection in the draft rushed for 1,282 Yards and 11 touch Downs for the Indianapolis Colts. Those numbers impressed 96 of the 98 members of a nationwide Media panel Tampa Bay running Back Derrict Rhett and Washington quarterback heat Shuler each got one vote. Miami tackle Tim Bowens selected20th Overall after starting Only seven games at Mississippi was Hie defensive Rookie of the year with 41 votes. Bowens beat cornerback Antonio Lan Gham of Cleveland who had 28 votes and another tackle Bryant Young of san Francisco who got 21.Miami set a team record by allowing just 89.4 Yards Rushing per game. Jefferson May play san Diego receiver Shawn Jef Ferson apparently will play in the san Diego chargers first playoff game Jan. 8despite being arrested for investigation of Drunken driving and gun violations. General manager Bobby Beathard said he and coach Bobby Ross met with Jef Ferson on tuesday shortly after the player was freed from a Short jail stay and any decision on disciplinary action Wouldhave to wait until the chargers saw the police report. Krumrie joins Bengal staff world notes Cincinnati Cincinnati added Tim Krumrie its coaching staff tuesday As a defensive Lin assistant. Krumrie 34, re tired As a Bengal player saturday ending his 12-year Ca reer As a defensive will share the coaching Posi Tion with Bobby Depaul 31, who gets the title of defensive line coach broncs Waters resigns Denver Charlie Waters res Gnedas Denver s defensive coordinator Lues Day amid speculation head coach Wade Phillips May be next to leave. Waters who succeeded Phillips As defensive coordinator two years ago when Phillips was named head coach resigned in a statement released by the club say ing he planned other joined the Broncos in 1988 As special teams coach took Over the defensive Backfield in 1989 and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1993when Phillips succeeded Dan Reeves. Nil Gate tops 14 million new York nil attendance went up for the fifth straight year in 1994, top in 14 million Mark for the first total attendance was 14,034,977, an average of 62,656 for 224 games. Jaguars Ink 7 free agents Jacksonville Fla. The Jack Sonville jaguars have reached agreements with seven free agents bring ing their roster to 17 players once the contracts Are signed. Agreeing to terms with the flex pension team tuesday were linebackers Jason Carthen Reggie Freeman a Dandy Mason defensive backs Derai boy Kin and Marcello Simmons guard Pau Siever and tight end Carlos Etheridge. 3 sign on with Valentine los Angeles when Bobby Entine begins his Maiden season As the first american born manager in japanese baseball history he will have three of his former players at his disposal. Valentine and his new team the Chiba Lotte marines announced the signings tuesday of veterans Pete in Cavigga an Julio Franco and left handed Pitcher Eric Hillman to contracts for the 1995 season. Incaviglia and Franco played for Entine when he managed the Texas rangers and Hillman pitched for him Las season with the new York mets Norfolk va., farm club. Mass loses 2 in France ". ,. I Strasbourg France it s rare Tosee the fourth ranked Massachusetts basketball team lose one game in a tuesday though the minutemen lost twice dropping a pair of 20-Minutemini-games to French professional teams Strasbourg and Pau Orthez in the Buckler Christmas Challenge. Neither the 57-52 overtime loss to Strasbourg nor the 44-43 decision to Pau Orthez realty matter. Both Are consid ered exhibition games for the minute men who remain officially at 5-1. . Juniors Bow red Deer Alberta Sweden beat the United states 4-2 tuesday night to improve to 2-0 in the world Junior hockey championships. Jason Bonsignore of the Del s Niagara Falls Thunder and Chris Kelleher of Boston University scored for the . Teamfl-1 in the second game two time defend ing Champion Canada routed Germany 9-1 to tie Sweden for first place. To an to . Thursday f am can headline news 7 30 just for kids7 40 sesame Street 6 40 bodyshaping9 05 Showbiz today 9 30 Larry King live 10 25 general hospital11 10 guiding Light noon can headline news12 30 profile 12 35 family feud 1 00 Good morning america3 00 just for kids 3 25 children s stories3 50 Faerie tale theater 4 35 a a so season ends 5 00 can year in review 5 30 entertainment tonight6 00 can headline news 6 10 an evening news 6 40 can sports lat night 7 05 Star trek the next generation 6 00 evening shade6 35 or. Quinn. Medicine woman 9 25 profile 9 35 la. Law 10 30 an late edition 11 05 special the Friday 1 05 . 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