a
i

" 102; San Diego Clippers 122,

oes eo :
ieee ‘YORK. (AP) — Now.
aitlng ‘ ‘begina' —' for
mekaed players and
drafting:teams, — :
For some .players, the,
wait could be over at. the
completion today “of the

Lengue’ 8. second . college
draft.”

For. some teams, the wait ‘
could ron weeks or months,
perhaps half way into the”
USFL .seagon, into

League conducts its draft
and when some potentially
high-priced rookies do some
comparison shopping.

Mike Rozier. ‘Nebraska’

: “Melaman,
running ‘back, and Steve.”

“rophy-vinnlng

Young, the record-breaking -
-quarterback from Brigham

Young, are certain to:be.
“among ‘those’ playing - the *

» waiting game.
United Statés - Footbal] . ced

Each’ ‘ia
considered. “to ‘he .a”

: guaranteed high: first-round |

pickin the- NFL draft.

Each, was a ‘first-round
plek- Wednesday when the-
USFL conducted 11 of its 19

a y, . scheduled rounds. ard also.-
wheri the National Football

announced its _ teams’
territorial selections: 7
Some of Rozier’s . Cor-:

‘nhusker teammates had, to _.
.. walt a while before being -
8° selected.

“the third . round; *
receiver . Ricky Simmons .

NO. 2 3 PICK wae at
‘Irving Fryar was. the No.

3 pick in-the first round by” ;

‘Chlcago Blitz.

“That'll cost hima couple .

of ‘million bucks .”. De,

James Hoffman, the owner

- of the Blitz, sald of the drop.

_ Presumably, it was a joke.”
~ Nebraska tackle Raridon_

" Scott was picked 37th’ in the .

opening . ‘round. by
Philadelphia. Stars; running

back Mark Schellen went to
New Orleans Breakers In
wide

was selected ‘by the
’ Washington Federals in the

fourth; quarterback ‘Torner .

7 Gu: Was 35 poked by Houston. |
‘Gamblers in the fifth; guard

Dean Steinkuhler, the
Outland and Lombardi
trophy winner, was chosen.

Arizona Wranglers; and ~~
defensive’. tackle Doug |
Herrmann was - picked - by
Memphis:‘Showhoats,
Rozier, advised during a
atopover in Lincoln, Neb.,
that he was the top choice,
said he wouldn't give much-
‘thought to his pro career’
‘until .he'd played in the
East-West: Shrine game in
Stanford, Calif, ° . on -
Saturday and ‘the Japan .
Bowl on Jan. 15.

" WASHINGTON (AP) -_
-: Washington Rédskins are’
worried... about’ San’

,an the football field.

‘ane

ference championship
‘game, H the . Redskins

‘National Foothall

=to ‘back-to-back “Super
Bowls since Pittsburgh’

"in -.1079 and 1990.
402 Montana,

. ‘oy on the run, completed

65. per cent of his passes
. 4332 of 515) for 3,010
: “yards, 26 touchdowns and

“jpancisco 4Ser° quar-\
;,erback Joe Montana and
_ the miracles he performs

“14 che Montana-led 49ers: °
invade Robert. F. Ken- ,
. nedy Stadium on-Sunday
for the National Con- -

; they will become the

League team to advance .

Steelers turned the trick

who. can.
_ throw from in the pocket —

“12 interceptionsi in leading |
' the 49ers toa 10-6 regular: ©
season record, 4
“In a. 24-23 playoff vic-
tory last week, over-
Detroit, “Montana com:
pleted 18 of 31 passes for -
201 yards and a touch-
down. He also was in-
strumental in driving the
49ers 70 yards in the
waning moments of the
game for the ‘winning:
touchdown. :
“Montana is the man
who ‘makes the - 4Jers|
tics,” - said Redskin’
assistant coach Richie
.- Petitbon. ‘Offensively,

the 49ers will be the best -

team we have faced all’.
year and Montana the
best quarterback,” -
“Containing .. Montana -
will be the key to our.

No predictions « on AFC game |

success,” sald linebacker
Mel. Kaufman. “Our
defensive line will have
their hands full,” ,
TOPS IN LEAGUE - .
‘The Redskin front four
Todd Liebenstein,
Dave Butz, Darry] Grant

’ and Dexter Manley -~ are’

"No.1 -in the. league in—
“defending against the

Tush, holding opponents -
to 80.1 yards a game, |

“The avers, who average |
. 140 yards a game on the
ground, are led by Wendel
Tyler (4,9 yards a-carry),
‘Montana (4,7 yards) and
Roger Craig (4. 1).

“A handicap’ for Mon-
tana will be the absence
of wide receiver Dwight
Clark, The 49ers leading

.ballhawk = with «=
receptions and elght

4 61:7 laugher last week. -

. Riggins said Wednesday.

-’ Ellison, the 49ers’ man vin .

better be ready because I

touchdowns has heen.
sidelined with a knee
injury.
Defensively, the 4pers
must stop all-pro John .
Riggins.

-Riggins has rushed for
at least-100 yards in his ‘
last five playoff games. In

over the Rams, Riggins .
rushed for 119 yards on 25
carries,

“Tt wouldn't auprise me!
itt carried the ball 37
times against the 49ers,"

“Tell John Riggins I'm
ready for. him,’' said:
rookle linebacker  Rickj

the middle.
“Tell Mr, ‘Ellison. he

will be,” said Riggins.

Magic returns to help

At! bit | of Magic has
returned: to Los Angeles
Lakers: :

Barvin (Magic) Johnsen,
who -had been sidelined
since Dec. 2 wi

| ae

_remalning.

off the bench Wednesday
night td play a big role in the
Lakérs’ -106-99 National
Baskétball | Association
victory * over Cleveland
Cavalters. . i

The do-everything guard,
sorely missed by the Lakers
in “thelr heated Pacific.

tland‘Trail Blazers, scored
1¥ of his team-high 23 points
in the fourth quarter to help
Los Angeles enda two-game

* lJosiiig slide. -

- In other’ NBA action, it
was: Boston Celtics. 113,
Washinglon Bulleta .14;
New Jersey Nets 01, Atlanta
Hawks 68; Indiana Pacers °
102; Chicago Bulls 9;

Detroit Pistons 128, Phoenix ©

Suris 414; Dallas Mavericks
105} - Seattle SuperSonics

Kansas City Kings 121; and
Utah Jazz 116, Houston
Rodkejs:111:

Johnson was activated
late ‘Inst week -by the
Lakers, but was not ex-

pected to play until later in.

the week. He came off the
bench to score 10 first-half
points before really heating
up in the final period.

“Ti tired of watching,”
said the‘happy Johnson. “I
cate’ here (to the
Coliséum) te work out
earliéy i in the day and I felt
“ready. is

Cleveland, which lost for -
thé’ ‘Hinth time in 10 games,
never" ‘seriously threatened
after trailing 67-51 at the
half, Los Angeles built’ i06-
88 ‘lead with 2:15 remaining
and’ the Cavaliers scored the
ladt i points. to make® It
appear closer thai it feally
wad, +

Lonnie Shelton | had” a

| gaine-high 24 points for the

Cavaliers, while « Jaindal
Willés" and - Mike" McGee

each chipped in with’ 6 fot

the'bakers, |’
Celflcd 113 Bullets 104°" ~
in Boston, Larry Bird led

the Celtics to a 28-point levid

then held off'a Washington,
comeback: —

Bird topped Boston with
93 pinta. The Celtics posted
theft ‘third straight victory,
sevelith! in the last, eight
gaihes and 1 17th in the last
20.

Nets. bi Hawke BB"
Reserve guard orvrin

‘Cook scored 10 points in the
fourth quarter as the Nets
overcame the Hawks . in
Atlanta,

Cook hit three straight
field goals to give New
Jenseia 79-18 Heat with 5 ge

Otis Birdsong scored 19
points for New Jersey, while
Wayne Rollins and
Dominique Wilkins each |

‘scored 22 for Atlanta.

Pacers 102 Bulls 39

Clark Kellogg, leading a
third-quarter Indlana rally,
‘and Herb Williams, taking

charge, in the final periad,, .

for’ 44. fors -
Or 4 Reibes © . late Seattle rally and raise’

combi
the host Pacers. -
Pistons 128 Suns 114

At Pontiac, Mich., Kelly

Tripucka and John Long :

each scored 28 points and
Tripucka made two key

US collegehockey

Dividion battle with Por- .

the way to: go.

They come from every
size centre, from Toronto lo
Flin Flon, Man., in search of
a college education - ard
enough press clippings to.
interest National Hockey’
League scouts.

They leave Canada,

where hockey is ing, to.
compete in the United

* States and vie for altention

with football, baseball and
basketball. \

"You have to have fun,”
says Gary Baxter of
Toronto, 4 sophomore ©
goaltender at the. University
‘of « Wisconain.. “‘And the
hockey. ‘in. this league

(Western Collegiate Hockey |

Association) is every bit as
good as Junior A.” ,
Jeff McIntyre of Toronto, .
a senior forward at the
University . of  Hlinois-
Chicago, says life on a U.S.
college campus is great. .
“There is a strong unity
between players,”’ he says,
“it's fun down here.
“You're living with these
guys for four years. It’s a
family. In Junior A,
everybody goes off in dif-
ferent’ ‘directions after
gaiiies. It’s like'a job. More '
atid more players Italk to-
_are leaning toward ‘college:
rather than Junior'A:” - c
Baxter and McIntyié ‘ate
two ‘Canadians’ wid" ‘have
ctiosen to play hockey: dit ote
of thiée National Collegiate’
_Athietig® —“ ABsociation. —
Division 1 leagues — the
Central Collegiate: Hockey
Association, the East Coast
Athletic Conference or the.
WCHA, There, also are in-
‘dependent, Division 2 and
Division 3 teams that. have
lured their share of hockey
_ players south.
MAKE CHOICE
- Thelr main-options are to
‘stay in Canada and play
une hockey, wiley

the. benefit of
scholarships or play junior.

‘hockey for small salaries.
Jazz 116, Rockets 111
however, the NCAA labels -
‘points and “again tied the

Once a player does that,

him a ‘professional and

_ Ineligible to Play for a U.S. -.

college.
Paul - Houck of North

Vancouver, B.C., a junior at’

Wisconsin, says the system
in Canada: “doesn’t offer.

enough . exposure or free -

education. ‘
“And here” you get four

years to matuie asa hockey ~
“player and @ person. In
Junior A, you go on 13-hour

bus rides. Here, we fly.”

" As with athletes in other.

sports at U.S. schools, free
tuition is a_lure.. Some

Canadian universities offer .

nominal grants but no full
scholarships.

"I wanted to get my |:

education,”
Pietrangelo
Falls, Ont.,
goalie and the

says’ Frank
of - Niagara

the University of Minnesota
varsity team. .“I played
hockey all these years and ‘if
you can get something extra
out of it, why not go for it?

“y guess’ everybody's
dream is to be a
professional, but iff never

doy F'wdn't be’ disappointed

because I'll have. a career to
fail taek on. °"
PAY TUITION -

Some schools in the ECAC.
don't. - offer —
scholarships ‘but still
manage to draw top-flight

’ Canadian performers. . -

. “Basically, what we offer
a kid is an Ivy League
education,” says . Cornell
eoacth Lou Reycroft, whose
25 top players include 21

Canadians, “We also offer:

the same calibre of hockey

as a Providence or a.

Wisconsin...

. full -

a sophomore |
. only :
Canadian-born player on—

athletic’

Lakers

steals in the final two.
minutes to spark the

Pistons. Phoenix was led by .

Walter Davis with 23 points.
Mavericks 105 Sonics 102

Dallas got 29 points from, “They! re hot, they're. on. Bi

Mark, Aguirre and held off.a

-its home record to a glossy *

2, Al Wood led the Sonics
with a season-high 25 points. ©

Clippers 122 Kings 121°
Norm Nixon banked in an

_ eight-foot jump shot with 20.

seconds left for San Diego to

deal visiting Kansas City its

fifth straight loss.

Micheel Brooks led San.

Diego with 31 points and

eight rebounds, while Nixon
” finished with 20 points, .

Kansas City trailed 110-95,

but. surged ahead 121-120 '
with 39. seconds Jeft on -

Larry Drew’s free throw.
Adrian Dantley scored 46

NBA's record. for free
throws ina game as Utah

; prevailed in a game played

ih Las Vegas, Nev, Dantley
-hit 28 of 29 free-throw at-

- tempts, including: ‘nine-of-

nine in the final 5:10.

NBA

‘Standings — |

EAST@RN CONFERENCE
. _ Aflantic Olviaton

Boston % 0 74s —
Phila a2) «8 47330 2
New York oi 563 (7
ash . 16 15 516 Be
_ New Juveey 15 18 45S. 101
Central . Division
Milwepkea «= 619 12 .619 6 —
Detroit, "1 1s 4a te
Atlanta eo «485 4
* Chicago 13 16 4d 5
Indiana - 9 2.900 ole
Cleve 924.2731
WESTERN CONFERENCE
; Midwast Divisien
Utah 21012. 636 =
Dallas 1814 86) 2
* Denver 4 19 4a?
: Kentss ¢ 1 6 49 7
San Ant ' 93 20 4 8
Houston W271 364 9
-' Pacitie Division
Los: Ang Py!
Portland 2 ” se
Golden § 16. 18 «=471 Oo
Phosnix 15 16 485 6
Seattle . WoW 482 6
San: Diego wil Ma 9

Wedneiday
+.) Boston 113 Washington 194

Lop Angeles 106 Cleveland 9
- Indiana, 107 Chicago &?
Datrolt 138 Phoenix 114 ,
‘New Jéreey 9) Atlanta &@
Dalles 105 Seatila (02
Utah 14 Houston tit .
San Diego 127 Kanses City 121
Tonight's Game
-Péiladelphie at Milwaukee
| Friday Games uot
Clevolend at Boston .
Mew Jersey at Philadephia
Chicago at Washington
New York af Detralt
Phoenix at indians
Mliwaukee: at Atlanta
Kanses City at Utah
Sen Antonio at Los Ancesles
Dallas at San Oleg
Denver 91 Portind
Houston at Seattle

~

> But he’ made it clear he
* inows his worth.

. “It's going to take some
“money,” he sald. “I-think
Pm worth something. 3

“in the sixth round by

te nathing: else, he’ gave

‘Pittsburgh’s pro football -

faris something to talk about
besides Terry Bradshaw
and the. Steelers. The

.,Maulers reported that after

the announcement they had
drafted him, there were
ticket lines, a first for the
club.

’ George Hedéleston, the

” Maulers? general manager,
; , ealled Rozier

“the most ‘

talented celles athlete’ in

the country. We're con-
‘fident and optimistic we can
“sign him, We picked him

because we think we have a
legitimate chance of signing
him, " .

‘Chicago Blitz sient some

vf Its draft choices on NFL

bloodlines, selecting in the
third romd = Missouri
linebacker Bobby Bell, the
son of Kansas Cily Chiefs’
great linebacker, and

taking in. the - territorial .

phase Illinois defensive _
tackle . Mark Butkus,
nephew of Chicago Bears’
super Hnebacker,

’ Butkus. Oklahoma,

Dick

too,
went for a branch of .-
family tree, selectin
Miami running back Keith
Griffin, Archie’s brother, in
the 11th round, —-

In addition to the 19 open
rounds, the league .also
announced - territorial
selections, 20 for the 12
original teams, 30 for the six
new ones. Those picks were
made before the start of the
draft.

Other players -picked in
that phase of the guction
included quarterbacks Jeff

. Hostetler of West Virginia

‘hy Pittsburgh y _ Ben

"Bennett * ra ‘Duke .
of Alabama . (by Bir-
mingham), Blair Keil of
Notre Dame. (by Chicago)-.

and Boomer Esiason of. .
"Maryland (by Washington) -

linebackers Keith Browner
of, Southern Cal (by ‘Los
Angeles) and Carl Banks of
Michigan State «by

‘Michigan); wide receiver
Thad Jemison of Ohio State
(by New Jersey); defensive
end Robert Smith ‘of
Grambling . (by’ - New
Orleans); and defensive
tackle Rick Bryan,

Oklahoma (by Oulshome),

‘Montana worries the Redskins

- MANHATTAN ‘BEACH,
' Calif, (AP) — Coach Tom
Flores of Los Angeles

Raiders: knows. from first-

hand experience that form

' does not always prevail in

.the National - Football
_ League's second season.
‘The hardest thing is to
, Bet to the playoffs,” says
Flores. .. “Anything
happen, ;

_ “['m well aware of what
can happen to a wild card
that gets hot. We did it in
1980 ‘and became world
champions.”

_ Flores didn’t need to say
that he hopes form prevails
at the Los Angeles Coliseum
‘this Sunday in the AFC
championship game,

' .That's because . his
Raiders,, the AFC - West
‘champions, are playing

division rival Seattle, which
entered the playoffs as a
wild-card team. The winner
will earn a berth in the
Super Bow! at Tampa, Fla.,
.. On Jan. 22.

“We're playing. * good
_ football, we're playing
‘against ao team that's
playing good football,” said
‘Flores, whose team . is
favored by seven points
* over the - Seahawks.

: ro]. Wooveyys © et
Seattlé enters the game
“having ‘won .a franchise-
record.four straight games

first time ever.

can

‘and ia in the playoffs for the .
. Lethbridge Pronghorns 95-

The Seahawks beat New

York Giants ‘and New

England Patrlots to finish
the regular season with a 9-7
record and earn a wild-card
berth. Then, they beat
Denver and Miami to earn
their berth in Sunday's
final,

134 RECORD.

The. Raiders enter the
game with a 13-4 record,
including thelr 38-10
whipping of Pittsburgh last.
Sunday in thelr Playoff
opener. :

Two of the four Los
Angeles losses came at the
hands of the Seahawks, who

won 38-36 in Seattle on Oct.” ©

UVic wins

CALGARY--Uriiversity of
Victoria Vikings defeated
University of Calgary
Dinosaurs 34-66 in the final
game of the U of C men's
basketball tournament
Wednesday night,

Vikings led 4532 at the

half and got 28 points from
centre Greg Wiltjer, who
was 12 of 14 from the field.

‘Victorla guard = Eli

Pasquale was named the.
tournament’ § mast valuable ;

fait a

player...
“For*” Calgary.”

In the third-place game,
Brandon Wildcats beat

Karl’
Tillaman was the high.
‘scorer with 20 points.

16 and 34-21 at the Coliseum
two weeks later. In those
two games, the Raiders
commilted a total of 19
turnovers.

“Somebody's causing
those turnovers, they don’t
just happen,"' said Flores,
noting the Seahawks have
benefitted from eight tur-
novers in their two playoff.
games,

Coach Chuck Knox of the
Seahawks, speaking by
telephone from Seattle, said
a third victory by his-team
over the Raiders wouldn't -
be an easy task,

“You: don’t see it done

in Calgary

$8, and in the consolation
final, Lakehead University

’ defeated the University of

Alberta (Edmonton) Golden
Bears $1-68.

Tn an exhibition women’s
university game played in
Vancouver, the Western
Washington Vikingsdefeated
the University of B.C.
Thunderbirds 66-30 -
Wednesday night.

The teams were tied 22-22

at half-time before Western _

Washington took control.

Lana Hamilton wate.”
Winners with 16 points,

while Anne Cooper added
17, Cathy Bultitude scored

10 points -for the

Thunderbirds, : a

very often,” ‘said Knox.
“History can tell you: that,
“T don’t think that the fact

.that we've beaten them

twice is going to have

anything to do with what...

happens this Sunday. °

“In the last three weeks,
we've. played our ‘best:
‘football. By the same token,
the Raiders are a better.
football ‘team, all-around.
We'ré going to have to play
our best football game of the-
year, not make any.
mistakes.”

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