ES:

- Harald Ballard, owner of

the hapless Toronto Maple

7

"Leafs, insists he has no
immediate plans -to.: ifire.:
coach Mike Nykoluk: ' | |
“There's no damn way |
I'm going to fire Mike
Nykoluk,” said Ballard
prior to his. team's 7-2,
National Hockey League
loss Wednesday night to the
Blacj-Hawks in Chicago. “I
don’t give a -damn. what
anyone says or suggests,
"Firing Mike is not the
answer to. the ‘problems °
we've had this year, He's”
not God you know. He can’t-
make saves or score goals. .
“Look, I’m the one who -
signs the: paycheques and
I'm the one who makes the.
decisions,” Ballard ‘added. .
“And there will be no.
decigion made on ’Nykoluk.
until the end of the season —- .
and maybe not even then.”
9 i, other games Wed.’
poday it wae Pittsburgh
: <> Minnesota -

F

Ne th Stars 0 ° ‘and Hartford

he fers 6," Detroit Red.
Winze 6: A.game between °
St. Louis Biues and Quebec-
‘Nordiques was postponed °
until Feb. 26 because of
tight scheduling, -

“We're just at a point -

where our confidence is
shot,”* said Leafs captain .
Rick, Yaive. after the game. ;

Vv sryone | ds worrying
about doing things wrong,
80, we're not doing anything

it. 7) a

deals’ ‘rookie goalie Alan

eater, called up from the
junior leagues after
Tofonto’s 80 loss last
Saturday to Washington
Capitals, faced 37 shots.

icago linemates Jeff
Larmer, Tom Lysiak and
Denis Cyr each scored one
goal, while Denis Savard,

h two, Troy Murray and

| Gardner. rounded out
i Chicago attack, -

Stewart Gavin and Bill
Derlago’ scored Yor? Toronto,

The Dears, Wo diopped to
16-30-6,. twe4 points ,behind
fourth-place Detroit, meet
the Red Wings | in Detroit on
8 ye: .

Chicago improved . to 21-
27-6, ahead of idle St. Louis
Blues, into second place in
thé Norris, Division.
Penguins 4 North Stars 0

. In. Pittsburgh, - rookie
‘goalie Roberto Romang

Lae:
i

“Transactions -

SASERALL
_Altierican League
i Baltimore Orioles sign shortstop
Cal Ripken Jr, to a four-yoar,
contract, |

Basten Red Son name Lou Gorman
vice president of baseball operations,
, California Angela sign’ infielder

«Rick Adamsand plichers Cort -

;Kauiman

‘and Jay Kibba ta one-year contracts.
' Cleveland’ indians algn firat
baseman Broderick Perkins, calcher

. darry

Willard, plicher LeRoy Smith end
outlistder Owight Taylor.
National Lesgue

Cinginnat! Mads sign outfielder
Eddie Milner. third baseman Skeeter

Barnes and pitcher Brad Lestey to.

one-year contracts.

Houston Astros sign pitcher Frank
DlPine to a one-year coniract.

Pittsburgt Pirates sign outfielder
dae Charboneau to 4 minor-league
contract,
BASKETBALL
NBA. ;

NBA — names Russell T. Granik
executive vice-president.
FOOTBALL
CFL

‘Edmonton Eakimes sign import
uglensive back Marcus Fisher,
Import wide
receiver Kevin Allen and Import:
cornerback Darry! Hall, °

Ottwe Rough Riders hive Bick
Adams 3 director of player
partonnal and
special teams coach: trade Import
wide receiver Carl Powell and
cierto Itneman Randy Fournier to

t

ewan Roughriders for wide
* recelver Dwight Edwards and rookle
Import running back Chuck Davis.
SAL °
vrizone Wrangiers raclalm tloht
end Doug Coren from Memphis
Showboats
igned him to a mulltveer
conte
Michigan Panthers trade ‘delecsve
end Dave Purletory to Birmingham
Stallions for defenuive back ke
THortiag: ston defensive: ‘Back. Albert,
Gray] | announce that Quarterback:
John Lelster and tInebacker James
Nealy ~
+ left camp.

 Phitadelphia Stars gain the rlgnta .

to defensive tackle Mark Buban from
Pithburgt Maulers In return for the
rights tc linebacker Ron Crosby.

Fitaburgh Maulere obtain. wide.
* vecelver Willle Sydnor end defensive
back Doug Greene; release centre
Ron Veranick, Inepacker Joe Scolt,
and defensive tackle Harold Smithy
raeched contract agreement with
Phitadaiphia Stars over the rights te
flnebacker Ron Crosby,

Washington Federals sign running
back James Atsybarry, and tackle Ea
Fulton;: walve punter Otis Culliver.
HACKY

WHL
York Uslandera call Up
datenceman Paul Sovtlitiar and
Gar

ceeoulgan from indianapolis af the
antral Hockey League.

few York Rangert send qualle
Steve Weeks to Tulse. pt the central
Hockey Leagues recall goalie Ren
Scott from Tulsa,

. appeared to have mastered:

- Steve-
-Toronto, whose training

coach: Nykoluk

“registered his first ‘NEL’
shutout. ‘as: the : Pénguins |
broke @ ‘four-game losing.
streak, Gary Rissling, Doug
Shedden, -Bob Errey and’
Ron-Flockhart scored for
the Penguins,

o

Whalers. 4 Red Wings 6.
In Detroit, Ron: Francis

scored ant unassisted “poal

with.
es Crawford. Scoring’ for. “the “,
Red Wings. ‘were’ “Reed
_ Largon, I van: Baldirev, ‘with:
. two, Blaké Dunlop, Dwight
Foster’

“two, * anid, Bob...

‘and’ Lane Lambert,

-Podborski. sith.

“CORTINA ‘ DIAMPE2ZZO,
Italy (CR). Helmut; ~
:Hoeflehiter. appears to have
‘secured, a. place’ on the
Austrian Alpine ski team at
the ‘Winter’: Olympics in
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, next.

_ Week with his victory in a

men’s ‘World Cup’ downhill
race ‘today. :
Hoeflehner, who clocked
the: fastest time: in. Wed:
nesday’s final training run;

_ the ‘waxes reqiiired to win.
on a track slowed this week a.
by a new. ‘sow: base, a

‘His’ ‘unofficial ‘time ‘today e
was one: _ minute Bl. st
seconds,

Urs Raehber of Swit- |
zerland, a’. two-time ' Cup
winner this” seagon, took
second place in 1:53.05 with
compatriot - Conrad -
Cathomen in. third place in ©
1:58.06, °

Bill Johnson of the Unite
States, who specializes: on:
slow trails and was a winner

:Over a, similar track this’

year at Wengen, Swit-
zerland, took fourth place’
today. in 1:53.17 . with
Austrian Peter Wirnsberger
finishing fifth in’ 1:53.52,
Podborski = of

times during the week did

‘little to dispell his disdain

for a slow track, finished
sixth today ahead of several
Europeans who also have

shown from past. per:
formances "they ‘prefer’ fast
traile. "° Ste hebginnd

’ Hofeflehner, who skied -
. firat down the 3,000-metre-
long course, won by more
' than a se¢ond. ;

“He must have really
smoked the turas,”’ Johnson
observed at the finish line as
the Austrian's time - held
was never threatened in a
sport‘ where differences in
placings are usually based
on hundredths-of a second.

“That's the only way you
ean get such a big lead.”

‘The top five racers all

-used the same brand of aki,

a”

with teammate -°

confirming the view that the
Cortina Olympic un. calls. ~

for weel-prepared and. well-

choden skis “and: not the
acrobatics - and, daredevil
performances preferred by
the Canadlatis -and lop
European. Alpiners from

at Garmisch-Partenkire-

-hen, West Germany, last.
“weekend was his’ elghth
"World Cup but his first-in.

almost two years, is one of |.
the ‘Olympic favorites’ along
‘Todd

Brooker of Paris,. Ont.

~ Olympic hockey team unravelling |

- SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia --
(CP) — It’s been a tightrope

act from the start for head

coach Dave King: try to
‘asgemble a credible 1984

“Olympic hockey team while

laying the foundation for
1988,

«But the rope has been
unravelling at both ends and
on the eve of the Winter
Olympics Canada’s. medal
hopes in hockey seem
slender.

King has had to tread
carefully in his pursuit of
players, joust . with the
United States’ team af-

 ficials over their eligibility

and, finally, face .:some
tough facts about _ the
“quality of | his ieam. .
mee “leaving for
Europe, . assistant coach
Jean. Perron said

Canadians would have to
pldy one of their finest
games to beat the U.S. when
the feams meet 'in. the
opening game of
Olympic tournament.

“They have improved
more than we have,” said
Perren, reflecting on ‘the

‘Tate in the third period: to ;
give Hartford. the tie: with”.
‘Detroit, The: Whalers:-also: ,
_ got goals from Ray Neufeld,
~ Risto: ‘Siltanen, Mike Zuke,

Switzerland and Austria. .
_Podborski, whose vietory’

the |

the 7

: American’s 8-2 victory over -

Canada in the final pre-
. Olympic

meetingbetween
the two clubs recently.

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but. for. the time heing the
Los. Angeles. Kings rookie
must,take @ back seat to
Bernard King, the hotter
. Veteran - ot New York

Knicks “
: rag :

While Byron Scolt was
*; betting-a career-high tor
_ tha secohd ‘consecutive
“night with 82 points in the
Lakers" , 116-108: National
(Basketball Association
_ Victory,” "aver. - “Denver
"Nuggets, . King . “was
recording - his , second
straight 50-point evening
‘as the Knicks - downed
' Dallas: Mavericks 105-98.

“You never. see ‘him
showboat or call for the
. ball,” .8aid coach Hubie

£° Brown, ‘Bernard . is. the

consummate | team.
_ Player. " .
- The last player to: score

50 or mote points on
successive nights was.
“Wilt | Chamberlain of
Philadelphia 76ers, who
scored 62, points agairist
..both Cincinnati a
Detroit, on Feb. © 17-18,
1964. Rick Barry, Playing

and ~

consecutive games.
1967, he scored 60 against
Boston‘ on Feb. 14 and. 52
agalnst Cincinnati oh
Feb, 16, :

King's petforinance on.”

20-0f-28 shooting pushed
his career total to 10,016
points and set a Dallas
Reunion Arena single-
game scoring record, He
also scored 50 points
against San ~ Antonio

Spurs on Tuesday night.

The Knicks also got 15
points . from: | Rory
' Sparrow and 14° from
' ‘Truek Robinson. Dallas,
which lost for only the
fourth time in 22 home
games, was led by Mark

Aguirre with 27 points. -

In other games, Boston
Celtics defeated Kansas
City Royals 119-110,
Philadelphia downed
Indiana Pacers 111-103,
Seattle

99-98, New Jersey Nets

beat San Diego Clippers ©

111-106, Phoenix Sun

for San Francisco, cwas ;
the last player to score 50
or more points in two.
In -

SuperSonics —
edged Milwaukee Bucks |

-Blazers 109-106 « ‘and
Atlanta Hawks trimmed
Chicago Hulls 116-103,
Lakers 116 Nuggets 108 -
: Scott had 19 at the half
. against Denver and then .

* sparked a fourth-quarter

surge to give the Lakers
their fourth straight

‘victory and 11th in the

last 12 meetings with .
Denver. The Lakers |had

five other players. in
. double . figures.

KareemAbdul-Jabbar |

scored 19; Michael Cooper

. had 16, Jamaal Wilkes 14, -

James Worthy ‘12 ‘and

.” Magle Johnson: io points

to go with his 17 assists.

’ Denver's. Alex English

took game honors with 37
points,

Scott made 11 of 18 field
goal attempts and 10 of
free throws.

. Celtics 119 Kings 110
Larry Bird scored 32
points and Kevin McHale
. Came off the bench to add
22 as Boston rolled. to its
seventh straight victory
‘and 27th in 31. games,
‘With the Celtics leading

‘shaded Portland Trall : 100-99, Dennis J Johnsan hit

a tip-in and McHale
added a.jumper as the
Celtics pulled away.
Robert Parish added 21
for Boston and Johnson
had 19, 1

Wers 111 Pacers 102°
Andrew Toney scored

_ 29 points, Jullus Erving 25
- and Maurice Cheeks 24,

but Philadelphia needed a’

- late rally to turn back -

Indiana. George Johnson —
scored -23 points to lead
the Pacers. _
SuperSonics 99 Bucks 98
Al ,.Wood’s rebound

“basket: with one second

remaining gave Seattle
its. triumph. Jon Sundvold
missed a driving shot but
Wood got the rebound and:
sank-a fallaway. five-
footer. Kevin Grevey
scored a’ season-high . 25
points to lead the Bucks,

-while Gus- Wiliams and

Jack Sikma paced the .
Sonics -with 26 and 24,

respectively,

Nets 111 Clippers 106
Buck Willlams scored
five of his 25 points in the

last 44 seconds to lite New ”

“Jersey. : Williams, 7

~ added 24 points for the
- Nets ‘as the Clippers lost |; :

_ Which gave Atlanta the

also grabbed.16 rebounds,
snapped a 104-10 tie
when he hit a'three-point
play with 44° seconds
‘remaining... Albert. King .

for the 2ard time in 8.
road games. ;
Suns 109 Trail Blazers 108,
Phoenix's Walter Davis *
scored eight of his 25.
points in the fourth period i
and passed the 10,000-
point mark for his career.
Larry Nance added 24.,
points — eight in the
decisive fourth period —
in helping Phoenix win its ;
eighth game in a row at
home, 5

euers

Hawks 116 Bulla 143 ©
- Johnny Davis led a
third-quarter attack

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fourth’ straight defeat.
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- The Feb, Tgame is crucial
since both teams are in the
same pool and only two -
from each group advance to
the medal round. .
-_The group also includes
Czechoslovakia, Norway,
Finland and Austria. The
other group includes - the
Soviets, Sweden, West
Germany, Italy, Poland and
Yugoslavia.

The importance of the’
opening game has been
emphasized by the .
Americans’ contention that
goaltender Mario Gosselin
and forwards Mark
Morrison and Dan Wood are.
ineligible because they, have
signed. .. professional

Both the Cenadian
Olympic Association and
the International
Hockey Federation have
accepted that players who

-have played less than 11

NHL games are .not pros,
The. Americans haven't.
If Gosselin is declared

ineligible, that would leave

Canada with one goaltender

— Darren Eliot. - *-

The team already bears
little resemblance to the one

Selected after .a.. pair: of
summer training camps.

, Defenceman Joe Grant, a
holdover “from the. 1980
team, is out with a broken.

_ collar bone, and forwards’
. Gord Sherven (stretched
knee jeHgaments) a and i George

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Canada.
team. Some of what he has

" (broken, thumb)
are also'sidelined.

All were hurt in a 10-game
exhibition series with a
team of Soviet Union all-
stars, nene of whom are

_ expected to make the

Russian Olympic team.

King also brought in
juniors Kirk’ Muller and
Russ Courtnall during the
series, won by the Soviets T-
21. .

‘Going \ with what he has,
King has moulded -Team
‘into a‘ credible

is first rate, -;

. Defenceman ~-
Patrick, © *.a \
University of‘North Dakota

. James

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* former.

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after the Olympics.

. Jean-Jacques Daigneault,
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Torieltt

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indicated there — aren’t

enough players of that. —

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