The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, June 16, 1982-Page 11 SPORTS OF THE DAILY House to probe NFL drug abuse NEW YORK (AP)- The House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control will hold hearings in Washington to investigate the problem of drug abuse in pro football, Rep. Leo C. Zeferetti (D-N.Y.) an- nounced yesterday. Zeferetti, chairman of the committee, said it was decided to hold the hearings after he met separately with National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle and Doug Allen of the NFL Players Association. "The many alleged reports of drug abuse among some of our most famous athletes require instant at- tention and a clearing of the air," Zeferetti said in a statement. "Those reports, which have appeared in all of the media, have created a cloud that hangs heavy over the entire world of professional football- players, coaches and management." Zeferetti said the hearings would be held "in the near future." Schatzeder'sold to Expos SAN FRANCISCO (AP)- Left-handed pitcher Dan Schatzeder has been sold to the Montreal Expos for "cash considerations," San Francisco Giants General Manager Tom Haller announced yesterday. Schatzeder, 27, started his major league career with Montreal in 1977 and was 10-5 with a 2.83 earned run average in his best year, 1979, before being traded to the Detroit Tigers. Schatzeder was acquired by the Giants from the Tigers last winter along with Mike Chris in exchange for Larry Herndon. Schatzeder had a 1-4 record and a 7.29 ERA in 13 games with the Giants. His last start was for Phoenix, the Giants' Class AAA, and he was shelled for 10 hits and six runs in 3 2/3 innings. Nuggets sold DENVER (AP) - Texas businessman B. J. "Red" McCombs yesterday signed a letter of intent to buy 100-percent of the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. McCombs and Carl Scheer, Denver's president and general manager, announced at a news conference that the agreement was reached just hours earlier. Details of the reported $10 million sale were not im- mediately available. THE DEAL will be closed within a couple of weeks, probably by the first of July, Scheer said. Scheer said he expects to request formal approval of the sale from the NBA's board of governors im- mediately. The board is scheduled to meet in Coronado, Calif., next week, and Scheer said he does not expect difficulties in winning approval for the sale. McCombs, a San Antonio businessman who has automobile and ranching interests in Colorado, said that he plans to be involved in "every major decision" involving the club. He also said he intends to keep Scheer on as general manager and Doug Moe as headcoach. Rockets, too HOUSTON (AP)- Two local businessmen bought the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association yesterday, the team's general manager said. Ray Patterson declined to be specific about terms of the contract, but confirmed that the price was about what the team had reportedly been seeking, $12 million. THE BUYERS are Charlie Thomas, president of Charlie Thomas Ford and owner of 20 car dealerships in Texas, and Sidney Shlenker, president of Pace Management. "We have a letter of commitment," Patterson said. "The papers have to be worked out. They'll take over in about 30 days, when the paperwork's complete." Patterson said he was pleased with the deal. "I'm glad it's a local group," he said. "They have pledged to sign Moses Malone, recognizing his value to the team." Malone named MVP HOUSTON (AP)-- Moses Malone will be named the National Basketball Association's most valuable player today, Houston Rockets General Manager Ray Patterson said. "He's going to be honored tomorrow out in San Diego," Patterson said yesterday. "He's on the plane right now." THE 6-FOOT-11 center averaged 14.7 rebounds a game to lead the NBA during the 1981-82 season. His 31.1-point average was second in the league. The Rockets have offered Malone, who became a free agent with the end of the playoffs, a contract reportedly worth $1.9 milliona year for the next three seasons. Charlie Thomas, a car dealer who bought the Rockets along with Houston businessman Sidney Shlenker Tuesday, has said keeping Malone with the club is one of his main goals. "I think he's necessary to having a first-rate team and we'll do what we can to keep him here," Thomas said. Malone led the Rockets to a 46-36 record last season, the third best in the history of the franchise. Seattle eliminated the Rockets in the first round of the NBA playoffs. r L' '6 .. .,. NOTICE TO RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SERVICED BY ANN ARBOR CABLEVISION Like shoplifting; the theft of cable television service is against the law. 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