European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 s t a r s a n d stripes saturday March 17 2007 Holyfield steroid ring link no Issue the associated press Houston evander holy Field is unsure How or Why his name surfaced in an investigation of illicit sales of steroids and human growth hormone i aint got nothing to defend the fou time heavyweight Cham Pion told the associated press aint nobody said i did nothing its a no Issue Holyfield is among a number of athletes linked to the inquiry which is being investigated by Al Bany by District attorney David Soares who preparing to release the names of athletes involved the times Union of Albany by has reported that holy Field was on a customer list at applied pharmacy in Mobile Ala one of the pharmacies raided in the investigation Holyfield is to fight new yorker Vinny Maddalone in a no title bout saturday night in Corpus Christi the 44yearold Boxer has insisted Hes never used any illegal or banned performance in dancing drugs he noted his fighting weight has remained relatively consistent throughout his pro career which began in 1984 he says hell be about 215 pounds for this bout Holyfield said wednesday his representatives have spoken to the people who Are supposed to have the allegations and they said no we didst have an Allega Tion about you Only thing that we said that your name was in Here and that it Soares spokeswoman Heather Orth said thursday that a investigators were combing evidence seized in raids on medical clinics and compiling a list of athletes names linked to the inquiry those names eventually will be forwarded to the respective professional sports leagues or associations Orth said she said no names had been re leased by scares office and  confirm if Holyfield representatives had spoken to Soares or anyone on his staff asked when the names might be released Orth said were hoping in the next week or so so far 20 people have been indicted and several Florida clinics raided they allegedly were part of a scheme to provide prescriptions Over the internet to clients who never met with the prescribing physicians a similar Federal prosecution also is under Way in Rhode Island Soares has said Hes targeting distributors supplying illicit drugs and physicians writing prescriptions for patients Treyve never seen not customers of Benson Likely out for 07 fort Lauderdale Pla Kris Benson will have surgery on his ailing right shoulder and the Baltimore orioles right hander Likely will be sidelined for the entire 2007 season at this Point were probably looking at surgery orioles executive vice president Mike Flana Gan said thursday morning it Hast been determined yet with who or when but it just reached a Point with the rehab that it was getting sore and he seemed to take a big step backwards Benson had been working out at the orioles Spring training Camp hoping to strengthen his torn Rota Tor cuff through an intense four week rehabilitation program had that process proven Success Ful Benson might have been Able to pitch sometime in 2007 but Benson who started the rehab program on the advice of two doctors in Hopes of avoiding surgery left the team wednesday to return to his Home in Atlanta Benson who was acquired from the new York mets in a Jan uary 2006 Trade for pitchers Jorge Julio and John Maine was 1112 with a 482 Era in 30 starts for the orioles last year his first in the american league after seven National league seasons with the mets and Pittsburgh Miller wins world super title Lenzer Heide Switzerland Bode Miller captured the super season title with his performance thursday finishing tied for fourth behind Winner Aksel Lund Svindal at the world cup finals Millers finish give him 304 super Points for the season Well ahead of newly crowned downhill Champion Didier Cuche of Switzerland in proud in More proud he Sandro Delia Bode Miller speeds Down the course during the super at the world cup finals in Lenzer Heide Switzerland on thursday didst let it slip away because Hes been so dominant All year us mens coach John Mcbride said things have fallen off at the end of the year for one reason or an other but he proved for the major Ity of the season Hes a dominant super skier Svindal chasing Benjamin Raich of Austria for the Overall title clocked a winning time of on the 124mile Silvano Beltrametti course Svindal also won the seasons final downhill on wednesday Raich an Allaround skier who prefers the technical races finished a Strong second in to maintain a three Point Overall Lead Over Svindal with two races remaining Miller won two of the five super events this season person claims super Lenzer Heide Switzerland Anja person of Sweden won the final super of the season thursday and Marlies Schild finished third to consolidate her Lead atop the Overall standings american Julia Mancuso the Only no austrian still in the Chase for the Overall saw one of her Best chances to catch up slip away finishing seventh in she is third in the Overall standings Schild leads the Overall stand Ings with 1442 Points followed by teammate Nicole Hosp at 1372 and Mancuso at 1332 with two races remaining i dont really think theres a Chance to win anymore but i can definitely hang in there Mancu so said going into this week i was Happy just to be in Conten Tion unfortunately the downhill didst go my Way and the super As Well bobcats Brevin to Appeal Fine Charlotte no Char Lotte bobcats guard Brevin Knight accused a referee on wednesday of bumping him in a game on saturday and plans to a peal a Fine he received in connection with the incident Knight was fined for what the league called verbal abuse of a game official and for failing to leave the court in a timely Man Ner at the end of saturdays game against Memphis but Knight who received a tech Nical foul from referee Joe Derosa Early in the fourth Quarter said he was bumped by Derosa he made his trek from the other Side of the court while i was beside the Bench he made con tact and then he said to me of youre going to bump Knight said i said you bumped into me so he gave me the tech Knight said he told Derosa after the game that he strongly disagreed with the Call Aba spokesman Tim Frank disputed the claim that is not How we viewed the situation Frank said indians give Shapiro Extension Winter Haven Al manager Mark Shapiro agreed thursday to a five year contract Extension through the 2012 season with the Cleveland indians a team he has dismantled and rebuilt into a playoff contender Shapiro was Only signed through this season his sixth As Cleveland pm before work ing out a new Deal with president Paul Dolan the 39yearold Shapiro hell turn 40 on april 3 has been the driving Force behind the indians resurgence in the Al Rose bet on reds nightly the associated press new York Pete Rose bet on the Cincinnati reds every night when he managed them and despite his lifetime ban be cause of gambling would like an other Chance in a major league dugout i bet on my team every night i didst bet on my team four nights a week Rose said wednesday on the Dan Patrick show on esp radio i bet on my team to win every night because i love my team i believe in my team he said i did everything in my Power every night to win that game in a wide ranging interview the banned Rose said he thinks he should be reinstated because i believe in the Best ambassador baseball has he Hopes a new exhibit in Cincinnati is a sign base Ball will soften its stance toward him if reinstated the 65yearold Rose said he would like to again manage in the majors the career hits Leader also said he supported Barry Bonds and Mark Mcgwire who fell far Short in his first time on the Hall of Fame ballot dont penalize Mcgwire be cause you think other Guys Are taking steroids Rose said Rose finished his career in 1986 with 4256 lifetime hits he was managing the reds in 1989 when he agreed to a lifetime ban after an investigation of his Gam bling the new Rose exhibit at great american Ball Park includes More than 300 items and will be up for nearly a year major league baseball had to give per Mission for the display when youre in my position youre Happy with anything Rose said Rose however said he would not be thrilled if a future reinstate ment did not also include him be coming eligible for the Hall of Fame making it into Cooperstown he added was no longer on his mind i quit worrying about it he said Falcons rout Osan to capture Kadena mens hoops title stars and stripes Kadena air base Okinawa Kade Nas redemption is Complete after suffering their Only two losses this season at Osan in decembers Pacific wide open Holiday tournament map Bryan Simpson and the Falcons returned the favor on thursday beating the defenders for the second time in two Days 6548 in the championship game of the 4th Kadena classic interservice basketball tournament Kadena also beat Osan 5747 on wednesday the Guys wanted to prove that we were a Quality team that deserved mentioning in the same breath As Osan Falcons coach Gerry Barnes said they were champions in Korea we were champions Here Kadena 312 won the inaugural Okinawa joint military athletic conference regu la season and postseason tournament titles last fall Osan 372 won its Lith Korea travelling league regular season and postseason tournament crowns on coach Tony Jones 14season watch i have a lot of respect for Tony and that Osan program Barnes said there not going to Lay Down  be Back they Kadena played a Good game there a Good team Jones said the last two Days we just didst have it we got them there they got me Here Kadenas Success and sans downfall came about largely due to Simpsons foul shooting touch 10for13 and a de sense that clamped Down on sans Brendan butter perimeter game the de fenders hit just three three Point goals the first one by James Williams with left we tried to deny their shooters open looks Barnes said of getting a hand in the face of Williams Gregory Wilson who had the two other threes and Kenyetta Prince they spark their team we Felt that if we ran traps and presses to keep them from shooting wed be of princes Lone Field goal he was held to two Points came with 13 minutes left in the first half capping an 82 run that gave Osan its biggest Lead 159 with left before halftime Simpson put the Falcons ahead to stay 2019 from the 10minute Mark in the first half until five minutes into the second half Kadena outscored Osan 284 then took its biggest Lead 5333 on former defenders guard Romaine Hunters two foul shots with left the Victory came despite Kadena not having alarmed forces players Carl Little and Kendric Green in the lineup due to duty commitments that says a lot for this team Barnes said they didst let up the whole sea son weve always survived with somebody missing