European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 19 2007 stars and stripes Page 25 scoreboard from Page 24 Golf Arnold Palmer invitational Friday at Bay Hill Golf club and Lodge Orlando a purse million yardage 7137 pan 70 second round Rocco mediate 6665131 Paul Casey 6470134 John Rollins 6965134 Stephen Ames 6867135 Shaun Micheel 6768135 Sergio Garcia 6669135 Ben Curtis Vaughn Taylor 6471135 Jerry Kelly 6769136 Sean Ohair 6670136 Trevor Ummelman 6670136 Tom Lehman 6769136 Stephen Marino 6770137 to Van Pelt 6770137 Frank Lickliter ii 6968137 Tiger Woods 6473137 Jason Dufner 6770137 Retief Goosen 6968137 Paul Azinger 7365138 Brian Gay 6870138 Chris Couch 6870138 a Trahan 7068138 Kyle reifers 7068138 Bart Bryant 7068138 Singh 7068138 Ernie Els Stewart Cink Mark Wilson Johan Edfors Craig Kanada Pat Perez Henrik Stenson Geoff Ogilvy Luke Donald Carl Pettersson Peter Lonard Camilo Villegas Cliff Kresge Phil Mickelson Stuart Appleby Brad Faxon Paul Goydos Chad Campbell Brandt Snedeker Tom Johnson boo Weekley skip Kendall Steve Flesch Jason Bohn Scott Verplank Kyj Choi Mark Calcavecchia Richard s Johnson Tom Pernice or Ryan Armour Woody Austin Charles Warren Yongwun Yang Mark Hensby Bob Estes Jeff Quinney Robert Karlsson Tim Herron Robert Gamez Heath Slocum Mike Weir Aaron Baddeley Charles Howell Iii John Mallinger Brett Ouigley Joey Sindelar Steve Elkington Justin Leonard Colin Montgomerie Robert Allenby Eric Axley Zach Johnson Job Holmes Troy Matteson 6970139 7069139 6871139 7267139 6970139 6772139 6871139 6970139 6871139 6673139 6871139 7069139 6970139 7268140 7070140 7169140 7070140 7169140 7070140 7169140 6872140 7268140 6872140 6971140 6773140 6773140 6773140 7071141 7071141 7170141 6774141 6873141 7269141 7269141 7368141 7269141 7072142 7072142 6973142 7270142 7072142 7270142 7171142 7072142 7271143 6875143 7073143 7073143 7073143 7073143 7172143 7172143 7172143 7073143 9 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 e e e e e e e e e e e e champions classic Friday at Valencia country club Santa atari Tacang Pimm million yardage 6973 pan 72 first round Halel win 303464 8 Isao Aoki 333366 6 David Edwards 343266 6 Jim Thorpe 333366 6 John Jacobs 373067 5 Loren Roberts 343367 5 fuzzy Zoeller 333467 5 Eduardo Romero 353368 4 Morris Hatalsky 353368 4 Tom Jenkins 353368 4 Dave Stockton 333669 3 de Dougherty 353469 3 Hugh Baiocchi 353469 3 Bruce Summerhays 3 Wayne Levi 353469 3 Bobby Wadkins 323769 3 Jay Haas 333669 3 Bob Gilder 353469 3 Gil Morgan 353469 3 Tom Kite 363369 3 to Purtzer 333669 3 Joe Ozaki 363369 3 to Mcknight 313869 3 Dale Douglass 363470 2 Keith Fergus 363470 2 Tom Wargo 343670 2 Allen Doyle 333770 2 a Weibring 363470 2 Jerry Pate 333770 2 Andy bean 343670 2 mar Mccumber 363470 2 Denis Watson 323870 2 Des Smyth 333770 2 John Bland 373370 2 mar Omeara 353570 2 interservice basketball alarmed forces women tournament at fort Indiantown Gap a w l a club army 4 0 1000 air Force 2 2 500 2 Navy 1 3 250 3 Marine corps 1 3 250 3 thursdays scores army 95 Navy 76 air Force 77 Marine corps 47 Michigan fires Amaker after six seasons the associated press Ann Arbor Mich Chi Gan mens basketball coach Tommy Amaker was fired Satur Day two Days after his sixth sea son with the wolverines ended with an 8766 loss at Florida state into Nett Michigan went 2213 this sea son makers record at Michigan was 10983 with three 20victory seasons but his teams went Only 4353 in the big ten the Wolver Ines never made the Mcaa tournament under Amaker Amaker was hired in March 2001 to replace the fired Brian Ellerbe he inherited a mess stemming in part from the schools lacklustre facilities and the de Martin scandal Martin a former Booster told the Federal government he Lent to wolverines Chris Webber Mau Rice Taylor Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock in what the Mcaa said was the largest financial scandal in its history letting Tommy go was the toughest decision Ive had to make in seven years As athletic director Bill Martin told the associated press he took Over a pro Gram that needed help and he helped it in a lot of ways but at Michigan we have a tradition of winning big ten and National championships and we Haven been close to doing either in a lot of ways Amaker a former Duke Star was under contract through the 201011 season but according to his contract which was obtained last week by the associated press in a Freedom of information act request the school could fire him without cause by giving him in four seasons at Seton Hall Amaker led the pirates to a 6855 record a trip to the round of 16 in the 2000 Mcaa tournament and three nit bids before that he spent nine years on Mike Krzyzewski staff at Duke where he was a fou year starter in the mid1980s makers wife Stephanie pin de Ramaker is the University of Michigan associate Dean of Stu dents there were moments of de Light and Success Bill Martin said but we didst make the Mcaa tournament and that was the goal to that extent it was a disappointment mediate makes move with 65 at Bay Hill Orlando Fla imagine How Rocco mediate Felt the first time he met Arnold Palmer on a Golf course he was 19 when friends secretly arranged a Golf game at Latrobe and the kid was so overcome by seeing the King that he nearly turned and ran imagine How he would feel 25 years later to see Palmer waiting for him sunday afternoon on the 18th Hole at Bay Hill it would be pretty interesting to see if i could even talk said mediate a Guy who rarely shuts up mediate chatted away through kid and rain Friday making Birdie on two of the toughest holes during his 5under 65 that gave him a three shot Lead in the Arnold Palmer invitational Tiger Woods was Lucky to still be in the mix sports briefs tied for the Lead after a 64 in the first round Woods hooked one tee shot into the water and hit plenty of others into the rough he closed with four Tough pars for a 73 leaving him six shots be Hind asked for any positives to take out of a bad Day Woods replied i broke 80 it was pathetic he said i struggled All Day at least in still in Contention mediate was at 9under 131 and gets to spend a third straight Day with Paul Casey who gladly exchanges the banter Casey shot 70 and was at 134 with John Roll ins who played with Woods and shot 65 the group at 5under 135 Fea tured former British open Cham Pion Ben Curtis former pea Champion Shaun Micheel players Champion Stephen Ames Sergio Garcia 69 and Vaughn Taylor who bogeyed his last two holes for a 71 Irwin leads champions event Santa Clarita Calif Hale Irwin shot an 8under 64 to take a two stroke Lead after the first round of the champions Tours champions classic the 61yearold Irwin the 1998 and 2002 tournament Champion who won the season opening Mastercard championship for his tour record 45th Victory had an Eagle seven birdies and a bogey on the Valencia country club course Jim Thorpe David Edwards and Isao Aoki opened with 66s and Loren Roberts fuzzy Zoeller and John Jacobs shot 67s Newman wins Atlanta pole Hampton a Ryan new Man Nastars Premier qualifier from his Rookie year in 2002 through 2005 piling up 35 poles slumped to two last year none after taking the top qualifying spot at new Hampshire in july but Friday night he looked like the Speed Demon of old turning a fast Lap of 193124 Mph that was nearly Ivy Mph faster than run Nerup Elliott sadlers 191894 on a cold Windy night at Atlanta motor Speedway its the first time this season the Penske racing Driver has qualified better than 16th the fast Lap besides earning Newman his 38th career pole gave him his seventh Atlanta pole and ninth front Row Sart in 10 tries on the fast 15mile Oval Al though he has yet to finish better than fifth in the race qualifying last fall was rained out and the lineup was set by Points with Newman starting 17th Rockies Francis suspended for five games hurdle one new York Colorado Rock ies Pitcher Jeff Francis and Man Ager Clint hurdle were suspended by the commissioners office Friday for their roles in a dust up with the san Diego padres this week Francis was suspended for five regular season games for intentionally throwing at san Diego Kevin Kouzmanoff on tuesday Carlos Michigan went 10983 in six seasons under Tommy Amaker who was fired on saturday but the wolverines were Only 4353 in the big ten during that Span after a warning had been issued earlier in the game hurdle was banned for one game and both were fined an undisclosed amount the announcement was made by Bob Watson baseballs chief disciplinarian unless appealed Francis sus pension is scheduled to begin april 2 when the Rockies open the season against Arizona Hur dle is to serve his suspension the following Day Uribe hearing postponed san Cristobal dominican Republic a dominican court postponed a hearing Friday for Chicago White sox shortstop Juan Uribe to give prosecutors More time to investigate allegations he shot a Farmer last octo Ber the 27yearold is at Spring training in Arizona and did not appear at the court in san Cristobal province judge Regina Carvajal denied a prosecutors request to find Uribe in contempt for skipping the hearing the judge also declined to make him forfeit a Deposit guaranteeing his presence in court because prosecutors requested the postpone ment which lasts until july Uribes agent and lawyer mar tin Arburua said last month that his client didst have to appear in court Caballero retains Aba title Hollywood Fla Pana Mas Celestino Caballero Success fully defended his Aba super bantamweight title Friday night stopping Mexico Ricardo Castillo in the ninth round Caballero 26218 Kos gradually wore Down Castillo 274 throughout the first eight rounds of the bout at hard Rock live Arena with a combination of Box ing and punching Power Midway through the ninth Caballero landed a flush right to Castillos head Castillo spit out his mouthpiece and retreated from Caballero Castillos brother Jose Luis a former lightweight Champion who worked the Corner Friday stepped up on the ring apron and instructed referee telis Assimenios to Stop the fight at of the round Svindal wins cup is title takes Overall Lead from Raich Lenzer Heide Switzerland no ways Aksel Lund Svindal won the seasons final giant Sla Lom saturday to capture the discipline title and overtake Benjamin Raich for the Lead in the Overall standings Svindal entered the Day Only three Points behind Austria Raich in the giant slalom and Overall world cup standings Raich swerved off course in the mornings opening leg Bode Miller of the United states who was seventh after the opening run vaulted to third place after a sizzling second trip Down the Silvano Beltrametti course the Victory gave Svindal 100 Points for a total of 416 in the giant slalom standings with Raich at 319 Svindal also tops the Overall rankings with 1252 Points Raich is second with 1155 and must win sundays slalom the last race of the year and Hope Svindal finishes out of the top 15 and earns no Points Lions sign former mus Star Duckett to 1year Deal Allen Park Mich free agent running Back to Duckett signed a oneyear contract Friday with the Detroit Lions an agreement on Duckette con tract was reached a week ago the 6foot 254pound Duckett played last season with washing ton after four years with the Atlanta Falcons he had Only 38 carries for Washington finishing with 132 Yards and two touchdowns Duckett was selected 18th Over All by the Falcons in the 2002 nil draft after finishing at Michigan state with 3379 Yards swimming world bids Farewell to one of its greats Melbourne Australia Ian Thorpe glanced at the Pool and Felt an urge to dive in no Chance the swimming Community bid Farewell to one of its greatest per formers saturday night honouring the torpedo at the opening ceremony for the world championships in his Home country four months into his retire ment Thorpe appeared on stage at one end of Rod Laver Arena wearing a stylish Black suit in Stead of the Black Bodysuit that was his trademark his hair spiked with gel instead of tucked into a tight fitting swim Cap i have a number of mixed emotions Thorpe said one is i really want to get Back in Here and swim tantalized the crowd let out a big cheer but Thorpe quickly set them straight not going to happen he said smiling and shaking his head Thorpe retired in november at age 24 giving in to injury illness and a Lack of motivation even though it Cost him a Chance to compete before an adoring Home crowd in Melbourne he certainly had nothing left to prove hav ing won five olympic golds claimed 11 world titles and set 13 world records during his Brilliant career