European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 stars and stripes tuesday March 27 2007 Griffey big unit look Sharp in first games the associated press Ken Griffey or and Randy Johnson Are beginning to get healthy the new York Yankees however will be without their top Start ing Pitcher for at least a month Chinming Wang will begin the season on the disabled list with a right hamstring injury and is expected to be sidelined until late april that Means of injured Carl Pavano who Hast pitched in the major leagues since june 2005 is in line to Start for the Yan Kees on opening Day against Tampa Bay its one game manager Joe Torre said saturday in Tampa Fla to me if a Guy is going to pitch at Yankee stadium whether its monday wednesday thursday theres going to be a lot of people there its opening Day but there Are 161 other games its certainly an important game but so Are the other ones Wang a 19game Winner last year and runner up for the Al by Young award was Hurt while sprinting Friday he will be placed on the do when new York Breaks Camp next weekend and will remain at the teams Spring training Complex for rehabilitation i feel one pop pull Wang said very sad i Hope it gets bet Ter Griffey certainly appears to be baseball Roundup getting better making his Long awaited Spring training debut he singled doubled and made two routine plays in his new position of right Field during the Cincinnati reds 70 Victory Over the Philadelphia Phillies in Sarasota Fla the Only thing Griffey didst do was talk about it Griffey broke his left hand while playing with his children in december an injury that was expected to be fully healed when Camp began it want soreness kept him out and prompted manager Jerry Narron to raise the possibility of putting Griffey on the disabled list to Start the season the 37yearold slugger has been on the do eight times since he joined his Hometown team for the 2000 season and didst want to be sidelined again he in formed Narron before saturdays game that he was fit to play asked if he thinks theres enough time for Griffey to get ready for the season opener Nar Ron said i sure Hope so at Tucson Ariz Johnson looked Strong while throwing 33 pitches in his first game since undergoing Back surgery at the end of last season the big unit tossed two scoreless innings for Gene j Ken Griffey or hits a first inning single during saturdays Spring training game against Philadelphia at Sarasota Fla Griffey had two hits in his first action surgery last december on his left hand Arizona in a b game against the Chicago White sox facing mainly minor leagues he allowed one hit and struck out three his Slider was Sharp his velocity was Good and his Back Felt Fine anything Coul Dve happened today i Coul Dve Given up five runs and it  have been too big of a Deal Johnson said but to pitch like this under these circumstances was kind of a pleasant Surprise for everyone history says Woods has lock on Ca title the associated press Woods made it All look so routine from a 4iron into 10 feet for Eagle on the open ing Hole to the most simple Par on the final Hole to build a four shot Lead of a Blue monster course he has tamed the last three years saturdays round of the Ca championship might have been Woods version of game set and match with Only one mistake on a Windy Day loaded with them Woods shot a 4under 68 to seize control of another world Golf championship event putting him in prime position to win at doral for the third straight year in his final tournament before the Mas ters Woods is 301 when he takes a Lead into the final round on the pea tour his Only loss with a 54hole Lead came at age 20 in the 1996 Quad City classic his third tournament As a pro even when Woods Lead was whittled to one after his Streak of 29 holes without a bogey ended on no 6 he answered with consecutive birdies to restore the Lead and then let Ernie Els and his other challengers fall away Woods was at 11under 205 Brett Wetterich who had never met Woods until they became Ryder cup teammates in August shot 67 and will be paired with him in the final group and for the first time in Competition about the Only intrigue came from Sergio Garcia disgusted by missing yet another Short putt the 27yearold spaniard tapped in for a three putt bogey and then spit into the cup Lyga at superstition Moun Tain Ariz a fast Start and Strong finish to a Long Day in the Safeway International has Lorena Ochoa Well on her Way to her 10th Lyga tour Victory and first of the year the Tours reigning player of the year shot a 3under 69 to take a four stroke Lead into the final round the mexican Star who finished off a second round 64 on Satur Day morning had a 14under 202 total on superstition mountains prospector course no ways Suzann Pettersen 69 and South Korea Jeong Jang 68 were at 10under 206 Shi Hyun Ahn 68 was 8 under six behind the Leader Annika so Ernstam 69 was in a group of four at 6 under european pea at Santo a Serra Madeira islands Daniel Vancsik shot a 4under 68 sunday to win the Madeira islands open by seven strokes the Argentine who finished at 18under 270 total won his first european pea tour title by making seven Bird ies against three bogeys Phelps wins first of planned eight medals in worlds the associated press Melbourne Australia Michael Phelps got off to a win Ning Start in the world swimming championships so too did fellow american Cullen Jones and South Korea Park Taehwan Phelps hoping to show he can make another run at Mark Spitz olympic record of seven Gold medals led off an american Victory in the mens 400meter free style relay on sunday Jones also was part of the Fourman team be coming the first Black swimmer in us history to claim a world title sports briefs while Phelps got off to a slow Start he rallied to put the Ameri cans out front by the time Neil Walker hit the water the Ameri cans steadily pulled away with Jones swimming the third leg and Jason Lezak bringing it Home in a cumulative time of 3 minutes 1272 seconds it was the second fastest time in history eclipsed Only by the world record of turned in by the same foursome last a gust Park made a furious sprint Over the final 50 meters of the 400 freestyle passing three swim mers defending Champion Grant Hackett of Australia included before he touched the Wall in to become his country first world Champion in fact it was the first medal of any kind for the South koreans in the history of the world aquatic championships Phelps is hoping to swim eight events in Melbourne the same eight that produced six Gold and two Bronze medals in the 2004 Athens olympics on the first night of swimming the australians won the women 400 free relay As Jodie Henry ral lied to overtake Kara Lynn Joyce of the United states and French world record Holder Laure Manautou cruised to an easy Vic tory in the women 400 freestyle Pakistan cricketers allowed to leave Jamaica London Pakistan Cricket team flew into London on sunday after being allowed to leave Jamaica by police investigating the murder of coach Bob Woolmer Woolmer Pakistan coach for two years was found dead in his hotel room March 18 and police said he had been strangled the murder happened the Day after Pakistan was upset by ire land in the world cup police said they dont yet know a motive for the killing but there has been Media speculation that Woolmer was killed because he May have been writing a Book about match fixing in Cricket losses to Ireland and Host West indies meant that Pakistan one of the championship favourites was eliminated team Captain Inzamae Mulhau and his players were questioned by police in Jamaica before being allowed to leave on saturday Send us a photo of yourself Reading stars and stripes for a Chance to win Cool shirts and a Nintendo Wii game console grand prize