European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 302007 stars and stripes Page 27 Arkansas and awaiting response for hoops Job speculation swirls around Texas Gillespie the associated press Little Rock Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles said Hes offered the Razorbacks basketball coaching Job to some one and a school official con firmed that Texas Billy Gillispie is among the candidates Broyles  say who got the offer we could have a Quick announcement Broyles said in wednesdays editions of the a Kansas Democrat Gazette or it could fall through Ive offered the Job and were waiting to hear speculation has entered on Gillispie who took the aggie to the Sweet 16 this year Arkansas fired Stan Heath on monday Stanley Reed chairman of the University of Arkansas system Board of trustees confirmed that Gillispie is a candidate but said Hes not the Only one As far As i know Hes definitely a candidate but there Are some others out there Reed told the associated press on wednes Day i know weve tried to make Contact with him were kind of waiting on him to Call us Back Broyles said he has not talked to any coaches but that the one in trying to get knows i want him to have the Job no matter who ends up coach ing Arkansas it will be time for the razorback foundation to open its Check Book again the schools private fundraising Arm will be indebted to three different basketball coaches once the Razorbacks hire a new one with heaths firing his con tract must be bought out and a Kansas financial obligation to Nolan Richardson fired in 2002 Doest end until next year and the new coach will be compensated in part with Money from the foundation in addition to the salary paid by the University As has been the Case with every major coach for several years Chuck Dicus the foundations president says his group has no say in personnel matters such As heaths firing we dont involve ourself in decisions about hiring or firing that purely a University mat Ter Dicus said we know what our contractual obligations Are were willing to follow through on those when someone is terminated when someone is hired we of course work with the univer sity As far As making them aware of funds available for certain things Richardson buyout was for c a year and heaths is reportedly for a year for three years no states Lowe asks for support after sons arrest Raleigh Caro Lina state basketball coach Sid Ney Lowe thanked Wolf pack officials and fans for their under standing wednesday after his son was charged with crimes ranging from armed robbery to drug pos session this is a difficult time for my son myself and my family Lowe said in a statement issued by the school we appreciate the support and understanding of the Wolf pack family on tuesday University of North Carolina at Greensboro police said 21yearold Sidney r Lowe or was charged with nine counts including a felony of Aid ing and abetting attempted armed robbery in the shooting of a Man in a Campus dorm on Satur Day Locke Clifford Lowe hrs attorney said Greensboro police also filed 13 charges against his client in connection with a March 16 incident Clifford said Lowe or is charged with six counts of Rob Bery with a dangerous weapon six counts of second degree kid napping and one count of assault inflicting serious bodily injury in that Case he said Lowe and another Man Are accused of going to a House with six people in it and striking one of them on the head with a bottle Federer Falls to Canas for second time this month key Biscayne Fla stand ing near the net looking up at the Ball coming almost straight Down in the Twilight Roger Federer hesitated should he hit an overhead or let it Bounce with the match on the line the worlds greatest player made the wrong Choice took a swing when the Ball fell to Chest level and whacked it into the net two Points later Federer had lost to his new Nemesis Guillermo Canas beat Federer for the second time this month 76 2676 5 in a fourth round epic at the Sony Ericsson open the upset want the Only re match repeat tuesday Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapov 61 61 in a rout reminiscent of their australian open final two months ago with that key Biscayne two no 1seeded players were eliminated two weeks ago Canas ended Federer 41match winning Streak at Indian Wells the dogged Argentine showed that Victory was no Fluke extending Points by repeatedly chasing Down shots and forcing a frustrated Federer into 51 unforced errors the defeat ended his bid for a third successive key Biscayne title while Canas improved to 30 this year against top10 players he was ranked As High As no 8 be fore serving a 15month doping suspension and he had to qualify for the key Biscayne draw while Sharapov and Federer lost Andy Roddick won his re match against David Ferrer the spaniard was an upset Winner when they played at key Bis Cayne a year ago but this time the third seeded Roddick won 7563 to reach the quarterfinals Lona head coach Ruland agree on contract buyout new York Lona has agreed to buy out the final two years of mens basketball coach Jeff Hulands contract Ruland a former Aba Allstar led the gaels to three Mac tides and three Mcaa tournament berths in his nine year tenure As head coach Jeff Ruland has been a Loyal Gael As a student player coach and More importantly As a per son he will always have a place in Lonas Rich tradition and history Lona College president James a Liguori said after careful thought and consideration Lona Felt the need to take the mens basketball program in a different direction and Jeff Felt it was time to move on to other opportunities terms of the agreement were not disclosed Ruland had a 139135 record Braf lds tire com Yokohama Rahnn asses in snob to in Fucai Eastern hours of sat 7333e Helm or Scottsdale a Tel 4804435621 fax 4804839230 Allstar Urbina sentenced to 14 years in jailor attempted murder the associated press Caracas Venezuela former major league baseball Pitcher Hugueth Urbina was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the attempted murder of five on his family ranch the attorney generals office announced wednesday v Urbina a former Pitcher with the Montreal expos Boston red sox Texas rangers Florida marlins Detroit tigers and Philadelphia Phillies was also found guilty of illegal deprivation 5f Ibbey arid violating a prohibition against taking jus Tice into his own hands during a dispute Over a gun on oct 16 2005 according to a statement from the attorney generals of the 32yearold free agent was accused of joining a group of men in attacking and injuring workers with machetes arid pouring gasoline on them at his Emily ranch located about 25 Miles South of Caracas was too severe Sam Jose Antonio Baez a former attorney who represented Urbina Urbina repeatedly has denied Inyol pent with the violence saying he was sleeping at the time of fee attack uie pitchers lawyer Jose Luis Tamayo has said Fiat Urbina surprised the workers by showing up at his ranch that night while they were bathing in the Pool without Petty Mission Urbina spoke sharply to them but later left and went to sleep cording to Tamayo u Urbina a two time Allstar last pitched in the major leagues wit the Phillies in 2005 Hev 30th on the Al time saves list with 237 he had two saves the 2003 world series for the victorious marlins leading the gaels to the Mcaa tournament in 20002001 and 2006 Phelps Breaks own record in 200 Butterfly Melbourne Australia Michael Phelps did it again the american lowered his own world record in the 200meter Butterfly at the world swimming championships wednesday night his second Gold medal and second world Mark in As Many nights just As he did in winning the 200 freestyle Phelps raced to the Lead and stayed there touching in 1 minute 5209 seconds that was faster than the he swam at a meet in co Lumbia to on feb 17 i shocked myself Phelps said i didst know i would be that far under it Phelps simply crushed his rivals beating Silver medallist we Peng of China by 304 seconds Phelps already owned the seven fastest times in history in the event the 21yearold american was under world record Pace the entire race and extended his Lead at every turn at 100 meters he dipped 165 seconds under his Mark and stretched it to an amazing 178 seconds through 150 meters As fans in Rod Laver Arena cheered louder and louder Phelps was going so fast the red line that tracks world record Pace was actually behind him he cruised Home nearly two body lengths and a world away from we who finished in for chivas first medal of the meet Nikolay Skvortsov of Russia took the Bronze Phelps is 3for3 with victories in the 400 freestyle relay the 200 free and 200 Fly he set a world record in defeating Pieter Van Den Hooge band of the nether lands by seconds in the 200 free tuesday Paris Parker head women Al America team Oklahoma Center Courtney Paris who has racked up 61 straight games with double Fig ure scoring and rebounding be come the first player selected her first two years for the associated press Al America team in Wom ens basketball its a big Honor to me said Paris the 6foot4 daughter of former nil lineman Bubba Paris in really excited when youre younger you dream of get Ting to College and becoming an ail american to know people voted you in is really special North Carolina senior Ivory Latta a member of the team last year was selected again also chosen was Duke senior Lindsey Harding who helped Lead the Blue devils to a perfect 290 record in the regular season Ohio state senior Jessica Daven port and Tennessee Sophomore Candace Parker Maryland Crystal Langhorne led a Trio of juniors on the second team along with Stanford Cand ice Wiggins and Luss Sylvia Fowles Middle Tennessee senior Chrissy Givens and Louisville Sophomore Angel Mccoughtry rounded out the second team the third team included Pur dues Katie Gearlds North Caroli Nas Erlanna Larkins Dukes Ali son Bales Mississippi Armintie Price and georgias Tasha Humphrey Virginia loses top or to injury Charlottesville a Kevin Ogletree Virginias top wide receiver suffered a serious knee injury and is expected to miss the 2007 season Ogletree Tore an Anterior Cruci ate ligament in practice Friday and will require surgery coach Al Groh said on wednesday he tried to make a Cut and it just gave out on him Groh said on a teleconference with report ers Ogletree ranked third in receptions in the Atlantic coast Confer ence last season As a Sophomore catching 52 passes for 582 Yards and four touchdowns he played As a True freshman in 2005 so Ogletree can Redshirt this season and return in 2008 with two years of eligibility remaining