European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Tigers Rogers out until at least july the associated press on a Day when the Detroit tigers secured a key part of their of their starting rotation Sud Denly developed a major Kenny the Veteran Cornerstone of the staff that led the surprising tigers to the Al pen Nant last is out until at least the Auster break following sur Gery Friday to remove a blood clot from his left shoulder and re pair we might have been the Only club in baseball with five established tigers president Dave Dombrowski said in Lake its an Edge we have Here and All we did was lose a Little of the we still have a great club with four established starters and a Strong Detroit also agreed with Short Stop Carlos Guillen on a Mil fou year contract Extension through Guillen is making million this the last of a Mil three year he gets million in million in 2009 and million i each of the final two id like to finish my career in Guillen i am very Happy three years ago we lost 119 and now we have a Good team with a great Rogers will have to wait to be a part of that after complaining of a tired Arm wednes the 42yearold Lethander was flown to Baylor University in Texas for he is expected to Start throwing in Sixto eight and Dombrowski said the earliest the Pitcher would return to the rotation is Chad Durbin becomes de traits fifth starter behind Jeremy Justin Nate Robertson and Mike a Durbin was 00 with a Era in three Relief appearances with Detroit last i have Confidence in Chad but can anyone replace Kenny Rogers manager Jim Leyland in much maligned Carl Pavano was chosen As the new York Yankees opening Day starter against visiting Tampa Spring training Bay his first time on a major league Mound since june 27 Pavano will be followed in the rotation by Andy Mike Mussina and Kei with Chinming Wang sidelined by a strained right Darrell Rasner will be the fifth starter at the beginning of the its going to be pretty exit a smiling Pavano said after manager Joe Torre announced his who  be excited at this Opportunity its a Good a failure during the first two seasons of his fou year Pavano got the assignment after injuries to Wang and sidelined by Elbow and rib Pavano has been ridiculed in new and even some of his teammates questioned his desire to the Way circumstances worked Hes throwing the Ball As Well As any of said Mussi who at the Start of Spring train ing told Pavano he had to regain the clubs Hes had a Good he seems to be focused on what Hes supposed to be i think Hes shown us his priorities Are and that what were looking he Doest seem distracted in former Allstar closer Dan Kolb was reas signed to Pittsburgh minor league Camp and is looking for an other major league the pirates had until Friday to notify Kolb whether he would make their 25man he is expected to report to their minor league Camp if he is not offered a spot on an opening Day roster by another in a Surprise the pirates released no roster infielder Jose who has played for manager Jim Tracy with the dodgers and Hernandez hit with four doubles in Spring the third time in his career he has been with Pitts Duane Detroit tigers Pitcher Kenny Rogers is out until at least the Allstar break following surgery to remove a blood clot from his left shoulder and repair in port the new York mets optioned Chan to Park to triple new Park could have declined the de motion but decided he wanted to stay with the that the reason i signed with them in the to get Here and try he said after striking out five in three shutout innings during new Yorks 82 Victory Over the 33yearold Park finished Spring training with a Era in Isva he was a Candi Date for the rotation before Satur and the mets have been eager to see if Park could be effective out of the but Gener Al manager Omar Minaya said it was unfair to ask Park to make the turnaround so we like him and we want him to be with Minaya he wants to be with us in Baltimore out fielder Jay Payton said he Proba Bly will Start the season on the disabled list because of a strained left i think  probably take the cautious route and go ahead and do More than but i dont think Treyve made a final decision Payton said before fridays game against washing Payton injured himself trying to Advance from second to third in an exhibition game i would rather miss seven or eight games now than miss 30 or 40 games later by doing some thing he Phelps tops Crocker for 6th Gold in worlds by Beth Harris the associated press Australia Michael Phelps stayed on track for a record Goldmedal haul in the world swimming Champion edging out american team mate Ian Crocker by seconds to win the 100meter Butterfly sat urday Phelps is 6for6 with two races his latest Gold tied australian Ian Thorpes record from the 2001 worlds in Phelps failed to set a world record for the first time in five in definitely starting to feel it he Ive got to get some food and some and hopefully tomorrow ill run off i need to come Back and do two solid it was another dominating night for the United the americans won four of the six including 12 finishes in the mens 100 Fly and mens 50 they have a leading 31 including 17 Gold with one night Australia is second with 17 medals and seven As the two time defending Champion and world record hold Crocker was the one Guy who Coul Dve stopped Phelps Gold but it didst its hard to get up and slay the dragon every he Crocker was first at the with Phelps third the first time in four individual races that he didst zoom to the but he sure came Home Ian has More Speed than i i know that he goes out hard and i wanted to close that Phelps he caught Crocker in the final furious strokes touching in seconds and joining his rival As the Only men to break the 51second Crocker hit the Wall in Albert Subirats of Venezuela took the knowing that Hes having the meet of his i expected him to go very fast and he Crocker in just glad i still hold the world Mark Michael Phelps smiles on the podium after receiving the Gold medal for the mens 100meter Butterfly final on Phelps had never beaten Crock or at worlds taking Silver be Hind him in 2003 and in be Phelps denied olympic Gold to Crocker in Athens by four hundredths of a american teenager Kate Zie Gler overtook Laure Manautou of France on the final Lap to defend her title in the 800 Manautou was under Ameri can Janet Evans 17yearold world record through 400 meters before falling off the with Ziegler nearly Matching her the women were dead even after 550 meters and traded the Lead twice More before Ziegler came Home first in 8 seconds the second fast est time the 200 and 400 free Champion took the Silver in american Hayley Peirsol earned the Australia women beat the United states in the 400 Medley relay and lowered their world too the Only one of the Emily Leisel Jess Schipper and Libby Lenton touched in bettering the old Mark of at the Commonwealth games in Melbourne last aussies stunned by report that Thorpe had Adverse doping test by Paul Newberry the associated press Australia with those size17 that intimidating Black Bodysuit and a dash ing sense of style away from the Ian Thorpe became the worlds most iconic even when he walked Only 24 years he was still a mesmerizing now comes the shocking news that Australia beloved Thorpe do had a suspicious doping test just months before he making frontage headlines Down under and even prompting the country political Leader to weigh in on the As far Asim until solid Evi Dence of the contrary is Ian Thorpe remains a great austra Lian Champi prime minister John Howard said the swim Ming world was rocked by the re Given Thorpes celebrity and stance against performance in dancing drugs throughout his Ca while few people around the Pool gave it any theres Thorpe Little doubt that some will ques Tion if All those remarkable achievements the five olympic Gold the 11 worlds the 13 world records were achieved on the the French sports daily Lequire broke the report ing that Thorpe showed Abnor Mal Levels of two banned sub stances in a doping test six months before he announced his retirement in this must be like being hit by a lightning said Glenn head of swimming aus he said the country swim officials Only got word of the and verse finding after it was reported by Thorpe was Noti fied shortly afterwards by the head coach of the National Alan i cant Tell you what they spoke Only that Ian is obviously Tasker Thorpe was at Rod Laver Arena for the next Olast night of the world sitting among the australian team but not making himself available to the Thorpes father denied that his son did anything Ian has been clean All his Ken Thorpe he never even used to take the Only Way he has got where he has is through hard without mentioning Ian Thorpe by confirmed sat urday that it had appealed a Rul ing by the australian sports anti doping Agency to the court of arbitration for sport with the aim of clarifying issues surround ing this Lequire reported that Asada threw out the Case against Thorpe for Lack of scientific Fina then went to the court of arbitral the highest tribunal in the sports Cornel executive director of swimming governing said the Appeal was made in december and Hes not sure Why the news came out he also insisted that Fina did not know the name of the athlete involved when it appealed for a re View of the