European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 stars and stripes thursday april 12 2007 nil suspends Packman for year Henry 8 games sports briefs the associated press new York Adam Pac Man Jones of Tennessee was sus Pended tuesday for the 2007 nil season and Chris Henry of Cincinnati received an eight game suspension both for numerous violations of the Nils personal conduct policy it is a privilege to represent the nil not a nil com missioner Roger Goodell said in a state ment announcing the suspensions these players and All members of our league have to make the right choices and Deci Sions in their conduct on a consistent Jones Offield conduct has included 10 incidents where he was interviewed by police the most recent took place in Las vegas during the Aba Allstar week end Las vegas police have recommended felony and Misdemeanour charges against Jones after a fight and shooting at a strip club that paralysed one Man Henry was arrested four times in a 14month Span resulting in two benching by coach Marvin Lewis and a two game league sus pension he was one of nine Ben gals arrested in nine months moments after announcing the suspensions Goodell released his strengthened conduct policy along with longer suspensions and larger fines for individuals who Vio late the policy Goodell will hold teams responsible As Well he did not say How he would a giants Trainer admits he testified in steroids probe san Francisco a former san Francisco giants Trainer testified before the fed eral grand jury investigating steroid use in sports a sign the top prosecutors firing did not derail the probe of Star slugger Barry Bonds Mark Letendre so told the associated press on tuesday that he testified for about an hour on feb 14 it was All pretty Letendre said in pretty far removed from it since attorney Kevin Ryan was fired in december speculation has mounted that the department of Justice would quietly extinguish the Long running investigation into whether Bonds lied under path when he told a 2003 grand jury that he didst knowingly take performance enhancing drugs there is absolutely no doubt that the attorney is still running a grand jury and still taking evidence that involves said Michael Rains the lawyer for Bonds there is still an Active Effort to indict Letendre testimony came the Day before ryans last Day on the Job Ryan was replaced feb is by career prosecutor Scott schools punish those teams although stripping them of draft choices is considered one of the most effective ways to do so Falcons sign a a Harrington flowery Branch a Joey Harrington signed a two year Deal with the Atlanta fal cons on monday becoming a Lead ing contender to Back up starting quarterback Michael Vick Harrington the third Overall pick by Detroit in the 2002 draft started 11 games with Miami last season after being obtained by the dolphins in a Trade with the Lions he threw for Yards with 12 touchdowns and 15 interceptions Harrington was a disappoint ment in Detroit in part because he was chosen so High in the draft from 200205 he started 55 games with the Lions throwing for Yards with 60 touch Downs and 62 interceptions Texas hires Turgeon College station Texas Mark Turgeon was introduced As Texas basketball coach tuesday five Days after Billy Gillispie left for Kentucky Turgeon comes to Texas from Wichita state where he led the shockers to a 1714 record in the Missouri Valley conference in 2007 in three seasons Gillispie took the aggie from an 016 big 12 record to its first trip to the Mcaa tournament round of 16 since 1980 Texas finished with a school record 27 wins and was ranked in the top 10 for most of the season Turgeon was 12890 in seven seasons at Wichita state he led the shockers to three consecutive 20plus win seasons from 20042006 culminating with a trip to the round of 16 in the 2006 Mcaa tournament his first head coaching Job came at Jacksonville state where he led the team to a 2529 record from 19982000 Turgeon also served As an assistant coach at Kansas under Larry Brown and Roy Williams and was an Assis Tant at Oregon and with the Phila Delphia 76ers Texas Durant going to Aba Austin Texas Kevin Durant is done with College Durant an 18yearold Texas freshman and the associated press player of the year said tuesday Hes leaving the Long horns to enter the Aba draft i enjoyed my year Here at Durant said in a state ment released before his news conference All the fans and everyone Here at Texas made me feel right at Home considering i was so far from Home i will Al ways be a longhorn and never forget what the people of Texas have done for after an Al american season in which he swept the major player of the year awards few expected Durant to play another season in College Durant the big 12 player and freshman of the year shot 47 per cent from the Field 40 percent from three Point Range and 82 percent from the foul line he averaged 36 minutes and also led the 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