European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 38 stars and stripes Friday april 20 2007 Blue jackets fire pm president Maclean briefs the associated press Columbus Ohio the co Lumbus Blue jackets fired presi Dent and general manager Doug Maclean whose teams did not come within 19 Points of the play offs in the franchises six seasons team spokesman Todd Shar Rock con firmed the fir ing on thurs Day morning after several Media reports said Maclean had been let go wednesday night principal owner John h Mcconnell minority owners and team officials met wednesday and agreed to dismiss Maclean the architect of a team that had gone 17225862 since joining the league in 2000 and 33427 this past season led by coach Ken Hitchcock and with players such As Rick Nash and Sergei Fedorov the Blue jackets finished 23 Points out of the final playoff spot in the Western conference their record this season is 24th among the leagues 30 teams he had two years remaining on a contract that paid him around million per season with incentives pistons Murray not Hurt in shooting Troy pistons guard flip Murray says gunshots were fired into his Home after two people in masks approached a female Friend who was returning with him from a nightclub police said no one was injured there Are no suspects and the intent of the masked males was not Clear police said wednesday Murray who signed with the pistons last july told police he was not aware of being followed he said he had just arrived Home from the club Early monday and had left the door open for the 25yearold woman who drove separately the woman told police she was approached from behind and ordered to be quiet the woman screamed and fled into the House it Gerry Scherlinck said Murray emerged to find some one standing on the front porch pointing a gun toward him and or Dering him to approach the door Scherlinck said a second Man was spotted standing behind the first As soon As he gets there he literally slams the door in his face and locks it and runs into the Interi or of the House Scherlinck said Murray told police he then heard gunshots fired and police later determined two shots were fired through the front door with a third piercing a window next to the door both men Vick gives to tech fund Atlanta Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has teamed up with the United Way to donate to assist families affected by the massacre at Virginia tech his former school when tragic things like this happen families have enough to Deal with and if i can help in some Small Way that s the least i can do said Vick who played for the homies before being drafted no 1 Overall by the Falcons in 2001 the Vick foundation is collect ing donations from local communities in both Atlanta and Virginia that will be placed in the United in caring fund for victims of the a get it this sunday with your copy Sci Ofer Tawa gyrus Lias people Fife Walls scene your entertains ent and lifestyle source tech tragedy and the special fund at the United Way of Montgomery Radford and Floyd counties which serves the Virginia tech area Vicks foundation said the Money will be used to provide help with funeral expenses transportation for family members and other support services Aybar suspended indefinitely Atlanta Willy Aybar was suspended indefinitely by the at Lanta braves on wednesday night after the Utility infielder failed to report for their game against the Chicago cubs Aybar on the 15day disabled list with a sprained right hand was suspended for three games after he did not show up for treat ment the suspension was due to end wednesday when the braves were Back in town to begin a two game series with the cubs but Aybar was still missing Willy is not braves Gen eral manager John Schuerholz said we want All our players to be Here that s not unreasonable is it but Hes not Here and so that s a problem the braves acquired Aybar last season in a Trade that sent another Utility infielder Wilson Betemit to the los Angeles dodgers Aybar was expected to be the top backup for third baseman Chipper Jones Els five Back in asian open Shanghai Raphael Jacquelin shot a 6under 66 to take a on stroke Lead after the first round of the asian open in Shanghai on thursday Ernie Els who won the tournament by 13 strokes two years ago was five shots off the Pace at one underpay 71 Denmark Soren Kjeldsen was one stroke off the Pace after shoot ing a fiveundeiys7 Mcaa considering texting ban Indianapolis coaches would no longer be allowed to Send text messages to recruits under a Rule change backed by an Mcaa panel the Caas division i manage ment Council backed the text Mes saying Baa during its meeting this week the change will be consid ered for final approval by the Divi Sion i Board of directors during its april 26 meeting the Mcaa said unlike restrictions on phone Calls and i person visits there Are no coach limits on text messaging the text message ban was pro posed by the Ivy league amid concerns from school officials and athletes about privacy and the Cost recruits sometimes Bear for the text messages Atlantic coast conference associate commissioner Shane Lyons said the ban would also eliminate loopholes such As coaches using Tex messaging to prod prospects to initiate Calls that Are impermissible if made by the coach it logo to appear on cars Daytona Beach Fla Lascar will allow race cars to display the Virginia tech logo for the next three weeks in tribute to the victims of this weeks shoot Ings at the school logo will be displayed a Black background on the area just to the right of the Side window net on cars in both the Sextel cup and Busch series at Phoenix International raceway on Friday and saturday Talladega super Speedway april 2829 and Richmond International raceway May