European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 stars and stripes saturday april 282007 Schilling offers bet on bloody sock the associated press Boston Boston red sox Pitcher Curt Schilling offered million to anyone who could prove it was not blood that blot Ted his famous sock in the 2004 playoffs and criticized members of the Media in a blog on his personal web site Friday the controversy Over what stained Schill Ings sock was reignited this week when Balti More orioles broadcaster Gary Thorne said red sox Catcher Doug Mirabelli had told him it was paint not blood and that it was done for a publicity stunt Mirabelli called that a lie and Thorne said thursday he had misreported what Mirabelli said still Schilling blasted Thorne and the Media in general Friday in his first Public statement since Thomes Nair com ments Schilling was injured in game 1 of the 2004 Al championship series against new York team doctors stitched a Tendon in his right ankle to keep it from flopping around and he returned to Lead the red sox to a remarkable win in game 6 to tie the series at 33 the red sox went on to win that series and won the world series for their first title since 1918 if you have the guts grab an Ort Hope Dic surgeon have them suture your ankle skin Down to the tissue covering the Bone a your ankle joint then walk around for 4 hours Schilling wrote on his web site www38pitchescom after that go find a Mound throw a Hundred or so pitches run Over cover first a few times when youre done Check that ankle and see if it bleeds Thorne did not immediately return a message Friday left with his employer the mid Atlantic sports network Schilling offered million to anyone who could prove the blood on his sock was not authentic but if s unclear where the sock is Schilling has said he put it in the Laun dry on Friday he wrote that he suspects a clubhouse employee still has it the Pitcher donated another bloodstained sock worn in game 2 of the world series to the Hall of Fame if the blood on the sock is fake ill do Nate a million dollars to that persons Chari to if not they donate that amount to Schill Ings charities for als he wrote any takers us hockey wins opening worlds game myths Chat Russia St Louis blues Forward Lee Stempniak had a goal and an assist Friday to Lead the United states past Austria 62 in the preliminary round group b match at the hockey world championships in Moscow Timo Parssinen scored two Power play goals in the second period As Finland opened with a 50 win Over Ukraine i thought it was critical that we get off to a Good Start us coach Mike Sullivan said certainly if you can win the first game it takes a Little bit of pressure off As far As your ability to Advance in this tournament when you leave it up to Chance or one game it get difficult because you can run into a hot goaltender or something i definitely reiterated to our players that this was a very very important game for us on sunday the us team faces Belarus and Austria plays 2006 Silver medallists the czech Republic the United states is seeking its first medal since winning Bronze at Prague in 2004 Stewart admits comments Hurt Nastars integrity Talladega Ala Tony Stewart backpedal a from his remarks that likened Lascar to professional wrestling acknowledging Friday that he Hurt the integ Rity of the sport the two time Champion was called to a 6 am meeting with Lascar president Mike Helton Competition director Robin Pemberton and series director John Darby when the garage opened Friday at Talladega super Speedway its a Little tender for me to sit Down right now he deadpanned but Stewart otherwise was serious about the controversy he started with a stinging rant on his weekly Sirius satellite radio program during his tuesday night show Stewart accused Lascar of using bogus debris cautions to orchestrate the races Stewart said the meeting convinced him that s not the Case and the races Are in deed called fairly but he acknowledged his initial comments damaged the sport pm sure i did he said everybody in this building makes a living off this sport i make a living off this lot of work a lot of obligations if s not a free ride for anybody Here yeah i probably did Hurt the integrity of the sport that s been the Core Issue of Steward s rant which began As an explanation of Why he skipped the pos Trace news conference following his second place finish in Phoe Nix last saturday night Stewart said he refused to do interviews to avoid bashing Lascar Over the Way it manipulates the races if s like playing god he said on his show they can almost dictate the race in Stead of the Drivers doing it if s happened too Many times this year six Penn state players face felonies state College Penn state football players including stars Anthony Scirrotto and Justin King turned them selves in to police on Friday to face charges following an of Campus apartment fight state College police chief Thomas r King and Centre county District attorney Michael Madeira held a news conference Friday to announce that each player faces at least one felony count of criminal trespass Scirrotto faces the most serious charges including two other felonies burglary and criminal solicitation Christopher Baker was charged with two felony counts burglary and criminal trespass plus four related charges police said Scirrotto got into an altercation april 1 with a female Friend on a Street in state College and followed three men to an apartment Scirrotto called a football player and met up with a group of players who also arrived at the party police said a group of about 10 men including All six players rushed into the apartment and a Melee ensued police said some of the victims were punched one was hit in the head with a Beer bottle and knocked unconscious and another was punched and kicked in the face authorities said Jordans son to walk on at Illinois Champaign Jordan the son of Michael Jordan plans to attend Illi Nois next year and play basketball As a Walkon Jordan a 62 guard at Loyola Academy prep school in Wilmette i said in a news release Friday he chose Illinois Over Val Paraiso As a Walkon Jordan will have no scholarship and will not sign a letter of intent meaning his commitment is nonbinding with the top pick in this years draft the Oakland raiders could be looking i pm at Jamarcus Russell of Ltd who had a triumphant performance Over Eti Ocic Brady quinns notre Dame team in the sugar bowl Dave Goldberg a Skinny offence scored just 12 touchdowns last season r if they Trade Down could go for pass usher they covet Jamal Lewis showing signs of being worn Down May have to Trade up to get him if not already taken the logical need is offensive line Dan Snyder probably doing right thing with this pick secondary got torched a lot last season need a pass rusher to replace Patrick Kerney been looking for a Obsince Dan Marino retired need to protect new a a Matt Schaub overpaid for a lot of free agents but still need defense can finish at 500 which seems their level with defense have taken a lot of dts High none have panned out looking at a top10 Quality pick Here Steeles like locals As Long As there Good Vernand Morency Brandon Miree Noah Herron Hes stil Here so Fie is a perfect fit r two of teams lbs had Offield troubles with Law Vince Young needs someone to catch the Ball need lbs and lbs but its harder to find a left tackle team i Oakland i Detroit Cleveland Tampa Bay Arizona Washington Minnesota j Atlanta i Miami Houston i san Francisco Buffalo j St Louis r s Carolina Pittsburgh f Green Bay Jacksonville Cincinnati Tennessee i by giants Denver Dallas City i new England by jets j Philadelphia j new Orleans i new England i Baltimore san Diego j Chicago Indianapolis projected pick Jama Reua Russell a a Gaines Adams de Adrian Peterson verb Calvin Johnson or Joe Thomas Vot Amobi Okoye it Leon Hallub Jamaal Anderson de Brady Quinn a a Levi Brown t Adam Carriker de Patrick Willis la Alan bran Chat Laron Landry s Posluszny la Marshawn Lynch re Reggie be Jpn s Darrelle Revis cd Dwayne Bowe or Joe Staley of Broncos hat no pass Rush last season Jarvis Moss Terry Glenn is aging and Terrell Owens is Terrell Owens May be most talented player at his position got this pick from Seattle for Deion Branch looking at local from new Jersey their new training base dont like taking linebackers this Early does Jason David solve cd maybe so have Small draft Board that fits Bill Belichick scheme offensive line help is critical dont have Many needs but safety is one Tan Johnson looking at a possible suspension always draft Good linebackers   Aaron Ross cd Greg Steeh Brandon Meriweather s Lawrence Anthony Spencer Delb Justin Blalock Michael Griffin s Justin Harrell it Jon season la re Peterson insists Collarbone no problem a by Barry Wilner the associated press new York Adrian Peter son insists his Collarbone has healed properly and he will be in minicams for whichever team selects him in saturdays nil draft Hes also not concerned that a recent report claiming he will need further surgery on the left Collarbone will Hurt his draft Stock the Oklahoma running Back expects to go very High the last couple of teams i visited with Atlanta and Minnesota Ive been through everything you can do and there is nothing Nega Tive he said thursday every thing has been positive news Treyve got everything right there in front of them and there Are no red flags ill be ready for minicams and wont miss anything at All the Cleveland Browns who own the no 3 pick have Peterson listed High on their draft Board general manager Phil Savage said in an email response that the reports of Petersons injury has not affected our opinion of him for the draft Peterson originally was Hurt against Iowa state and missed seven games he acknowledged he reinsured the Collarbone Dur ing Oklahoma loss to Boise state in the fiesta bowl yes but it was not a re break he said it want completely healed at the time but it was solid i Hurt it but i didst break it again he estimated the injury is 95 percent healed in the last two months Peter son has had it scans and rays been poked and probed by team doctors and trainers then had More exams he said not once has a team indicated it was dissatisfied with the findings Peterson was at the nil com Bine in february for medical tests then returned to Indianapolis in March for a checkup he said that even if another medical procedure had been necessary to place a plate in the shoulder he would have been ready for mini Camp next month Petersons College career was plagued by injuries when healthy he was among the most productive players in College football history Peterson reeled off a record set Ting nine straight 100yard Rush ing games to Start his freshman year and set an Mcaa freshman record with 1925 Yards Rushing in subsequent seasons he missed time with a sprained ankle and a dislocated shoulder before the Collarbone problem a Junior Peterson is considered the Best running Back in the draft by far no other runner is projected to go in the top dozen picks