European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 44 stars and stripes sunday april 292007 another Low score nets Lead for 0olf Roundup the associated press Irving Texas Luke Donald finally led the Byron Nel son championship after ail his underpay rounds in the event Donalds 4under 66 Friday was his 10th straight Nelson round in the 60s and put him at 7under 133 through two rounds a stroke ahead of defend ing Champion Brett Wetterich Fredrik Jacobson 67 and first round Leader Sean Ohair if s the first time Donald has led at the end of any round in the Nelson in which 16 of his 20 Ca reer rounds Over six tournaments have been under Par Kent Jones 66 and Scott ver Plank 68 were two strokes Back and Flay Singh 67 was in a group of five players at 4 under this is the first time the tournament has been played without Byron Nelson the Champion golfer known As lord Byron and in 1968 the first to have a pea Tom event named after him he died sept 26 at age 94 during the third round Satur Day afternoon play will Stop for a moment of silence in Honor of Nel son there will also be a flyover by a Squadron of fighter jets Donald took sole Possession of the Lead with a 43foot Chip from the Edge of the Green at the 196yard 17th that was one Hole after he missed his Only Fairway and had to Settle for Par at the 554yard 16th the easiest at the pc four seasons Lyga at Morelia Mexico Lorena Ochoa struggled in her second round As the no 1 player in the world shooting a 1over 74 in Windy conditions to drop five strokes behind the leaders in the Corona Morelia championship Angela Park you Ping Lin 65 and Silvia Cavalleri 68 shared the Lead at 9under 137 on the Hilly tres Marias course Sarah Lee matched the Lyga tour record for relation to Par for nine holes shooting an 8under 28 on the front nine her final route to a 66 and was at 8 under Ochoa the defending Champi on who took the top spot in the rankings from injured Annika so Ernstam on monday had four birdies and five bogeys she struggled with her putting and also left 4 herself in difficult positions with some poor approach shots european pea at Madrid Spain Carlos Rodiles of Spain shot a 6under 66 saturday to move into a three Way tie for the Lead after the second round of the rain delayed Spanish open Gregory Bourdy of France 69 and Stuart Little of England 69 were also at 8under 136 first round Leader Nick dough erty Mark Foster 69 and Charl Schwartzel 68 were at 7under at the Centra National de Golf course and then there were three indy car gets turd woman As Duno joins Patrick Fisher Orlin with Milka Duno of Venezuela making her indy car debut at Kansas Speedway Shell give the series its third woman Driver Danica Patrick and Sarah Fisher already have regular rides in the series Duno is making the Transi Tion from racing sports cars by Steve Brisendine the associated press Kansas City Kan sure Danica Patrick and Sarah Fisher Are glad that the indy car series is about to make motor sports history their reasons have Little to do with Milka Duno though it Doest change my program Patrick said Fri Day two Days before Dunos open wheel debut at Kansas Speedway it Doest change my mindset if s not something i really think about Duno will make the indy car series the first us open wheel circuit Ever to Start a race with three women in the Field if s part of a big weekend for women at the with three women having competed in fridays arca Field and another in sat inlays Lascar craftsman truck series race i dont race for that As a motivation Fisher said i didst get the others into racing but i think if s neat and in glad to be a part of it for Fisher being part of the three woman lady contingent is As much her accomplishment As Dunos Fisher who broke into the series at 19 and was the first woman to win a pole in a major open wheel circuit spent last year racing Stock cars on the West coast but is Back in the indy car series after Landing a ride with Dreyer Reinbold racing Tor me ifs about getting solid top Losand run Ning up front she said the pressure int on me to win races in just trying to finish every Lap Patrick is just glad to see another Driver in the in Tycar series which would like to have 25 to 30 cars in its starting grids Dunos car makes 21 entries at the same time Patrick acknowledged that the More interest there is in a new Driver boosts the leagues fortunes across the Board that was certainly the Case in 2005 when Dani Catania fuelled As much by Patricks looks As her Strong showing in the Indianapolis 500 brought renewed attention to the indy car series the car count goes up and people Are paying at Tention to the lady racing league she said then in turn Meres lots of stuff that follows that that s Good Duno from Venezuela is the series first hispanic female Driver that s the culture culture is just evening out everywhere whether if s ethnic differences Molefe male Blac White said Patrick who earned her first career pole at Kansas Speedway in 20051 women Are doing More male jobs there presi dents of companies there competing against men and i think that s a sign of the times More than any thing v Patrick and her Andretti Green racing team mate Marco Andretti also we rent worried about Dunos Lack of experience she will have Only three Days of practice including her Rookie test on thurs Day before sunday she passed with flying colors from what i heard Andretti said plea Deal might reveal steroids users the associated press san Francisco a plea Deal struck Between a former new York mets clubhouse employee and prosecutors could expose steroid use among dozens of current and former major league players authorities have released no names uncovered in their investigation of Kirk Radomski who pleaded guilty Friday to distributing steroids to players for a de Cade but his agreement to Coop Erate in the Federal investigation of steroids in sports Likely spells doom for players counted among his clients As part of the plea Deal signed thursday Radomski 37 also agreed to testify before a grand jury if needed and to meet with investigators from baseballs own steroids investigation led by former Senate majority Leader George Mitchell we Are encouraged that the us attorney has insisted mrra Domski cooperate with senator George Mitchells investigation As a condition of the plea agree ment mob president Bob Dupuy said Radomski admitted providing anabolic steroids human growth hormone Clen Butero amphetamines and other drugs to Doz ens of current and former major league baseball players and associates on teams throughout major league baseball san Francisco us attorney Scott schools said in a statement Radomski pleaded guilty in us District court to felony charges of distributing steroids and laundering Money he faces up to 25 years in prison and a Fine sentencing was scheduled for sept 7 Crew chief leaves Waltrip Talladega Ala David Hyder one of two Michael Wai trip racing employees suspended sports briefs by Lascar in a cheating scandal at Daytona in february parted ways with the team on Friday As of this morning Michael Waltrip racing and David Hyder have ended their employment relationship Waltrip said Friday Hyder and team director Bobby Kennedy were indefinitely suspended and Hyder was fined by Lascar after an Ille Gal substance was found in the in take manifold of Wal trips Toyota during an inspection prior to the season opening Daytona 500 Kennedy remains on the team payroll but is still suspended Artest wont be charged Auburn Calif Sacramento Kings Forward Ron Artest wont face animal cruelty charges for allegedly failing to feed his dog the Placer county District attorneys office said Friday Deputy District attorney Jeff Wilson said there was insufficient evidence to charge either Artest or his wife Kimisha with animal cruelty or neglect animal services officers seized a great Dane named socks from artess mansion in february after weeks of complaints from neighbors that the dog appeared to be starving inside a gated area on artess million estate in Rural Loomis Wilson said Artest had hired two people to care for the dog while he was on the Road with the Kings subsequent examinations by a veterinarian found the dog had a Bone infection in a leg that would have contributed to the weight loss and a loss of appetite Wilson said after the dog was treated for the infection it again regained its appetite and is now at a healthy weight Wilson said Saint Louis hires Majerus St Louis Saint Louis hired Rick Majerus on Friday a move that signals the schools intentions of becoming a top 50 nation Al program the Rev Lawrence Biondi the school president announced the hiring in a statement Majerus an analyst for esp the last three years has a career record of 422147 with 15 postseason appearances in stays at Ball state Marquette and Utah Jordans son to Illinois Champaign Al Jeffrey Jordan the son of Michael Jor Dan plans to attend Illinois next year and play basketball As a Walkon Jordan a 62 guard at Loyola Academy prep school in Wil Mette i said in a news release Friday he chose Illinois Over Val Paraiso Idaho player nabbed for drugs Moscow soph Omore defensive tackle Marvin c Jones or accused of Selling co Caine to undercover police offic ers was arrested after a two week investigation assistant police chief David Duke said Fri Day Jones was arrested thursday and booked into the Latah county jail for investigation of three counts of delivery of a controlled substance the 20yearold player posted Bond and was released after a court appearance Friday according to Latah county jail records Jones was accused of Selling co Caine to undercover officers on three occasions Duke said Canada wins in hockey worlds my Ischi Louis blues Forward Jamal Mayers scored the winning goal As Canada beat Germany 32 saturday in a preliminary round game in the hockey world championships in Moscow Sandy Jeannie scored the winning goal in the last minute of the second period to lift Switzerland to a 21 Victory Over Latvia in group a on monday Canada faces nor Way Germany takes on 2002 Champion Slovakia Switzerland meets Italy an Latvia takes on defending Champion Sweden India to bid for olympics new Delhi los ing out on hosting the 2014 asian games to South Korea India will bid for the 2020 olympic games a news report said saturday India is in the midst of preparations to Host the Commonwealth games in 2010 and cohost the Cricket world cup with its subcontinental neighbors in 2011 the bidding process for the 2020 olympic games will open in 2011 we will Start our preparations As soon As the 2010 common wealth games Are Over Indian olympic association president Suresh Almadi was quoted As saying by the press Trust of India news Agency new Delhi will bid for the 2020 olympic games Georgia wins gymnastics title Salt Lake Kupets had scores of 990 or bet ter in three of four events to Lead Georgia to its third straight Mcaa women gymnastics title Friday night Kupets a Sophomore who repeated As Allaround Champion capped the gym dogs Stellar floor exercise with a 9950 mat pulled Georgia ahead of Host Utah and Florida entering the final rotation Georgia clinched its eighth National title on the vault Kupets got a 990 and left it for Tiffany Tolnay to Seal it with a 9925 on the filial vault Georgia had 197850 Points to nine time Champion utahs 197250 and Florida 197225