European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 29 Goodell makes concussions a league priority the associated press new York nil commissioner Roger who Dis closed last week that the nil will make Baseline euro psychology Cal tests mandatory for the 2007 is requiring All team medi Cal personnel to attend a meeting on concussions next nil spokesman Joe Browne said tuesday that Goodell has or dered All 32 teams to Send their doctors and trainers to a june 19 meeting in Chicago for the first league wide concussion at no time should competitive issues override medical Goodell said last safety comes under Goodells new All players will be required to take a Baseline Neur psychological test determining cognitive memory and motor skills by the Start of the 2007 that when a player has a concus he can be tested to deter mine what neurological changes have taken some players have had base line tests under the new those players will not re quire another but those who Haven had a test will be required to have nil officials said some teams administer those tests on a regular while other teams administer the tests Only after a Goodell has acknowledged play ers often fight the medical staff to get Back into games after suffer ing head were protecting the players against the he Mcaa committee approves moving three Point line Back Indianapolis College basketball players might want to Start working on longer two decades after adding the three Point the Mcaa mens basketball rules committee approved a measure thursday that will move the line Back one foot from 19 9 inches to 20 9 if approved by the playing rules oversight commit tee on May it would Mark the first major change to three Point ers since their the change would not take place until november the women basketball rules committee did not adopt the change and will keep the three Point line at 19 9 Inch sports briefs Chicago awarded 2007 world boxing championships Chicago Chicago int wasting any time trying to show it would be a Good Host for the olym Pic the chosen last month As the candidate for the 2016 summer was awarded the 2007 world boxing Champion ships on two months after Moscow was stripped of the about 600 boxers from 100 countries will compete at the 1 which also serve As the opening qualifier for the Beijing Moscow originally was selected As the Host but was dumped in March when the International boxing association said the rus Sian federation had failed to live up to the Aiba announced april 17 that a City would step in As we know that Chicago has a great boxing tradition and we Are excited about the Opportunity of showcasing our sport in such an important american Aiba president we said in a state last Chicago was picked by the olympic com Mittee As americas bid City for the 2016 summer Hall of Famer Cepeda arrested on suspicion of drug Possession base Ball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was arrested after a California Highway patrol officer pulled him Over for speeding and discovered drugs in the the former san Francisco giants Star was stopped about 3 tuesday after his 2001 lexus was clocked going 83 Mph in a 65 Mph zone on interstate 80 in about 40 Miles North East of san the cup while approaching the the officer smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the cup Wulf Corrington said the cup officer arrested Cepeda after finding a usable amount of a White powder sub stance that Likely was methamphetamine or Corrington the officer also found Mari Juana and he the 69yearold Cepeda was arrested on suspicion of felony pos session of a controlled along with Possession of a hypodermic Needle or syringe and pos session of both Mise the arresting officer did not see visible signs of intoxication or being under the Cor ringtone Ted a Berkeley attorney representing said the former slugger was he does not and was not under the influence any illegal Cassman said late wednesday in a Telephone inter Cassman said the marijuana was medical marijuana used by a family member who has asked about the White Cassman said he had no specific after his playing career Cepeda was convicted in 1976 in san puerto of smug gling marijuana and sentenced to five years in that conviction was probably one reason he was not elected to the Hall of Fame by the baseball writers association of Cepeda eventually was elected by the veterans committee in Piazza to miss 4to6 weeks Boston Oakland designated hitter Mike Piazza is expected to be sidelined Fourt six weeks with a strained right shoulder injured wednesday night when he Dove into third base in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid being with two outs in the sixth and runners at first and Bobby Crosby hit a grounder to Boston third baseman Mike Low Piazza and Lowell both hustled for the bag and collided near Piazza was tagged out and stayed on the ground in pain for a Short its said his Arm in a i Felt like i was starting to swing the Bat a Little better and its a Tough its really who signed As a free agent after spending the previous 14 seasons in the National is batting after going 2for3 in the athletics 64 loss to the red he hit safely in his last six games but is just 14for59 in his last Yankees fire strength and conditioning coach Texas the new York Yankees fired their strength and conditioning coach wednesday following a rash of in juries to the pitching staff that has contributed to the teams poor Marty Miller was hired by the Yankees in the of season As director of performance he had been with the club Only a few it got to the Point where the perception is theres a problem general manager Brian Cashman the 34yearold Miller will be replaced on an interim basis by Dana who was Millers the latest injury to new Yorks depleted staff came tuesday when Phil Hughes carried a no hitter into the seventh inning of his second major league Start before a hamstring injury knocked him out of the game against the Texas starting pitchers Mike Mussina and Chinming Wang also have suffered through hamstring prob lems this Yankees Center fielder Johnny Damon thought it was unusual that so Many pitchers succumbed to hamstring an injury More common for position play i think when you get a number of pitchers go Down with the same it opens up eyes and it makes you Start thinking there might need to be a Damon Phillies Send ailing closer Gordon Home Atlanta Phillies closer Tom Gordon is returning to Phila Delphia to get checked out after feeling pain in his right following a 43 loss to the Atlanta braves on wednesday manager Charlie Manuel said the team would be without its closer for the next Stop on its Road who had blown three of eight save was to head Back to Philadelphia on thursday to get examined by Michael the teams medical direct the 39yearold right hander has Given up 12 hits in 9lh innings with an Era of though he did pick up a save in his Lone appearance against the braves on preliminary autopsy shows Mitchell died of heart attack a preliminary autopsy shows that former nil linebacker Kevin Mitchell died of a massive heart Mitchell died in his sleep Over night sunday at his Home in Ash Burn at age he retired in 2003 after a 10year nil career with the san Francisco 49ers new Orleans saints 199899 and Washington red skins the results of a More detailed autopsy will be known in the next four to six according to a statement released wednesday by the redskins at the request of Mitchells services for Mitchell will be held saturday in Browns to release Andruzzi Cleveland the Cleve land Browns opened a Hole for Joe the club informed the Offen Sive guard and his agent on wednesday they plan to release the 10yearveteran later this Andruzzi impending Depar Ture is the latest move on Cleve lands rebuilt offensive in the Browns signed free agent guard Eric Steinbach to a seven year million contract and on saturday they drafted wis Consin tackle Joe Thomas with the 3 Overall the Browns also added 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