European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 25 rockets fire Van Gundy after playoff disappointment the associated press Houston rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy was fired less than two weeks after hous ton made yet another first round playoff exit the rockets went 5230 this season but lost to Utah Iri seven raising the possibility that Van Gundy was going to resign or be this was the Rock ets third first round loss in four seasons under Van Van Gundy had one non Guaran teed year left on his meaning the team held the option to retain the 45yearold coach led the rockets to a 182146 record in four but Houston went 712 in three postseason appear ances and More was expected from teams anchored by Al stars Tracy Mcgrady and Yao Mcgrady dropped to 06 in play off series when the rockets lost to Van Gundy was working in Tele vision when the rockets hired him before the 200304 before Van Gundy coached the new York kicks for seven leading them to the Aba finals in report Giambi tells baseball to apologize for drug problems Chicago new York Yan Kees slugger Jason Giambi says major league Basenau should apologize to the Public for its widespread performance enhance ing drug claiming Hes Likely been tested for performance enhancing drugs More often than Giambi told Usa today in a Story on its web site Friday that the apology is Long i was wrong for doing that Giambi told the newspaper wednesday before the Yankees played the Chicago White what we should have done a Long time ago was stand up everybody and said we made a we should have apologized Back then and made sure we had a Rule in place and gone steroids and All of that was a part of but it was a topic that everybody wanted to nobody wanted to talk about Giambi reportedly told a grand jury during the Balco investigation in december 2003 that he sports briefs used steroids and human growth he told Usa today this week Hes thankful for lbs test ing program for steroids and amphetamines that was revised be fore last mob does not test for but Giambi said he does not use the rumours Are going to a part of but that in probably tested More than anybody in not hiding he that stuff didst help me hit Home i dont care what people nothing is going to give you that gift of hitting a unbeaten Beckett headed for do Boston Josh Beckett is headed for the disabled list be cause of a Finger injury and is expected to miss two starts before returning for Bostons Home game May 29 against baseballs winning est Pitcher at is recovering from a torn Flap of skin on the Middle Finger of his throwing the right hander will throw on the Side before Friday nights game against which he had been scheduled to the red sox said Beckett would go on the disabled list Friday and right hander devern hansack would be recalled from triple Pawtucket to face the so far this no member of the red sons rotation has missed a game because of an we included him in this Deci Sion a manager Terry fran Cona said of he was very thoughtful and conscientious in what he was saying to us and we talked to him for a Long time about he said nothing went Back Ward at in becketts recon he will prepare to Start on the Francona the Finger injury forced Beck Ett out of last sundays 65 Victory Over Baltimore after four he had won his other seven starts and has a with Florida in becketts first full season in the Blis ters on the Middle Finger sent him to the disabled list three in he made three More trips to to Jeff Van Gundy was fired As coach of the Houston rockets on less than two weeks after Houston first round playoff the disabled two of them be cause of injuries to that he stayed off the list last his first with the red hansack will Start his second stint with he was called up May 3 when reliever Mike Timlin went on the disabled list and returned there May in his Only he allowed one run in 23 of an inning on May 8 against Serena Williams loses in Rome Rome Serena Williams made an array of errors in her final match before the French losing to Patty Schnyder 5 Friday in the ital Ian open Williams began the year by win Ning the australian open for her first grand slam title in two i just didst make the shots i was supposed to Williams i probably made 50 in forced which is pretty Good to get to 76 in the the 14thseeded who was runner up in this French open Warmup two years also beat Williams in their Only previous match on will iams won the other six i think its her weakest sur Schnyder in extremely Happy that i could do it again this because Shes the Champion to beat this Williams said she does not plan to play again before Roland Gar which begins May in the Schnyder will face third seeded Jelena Jan who routed Elena Demen Tieva Earnhardt listening to offers for Junior while Dale Earnhardt took the week off to his sister was Busy sorting out offers of employment for Nastars most popular Kelley Earnhardt Elledge said Friday she has spoken to several teams and is prioritizing the options based on the Best fit for he announced last week that he is leaving his late fathers at the end of the we have All along said we would talk to specifically Chevrolet Elledge we have not eliminated any options at this who is juniors Busi Ness said the focus is currently on top Chevrolet followed by everyone Elledge said that Fielding his own Sextel cup team out of or the team Earnhardt is a last Earnhardt is the most prolific free agent in Lascar and most of the top car owners have said they like a Chance to talk to three of the top four Chevrolet teams Gibbs racing and Ginn racing have indicated a desire to speak to Only Hendrick Winner of eight of the past nine races this has been silent on the Sutherland leads in Kevin Suther land shot a 7under 65 in favor Able scoring conditions thursday to take a two stroke Lead after the first round of the japans Ryuji a former standout at the University of Eagle his final Hole to join Stephen Tommy Armour Bob May 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