European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes Page 41 Florida focuses its coaching search on Vocus Grant the associated press two time defending National Champion Florida Hopes to have a new coach in the near and it could be a familiar athletic director Jeremy Foley planned to meet with Virginia Commonwealth coach Anthony Grant on a person familiar with the search process told the associated and Likely will offer him the the person spoke on condition of anonymity because the search is spent 12 years As one of Billy Donovan top including 10 seasons in Gaines he left the gators for ecu in 2006 his contract pays annually and led the rams to the Mcaa tournament in his first ecu upset Duke in the opening Donovan signed a million contract with the nabs Orlando magic on thurs leaving Florida without a coach for the first time in More than 11 Benitez to be setup Man in second stint with marlins Milwaukee Armando Benitez returned to the Florida mar Lins on and the Veteran right hander said he had no prob Lem moving from his customary closer Job to a setup Benitez was the closer for the san Francisco giants until they sent him to the marlins on thurs Day night for reliever Randy Mes they Are bringing me Here knowing we have a Chance to Benitez said before the mar Lins played the Milwaukee brew ers Friday they believe in what i can said who set a mar Lins record with a career High 47 saves in his Only year in whatever they want to do is Fine with Florida manager fredi Gonza Lez said Kevin Gregg would continue to be the with Beni Tel typically pitching the if Gregg is Benitez will Benitez was 03 with nine saves in 11 chances and a Era for the Bard suspended for three games each new York Detroit tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield and san Diego padres Catcher Josh Bard were suspended for three games each by the commissioners office Friday for confrontations with umpires the previous both players filed meaning they cannot be penalized until after hearings and Deci Sions on the Sheffield was penalized for aggressive actions directed at Umpire Greg Gibson at according to Bob base balls vice president for disc Gibson ejected Sheffield in the fifth inning after the slugger argued a strike then broke his Bat on a groundnut and threw away the piece of Wood still in his sports briefs Bard was suspended for aggressive including Mak ing Contact with Umpire Edra piano at Bard hit an a thinning drive that appeared to reach the Brightfield seats for his second Homer of the Bard took his Home run Trot and put his catch ing gear Back Only to have Joe wests umpiring Crew reverse the Call after pirates manager Jim Tracy successfully argued the drive struck a thin Metal railing above the Brightfield Wall and did not leave the the reversal changing it to a double caused Bard to race off the Bench and Start Yelling at the Bard chased the umpires from second base to padres manager Bud Black also was ejected for pirates switch closers Capps Torres out Pittsburgh Salomon Torres latest blown save Cost him his Job As the Pittsburgh pirates with right hander Matt Capps taking Over the role Friday and Torres again becoming a setup manager Jim Tracy made the move after Torres  hold a 20 Lead in the ninth inning of a 11inning loss to the san Diego padres on thursday night third time Torres has Given away a Multi run Lead in the ninth this Torres converted 12 of 16 save was primarily a closer in the minors before settling into a setup role with Pittsburgh two seasons he went into Fri Day nights game against los an Geles with a 22 a Tom England David Beckham top celebrates with Captain John Terry after Terry scored against Brazil during an exhibition soccer match at in London on 24 strikeouts and six walks in 29va he was 0forl in save Beckham sets up goal As England ties Brazil England David Beckham free kick set up John Terry for the first International goal at the new Wembley Staci but Diego scored in the Sec Ond minute of injury time Friday night to give Brazil a 11 exhibition tie against Beckham played with the National team for the first time since the world cup quarterfinal loss to Portugal last july 1 in Germa and he received the loudest cheers from the crowd of Mark the Detroit tigers Gary Sheffield Breaks his Bat on a groundnut in the fifth inning against the Cleveland indians on Sheffield got into an argument with Home plate Umpire Greg Gibson after Gibson objected to the Way Sheffield Flung the broken handle of his Bat in Sheffield was Given a three game in the which took More than six years to build and Cost fans cheered each time he took a free played a Corner kick or made a and a multitude of camera flashes went off with every free who joins major league soccer los Angeles Gal Axy next received a stand ing ovation when he came off in the 77th Owens getting his Bonus from not practising Texas Terrell Owens will get his million Ros Ter Bonus from the Dallas cow boys even thought like several other he Hast been practising with the Owens will get that plus a million salary for the 2007 since he was still on the roster when he was again absent from voluntary organized team cowboys owner Jerry Jones had repeatedly said since the end of last season that who had 85 catches for Yards and an of High 13 would remain with the Jones want made available for comment Terry the other starting has also missed organized team activities this Glenn got a million roster Bonus in but his salary will Only be about among other players who have missed training the past two weeks Are running Back Julius pro bowl safety Roy will iams and linebacker Demarcus longtime nil lineman Andruzzi has Lymphoma Offen Sive lineman Joe re leased by the Cleveland Browns last month after two seasons with the has been diagnosed with a treatable form of no Hodgkins his Joe said Fri Day that the 31yearold Andruzzi has begun getting chemotherapy treatments at the Dana Farber Institute in a Hospital for which he helped raise Money while playing for the new England while this condition is very be both Joe and his doctors feel he will be quickly on his Way to a full Linta said in a he is being treated by some of the Best specialists in the country for his Joe is confident that he could not be in better he would like to thank All of his fans and friends for the tremendous outpouring of support and during training Camp in 2002 for Andruzzi be came friends with a Young cancer patient named Fol lowing 17yearolds Andruzzi helped establish a Trust fund in buckles name to Benefit childrens brain cancer a father of Andruzzi was Cut by the Browns last month As they continued to rebuild their offensive who was signed by Cleveland As a free agent in had two More years left on his Thurman gets six Days in treatment program Cincinnati Cincinnati bengals linebacker Odell thur Man was sentenced Friday to six Days in a treatment settling his Drunken driving convict Hamilton county municipal court judge John Burlew also put Thurman on two years Proba Thurman is still suspended by the nil for violating its sub stance abuse Thurman was one of nine Ben gals arrested during a nine month a Streak that made Cincinnati the leading example of player misconduct in the he and receiver Chris Henry Are still suspended by the a second round draft pick in had five interceptions and led the team in tackles As a he was suspended for the first four games of the 2006 season after skipping a drug and had the suspension extended to the full season following his arrest for Drunken driving last sep he pleaded no contest to driving drunk in Burlew sentenced him to 90 Days in Pris but offered to reduce the sen tence if Thurman got treatment for alcohol abuse and stayed out of the judge agreed Friday to sus Pend All but six Days of the sen and allowed Thurman to serve those six Days at a local treatment his stay will be scheduled by the county Proba Tion Thurman can apply for rein statement for next who was arrested four times in 14 has been suspended for the first eight games of next sea hurricanes resign Wesley to contract the Carolina hurricanes resigned Glen Wesley to a million contract bringing Back their alternate Captain for a 13th season with the the Deal keeps the 38yearold defens Eman with the team he helped Lead to the Stanley cup in Wesley is the last original Hurricane from the 199798 squad the first in North Carolina for the former Hartford whal ers franchise and ranks second in team history with 835 games no la executive Board accepts kims resignation Toronto the Nils play ers association accepted senior director Ken kims resignation Kim and former executive director Ted Saskin were put on paid leaves in March following allegations they read players the no la executive which voted unanimously to fire Saskin on May made the announcement in a Brief release Fri Day saying no further com ment was forthcoming because this is an internal