European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page so stars and stripes june 2007 players association files grievance for Culpepper the associated press Miami Daunte Culpepper is getting help from the nil play ers association in his quest to be released from the Miami Dol the a Flea filed a grievance tuesday on Culpepper with Hopes that the matter can be resolved within a said Rich Ard the unions Gener Al there breaching his con tract by refusing to employ him or letting him go someplace Berthelsen the grievance is similar to one filed by the a Flea last year against the Tennessee titans after the team barred Steve my Nair from working out at its facile Mcnair was eventually traded to Baltimore for a fourth round draft after attempting to handle the situation in Miami professionally and i found that i could not get the dolphins to do the right Culpepper wrote in an email to the a on tuesday it is encouraging to know that the a Flea is willing to step in and help both sides get past this the dolphins acknowledged receiving the but declined further Culpepper who started at quarterback for the first four games for the dolphins last sea son asked to be released last shortly after Miami a Stephan Clint of the United and Al Salvador Ramon watch the Ball Bounce away from them after they posts third wins Gold cup group b by Howard Ulman the associated press the Star of the United states team that won the last Gold cup sparked this years squad to a convincing Victory tuesday night heading into the Damarcus the Golden Boot Winner in scored twice and the americans beat Al Salva Dor they won group b with a 300 record and Are the Only team in the 12country event that Hast allowed a the United states already had locked up a quarterfinal berth be fore the game and will play Satur Day in the opponent will be decided after group play is completed Landon the leading scorer in made it 20 on a penalty kick in injury time at the end of the first half after the Ball hit the hand of Al Salvador Alfredo Pacheco just inside the Taylor who plays for the new England revolution of mls on the same scored in the 72nd Beasley closed out the scoring in the 90th taking a pass from former revolution Star Clint Dempsey and scoring easily from eight Yards out Donovan now has 86 Points in International and broke a tie with Brian Mcbride with his ninth goal in Gold cup but needed an extra Chance to score his first attempt was stopped by Miguel Montes on the goal keepers left but Donovan got another Chance when the ref Eree ruled that Montes had stepped off the goal line Donovan sent his next kick Down the Middle As Montes anticipated another shot to his left and went in that Al Salvador coach Carlos de los Cobos was ejected and didst return for the second Al Salvador finished group play at 12 but still has a slim Chance to the americans remained unbeaten at 2101 in group play games in the history of the con Cacao Gold the Champion ship of soccer North and Cen trial american and Caribbean re and since Bob Bradley re placed Bruce Arena As coach in there 701 quire Trent Green from the Kan Sas City the dolphins told Culpepper they wanted to Trade him who is owed million Over the remaining seven years of his said he wants a release and vowed to Block any Culpepper was among five quarterbacks taking part in individual drills when a minicams began last Friday about an hour into the first of five scheduled practices Over the Culpepper walked off the escorted by a member of the teams Security after Culpepper said Quarter backs coach Terry Shea told him he was barred from team dolphins coach Cam Cameron said repeatedly last weekend he  specifically comment on the Culpepper were expediting the has to be heard As soon As Berthelsen every Day that goes Hes kept from going to another team and showing he could be their Rison ordered into bankruptcy to pay child support Detroit former nil Star Andre Rison faces a Courter dered bankruptcy to pay More than in Back child sup port and other he has until june 25 to respond to the order before the court proceeds with efforts to recover his Terese a courtroom Deputy for bankruptcy court in said the order was entered june a pro bowl owes child attorney fees and court administrative according to a chapter 11 bankruptcy court prisons Tonja Rison is listed As one of the her claim is for More than in child an Atlanta Law office is claiming another in unpaid Legal fees for seeking child support from Rison for two children by a prisons David Kail had no comment attorney David Findling was appointed to go after child sup port when Andre and Tonja Rison divorced in Findling said Between and in the players nil pension already has been liquidated for the Tonja Rison child sup port his office also is pursuing a Severance Benefit Rison had in his final nil con tract with the Oakland two University of Florida athletes charged with purchasing marijuana the associated press a Florida football player and a Basket Ball player have been charged with buying marijuana and have been suspended indefinitely from their according to police and the running Back Brandon James and basketball guard Brandon both were arrested monday on charges of purchasing and possessing less than 20 Grams of a police re port James and Powell met with a confidential police source to buy about Grams of marijuana for reports both were released on their own recognizance an Alachua county jail official it was not known if either men had an we Are aware of the situation and understand the severity of its Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said in a this is not something we take both coaches have in formed me that the players involved have been suspended in definitely and we will continue to follow the procedures in address ing James set Florida record for punt return yardage during a 620 rout of Western Carolina this past in that he scored on a 77yard Powell played in 23 games this past sea source pm Regier agree on new contracts with Buffalo sabres coach Lindy Ruff and general manager Darcy Regier have agreed to new allowing Buffalo to retain the architects of a team coming off consecutive Eastern conference finals appear the deals will be announced later this a person familiar with the negotiations told the Socia Ted press on the person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the sabres have not yet announced the sign sports briefs the news Doest come As a sur prise after Regier said last week he expected both he and Ruff to be Back for next season after both completed the final year of their Ruff is a finalist to win his Sec Ond consecutive Jack Adams Tro Phy As the Nils coach of the he is the franchises win ingest registering a 35828971 record Over nine sea and the longest tenured nil coach with the same team Over that Ruff also has a team est 5236 postseason including one Stanley cup final appearance in when the sabres lost in six games to Regier has been the pm since and credited for leading the franchise through its lowest in january when the sabres were without an owner and forced to declare Hes also credited with having the foresight to build a fast and offensively talented group that s been the Model of Success since the nil returned from its lock out in the summer of tigers Rogers looks Good Ohio injured de troit tigers Pitcher Kenny Rog ers threw three plus innings and displayed some defensive prow Ess in his first rehabilitation Start for triple Toledo on sunday night Rogers faced 13 batters and threw 51 35 of them in the mud hens 21 Vic tory Over the Norfolk his fastball topped out at 88 Mph be fore he left with a 10 Lead with two outs in the fourth the 42yearold left Bander has been on the disabled list All sea son and had surgery March 30 to remove a blood clot from his left shoulder and repair Rogers struck out two and Al Lowed three hits with no Rogers rehabilitation schedule has projected him rejoining the tigers in but Rogers has said he Hopes to return to the rotation in red wings resign 45yearold defens Eman Chelios Detroit Chris Chelios is coming Back to the red wings for another season of ageless de after he filled in when younger players  Over the past two Detroit resigned the 45yearold Chelios to a oneyear contract bringing the three time Norris trophy Winner Back for his 24th nil season and ninth with who said the Deal will pay him the same As last years can reach another mile Stone next he needs to appear in just two More playoff appearances to surpass Patrick Roy for the most career postseason games in the panthers1 defens Eman Allen gets five year contract the Florida panthers resigned defens Eman Bryan Allen to a five year con tract the Deal is reportedly Worth nearly Allen was a restricted free agent this he played in All 82 games for the panthers this past season and finished with four goals and a career High 21 As ducks extend coach contract Anaheim ducks coach Randy Carlyle signed a oneyear Extension wednesday to guide the Stanley cup champions through the 200809 Randy has been the perfect fit for this organization with his hard aggressive ducks general manager Brian Burke said he has been a major Factor in the Success weve had the past two the ducks became the first Cala fornia team to win the cup when f they finished off the Ottawa tors 41 in the championship Ries