European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse June stars and stripes Page 37 Busch becomes top free agent ousted Driver looking for new Sextel cup ride by Jenna Fryer the associated press it wont take Kyle Busch Long to find a new cast aside so Hendrick motor sports could make room for Dale Earnhardt Busch became Nastars top free agent wednes Day when Junior took his i think Hes got an amazing amount of Talent but this Junior thing has stirred up the car owner Rick Hendrick if you move one Domino in the top Echelon of then you got a backfill All the Way Busch could very Well end up replacing Earnhardt at Dei when All the seat Swap Ping is Earnhardt ride is one of the top and Dei officials have said they want to make a splash with juniors their Ideal Driver would be a championship contender with a Long career ahead of and Busch fits the the 22yearold has four Ca reer one this and made the Chase for the Champion ship last Hes currently 10th in the standings and on Pace for another berth in the if Dei can hang onto sponsor which has been on Earnhardt car since the Beer company could have a Field Day pitting Busch against older brother who is sponsored by Miller the Busch Brothers Are too of the most reviled Drivers in Lascar they Are booed Al most every week and could Cash in commercially playing off that reputation while participating in a Beer Anheuser Busch is keeping its options but its first Choice appears to be staying aligned with we look Forward to exploring options with Hendrick motor sports and or motor sports to continue Budweiser relationship with him As he enters this new stage of his racing said Tony vice president of Glo bal Media and sports Jim Lascar Driver Kyle Busch became a free agent wednesday after Hen Drick motor sports made room in its lineup for Dale Earnhardt should Dei not work out for there could be opportunities at Richard Childress racing and Ginn teams that in tend to expand to four cars next regardless of where he ends the move will be lateral at Hendrick is easily the top team in with 10 wins through 14 races this Hendrick said he wanted to extend bus chs contract past but when word other teams approached the Driver with inter est in signing Hes a Young and every one tells you How great you Are and says youre not going to be the top dog youll be the top dog Well pay you whatever its going to Hendrick what would you do How would you respond to that so contract talks and Hendrick used the Opportunity to pursue it became pretty obvious to both of us that maybe a fresh Start might be Good for both of Hendrick Busch spent tuesday and wednesday testing at the Milwaukee but issued a statement through his new management team mat said he and Hendrick mutually agreed to part ways and he planned to finish the year in the 5 i have tremendous respect for Hendrick and everyone at Hendrick he its where i grew and i have a lot of great i kind of feel like in in excited about my and i know a lot of opportunities await because of what everyone at Hendrick did for me on the track and Busch has had Rocky moments during his Hendrick which began shortly before his 18th Hes hotter just like his and has an aggressive driving style that has angered Many Hes feuded with two time Champion Tony had ruins with Casey Mears before the two became and wrecked Kurt in last months Allstar he was also highly critical of the car of tomorrow after win Ning the first race in the new car earlier this Hendrick said the incidents upset but not enough to fire the those things dont make you but we got by he we got past All when you have situations that and in sitting a Guy Down and saying hey we dont do things like and then someone Over Here is you dont have to listen to you can be the 1 draft Kyle and i have a Good rela and Ive treated him not like a but trying to coach report Seli Likely to suspend Giambi the associated press com missioner Bud Selig is heading toward suspending Jason Giambi next week if he Doest Cooper ate with the steroids investigation by former Senate majority Leader George Usa today reported on its web site Early the citing a High ranking major league base Ball official who had spoken with said the commissioner wants a decision from Giambi by the official was not Given permission to comment publicly and spoke on condition of the paper Selig said june 6 mat he wanted Giambi to meet with Mitchell within two weeks and to Cooper ate fully with the which began in March baseball said Selig would make a decision on disciplining the new York Yan Kees designated hitter after Giambi completed his activities with Mitchell and that Liambis level of cooperation would be taken into account by the players association said i currently on the disabled list with a foot would make his decision after consulting with his lawyer and the no Active players Are known to have spoken with Giambi told a Federal grand jury in december 2003 that he used steroids and human growth the san Francisco chronicle reported in december before the Start of Spring training in the 2000 Al map made repeated general apol Ogies at a news conference but never used the word he told Usa today in comments published May 18 i was wrong for doing that comments Many interpreted As an admission he used baseball and its Union didst ban steroids until september 2002 and didst Institute penalties for a first offence in most cases until Michael the unions general said no grounds exist for disciplining Giambi based on the remarks published by Usa today or Liambis decision about whether to meet with flames reportedly hire Keenan Toronto Mike Keenan was hired As coach of the Calgary his eighth nil coaching the Canadian press report current flames coach Jim play fair will remain with the Organiza an announcement was expected when the flames have scheduled a news Confer the up on wednesday night cited people close to the Hir ing and spoke on condition of anonymity because the move was not the flames went Fin Ishing eighth in the Western con Ference last season under play they lost to the Detroit red wings in six games in the first round of the the Well travelled Keenan won the Stanley cup with the new York rangers in and thursday is the 13th anniversary of that sports briefs he was honoured As the leagues top coach in 1985 after leading the Philadelphia flyers to the Stanley cup he took the Chicago Blackhawk to the cup finals in Keenan also coached Boston and Keenan has 569 victories in games As an nil chinese gymnast paralysed China chinese gymnast Wang Yan is expected to be paralysed for life following a fall from the uneven bars during the National a key Warmup for the Beijing olym Wang fell headfirst sunday Dur ing the final in break ing her neck and losing conscious doctors said she was Fortu Nate to have survived at All Given the severity of her the Shanghai daily whose age was Given As 15 or was second in the Chi Nese National Allaround Competition in Montana cornerback charged with murder University of Montana cornerback Jimmy Wilson was charged with murder after being accused of shooting a Man during an altercation earlier this the los Angeles county sheriffs department told the Ante Lope Valley press of Palmdale that Wilson was in custody a Kelly identified Wilson As a Montana football Wilson was being held in los Angeles county on million authorities say he was involved in an altercation with Kevin and a woman who was related to los Angeles county authorities said Wilson went to smoots Home on june 2 and shot police Smoot was shot in the upper Torso and later police Wilson started As a Junior for the grizzlies last he had 51 tackles and three interceptions for the division Ian playoff big 12 commissioner resigns 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg said thursday he is resigning next month to take a Job with the big ten during nearly a decade on the Weiberg was credited with doubling the annual Revenue distributed to its member schools to a record million last he started in december there is never a perfect time to depart a position like Weiberg i am proud of the growth and Progress of the big 12 Over the last nine Texas tech athletic director Gerald Myers said Weiberg brought Unity to the big it was a Myers if s definitely better As a result of his leadership the last nine Well definitely miss him and wish him the
