European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 54 stars and stripes june 2007 Percival Back in big after two years away the associated press new York almost two years after he Troy per Cival returned to the big the Louis cardinals called up the former Allstar closer on hoping he can help a bullpen that has struggled this the 37yearold 12th on the career saves list with left the majors because of Persis tent soreness in his right Shoul his final Outing was with de troit on july when he gave up a Gam ending Home run to Tampa Bays Jonny it feels like its always Percival said before tuesday nights game against the new York its Good to be it feels like i never skipped a Percival signed a minor league contract with the cardinals on june he appeared in six games for triple Memphis and had a Era in manager Tony la Russa said Percival is ready to Hes going to be a Short spurt la Russa we wont stretch him out much unless were just trying to get him some Bonds will donate something from 756th Homer to Hall san Francisco Barry Bonds agreed tuesday to provide the Hall of Fame with an artefact when he Breaks Hank Aarons record with his 756th Home perhaps a batting Bonds met with Hall of Fame vice president Jeff Idelson for about 40 minutes to discuss what the san Francisco slugger might to and Bonds initially suggested a Bat Ting helmet though nothing had been this came after earlier comments by Bonds that made it unclear if he would do Nate with him in not worried about the i take care of Bonds a Bat boy for the san Francisco is on the disabled list for his dads Home run Nikolai Bonds Tore two Liga ments in his left ankle last week when he dunked during a pickup basketball game and came Down on someones foot and now the 17yearold is hobbling around the clubhouse in a walking Boot for the initial stage of what is expected to be a two month recon that Means he might not be in a giants uniform working As a Bat boy when his father Breaks Hank Aarons Home run As the younger Bonds has been for Many of his dads other mile stones in recent hell still be Barry Bonds its not i dont think anythings that serious at who says he wont be Down who knows were not there orioles shortstop Tejada Likely sidelined into August Baltimore inured Balti More orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada wont be Able to resume base Ball activities for at least a month because of a fractured left and could be sidelined Well into sports briefs Tejada played in straight games the fifth longest Streak in baseball history before being placed on the 15day disabled fist the injury occurred on june when he was hit by a pitch thrown by san i egos Doug theres nothing i can Tejada said i dont want to be its Tough for me be cause i like to play i just Hope i heal pretty Good and can be Back before Tejada is batting with seven he ranks second on the team with 41 reserves Freddie Bynum and Chris Gomez will share time at shortstop until Tejada and interim manager Dave trem Bley has been shuffling players at the cleanup Martinez throws to hitters for first time since surgery new York Pedro Martinez threw to hitters tuesday for the first time since rotator cuff sur Gery last another Benchmark in his quest to return to the new York mets rotation by the three time by Young award Winner threw 45 pitches to minor league hitters at the teams Complex in port and said he Felt Good according to team spokesman Jay three weeks Martinez threw off a Mound for the first time since the 35yearold right hander went 98 with a Era last year As the mets won the no East for the first time since Dempster placed on do Miller moved to 60day Chicago the Chicago cubs put closer Ryan Dempster on the 15day disabled list with a strained left oblique and transferred Wade Miller to the 60day disabled Dempster move was retroactive to june he is 13 with a Era and 16 Miller went on the do on april 23 with Back spasms after his third he is 01 with a the cubs called up righthand or Billy Petrick from double he is 12 with two saves and a Era in 24 minor league games this nats pick reinstated Watson sent Back to minors Atlanta the Washington nationals reinstated first base Man Robert Fick from the bereavement list tuesday night and sent outfielder Brandon Watson Back to triple where he set an International league record with a 43game hit Ting who was activated after a 62 loss to the Atlanta missed a week because of the death of his he is batting with four Bis in 54 Watson started five games for the hitting with two after being called up from Columbus to fill in for the 25yearold Watson had the longest hitting in in history Elaine p Baltimore orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada wont be Able to resume baseball activities for at least a month because of a fractured right and could be sidelined Well into from May 1june he eclipsed the old a 42game Streak set by Jack Lelivelt of the Roches Ter hustlers in and had the ninth longest Streak in minor league according to the society for american baseball re Johnson penalized Crew chiefs suspended Jeff Gor Don and Jimmie Johnson were docked 100 Points each and their Crew chiefs were both fined and suspended for six races for violations at inf Neon the two Hendrick motor sports cars failed an initial inspection Friday in when Lascar officials found Unap proved modifications to the fend ers on their Lascar refused to let either Driver on the track the entire and neither was allowed to but the fenders were the cars passed inspection saturday and were allowed to race the fou time series finished seventh while defending Sextel cup Champion Johnson was Gordon remains the Sextel cup Leader after the but his margin was Cut to 171 Points Over Denny Johnson dropped from third to but both will have to race through the summer without their Crew Chad Knaus and Steve Letarte Are not eligible to return to the track until the Crew chiefs also were placed on probation through the end of the there was no immediate word from Hendrick motor sports on if it plans to Appeal the Gordon and Johnson Are the most dominant Drivers in Lascar this season Treyve won four races each and Hendrick has 10 victories this Aba announces extensions of to deals with int new York the Aba announced extensions of its television contracts with and int on deals that will include rights for digital Media the Lightyear extensions will go through the 201516 the current six year contracts expire at the end of next financial details were not immediately appeals court clears Way for bucs to resume Pat Downs a Federal appeals court cleared the Way for putdown searches to resume at Tampa Bay buccaneers Home rejecting a fans Conten Tion that they violate his constitutional Protection against unreasonable High school teacher Gordon Johnston successfully challenged the frisking of fans entering Ray mond James stadium in three lower but a three judge panel of the Lith circuit court of appeals overturned those rulings tuesday saying Johnston forfeited his right to Challenge the constitutionality of the Pat Downs when he consented to the court also said Johnston Doest have a constitutional right to watch a football that he was aware of the search policy be fore entering the stadium and that the bucs can revoke game tickets for any considering Johnstons ticket was Only a revocable License to at tend there is in the courts opinion at least a question concerning whether Johnston had a constitutional right to pass voluntarily through the stadium Gates without being subjected to a putdown even if he had not consented to the court at three games in Johnston accepted the putdown searches but told Security officials he did not nil officials have contended such which began in provide an essential layer of Security in an age of constant terrorism the 61yearold Johnston said wednesday that he was talking to his attorneys to determine his next he could ask the panel to reconsider its request a review by All 12 judges of the Lith circuit or Appeal to the supreme i dont want to give up on said who vowed to get rid of his season tickets if Pat Downs being a government teacher and knowing the i think its the wrong Thrashers Send Tkachuk Back to blues Atlanta the Thrashers sent the rights to free agent Cen Ter Keith Tkachuk Back to Louis on re acquiring the conditional first round pick they traded to the blues in a dead line Deal that helped Atlanta reach the playoffs for the first the Thrashers gave up Winger Glen Metropolit and their first round pick in last weeks draft to acquire Tkachuk in a 25 he had seven goals and eight assists in 18 regular season games for which won the Southeast division but was swept by the new York rangers in the opening round of the to land the highly coveted Tea the Thrashers also gave up a third round Choice in last weeks draft and a second round pick next in Louis would have received a first round pick in 2008 if Tkachuk had resigned with the Thrashers will keep their first Rounder and could even resign Tkachuk if he be comes an unrestricted free agent on july though that reacquisition is considered highly the Trade allows the blues to Deal exclusively with Tkachuk for the rest of the Swiss even americas cup series with win Over kiwis Spain Alighi kept its game plan the defending Champion sailed smart from the Start wednesday and overcame the challengers from new zealand in the fourth race to even the bestow nine americas cup series at we need to win that All that said Alighi owner Ernesto who was aboard sum 00 As a Crew Mem the Swiss yacht lost the third race at the finish line in shifting winds this Aling i kept emirates team new zealand close and dictated the race for a 30second fifa eases attitude restriction Switzerland fifa revised its ban on matches at High easing the restrictions to Only apply to world cup qualifiers above feet rather than the brought on by pro tests from South american coun Means International matches can still be played in the Capi tals of Colombia and but rules out Bolivia la while the initial decision applied to All International the new Rule will be limited to world cup Australia Mundine retains Aba super middleweight title Gold Thony Mundine retained his Aba super middleweight boxing title wednesday with a unanimous decision Over Argentina Pablo Zamora the 32yearold a former Rugby league improved to with 22 Nievas lost for the second time in 20 the judges scored it 120108 and 119108 for Mund