European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 stars and stripes june 2007 Hendrick wont Appeal Lascar penalties the associated press Hen Drick motor sports wont Appeal this weeks Lascar penalties against the cars driven by Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Gordon and Johnson were docked 100 Points and Crew chiefs Steve Letarte and Chad Knaus were both fined and suspended for six races be cause their cars failed an initial inspection at inf Neon the penalties Are team owner Rick Hendrick said but were not going to put time and resources into issuing an we will direct that Energy into our internal processes to make sure we have full Confidence that our cars will meet standards when presented for inspection each Jeff car chief for Gordons 24 will serve As interim Crew chief during be tastes suspension beginning at new Hampshire International Speedway this car chief Ron Malec of Johnsons team will stand in for in Jeff and we have two Guys who know their teams inside and Hendrick they both have been Here a Long they both know the pressures involved and they both have the full support of our entire Organiza we dont expect to miss a Letarte and Knaus will resume track duties for their respective teams for the 19 race at Michigan International Speed Musgrave suspended one race for Milwaukee incident Ted Musgrave was suspended one race wednesday for retaliating against another Driver during the truck series race at the Milwaukee the 2005 truck series must sit out Satur Day nights race at Memphis to to sports he was also penalized 50 fined and placed on probation through the end of the Musgrave wrecked with Rookie Kelly Bires on Friday night in Mil he restarted his chased Down Bires and forced him into the Lascar immediately parked him for the rest of the Mike Hillman general Man Ager of Germain said Musgrave will be replaced this weekend by Brad Musgraves suspension is the first for a Driver since Jimmy Spencer was not allowed to race at Bristol in 2003 for punching Kurt Busch after a race in Michi Woods to play in his inaugural tournament Tiger Woods new pea tour event is already off to a great two weeks after becoming a a Woods will return to Competition in the the tournament got another boost wednesday when three time sports briefs major Champion Phil Mickelson said his recovery from a wrist in jury is ahead of schedule and he will join the Field at congressional country club on july Woods will announce thursday or Friday that Hes a tournament official said the official spoke on condition of anonymity pending the official an Jim Furyk 3 and Adam Scott 4 previously commit Ted to play in the that Woods is playing is no sur he joins Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus As the Only players to Host a pea tour and it became More Likely he would play the National when his wife gave birth to their first a girl named Sam on june Woods has not played congressional since the 1997 in which he finished 10 shots be Hind Ernie Els in a tie for attorney leu has paid settlement Money Baton leu has paid former women Basket Ball coach Pokey Chatman the owed her As a result of a recent contract settlement follow ing her Chatman abruptly resigned March shortly before the Mcaa after Assis Tant coach Carla Berry raised allegations of improper conduct with a former player or the team reached the final four under assistant Bob now the associate head coach under new coach Van in a settlement announced in leu offered Chatman in postseason Bonus on top of the both sides agreed she was on Chat mans Law Mary Olive said in a news release that she received on Chat mans behalf a Check from leu and an Check from the Tiger athletic found coach Chatman has authorized me to say that she is very pleased that leu accepted the proposal she made to resolve this she is Happy to put this chapter behind her and move on to a successful Pierson she has discovered in this process that she has a wide array of friends and supporters throughout the United and she appreciates All of their contacts and warm in Pierson said that when Chatman left she was Given two hours to resign or be and that she was entitled to damages and compensation for the final two years of her con marlins place Boone on do Miami the Florida marlins placed infielder Aaron Boone on the 15day disabled list wednes Day because of a sprained left Jeff Louis Scott Spiezio was hospitalized with an infected left Index Finger making him unavailable to play against the the 34yearold Boone was taken out of sundays game after injuring his knee during a cutoff play in the fourth in his first year with the mar Boone is batting with five Home runs and 28 Bis in 69 primarily a third base Boone started 46 games at first base in place of Mike who returned to the marlins line up this past weekend after a Long stint on the outfielder Todd Linden was brought up from triple Albu and outfielder Cody Ross was transferred to the 60day do with a left hamstring Linden hit in 13 games for the marlins earlier this cards Spiezio hospitalized with Finger infection new York Scott Spiezio of the Louis cardinals was hospitalized with an infected left Index Finger making him unavailable to play against the new York Spiezio was receiving antibiotics and was to be reevaluated a valuable Utility play Spiezio is hitting with three homers and 26 he started the previous two games at third base while Scott Rolen was sidelined with a bruised left Rolen Felt better wednesday and returned to the Bat Ting its he the doctor wanted me to sit two wait 72 i woke up today and it Felt Rolen got Hurt when he fouled a pitch off his instep sunday against he planned to Wear a protective guard that covers his ankle and foot when batting wednesday some thing Many hitters How said he had never used one Fehr lends a hand to rebuilding hockey Union Toronto the fractured nil players association listened to baseball Union head Donald Fehr As it tries to the message was Clear keep everything out in the the executive director of the major league baseball play ers association since december told 20 hockey player reps How things work at his Union and what was Good in their collective bargaining theres no secret to what we Fehr said basically All of our except meetings relating to some thing confidential about an individual Are open to any player and we always have them present and participating in negotiating and Allaround Communia involvement and making certain that when key decisions have to be made there made by the and not by somebody else that what we fehrs talk was part of the nil Pas three Day the Gath ering was to end thursday with an important vote regarding next seasons salary Cap and a decision on the next step in finding Ted Gaskins replacement As executive Saskin was fired this Spring Over accusations he ordered the Reading of players a full investigative report by Toronto lawyer Sheila Block is expected to conclude in dolphins pm Mueller signs contract Extension Miami dolphins general manager Randy Mueller signed a two year contract Extension wednesday that will take him through the summer of muellers initial contract was three years for million and ran through june salary de tails of the new Deal were not Dis in excited to be Able to continue in my role with an Organiza Tion that has such a great Trade Mueller i want to thank owner Wayne Huizenga and Bryan Wiedmeier for Mak ing this and feel that with the people we have in we have the Opportunity to achieve a great Deal of Success who joined the dolphins As general manager in june has seen the team slide in re cent Miami went 610 last season and missed the playoffs for the fifth straight Randy is one of the most respected general managers in the and we value the work that he has done Here the past two dolphins president Bryan Wiedmeier we believe that with this coupled with the addition of Cam Cameron As head our franchise is headed in the right Gebreslassie Breaks two world records in 1hour run czech Republic Haile Gebreslassie set two world records in the rarely contested 1hour race wednesday in the Golden Spike eclipsing the Mark for the Tim limited race and adding another at meters along the in both Gebreslassie broke the 16yearold records of Mexico Arturo Barrios set in la the ethiopian completed meters Miles to beat Barrios Mark by 184 and finished meters in 56 Sec nearly a Fiill 30 seconds faster than the previous