European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              July 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 29 cuban Nelson used inside info to beat Mavericks the associated press Dallas Dallas owner Mark cuban claims that his former Don used confidential information to help the Golden state warriors pull off a stunning first round playoff Victory Over the Maver the accusation is part of cubans response to an arbitration claim Nelson has filed against cuban to get million of deferred which Nel son said is owed him for his time with the Mavericks from 1997 to Don May know that Dirk Nowitzki likes to turn toward his left not his right Shoul but we dont think that a Trade secret or confidential info Nelsons John said by phone Friday from his san Francisco cuban apparently cuban didst respond to email when he had surgery to have his left hip a team spokeswoman said the Mavericks had no comment about the arbitration the warriors became the first 8 seed to win a Besto seven playoff series against a top seed de winning in six the stunning end to the Maver icks season came a year after they made it to the Aba then lost in six games against Miami after taking a 20 series the counterclaim by in which he also contends that Nel son violated a no compete clause in his Dallas contract when he be came Golden states coach last was first reported by the fort Worth Star Telegram on Nelsons arbitration claim was filed May 1 after failed attempts to Settle the dispute with the claim was filed during the playoff series Between the warriors and Don is a bit embarrassed that he is part of and that people might think this was his Oconnor Nelsons contract with the mavs included a clause that called for arbitration to Settle any a panel of retired judges will hear the Case later this Likely in october or after both sides have time for depositions and any ruling by the arbitration panel is final and without right of a sports briefs Carter opts out of contract with nets Carter opted out of the final year of a con tract with the new Jersey nets that would have paid the Allstar guard million next nets president Rod Thorn said saturday the team was informed Friday that Carter would test the free agent but he remained optimistic the 30yearold swing Man would return next sea unless Hes changed his were hoping Hes Thorn told the associated press in a Telephone he said he wants to return and weve always said we wanted him the sides have talked about a contract for the past and Are close to an agreement on a fou year Deal Worth More than any new contract could not be signed until july if the sides reach an Thorn said the team is prohibited from announcing the Deal until Kurt Carters has not returned Telephone Calls left at his Cleveland office since negotiations he did not return a Call on Carter averaged team highs of Points in the regular season and in the reports Thomas urged cheerleader to flirt with refs new York the former new York kicks executive who is suing coach Isiah Thomas for sexual harassment alleged in court papers that Thomas urged a cheerleader to flirt with referees and that guard Stephen Marbury cursed at according to news paper reports Anucha Browne a former senior vice president of marketing and business opera filed documents to answer the kicks attempt to have her lawsuit in the which were unsealed Browne Sanders Al Leges that cheerleader Petra Pope told her Thomas encouraged Pope to flirt with officials before a game against the new Jersey nets in the daily news re what she told me was that Isiah asked her to go into the referees locker room and make them Browne Sanders Sanders said Marbury directed an obscenity at her after she complained that the players who was also employed by the had made graphic sexual comments to her in a january Deposit acknowledged calling Browne Sanders a derogatory according to the new York Sanders also claimed a Mem Ber of her staff admitted to con sensual Drunken sex with mar Bury after a night at a gentle mens club and said she did not believe she could say no because of who Marbury Sanders said her decision to in form officials about the encounter led to her being Accord ing to the new York Thomas and Madison Square Garden Are listed As the defendants in the which charges sex discrimination and Retalia Marbury is not a defendant in the padres get Bradley from As san Diego Michael bar Retts tussles with his teammates didst scare away the san Diego and neither did Milton Bradley the san Diego padres acquired the temperamental Brad Ley from the Oakland athletics on the second time in just More than a week that the two time defending no West champions added a player with a history of in Exchange for the volatile out the padres sent Oakland minor league Pitcher Andrew the athletics Are giving san Diego to cover part of the approximately million Bradley is owed for the remainder of the Bradley is expected to join the padres on although its not Clear How much hell play right away because he Hurt his oblique in his last game with Oak the As designated him for assignment on june limited to 65 a bats this sea son due to three trips to the disabled Bradley is hitting with two homers and seven restaurant that served Hancock faces no penalties Louis the Missouri division of alcohol and tobacco control will take no action against a restaurant that served Louis cardinals Pitcher Josh Hancock before the Drunken Riv ing Accident that led to his in a report released the division said witnesses information indicated Hancock was con suming intoxicating liquor in moderation and was very Lucid in the hours before he a copy of the report was turned Over to Louis circuit attorney Jennifer Joyce for said Peter supervisor of the state division of alcohol and to Bacco spent More than three hours at Mike shannons restaurant in Louis the night of april in the Early hours of april he was driving alone when his sport Utility vehicle struck the Back of a flatbed Tow truck that was stopped in a driving Lane of interstate 64 assisting a stalled Hancock was killed no one else was police said Hancock had a blood alcohol level of nearly twice Missouri Legal limit of according to he was also using a cell phone and not wearing a seat panthers sign Stumpel to 2year Extension the Florida panthers signed Center Jozef Stumpel to a two year contract Extension the 34yearold Stumpel has played in 147 games for the pan thers the past two seasons and had 38 goals and 71 he scored 23 goals last a Ca reer in a 13yearnhl Stumpel has appeared in More than 900 games and scored 189 goals with 468 nil salary Cap rises to million next season new York the nil salary Cap will be million per team next an increase of million from last the league and players Union announced its the second increase under the collective bargaining agree ment that ended the yearlong lockout in teams dont have to spend up to the but each clubs pay Roll must be at least the Range from top to Bottom is Al ways the first season following the lost year featured a Cap of and that figure Rose to million for the 200506 nil Europe folds Germany after 16 years in the nil shut Down its developmental league nil commissioner Roger Goodell said it was strictly Busi insisting that after significant investment it was time to close nil Europa and concen trate internationally on regu la season games outside the United the league reportedly was los ing about million a five of the leagues six teams were in with the other in the announcement came less than a week after the Hamburg sea devils beat the Frankfurt Gal Axy 3728 in the world bowl championship in Frankfurt be fore a crowd of nil team owners decided in october to play up to two regu la season games each season out Side the United the first such game is 28 in London be tween the Miami dolphins and the new York Blaney gives Toyota first Sextel cup pole Dave Blaney finally gave Toyota some thing to celebrate win Ning the pole 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