European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R 2007 stars and stripes Page 37 investigators return to Vicks property in the associated press Federal agents investigating possible do fighting searched property owned by at Lanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on Portsmouth Wavy to Broad cast video of investigators work ing under a Blue Tarp on a portion of Vicks wooded property in Southeastern they were sifting dirt collected in White buckets and Clearing some wore shirts with the wording the property includes a Metal Gate at the Entrance of the Large White House and a Fence around the which obscured the work of fifteen vehicles were on the including a rental truck and a Vir Ginia state police evidence collect ions the attorneys contacted Friday by the associated would neither confirm nor deny the search or an i Vestiga Surry county officials could not immediately be reached for Corinne a spokesman for the Virginia state said state authorities were working with Federal investigators in an assistance Vick has said he rarely visited the no charges have been during an april 25 drug raid at the authorities seized 66 including 55 pit and equipment commonly used in about half the dogs were tethered to car axles with heavy chains that allowed the dogs to get close to each but not to have an arrangement typical for fighting according to the search War rant no do charges Chi Cago bears tackle tank Johnson will not face charges connected to his arrest in this Phoenix suburb on suspicion of Drunken police said thursday the Case would be closed with no for Gilbert police spokesman Andrew Duncan declined to i am not surprised by this Deci but i am Johnson said in a statement released by his Johnson was arrested june 22 after an officer pulled him Over for speeding and taken to the police he was released with out test results monday showed Johnsons blood alcohol level was under the presumptive limit for dui in Arizona of that still left open the possibility of a Drunken driving charge under an Arizona Law that pro Vides for such prosecutions based on Overall signs and symptoms of the 25yearold player was re leased by the bears three Days after his the team said it was embarrassed by the defensive tackles Legal Johnson already had been sus Pended for the first eight games of the 2007 season for violating probation on a gun charge when sports briefs he was stopped by Gilbert offic he spent two months in jail and was released in Falcons sign japanese receiver from nil Europa flowery the Atlanta Falcons went Lon distance shopping when add ing a wide receiver the Falcons signed Noriaki i a native of Japan who played the past three years with the Amsterdam admirals of nil 5foot10 and 179 ranked fourth in the league in Kickoff returns with 532 Yards and added 21 catches for 308 Yards and two senators make paddock sixth coach in franchise history Ottawa John paddock was promoted to coach of the Ottawa senators on taking Over a team that made it to the Stanley cup finals this a senators Assis Tant the last two is the sixth coach in franchise he takes Over from Bryan Mur who was promoted to general manager in paddock was coach of the Winnipeg jets from compiling a record of he played right Wing for washing Philadelphia and Quebec be tween 1975 and also Friday the Buffalo still stunned by the loss of co captains Chris Drury and Daniel Briere to free made sure Friday that High scoring youngster Tho Mas Vanek would not also be get Ting the sabres matched the Edmonton oilers Mil lion offer to the second year player announcing their move during a news conference shortly after vanes agent went Public with news of the oilers offer Vanek led the sabres last sea son with 43 goals and had 84 in nil news on thursday the Detroit red wings and goaltender Dominik hasek agreed to terms of a oneyear con Martin me Juvan the United states Charlie and Colombia Camilo Zuniga straggle for the Ball during a copa America tournament group c soccer game in Venezuela on the lost and has dropped three straight games for the first time since Tom John who coached the Winnipeg jets from was promoted from assistant coach to head coach of the Ottawa on tract Worth More than million in base salary with a Chance to earn an additional million in the new York islanders finally found free agents willing to inking Allstar Forward Bill Guerin to a two year contract and Center Mike Comrie for one Jocelyn Thibault signed a oneyear contract to be the Back up goaltender for the Buffalo a Forward Petr Prucha agreed to terms on a two year contract with the new York with whom he has scored 52 goals in two Forward Marek Svatos signed a oneyear Deal with the Colorado the new Jersey devils signed Kevin Weekes on thurs Day to Back up record setting goaltender Martin longer sentence for lawyer who leaked Balco testimony san Francisco the Law yer who leaked grand jury Testi Mony of Barry Bonds and other athletes investigated for steroid use agreed to a maximum sen tence of 2 years and 9 months in 9 months longer than his original plea in papers filed in san fran Cisco Federal court prosecutors said Troy Ellerman is willing to accept that sentence after a judge last month rejected the original 24month maximum sentence As too Federal prosecutors did agree to reduce his maximum Fine to from District court judge Jeffrey who rejected the earlier still must approve the new agreement when Ellerman re turns to court july Ellerman already voluntarily gave up his California License to practice Law he pleaded guilty to allowing a newspaper reporter to see confidential transcripts of grand jury testimony from Jason i Gary Sheffield and other athletes embroiled in the govern ments steroids the 44yearold Ellerman initially warned Federal investigators for leaking the Ellerman was a successful Sac Ramento lawyer when Victor founder of the Bay area Laboratory hired him following the raid at the Burlingame nutritional supplements part of the government he also later was the Law yer for Balco vice president James according to the plea agree Ellerman had copies of the grand jury testimony being used to prosecute his clients and Al Lowed san Francisco chronicle re Porter Mark Fainaru Wada to View that Fainaru Wada and fellow chronicle reporter Lance will iams then published stories in 2004 reporting Giambi and others had admitted using while Bonds and Sheffield Testi fied they didst knowingly take the after Ellerman pleaded guilty to four felony charges of obstruction of Justice and disobeying court orders in prosecutors dropped their Case against the they had faced up to 18 months in prison for Refus ing to divulge the source of the Wada chief lax doping rules endanger sports spots in games Guatemala City world anti doping Agency chief Dick Pound warned Friday that some sports have failed to comply with anti doping endangering their place in the olympic we suspect there is substantial noncompliance by Many of the International Pound told the International olympic committee if a sport or a National olympic committee is not code the sport in particular cannot re main on the program of the olym Pic Pound later declined to say which sports Are in but said he hoped the warning would prod them to action before an up coming report by Ioc approves youth olympics first set for 2010 Guatemala City olym Pic leaders voted thursday to Cre ate a youth olympics meant to drag kids from computer screens and onto the playing the first is planned for summer 2010 for Ages it would be the first major Glo bal sports festival created by the International olympic commit tee since the Advent of the Winter games in the program was approved unanimously by a show of details still must be but the first youth olympics probably would be held in August with the site to be chosen in february it would have just Down from some in the summer Ioc president Jacques Rogge said the smaller scope would make it possible for smaller coun tries to Host the the initial youth Winter games in 2012 would draw youth that site will be picked by january Osorio hired to coach fire Juan coach the he replaces Dave who was fired june Osorio will be introduced Mon Day during a news interim coach Denis Hamlett will coach the fire against Toronto on Osorio was the assistant manager for Manchester City of the English Premier league from he also was an Assis Tant coach of the metro stars for two he recently led Mil Lenaries of Columbia to a fourth place mens soccer team goes 03 in copa America Venezuela Brad Guzan made several key including one on a penalty but  get to Jaime Castrillon 14thminute header and the United states lost 10 to Colombia on thursday Fin Ishing 03 in the copa America the United states has lost three in a Row for the first time since world cup qualifiers against Honduras and Costa Rica from july to septem Ber and coach Bob Bradley dropped to 03 in Road games after going 1001 at Colombia 12 and the United states were eliminated from South americas championship on wednesday when Brazil beat