European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 stars and stripes july pens Crosby signs Extension the associated press Pittsburgh Sidney Cros by signed a five year contract Extension Worth million that will keep the nil map and scor ing Champion with the Pittsburgh penguins through the 201213 sea the three year contract Crosby signed As a Rookie lasts through the coming the Extension keeps him under contract for the next six individual honors and scoring championships Are but my 1 goal is to win the Stanley Crosby said tuesday in a team id love to be a part of bringing the cup Back Here to who turns 20 next won the Hart trophy last Monti to become the leagues youngest map since Wayne the penguins made Crosby the youngest Captain in league history after last when he led the nil with 120 Points 36 84 he helped the penguins win 47 games after they won Only 22 the season when youve got a Guy who leads the league in scoring and wins the map award at the age of you know have someone very general manager Ray Shero but Sid also is a tremendous asset for this Organiza Tion As a Leader in the dressing and As the face of our fran Chise in the the penguins 47point improvement was the fourth Best in nil they were eliminated in five games by eventual East Ern conference Champion Ottawa in the first round of the canucks sign defens Eman Bieksa to 3year Extension British Colum Bia the Vancouver canucks signed defens Eman Kevin Bieksa to a three year contract Extension Bieksa led All canucks defense men with 30 assists and 42 Points last the Extension runs through the 201011 Man awarded in suit against Iverson Washington a Federal jury awarded on Mon Day to one of two men who sued Aba Star Allen Iverson after they said they were beaten by his entourage at a Washington night club in the Jurys decision against Iver son and his Jason covers bar Patron Marlin Godfrey medical Bills and pain and but the jury chose not to award punitive which could have significantly raised the damage Godfrey and another David Anthony sued the Denver nuggets guard for saying they were beaten by his entourage in july the they followed their refusal to vacate the Eye bar clubs vip Section for the nine member jury in District court deliberated for about 13 hours Over three Days be fore reaching its the jury found that Kane was liable for assault and Battery of sports briefs who was awarded for pain and suffering and for his medical Iverson was found negligent for failing to supervise the jury did not find either of the men liable for assaulting Hawks sign first round picks Atlanta the Atlanta Hawks signed first round draft picks Al Hor Ford and Acie Law to multiyear contracts Clearing the Way for the two to play in the summer league this month in Salt Lake the signings came Only hours before the first workout at the teams Camp for rookies and free the 3 pick in the first will earn Mil lion As a Rookie and million in his second the first two years Are and the Hawks have options for the third and fourth a three year starter at is expected to play for Ward and Center for the the 11 is Guaran teed salaries of million As a Rookie and million is his second Law is expected to compete for a starting Job at Point also first round draft pick Sean Williams signed with the new Jersey As the 17th Williams will earn his Rookie year and his second the nets have options for the third and fourth the 235pound for Ward played 69 games in three years at Boston leading the team in blocks each but he had repeated disciplinary problems and was dismissed from the team by coach Al skin Ner after playing 15 games this past Swiss Leader wins tour de France stage France Swit Zerlando Fabian Cancellara extended his Overall Lead in the tour de France on win Ning the third and longest stage of the race As cycling showpiece event entered its Home who won Satur Days finished ahead of a pack of breakaway riders at the end of a 147mile ride from Ware to Northeast of Erik Zabel of Germany was Sec Ond and Danilo Napolitano of Italy was Cancellara has held the yellow Jersey All four Days of this years he increased his Overall Lead by gaining Bonus Points with this although he is not expected to contend once the race Heads to the Alps and he leads Andreas Kloeden of Germany by 33 David Millar of Britain is 41 seconds China assures food safety for athletes at 2008 games Beijing despite food safety China says coaches and officials at the 2008 off and running in world cup Shizuo the United states Bobb Awrey runs Back an 85yard Kickoff return for a touchdown on the first play against South Korea in their Ifaf world cup american football game in near Tokyo on tues Day the won the is making its debut in the tournament with a team made up of players from division ii and Iii colleges coached by former University of Arizona and Kansas City chiefs coach John France and Sweden Are the other teams in the which concludes on july Beijing olympics can be assured of healthy All the procedures involving olympic including product Stor ing and transporting will be closely Sun an offi Cial with the state administration for Industry and said China has come under International pressure to boost food safety and monitoring mechanisms following repeated scandals Over contaminated chinese food sex officials and journalists Are expected to con sume More than 330 tons of fruit and 82 tons of seafood and 750 liners of the offi Cial Xinhua news Agency there also expected to eat 131 tons of 21 tons of cheese and drink liners of Kyle Busch wont be penalized for questioned Springs Daytona Lascar has determined the Springs it confiscated from the 5 Busch series Chevrolet of Kyle Busch after last saturdays race at Daytona International Speedway Are Lascar spokeswoman Tracey Judd said monday the front Springs taken from the car Busch drove in the Winn Dixie 250 for being slightly under the minimum allowed by Rule were remeasured at the research and development Center in and found to be within the allowable dui charge against Ravens a a Mcnair dropped the Drunken driving charge against Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve Mcnair was dropped tues Day because a related dui charge against his brother inlaw was reduced to reckless Mcnair was a passenger when Nashville police stopped his pick up truck May 9 for the former Tennessee Titan was charged because police said my Nair allowed his vehicle to be driven by someone who was Ine brother inlaw Jamie Cartwright refused to take a breath test and was charged with Drunken police said he acknowledged drinking two smelled of alcohol and failed a Field sobriety cart Wright will serve two Days in jail within a pay a Fine and attend dui because Cartwright dui charge was dropped with his plea the charge against my Nair was or la Woodfin sign 1year deals with texans Houston receiver Bethel Johnson and linebacker Zac Woodfin signed oneyear con tracts with the Houston texans on Johnson caught nine passes for 156 Yards for the Minnesota Vikings last he played for the new England patriots from the 28yearold Johnson aver aged Yards on 147 career Kickoff including two touchdowns of 90plus he has four touchdown Woodfin was out of football last season after playing the final three games of 2005 with Balti he had one Forward Grimes suspended indefinitely by Missouri Missouri senior Forward Kalen the tigers leading rebounded last was suspended indefinitely on monday for violating team the action comes after of was involved in a weekend incident in Florissant police deferred questions until tuesday i am extremely disappointed in the actions of Kalen coach Mike Anderson Kalen will not be allowed to work out with our team and must take the necessary Steps to not Only earn the Trust of his coaches and but the Trust of Missouri alumni and fan Missouri began a Zer Toler Ance policy after Junior Forward Demarre a highly regarded Transfer from was shot in the ankle last week during a disturbance outside a Columbia Grimes started 24 games for the tigers 1812 last season and averaged Points and re new Orleans hires Pasternack As mens basketball coach new Orleans Joe Paster an assistant coach at califor Nia since was hired monday by new Orleans As their head mens basketball Pasternack was a finalist last year when new Orleans hired Texas assistant Buzz will Williams resigned after one season Friday to take an assistant coaching Job at jury awards million in Fresno discrimination suit a former Fresno state volleyball coach was awarded million monday by a jury that ruled the school discriminated against her for speak ing up on behalf of female ath Lindy Vivas was fired in two years after coaching her team to its Best season in University officials said Vivas was let go because she did not meet performance goals and ran a team that often played in empty the 50yearold coach saying her contract want renewed because she advocated for equal treatment of women ath letes and Access to facilities on the