European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 2007 stars and stripes Page 51 mob working out details for Tokyo games in 2008 the associated press san Francisco baseball officials Are moving ahead with plans to play regular season games in Tokyo in the Boston red new York Oakland athletics and Seattle mariners Are american league teams interested in play ing in Japan next several officials have said in recent the los Angeles Pitts Burgh pirates and san Diego padres have expressed interest among National league i expect that we will have games in Tokyo next Bob baseballs chief operating said tuesday before the Allstar the Chicago cubs and the new York mets opened the 2000 sea son with a two game series at the Tokyo and the new York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil rays started the 2004 season with two games a 2003 series be tween Seattle and Oakland at the Tokyo dome was called off be cause of the threat of War in Balco leaker invokes Libby in plea for leniency san Francisco an attorney who admitted leaking the confidential grand jury testimony of slugger Barry Bonds to the Media asked a Federal judge for leniency noting that president Bush commuted Lewis Scooter Libby prison sentence for a similar in doing Troy Ellerman joins a growing a list of defendants across the country who have made the same arguments for leniency since Bush said the former vice presidential aides sentence for leaking the name of a Cia operative was too harsh and commuted it to Proba Tion and a Ellermann invocation of lib Bys Case tuesday was part of a much larger court filing arguing for a prison sentence of 15 rather than the two years Federal prosecutors Are last District court judge Jeffrey White said even two years in prison was too Light of a and he refused to accept Ellermann plea White said Ellermann conduct was especially egregious because he was a lawyer and lied to judges and in court filings when Dis cussing the leaked grand jury Ellerman pleaded guilty to Al lowing a newspaper reporter to View confidential transcripts of grand jury testimony from Jason Gary Shef Field and other athletes embroiled in the governments steroids the 44yearold Ellerman initially blamed Federal investigators for leaking the Hus Hovd wins fourth stage of tour de France hush Ovd of Norway won the fourth stage of the tour de France on and Swiss rider Fabi an Cancellara kept the Overall Lead for a fifth straight Hus Hovd won in a sprint at the end of the mostly Flat ride from Villers Cotteret to Joi everything took place superbly said who finished in 4 37 47 sports briefs seconds for his fifth tour stage in too Robert Hunter of South Africa was and Oscar Freire of Spain was they and the trailing which included can finished with the same time As Cancellara is the Only rider to Wear the race leaders yellow Jer sey this he won the pro Logue and the third stage and leads the Overall standings with a time of Shanahan resigns for 1 year with rangers new Shana Han stuck to his word and agreed to a oneyear Deal with the new York rangers on the 38yearold left Winger had 29 goals and 62 Points with the rangers last his first with new following the rang ers second round playoff Elimina Shanahan said he wanted to continue his career and had no in Terest in playing anywhere but new Shanahan will receive Mil lion in base salary next season and can earn an additional million in a message was left seeking comment from on the rangers avoided salary arbitration with Henrik Lundqvist by agreeing to terms on a oneyear Deal with the a restricted free agent scheduled for an arbitration hearing on july will earn million next he made last the 25yearold Lundqvist went 37228 with a goal against average in 70 games last second in the the 37 wins were the second most in a single season in rangers the who led Sweden to the Gold medal at the 2006 Turin tied for sixth in the league with five his 67 wins Over his first two seasons Are the most in rangers 5 step a teammate arrested after weekend Brawl Al under age Teasel paso football play ers and a linebacker recently kicked off the team were arrested after police responded to a week end Brawl outside a downtown two 20yearold sophomores receiver Tufick Shadrawy and linebacker Brian Wilkins were arrested on charges of assault on a Public servant and interference with Public Shadrawy also was accused of attempting to take a weapon from a Law enforce ment and Wilkins was accused of resisting Sophomore defensive Back Damon was arrested on a charge of disorderly con linebacker Isaiah Carter and defensive Back Brandon both 17yearold were accused of Public Emeri was arrested on charges of interference with Public duties and resisting he was recently kicked off the step officials Chuck Collin one of three Duke Lacrosse players cleared of false rape will Transfer to Loyola of Maryland and play for the greyhounds next All six have been released from step coach Mike Price said in a statement monday he was monitoring the situation and will take disciplinary action if Missouri player accused of using Shotgun to strike Man Louis Missouri Basket Ball player Kalen Grimes was accused of striking a Man in the face with the butt of a police the Louis county prosecutors office said tuesday that for Mal charges of second degree As Sault were pending against Missouri leading re Bounder last tigers coach Mike Anderson suspended Grimes indefinitely on monday for violating team Grimes was struck in the head with a lug police said no one was seriously cleared Duke player Finnerty will attend former Duke Lacrosse player Collin cleared of false rape charges after being sidelined from the sport for More than a will Transfer to Loyola of Maryland and play for the Grey hounds next Finnerty and fellow players Reade Seligmann and Dave Evans were indicted last Spring on charges of kidnapping and sexual offence after a woman told police she was attacked by three men at a March 2006 team party where she was hired to per form As a but the Case steadily unravelled Over the next and the state prosecutors who eventually took Over the Case from the local District attorney dropped All charge in doing North Carolina at Torney general Roy Cooper declared the Trio innocent victims of a tragic Rush to the District Mike in was later disbarred for his actions in the Case and resigned from office in raiders sign s Darius the Oak land raiders signed former Jack Sonville safety donovin Darius on bolstering a unit that was the strongest on the team Dur ing a difficult season last the raiders had the Nils third ranked Overall defense and 1 ranked pass defense last despite finishing with an of worst 214 who turns 32 next had been a mainstay in Jacksonville secondary since he was the clubs first round pick in the 1998 but the jaguars re leased him in june As they try to get younger and faster on de Darius finished his career in Jacksonville with 614 14 eight forced Fum six Fumble recoveries and two longtime patriots executive Bucko Kilroy Dies Francis Bucko a former new England patriots executive who was known throughout the league As a top Talent died the team he was Kilroy was a six time Al pro guard for the Philadelphia eagles during a 13season playing career in the 1940s and during a 64season nil Ca including 36 years with the Kilroy also worked in player personnel and scouting for the Washington redskins and Dallas and mentored others who went on to Lead nil scouting he was one of the founders of the National football scouting and had been a scout ing consultant for the patriots the past 13 Oden out for summer top draft pick Greg Oden needs to have his tonsils removed and is expected to miss the rest of the Portland Trail blazers summer league after he tapes the Espy awards in los he will undergo a Tonsillectomy at the Vancouver clinic in nearby the team recovery time is expected to be two to three Greg Felt that this was the right decision to make in the inter ests of his and we support that decision 100 Trail blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard the sooner he gets the procedure the sooner he can get Back on the court at full a 7foot Center who played one season at Ohio was the 1 pick in the Aba in his summer league Oden scored six Points and had two rebounds before leaving with 10 the maximum allowed in the summer the blazers lost 7466 to the Boston Oden will miss sundays match up with Seattle that would have pitted him against 2 pick Kevin sonics Complete signal Trade for Lewis Rashard Lewis formally joined the do magic on leaving the Seattle supersonics after nine seasons when the teams completed a signal Trade Deal for the High scoring the magic sent Seattle a conditional second round while the supersonics earned a Trade exception believed to be in the million Lewis agreed to terms with the magic earlier this yet no Deal could be closed until wednes the first Day that the leagues free agent moratorium was the six year Deal Lewis agreed to a five year but the signal Trade allows an extra year to be worked into the con tract is expected to be Worth at least Billups signs Deal with pistons Detroit Chauncey Billups signed a five year contract wednesday with the de troit returning to the team he helped reach five straight conference the agreed to last week but which could not be announced until wednesday under league is Worth million guaranteed for four years and includes a team option for the fifth heat coach Riley glad Walker not Hurt in robbery Miami coach Pat Riley expressed Relief tuesday Over the news that heat Forward Antoine Walker was not injured during a robbery at the players Chicago Walker and one of his relatives were bound at gunpoint while multiple robbers took a Cash and jewelry from the three time Al stars of season residence monday Walker a Chicago native was shaken but not physically said agent Mark Bartel Ive talked to have not been Able to get through to Anto Ine but Hes Riley said tuesday after watching the heats summer league team its what it it had to be a terrifying ordeal for until i speak with i dont have any knowl Edge other than what Ive heard from other the vehicle taken in the Rob Bery was in Chicago on tuesday police have not announced any arrests in the lakers pick gaol staying in Spain Spain Marc the younger brother of Memphis grizzlies Forward Pau is staying in Spain for the 22yearold drafted by the los Angeles lakers with the 48th said wednesday he will spend another season with the Spanish club a Avayu Giro its in my Best interests to continue at Girona due to their ambitious sporting project and the great atmosphere in the gaol i want to work very hard and improve this coming the 7footl who helped Spain win the world title last was also chosen to play for the National team at the Europe an championship in gaol averaged Points and rebounds in 37 games this sea wolves sign first round pick Minneapolis the Minne Sota Timber wolves signed first round draft pick Corey brew or on the 6foot9 swing Man from Florida was the seventh Overall pick in last months he got a two year Deal Worth Mil lion with team options for two More