European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 stars and stripes Mideast edition july 2007 Aba suspends Jackson for seven games the associated press new York Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson Are in trouble with the Aba the Central figures in the Brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills were each suspended without pay by the league on saturday for the first seven games of next season because of their most recent Legal and their history of headaches was Likely the reason they were slapped with stronger penalties than other players who have been suspended in recent years for get Ting in trouble with the both were serious offences and each Are repeat violators of Aba spokesman Tim Frank the nabs collective bargain ing agreement Calls for a mini mum 10game suspension when a player is convicted of or pleads no contest to a violent while the league Felt these crimes fell Short of it came Down hard on both players who Are Al ready used to hearing from the league Artest and Jackson were Pac ers teammates in november 2004 when they were involved in a Brawl with fans during a game against the Detroit Artest was suspended for 73 games and the playoffs the nabs harsh est punishment for a fight and Jackson was suspended for 30 Artest pleaded no contest in May to a Misdemeanour Domestic violence charge stemming from a March 5 dispute with his the latest in a string of of court prob Placer county Superior court judge Francis Kearney sentenced Artest to 100 hours of Community service and a 10day work project through the county sheriffs the Sacramento Kings Forward also was fined and ordered to get extensive Artest was in Africa on a humanitarian Mission at the time his penalty was he is with Union director Billy Hunter taking part in the players associations feeding one million Campaign in Kenya and could be unaware of his a response from Artest and the including whether they plan to might not come until they return to the United Jackson of the Golden state warriors pleaded guilty last month to a felony count of Crimi Nal recklessness for firing a gun outside an Indiana strip club last when he was with the he was ordered to pay a Fine and perform 100 hours of Community i accept the be Lieve it is fair and definitely look Forward to having this entire pro Cess come to a conclusion in no Jackson said in a state ment released by the i apologize to my our our owner ship and the Aba for the negativity this has created and the poor example that i sports briefs Miami receiver Chambers arrested for Dpi Miami dolphins wide receiver Chris Chambers was arrested Early sat urday on charges of driving while impaired and was arrested by Charlott Mecklenburg police around several Miles South of said police Lisa he faces charges of driving while and reckless she he was later released on a according to no other details were we recently Learned about this and Are in the process of Gath ering More dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene a spokesperson for Chambers immediately be reached for edges Japan in football world cup Japan Craig coffin kicked a 22yard Field goal in overtime to lift the United states past Japan 2320 sunday to win the american football world University of Nebraska Omaha running Back Kyle Kasperbauer was named map of the game after scoring two touchdowns and running for 54 Yards on 15 car Japan kicker Yosuke Kaneoka missed a Chance to win the game with a 34yard Field goal in Over time and coffin sealed Victory on the ensuing Possession with his second successful Field goal in extra the tournament is being played for the third Japan won in 1999 and tied with Russia in fed cup one week after winning her fourth Wimbledon Venus Williams returned Home to win another big match for her sister Serena and her but it want Williams overcame a terrible second set to beat Nadia Petrova in the semifinals 64 on saturday to tie the fed cup match Between the United states and Russia at earlier Anna Chak Vetanze gave Russia a Lead by dominating Vania King Williams will play Chak Vetanze and Zina Garrison said she is leaning toward sending Meilen to against Petrova in the reverse singles if Neces a deciding doubles match will the Winner meets the Winner of the other semifinals Between Italy and France for the championship in the win takes a lot of pressure off my Williams with no other player on the team ranked higher than the 43rdranked Williams was being counted on to win two ranked was a late re placement to play after Serena who withdrew with an the has dominated this series with 17 championships since it began in but has not won since which has be come a dominant Force in Wom ens won in 2004 and Gatti retires after being stopped by Gomez Atlantic Arturo Gattis career came to a pain Ful and bloody end when he was battered by Alfonso Gomez and stopped in the seventh round sat urday fighting at 147 pounds proved to be too much for the two time world who failed in his bid to regain his place among Box Ings top Hasta la the 35yearold Gatti told Hob As blood flowed from his Cut i cant be taking this abuse any a stunned crowd of looked on with a mix of Surprise and sadness As Gomez punished his former in coming As a Spectra Gatti told main events presi Dent Kathy Duva in his dressing in a product of the to reality series the was handpicked for this fight by Gat tis manager Pat promoter main events and network they All viewed Gomez As the perfect a fighter who has the kind of aggressive style that plays to Gattis but also lacks the Power to Hurt that want the Gomez who had Only seven knockouts in his previous 21 Hurt Gatti Early with a four punch men battered him with punch after Power Ful punch while Trainer Micky the rest of Gattis Corner and the crowd looked Midway through the seventh As Gomez was Landing 44 of 60 Power Gatti was help less against the Jones wins decision Over Hanshaw Roy Jones is still entertaining in the but sudden knockout victories May be a thing of the Jones won a unanimous decision against previously undefeated Anthony Hanshaw on saturday capturing the vacant inc Light heavyweight the scorecards favored Jones and it was the second straight Victory for the 38yearold fight ing for the first time in nearly a it also was just the second win in five fights for the former super middler Light heavyweight and heavyweight Daniel Morgan Pressel lines up her putt on the 17th Green during the third round of the Lyga Jamie fair Owens Corning classic on Mickelson bogeys 18 loses playoff the associated press Scotland Phil Mickel son bogeyed the same Hole twice in a Row first putting him in a playoff at the scottish open and then allowing Gregory Havre to win the who was looking for his first title outside the United states since led by a stroke but a poor drive on the 72nd Hole of the tournament at Loch Lomond went into the after a bogey left him with a 2under 69 and at 270 the two time masters Champion drove into deeper rough when he and Havre 68 replayed the Hole in the Mickelson bogeyed Mickelson bogey on the 72nd was his third in five he also bogeyed the 14th and but came Back with birdies at the 15th and Ernie Els 65 finished third with a 40foot Birdie on the final it was his fourth straight Birdie on the Luke Donald Richard Sterne Pelle Edberg 66 and Louis Oosthuizen 68 tied for pea tour at austra Lian Nathan Green moved a step closer to his first pea tour Victo shooting a 3under 68 in the round of the John Deere classic and maintaining a on stroke Green is 15under 198 through 54 holes and withstood pushes by 2006 masters runner up Tim Clark 66 and Jonathan Byrd Clark is 14 under after finish ing with three straight and Byrd was two strokes off the a 32yearold from new South had never led a pea tour event after two rounds until he shot 63 on Friday to go 12 that gave him a on stroke Lead Over Carl Petters son and Jason and the momentum carried into the third Golf Roundup Lyga tour at Seri Pak birdied the last Hole to maintain a two shot Lead Over hard charging Morgan Pressel in the third round of the Jamie fair Owens Corning Pressel had eight birdies in a 7under 64 to put pressure on the fou time fair who carried a five stroke Lead Over the Field through 36 holes and was seven shots ahead of Pak added a third round 69 to her opening 63 and a 68 and is at 13under presses 64 Fol Lowed rounds of 68 and 70 and left her at 202 after a blustery Day at Highland Meadows Golf although Pak is just the Sun Days final pairing will feature a Hall of Fame qualifier and one of the sports rising Young super Pak has won 23 tournaments including five while the 19yearold Pressel be come the youngest major Champi on in Lyga history when she took the Kraft Nabisco Champion ship in senior pea tour at Eaks had an a Hole none and birdied five of his final 10 smiling All the Way in route to a care Erlow 62 to surge into the second round Lead at the inaugural Dicks sporting goods Eaks finished one shot off the enjoin Golf club course record held by Fred Hal Sutton and Robert and was at 11under that was one shot ahead of monday qualifier and champions tour Rookie Bruce Vaughan 64 and two shots ahead of Scott Hoch Craig Stadler who shared the first round Lead with Hoch and monday qualifier Rod spittle was alone in three shots off the
