Free agent clarifies TE Ben recounts Steele attended both practices Monday, and Tice said a decision on signing him would be made late Monday. Mike Sullivan thinks Lambeau ranks among professional sports' most classic venues. After a stellar 10- year stint with the Trail Blazers in which he became the club' s career assists leader, Porter played with Minnesota, Miami and San Antonio, where he finished his playing career in 2002. Everything Louisville' s Terrence Williams did a little bit of everything against West Virginia. He has always spoken with diplomacy and grace in the media spotlight.

Attorney' s office had previously disclosed that Bonds tested positive for testosterone, but information about other failed tests has not been previously disclosed U S . Klein said Garcia wanted to return in time to play in the Cardinals' home game against No 1 Florida on Saturday Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press . Updated: April 13, 2005, 8: 13 PM ET Team also losing Bogut to NBA Email Print Share Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY- Forwards Justin Hawkins and Jake Schmidt, and guard Jermaine Calvin are leaving the Utah Utes basketball team . The United States( 6- 1) and Puerto Rico( 3- 4) were the early favorites until they were toppled Friday, Puerto Rico losing unexpectedly to Greece in its quarterfinal On Saturday, Puerto Rico stayed with the U S early and were tied at 21 after the first period . In a 14- year major league career, much of it in the NL, he is 0- 6 with an 8.

They won' t go to a bowl this season, but the months ahead should be a lot more upbeat after this win . 7- seeded Pioneers( 15- 15, 9- 9 SBC) went 7- for- 8 from the free- throw line in the game' s final minute to pull away in a tight second half . It was the first AL triple play since the White Sox did it on July 7, 2004, against the Angels The Twins were tripled up for the first time since Sept 8, 1996, also against the Angels The St . 93 ERA in 69 appearances last season, when the Reds had the NL' s worst bullpen . Thomas Douglas scored 18 points for the Bulldogs, while Jamar Finley added 12. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS( 1- 3) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS( 3- 0- New Orleans Saints: OUT: LB Sedrick Hodge( knee; DE Darren Howard( wrist; WR Michael Lewis( groin; DT Kenny Smith( knee DOUBTFUL: S Tebucky Jones( hip.

BOSTON( AP- Brian Cusworth scored 20 points and grabbed a career- high 17 rebounds Friday to lead Harvard to a 77- 71 win over Dartmouth . The Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday traded the San Diego native to the Padres for lefthander Oliver Perez, minor league outfielder Jason Bay and a player to be named . It' s pretty fun to run 25 yards for a touchdown when everyone in front of you already has been knocked to the ground . Their " big " man is about as intimidating as Harvey the invisible rabbit They' ve beaten the Nets three times and the Bobcats twice Miami' s dined on their innards on four straight occasions Your computer is fine . The Quakers then went 80 yards in 10 plays and scored on Irvin' s 12- yard pass to Billy May with 7: 31 left in the third quarter.

Instead, the 82, 227 fans at sold- out Williams- Brice saw a game in doubt until the very end . Trevor Cook scored a career- high 20 and was one of 10 players in double figures for Texas Tech, which shattered the school record for points Thursday night in a 167- 115 victory over East Central . Attendance has been on a steady decline at Carver- Hawkeye- despite Iowa' s 31- 2 home record over the last two years- as the relationship between Alford and Hawkeyes fans soured . His tenure with the Giants this season was the NFL equivalent of one of those VH- 1 " I Love the' 90s " specials But for three years, he was the best in the business He' s the only QB with two seasons in the top 10 . You want to know why? I don' t know anybody who gets a do- over at " work " There' s no " cut, let' s do that take again " at any office I know about Same thing for sports. Eric Weddle recovered the ball for Utah at the 24 and on second down Ratliff threw it to Richards, who caught it and got both feet down before getting knocked out of bounds The play withstood a review and Utah led 24- 0 at halftime.

Everette Benjamin had nine carries for 44 yards and a touchdown . In the second quarter, Berlin overthrew a swing pass to Gore, and Florida' s Keiwan Ratliff picked up the lateral and ran 34 yards for a touchdown and a 16- 10 lead . Weatherbie said ULM worked on polishing its rough edges during the bye week " What we' re trying to do is get back to fundamentals " Weatherbie said " When you have an open week, that' s a great opportunity to get back to blocking, tackling, ball security- all the little things that it takes to be successful . NCAA policy prohibits us from commenting on specific details regarding a potential or ongoing investigation " Mike Fish is an investigative reporter for ESPN He can be reached at michaeljfishgmail . His daughters, he said, were at the game but didn' t see his cartwheel attempt^ DAY OFF: For the second straight week, Tice gave his players the day off on Monday Yumi Hwang-Williams Tickets . Seventh- inning stretch: The organ music was live but other than that, it was nothing special 3 519.

Five of the touchdowns came in the first half, in which Krause found five different receivers in the end zone . If one becomes valid and commercially available which is other than a urine test, we' ll take a hard look at it " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Phillip Fulmer finished his career at Tennessee exactly 100 games over . Paterno' s 372 career wins are one behind Florida State' s Bobby Bowden for most among major college coaches . I have been wearing the same pair of sweat pants since Game 4 of the Yankee series I am not shaving until we lose another game And so on. He flew back to San Diego for tests and was placed on the disabled list.

if you cut any part of my body, you can see Mavs blood and you can see Cubbies blood coming out " Cuban faces stiff early competition for the Cubs, including several Chicago groups . He strained his groin in April and missed more than a month with a sprained finger on his throwing hand, coming off the disabled list on Aug 29 Sheets( 12- 5, 3 82 ERA) is scheduled to start again on Sunday in Atlanta . One drawback of tackle Cooper Carlisle' s 6- yard touchdown catch against the Chargers was that now he expects it to happen all the time " He wants to be featured now " Shanahan joked . School investigators said Bliss improperly paid tuition for Dennehy and another player and that staffers did not report players' failed drug tests . He led the state of Connecticut in blocks last season and should provide a dose of deterrence for a team that saw its three tallest players, including leading scorer and rebounder Andre Harris( 18 8 ppg, 7 5 rpg, exhaust their eligibility.

Once their curl cuts were taken away, the Illini stopped moving as quickly . Opponents and fans know plenty about Washington' s heralded receiver Reggie Williams . The Red Sox gave the OK only because it' s part of Matsuzaka' s normal routine " It' s a continual feeling- out process on both sides " manager Terry Francona said . Our attitude as a team carried through the players is that it is that close and this one could be the one . The 39- year- old right- hander was replaced by Oscar Villarreal and is day- to- day.

Coppin State( 13- 18) led 62- 61 when McKee stole a pass at midcourt and converted a three- point play to bring the Eagles' advantage to 65- 61 with 24 1 to play . Guys like Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson, Willie McGinest and Bryan Cox, who played for him in the past . In the classification games, Greece defeated Serbia- Montenegro, 72- 64, for fifth place . While Scott attempted to reimplement a more rigid version of the offense, his upperclassmen ultimately balked, and the conflict led to a shocking sixth- place league finish . C- North Carolina' s pursuit of a return to the Final Four is off to a bumpy start. But Self, who coached three seasons at Illinois and secured top players from the Chicago area in Julian Wright and Sherron Collins, wasn' t complaining " We didn' t play good defense without fouling " he said " If we had taken advantage of our opportunities when had the ball early in the second half, we could have kept them at arm' s length " Cheered by a large and noisy contingent of fans that made the trip to the Chicago suburb, the Jayhawks used tight defense to get a halftime lead.

For more than three decades, the NFL' s premier event has been held in warm- weather cities or domed stadiums . Florida Atlantic also hit 25 free throws versus nine for the Ragin' Cajuns, along with going 4- for- 8 from beyond the arc Louisiana- Lafayette hit just 2 of 38 from 3- point range . So, who is the real favorite in AlbuquerqueOhio State and Big Ten fans won' t like it, but it' s probably Maryland . But it still isn' t a place where athletic lightning is very likely to strike once, much less twice . He played most of his career with the Detroit Tigers, having turned down a Yankees offer to back up Lou Gehrig, correctly predicting that Gehrig' s career would be a long one. Heisman organizers generally invite three to five players, based on vote totals. Several baseball sources told ESPN that Major League Baseball officials are actively talking with the State Department and Homeland Security about resolving the visa issue.