Manny Delcarmen unveils issued two gathers two- out walks in eighth before Jonathan Papelbon gave up a double to Aubrey Huff that cut Boston' s lead to 4- 3. I think I was trying too hard " Giles got a run back on the third with a sacrifice fly off Kyle Kendrick( 10- 7. J- The New Jersey Nets' owner insisted the team is not for sale, shooting down a report Thursday that investors were being assembled to buy the franchise and move it to Newark " The team is very simply not for sale, and any stories that suggest or insinuate that we would be interested in listening to those conversations are flat out false " Bruce Ratner said in a statement " We are focused on breaking ground on the Barclays Center in Brooklyn later this year and building all of Atlantic Yards, nothing else " The Star- Ledger of Newark reported in its Thursday editions that New Jersey Devils owner Jeffrey Vanderbeek and Newark Mayor Cory Booker were trying to assemble investors to buy the Nets and move the basketball team to Newark. Sharpe said Marshall seemed to take his words to heart and he said he believes Marshall has learned from what has been a painful lesson " I think he' s handling this in a very positive way " Sharpe said " Moving forward, I don' t think the Broncos are going to have any problems with Brandon Marshall " There may even be a reason behind his refusal to answer questions from reporters this week " I told him I think he should let his play do his talking " Sharpe said Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.
Shanahan publicly backed Henry as he fought with the league, contending he was innocent . Tejada grounded into a double play for the AL- high 28th time in the first inning . Ron Mahay pitched three scoreless innings for his first save of the year . The ball rolled all the way to New York' s dugout, allowing Kendrick to score .
Holliday, runner- up for the NL MVP award last season, agreed to a$ 23 million, two- year contract- one of the few arbitration- eligible players to get a multiyear deal The left fielder hit . He' s just been waiting for that home run swing to come around, and it sure did today " Teixeira hit solo drives batting left- handed in the second and fourth innings, and a two- run shot from the right side in the seventh for his 13th homer of the season . Selanne added his 26th goal on another sharp pass from Getzlaf when both clubs were short- handed late in the second . A former Texas Southern standout, Hankton signed with Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent in 2003 He appeared in 46 games for the Jaguars, with one start Hankton registered 31 special teams tackles Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN . The first record in McGee' s FBI file shows that McGee was being investigated along with at least one other person, whose name was redacted. Mets left- hander Tom Glavine allowed two runs in 6 1/ 3 innings in his first start since becoming the 23rd member of the 300- win club.
He' s going to make that decision " When asked if the Clippers are more attractive than other teams, Baylor replied " He loves the city . He has some tenacity to him " Wladimir Balentien hit his third homer of the spring off Johnson in the second inning, and Yuniesky Betancourt had a run- scoring double in the third for a 2- 0 lead . It' s nice for me to come in and try to jell as much as I can . A guy like DeLamielleure says the things he said about me, you think I' m going to invite him to dinner? No I' m going to break his damn neck . Rodriguez was the NL Championship Series MVP and had a team- best 17 RBI during the Marlins' World Series run " It was a privilege to be a part of this world championship team, and it is unfortunate the ownership chose not to keep the club together, as I felt we had the players to repeat as world champions " Rodriguez said. Peralta' s single in the first scored Sizemore for the first run.
The last three seasons ended with opening- round losses in Game 5 at Turner Field . 272# 8226& nbsp; Lowest for any season in which he played 100+ games On- base Pct . Tony Pena, Brandon Lyon and Jose Valverde finished up with stellar relief on Saturday " They really played well and they should feel good about what they did " Piniella said " We' re disappointed, but at the same time I' m really proud of our players . CHICAGO( AP- The role was familiar to Ben Gordon So was the result . Updated: January 9, 2008, 11: 35 AM ET McNabb says team should restock and' secure some playmakers' Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services It sounds like a holiday wish list, albeit a tad late, but Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb made his desires known with his blog posting on yardbarker.
The error allowed two more runs to score and Phil Nevin finished off the rally with an RBI- double that gave the Twins a 9- 4 lead " It would' ve been nice to win tonight, but I certainly didn' t do my part " Miller said . But Hensley couldn' t prevent another Padres setback to the Phillies " We haven' t played well against them " Bochy said " We have to do something about that . Anyone who knows me, all I care about is just winning " If he cracks the rotation, Ortiz would follow a talented foursome featuring newly signed lefty ace Barry Zito, Matt Cain, Noah Lowry and Matt Morris The Giants have missed the playoffs the past three years . But Torres( 0- 2, who lost his closer' s job after squandering a 2- 0 lead in the ninth inning of a 4- 2 loss Thursday to San Diego, immediately allowed Russell Martin' s single . 7 percent of its field goals- just shy of its season high of 54 3 percent. Right now, it' s not there " Running back Jamaal Charles, who made his own contribution to the so- so special teams performance by muffing a punt, could understand his coach' s frustration " I guess he' s just tired of losing " Charles said " We' ve been working hard, had a tough training camp Everybody wants to win, and we keep losing. When asked Friday if it could be on the short end- like two weeks- he replied " I hope so.
We just got shut down completely " The Giants managed to get one runner as far as third against Zambrano, who retired nine of the first 10 hitters he faced and 17 of the final 18 . Updated: December 26, 2008, 10: 44 PM ET Williams frustrated in return to Texas Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services A Dallas Cowboys wide receiver says he' s frustrated by a perceived lack of involvement in the offense- and it' s not Terrell Owens . Maybe now he' s only three steps ahead " Irvin said " He' s still enormously different " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . He played seven games with the Giants last season and went to Triple- A Fresno of the Pacific Coast League for the remainder of the season, batting 302 with 45 RBI . He spoke with incoming team president Stan Kasten on Thursday, but they didn' t discuss contract details. He must wear a protective boot on his foot for seven to 10 days.
My goal is to finish here and hang with my family " Brown has been one of the more well- traveled coaches in history, with head coaching stints at Detroit, Philadelphia, Indiana, the Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio, New Jersey, Denver( NBA and ABA) and Carolina of the ABA, UCLA and Kansas He also coached the 2004 U S . Leyland said before the game that he was considering no longer using the usual extreme shift that several teams employ against Ortiz . CHICAGO( AP- Gerald Laird knocked two balls over the fence and two others went for doubles B 96 Summer Bash Tickets . Most of the time this year we' ve been able to battle back and that was the case today " There was an odd play in the fifth inning . Winters testified he never intended to arrest Bryant that night, but that he executed a court order to take the NBA star to the hospital because of an " incident " during the interview in Bryant' s room Winters didn' t explain what he meant. You want to pick your guys up, not let it unfold like that " Or unravel like the Indians' season appears to be doing.
Portland assistant Monty Williams has also been reported to be a candidate . The only other time this season that the Devils had three power- play goals was Dec . His reputation speaks for itself " New York' s Todd Self and Juan Tejeda each had an RBI . I' m looking for a manager that' s going to interact with the community " Minaya' s new manager will have a year- round job, talking frequently with the minor- league staff and farm director and visiting instructional and winter leagues during the offseason . Texas allowed 13 to Detroit in the ninth inning in Arlington on Aug 8, 2001, in a 19- 6 loss Rodriguez was the Rangers' catcher in that game. Hernandez escaped further damage when Lind strayed too far off second and was caught in a rundown, and Kennedy leaped and speared Jason Lane' s liner near third.