Rabach' s surmises calf injury observes was minor and Heyer' s knee should be fine in a day or two, but it' s not a good sign when the 33- year- old Thomas, who had knee and neck surgeries in the offseason, is already gimpy- The Associated PressPANTHERS ADD DEPTH AT LINEBACKER( 5: 33 p m. The lead then changed hands eight times before UCLA' s 14- 2 run. Now, after breaking the year- old school record for victories and claiming their eighth straight win, it' s on to the NCAAs for the second time in school history and first since losing 111- 37 to Tennessee 15 years ago. The right- hander has an NL- high 15 wins and only four losses. They outscored the Angels 31- 7 in the series after being outscored 29- 11 while losing five of six to their local rivals last season " We put it all together the last three games- our offense was fantastic, our starting pitching kept us in games, the bullpen was great " Lowe said. Brown broke an 0- for- 12 streak with the long ball, and matched the RBI total of his previous 16 games combined " And we didn' t just sit right there " Brown said " Most of the credit has to go to the pitcher. Manny Ramirez hit a run- scoring single in the eighth to lift Boston to a 1- 0 win over Minnesota in a splendid pitching matchup between Matsuzaka and the Twins' Scott Baker on Monday night.
Jordan was the Kings' head coach for the final 15 games of the 1996- 97 season and throughout the 1997- 98 campaign after serving five years as an assistant . Veteran Grey Ruegamer, who started the wild- card playoff win over Tampa Bay in January, would replace O' Hara if he could not play . Sosa allowed two hits and two runs, one earned, in 6 1/ 3 innings . But I' ve still got a long way to go before I come even close to doing anything that he did " Maybe when I' m done playing, I' ll look back on it as a pretty good accomplishment . Cubs manager Lou Piniella was upset with his team, which defeated Cincinnati in the series opener but then scored one run and made four errors in losing the next two " It wasn' t a pretty baseball game, not from our point of view, anyway " he said " We' ve played two games, we' ve thrown the ball away, haven' t hit when we have had opportunities with men on base It' s just been two very. But Jones and Lee did their part, finishing with 15 and 13 points " We said that we thought we had capable people in the locker room who would step up and they were capable of playing " Thomas said " and those two guys did an excellent job just in staying within themselves and doing what they were capable of doing " Crawford and Nate Robinson hit 3- pointers to open the fourth quarter, pushing New York' s lead to 80- 66. He skipped a scheduled MRI exam a day later, then prompted a police search when he raised the concerns of those close to him by taking off hours later without his cell phone.
Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 37th save in 42 chances, walking Velandia with two outs before striking out pinch- hitter Dioner Navarro on a full- count pitch J P . 07 ERA for the Kansas City over the previous two seasons, all in relief, after making 28 appearances out of the bullpen for the Angels as a rookie in 2005 . But an angry judge halted the hearing after defense attorney Pamela Mackey questioned the sexual history of the woman accusing the Los Angeles Lakers guard . Gelabale is expected to arrive back in Seattle in mid- September " I think it' s huge " Pendergraft said " You' re thrown out there with the best in the world and I know he' s really looking forward to it " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Game notes In the fourth inning, Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano' s bid for his first HR since July 29 sailed just foul He then flew out to right He is batting 118 with three RBIs in his past 14 games. Baker said RHP Homer Bailey should be ready to make his next scheduled start Tuesday against San Francisco Bailey left his last start Wednesday at St. Updated: February 9, 2009, 12: 44 AM ET Dunleavy sidelined with knee injury Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services Dunleavy WASHINGTON- Indiana Pacers forward Mike Dunleavy injured his right knee in the first quarter of Sunday' s 119- 117 loss to the Washington Wizards.
He lost his past three starts, committing six turnovers and throwing two touchdown passes . Westbrook aggravated a previous sprain in his right ankle while working out in the past few weeks, a team source said . Based on all that, I see them as a wild- card team, and the fact that they haven' t won a playoff game since 1996 makes me wonder how far they can advance, if they do get in . Hall of Fame shortstop Ernie Banks sat with Rangers owner Tom Hicks in his front- row seats by the Texas dugout . he' ll play short this season, let us introduce you to Doug Mientkiewicz. He dropped Johnny Estrada' s flyball in the second but threw out Craig Counsell trying to take third on Chad Tracy' s single in the sixth. He was tossed by plate umpire Paul Emmel in the second inning Sunday for arguing a called third strike " That means we' ve got some other good players with this team " Casey said " The one thing that really impresses with me is how we don' t give up on at- bats.
Center fielder Scott Podsednik and right fielder Anderson each threw out a runner and second baseman Getz and shortstop Alexei Ramirez began double plays after making outstanding stops . We need to make sure we stayed ahead of them " Scott Walker, Ryan Bayda, Joe Corvo and Erik Cole also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won two straight and eight of 11 since losing at New Jersey on Feb 9 . He played under current Jaguars assistant head coach Mike Tice with the Vikings Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . As part of the program, the players will be interviewed annually for the rest of their lives so researchers can examine the relationship between clinical symptoms and pathology . They totaled 214 points in sweeping the Washington schools- but that wasn' t their most productive Pac- 10 weekend ever Stanford combined for 225 points on Feb. The Yankees captain said he hopes to be back in the lineup Wednesday, when New York opens a two- game series at home against Toronto. Garcia, a 22- year- old left- hander who began the season at Double- A Springfield, made his first career start and gave up three runs on five hits in five innings.
New York stranded two runners in five of the final six innings . He did, however, go without an assist " We' ll see what the bet is for the next game " Wilcox said " I tried to get 19 . Hendrickson said$ 16 million of the new contract is guaranteed and Tuck will receive$ 22 5 million in the first three years of the new deal . Favre did not totally blame the torn biceps tendon in his right arm for his decline . Tonight it was more for me to pass the ball " Patterson said it was a typical effort by Lehning " She' s the one who makes this team run " Patterson said " She' s a tremendous talent We saw that tonight. He could be given a chance to compete for the team' s closer' s job in spring training. Clemens' last four Cy Young Awards were won in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2004.
That was it for Wang, whose stats will be besmirched with a 19 06 ERA in this series . An angry Thome was separated from Hoye by manager Ozzie Guillen " You eject Jim Thome, a guy who never says anything to anybody " said Guillen " He said he thought the ball was low and the umpire saw the ball different " The White Sox had first and second at the time against Grilli and after Thome struck out, Konerko walked to load the bases . Clayton Kershaw( 4- 5) allowed just four singles in six crisp innings and the Dodgers beat Colorado 5- 1 Saturday night for their 12th win in 13 games . Nash said he wouldn' t be offended by the team taking a wait- and- see approach, but said " it would be nice if they valued me enough that we didn' t have to go that route " If it comes down to having to entertain other offers, that' s part of the game as well " Nash said " I' m prepared to do that " Don Nelson told Nash to try enjoying free agency . Durant was most impressive in the fourth quarter, but wasn' t without assistance from Chris Wilcox, Earl Watson and Nick Collison, all of whom added key scores in the final 8 minutes to help Seattle win consecutive home games for the first time since last March Equally dazzling was Redd. Losman has been out since he was hurt during the first series of a 38- 7 loss at New England on Sept 23. They return Friday morning to bowl another five- game set after which the top 63 will join defending champion Bryon Smith to begin match play at 4 p m.
Taveras singled to start the game and extend the longest hitting streak in team history . He' s accomplished some great things and now he' s going to have to answer some serious questions " Chicago White Sox catcher A J . Then we started swinging the bats a little bit earlier in the count and started getting some runs " With the game tied at 3 in the sixth, Konerko and A J . Updated: January 31, 2006, 7: 04 PM ET Twins sign DH Sierra to minor- league contract Email Print Share Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS- Ruben Sierra agreed Tuesday to a minor- league contract with the Minnesota Twins and was invited to spring training . The Padres pulled to 4- 3 when Lowe allowed three straight hits to open the third. And I remember he didn' t come because I was upset about it. Attorney Bob Moen, who represents Backe and six others arrested in the incident, said he met with FBI agents on Wednesday to ensure there is a fair investigation into the incident " I have initiated a formal complaint against the officers involved for their actions against the clients I represent for violating their civil rights " Moen told Houston TV station KRIV Police spokesman Capt.
Several of their top hitters have cooled off since the Marlins were 11- 1 . He also tried to purchase a majority interest in the Milwaukee Bucks, but Sen Herb Kohl ultimately decided not to sell Jordan had been largely out of sight since then . Mix in the backdrop of a rivalry and division supremacy, a few injuries, some questionable officiating calls, several big milestones and the historic nugget of this being the final Monday night game at Texas Stadium, and it' s no wonder the Cowboys were ratings gold yet again- a whopping 12 95 million homes and 18 . When asked if he would say anything to Guardado about his tough stretch, Pineiro shook his head " Not tonight " he said " Maybe tomorrow, but not tonight " Game notesTexas has won the last five series in Seattle after going 0- 11- 2 in series at their AL West rivals . He ended a seven- start winless stretch with his first victory since July 14 against Philadelphia " That was vintage him " outfielder Steve Finley said " He' s pitched a lot of games like that for us We haven' t given him many runs We haven' t given him much breathing room. Nick Markakis homered and drove in three runs, Brian Burres pitched four- hit ball into the seventh inning and Baltimore held on to beat the Washington Nationals 6- 5 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Ohlendorf, acquired with three other players from the Yankees on July 26 when Pittsburgh traded outfielder Xavier Nady and left- hander Damaso Marte, lasted six innings, allowing three earned runs with one walk and two strikeouts " I was happy with it " Ohlendorf said " I' m glad the team won, but the thing is, when our offense scored against a pretty tough pitcher, I gave the runs right back " I really liked his aggressiveness " Russell said " I also liked his ability to slow the ball down He used both sides of the plate.
Van Gundy said he expects O' Neal to be ready for the playoffs . A source told Werder that Favre is expected to deliberate for several weeks, perhaps to allow New York time to hire Mangini' s successor . Because of the delay in Tampa Bay' s arrival, the commissioner' s office told the teams to play one game at 7 p m . We needed it, but it' s over with " Wright had an RBI double in the seventh, pulling the Mets to 4- 1 . Brooks also worked for the Sacramento Kings before coming to Seattle last season on Carlesimo' s staff " Things aren' t good " Brooks said to the Associated Press on Saturday night in New Orleans " It' s a challenge to get our guys motivated to play every night Our team needs direction. 4- yard career average spanning 14 seasons( 1973- 86# 8226; Guy played in seven Pro Bowls, six consecutively, and led the league in punting three times# 8226; When he retired he owned the NFL' s postseason records for career punts( 111) and highest average in a playoff game( 56 0. Nathan Stobbe, the president of Summit Structures, attributed the repair to " aesthetics " in a letter sent to the company' s other customers after the collapse.
Game notes The Rangers activated LHP Ron Mahay off the 15- day DL, where he had spent a month with a strained muscle in his rib cage . The ball rolled several feet on the top of the wall before left fielder Ross Gload came over and knocked it backed into the field " The center fielder almost caught it, so we' ll take what we can get " Bay said " I' m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth . But for the most part the teams stayed under control, with the exception of the two minor incidents . Cincinnati didn' t offer a contract to center Eric Ghiaciuc, then released left tackle Levi Jones after making Smith the sixth overall pick in April' s draft . Updated: January 20, 2004, 9: 10 PM ET Penny, Pavano agree to one- year deals Email Print Share Associated Press MIAMI- The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with two key members of their rotation Tuesday, reaching one- year deals with right- handers Brad Penny and Carl Pavano. Martinez appealed, and a hearing was held during spring training. Bonds huffed and puffed while gingerly making his way to the dugout, and still hadn' t fully caught his breath 15 minutes later in the Giants' clubhouse.
It seemed like it would have been easy to do, but I couldn' t get a hit after that " Polanco was playing for the first time since Aug . It' s almost like the other team knows what I' m going to throw sometimes " The only downer for the Mets: First baseman Carlos Delgado left the game in the third after getting struck on the right knee with a pitch from Hudson . Vazquez, acquired in an offseason trade with the Chicago White Sox, and five relievers combined for a five- hitter " I' ve always loved pitching here " said Vazquez, who was 5- 4 with a 3 . But Tapscott was also thrust into the challenging role of persuading Charlotte to support a new team so shortly after the Hornets fled to New Orleans in a bitter split earlier in 2002 . Obviously the goal is to be ready to play on Sunday, and I' m optimistic I' ll be able to do that " Rivers sprained his medial collateral ligament when he landed awkwardly after throwing a 56- yard touchdown pass to Darren Sproles on the last play of the third quarter Sunday in a 28- 24 victory over Indianapolis He didn' t return. I don' t really like sitting out and watching guys bust their behinds when I can be out there doing something " Russell said he felt fine after the practice and would be ready for the night session later Thursday. Faulk was a captain last season for the first time in his nine years with the Patriots He had 47 catches for 383 yards and one touchdown.
Updated: September 21, 2009, 5: 42 PM ET RB Barber sidelined with quad injury Comment Email Print Share Associated Press IRVING, Texas- The Dallas Cowboys said Monday that running back Marion Barber has a quadriceps injury and his return isn' t yet known . It was nice to hit a home run " Stanton thought the entire game changed when Jenkins hit his 19th of the year " It' s just a shame " Stanton said " If I can do my job and get Jenkins out, I don' t think there' s any doubt we win the game " The Brewers had been outscored 42- 14 during their five- game losing streak . Claudio and Spurling took care of that " Fielder homered in the second but Holliday responded with a two- run drive in the bottom half . I think I will never be too far from the game " There' s a time when everybody has to walk away from it, when you feel you can' t do it any longer " he said . There' s no doubt there' s something left in his bat, too, especially after the last three games. Linebrink was kicking himself afterward after getting ahead of Lind 0- 2 " It was a change- up down and I' d thrown a couple others down in the same spot " Linebrink said " If he sees multiple pitches with the same speed in the same spot, eventually he' s going to get one " Lind went to third on a wild pitch and scored when Bautista singled to left " We went with our best, but it' s tough to hold that team " said White Sox bench coach Joey Cora, who managed in place of Ozzie Guillen " To win 1- 0 against that team would have been tough and obviously it didn' t happen " Cora served as interim manager with Guillen in Chicago for his son' s college graduation Guillen will return Monday The White Sox have lost three straight and 10 of 13. Sloan talked about the 1, 000 wins before the game " All it is, is a number " he said " It' s not been one of my ambitions.