Holcomb said discloses he' ll devises try not to put any special emphasis on the scrimmage. The Texans, whose roster stood one shy of the NFL maximum 53, made room by releasing newly acquired offensive lineman Garrick Jones after practice Monday. ATLANTA- Atlanta Braves closer John Smoltz went on the disabled list Wednesday with tendinitis in his right elbow, probably derailing his chances of breaking the single- season save record Team physician Dr. Still, you need to keep an eye out for Jean Francois Bro- Grebe, a 6- 9 junior who played in only nine games last season because of knee injuries. Memphis in Madison Square Garden) not thinking he would be losing his top three scorers who combined to average 44 points last season. 5 seed Florida State 61- 59 in overtime in the first round, and No 10 seed Michigan upset No 7 seed Clemson 62- 59 in the first round No 5 seed Illinois, No 8 seed Ohio State and No 10 seed Minnesota each lost in their first- round games. And in the blink of an eye, coach Brown seems to have reverted from the title- winning grit of Gene Hackman( as Norman Dale) to the doomed nebbishness of McLean Stevenson( anybody remember " Hello, Larry? Then say it with me now: Hello? Larry 9 The Bobcats would challenge the' 73 76ers That seemed inevitable They were a joke But a funny thing happened on the way to the Forum Actually two funny things: Punchline No.

In saying that, we talk about all the pitches he can throw with command . Asked what Miles told him when they met at midfield, Stoops said " I didn' t listen to much of it " I think he said' I guess we found out who the No 1 team was' or something like that . His favorite target was Cody Slate, who made nine catches for 140 yards, including a 41- yard touchdown reception . OL: Alex Mack, California OL: Max Unger, Oregon OL: Eben Britton, Arizona OL: Andy Levitre, Oregon State OL: Alex Fletcher, Stanford QB: Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State RB: Joe McKnight, USC RB: Keenan Herring, Arizona State TE: Rob Gronkowski, Arizona Defense DL: Nick Reed, Oregon DL: Dexter Davis, Arizona State DL: Fili Moala, USC DL: Brian Price, UCLA LB: Brian Cushing, USC LB: Rey Maualuga, USC LB: Zach Follett, California DB: Brandon Hughes, Oregon State DB: Kevin Ellison, USC DB: Taylor Mays, USC DB: Patrick Chung, Oregon Specialists K: Thomas Weber, Arizona State KR: Ronald Johnson, USC P: Keenyn Crier, Arizona PR: S . Houston and coach Tom Penders have signed two players from Midland CC, Tex, including guard Brian Latham of Memphis- East, Tenn, and forward Englebert Cherrington of Belize. Three other charges were dropped Wednesday " I think it was a good resolution, given the circumstances " defense attorney Greg Stewart said. Harangody, who finished with 13 points, scored eight straight points for Notre Dame but McNeal had eight of Marquette' s next 10 as the Golden Eagles took the lead for good at 57- 54 on his 3- pointer with 11: 52 to play Acker, a 5- foot- 8 sophomore who averages 4.

577) and came into Sunday' s game averaging 11 points, fourth highest on the team, and a team best 8 5 rebounds a game Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . He called her after the Gophers' 42- 0 victory against Southwest Texas State . It was the third time in the last four years the Nittany Lions had a losing record, and just the fourth losing season since Paterno joined the coaching staff in 1950 . They had 30 digital cameras synchronized to focus on Lewis, showing us 270 degrees worth of angles on the play . He killed the Mountaineers last season " Being without Bush is big, but they' ve kind of picked up without him " McLee said. The five- game series between the MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball All- Stars will run from Nov. And the playoffs are an iffy proposition, with the team at 44- 44, 10 games behind the AL East- leading Red Sox and 8 games behind the Cleveland Indians for the AL' s wild card berth as of Sunday morning " When I think about winning four out of five World Series, how the hell did that happen " Torre said, according to the Daily News " This game is very tough to be competitive all the time, and things like this happen.

A key cog in Boston' s powerful lineup, Lowell bats fifth behind David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez . McGee gave Texas A& M its first lead on a 65- yard touchdown run that made it 10- 7 with 2: 54 remaining in the first quarter . Will Harris had 20 points, Brian Connelly had 13 points and nine rebounds and Tim Ambrose 10 points for Albany, which had won three straight and was in first place in the conference . After shooting 44 percent from long- range this season, there wasn' t much left for him to do in college . Williams had six receptions for 61 yards to lead Maine( 1- 1, while Jhamal Fluellen had 102 yards on 26 carries. Giambi has a full no- trade clause " This is all news to me I' m a Yankee " he said " It' s kind of fun to read. Nonetheless, there are young and wet foals ready to grow into championship thoroughbreds.

Patrick Hruby: Daunte Culpepper' s 82- yard post pattern bomb to Randy Moss, who outran one two three four Detroit defenders . At Wednesday' s news conference, athletic director Paul Krebs said the university fully cooperated with the NCAA during the probe " I do think there is some relief that comes with the filing of the report . Clausen' s best drive came late in the fourth quarter, when he led Notre Dame to the Penn State 10 . Eastern Kentucky gave Neubauer a four- year contract with an annual salary of$ 150, 000 Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . Cup play and Champions League play, making it necessary to note that the Gunners' 50- match unbeaten streak is in league play only As reader Scott from Hudson, N H. It' s hard to see how skinny Obama is until he' s banging beneath the rim, his bony hips giving way easily to brawnier competitors. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Castile and Keenum converted a two- point conversion pass to Castile . Eric: I hate to be too reactive but, like in fantasy, and in life, catchers are precious I keep the early Mike Piazza in a lock box, actually . Garland gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out five in his longest start . If the goal is most points, it' s better to take a 99- percent chance of one than a 40- percent chance of two . Byrd has led Belmont to a league- record three consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference tournament titles, and the Bruins nearly upset Duke in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Young and Tyree had back- to- back baskets to give Stony Brook a 49- 44 lead as it pulled away. School officials said Wednesday that UConn and the NCAA " now consider this matter closed " Jennifer Kearns, a spokeswoman for the NCAA, says the association does not comment on secondary violations Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

If Lars were selected, John would have to attend every Yale home football game and might have to bring Lars to community- related activities throughout the year That might interfere with concerts and the Yankees . Glenn agreed that with the opener looming three weeks away, the intensity level has picked up " Sure, you' ve got a game coming up, so there' s a sense of urgency " he said " It' s huge " Media day is also picture day, and the 101 players and 13 coaches spent much of the afternoon lining up for photos, including a group shot in the lower west stands " It' s neat . 31 ERA, but New York won 17 of the 28 games in which he pitched . Faulk had 28 yards on nine carries and caught seven passes for 27 yards . 7 or below when next spring semester starts " Mossman said. 5 seconds remaining gave Cal State Fullerton a 61- 60 victory over Long Beach State on Thursday night. Dixon was and remains USC' s top target, but he has told the Trojans he' s staying at Pitt, as his family has no interest in moving from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles.

Anderson burst onto the Sioux defensive scene last year as a freshman, recording 39 tackles in seven full games . Jasper Faulk put the first Southern Miss points on the board when he picked off a Sam Hunt pass and returned it 48 yards for a touchdown at the 12: 12 mark . Associated PressANAHEIM, Calif- Andruw Jones had two shots at matching one of baseball' s most famous records . 27, 2004, and threw to Mientkiewicz for the final out of Boston' s four- game sweep of the St Louis Cardinals It was Boston' s first World Series title since 1918 . He has 378 tackles( 248 solo, nine sacks, four forced fumbles and three interceptions. Zereoue was helped by trainers, then carted off the field " An injury like that, a guy diving for the ball, you just hope he' ll be fine " Bettis said " It' s not super serious to the point it will be a long- term situation. The club demanded at least$ 10 million in punitive damages " They just wanted to get the most they could get " Cornstein said Friday " That' s capitalism, and that' s just the way the system is set up now " The Pistons earned the top seeding in the Eastern Conference playoffs last season and lost to New Jersey in the East finals.

The ACC, which put seven teams in the NCAA Tournament, had only three in the final rankings- North Carolina, Duke and North Carolina State . Louis for a 2003 second- round draft pick last June, opened the scoring just 1: 54 into the game and later made it 3- 0 on his second goal at 8: 05 of the second period . 4 " The kid over there is doing pretty good " Klesko said Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . I feel relaxed- ready to have fun " Weather permitting, Loney was scheduled to face Braves ace John Smoltz for the first time . Randy Moss had a monster rookie season for the Minnesota Vikings 1 Randy Moss( 1998 Vikings) Dr. In San Francisco he wrote for the Examiner from 1958- 65 and then worked for the Chronicle until 1970.  Montana State           0- 1    855  15 17.

Fox is entering the second year of a four- year deal for the broadcast rights to the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls until 2010, and the national title game until 2009 . A look at the top five players in ACC history: Alana Beard, Duke' 04 The only three- time ACC Player of the Year( men' s or women' s) reigned over the most dominant era in conference history . The potential for Randy Johnson to dig deep, overcome his back pain, come up with a 13- strikeout game and remind us why he' s one of the greatest pitchers ever 36 . Updated: June 3, 2006, 12: 33 PM ET Koby Clemens won' t be catching for dad Email Print Share ESPN news services Koby Clemens will be playing with his famous father on Tuesday night But he won' t be behind the plate . At that time, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was optimistic " He' ll be all right " he said " Two to three days of rest should take care of it " Left- hander Arthur Rhodes has taken over at the back of the Phillies bullpen. Carroll is pleased with the way the Trojans responded to the loss at Cal, averaging 42 points a game against Arizona State, Stanford and Notre Dame( 2- 4) while giving up just 17 points a game " They have been terrific ballgames for us " he said " We' ve been physical, tough on defense and the quarterback has just played beautifully " Matt Leinart, who replaced Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer, has thrown for 1, 824 yards and 17 touchdowns with just seven interceptions His passing efficiency rating of 155 9 places him 10th in the nation Leinart credits receivers Mike Williams( 106 1 yards a game) and Keary Colbert( 79. He follows reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum in the rotation, then sees nine- game winner Matt Cain pitch after him " I can' t say I feel any younger watching them pitch " Johnson said " I' m enjoying this year as much as any year I' ve ever enjoyed because I' m making my pitches " Johnson earned career victory No.

Georgia Tech later won an appeal and had the victories reinstated . Michigan State' s Otis Wiley intercepted a Sheehan pass midway through the second quarter, setting up the Spartans on the Falcons 18 . The Wildcats won the Pac- 10 regular- season title, but lost to Washington in the conference tournament championship . Mike Ndiribe, 18, collapsed in a locker room during his team' s game at Hill College, said Hillsboro police Cpl Kyle Cox . C- Everybody figured Wake Forest would ask star scorer Jeff Teague to take the shot that would knock off No 1 Duke. The option would become guaranteed if he meets certain performance levels, and the price of the option could escalate to as high as$ 4 5 million Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. RR: I was really pleased with defense in our first game and Greg Robinson, our new defensive coordinator and his scheme.

9 passer rating after missing on one pass- who filled in for the chronically banged- up Miller during a 4- 12 season that so thoroughly discombobulated the Chicago front office it reasoned that after Jake Plummer turned down huge coin to become a Bear, the answer for 2003 was former Steelers QB Kordell Stewart and his run- first- pass- worst style, which might have worked had he not been, sadly, sidelined by an( un) injury thus subjecting fans to the QB known as Chandelier whose play was so gross, man, the Bears had no choice, man, but to insert 2003 first- round pick Rex Grossman who, after becoming the first Bears rookie QB in 22 years to win his pro debut, started the last three games of the Jauron era and the first three games of the Smith era only to blow out his left wheel diving for a TD in Week 3 of 2004, something that, of course, the Bears were totally prepared for- right- because seamlessly in stepped Jonathan Quinn, from the Cradle of Quarterbacks known as Middle Tennessee State, to throw for a net 34 yards in Week 5 and 49 more in Week 6 before being replaced by Craig Krenzel, who cranked things up a notch, exploding for 69 yards in Week 7, which is enough to make the QB Ring of Honor in a place like Chicago, until he was re- re- re- replaced by Quinn and then by Jerry Jones reject Chad Hutchinson who, luckily, was there to lead the team to dead last in nearly every major statistical passing category and a QB nadir of such incalculable depth that the team actually signed Jeff George, a guy disliked more in locker rooms than impetigo, who, thankfully, wasn' t invited back to 2005 camp, which left room for the kind of quarterback who embodies the Bears QB Carousel from Hell: Kurt Kittner( cut by five teams in seven months last season; and recent No . Although the practice has been debated in each division, Division III is the only one to have legislation on the table, and that proposal will not eliminate the practice but would limit it to a certain numbers of practices per week during the traditional season . The Red Sox returned to Boston on Thursday after losing six straight . Girardi caught for the Yankees from 1996- 99, served as a bench coach in 2005, then managed the Marlins the following year and was NL Manager of the Year . The Vols, playing a small lineup because of two big men in foul trouble, cut into the lead Tatum hit a 3 to put Tennessee up 67- 66 After J P. Gonzalez was back in the starting lineup after straining his right knee while sliding into third base in the fourth inning on Tuesday night and coming out as a precaution He said he convinced manager Bud Black that he was OK. Miami was without tailbacks Brandon Murphy and Andre Bratton, who both suffered knee injuries earlier this season.

Mike Pereira or Larry Upson will be on duty in the league office for assistance, NFL spokesman Joe Browne said Friday . Tulsa, the home of Oral Roberts, has hosted the tournaments the past three years and will also have the 2008 events . He pinch- hit in the sixth inning and he had RBIs single " I felt really good today . The Dragons took control of the game with a 19- 5 first- half run that was punctuated by a 3- pointer by Rodgers with 9: 12 remaining That basket gave Drexel a 26- 9 lead . Sterk said athletic officials will begin a search for her replacement immediately " It' s obviously a very emotional time for Sherri Murrell, her coaches and team and all of us who have worked with her " said Sterk, who last month told Murrell she could expect to stay at least another year " She' s leaving the program in better shape than when she arrived " Murrell, who was a head coach at George Fox University and at University of the Pacific before coming to WSU in 2002, was an assistant at Pepperdine, Brigham Young and Portland State after finishing her playing career at Pepperdine. The Cardinals had been 3- 1 against the Irish since joining the Big East# 8226& nbsp; Louisville' s 11- game winning streak vs. The second half was more of the same with the Blazers grinding out long drives that stalled deep in UCF territory.