It' s outline that simple defines " Ohio State coach Jim Foster said " Ball movement, ball reversals- it was just a mental block " Lavender said the Buckeyes needed to take the blame for the lengthy drought " I don' t think it was the zone, it was us " she said " We weren' t executing our offense very good and in transition that gave them baskets " McCants' free throw and a reverse layup by Chay Shegog tied it at 52 with 10: 51 remaining. Arizona took a half- game lead over San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies atop the division " It' s awesome " Tracy said " It' s good to go home and go to sleep and know you' re on top of the division " With 123 games to go in the regular season, the Diamondbacks were just enjoying the feeling. Bacsik was the 446th different pitcher to give up a homer to Bonds. The two- time Pro Bowl quarterback, who is 37, was released by Miami last month. He told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis that he has not spoken to Favre in a couple of weeks. Updated: December 7, 2003, 9: 48 PM ET News conference scheduled Email Print Share ESPN news services NEW YORK- Japanese star Kazuo Matsui has decided to join the New York Mets, with the deal already done, ESPN' s Peter Gammons reports. Littles gave Virginia the lead for good at 61- 60 by converting a backdoor lob play.
Bonds advanced to second before getting doubled off base on Rich Aurilia' s sharp liner to shortstop . The sixth was big because that walk really hurt me and set the tone for the inning " Hart' s 21st homer came a batter after Bullington was replaced by left- hander John Grabow . Four pitches later, Adrian Gonzalez connected on a pitch the opposite way into the left- field seats . Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman was hired at A& M Monday, three days after Dennis Franchione resigned . In his final four innings of work, Howell allowed just two hits. 77 ERA coming in but held the Mets without a hit until Beltran delivered a no- doubt single to center with one out in the sixth. Associated Press Dodgers 4, Giants 1SAN FRANCISCO( AP- The Giants have faced some formidable starting pitching so far in a division full of it: Jake Peavy, Brad Penny, Derek Lowe.
93 ERA) in his last three starts " Everybody on this team is confident when he' s on the mound " said Adam LaRoche, who had three of Pittsburgh' s 10 hits " Everybody wants him out there right now " Just as the Diamondbacks feel comfortable when they' ve got Webb and Haren going- they beat the Pirates while allowing a combined four runs in 14 innings the previous two games . Also, the Spurs signed veteran forward Tony Massenburg and re- signed forward Sean Marks . All of them scored in the first after catcher Steve Holm couldn' t block a third strike, allowing Matt Holliday to reach first . Artest scored 18 points, but shot 6- for- 22 from the field, including 2- for- 14 in the second half . The club finally decided that the condition merited Brown taking time off to address the issue. Lerner, who did not appear at the news conference, fired Savage after a 31- 0 loss at Pittsburgh in the season finale. 394 batting average " He was like a little brother to me " Scottsdale batting coach Garey Ingram said at the funeral.
Utilityman Ben Zobrist, who was playing the outfield for only the 10th time this season, caught the ball in medium left but his throw was wide of the plate, allowing Lind to slide home safely . Mihm' s tip- in tied the game, but fast- break baskets by Aaron McKie, Iguodala and Dalembert put the 76ers on top 84- 78 with 5: 05 remaining . Peppers hadn' t missed a game since he was suspended for the final four games of his rookie season in 2002 for violating the NFL' s banned substance policy . Meanwhile, state and federal officials approached the Denver Nuggets star, hoping his celebrity would be a draw His exact role has not been determined . NEW YORK( AP- Hours after the Knicks made their big deal to get Steve Francis, the Miami Heat showed why they don' t think they need one. He was back against Minnesota on Saturday night and tied his season high with 31 points and 11 assists in a 110- 102 Phoenix victory " In the second half we really fought for it but it came down to the fact that we really couldn' t stop them tonight " Nash said. The Pacers, fighting to sneak in, fell two games behind eighth- place Orlando, making a Detroit- Indiana matchup in the first round less of a possibility.
Dauer is considered a long shot because of his lack of managerial experience . Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson fell to 1- 10 against the Wildcats as Kansas State beat their archrivals for the 16th time in in their last 17 meetings Kansas, which was routed 72- 39 at Kansas State on Jan 10, closed the gap to four points late . Hank Blalock snapped out of his offensive slump with a homer and an RBI double in his turn as the Texas designated hitter . They' re not the norm, that' s for sure " Yorvit Torrealba made the most of a second chance by hitting his seventh homer of the season in the second . Colts at Panthers Indianapolis Colts: LB Freddie Keiaho, WR Marvin Harrison, CB Michael Coe, S Matt Giordano, LB Victor Worsley, LT Tony Ugoh, DT Quinn Pitcock, DE Jeff Charleston. Pittman, a 10th- year veteran with 76 career starts, rushed for 90 yards on 15 carries last Sunday, and he likely will assume the No 1 role. Goodell added that Kathy Urbanski agreed with him during their discussion, but Urbanski later disputed the commissioner' s recollection of their conversation " This is a David- and- Goliath situation, with working people against a very greedy and evil corporation called the NFL " she told the Daily News.
After Eric Hinske walked in the fifth, Zaun homered to give Toronto the lead for good " After getting two quick outs I had a walk and then fell behind Zaun 2- 0 . Victorino followed with a liner into the left- field corner to score Rollins . The Tigers are 6- 4 in September, not the playoff push needed for Detroit to retain its AL title " We haven' t pitched well " Leyland said " We' re trying to fight our way through it, but you have to have a chance to win . And to have him up in that situation and have him get that hit was huge for the team and obviously huge for him . Cuban' s bag- toting skills will be auctioned July 14, the night before the celebrity- am event. Hill scored 13 points during an 8- minute run in the third quarter. That' s the only way we' re going to be successful in the playoffs " New Orleans led by at least 12 the rest of the way and poured it on in the fourth quarter, going ahead by as many as 31.
The Patriots also listed three players as questionable, all with the flu- wide receiver Troy Brown, offensive tackle Ryan O' Callaghan and defensive lineman Mike Wright All missed part of Wednesday' s practice Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . Updated: August 7, 2008, 3: 46 AM ET Jets set for Brett: Packers legend headed to New York Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Tannenbaum On Favre Trade; Pennington ReleaseTannenbaum On Favre Trade; Pennington ReleaseJets GM talks about dealing for Favre, getting rid of Pennington . Derek Jeter Comments On A- Rod- Yankees' captain Derek Jeter comments on the recent troubles of his teammate, Alex Rodriguez 12 . O' Brien took over last month for Jim Bowden, who was fired during the Reds' disastrous inaugural season at Great American Ball Park . His contract includes bonuses based upon games and innings pitched Williams went 5- 5 with a 3. Game notes Liz' s major league debut, his first career win and longest outing all came against the Twins. The Braves have struggled to produce offense with a lineup that' s missing Brian McCann and Garret Anderson, both on the disabled list.
everybody knows what that[ trade] is really about " O' Neal said . Originally Published: March 6, 2009 Today' s Top 10 Video Highlights ESPN ranks the Top 10 video highlights for March 6th, 2009 Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Day Of ReckoningDay Of ReckoningMarch 5th marked one of sports' biggest days as three of its biggest superstars made headlinesTags: NFL, MLB, Dallas Cowboys, Terrell Owens, Los Angeles Dodgers Famous Birthdays Today The Best for March 6th, 2009 1 . If he starts the season on the disabled list, Williams would miss at least four games and be eligible to return for home opener, April 8 against the Chicago White Sox . Pavano, who previously met with Boston and also met with Detroit on Friday, plans to spend Monday and Tuesday with the Orioles, then visit the Seattle Mariners and Anaheim Angels later this week . Miner allowed three runs and seven hits with two walks in four- plus innings in his major league debut " I felt great, but I was just out of whack mechanically " he said " That' s probably the best- hitting team in baseball, and they just wouldn' t swing at anything out of the strike zone " Rodriguez had an RBI groundout and Marcus Thames doubled in a run in the sixth to get Detroit within one again but Ramirez made it 5- 3 with a two- out homer off Roman Colon in the seventh. It wasn' t long before he was circling the bases on his grand slam, just like Hafner has done six times this season to tie a major league record " I don' t really remember running around the bases " Kouzmanoff said " I couldn' t believe I did it It hasn' t sunk in yet. Four Dallas- area members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the group of black pilots who flew during World War II as the 332nd Fighter Group of the U S Air Force, were honored in pre- game ceremonies.
Expecting their interviews with the investigators to be solution- oriented, at least in part, many strength coaches said they discovered instead that only one thing seemed to matter to the questioners: the names of players that the coaches thought were using steroids . It was the first time in 14 home starts that Peavy has allowed more than three earned runs " I didn' t feel very good at all " he said " I was battling my pitches . WASHINGTON( AP- Brad Hawpe made the Washington Nationals pay for an ill- timed mistake, and Tim Redding fumed over a potential game- changing catch that wasn' t made . Now it' s time to get ready for the team we got this week " Young said Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . The 25- year- old Spilborghs went 2- for- 4 with an RBI in Saturday' s 7- 6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Sabean said Monday that he would characterize the recovery on the slugger' s troublesome right knee as having " marked improvement " Bonds, who has had three operations since Jan. Toronto rookie Casey Janssen also pitched well, allowing just one run and seven hits in 5 1/ 3 innings He lowered his ERA to 3 25 " I kept my team in the game " Janssen said.
It' s not an easy thing to do " Guillen acknowledged he was nervous while taking the test . Upon announcing the deal, Bennett pledged a concerted effort over the next 12 months with Seattle- area politicians to find a new venue to replace KeyArena . Boston had nine baserunners with six hits, two walks, a hit batsman and a passed ball mixed in, but it could only score one run " He was locating his changeup " Overbay said " He mixed up hit pitches very well " In fact, Buchholz felt he may have had better control Saturday than in his no- hitter two years ago " I think it was better tonight than it was that one night " he said, before thinking it over a bit more " I' d have to go look at the film to see how I was throwing " The Blue Jays, who managed to get just two balls out of the infield against Buchholz in the first six innings, were a close call away from being hitless entering the seventh . Our defensive continuity is going to be our biggest challenge " Phil Jackson, whose teams have never missed the playoffs in his 17 years as an NBA coach, said the Lakers still have a lot of work to do " I think there' s a sigh of relief, but I do think they know that they have to improve their play, too " he said " I' ve been telling them that if you' re going to play and give away games at the end, it doesn' t matter if you go into the playoffs " You' re just going to be fodder for the teams that you have to play against " The Lakers, who have one regular- season game remaining, at Sacramento on Wednesday night, will finish seventh or eighth in the Western Conference and face either Dallas or Phoenix in the first round . Belichick told the Globe that was " never " the case while adding the impact of the tapes was " minimal " to the Patriots' preparations " On the tape of the signaling that we talk about, that film usually wasn' t even completed until Thursday or Friday of the following week. No one ever really does anything about it, so that' s something I' m kind of tired of. Sunday' s season finale against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers is his next scheduled turn if he makes it.
Hamilton went 2 for 3 with a walk in his first home game since the revelation that the All- Star with the inspiring comeback from drug and alcohol addiction had a drunken episode in an Arizona bar in January . Shinn said the standard he would use is a new facility built by the Cavaliers in suburban Cleveland " We don' t want anybody to have a better practice facility than us unless it' s 10 years down the road " Shinn said . Cabrera tied it with a leadoff shot to left in the sixth and Morneau hit a two- out tiebreaking drive to right in the eighth for his 30th homer . Hedo Turkoglu scored 21 points and tied his career high with 14 rebounds, and the Magic beat the Golden State Warriors 103- 92 Saturday night . Still uncertain about his Giants' tenure, Patten slept on his cousin' s couch during his rookie season] EnlargeJoe Robbins/ Getty ImagesIn four seasons as New England Patriots' teammates, Tom Brady( left) and David Patten were a dangerous combination This season, Brady wanted a reunion, Patten said. 15 or put him on waivers for his unconditional release " I know Hideki would love to stay here It' s his preference And we' d love to keep him That' s our preference " Cashman said. Byrnes completed his first trade with Schuerholz, the longest- tenured GM in the majors after 15 seasons with the Braves " One of the youngest and least experienced GMs, and one of the oldest and most experienced hook up and make a deal " Schuerholz said " He absolutely knows what he wants.
Bonds came up with two outs in the 10th against Tyler Johnson with the fans again standing and cheering his name and struck out looking . The center fielder went 0- for- 5 with four strikeouts to start the series against Colorado on Thursday, so Bochy decided to give him Friday off . Lillibridge started in place of Yunel Escobar( bruised right index finger) and went 0- for- 4 with three strikeouts in his major league debut . The Tigers sold 32, 000 tickets on the crisp, cool night and many fans booed early and often as errors and weak at- bats helped Minnesota take a 9- 4 lead after hitting in the seventh . Charlie Morton( 3- 6) gave up four runs and four hits in 2 1/ 3 innings. Placido Polanco gave the Tigers a 3- 0 lead with a two- run single off Cla Meredith in the eighth, and Cabrera provided the final run with an RBI single later in the inning " Those were some big hits " Leyland said of his struggling offense " Maggs had a big hit, Polly had a big one and Cabrera got one. This week, though? He was the one who got lucky, and the idea that he led the team anywhere but to a sure defeat is ignoring how and why the game got to the point where the Chargers needed an onside kick and a good drive from Rivers to win.
Owner Glen Taylor' s bottom line will take a significant hit this year with a payroll over$ 70 million, one of the league' s highest . I just really tried to take it in stride and not get caught up in all the things that happened this year " I think that' s the biggest thing . I obviously have a lot of work to do, but I' m going to go out and keep grinding " Coach Norv Turner described English' s practice prospects as day to day, but the outside linebacker taken No 16 overall hopes to play against the Cardinals as well . Baseball reaffirmed those rights before San Francisco built the Giants a fancy new ballpark on the water that has made the A' s envious . Erstad The 33- year- old Erstad, a two- time All Star in 11 seasons with the Angels, hit. For the most part, in my last four starts I feel like I' ve been inducing a lot of groundballs and pitching to my game " Konerko made it 4- 0 with an RBI single in the eighth off Royals reliever Leo Nunez. I spend all my time here and when the Heat hurt, even when I' m on another team, I still feel that pain.