The Yankees unveils said Tuesday retells they had pulled out of talks with the Twins, and Minnesota' s negotiations with the Boston Red Sox seemed to stall. With 15 seconds left to play, Samb hit a fall- away jumper from the right side to put his team up for good. Last year, Maccabi beat the Toronto Raptors in an exhibition game Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. Louis' rotation, allowed two runs and five hits in four innings He has an 8 68 ERA. Game notesFrank Thomas, who has 25 homers, drew just his second intentional walk of the season The A' s have won six straight series It was their ninth series sweep of the season Oakland drew 34, 077 for its 10th sellout of the season.
I take full blame for it " At least DeJesus' hit kept Torre from having to decide whether to conserve Johnson' s arm or let him try for the first double no- hit day in the majors since Oakland' s Dave Stewart and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela on June 29, 1990 . He was named MVP of the California League in 2003 after batting 337 and leading the league in doubles, RBI and hits Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Paul Konerko homered and drove in three runs, Mark Buehrle pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Chicago beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8- 3 on Saturday night . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . McGee accused Curry of covering up the theft by making suspicious investments and forging documents to spend$ 600, 000 on what are described as " three worthless- and likely phony- stock certificates " Curry also is accused of investing$ 450, 000 in an unknown land development project in the Dominican Republic, which McGee said he didn' t know about until September 2006, shortly before he fired Curry. Meanwhile, Favre' s agent downplayed the likelihood that the quarterback could un- retire or that he was prepared to report to camp July 28 " As far as I know, right now, Brett Favre is retired and until he tells me something different, that' s what it is " Cook said. In just his fourth major league start, the 24- year- old Reyes( 1- 1) struck out six and walked none, throwing 90 pitches in his first career complete game.
The young people on this team, they' re pretty good and I think they' re only going to get better " After being swept at home by the Dodgers, the Marlins have gone 4- 2 on the road and are headed to Los Angeles for a rematch " It says a lot " Nolasco said " It says how we' re maturing, and we' re not going to roll over for anybody " Cabrera has led the resurgence, hitting 556( 15- for- 27) during his multihit spree . Padres 5, Cubs 1 SAN DIEGO( AP- The Padres are accustomed to fine pitching performances by Jake Peavy Getting home runs at home is something out of the ordinary . And we' re here to win " As for his previous firing by the Pirates, he said " Two years ago was two years ago It' s a different time . Jason Isringhausen pitched the ninth and recorded his 26th save in 28 opportunities . Tigers 4, Twins 2MINNEAPOLIS( AP- The Detroit Tigers are in a tough spot, but the defending American League champions started a crucial road trip the right way- with a rally, a key walk and a win. You only take the court for one reason, and that reason is to win the game, regardless of who you have out there " Jefferson hit his first four shots in Game 1, helping push New Jersey to a quick 18- 5 lead. Redd missed a 17- footer with 21 seconds left that would have given Milwaukee the lead, and saw his 18- foot jumper over Darrell Armstrong come up short to end it A night after shooting 36.
Vincent tried to change his team' s fortunes by putting Dudley into the starting lineup in place of center Primoz Brezec " He was a bright spot in what was just a miserable evening " Vincent said of Dudley . has MRI; Phillips doesn' t sound concerned Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; T O . Soriano told Yankees officials about the age discrepancy last summer . Updated: June 25, 2004, 10: 17 PM ET No sign MLB is ready to make decision Email Print Share Associated Press PHILADELPHIA- Major League Baseball is pushing back its decision on where to relocate the Montreal Expos until after the All- Star break . Updated: November 16, 2006, 6: 43 PM ET White Sox send Cotts to Cubs for pair of pitchers Email Print Share ESPN news services The Chicago Cubs' search for relief pitching didn' t leave the city limits.
They had lost seven of eight and blew a two- run lead late against the Angels . Tampa Bay rookie Jeff Niemann failed in his fifth attempt to win his 13th game, giving up three runs, four hits and four walks over 6 2/ 3 innings . 3, 2003, against Boston " I' d say anytime we shoot 68 percent from the 3 line we' re pretty good " Nelson said " It' s good to have one of these games once in a while We don' t seem to have them anymore Everybody got a chance to play . Chicago had scored only two runs in Danks' first four starts . Germano( 4- 0) is unbeaten in five starts since being called up from Triple- A Portland to replace the injured Clay Hensley in the Padres' rotation.
Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez was a last- minute lineup scratch because of a sore right wrist . Grady Sizemore' s two- out, two- run single gave the Indians a 3- 1 lead in the second . Harden walked Henry Blanco in the second inning, retired the Padres in order in the next three innings, then walked Eckstein in the sixth " He did a good job of throwing strikes " Headley said " He really didn' t have his good changeup early on . It is expected he will remain atop the depth chart for the balance of the season . Updated: November 3, 2006, 5: 09 PM ET Redskins WR Moss misses practice, likely out Sunday Email Print Share Associated Press ASHBURN, Va- Washington Redskins receiver Santana Moss missed his sixth consecutive practice Friday with an injured left hamstring and isn' t expected to play against the Dallas Cowboys. Originally Published: December 30, 2008 Pennington, Dolphins outplay Jets to continue suprising run to playoffs Comment Email Print Share By Ned MaceyFootball OutsidersArchive The Dolphins entered Week 17 knowing a win over the Jets would guarantee them a playoff berth The Jets needed to win and hope for a Ravens loss.
You have to give them credit " The result, however, was just another loss to the Red Sox " They' re a good team . We' ve made it clear that we want to trade him " We want to try to get rid of him, try to make him happy " Team officials said Lynch is in Dallas while recovering from offseason foot surgery and was unavailable for comment . Bryant had two signature shoes in the past in his previous contract with adidas . Hopefully, I' ll work it out and it doesn' t cost us a game like it did tonight " The Brewers scored a run in the seventh off Chris Sampson . Hopefully, we can keep it up " Atlanta coach Mike Woodson, an assistant on Detroit' s 2003- 04 championship team, thinks they can " It' s going to be interesting to see how it carries over in the playoffs, but I predict they' ll win the title " he said. Smith will replace Memphis forward Rudy Gay in the slam dunk contest.
Winn doubled to start the fifth and wound up scoring when center fielder Ken Griffey Jr . v Biggio finished 1- for- 4 in his first World Series game after 2, 564 career games, the longest any player has ever gone before finally getting into the Fall Classic . The Tigers narrowed the gap to 8- 5 in the fifth with Sean Casey' s RBI single and Monroe' s sacrifice fly . Sean Marshall entered to face Utley, who drove in Jenkins with a sacrifice fly that put the Phillies ahead 5- 4 . Berkman was caught in a rundown on a double steal and Lee took second.
Curry underwent extensive testing Friday at a Chicago hospital to determine the severity of the condition . This will mark Brown' s second stint in Pittsburgh, where he played the first four seasons of his career, 1993- 96 . We' re going to play hard for whoever is back there, and now it' s Brady " Senior writer John Clayton covers the NFL for ESPN . Updated: October 20, 2008, 1: 21 PM ET Winslow reveals reason for hospital stay, upset with Browns GM Savage Comment Email Print Share By James WalkerESPNArchive Following Sunday' s 14- 11 loss to the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow wanted to get the truth out on what had sidelined him for the previous week . A veteran of 2, 196 games with six teams, Olerud is a career 295 hitter with 251 homers and 1, 211 RBI. Atlanta( 20- 20) won for the eighth time in 10 games, got to.
4 seconds left in Friday' s 113- 112 loss at Sacramento " We stepped up the intensity, stepped up the pressure and pretty much swarmed them " Brand said " It feels good to win a close one . Vince was Vince and we can talk all night about what he did but I thought Hassan was the turning point " Carter, who hit his first five 3- pointers on Monday, hit his first four in the opening quarter to help New Jersey take a 25- 13 lead " Give him credit, he buried all four of them " said Redd, who had two points and three fouls in the first half " I knew once he hit those four, as a fellow scorer, once you get that rhythm, it' s going to be a long night for the opposing team " The Nets hit 10 of their first 12 shots from the field, but made only six of 26 the rest of the half in taking a 50- 47 lead . Jefferson' s only triple- double came against Houston on March 31, 2003 Kidd played in his 300th game for the Nets . Salley did not practice Thursday and, while his injury is not believed to be serious, there is no definitive timetable for his return . He has appeared in 28 games in his two seasons in the league and has 1, 146 rushing yards and 1, 159 receiving yards, with 14 touchdowns Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN. I want to see the guy at shortstop and the guy at second base for the long term here " Vidro, a three- time All- Star at second base, said he and the team agreed he would only consider a contract at least four years long " We' re getting close " Vidro said " I' d like to have something done this week " Cabrera won a Gold Glove at shortstop in 2001 and is coming off his best offensive season.
Wells had back surgery before signing with the Padres last year . But Burrell hit his 37th career homer against the Mets leading off the ninth against Wagner, his former teammate, to tie it at 3 " They caught us at a good time " Wagner said . In the end, I cooperated with federal investigators and with Senator Mitchell . Louis took a 2- 0 lead in the third when Cesar Izturis bunted for a single and Troy Glaus followed by hitting an 0- 1 delivery from Doug Davis into the left field seats- the 300th homer of Glaus' career . They' ll be going in with younger players such as Florida' s Emmitt Smith, Virginia Tech' s Bruce Smith and Heisman Trophy winners Charlie Ward of Florida State and Mike Rozier of Nebraska. The biggest thing is to work hard and keep grinding away and hopefully I' ll show' em up " The numbers certainly bear that out.