Updated: divulges February 28, interprets 2004, 7: 53 PM ET Coach says school approached him Email Print Share By Andy KatzESPNArchive Providence coach Tim Welsh told ESPN and ESPN Radio' s " College Hoops Today " on Saturday that the school approached him about an extension to his contract, which has four years remaining, making it even more enticing him for to stay at Providence for the foreseeable future Welsh said that he was not interested in the St John' s job and that he would stay at Providence. Jumping at the chance to join the Vikings and play for linebackers coach Brian Baker, Claiborne signed a modest two- year deal with Minnesota for$ 5 5 million. With higher expectations and more poise, however, this Badgers team isn' t like the others. University attorneys had argued that O' Brien committed a material breach of his contract and shouldn' t receive any money. Nedeljko Golubovic hit a 3- pointer in Babbitt' s face just as Seay drew a foul on Malik Cooke under the basket. He won 94 games in 18 years with the Sycamores before leaving in 1997. Central Michigan jumped out to an early 14- 0 lead after LeFevour caught a 32- yard touchdown pass from receiver Duane Brooks.
Rogers, a 10- year veteran, was placed on injured reserve and replaced by linebacker James Cotton, who was promoted from the practice squad . But, the Phillies have lost eight of their last 10 on the road and are 30- 28 overall away from home " It' s exciting that we' re in a pennant race instead of counting the days until the season is over " catcher Mike Lieberthal said . It' s being reported that Johnson " missed " the block on Fujita Johnson did not " miss " the block Johnson declined to block Fujita Johnson flopped on the ground at Fujita' s feet Johnson didn' t trip It was just a horrible, selfish effort Johnson chose not to block Fujita There' s nothing wrong with " missing " a block It happens all the time in football Johnson' s effort was criminal Johnson is an extremely talented runner But he' s also extremely immature . Gordon said he planned to announce his decision about his future Monday . While Clemens was visiting with Showalter before the game, Hicks walked in with Texas football coach Mack Brown and Darrell Royal, the only other Longhorns coach to win a national championship " I walked in the room and said' Roger, I' ve brought the two best recruiters I know to convince you to be a Texas Ranger' They walked in and he had a good laugh " Hicks said. A 28- yard field goal by Byungwoo Yoon gave Cal- Poly a 20- 7 lead with 7: 37 left in the third quarter. Everyone will be available[ Thursday] probably except[ Brett] Tomko " Colletti said he' ll give Billingsley a chance to keep his spot in the rotation before exploring his trade options.
Official High School/ Prep School Entries F Dwight Howard 6- 10 Atlanta- SW Atla Christian, Ga( No college choice . I' m sorry it came out that way " Tomlinson said he laughed when he heard Seau' s words " I wasn' t offended at all " Tomlinson said " You just have to know Junior . The three men were in jail Saturday, each on a$ 25, 000 bond . MesaWright Giants manager Felipe Alou was suspended for a game because a warning had been issued to both teams prior to Wright' s hitting Colorado' s Matt Holliday in the eighth inning of the Rockies' 12- 4 victory Tuesday . Washington State' s defense did not record a sack for the first time in 23 games. DALLAS- The mother of a former Baylor basketball player who lived with a teammate now accused of murder said she warned the school about rampant drug use on the team, according to a published report. Broxton, who has been hampered by a sore big right toe and has had two cortisone shots for it, pitched for the first time in eight days.
But he was fired after just four months, before coaching a game or signing his contract . LSU fell behind by one point early in the second half before going on an 8- 0 run . But Duhon' s shot turned a bad day into a good day for the house . They were disruptive with it, but it was their ability on offense that made the difference in the second half " The win was the sixth in a row for Siena( 22- 10, which last went to the NCAA tournament in 2002, and spoiled the season for MAAC player of the year Jason Thompson, who finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds in a losing cause " We came out here with a lot of confidence " said Thompson, who had two defenders on him just about every time he touched the ball " They didn' t let us get in the rhythm we like I blame it on myself It' s hard . That unit appeared to drop into a type of matchup 2- 3 zone, with Carter manning the middle spot in the low post to deflect entry passes to cutters " Probably 10 percent of the plays we played a little bit of zone today, assistant coach Gregg Popovich said- an assertion that was disputed by Brown " I hate it " Brown said of the zone before conceding that he used it on occasion last season in Philadelphia when he was coaching the 76ers " My players teased me about it " Popovich also has been a self- described zone- hater, yet he made repeated use of the zone during the NBA Finals when the New Jersey Nets proved themselves unable to beat the Spurs with the outside shot " Yeah, he absolutely did- and he won a ring So he' s probably right and I' m wrong " Brown said. Wes Channels added 18 points and Campbell and Kyle Duncan scored 10 points each for the Governors. Updated: September 2, 2006, 6: 31 PM ET Post- concussion syndrome keeps Edmonds sidelined Email Print Share Associated Press ST.
Hubel, who passed for nine touchdowns last weekend in a 73- 68 loss to Weber State, passed for 404 yards and one touchdown . Dixon handled various administrative responsibilities for the basketball program Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . Jerrell Houston scored 17 pints and Darius Cox added 15 for the Tigers . Then he took some potassium pills and drank lots of water to help fight the humidity . Bonds has hit most of his other milestone home runs in San Francisco: 500, 600, 700 along with 660 and 661 to tie and pass godfather Willie Mays. He' s like a point guard " Emmit[ Smith] was exactly the same way " Freshman Jonathan Dwyer added 138 yards rushing and three touchdowns on only nine carries. It was LaSalle' s first victory against Charlotte in five tries since the 49ers( 5- 10, 0- 2) joined the conference The Explorers have won four out of their last five.
Birrell gave Bryant its first lead at 44- 41 on a 3- pointer with 7: 36 left . And, since 2004- 05, they were 113- 9 when outrebounding an opponent . Karnuth then stepped in and tried to break it up, getting punched in the face " I should not be the only one suspended " Colon told the Free Press " Why should I be suspended when they were calling me a[ expletive] to my face " Colon told the Free Press he believes race played a factor in his suspension " When they called people into the office to ask what happened in the fight, there were no Latino people in there " he said " So, I was alone " Colon' s agent, Paul Kinzer, told the Free Press on Thursday that he doesn' t know where Colon will pitch after his suspension ends " I don' t think they would put him back in that[ Toledo] situation, but that will be up to the team " Kinzer told the paper . Tice isn' t ready to put it on par with the 1998 group, which included four one- time Pro Bowlers, but backups Everett Lindsay, Lewis Kelly and Cory Withrow are all capable of starting " I love our depth " Tice said^ DEFENSIVE LINEMEN: Looking for a way to keep undersized Lance Johnstone as fresh as possible, the Vikings moved rookie Kevin Williams- drafted ninth overall as a tackle- to left end " We are very pleased with Kevin " Tice said . It was first used because the original Marquette building was built on top of a hill. PETERSBURG, Florida- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday elected not to exercise their contract option on Travis Lee for the 2004 season, making the first baseman a free agent. The Zags can clinch the regular season title by beating Santa Clara on Monday " We don' t want to share the WCC title " Bouldin said.
I' ve played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball " Bryant said " I don' t miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn' t that serious in the first place " O' Neal was hampered by an arthritic right big toe throughout the 2001- 02 season and underwent surgery on Sept 11, 2002 . Not far from there, a never- ending stream of mini- billboards bringing attention to the city' s non- stop rebuilding state HELP WANTED OPEN FOR BUSINESS NEED RENOVATING? GUTTING? CALL US STORM CLEANUP- LOCALLY OWNED CALL NOW . Then he found out Mississippi pulled off a 20- 17 at The Swamp last week " Stuff like that just makes me think' What are we not doing to take care of the win " Anderson said South Carolina players might ask themselves the same thing . 4 " You take some chances and try to add some guys you think could help and have had some success " Melvin said " If it doesn' t work out, you have to move on " The Diamondbacks have 10 days to trade or release Kim and Kennedy . Well, actually, no one can run like Vick does, but I do run pretty well And I like Jeremy Shockey We' re not that different, actually. The contract still needs the approval of the Finance and Administration Department. Augustus was second in the Southeastern Conference in scoring( 20 1 Currie averaged 17 5 points and 7.
He stuck with third- base coach Dale Sveum all season, who was so incompetent I actually asked a friend this summer if Sveum had a depth- perception problem( like vertigo or something . 5 points " Our guard play is really important to us, as with any team " Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said " We' re not getting production out of the two guys that have been pretty good for us all year " The Nittany Lions took a 22- 16 lead before Purdue rallied . The Trojans are coming off a 31- point victory at Notre Dame, but the Huskies have won seven of the past 11 meetings between the schools " I' m going to keep reminding them about what needs to be done " Washington coach Keith Gilbertson said " But we always do that . The Sooners collected 61 of 64 first- place votes and 1, 597 points in balloting from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters . 11 Texas( 4- 1) in the annual Red River Shootout in Dallas and defending national champion and third- ranked Ohio State( 5- 0) plays its first road game of the season when it visits No 22 Wisconsin( 5- 1 To cap the weekend, No 10 Georgia( 4- 1) visits No. When you' re playing that team, you can only give them three outs an inning " Jeter said " They took advantage of a couple of mistakes and scored a lot of runs They' re not going to beat themselves. The Texans will try to make it two in a row when they kick off their second season Sunday against the Dolphins, who have won 11 openers in a row, the second- longest streak in NFL history Dallas started 1- 0 for 17 consecutive seasons, 1965- 81.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . Yesterday I wrote " A player would have to carry the ball out of the arena, hail a cab, show his passport and board an airplane bound for Sweden to get called for' traveling' in today' s NBA " Joakim Andersson of Linköping, Sweden, offers this analysis " Assuming that the player in question would choose a direct flight to Stockholm, there are few departures to choose to start with- 4- 6 daily, from 4 cities . Theresa has always taken pretty good care of me " McKeon said . The first quarter was marred by a brawl in the stands that went on for several minutes . on Saturday but was up and walking around at University Hospital following surgery to repair the wound. Associated PressRADFORD, Va( AP- Arizona Reid scored 29 points to lead High Point to a 75- 65 win over Radford on Wednesday night, giving the Panthers' their fourth- straight Big South Conference road win. The Sycamores started conference play with four wins in their first five games.
Updated: September 6, 2005, 4: 35 PM ET Tar Heels' freshman Ginyard undergoes wrist surgery Email Print Share Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N . A friend of Roche has said Roche is a " sports fanatic " who had been drinking all day at a golf tournament when he allegedly made the call . Johwen Villegas paced Florida International with a game- high 25 points- 20 in the second half . It' s a nice story for a kid whose great- great- grandfather( the not- so- legendary Heman Bird) played against the Grizzlies 100 years ago while traveling with a team from Red Wing, Minn . Phillip Tanner scored on a 2- yard run for Middle Tennessee with 2: 19 left in the third quarter for 24- 7. He didn' t play on Wednesday and is doubtful for the weekend, St Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. There he is expected to push starter Deltha O' Neal, who has frustrated the coaches by occasionally taking plays off.
You kind of get the feeling around here all week long that it' s a big game . He was a shy, skinny second baseman who hit cross- handed and off the wrong foot, and actually was built somewhat like Alfonso Soriano is today Aaron was not a titanic slugger . Plus, Van Gundy- the brother of Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy- has long been ready to take over, Riley said . When the boys started the season by waxing Seattle by 30 points, the fans seemed pleasantly surprised . You have to prepare for them and protect yourself the best you can " Next stop for Leak: The World' s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, where he' ll face an atmosphere that he' s never seen before, along with the top- ranked defense in the country " I don' t think he' ll be scared or timid or anxious " offensive lineman Max Starks said " I think he' ll just go in there and do what he' s done this entire season, which is play a solid game and be efficient ". He will work with Bill Welke, Brian Gorman, Greg Gibson, Wally Bell and Marty Foster Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. He also appeared in six games with the Single- A Potomac Nationals earlier this season, getting four hits The suspension took effect immediately Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.
The Bruins went more than 10 minutes between field goals, making two free throws between Matthew Dotson' s basket with 10: 43 left and Renfroe' s layup with 26 seconds to go that put the Bruins in front 63- 62 . Ladd, who has pleaded not guilty, could face up to 3# 189; years in prison if convicted Uecker parlayed his underwhelming . Mary Hardin- Baylor( 8- 1, 7- 1) jumped to a 21- 7 halftime lead thanks to Cody Fredenberg' s 69- yard pass to P J . Manager Lou Piniella said it' ll probably be early next week before his leadoff hitter is ready . But we' ll to have to reevaluate everyone who' s offered to see if we' ll still have a scholarship offer for them " He promised big changes to the Wyoming program, starting with preventing turnovers. Updated: September 19, 2009, 8: 08 PM ET Strained back sidelines Gronkowski Comment Email Print Share Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa- Arizona star tight end Rob Gronkowski will miss the rest of the season because of a strained back. Drew on Tuesday night when he crashed into the low wall trying to catch Brandon Inge' s homer in Detroit' s 7- 2 win.
RICHMOND, Va- Cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall of Virginia Tech and Antrel Rolle of Miami were suspended Monday for a sideline fight in the Hokies' victory against the Hurricanes last weekend . Several media outlets reported just over a week ago that starting cornerback Donald Washington and backup Eugene Clifford had been suspended for the game against LSU . Western Kentucky( 9- 4, 1- 1) never trailed and scored the first seven points of both halves to help end a three- game losing streak . Philadelphia' s Mickey Morandini was the last to do so in the National League, on September 20, 1992 . Ginyard sprained his ankle in August, apparently exacerbating the foot injury, team spokesman Steve Kirschner said " You hate this for Marcus because he has worked so hard to get ready for his senior season, but he decided it was better to have the surgery now and be ready sometime in December than risk a more substantial injury that would knock him out of action later in the season " coach Roy Williams said in a statement " We will miss his play on both ends of the floor as well as his leadership with the young players " The 6- foot- 5 Ginyard averaged 6 9 points and 4. 1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER) was hit hard Sunday and fell to 2- 4 on the year. DeMyron Martin scored on a 15- yard run for SMU in the first quarter he finished with 100 yards on 19 carries.