After completing deduces rehab, examines Lohr was eager to get started in preseason camp But he missed two- a- days because of back spasms Lohr was undeterred He suited up for the Penn State game but didn' t play. Houston tied it 1- 1 in the sixth when Carlos Lee grounded into a force out that scored Michael Bourn. Grambling State led 17- 0 at halftime and Landers hit Reginald Jackson with a 69- yard touchdown pass on third- and- 33 in the third quarter to make it 24- 0. Brutley was originally signed by the Eagles in June following a stint with Berlin of NFL Europe.

After his first practice in Green Bay on Monday, Hawthorne ripped the Saints for dismantling a solid roster over the last few years and proclaimed he could be the Packers' answer not only in the defensive backfield but maybe at wide receiver, too " I have the skills to play on both sides of the ball " he said^ Raiders= ALAMEDA, Calif- Rod Woodson still can' t run on his repaired left knee, so it' s unlikely he' d be ready to play next Monday night at Denver . Walker, who had 14 points, scored from the foul line to give DePaul a 57- 55 lead with 55 seconds left in overtime . UNLV( 2- 1) won despite having just 187 yards of total offense thanks to Brimmer' s two interceptions, which set up touchdown throws of 6 and 8 yards from Kurt Nantkes to Earvin Johnson^ No 16 Arizona St 26, Utah St . 95 million, four- year deal, which runs through 2008 " The time is not on our side, obviously, for him to get totally recovered " Cashman said " Is it possible? Outside possibility the second half of next year, but everything would have to go right " It' s unfortunate, it really is . He came out to the floor briefly for the national anthem, then quickly left again.

TCU lost to Georgia on Monday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . It' s the cruelest cut of all for Mets fans: unrequited hatred " Mets fans are wannabes " says Bob Cerullo as he awaits the start of a recent game at the stadium . Larry Blair then missed a 3- point shot, but Liberty rebounded and took a timeout Risher then took the inbound pass to finish the game VMI gave up 30 points to Liberty off of 16 turnovers . Clearly, Cincinnati has more to gain from the game than does Kentucky .

They' re going to make you look bad, stop you, or you' re going to stop them and we stopped them a little bit more than they stopped us " Curry, the nation' s leading scorer, scored 29 points- the most Duke has allowed any player this season- on 10- of- 22 shooting but was just 1- for- 8 from 3- point range and turned it over six times for Davidson( 10- 3 . Updated: March 22, 2006, 9: 13 PM ET Pedro expects to miss Opening Day Email Print Share Associated Press PORT ST . The Falcons shot 54 percent( 27- of- 50, compared with about 43 percent( 23- of- 53) from the Bulls Buffalo outrebounded Bowling Green 35- 26 The Falcons scored 29 points off 18 Buffalo turnovers . 10: When Wallace violently stuffed Shaq' s dunk during Game 5, did Shaq' s reign as a dominant center officially come to an end? I say yes . I really wanted him badly " Doba said " It was hard to see him go to Oregon State He' s kind of like a( Cougars linebacker) Will Derting.

Byrnes said the Diamondbacks plan to use Scherzer as a starter, but he wouldn' t rule out the possibility that Scherzer could become a reliever . Montana State turned two interceptions into scores, including a career- long 47- yard field goal by senior Jeff Hastings, and held on for a 13- 10 victory " I felt like our guys came out and played very, very hard " said UNC coach Scott Downing " I don' t know that we played as well as they did, but certainly we played well " Montana State( 7- 3, 6- 1 Big Sky) won its sixth straight game while Northern Colorado( 1- 8, 0- 6) lost its sixth in a row, despite intercepting MSU quarterback Jack Rolovich twice in the end zone In the third quarter, Kory Austin intercepted UNC backup T J Swanson and returned the ball 33 yards . He occasionally has flare- ups early in the season when the weather is warm but usually misses only about one series " I have to catch my breath " Green said " My lungs, it' s exercise- induced So once I catch my breath, I' m OK It' s really when it' s really humid . The Illini were 13- 25 from three- point range and had four players in double figures . Tech had more total yards in the first half Saturday night( 315) than it got the whole game( 242) against the Horned Frogs " It wasn' t a lack of confidence " Harrell said of last week' s performance " We went into that game last week with the wrong mind- set and the wrong mentality.

Though his team was stumbling into the break after starting with high expectations, Gardenhire said he wasn' t worried about his job security at any point during the season " That' s something you have no control over " he said " As long as I was going out on the field and busting my butt every day to help make this team better, that' s all I was concerned about And we got it turned around . Signing scorers Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya wasn' t enough to lure Roy back, nor was a call from Avs defenseman Rob Blake . Tyler Storm, Sean Kowal and Sean Smith each added 13 points for Northern Illinois . Along with Gretzky, Messier became a champion with the Oilers- winning four titles between 1984- 88 . American will host the Patriot League championship on Friday as it attempts to repeat last year' s NCAA Tournament bid. Cruz, 25, was assigned to Double- A Chattanooga after he appeared in eight games for the Reds during spring training.

Injuries at running back didn' t help UNLV' s cause, but any semblance of more consistency likely would have produced eight wins instead of six . Updated: November 13, 2008, 5: 00 PM ET Signing Class Numbers Game Joe Montes uses statistics to offer another view on top signing classes . At the very least, the defeat will be educational for second- year ASU head coach Steve Roberts " Hopefully there will be a point where we can look back and say' Hey, we realized where we are and what we have to do to be successful " Roberts said " We had a good talk in there in our locker room after the game . Last season, the Falcons were one of the few NFL teams to rush more than pass, running 52 percent of the time against a league average of 57 percent passing . It was a tough decision, but I am excited about returning and equally determined to make sure we are successful next season ". That led to a 3- pointer by Page with 12 seconds left for a one- point lead " I was shocked. Steve Yzerman made it official on Monday, signing a one- year contract.

2- a game in which Slaton lost two critical fumbles- by completing 19 of 26 passes for 354 yards and a touchdown . The Tigers open the SEC season the following weekend against No . Former player Carlton Dotson has been charged with murder in Dennehy' s death . They' ll be facing archrival Missouri on the day the Tigers close out the Hearnes Center " I would imagine that the closing down of the building would be a big advantage, at least in their eyes " Self said " Hopefully, that will play into something that will be too emotional " Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press .

Carlos Rivera added 19 points and Antoine Agudio finished with 15 for the Pride( 6- 3, who led 35- 29 at halftime . With the defensive ends we' ve got, it' s pretty hard " The home- field advantage is part of the reason the Titans have not allowed a 100- yard rusher in the last 25 games in Nashville, a streak dating back to Oct . With this agreement, college sports fans will continue to see- in a bigger and better way- the quality and depth of the conference as well as the passion and enthusiasm of their supporters " . My heart was light, my skin was on fire, and my head was on a swivel . He thought he could still pitch, although he was hurting " Manuel said. Rookie Yovani Gallardo( 1- 1) is scheduled to take Sheets' spot in the rotation Thursday when the Brewers host Arizona. In his year- and- a- half with Minnesota, he' s impressed his new team with his versatility, hard hitting and intelligence- despite a small number of interceptions " He is such a bright young man " Tice said " He is a student of the game, and you wish all the players prepared themselves mentally the way that Corey Chavous does " Chavous isn' t a big playmaker, hence his eight interceptions in five career NFL seasons( he had three last year.