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Cleveland' s updates star forward details got flattened by an errant elbow from Houston' s Dikembe Mutombo in the first half and the Rockets went on to a 98- 87 win over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night " I never saw him " Mutombo said " The next thing I know, boom, he was laying on the floor. Adding to Philadelphia' s woes was a 3- of- 12 shooting performance from 3- point range " Team- wise or personally, it hasn' t gone well " Iverson said. The Pirates' payroll is about$ 10 million less than that of the Washington Nationals, owned by the other major- league clubs Some teams criticized the New York Mets for giving a$ 22. The Cubs stranded 12 runners " He came at me with fastballs and just beat me " said Lee, playing his fifth game since coming off the disabled list( broken wrist " I figured I' d throw my best pitch and see what happens " Turnbow said. I' m not saying it will happen, but it can " The Indians will need more performances like Byrd' s dominant outing in order to get back into the AL Central race. Ortiz struck out Fasano to leave the bases loaded, and that turned his outing around.

35 ERA in his last four outings " He' s been pitching really well lately " Maddon said " We' ve made some adjustments with him mechanically, and he' s turned into more of a strike thrower . Kershaw walked three straight batters in the third, and Carlos Beltran' s sacrifice fly tied it . Five straight points brought New Jersey to 42- 38 before the Thunder closed the half with a 9- 2 spurt, seven of those points coming at the free- throw line where Oklahoma City was 17- of- 20 in the first half compared with just 3- of- 4 for New Jersey . Garcia finished the season as the NFL' s seventh- rated passer with a 94 6 rating . He had six catches for 101 yards and a touchdown against the Redskins last week. Tucker played both right tackle and guard last season after being suspended for the first four games for violating the NFL' s policy on anabolic steroids and related substances- The Associated PressPORTIS OUT OF PRESEASON OPENER( 9: 07 a m. Mondesi' s pay was withheld for most of the season because of a civil suit, and the outfielder returned to his native Dominican Republic last Saturday.

Blake snagged the ball on one hop and threw to second for the forceout, but Tyner crossed the plate and the Twins took a 3- 2 lead . I don' t think he was even tired, either, but they hit a couple of balls good and we had to hold it " The Braves went up 2- 0 in the third inning . I was trying to just push him out of the way and get to Eric It wasn' t it certainly wasn' t called for, so I . Updated: January 22, 2008, 6: 58 PM ET Tweaked ankle puts Brady in walking cast for short time Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Is Tom Brady Injured? The New England Patriots have sauntered through the rest of the league this year . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. NEW YORK( AP- The New York Mets have won a lot of games this season with their power.

In his first start since the Brewers acquired him from Arizona in the offseason, Claudio Vargas gave up two runs and five hits in five innings, striking out nine . Johnny Estrada CatcherNew York Mets Profile Acquired last month in a trade with Milwaukee, Estrada was let go Wednesday when the Mets declined to offer him a contract for next season . Markakis was eligible for arbitration for the first time this offseason . Stoudamire pleaded innocent to misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after a package of marijuana allegedly fell out of his pantleg at the Tucson International Airport . It was not known whether Cabrera would appeal his suspension, set to begin Thursday. 167 career hitter against the White Sox, his lowest mark against any AL team.

Brown also has a strong working relationship with Ferry, whom he coached in San Antonio " This is the guy who we think can take us to the next level " said Ferry, who began talks with Gilbert about picking up Brown' s option six weeks ago . He' s mainly complaining about his shoulder, because we had one guy helping him off the field that was about 5- foot- 6 and one that was 6- 6, so he was stretched out " . I want to get out of the situation and pitch my six or seven innings " he said " I wasn' t even looking at him[ Wise . They' ve ruled that changing the height of the rim, while easily done mid- contest with the help of hydraulics, clashes with their intent to apply as many standard NBA rules to All- Star Weekend contests as possible The decision also potentially affects Memphis' Rudy Gay . Axelsson scored in the third round of the shootout to give the Bruins a 2- 1 victory Wednesday night. The 5- foot- 10- inch, 189- pound Fisher is entering his seventh NFL season and his second with the Lions.

The case was set in motion by Thomas Riccio, a collectibles broker who tried to bring in the FBI when he heard that two memorabilia dealers were planning to sell a trove of Simpson artifacts . David Wells and Chris Michalak also hit three batters in a game for the Blue Jays Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . Loney has 14 RBIs in his last nine games, giving him 54 in 82 games . He and Justin Morneau hit two- run shots in the third inning against Mark Buehrle( 8- 9, and Brendan Harris later contributed a two- run double . Rivers received a contract extension giving him three more years as coach of the Boston Celtics on Tuesday after leading them to an NBA title one year following the second worst season in team history. But it was fun to compete against those guys and catch up with them I wish we would have gotten the win. He hit four 3s and went 6- for- 10 from the field in the fourth quarter " I tried to do what I do " Smith said " Just keep shooting, just try to get my rhythm " Billups broke a 103- all tie with Denver' s eighth 3- pointer with 6: 27 left.

I told him that pitch was too nasty to swing at " Smoltz, who allowed three runs in four innings, said he enjoyed facing the Braves' former leadoff hitter " I was trying to play with him a little bit, throw some different things and see what he would so " Smoltz said " He' s going to make them so good . He' d come in, our cut man would patch him up, and we' d send him back out He had a headache and was still bleeding a little bit . Am I making progress? Very much so " I' m going to try and play baseball at spring training There' s no getting around that Unless something major happens, I' ll be there " . Mills and Clement combined for six one- hit innings and minor leaguer Brien Dopirak' s two- run single in the ninth gave the Blue Jays a 6- 5 victory Wednesday . Mahinmi began last season with the Spurs but spent most of it with their developmental league team in Austin He finished among the league leaders in scoring( 16 8 points per game, rebounding( 8 0, blocks( 1 7) and field- goal percentage( 62. Gagne, recovering from a torn ligament in his right elbow, said diagnosing rough spots is part of a positive progression.

Clemens earned a$ 100, 000 bonus for winning the award, raising his 2004 earnings to$ 6, 825, 000, including$ 1 7 million in attendance bonuses . But he couldn' t hold the lead as Boston swept a series at Texas for the first time since Aug . The Tigers had runners at the corners in the third when Marcus Thames struck out on a 3- 2 pitch . We already had a day and a half off with opening day in the afternoon Too much idle time on the road . Dustin Nippert( 4- 1) gave up two runs and six hits as the Rangers took two of three in the weekend series. Chat Jets at PatriotsNew York Jets: OT Adrian Jones, LB Marques Murrell, WR Chris Davis, OG Jacob Bender, TE Jason Pociask, DL Kareem Brown, QB Marques Tuiasosopo, DE Eric Hicks, DeVito. Kerry Wood had been dazzling in his Game 5 victory over Atlanta in the division series, but Rodriguez and the Marlins never let him get comfortable.

Lowe signed a four- year$ 36 million contract with Los Angeles during the offseason, and the Dodgers were off Monday . He gave up six runs and nine hits in his second- shortest outing this season, and has a 9 45 ERA this month . A lot of people are trying to drum up more things " I know who I am and am very comfortable with what I am " he said Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . Haren was throwing to new starter Kurt Suzuki for the first time, after Jason Kendall was traded to the Chicago Cubs earlier this week " I know I' m not an easy pitcher to catch " Haren said " As the game went along we got more into a rhythm That' s the first of many . Seattle failed to take advantage of New York' s 10- 1 defeat to Boston and remained 5 1/ 2 games back of the Yankees in the AL wild- card race, losing for the 16th time in its last 21 games. Wilson threw wildly while making the return throw to first, with Giambi credited with an RBI and Abreu scoring on the error " If we get that play, it changes the game " Wilson said. After 1992, he didn' t win another playoff game until Wednesday.

Borowski gave up a double to Jack Wilson in the ninth inning Friday and an RBI single to Craig Wilson for his second blown save of the season . Despite Burnitz' s age, the Pirates think his left- handed power should be a big plus at PNC Park, with its cozy right field home- run deck . Even Pittsburgh' s one scary moment appeared to have a happy ending . Davis was struck in the chest by a high fastball from Volstad . Playing in front of a franchise- record crowd of 19, 866, Denver went on 12- 1 run spanning halftime to go up 59- 49, then pushed the lead to 76- 61 on Johnson' s 3- pointer from the corner with three minutes left to pull away. The Chargers will also need a good offseason in the training room. CHICAGO( AP- Tadahito Iguchi' s slump- busting homer gave the White Sox another late- inning boost.

When you put your mind to it, good things happen " Ethier upped his average to . Hayden, the defense lawyer, showed that the bar bill included 11 cigars$ 190, and three glasses of Johnnie Walker Blue Scotch$ 90, and suggested the Scotch was used for dipping cigars . Associated PressFORT MYERS, Fla- Francisco Liriano surrendered his first home run of the spring on Friday, but the Minnesota Twins' pitcher has not lost his focus on returning to his 2006 form . The way the two- time AL batting champion is hitting these days, things like that are coming easy for him . His rebounding average last season was the third highest of his career. Bentley screamed " No " and grabbed his knee as Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel and his staff blew their whistles to halt play.

The Cardinals lost 56- 35 " This is a different type of week " Fitzgerald said " It' s the Super Bowl and it' s a once- in- a- lifetime opportunity . With Young hobbled, Hall having trouble holding onto the football and Pittman' s ribs aching, the Broncos may trot out Torain, a rookie from Arizona State who' s been missing since breaking a bone in his elbow in August " I' m excited to play " Torain said " It just feels good to be back " His arrival couldn' t come at a more opportune time " He just adds a little juice to the backfield " Cutler said " To get fresh legs back there, it' s definitely going to help . Just when Joe Kennedy seemed poised to beat the Royals in back- to- back starts, the bullpen couldn' t hold it- an immediate sign how much the A' s will miss injured closer Huston Street . The Mets signed Kris Benson to a three- year deal after acquiring him from Pittsburgh " I kind of feel like we were misled about this as a family " Anna Benson said " It was a free- agent year . A simple adjustment like pitching from the third base side of the rubber helped him considerably " I' m not pressing because things haven' t been going the way I wanted. Oakland' s Bash Brothers- Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire- had begun to dominate in the majors, but McNamee wasn' t a Jose Canseco wannabe " He wasn' t muscular in that way " says former St. Branyan drove the right- hander' s 20th pitch into the seats in right- center with Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr aboard in the first Branyan' s two- out shot was his fourth of the season Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr.