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Garnett sat gleans out the indicates team' s intrasquad scrimmage on Monday night and did not attend practice on Tuesday " He' s day- to- day " coach Dwane Casey said " It' s just a sprained ankle. MEMPHIS, Tenn( AP- The Detroit Pistons wanted to make sure from the start the Memphis Grizzlies never got comfortable. Bensinger: How does it differ from the day you get the concussion to the day after? Morgan: The first day it happens is upsetting. Now the only other fullback on the roster is Marcel Reece, an undrafted free agent who played receiver last year in college at Washington " That' s a big deal right there " Kiffin said " There are a number of games last year he played even more for us than Justin. Updated: December 24, 2007, 4: 42 PM ET With Parker out for season, Steelers re- sign Haynes Comment Email Print Share By Len PasquarelliESPNArchive The Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday officially ended the season of starting tailback Willie Parker, who suffered a broken right fibula in last Thursday night' s 41- 24 victory at St Louis, by placing him on injured reserve. Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said the team was aware of Young' s arrest " We are working with him, our legal counsel and we are supporting Usama in this matter " Bensel said. He' s among the active major league leaders in career strikeouts and complete games.

Mark Teixeira hit an RBI double and Blalock drove him in with his second homer of the season . To make room for Sheffield, the Yankees designated RHP Colter Bean for assignment . Astros 9, Angels 5ANAHEIM, Calif( AP- The way the Houston Astros have been swinging the bats lately, even Jason Jennings has benefited . But we kept playing the game, Slowey gave it everything he had and our bullpen came in and did just a super job " In other Twins news Wednesday, catcher Joe Mauer failed to hit the ball out of the infield in his first three at- bats of a Florida State League rehab assignment Wednesday night . Last week, the Bloomberg administration said it would forgo luxury boxes, valued at as much as$ 850, 000 for the new Yankee Stadium and up to$ 500, 000 at the new Mets ballpark, following months of criticism about its handling of the projects Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. Allen, who remained in Boston for treatment, is expected to return when Boston hosts Detroit on Wednesday. Starks was transitioned by the Steelers from a reserve role last year but didn' t open the season as a starter.

Ravens highlights- The Ravens jump all over the Browns getting a 28- 10 victory in Baltimore Week 4: Steelers vs . Updated: December 15, 2004, 1: 39 AM ET PA seeks to overturn termination of Neagle' s deal Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- The players' association filed a grievance Tuesday in an effort to overturn the Colorado Rockies' termination of Denny Neagle' s contract . Third base coach Manny Acta is a candidate to become manager of the Dodgers Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . Pedro Feliz added an RBI double and, after Randy Winn was intentionally walked to get to him, Ortiz helped himself with a two- run double off Duke on a 3- 0 pitch . The Rockies were called back to the dugout and the game was delayed 11 minutes while second base umpire Ted Barrett strapped on the gear and took Reed' s place. Once the Reds saw that the rain delay had knocked Trachsel out of his rhythm, they sensed it might not turn out so bad after all " It surprised all of us, too " said Aurilia, whose solo homer off Darren Oliver tied it at four " Trachsel threw pretty well to the first five hitters, then came back after the delay and didn' t have his command. Willis has allowed no homers and 11 hits in 86 at- bats against lefties this season.

47 ERA in 68 appearances, mostly in the eighth inning before handing the ball to closer Joe Borowski, who led the AL with 45 saves in his first season for Cleveland . Szczerbiak hit his first shot, a 17- footer from the top of the key that put Minnesota up 34- 24 The Timberwolves are close to having everybody healthy . SEATTLE( AP- Curtis Granderson has some advice: Don' t count out those supposedly doomed Detroit Tigers just yet " Yeah, looking at our division, nobody has pulled away . Willie will be remembered for his amazing athleticism, size, quickness, strength . In the meantime Favre is poking some fun at his own indecisiveness in a new advertisement for Sears that will run in September Cook told ESPN that Favre shot the ad last Monday Rachel Nichols is a reporter for ESPN. The Redskins, in fact, are an accurate barometer for presidential elections. Originally Published: September 27, 2004 Flash of Yankee pride Notes from around the majors, including Tom Gordon' s perspective on being a current Yankee and former Red Sox.

Game notes Detroit' s Curtis Granderson has hit safely in five of his six games since returning from the World Baseball Classic and is batting 371 . Baker, citing the need to give his ace, Mark Prior, some needed rest, switched Prior' s next start from Friday to Saturday, flip- flopping him with Matt Clement in the season- ending series with the Pirates . Hernandez, who had been sidelined with arthritis in his neck, allowed five runs in the second inning of his first spring start against the Orioles on March 8 . Suzuki also had a pair of singles en route to his 33rd multi- hit game, the most in the majors Beltre hit his fifth home run two pitches later . They play the Phillies on Monday " Right now, it' s started to feel like we' re playing pretty good ball " Garner said " We' ve got to play our best baseball and this is starting to look like pretty good baseball here " Huff capped a four- run seventh with his 12th homer of the season off St Louis reliever Randy Flores. Hendricks doesn' t expect Clemens to make a call about pitching next season for at least a month " Nothing has changed about his plan to decide in late January, early February " Hendricks said, adding that Clemens' performance in the WBC could play a part in the decision " I expect that will be a form of a litmus test to see how feels about playing mentally and physically " he said. The Angels had CF Torii Hunter back in the lineup after Hunter missed Sunday' s game against Seattle with a sore left big toe.

Aviles was 1- for- 4 and has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games . Bulls general manager John Paxson wanted to keep Curry, offering him a$ 5 million, one- year deal if he passed the DNA test . Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; The Braves won their fifth straight and 13th of 15 overall# 8226& nbsp; Tommy Hanson picked up his 11th victory of the season but just his second in his last six starts# 8226& nbsp; Brian McCann homered for the third time in his last 10 games- ESPN Stats& Information The rookie pitched seven innings Saturday for his 11th win, Yunel Escobar drove in three runs and the Braves beat the Washington Nationals 11- 5 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory . Brown each had 11 points and seven boards for the Hornets, who at 27- 23 have been one of the surprise success stories in the league, especially given their displacement from New Orleans to Oklahoma City in the wake of Hurricane Katrina " Guys have a gleam in their eye to win " Snyder said " When it comes to crunch time, we don' t clam up " Game notesPaul worked out at Target Center before the game and was eager to rejoin the lineup, but coach Byron Scott decided to hold him out again . Karl lamented the firing long and hard before Thursday' s tip- off. Mets 2, Cardinals 1NEW YORK( AP- Shawn Green and the New York Mets were more than glad to see the end of Mike Maroth. Fans chanted " M- V- P " after his RBI double in the sixth.

Bob Bleakley, father of Will Bleakley, spoke with Paolantonio . He' s also eager to show everyone what he can do after signing a six- year$ 63 million contract in the offseason . Cirillo delivered a pinch- hit two- run single in the seventh inning and Milwaukee won 5- 2 on Monday, spoiling Jim Tracy' s debut as Pittsburgh' s manager " Even with Opening Day being what it was, I was very calm, very relaxed " said Cirillo, who homered and doubled in last season' s Opening Day victory at Pittsburgh . The team also purchased the contract of right- hander Tim Redding from Triple- A Columbus, and he will start Friday instead . Sosa, 37, did not play in 2006 after rejecting a non- guaranteed offer of$ 500, 000 from the Washington Nationals. D' Antoni who had a year left on his contract, is signed through the 2006- 07 season " I' m obviously happy that it went this way " he said " They gave me a little vote of confidence, and now we' ve just got to keep the ball rolling. We came out and played the game right " The defending NL champions fell 13 games below.

Nelson' s new contract almost certainly will allow him to surpass Wilkens' 1, 332 wins, but the thought doesn' t exactly thrill Nellie " He' ll always deserve it, as far as I' m concerned " Nelson said of Wilkens, his good friend " I hope I never get the record . All three will be game- time decisions, but Winfield said he felt better after sitting out last week against the San Diego Chargers . The Orioles managed only one run in the final two games of the series after beating Detroit in their home opener " They' re better hitters than that . Some days I' m too intense, some days I' m too relaxed " Chris Davis went 3- for- 4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs and Taylor Teagarden also homered for the Rangers . Miami players can no longer participate in social networking while at the arena, home or away. Luckily for me he finished his career playing left guard, so whenever I was going to face a tough opponent I went and got tape of Matthews playing the guy. The 2000 Astros, on the other hand, fell from 97 to 72 wins after moving into the erstwhile Enron Field.

3 points and 12 rebounds last season, is weighing interest from the Hawks against a sign- and- trade offer from the New York Knicks . Adrian Peterson Running BackChicago Bears Profile He' ll get a chance to start in the backfield for just the second time Sunday when Chicago faces the New York Giants at Soldier Field . Weary' s attorney, Joe Walker, told KRIV that his client' s lawsuit doesn' t specify a dollar amount " I will leave that to the sound discretion of the jury " Walker told KRIV . With top outfield prospects Julio Borbon and Engel Beltre still several years away from the majors, the Rangers will look to acquire an impact center fielder, either through free agency or a trade . Markakis hit a two- run double in the fourth for the Orioles, who improved to 24- 4 when they have at least 10 hits. He has a seven- game hitting streak in which he is batting 14- for- 26 538) with two homers and 10 RBIs. Stern said he expected to make his decision in the next few days, and that when doing so he wouldn' t consider the suspension he gave Anthony for the punch the Denver star hit the Knicks' Mardy Collins with on Dec 16.

His shooting was off early in the final quarter, but he kept putting the ball up . Updated: October 19, 2008, 8: 01 PM ET Saints' Shockey says injury isn' t healed and he may not play in London Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N . The Brewers rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth, but Ozzie Chavez flied out against Matt Roney to strand the tying run at third base . Game notes Hafner walked three times and has an AL- leading 34 Ortiz is 0- 4 with a 6 . Chicago kicked things off last Tuesday against Kansas City after Guillen blew up in Tampa Bay, bemoaning his poor lineup with a few choice words. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. CLEVELAND( AP- Anderson Varejao was all over the floor- and all over the arena.

Chicago, which had the 12th pick, will get San Francisco' s seventh pick and the 49ers will get Chicago' s choice . The 31- year- old shortstop has two options: have the tendon reattached or try to rehab the injury without surgery . Making his 10th career start, Hill( 1- 4) labored in 97- degree heat and allowed three runs and six hits He had six strikeouts and walked one He retired eight in a row between the second and fourth . Youkilis' RBI double chased Mussina, and Ortiz' s single off Mike Myers made it 7- 2 . Michael Barrett doubled twice and drove in two runs, and left fielder Alfonso Soriano threw out a runner at the plate in the second to keep the score 3- 0 " We played well " Cubs manager Lou Piniella said " Let' s hope we can do this with some consistency " Zambrano started a six- run rally with a one- out single in the sixth. 357 with 18 homers and 40 RBI " It just seems like it just goes down through the lineup whenever he has a good night " Robinson said. In the fifth, Davis gave up Kouzmanoff' s solo homer to the pool area in right field.

Since Day One, he has painted a picture of baseball and summer in Seattle better than anyone ever has " Dale Petroskey, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, said in a news release . The Rockies roughed up Cain( 7- 14) for six runs and five hits in the inning before he was lifted in favor of reliever Pat Misch . I think everyone is just having fun with it " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . The bases shouldn' t have been loaded " Matt Wise, who cut a finger on his right hand when he caught it on salad tongs Sunday, gave up a run- scoring double to Jones in the seventh, trimming the lead to 5- 4 . Yost said he didn' t see it as a " major ordeal " though Braun might miss Milwaukee' s trip to Tucson for a game Thursday. Updated: October 15, 2003, 9: 53 PM ET Lining deteriorating in his knee Email Print Share Associated Press WASHINGTON- Jerry Stackhouse' s knee injury is caused by a deterioration of the lining on the back of the knee cap, and it remains uncertain when he will return to the Washington Wizards' lineup. 1 seconds remaining forced Game 2 of the NBA Finals into OT and led to a 99- 91 victory for the Los Angeles Lakers.

We are a big part of this " Santana rebounded from a tough start to toss seven solid innings . Shaquille O' Neal, however, sounded absolute that the deal was done " Now that we' ve got Mourning, it' s really good for us " O' Neal said . Ronny Paulino started the Florida eighth with a double to left off Bronson Arroyo . What are you going to do? That' s why they' re the team that they are and they' ve won as many games as they have " Jose Reyes had two hits and scored two runs, and John Maine( 4- 3) pitched 6 1- 3 solid innings for the Mets, who finished off an 8- 1 homestand . I want to go into the offseason with a positive frame of mind " Gibbons said Lilly has been consistent all season " He' s got a chance to win 15 games this year. Game notes Kent' s fifth- inning double gave him 1, 385 career RBIs, moving him past Dwight Evans( 1, 384) for 65th on the career list " I' m not a vengeful person, but it does give me satisfaction to do well here " the former Giant said " When the fans boo me, I understand it' s their job to do When I go outside, they all want to hug me. Snyder will serve his suspension when the Jazz visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.