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In the outline fifth, recounts Crede singled and scored on Widger' s single. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said earlier this week he' d wait to talk to Soriano in person before commenting on his desire to play winter ball. Irons will compete with Sam Williams and Robert Thomas for the strong- side linebacker spot " He' s worked extremely hard, really basically worked for two years to come back and to have an opportunity " Kiffin said " We worked him out yesterday. Updated: July 9, 2005, 8: 33 PM ET Verlander or Zumaya expected to start for Team USA Email Print Share Associated Press DETROIT- USA manager George Brett said Saturday he will choose between Tigers prospects Justin Verlander and Joel Zumaya to start Sunday' s All- Star Futures game. 312 with 43 doubles, 29 home runs and 115 RBIs for the AL wild- card winners. Then with runners on first and second and two outs, Cust hit a ball down the left- field line that drove in two runs. I didn' t know anything about it " Gasol said " I' m trying to digest everything that' s been going[ on] with me the last two days, and get ready to rock and roll " He wore jeans and a black zippered sweater for a brief news conference at the Wizards' arena- the first three minutes were in Spanish, the next four in English- then went to the visiting locker room to change.

Wade' s season ended in March because of a sore left knee that had been bothering him since surgery in 2007 . Game 7 is Friday night in Joe Louis Arena, where Detroit is 3- 0 but, as the oldest of NHL playoff adages goes, anything can happen when a single game determines who raises a silver trophy " That' s a big as it gets . During the executive committee' s conference call, current NFLPA president Kevin Mawae discussed a salary range of$ 1 . Bautista held the Brewers to one single in the first four innings but Bill Hall doubled and Corey Koskie hit a two- run homer in the fifth . He then pumped his first three times, slapped his glove and then wildly slapped the hand of catcher Kenji Johjima. Baker used 13 sliders, a pitch he worked on with Triple- A Rochester over the past month, to help keep Tampa Bay off balance " It seems like every place we go we' ve been running into good pitching " Maddon said. Sosnick said he and Rasner recently approached New York general manager Brian Cashman and told him that Rasner would like to pitch in Japan, and that Cashman and scout Hiroshi Abei helped facilitate the deal " Brian made a big effort to make it happen " Sosnick said " He really bent over backwards to make this work for Darrell and his family " Rasner, a second- round draft pick by Montreal in 2002, has a 9- 15 record with a 5 00 ERA in four major league seasons.

Before his first at- bat, he tipped his helmet to the fans, placed it over his heart for a moment, then singled to left on the first pitch, career hit No 3, 057 . He became the first six- game winner in the majors and lowered his ERA to 1 98 . 1 pick but with the cap flexibility to take on a pretty large contract " Colangelo said " So the combination of those two is pretty powerful . It changed the game " The Yankees are 14- 4 during the errorless streak " I' m proud of what they' ve done, I' m proud of what our staff has put in . The fact that they have grinded it out, I think you have to be proud of. He is expected back in the lineup on Friday when Chicago begins a West Coast trip against the Los Angeles Angels. They both deserved to enjoy this one, which served as a heck of a warm- up act for the cable television audience waiting to watch the matchup of Cleveland' s LeBron James and Denver' s Carmelo Anthony.

The return of Coleman, who plays the under- tackle position and is key to Atlanta' s pass rush, means that the Falcons, who are struggling at 1- 4 under first- year coach Bobby Petrino, will have their starting defensive line intact for the first time all season . The 25- year- old Cutler found out about two weeks ago that he was diabetic and needed daily insulin injections, Garafalo told The Associated Press . League sources told ESPN that Bush sustained the injury in a Nov . I picked up my playbook at odd hours rather than just studying it the minimum required time I was, in every way, a happy camper . I' d make it two in five " La Russa said " I can' t answer for anybody else, what priorities they give and how they weigh stuff. Guerrero homered in the fourth, giving him 22 homers and 108 RBIs. Zduriencik, a first- time GM hired three weeks ago, said he has ruled out Riggleman, the team' s manager for the final 3# 189; months of last season.

Padres manager Bud Black came out to argue with Guccione, who then huddled with the other three umps After a few minutes, they ruled it a foul ball . Associated PressWASHINGTON- Between the rain and the chill, the weather was awful . He returned to that game, but the knee remained sore and he was forced to miss several practices . The last time down, Webber scored on a 4- foot hook as the shot clock buzzer went off . The Yankees could wrap up the division title during the seven- game road trip to Toronto and Tampa Bay. Gardenhire was ejected after arguing with first base umpire Angel Hernandez after Wigginton was called safe on a potential inning- ending double- play grounder in the fifth. Updated: July 19, 2006, 9: 52 PM ET Wizards sign Lithuanian standout Songaila Email Print Share Associated Press WASHINGTON- The Washington Wizards signed forward Darius Songaila on Wednesday, less than a year after he signed with the Chicago Bulls as a free agent Songaila averaged 9 2 points and 4 0 rebounds in 62 games last season with the Bulls.

Detroit swept the four- game season series with New Jersey, the first time it managed that since 2000- 01 Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Rasheed Wallace was assessed his 11th technical foul of the season in the third quarter . But the roar of cheers turned to groans as those outside learned of the sudden change of fortunes . Arizona came to Miami on May 20 with the league' s best record, only to be swept by a suddenly tough- pitching Marlins staff . Whatever they tell me- you' re going to Pittsburgh or you' re going to( Triple- A) Indianapolis- I' ve got to roll with it " Nick Blackburn allowed two runs and three hits in five innings for Minnesota. He gave up an RBI single and solo homer to Carlos Pena, who hit his AL- leading 39th leading off the fourth. Orlando had 24 fast- break points to just five for Milwaukee The Bucks started slowly and were never really in the game.

In all, the left- hander gave up five runs and five hits in three innings In his first four outings, Parra was 2- 0 with a 0 54 ERA . Considered all but out of contention just 2# 189; weeks ago, the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a huge deficit in the standings, caught the Mets and won their first NL East title since 1993 on the final day . Tadahito Iguchi' s groundout scored a run to cut it to 3- 2 . BOSTON( AP- Tim Wakefield has been twirling his knuckler past hitters for 16 years Randy Johnson has been firing his fastball by them for 21 . Turned out, Arenas played 30 " I want to get into the rhythm quick " Arenas said. Cleveland: Spend a day at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, then motor down to Canton the next day and tour the Pro Football Hall of Fame The best of all worlds, right? 5. Panthers 33, Saints 31 Carolina# 8226; The Panthers' run game was successful early against the Saints' defense, which helped set up Carolina' s play- action passing game.

He struck out four, walked one and threw 97 pitches " I don' t think I' m ever happy giving up five runs in six innings, but we won " he said " That' s the main thing " Toronto' s Dustin McGowan, starting because Gustavo Chacin went on the disabled list with a sore shoulder, gave up five runs, six hits and five walks in five innings in his first start of the season . 265 with 38 homers and 114 RBI during the regular season and then batted 351 with four homers and 11 RBI in the playoffs . Clemens' testimony that he never discussed HGH with McNamee In his deposition, Clemens states he never talked about growth hormone with McNamee, never asked him any questions about the substance and never had a specific conversation about it with the trainer " These answers were not truthful " according to the memo, citing Clemens' own admissions at the end of his deposition . He missed the final 11 games with a groin injury and a swollen right knee, which he had surgery on over the summer . MILWAUKEE( AP- Aubrey Huff felt like the first three innings took two hours They did. Rowland- Smith' s walk to Daric Barton in the fourth ended a 20- inning streak without issuing a base on balls. After all, it was a near certainty that the many of the Pittsburgh Pirates would get tired running the bases Monday night.

Ellis' agent, Jeff Fried, met with Golden State officials during the week to discuss Ellis' punishment . Bobby Simmons and Charlie Villanueva led the Bucks with 13 points, but those came with the game already decided . James, who also had eight assists, was 19- for- 35 from the floor and made nine of 11 free throws and the Cavs won for the first time since a 96- 88 victory over the Bucks on Jan . Updated: September 30, 2009, 12: 08 AM ET Odom, Artest garner media attention Comment Email Print Share Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif- Pardon Lamar Odom for looking tired . A strained relationship between Torre and Yankees owner George Steinbrenner became public last season, prompting the possibility the manager might not want to return after his current contract expires following the 2004 season. The 38- year- old Piazza, playing in the American League for the first time after a 15- year catching career that will likely land him in the Hall of Fame, has an eight- game hitting streak and is 14- for- 33 424) during that span. Updated: December 15, 2007, 5: 23 PM ET Mitchell report can' t be good for baseball' s short- term business Comment Email Print Share By John HelyarESPNArchive George Mitchell' s steroids report hasn' t rocked simply the game of baseball It figures to shake the business of baseball, too.

I can understand he might be trying to protect him " he said . Rodriguez will use the rest of the spring as a cram session to learn the ins and outs of Houston' s pitching staff " Communication is very important " he said " I' ve already talked to some of the starters and the other guys, and we' re pretty much on the same page . Schilling will need six weeks of rest and six weeks of rehabilitation, so any delays could cause him to miss the start of spring training Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . The All- Star right- hander had just arrived in the Caribbean nation after the Cubs were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs . Luke Scott hit a long home run off Mets reliever Sean Green in the fourth inning, and Robby Hammock connected off lefty Casey Fossum in the sixth. Clark followed with his hit that replays appeared to show just catching the outside edge of the left- field line. A Chicago- area native who often took the train to Wrigley as a kid, he remains winless in eight major league decisions " I had a bunch of family and friends and my wife here.

The Blue Devils came with an intensity the Tigers couldn' t match, forcing turnovers on Clemson' s first two possessions en route to the easy victory in which they never trailed . Takashi Saito( 1- 0, a 36- year- old rookie who pitched for the Yokohama Baystars of the Japanese Central League the past 14 seasons, worked two perfect innings with four strikeouts to earn his first big league victory . 355 in the Texas League in late 1948 when he was called up to replace Lou Boudreau in the field when the Cleveland shortstop- manager was hurt . Ian Snell, one of the Pirates top two starters, entered in the sixth and pitched three hitless innings, striking out four and walking one " They have an air of confidence about them " Pittsburgh manager Jim Tracy said of Duke and Snell " They know who they are, they know what their pitches are all about, even when they' re behind in count . The Devil Rays also optioned left- hander Joe Beimel to Durham. X- rays were negative and the left- hander is not expected to miss a turn in the rotation " I guess you could say it was scary, but I' m fine " Gorzelanny said " It' s just a pretty bad bruise " Gorzelanny, who limited the Cardinals to one run in 15 1/ 3 innings in two April starts, gave up two runs on 10 hits. Updated: December 15, 2005, 9: 54 PM ET Cardinals, Looper agree to$ 13 5M, three- year deal Email Print Share Associated Press ST.

To throw all those zeros on the scoreboard was just remarkable " Oakland took the series with the win, and has won five of its last six games and 10 of 12 . Girardi and a trainer came out to check on Jeter, who was quickly removed from the game . Game notesThe Lakers play nine of their final 12 regular- season games at home . He retired in 2001 after 19 seasons with the Houston Oilers/ Tennessee Titans . They held on for the victory marking the best record in school history through 25 games. I just wanted to have an opportunity to perform and be part of the team " he said " I didn' t feel as much a part of the team " Phillies general manager Ed Wade envisioned Lofton starting ahead of Marlon Byrd and Jason Michaels " A player like Kenny is a big step forward for us " Wade said " Going into spring training, we believe Kenny is our center fielder and will be a catalyst for this club " The Yankees still have Bernie Williams to play center, though he could wind up as the designated hitter- or even perhaps their first baseman- if they' re able to sign Beltran. 7 million package as is expected at Mets minicamp in Port St Lucie, Fla, on Wednesday and Thursday He went 13- 4 with a save and a 2 27 ERA in 20 games with the Owls last season.

The Diamondbacks have scored six or more runs only twice in their last 17 games . Hermida then singled, and Amezaga' s fly scored another run " That' s just one of those rotten, stinking, no- good, ratty things that have happened to us this year " Garner said " The ball gets caught up in the sun and there are two guys battling to catch it . Liriano Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Francisco Liriano allowed six runs in 2/ 3 of an inning today before being yanked# 8226& nbsp; The last time a Twins starter allowed 6+ runs, pitching less than one inning was in 1995 when Scott Klingenback allowed seven runs in 2/ 3 of an inning against the Rangers on August 21- ESPN Research Murphy hit solo shots in the fifth and sixth innings for his first and second homers of the season and first career multihomer game . In the fourth, Fielder- the only infielder who didn' t have one of Milwaukee' s four errors Saturday night- dropped a throw that allowed Mike Lowell to reach . Carlos Beltran finished with three singles and Reyes drove in two runs, including a crazy RBI in the eighth when his bases- loaded blooper dropped in front of Brad Hawpe in right, only to have Brian Schneider thrown out at third by Hawpe after a late break. In the first inning, Pierre advanced from first to third on an errant pickoff throw by Lincecum and scored on Hudson' s sacrifice fly. Artest was suspended for the rest of that season- 73 games, plus the playoffs- in a move that cost him almost$ 5 million Indiana traded him to Sacramento last season.