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It felt shares great " unravels Mendoza probably could have pitched another inning to save a bullpen that had worked 13 1/ 3 innings the past two games, but manager Ron Washington elected to take the right- hander out after six " We wanted him to leave with a good feeling " Washington said " It' s important that he took us deep into the ballgame. Playing only his fifth game with Houston on Tuesday, McGrady left midway through the third quarter of the Rockets' 90- 87 home win over Memphis with a right hip strain and didn' t return. He scored 14 points against the Pacers, seven below his season average Brand had started all of Los Angeles' games this season Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. The former New Jersey Nets star was convicted in 2004 of attempting to cover up the slaying but was acquitted of the more serious charge of aggravated manslaughter.

There was no flow to the game whatsoever " Joe Nieuwendyk and Nathan Horton also scored for Florida, and Roberto Luongo made 37 saves Trailing 2- 1, the Panthers scored four straight goals . Any " vested " veteran, a player with four or more seasons of experience in the league, is guaranteed his full salary if he is on a team' s roster for the opener . Updated: September 7, 2008, 6: 51 PM ET Banged- up Seahawks lose WR Burleson, RB Morris to injury Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N . The Giants closed to 6- 5 in the seventh with doubles by pinch- hitter Todd Linden and Vizquel against Giovanni Carrara .

He can make$ 275, 000 more in roster bonuses$ 150, 000 in conditioning bonuses and$ 1 . Of course, that' s what they are going to make it out to be " O' Neal sees the current impasse as a problem stemming from the Lakers' management, who Shaq sees as having become too " fat " from years of winning to have the drive to win further . 9 minutes in 14 games since rejoining the Heat earlier this season . Utah shut out Milwaukee for the first 7: 14 of the fourth quarter while outscoring the Bucks 11- 0 and taking an 81- 71 lead the barely held up . It was amazing- the whole journey to be able to see inside right to his Achilles. I' m excited to see him again after everything settles down " Leon Washington thrived this season under Westhoff after replacing the injured Justin Miller as the Jets' primary kick returner. TCU bounced back after a tough defeat Friday at Fresno State to beat Princeton on Friday and then pull off this upset.

Eleven years later, a glass pyramid trophy awarded to former Indians pitcher Orel Hershiser for winning the 1995 ALCS MVP was finally returned to the right- hander . Last week, Boston outfielder Johnny Damon, second baseman Tony Graffanino, first baseman Kevin Millar and third baseman Bill Mueller became free agents First baseman John Olerud also is eligible to file . Obviously you got quality in the trade- but what kind of shortcomings did you see in Young before you made the deal? Friedman: This was certainly not a bet against Delmon Young We feel like this was an exchange of good, young players . It' s bad timing " Marlins starter Chris Volstad left after three innings with a bruised right leg . He has not played a full NBA season since 2002- 03, when he scored a career- high 22 5 points per game Over the next two years, he only played 70 games For his career, Houston averaged 17 3 points per game.

Yao missed a shot with about 30 seconds left and the Pistons rebounded . And as the Dolphins coordinator in 2005, Linehan oversaw a rushing game that jumped from 31st in 2004 to 12th . Callahan joined Mangini' s staff last offseason after he was fired as coach at Nebraska . We have to decide how quickly we can move on this based on the MRI . Garciaparra was examined Wednesday in Florida by Mark Slovenkai, an ankle and foot specialist from New England Baptist Hospital. Oswalt said he' s already asked the Astros to help him track down the fan in the left- field seats who caught his second- inning drive " It was pretty exciting " Oswalt said " It felt like winning the first game in the big leagues Pretty much the same thing.

Minor leaguers, he said, are considered to be " seasonal workers " Because the United States allows 66, 000 seasonal workers to enter each year, there is a cap on work visas for minor leaguers " The key is having that major league contract " a baseball official said Even that is no guarantee . The speedy Boston center fielder, who stole home against the Yankees on Sunday, easily beat shortstop Jason Bartlett' s throw to first base " When it was first hit, it sounded like it was coming off hard " Garza said " Then I saw it float by I dove and watched the ball just miss my glove by inches . 1 for training camp and will also play Euroleague champion CSKA Moscow on Saturday . Game notesRichardson has reached double figures in scoring in his last 72 games, the longest such streak since Latrell Sprewell went 78 games between April 1996 to March 1997 .

It' s been quite a week for Anderson, who said he hadn' t even played in a pickup game since the end of last season " I was just working out with my trainer " said Anderson, who finished with 11 points in 18 minutes " I didn' t want to get injured, so I just waited . Whether David plays or I play, I think this is team is good hands " Carr, who joked in the locker room Wednesday that he had just had his " 72nd massage in 14 days " indicated he was happy following his first full practice since the injury " I didn' t feel great out there, but I felt better than I did last week " Carr said " I couldn' t run last week I was moving around I didn' t feel I was limited . NFL Video LaDainian Tomlinson plays despite a groin injury and scores a TD in a 23- 17 win vs the Colts . According to court documents, Jones told police that Morris also threatened him if he didn' t pay up and told a friend of Jones' that " If Jones refused, Morris would' go after' Jones, his mother and daughter " According to court documents, wire transfers and phone records helped to identify Edwards as the shooting suspect . Such experiences make him grateful to be back " I' m thankful for every day I step out on the field " he said " I' ve had a number of injuries that probably could have been career ending, but I' ve been given a second chance.

He had career highs in yards( 4, 717, touchdowns( 39) and passer rating( 110 9) in 2004 with the Vikings Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Emma Cannon, who scored three points in the opening round against Rice, added 20 points and 13 rebounds for fifth- seeded UCF- which will play No 1 seed Southern Methodist in the semifinals on Saturday . We want to keep them around here " Many of the youngsters were brought up out of necessity, not because they were ready . I got to kind of calm myself down " If Konerko does return, Thome' s role will be mostly with his bat . Soriano hit a two- run homer, his 11th, and Henry Blanco and Ramirez also drove in runs during a four- run Cubs third against Pirates starter Paul Maholm Cubs starter Ted Lilly was 4- 0 with a 3. He entered with three walks in 26 innings over four starts this year.

If Macha wants the same money he supposedly did with Oakland, it may be too high a price for the Pirates- former manager Lloyd McClendon made only about half that . Bedard bounced back from one of his worst outings of the season- he allowed six runs in 5 2/ 3 innings Monday against the Chicago White Sox " I' ve never seen anything like that " Orioles interim manager Dave Trembley said " It was just strike one, one after another He didn' t walk anybody It was Erik Bedard and the guys behind him . Steve Nash was 9- of- 11 from the floor and had 25 points and 12 assists before sitting out the fourth quarter Wednesday night while the Suns completed a 126- 95 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers, their nearest division foe " I think we all knew it was a big game for us " Nash said " In many ways, it would be tough not to say this clinches the division . Rodgers has been very impressive in Mike McCarthy' s West Coast offense . 391 career batting average( 9- for- 23) and no strikeouts against Cleveland ace C C Sabathia Podsednik is 0- for- 2 when facing Sabathia. I' m a positive person " Buckner said he did appreciate Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling' s comments after last year' s Boston championship, when the right- hander said the victory would let people remember Red Sox past as " the great players that they were " Buckner remained quiet when others brought up the idea of redemption in the 2004 title " I know there were good intentions, so I kind of let it slide " he said " I didn' t go out of my way one way or the other, but I was offended a little bit at the theory that I did something wrong " Buckner, who played in an earlier World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, even does card shows with Wilson- they were together last weekend, an' 80s version of Ralph Branca and Bobby Thomson. He threw nine wild pitches in all over four postseason innings.

" I hate to say this, but they have pretty good manager, too, that knows how to win games " he said . He was credited with a ground- rule double leading off the third after a fan reached down to grab the ball in foul territory down the left- field line . I saw glimmers of it a couple of weeks ago, and I see his confidence building " RBI singles by Nick Johnson and Austin Kearns staked Redding to a 2- 0 first- inning lead . He' s a true gamer " Lincecum( 9- 1) struck out 11 for his third game with 10 or more Ks this year and the fifth of his career, helping the Giants end the long skid against their Bay Area rival .