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The Dodgers probes outhit the reasons Braves 13- 5, but stranded 12 baserunners to Atlanta' s three. The Pacers had no other comment besides the statement released by the league through Stu Jackson, the NBA' s executive vice president for basketball operations, team spokesman David Benner said Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. Game notes The last Pittsburgh player with two triples in a game was Tike Redman against Colorado on Aug 1, 2003. The Pistons took the first double- digit lead of the game early in the second quarter by pressuring rookie backup point guard Beno Udrih. Urbanski was shot four times and was left paralyzed from the waist down in the shooting.

Fuentes struck out Ryan Zimmerman to start the inning but gave up a solo homer to Jose Guillen with one out to make it 4- 3 . The Cardinals were 0- for- 5 with runners in scoring position against Penny, with Edmonds and Pujols grounding into double plays with two on to end the first and fifth " I had all three pitches I could throw for strikes, and that helped a lot " Penny said " I always tell myself, good pitching gets good hitting out " Shortstop Rafael Furcal went behind the bag at second to snare Pujols' bouncer in the key defensive play for the Dodgers " That' s probably the difference in the game " Penny said . I don' t know that, the way we' re built right now, that' s the best way to do it " Angels manager Mike Scioscia dropped second baseman Howie Kendrick, who spent most of his time this season batting seventh, to eighth in the order . The slumping Phillies slugger homered as part of a five- run first inning, and Kyle Kendrick pitched into the eighth to help Philadelphia beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8- 4 on Saturday night The Phillies have won three straight and six of seven . Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Derek Jeter, who had two hits and now has 1, 271 hits at Yankee Stadium, broke Lou Gehrig' s Yankee Stadium hits record# 8226& nbsp; Juan Uribe had three hits and now has a seven- game hit streak( 11- 24 during streak# 8226& nbsp; Andy Pettitte fell to 1- 7 in his last 10 starts. The Padres issued 10 walks Thursday- seven by starter Chad Gaudin- and lead the majors with 148 free passes.

Fukudome then scored from third when Suppan threw a wild pitch that dribbled away from catcher Kendall, and Kendall' s attempt to throw to Suppan at the plate missed the mark for a throwing error . Updated: December 20, 2007, 6: 09 PM ET Parcells signs four- year deal to head Dolphins' football operations Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Bill Parcells Named Dolphins VP of Football Operations Bill Parcells signed a four- year contract with the Miami Dolphins to become the team' s executive vice president of football operations on Thursday . Kazemi was laid to rest Friday in a private, 30- minute ceremony attended by about 30 family members and friends at Jacksonville Memory Gardens . The Cubs sent down OF Felix Pie to bring up the switch- hitting Pagan Pie hit 224 in his first trip to the majors, a span of 18 games . Alderson worked in the commissioner' s office before coming to San Diego, and prior to that was GM and president of the Oakland A' s " I think Kevin' s critical to our baseball operations " Alderson said " Going into next season we' re going to have as strong a baseball operations staff as any club in baseball, and it starts with Kevin " Saying he' s relieved and energized, Towers already has started to reshape a team that limped into the playoffs at 82- 80 and was swept by the St Louis Cardinals.

Backup Astros catcher Eric Munson homered in the seventh for Houston' s first hit since the first inning . Byrnes stole his 31st base of the season with a trademark headfirst slide into second, then scored when Upton hit one to the right- center gap . He was hit on the upper right leg by Kevin Kouzmanoff' s line drive for a single in the first inning . And when he' s on the floor during practices, he' s more likely to be blowing a whistle than leading a fast break It' s not as awkward as it might seem . San Francisco signed guard Drew Radovich to the practice squad Wednesday Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. Joey Browner, a former Pro Bowl safety with the Minnesota Vikings, ran as a write- in and was almost certain to lose his bid for a place on the City Council in the Minneapolis suburb of Eagan.

The Mariners scored their final two runs off Jae Seo in the ninth on an RBI double by Ibanez and a fielder' s choice . Boston had dropped three games behind the Yankees in the division by losing five in a row at Tampa Bay and Kansas City- a pair of last- place teams . He just couldn' t pick it up after it initially left the bat " I couldn' t see the ball . Game notes Philadelphia optioned C Jason Jaramillo to the minor league camp and reassigned INF Brennan King and C Pete Laforest to the minor league camp Former Phillies MVP Ryan Howard, hitting 349 this spring, was 0- for- 3 with a strikeout . And maybe it' s part of who Billingsley is, to be emotional. He expounded on comments he made to The Washington Times in which he said that Brown was perhaps feeling the pressure of a disappointing career start after being chosen No.

With Olympians Carlos Arroyo and Raul Lopez at the point, the Jazz were not expected to keep Williams, a 2003 second- round pick out of Alabama who averaged 5 0 points and 1 . But he wouldn' t take my calls " Laurenzo said he' s done similar deals with other professional athletes and never had a problem " He' s a very likable man, and I wish this had never happened " he said " But when someone hangs up on you, doesn' t return your calls, you get angry If we could' ve just talked for two minutes on the phone . The injuries have added to negative perceptions that have followed Drew since the Philadelphia Phillies selected him No 2 overall in the 1997 amateur draft . During the telecasts, Hardin said, TV announcers can be heard discussing Canseco' s party and noting that Clemens wasn' t there . Jackson has likewise interviewed with Chicago, but signals are growing stronger by the day that D' Antoni is the favorite to fill the Bulls' opening now that the Suns have allowed him to search for a new job.

Sanchez also believes he' s prepared for the scrutiny of playing in New York, and for a franchise that hasn' t played in a Super Bowl since Namath led the Jets to the title in 1969 " The kind of pressure, you expect that " he said " As a quarterback, that' s what you signed up for . Injuries limited Brown to 19 starts in 2001 and 10 in 2002, but he rebounded to make 32 starts last season, when he had the second- lowest ERA in the NL behind Jason Schmidt . good friend George Brett made it to first with Buckner playing the bag, and while he was catching up with Brett and asking where they' d be going out to eat that night and other pleasantries, he added " and one more thing George, you' re out " as he tagged him . The team also announced that Lee Pelekoudas and Bob Engle will remain with the club . Steelers chairman Dan Rooney was an early supporter of Obama' s and has been nominated by him to be the U S ambassador to Ireland. Talks are in the beginning stage and Culpepper has not made any salary demands. Newly printed World Series merchandise was selling as quickly as it could be delivered, and drivers took to the streets with Marlins flags attached to their cars.

Tim Byrdak relieved him and struck out Chone Figgins swinging to end the inning " We' re going to keep playing . Nolasco( 9- 6) allowed only an infield single off his glove to light- hitting Abraham Nunez and walked five in 7 1/ 3 innings The right- hander struck out three and hit one batter . Robinson indicated that he will likely stick with Vidro at leadoff for the time being " It was nice to get the leadoff hitter on, get somebody on base with nobody out " Robinson said " It seems like most of the time we get things going, it' s two outs or one out " Shields stayed out of trouble after that until the sixth, when he allowed his first career home run to Guillen . Rogers had been among seven 40- year- old starting pitchers slated to pitch for teams Wednesday Now he' s slated to go Thursday against Kevin Millwood . After Morneau' s tying hit, Delmon Young lined into a double play to lowlight a rough afternoon. Farnsworth became the 384th pitcher to give up a home run to Griffey Baker benched the slumping Dunn for a day Dunn is mired in a 6- for- 55 skid.

Saunders was fired last February after taking Minnesota to the playoffs eight times in his 9# 189; seasons, and this was his first time back at the Target Center . BOSTON( AP- Curt Schilling heard the talk that the end of his career might be near Now he' s off to his best start ever . Colletti said the 29- year- old Hamulack has a good chance to make the Dodgers' roster . Dee Brown hit a three- run homer off Zambrano in the second " I just made one mistake " Zambrano said " Otherwise, I threw the ball good I think the most important thing is my command . The Yankees broke it open in the ninth, scoring on Brett Gardner' s RBI double and Jeter' s shot off Dan Wheeler.

Adam Lind has hit three home runs this series and Scott Rolen is 6 for 8 since missing two games with a bad back . Updated: November 2, 2007, 6: 34 PM ET Oklahoma City cautiously optimistic about Sonics' possible relocation Comment Email Print Share Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY- Mayor Mick Cornett expressed cautious optimism Friday after the Seattle SuperSonics' ownership group announced plans to relocate the NBA franchise to Oklahoma City . When he does reach the milestone, he will become only the third coach in franchise history, joining Kevin Loughery and Byron Scott Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . I' m busy " he said " They don' t need me anyway " In June, a group of former players testified in Congress about their bouts with multiple surgeries, dementia and homelessness, all while trying to fight through the red tape of the NFL and the NFL Players Association' s disability system . A piece of a vehicle found at the accident site has also been linked to Lynch' s SUV, police said. He really did show up " Sanchez, the fifth overall draft pick from Southern California, was 9- of- 15- including four dropped passes- for 70 yards while running the first- and second- team offenses against the first two defensive units " I felt great about throwing the football " said Sanchez, who looked good running the no- huddle offense at times " It was spinning well and coming out of my hand great.

325 million option for this season, confident that his struggles were an aberration caused at least partially by his time spent away from spring training with Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic . New York Mets: Former All- Star Wil Cordero signed a minor- league contract with the Mets and was sent to Triple- A Norfolk of the International League Cordero hit . After Burrell walked, Howard lined a three- run shot over the right- center field wall to put the Phillies ahead 7- 1 " I don' t think that was him out there " Howard said of Willis . RHP reliever Ross Wolf was optioned to Triple- A Albuquerque . Louis, Roy Oswalt of Houston and Dontrelle Willis of Florida in 2005. The team president has tried to foster a close relationship with Marbury, his neighbor in suburban New York, although Thomas did say at the close of last season that he was angry enough to trade his own mother Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press.