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The fans summarizes started booing retells Bonds lustily before he even took the field, hollering in displeasure when his name was announced with the starting lineups. Thomas Gill on Monday when Smoltz passed his physical " with flying colors " Epstein said " Both said this is the best- case scenario for how strong he is right now " Epstein said " I don' t know if John would say this, but we feel if we absolutely had to have him in for April, physically he' d be capable to do that but we' re looking at the big picture here " I see him starting important games for us late in the season and, hopefully, into October " Smoltz is the all- time postseason leader in wins with a 15- 4 record and strikeouts with 194 He has a 2. Otherwise, Sonnanstine shut the Yankees down for six innings. Bobby Simmons, Marko Jaric, Cuttino Mobley, Latrell Sprewell and Gerald Wallace are the next best guards on the board. Each of Orlando' s big men scored in double figures, but Magic coach Brian Hill said the 6- foot- 11 Pachulia " was the story of the game " With the game on the line in the final seconds of overtime, Hill had a smaller lineup on the floor " It was a little bit of a mismatch " Hill said " We had smaller guys and we couldn' t keep them off the glass " Johnson, who reached the 40- point mark for the third time this season and added a game- high 11 assists, has been Atlanta' s star this season.

He struggled badly guarding Al Jefferson and was replaced by Antonio McDyess . There was a couple of players who had a pretty good idea, most noticeably our two knucklehead quarterbacks[ Leinart and Warner " Buses took the squad to a nearby multiplex, where players chose among three films " Transformers " The Bourne Ultimatum " and " I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry " You' ve seen how hard they' ve been working " said Whisenhunt, who also took the team bowling during summer drills in Tempe " It builds team, but it' s a small reward for that hard work " Practice resumed Wednesday night under the Lumberjack Stadium lights . I' m going to send Eli a complete collection of' Seinfeld' DVDs and a partial collection of' Hogan' s Heroes' for inspiration . His only purchase of printed matter was a subscription to Sports Illustrated, which cost him$ 61 04 on Dec . Barry Bonds had an RBI single and Ray Durham added a two- run homer, his 24th. LOUIS- Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood said Tuesday he expects to be ready for spring training.

With closer Dustin Hermanson nursing a creaky back, manager Ozzie Guillen needed an insurance policy . When Sexson charged the mound, he flung his helmet at the 6- foot- 3 Rangers starter Both benches cleared, but no punches were thrown . Game notes Twins 2B Alexi Casilla began a rehab assignment with Class A Beloit on Monday If all goes well, he could be activated by Wednesday Saarloos, who was 9- 4 with a 4 . Catalina Jr, an attorney for the company, declined to comment specifically on the Bush administration' s ephedra ban " It has been our position all along that the product Xenadrine RFA was safe if taken as directed by healthy individuals " Catalina said . Broussard kept going and raced to second on Navarro' s throwing error. His brother, attorney Joseph Ficarrotta, has represented Gooden in the past. He has a great personality and is a very committed baseball professional " The Orioles will now seek a top assistant to Flanagan, The Sun reported.

Lester had allowed two runs or fewer in his last four starts and hadn' t given up more than four all season " I felt great " said Lester, who threw a season- low 76 pitches " I thought I threw better than the line . Livingston, whose rookie season was curtailed by an injury, was originally expected to miss two to four weeks . We just have to go out there and play hard " The Sixers( 33- 46) missed the playoffs for the third time in four seasons, but their late- season surge and three first- round draft picks has raised optimism following an 11- 30 start The Sixers are 500( 28- 28) since trading Iverson on Dec . Rookie Arron Afflalo, who had passed up his own shot to feed Maxiell on the break, was greeted by a rain of towels by his laughing teammates during an ensuing timeout " All we' ve been hearing is about his great hops, and then he doesn' t take the dunk " Billups said " We' ve still got no evidence that he can dunk . And now that the Cardinal can fully prepare for Tennessee " I' m very excited " Appel said " I' ll leave it at that " The Stanford- South Carolina game was a reunion of several key members of the 1996 U S women' s Olympic team. Sexson is out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery last month Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press.

Game notesThe Orioles scratched DH Kevin Millar with a bruised left hand . He gave up three singles- including Kotchman' s two- run single- and a double . Hawkins closed even though the Astros activated Jose Valverde before the game . He said that he would stand on the plane since prolonged sitting aggravates his chronic back problems Nash, the league leader with 10 . Coach Wade Phillips says he believes that Behm is going to be able to start coming to work some, which the coach calls " good news for all of us " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.

The Mariners improved their record to 3- 7 against left- handed starters after starting off 0- 6 . Pena was allowed to bat after the inning was extended when Robertson struck out Pat Burrell with a runner on second and two out, but catcher Gerald Laird couldn' t handle the pitch . He spent most of his career playing behind Stroud and two- time Pro Bowl tackle John Henderson . Updated: November 10, 2005, 1: 38 AM ET Selig still opposed to instant replay Email Print Share Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif- Bud Selig is standing by his call . He struck out four and walked one after going 0- 2 in his previous six starts- exactly what the Angels needed after their bullpen worked 15 innings in the previous two games " Basically, I just went back to square one and got myself back over the rubber and[ found] my balance point " Saunders said " I got a little bit more hand movement. Outfielder Soriano( broken hand, who was voted to the starting lineup, will miss the game because of a broken hand Game notes Wood has a blister on his right index finger. Nike shoes can only be placed on the roughly 200 NBA players that have deals with Nike and their Jordan and Converse brands.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N . Memphis G Mike Miller missed his second straight game with back spasms Brown' s start was his first in 69 career games . Kovalev has 16 points in his streak since teaming up with Saku Koivu and Alex Tanguay to form the Canadiens' top line . The Buccaneers were also without Joey Galloway, who sprained his foot last week . Starter Brodie Croyle is out for the season after sustaining ACL and MCL injuries to his left knee in the first half against Tennessee on Sunday. Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R.

The Braves tied it at 1 on Adam LaRoche' s RBI double one inning later . He walked three and struck out one " I got into a couple of jams and pitched out of them " Buerhle said " The defense made some good plays behind me Everything kind of came together today . Oakland put its leadoff hitter aboard in each of the first seven innings . Closing arguments were being prepared when the dispute arose . That should be motivation " Washington has dropped two straight and three of four after a season- high seven- game winning streak.

A sixth- round pick in 2005, Brown has appeared in 47 games with 44 starts for Houston . 22 at Jacksonville, went through a full workout Thursday and participated in Friday' s practice with no apparent problems . But that means the Rams will have to reconfigure their nickel scheme personnel, and the coaching staff will consider several options there Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN . Blog " I don' t know if necessarily they' ll find a better football coach " said linebacker Bill Romanowski, a key player on the Super Bowl teams " Mike is an outstanding football coach, one of the better coaches I had, if not the best . We' re going to stay as optimistic as possible " TCU scored the game' s first 11 points. Even though the Phillies made a couple of deals before the trade deadline with an eye on the future, they won for the eighth time in 11 games to pull within 2# 189; games of wild card- leading Cincinnati " I' m just trying to win " Howard said " That' s the whole focus " Andruw Jones hit a two- out, two- run homer in the ninth for Atlanta.

Billups scored 23 points to help Detroit beat the Lakers 88- 80 Sunday, and take a 3- 1 lead in the best- of- seven championship series He is averaging 22 . MINNEAPOLIS( AP- The Minnesota Timberwolves rebounded from their worst game of the season with one of their best . He missed six games last month because of a sprained right shoulder . Herrmann' s previous scoring high of 23 was set against the Bucks on March 30 " He' s been killing us every time we play him " Bucks forward Ruben Patterson said . His sack and fumble that was returned for a touchdown and one of his interceptions came on screen pass calls " A couple of those third- and- longs I wish we had run our patented draw instead of screens " Fox said, referring to criticism that they' ve been too conservative in the past. Giles, who grew up in San Diego County, played his first home game since being acquired from Pittsburgh a week earlier. Ralph Gambardella in Los Angeles, Jobe gave his optimistic report to Gagne " He was so excited " Jobe said during a conference call before the Dodgers played the Los Angeles Angels " I mean, he was still pretty much asleep, but he was awake enough to understand it.

Both runners scored on a single by Redmond and Cuddyer and Justin Morneau added RBI in the inning to give the Twins a 4- 1 lead " The piranhas got him today " Bartlett said . Pittsburgh is looking for another bat off the bench after not bringing back first baseman Josh Phelps, who hit . The other court filing came from defense attorney Hal Haddon, who said the judge should deny prosecutors' request for a hearing to determine who might have leaked information to the media that another man' s semen was found in the accuser' s underwear . The last time Boston and the Yankees played after Memorial Day with neither team in first place? September 1997, the Elias Sports Bureau said . After about 10 minutes of confusion, it was ruled an illegal forward pass and the Chargers had a first down.