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The first relates pitch was conclude a changeup, the second a fastball " I was sitting on a fastball, he put one in the middle and I put a good swing on it " Markakis said Brian Roberts followed with a single. Overbay singled in the tiebreaking run earlier in the inning, shortly before a thundershower ultimately rendered the field unplayable The loss was Guthrie' s first in seven starts since June 12 The right- hander was 3- 0 in that span Toronto pulled away with three unearned runs in the eighth. That same year, the Atlanta Braves started out 10- 0 at home under Torre " I think this is a fair ballpark, so we can keep thinking small[ ball " Torre said " If you have ballparks that are more appealing to the home run, you tend to get outside yourself a little bit. He knew that Bryant scored 81 points against Toronto on Jan. Lindstrom, 30, has participated in five NFL training camps but has yet to punt in a regular- season game. He had every intention of completing the five- year contract he signed with Baltimore, but those old wounds finally caught up to him " Over 13 years, I had a lot of injuries because I played the game physical, because I gave 110 percent every game " McNair said. 668 for Barry Email Print Share Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO- Barry Bonds hit his 668th home run Thursday, giving Bonds and his late father, Bobby, a total of 1, 000.

One thing I know is for sure that baseball is a lot bigger than Alex Rodriguez " And to my teammates( 37- second pause " Thank you " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Louis " he said " To take the first game of a series is always big in my mind " Hall' s home run helped make a winner out of Salomon Torres( 5- 2, who gave up the tying run in the ninth Torres also pitched the 10th . 1 overall pick by Pittsburgh in 1996, hasn' t pitched in a regular- season game since 2006 after undergoing surgery for a torn rotator cuff . Bobby Jenks pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances Entering the game with just a 217 batting average at home compared to . He was walking around after the game and described the injury as " two bone spurs jamming together " He will get treatment Thursday, when the team has a day off from practice " I tried to walk it off at halftime and tried to loosen it up but I couldn' t go. Soon after, Maggette scored inside while being fouled by Stojakovic, giving Golden State an 85- 79 lead with 1: 21 to go " We didn' t think[ Stojakovic] could guard him and he couldn' t, of course " Nelson said. 13 confrontation in a casino hotel room where Simpson and a group of men are accused of stealing items from two sports memorabilia dealers.

Updated: July 3, 2008, 7: 09 PM ET Moss buys 50 percent of Craftsman Truck Series team Comment Email Print Share Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla- Troy Aikman Terry Bradshaw Tim Brown Julius Erving Jackie Joyner- Kersee Jim Kelly Mark Rypien Roger Staubach . Keisel could only laugh after hearing Smith' s comments, saying " Maybe I should start[ guaranteeing games " Will he begin doing that next week, when the Steelers play the Jacksonville Jaguars( 8- 4 " Maybe the week after that " he said . 1 seed in tournament history to miss the Sweet 16 and first since Ohio State in 2006# 8226& nbsp; The Spartans are just the third No . CLEVELAND( AP- After completing a rare unassisted triple play a few weeks ago, the Cleveland Indians pulled off an even stranger feat with a triple steal . Nelson added that Stackhouse already has told the club he' s excited about being their sixth man and that Laettner can come off the bench to play forward or center. It' s a play you don' t work on very much " Two batters later, Hernandez singled past the drawn- in infield. The Clippers fell in overtime to the Houston Rockets on Saturday, 91- 86.

Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu elected to rest Griffey against the left- handed Johnson, ruining the theater of two of the biggest stars in Seattle history facing each other for the second and perhaps final time at Safeco Field . A federal lawsuit filed by Charlotte- based Wachovia Bank in the U S . But the results on the mound have been a problem, as Kennedy' s ERA rose to 20 48 after his latest outing . Theriot led off the fifth with his homer " Obviously we can' t go back on what' s happened up to this point in time " Murton said of the Cubs' miserable season . Matthews stopped, attempted to go back to third, and was tagged out in a rundown. 9, citing a source in Florida with knowledge of a Signature Pharmacy client list. Riley denied he was planning on a takeover and put the rumors largely to rest.

Game notesThe worst defensive team in the league, Seattle has held four straight opponents under 100 points Allen is now three points shy of 15, 000 for his career . The pressure paid off Kovalchuk tied the game at 2 at 9: 34 with a blast from above the faceoff circles for his league- leading 22nd goal . And certainly not with a pink T- shirt, black long sleeves, blue jeans with camouflage patches, shiny silver sneakers and black- and- white knit cap all clinging to him like a skateboarding teenager wearing his younger brother' s clothes " If you ask me is it possible that I will go to free agency, yes, it is possible I will go to free agency- Ichiro Suzuki Yet Suzuki still imposed his will- and thoughts about free agency- onto the Mariners during his first day of spring training Tuesday . Grady Sizemore hit a two- run homer for the Indians, who opened an 11- game homestand . 5 rebounds in four games this season, originally was suspended 10 games by the NBA for violating the league' s substance abuse program. He landed on his back side, staying motionless with his head buried in his arm for few minutes until being taken off the court. 500 with a 6- 3 victory Monday night over the free- falling Indians, who lost for the 11th time in 13 games.

Ford found Andrew Bogut underneath for a basket to cut Chicago' s lead to 89- 88 with 1: 11 left . The Knicks shot better than 50 percent in each of the first three quarters before cooling off in the fourth " We waited so late to really start playing defense " Scott said " It wasn' t until the game was in jeopardy of getting away from us that we started to be a little more aggressive " Game notes The Hornets have beaten the Knicks six times in a row, their longest current win streak against an NBA team . was an assistant general manager with the Blues for five years before being promoted to director of hockey of operations in 2001 Before joining the Blues, Ferguson Jr was a player agent and a scout for the Ottawa Senators . It' s the Adrenalin rush for Opening Day " Bonds had surgery on his right knee on Jan . Then Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen started throwing like a second- grader again. Associated PressST. He said he feels confident he can adapt to a different culture.

The Devil Rays have finished in last place in the AL East for all six years of their existence, going 63- 99 last season . Could it happen? Yes " The talks began Wednesday night, and there was significant movement Saturday, the two officials told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity . He returned to being a starter when the Diamondbacks obtained him in a December trade with the Blue Jays " We felt coming over he' s a guy that can pitch in any role " Arizona manager Bob Melvin said " But we always looked at him as a starter " The 35- year- old Batista, who was with Arizona from 2001- 03, walked two and allowed two runs and four hits . We' ve played better at home " Santana( 11- 5) allowed three runs and six hits with a season- high four walks in six innings . You see every starter going out there and doing really well, and you want to match them " Harden said " I think it is contagious. Everybody gets fired up for the guys who' ve been there the last couple of years " It' s an important series " Washington added " We want to win the series, just like they want to win the series They know how to win They' ve been around. Most of all, that meant getting back to being a healthy Polamalu- not the patched- up, oft- injured, can' t- seem- to- get- well Polamalu who appeared in 12 Pittsburgh Steelers games last season but played up to his expected level in few of them.

The woman is scheduled to testify later this month in a hearing to determine whether her sexual activity around the time of her encounter with Bryant can be used against her . In the book, Telfair says he was told by an unidentified man' If you come to this school, you' ll get paid . Bryant shot 18- for- 39 and Lamar Odom added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who never trailed and pulled a half- game ahead of Sacramento for seventh place in the Western Conference The Lakers avoided falling below 500 for the first time since a loss to Utah on Jan . A conviction would almost certainly result in a suspension to start the season for the second straight year . Vick, who did not speak to reporters, did have some extra work Vick, wearing a white long- sleeve shirt under his red No. Since then, they have gone 1- 2, with their lone victory coming against the lowly Bengals. that hard, we[ Morris and agent Barry Axelson] got it in our mind that I wasn' t going to be in their plans at the time, and we started exploring some other options " the 31- year- old Morris told the Post- Dispatch " Then I woke up on Dec 8 and saw they had offered me arbitration.

However, the Brewers tied it in the ninth when Carlos Lee doubled and Bill Hall drove him in with his second RBI single of the game . The defeat assured Baltimore( 61- 82) its 10th consecutive losing season . Associated PressATLANTA( AP- For a change, Bobby Cox welcomed the rain- and the rainout . ESPN' s Chris Sheridan, citing a source with knowledge of the trade talks, reported Wednesday that Bryant continually threatened to veto almost any deal in which Deng would be included . He was named MVP of the All- Star Rookie/ Sophomore game in New Orleans when he made a record 11 3- pointers Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. Or he could deal with a logjam of free agents, whose representatives said negotiations were stalled while the Colts tried to resolve Hayden' s status. Little' s incentive to return has nothing to do with proving the Red Sox wrong " That doesn' t enter into my thinking at all " he said " I know I did the best I could up there, and they decided to go in a different direction that didn' t involve Grady Little " Working with the Orioles would involve less media scrutiny than he received in Boston, but he won' t have near the amount of talent he had with the Red Sox.

That means Patterson must go against Johan Santana, no small task for a player who batted only 207 against left- handed pitchers last year . The shot came during the third baseman' s sixth at- bat in the majors " Some people go 0- for- 5 in one game, for me it was like three weeks . It was the sixth consecutive start where Bedard has checked out before reaching 100, three times leaving with 99 exactly, including Friday . Morris, who played at Pittsburgh, had six points and six rebounds in five exhibition games . The way Sean O' Sullivan saw it, everything was lined up perfectly for Los Angeles to win the Rangers' last meaningful game of the year. Houston went without a field goal from 6: 00 until 7 seconds remained in the period " The second quarter really killed us " McGrady said. The 6- foot- 4, 223- pound Kilger had nine goals and seven assists last season with the Canadiens Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press.

We take advantage of every break we' re given " Pinch- hitter Moises Alou hit a tiebreaking two- run homer in the sixth for San Francisco, but the Braves answered in the top of the seventh against Walker . The Blue Jays added two more in the eighth on Zaun' s two- out single, but Halladay and Janssen( 2- 3) could not hold the lead " There was no fatigue, no nothing " Janssen said " I needed to get an out and I just didn' t do it " Ordonez, likely the only challenger to the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez for the AL MVP award, raise his major league- leading average to 359 . Game notesRangers SS Elvis Andrus extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a double in the fifth inning . Fans wanted a curtain call, and Jeter took the initiative to make sure A- Rod gave them one " We needed that " Jeter said " We didn' t want to waste another game " Rodriguez has 14 slams and three of them ended games, tying the major league mark shared by Vern Stephens( 1946, 1949, 1950) and Cy Williams( 1924 and twice in 1926 " He' s a big key to this team " said Giambi, who last year criticized Rodriguez for not getting enough big hits " We are definitely rooting for him There is not a situation where we want him to do bad . With the first selection, the Chicago Bulls are leaning strongly toward drafting Memphis point guard Derrick Rose. Peralta hit the first pitch he saw for a game- winning RBI single with one out in the 11th inning to give the Cleveland Indians an 8- 7 victory Wednesday night over the Texas Rangers, who fanned out a team- record 19 times " I was going to swing at anything " Peralta said " I put it in play and it found a hole " Victor Martinez doubled down the right- field line to open the 11th off Willie Eyre( 1- 1) and took third on Kelly Shoppach' s ground single to center. Clemens was asked whether he considers Pettitte an honest person, and Clemens said yes " Andy Pettitte is my friend He was my friend before this He will be my friend after this and again.

The Pirates are 0- 14 when trailing after six innings, 0- 15 when trailing after seven and 0- 16 when trailing after eight . Minaya has full autonomy in the running the baseball operation, including the managerial search, according to owner Fred Wilpon . He allowed five runs and five hits, before giving way to Michalak . Confidential hearings under the rape- shield statute " protect victims' privacy, encourage victims to report sexual assault, and further the prosecution and deterrence of sexual assault " the court said . Myers and Madson gave up all five runs in the last two innings. There have been no charges filed in the latest allegation " I can' t speak any further on the legal issues other than to say the truth will come to the light " he said. The Albany team begins play in 2007 " We' re thrilled to have Wally on board with the Peanuts " Albany general manager Keith Michlig said " He' s a name most people familiar with Major League Baseball will recognize.

This time it was 7- 0 before Cleveland' s pitching and defense helped Tampa Bay, which got a strong performance from its bullpen, get back in it . Oberto, who was 10- of- 11 from the field, also had 13 rebounds for the Spurs " He had a great game, He usually doesn' t go for numbers like that " said Marcus Camby, who had just four points and six rebounds for Denver " We were so small with K- Mart being suspended, he[ Oberto] was being played by a 6- 7, 6- 8 guy most of the night " The Spurs, who had lost two in a row, saw the return of Duncan, who missed four games with a sprained right ankle " It was great to have him back " said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich " Just having him on the court is a confidence builder for everybody " Duncan, who had eight points in his return, said he wasn' t yet " 100 percent, but pretty close " But Tony Parker sat out his second straight game for the Spurs with a sprained left ankle . Santana allowed just one hit in five shutout innings and the Minnesota Twins beat a Philadelphia Phillies split squad 4- 3 Sunday . Right- hander Jesse Crain was named winner of the Bill Boni Award for the team' s Outstanding Rookie . Nationals 8, Giants 6SAN FRANCISCO( AP- Felipe Lopez hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals overcame Barry Bonds' record- breaking 756th career home run to beat the San Francisco Giants 8- 6 Tuesday night. Detroit and New Jersey had multiple reserves picked for the Feb 18 game. Shortly after that, Garnett' s agent said Garnett would opt out of his contract if he were traded to Boston The Associated Press contributed to this report.