A six- Michael Buble Metro Radio Arena formerly Telewest Arena time Gold Glove outfielder Suzuki is

A six- reveals time Gold understand Glove outfielder, Suzuki is eligible to become a free agent after the World Series. Perkins' trouble began with a single by Yuniesky Betancourt, a walk to Ichiro Suzuki and a single by Willie Bloomquist to load the bases with one out. They raised their record to 21- 4, the exact opposite of Minnesota' s, with yet another defense- fueled performance. Hentgen allowed six runs- five earned- in 6 2/ 3 innings against his former team. Lackey, who combined on a five- hit shutout in a 4- 0 win at Dodger Stadium last Sunday, worked ahead in the count all game and matched his strikeout high for the second consecutive outing. If not, the Los Angeles Dodgers' new manager has an open spot waiting in his bullpen " Anybody who doesn' t want him is crazy Let' s put it that way " Torre said Wednesday evening.

Santana was dealt to the Mets for four prospects instead, and the Yankees have yet to get a win from youngsters Phil Hughes or Ian Kennedy this season " I wasn' t trying to show anything I' m just trying to do my job " Santana said . It does not set a timeline to resolve any disputes but allows either the city or the Hornets to request a resolution be determined by a panel of three certified public accountants " We fully intend to meet with the Hornets in the very near future and resolve any differences in good faith " said Tom Anderson, Oklahoma City' s special projects manager . 60 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 24 starts last season between Triple- A Norfolk and Double- A Binghamton . Divac said he had seriously considered playing this season " but I couldn' t find the ride that would take me there " He had career averages of 11 9 points and 8 . Walker had only 15 catches in his first year in Oakland, but has two 1, 000- yard seasons in his other six years in the NFL- The Associated PressLIONS' HANSON SAYS HE' S READY FOR OPENER( 6: 39 p m. Purdue was coming off an overtime loss to Michigan State during which it lost starting point guard FahKara Malone for four to six weeks with a dislocated right ring finger. He hurt his wrist at Minnesota on June 17 when he collided with Justin Morneau while diving back to first base after he rounded the bag on a base hit.

Colorado agreed to a one- year contract with pitcher Mike DeJean, a deal that includes a mutual option for 2007 . Alex Rodriguez played third base for New York, one night after leaving the game with a strained left hamstring . Contrary to Primobolan, testosterone is available as an over- the- counter steroid in Dominican pharmacies . Indiana' s Danny Granger scored a career- high 37 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter while playing with five fouls . Hawks general manager Billy Knight will be honored Wednesday night as one of three players to have his jersey retired by the University of Pittsburgh. By signing the two- year deal, Carr would have a chance to be a free agent again at the age of 27 John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.

Predominantly a starter since being drafted by Colorado in the third round of the June 1996 draft, Chacon was named the club' s closer after the winter meetings in New Orleans Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . 5 job, Brandon Duckworth, wasn' t much better while giving up five hits and five runs with seven strikeouts in 4 2- 3 innings of a minor- league game . Bonds hit his 725th career home run on Monday night, moving the San Francisco slugger within 30 of tying home run king Hank Aaron' s record of 755 and leading the Giants to a 5- 0 win over Arizona . 309 after a difficult start " Just continuing to hit, not giving up when we fell behind a couple of times " The Diamondbacks, who entered with a major league- worst . Spain rallied from a 13- point first- half deficit to beat Israel 99- 73 and put the Spaniards atop Group E " We reacted very well, raised our intensity and finally came back, but it wasn' t easy " forward Jorge Garbajosa said. Only six other players have averaged 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the floor in a playoff series.

Stephen Jackson, having an off night from the floor, fouled out with 3: 49 left " I' m still trying to figure out what' s considered a foul and what' s not a foul " the 7- year veteran said " I got to read the players' manual I' m confused right now . Doria Duke raised Princess and her sister Babe from youngsters, Bergmann said . Pettitte hasn' t talked with his lawyers about the possibility of being interviewed again " It doesn' t take a whole lot to figure out what' s going on " Pettitte said " I think that' s a long process down the road if that' s ever going to come up " After throwing batting practice earlier this week, the left- hander received a loud ovation from fans " I' ve definitely noticed it, and obviously it makes you feel good " Pettitte said " I appreciate the support They' ve been great . Pierzynski hit a grounder toward third, setting off a chain of errors . One out later, Granderson tripled " Couple of guys get on and Curtis comes up with the big hit and it kept coming " Larish said. An MRI exam on Wednesday showed Parker has chronic inflammation in the heel but no structural damage. I think that' s what has me excited, that' s what has Tod excited.

The Sixers got the inbounds pass to Royal Ivey and his long- range jumper was swatted away by Harris . Starting guard Vince Manuwai is out for the season with a torn ACL . McNair was also seen so often at Kazemi' s apartment that a neighbor thought he lived there " She pretty obviously got mixed up way over her head with folks " said Reagan Howard, one of Kazemi' s neighbors . Darren Rovell, who covers sports business for ESPN, can be reached at darren rovellespn3 . Konerko conceded the run and cut off Dye' s throw, firing to second to get Mike Redmond. Attendance was 11, 869, the fourth straight game the Blue Jays have drawn fewer than 12, 000 fans.

Haren( 14- 9) retired his first 12 batters and had a two- hit shutout until the Rockies scored three in the seventh, the last run on Clint Barmes' suicide squeeze . Dwarfed by Yao Ming on the block, Jefferson turned it into a mismatch in Minnesota' s favor with 34 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks . Kiffin suspended Hanson after the assistant criticized the coaching staff in a meeting following a 41- 14 season- opening loss to Denver . They' re on pace to challenge the major league record of 120 losses by the 1962 Mets " I' m not taking anything away from Kansas City " Barajas said " but these are the games we expect to win . He wouldn' t have had a chance to throw me out " Perez said " I didn' t get the job done " Washington took a 5- 0 lead when Marlon Anderson hit his first homer of the season, a solo shot off Chicago reliever Will Ohman in the sixth. Since returning from a strained thigh that sidelined him for most of August, Soriano has gone on a tear unsurpassed in Cubs history- 13 homers in September, matching Ernie Banks' record of 50 years ago " I' m very proud of myself " Soriano said " I' ve never had a good September. Justin Masterson( 1- 0, who replaced injured starter Daisuke Matsuzaka, held the Orioles to one run and four singles in 5 1/ 3 innings He walked two and struck out three.

The Rays scored two runs on throwing errors and a third on a wild pitch before Ben Zobrist led off the bottom of the eighth with a solo homer that made it 7- all . He had a home run taken away after an instant replay review Wednesday night, with umpires reversing the original call and ruling the ball foul Gload eventually struck out in that at- bat . MINNEAPOLIS( AP- The Minnesota Timberwolves have spent a lot of time talking about becoming a defensive team Now they' re starting to play like one . We have to forget it and move on to the next play " Speaking of moving on, that' s what Cutler did after spending his first three seasons with the Broncos . Then the Bengals slipped to 3- 13 in 1991, and Wyche began questioning Brown' s roster moves and lobbying for a bigger role in decision making. He gave up three runs- one earned- and five hits while striking out four Tike Redman went 2- for- 4 with an RBI for the Mets. Associated PressTUCSON, Ariz( AP- Mark Buehrle had an outing to forget on Saturday.

He was too late, but it didn' t matter because time had been called . For him, the milestone was no big deal " Fifty is just 50 " Ohka said " I don' t care about 50 . 6 points per game, was replaced in the starting lineup by Jared Dudley Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . He has said it' s unfair for small- market teams to back new stadium projects because they don' t equally share in the revenues the facilities generate . Another Chiefs crazy crawled under Montana' s car and hid while the Hall of Fame quarterback tossed a few back at a local watering hole. I hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving God Bless Curt Schilling. Burke then walked, and Berkman drove his 22nd homer out to center to make it 6- 1.

Travis Hafner homered and drove in three runs for the Indians C C . The New York Mets first baseman, who had a left arm tendon repaired in October, says he should be ready to start batting practice on Jan . Where law enforcement efforts have been the source of the information, the Department should seek corroboration where possible( for example, records indicating the ordering or receipt of such substances) so that it has evidence to present to the player . Gay is expected to compete for a nickel cornerback job in training camp . The Reds barely held off a ninth- inning rally, matched their season high with 15 hits and scored their second most runs of the year " It' s never easy is it? It' s a win " said Baker, the team' s first- year skipper " Fortunately for us we scored a lot of runs tonight " Matt Belisle( 1- 1) labored through five innings but won in his second start of the year. Brian Roberts homered and Ramon Hernandez and Adam Jones had two RBIs apiece, but Baltimore' s most notable accomplishment was that of Sherrill.

Jeff, who was bumped out of the majors by Jered in 2006, gave up two runs early and left after Chone Figgins hit a leadoff triple in the sixth . Titans Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo- John Lynch isn' t ready to call it quits yet . Kansas State fought back to tie the game at 38 when Kelsey Nelson hit a 3- pointer with 11: 41 remaining . Rich Reiker: And since Doug did not say that the batter was out, play continues, and that ball is alive . Morris was fined for intentionally throwing at Matt Holliday in the first inning. George Pataki, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz " Ratner can take this bar if he wants to take it, but at least steal it like a man " said Donald O' Finn, the bar' s manager for the past six years. weren' t about to be knocked out of the playoff race on a night like this.