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But general exhibits manager Scot conclude McCloughan showed the 49ers' feelings about Smith by overriding the language in Smith' s contract that could have allowed him to become a free agent after next season by voiding the final two years of his deal " It just shows that we believe in him to be our guy " McCloughan said " He and Shaun are going to go out there and compete, and the winner of that is going to be a good quarterback for us " Robinson' s multimillion dollar extension, the complete financial details of which were not immediately available, keeps him with the 49ers through the 2012 season. Aurilia broke the tie with his fourth home run to lead off the sixth inning. It' s just unfortunate that we haven' t been able to morph them into the same day often enough " said manager Joe Maddon, a former Angels coach. Matt Holliday drove him home in the fourth with a single and Todd Helton drove him home with a single in the sixth off reliever Mark Hendrickson " I broke his bat with a curve ball and he doubled just inside the line in left.

But I' m not going to pull the reins back on them " Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press . Granderson was making a rare start against a lefty- he hadn' t homered off a left- hander since July 23 " I didn' t know it was that long- I knew I had a terrible year against them last year " he said " I' ve just got to find a way to grind it out against them " Cleveland made it 2- 1 on an RBI single by Grady Sizemore in the third, but the Tigers took control with three in the fourth . 1 points made him the youngest player to average at least 30 per game since the NBA/ ABA merger of 1976 . Only two of his nine baskets against the Mavericks were from 3- point range, but Korver has been trying to score more from inside the arc this year " I was obviously frustrated " Korver said " I' m trying to expand my game and everything, and there are some nights you just can' t make anything and some nights like tonight I shot a couple of shots that didn' t feel good at all and they go in .

All you can do is get stronger from it, build on it, and try to come out better the next time " Game notes Wizards center Calvin Booth went to the locker room with a dislocated left index finger with 1: 54 remaining in the third quarter . He did not accompany the Wizards on the road trip that ends Friday night at Chicago The Wizards are 4- 10 this season when Butler doesn' t play He is averaging 21 4 points, 6 8 rebounds, 4 5 assists and 2 . Kidd added 22 points and 15 assists for the Nets, who are on their longest winning streak since a franchise- record 14- game run from Jan 25 to Feb 24, 2004 . Archie Manning demanded that the Chargers trade the pick or select someone else . But Smith impressed the player reps when he presented the union with a comprehensive plan and assembled roughly a dozen advisers, including Wall Street financiers, labor lawyers and sports licensing experts. But his comments showed that he' s used some of his time off to think about the role football plays in his life. The 36- year- old outfielder, fifth on the career list with 588 homers, was limited by injuries to 380 at- bats and hit 221 with 14 homers and 45 RBI.

We' re not concerned at all " Game notes Astros closer Jose Valverde earned his first victory of the spring after working a perfect fifth inning . So my enthusiasm kept going up " Starting in 1988, the Charlotte Hornets sold out 364 straight games in an arena that seated more than 23, 000 people . Ellis was rested in Oakland' s previous game, and break seemed to be beneficial " Sometimes, a day off helps " Ellis said " It can really refresh you " Game notes Oakland RHP Justin Duchscherer, who' s yet to pitch this season due to a sore right elbow, threw 85 pitches in a rehab assignment at Triple- A Sacramento on Sunday . By Karl' s count, Anthony and Iverson were 1- for- 20 on layups .

34 yards, the fact that both he and Taylor have seen a decrease in performance has a lot to do with another factor- injuries, specifically to their offensive line . It was O' Brien who killed the most recent version of that one last week . Manu Ginobili scored 22 points on 6- for- 7 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs sealed a dismal exhibition season for the Heat with a 104- 87 victory Tuesday night . Sorgi strained his right hamstring Friday afternoon during practice " Sorgi has got a pretty good strain' coach Jim Caldwell said Saturday after the team' s Blue and White controlled scrimmage at Rose- Hulman " Not quite certain how long it' s going to take him to get back, maybe two to three weeks' Sorgi' s absence leaves the Colts with only two quarterbacks- Peyton Manning and rookie Curtis Painter- ESPN news servicesHARGROVE MAKING A NEW START WITH SAINTS( 8: 55 a m . The knee is " rock hard " and visibly larger than the other, but he has had constant therapy throughout the process, Mortensen reported. Zimmer left the Yankees because of a strained relationship with Steinbrenner Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. Every now and then you get a guy that bails off, but it' s part of the game I' ve done it a million times " he said.

Lamar Odom is out until mid- January with a knee injury " It' s a big void losing Kwame " Turiaf said, according to the Times " In my opinion, he' s probably the best center in the league as far as putting guys right in front of him, and making guys score over him because he' s so strong . We know we found that guy " Seeking Stability The Dolphins, since their inception in 1966, have had eight coaches, the most famous of whom is Don Shula, right But newly hired Tony Sparano is the sixth since 1996 . Jason Frasor( 2- 1) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory . He allowed Mike Jacobs' solo homer in the first and Ramirez' s solo shot in the seventh and his defense committed an uncharacteristic three errors " You don' t get the breaks when you' re not going well " Jennings said Game notesHolliday is hitting a major league- best 533( 16- for- 30) off lefties Miguel Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 11 . Duke gave up 10 hits in 7 2- 3 innings, but struck out five and walked one for his first victory since shutting out the Cubs 9- 0 on May 2. Baltimore trailed 8- 3 when Halladay left after seven innings, and 10- 8 after Aaron Hill hit a two- run homer in the top of the 11th. At 43 years and 335 days old, Testaverde is the third- oldest quarterback to start a regular season game in NFL history Steve DeBerg started at 44 years, 279 days old on Oct.

AFC North ESPN' s James Walker writes in his AFC North division blog that the Steelers' injuries play right into the Ravens' hands . He was pulled after walking Ryan Spilborghs following Hawpe' s home run in the fifth The Rockies scored three runs in the inning . Louis Post- Dispatch " There' s a decision to be made there " The idea is to have Chris Carpenter set up for game one, followed by Mark Mulder and Jeff Suppan . Ponson( 0- 1) hadn' t pitched since March 31, the last day of spring training . On the night he caught his 2, 000th game, the Detroit Tigers All- Star almost hit a walk- off grand slam in the 10th inning to beat the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Updated: October 15, 2003, 10: 51 PM ET Defense looks good after hearing Email Print Share Scripps Howard News Service One side got holes drilled through it That was the prosecution The other side did great That was Kobe Bryant' s defense team.

Silas, who doesn' t plan any lineup changes, is puzzled by his team' s reluctance to play with any passion when the Cavs don' t have the ball " We were running into picks and not getting back properly " he said before the Cavs left for a Friday game in Indiana " We pointed those things out in the tape sessions and that' s about all you can do That just can' t happen . But the Padres wasted a chance to increase the lead in the inning after Giles walked to load the bases . Jose Valverde finished the two- hitter, allowing only Drew' s single in the ninth before earning his 31st save in 37 chances . Their trade of Martin, a restricted free agent, to the Nuggets in a sign- and- trade deal for draft picks and veteran guard Kittles to the Clippers left Kidd irate .

He' s able to throw it for strikes early in the count " The White Sox improved to 5- 9 in June after hammering Parra( 3- 8 . Originally Published: June 26, 2008 Clippers draft conversation Comment Email Print Share ESPN The Clippers finished 23- 59 . Wade had his second triple- double in two weeks, finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career- high 14 assists in the Miami Heat' s 117- 104 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday night " I think he' s the true definition of a great player and you guys should recognize that " Shaquille O' Neal said " I think the recognition of a great player has been lost the last 10, 15 years " Wade' s shooting against the Sonics wasn' t great, but every other aspect of his game was . 25 than in the previous two months of the season " Down the stretch we just made bad plays " said Ray Allen, who scored 12 points " That' s been the theme of the last three games we' ve lost " Boston had a franchise- record 19- game winning streak stopped by the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas and lost to Golden State the next night . If there' s any consolation for the Bears, it' s that the Lions allowed nine sacks in last week' s 56- 21 loss to the Philadelphia " They' re a good football team " defensive coordinator Bob Babich said " Hopefully, we get a lot of pressure on them. Jones had three catches for 37 yards in Jacksonville' s 20- 17 victory Saturday night over the Atlanta Falcons.