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But manager divulges John McLaren spells out felt just fine seeing 96 mph flash up on the scoreboard after Putz' s first pitch. Clint Barmes hit his fourth home run and Ryan Spilborghs had a two- run double for the Rockies, who have lost three of four Burnett was shaky at the beginning of his outing. Favre relayed his most recent conversation with the GM, which took place Saturday " I said' Let me compete, you' ll know I' ll win this job' And Ted said again' Brett, things have changed. Prosecutor Joshua Tomsheck told the judge that Fadel represented a flight risk because he has few roots in the community and no permanent address. Associated PressATHENS, Ga- Transfer forward Porsha Phillips scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Georgia to an 85- 35 rout of Alabama State on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. So thoroughly were the Cardinals dominated that they had no one left on base " To pitch like that, that' s the ultimate goal " Olsen said " Today was probably the best game I' ve had all year " Olsen, a 22- year- old rookie, struck out four and walked one to win his second straight start after losing three in a row, exiting after throwing only 89 pitches.

ARLINGTON, Texas( AP- The Texas Rangers have rediscovered their home run strokes Michael Young and Gary Matthews Jr . Jose Bautista walked and moved to second on Jon Rauch' s wild pitch . In the sixth, Bradley took another called third strike on a 3- 2 pitch . He charged onto the field to carry on the argument and had to be restrained by manager Jim Riggleman " If[ Morgan] was safe, we might had gotten a run " Riggleman said " Certainly that would have helped us from the standpoint of momentum " After that brouhaha, the Braves pulled ahead for good in the bottom half against John Lannan( 8- 9 . He spent most of the 2002 season on the Cleveland' s practice squad, seeing action in one game, and did not play in 2003. Foster became the starter after veteran Wayne Gandy blew out his knee a few weeks ago. Kolb wants a concrete answer on his role " Yeah, as soon as possible just because you want to know " Kolb said " It doesn' t matter because I' m preparing right now like I' m the starter.

He was brought in to compete primarily as a return man after averaging 24 3 yards per kick return with the Bengals . Nolan' s future also was heavily tied to quarterback Alex Smith, the No 1 overall pick in 2005 . Pitt wasn' t done, going on a 18- 8 burst to take a 63- 62 lead- its first lead since early in the first half . Associated PressSURPRISE, Ariz( AP- With Barry Bonds moving up to third in the San Francisco Giants' lineup, Ray Durham has fit in well so far as the team' s new cleanup hitter . He tied the franchise record for homers in consecutive games held by George Alusik( 1962, Dave Kingman( 1986) and Matt Stairs( 1998 " He' s a tremendous example to the rest of the guys " Oakland manager Ken Macha said " He' s carried the club " Thomas' 35 homers this season also matches the Athletics' team mark by a designated hitter in one season set by Kingman( 1984 and 86) and John Jaha( 1999. He lets the guy steal third " Francona said " Those are things that we forget- because his stuff' s good and he has success- that he' s young. He gave us all a shot in the arm " Wilson pitched the ninth for his 23rd save, and 15th straight.

He scored 10 points against the Toronto Raptors as the Nets beat Toronto 101- 86 . Obviously, the execution needs to be a lot better " Brady had much more than four months of football inactivity before the OTAs . Angelo Wright, the agent for Pat Williams, says he expects to learn the league' s decision the first week in December The Williamses are facing possible four- game suspensions . Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit last week said that Delaware' s plan to allow point- spread bets on individual games in all major sports violated federal law . The last couple weeks have been difficult and emotional " On the one hand, it' s extremely tough to admit mistakes. One would think that after sitting out 90 percent of the season, no one would be more eager for next season to start than Artest " Nah, not really " he said " I still need to get better. Associated PressPHOENIX- The Phoenix Suns put the pedal to the floor and left that Game 2 jinx, and the Los Angeles Lakers, buried in the dust.

As it turned out, Duncan' s injury doesn' t appear to be season- ending and Parker and the Spurs kept their mind on the game, coasting to a 100- 79 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday " It looked bad at first " said Parker, who scored 27 points and dished out eight assists " There were still like eight minutes left in the second quarter, so we just had to keep playing, keep playing and then whatever happens, happens " Duncan bruised his right knee and sprained his right ankle in the first half and did not return to the game . Updated: July 4, 2007, 10: 05 AM ET Rams' Wroten arrested on LSU campus, faces misdemeanor Comment Email Print Share By Len PasquarelliESPNArchive Second- year defensive tackle Claude Wroten, expected to assume a significant role with the St . Updated: November 15, 2007, 2: 06 PM ET Smith considers possibility of playing for new team in' 08 Comment Email Print Share By Len PasquarelliESPNArchive Healthy again and coming off his best performance of the year, Philadelphia Eagles starting tight end L J . Simoneau' s back began bothering him during the preseason and he was unable to play last week . That' s a direct descendant of Peter, and there he is giving a blessing and a kiss to our child " Clemens and his family were in Washington as part of the group Catholic Athletes For Christ " To have the day unfold the way it did was just an awesome experience " Clemens said. The Yankees also have been contacted by the agent of Nomar Garciaparra, but say that the utility role he could fill remains a low priority that will be examined later St. Gonzalez has had four RBIs five times in his career, including April 10 against San Francisco.

After Choate hit Garciaparra to force in a run, Ethier had an infield hit . After failing to get a hit through the first three innings, the Blue Jays opened the scoring in the fourth on a bizarre play . Game notes Doumit' s homer was his first at PNC Park since July 7 . Beltre' s third multihomer game of the season and 19th of his career helped Seattle win for the seventh time in nine games . Martin scored 15 of his 33 points in the first quarter, Artest added 23 points and nine rebounds, and Sacramento won its third straight, 104- 96 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Point guard Beno Udrih led the way, finding holes in the defense on drives to the basket and hitting outside shots.

Platte County prosecutor Eric Zahnd said Wednesday that his office cannot file charges against the former Chiefs' nose tackle " Missouri law currently makes it impossible to prosecute someone who tries to carry a gun on a plane unless that person was going to commit a crime " Zahnd said in a written statement . We went out and swung the bats early " The Cardinals quickly moved past overmatched San Diego, advancing to the NLCS for the second year in a row and fourth time in six years . Updated: June 18, 2004, 12: 25 AM ET Wallace backs away from past certainty Email Print Share Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, Mich- Ben Wallace and Richard Hamilton of the NBA champion Detroit Pistons have been asked to play for the U S Olympic team in Athens . 97 after allowing four earned runs on five hits and six walks in 2 1/ 3 innings . Brett Favre 2008 Timeline The Brett Favre saga in Green Bay might be nearing a conclusion after the unretired quarterback said he and the team might be better off without each other A look at how the story has unfolded: Aug 6: Traded to New York Jets for conditional draft pick Aug 5: Left practice facility in the afternoon did not practice with the team met with Packers officials to discuss trade options. 97 ERA in five starts for Triple- A Colorado Springs since he was promoted from Double- A Tulsa in mid- July He has struck out 39 and walked only three in 32 innings He went 13- 1 with a 1. ending the game like that was kind of appropriate tonight " said John Lackey, who pitched five innings for Los Angeles The Angels defense came up big throughout the win Center fielder Gary Matthews Jr.

Chad Tracy led off with a double, went to third on Scott Hairston' s sacrifice bunt and scored on Chris Snyder' s sacrifice fly . The Cardinals scored twice in the third and made it 3- 0 in the fourth on an RBI single by Hector Luna . 523 in seven games against the Braves with three homers and 15 RBIs, and is a 372 career hitter against them . The results were reminiscent of a series two weeks ago in Cleveland when Minnesota opened with a 10- 1 victory, then dropped the next two games while being outscored 10- 2 . But the difference in salary between third and fifth in the draft is roughly$ 600, 000 a year. 3 seconds left in the third quarter tied the score at 76- all.

Without the extension, other teams could have pursued Hagler and perhaps signed him to an offer sheet, which would have forced the Colts to either match it or pass on it and allow the three- year veteran to depart . Upshaw' s wife, Terri, and his three sons will participate in the coin toss . Gerald Schwartzbach, said his client was not involved in a traffic incident . This time, the Hawaii Tourism Authority will probably approve the$ 4 million per year offer, which fell one vote short last week, said board chairman Kelvin Bloom . Joseph was replaced by David Jones and Chris Crocker, who had a sack and an interception Sunday against Philadelphia, took Ndukwe' s place. There was really no other way to put it after watching Wilson, Baylor' s leading scorer and rebounder this season, sobbing and favoring her left leg as she was carried off the court late in the first half. Louis Cardinals' losing streak from reaching eight games, matching a slump they endured in June.

Baltimore committed two mental errors that led to three Oakland runs . The team has embraced him " He shows up on both sides of the ball " Matsui led Colorado' s comeback from a six- run deficit by hitting a tying, bases- loaded triple in the eighth off David Weathers, then scoring the go- ahead run on Brad Hawpe' s single " It' s getting better, for sure " Matsui said through a translator when asked whether he was playing his best ball since arriving from Japan " My back is fine, too " After the Reds tied it in the ninth, Matsui turned a spectacular double play on Ken Griffey Jr' s grounder in the 10th . I think that' s what we' re discussing right now " Torre said Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . Twins OF Carlos Gomez ended an 0- for- 21 streak with a fifth- inning single . The two other opponents: Shaquille O' Neal and Miami and Kobe Bryant and the Lakers Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Keith, who was arrested Sunday, no longer faces charges of disorderly conduct, resisting law enforcement, public intoxication and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, said Matthew Symons, a spokesman for the Marion County prosecutor' s office. AFC North blog ESPN' s James Walker writes about all things AFC North in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation The return of left tackle Marvel Smith could help the running game Smith hasn' t played since Oct.

The Titans' offensive line did a great job of keeping QB Kerry Collins upright in the pocket and utilized their short, underneath passing game to TE Bo Scaife as an extension of their running game to set up deeper pass plays . He was placed on the restricted list the following day, and the team later terminated his$ 2 5 million, one- year contract . This time, he hit a comebacker to Escobar, who instead of throwing to first ran to toward the foul line to make a tag play . John Thomson( 1- 3) retired the first two hitters, gave up a single to Jose Vidro but seemed out of the inning when Johnson grounded weakly down the first- base line LaRoche fielded the ball and looked to tag Johnson . That matter, in which no charges have been filed, is unrelated to the Bryant case, he said. Rudy Gay scored a game- high 27 points for the losing Blue team.