Cabrera hit Jay-Z East Rutherford a two- run homer to cap Detroit' s second

Cabrera hit assesses a two- shows run homer to cap Detroit' s second straight eighth- inning rally, beating the Minnesota Twins 6- 5 Tuesday night. The Kings won their first- round playoff series against Dallas in five games, but fell in a tense seven- game series against Minnesota Sacramento lost 83- 80 in Game 7 at the Target Center. 63 ERA remains second in the NL " As good as they' ve been, you know they are going to trip once in a while. Seattle coach Mike Holmgren said Friday that doctors have cleared Tobeck to play Sunday at Tampa Bay in the regular season finale.

Richard Jefferson added 18 points " They turned it up and we didn' t match the intensity and level they brought in the second half " said Carter, who was limited to five shots in the second half " They just made it tough for us " The Pistons, who hit their first six shots of the game, came out even hotter in the second half, making their first seven . But the biggest difference was in the referees' pension and severance plans . The Jaguars deactivated receiver Matt Jones, who was not on the injury report this week, and cornerback Aaron Glenn and offensive lineman Dennis Norman . But I' m confident that before the investigation ends, we' re going to find out, whether he talks to us or whether he doesn' t " Raising the possibility that those passengers might include Lynch' s teammates, Clark warned it would be important for them to step forward " I' m not saying how we know it or who they are, but they know who they are, so we' ll just see how this plays out " Clark said . Kearse Kearse, who had been charged with drunken driving, was given six months probation Thursday in General Sessions Court, fined$ 350 and will have restricted driving privileges for a year. Anderson clarified to the Steelers and the media Wednesday that, under current NFL rules, that play was a legal hit.

Lind gave Toronto a 2- 0 lead in the second with his two- run homer . We had a good time " In the third, Soriano started a three- run rally by beating out an infield single to extend his hitting streak to 13 games . Broken- bat RBI singles by Quentin and Eric Byrnes off Jay Witasick made it 8- 6 in the seventh . Reds left fielder Adam Dunn, 0- for- 10 in his career against Willis, got the night off . In addition, Jose Canseco wrote in his book that he introduced Gonzalez to performance- enhancing drugs when they were teammates. Pettitte and Clemens both used McNamee as their personal trainer " My sense is they were very close, that Roger had a very positive affect on Andy in terms of the workout program " Cone said.

It was Parra' s first rough outing after six scoreless innings over his first two spring training starts . The crowd booed Donald Trump, who sat courtside with his wife . I am not in a place to make judgment on Isiah Thomas[ former team employee] Anucha Browne[ Sanders] or the New York Knicks organization I spoke to Isiah this morning and have apologized . But he also backed it up with another chapter in his postseason legacy Brian Windhorst He was untouchable He could have used the protection earlier . I always want to pitch " Schmidt told the paper he had not talked to Alou before the decision was made, but said Righetti informed him on Friday that Alou would pick a starter Saturday morning.

Now, after not getting Byrnes, the Pirates may wind up with the player the Orioles wanted rather than Byrnes . Bryant scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and Smush Parker added 20 for the Lakers Bryant, who came in averaging a league- leading 35 . Ashworth ultimately ruled that Cuban breached the contract first by withholding consulting payments starting on July 1, 2006 . Portis has a sore shoulder after unexpectedly playing in the season opener .

I never thought he would say it, but it must be the way he feels " Vick said he was bombarded with phone calls about Mora' s father " There must have been 50 people calling my number to ask if I heard that comment " the quarterback said " It starts to wear on you a little bit I finally had to cut my phone off I just want to block it out and come play football . The 2008 Super Bowl MVP also felt the Giants already have some young players who can go deep with Mario Manningham, Domenik Hixon and Steve Smith " We' ll see what happens the rest of the offseason and in the draft " Manning said " Maybe we' ll add another guy . He made five trips to the DL in the last four seasons for a total of 121 days Drew, 28, hit 289 last season with 15 homers and 42 RBI in just 100 games Atlanta' s doctors spoke with the St . Most of his 30 pitches were high, which Hargrove said was due to " overthrowing " He' s young and exuberant " Hargrove said . Brannan was born in Houston and attended high school in Gilbert, Ariz. Updated: December 6, 2006, 6: 11 PM ET Favre says he needs surgery to clean bone spurs Email Print Share Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis- Brett Favre' s aching left ankle probably needs arthroscopic surgery to clean out bone spurs, and he' s listening to Hall of Fame quarterbacks Troy Aikman and John Elway for tips on dealing with the losing.

Two others, Grant Lindberg, 29, and Audrey Linda Rose Evans, 21, were issued misdemeanor summons for furthering prostitution, Aurora police spokesman Sgt Rudy Herrera Jr . In an interesting twist, the Bengals would have had on their roster two of the first four picks in the 2003 draft . The Bills won the game 34- 10, and 20 points came directly from the special teams . Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said pitching coach Larry Rothschild will put Wood through more strenuous workouts later in the week . Aurilia sliced the Dodgers' lead to 4- 3 in the fourth with his 19th of the season, a two- run shot that followed a leadoff single by Griffey that extended his hitting streak to 14 games " You can' t count them out. We didn' t get too many good looks at him early " George Sherrill pitched a shaky ninth for his 11th save, tying the Angels' Francisco Rodriguez for the major league lead. When I' m banged up and I say " Coach, I' m banged up man and I can' t give you nothing but 30 minutes of shooting today.

He was Atlanta' s most consistent pitcher last season when he finished 13- 10 and third in the National League Rookie of the Year voting . Now it appears Carpenter is headed for the disabled list again " I' m not happy " La Russa said " I ain' t going to fake it " The feeling was different in Arizona' s clubhouse . When he' s going good, he' ll get through four or five innings pretty quick " Cincinnati scored a run in each of the first three innings off Moyer, who is 0- 3 with a no- decision in May . Rowland- Smith allowed three hits and two runs in seven innings " He worked his tail off " Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said Game notes The last time Pettitte struck out 10 was Aug 21, 2006, for Houston against Cincinnati . If the playoffs started tomorrow, Miami and Cleveland would meet in the first round- not the matchup the Cavaliers would want.

Some questioned whether he would play again, but he caught 112 passes for 1, 373 yards- despite being arrested in November that year for suspicion of drunken driving Tests later revealed he had cocaine in his system He vehemently denied using the drug . Standout shortstop Carlos Guillen also struggled to stay healthy after having knee surgery last year " Really, I' m OK " the 47- year- old Trammell said last week as speculation grew that he would be fired " I' m a big boy . Chris Capuano was scratched from his scheduled start because he strained his left groin during warmups . Game notes Toronto fell two innings short of its longest scoreless streak of 33 innings, May 12- 16, 1981 . He' s cruised this spring so he needed that " Chicago' s Wilson Betemit had an RBI double in the first.

The last team to go as long without a goal was the Rangers, who went 253 minutes, 33 seconds in the 1999- 2000 season . At halftime, with Portland ahead 60- 40, Allen gave a press conference where he affirmed his recommitment to the Blazers and pledged to follow through on efforts to buy back the Rose Garden Arena, which he lost two years ago in bankruptcy . Young thanked the fans and recalled some of his greatest moments, including his memorable stumbling run to beat Minnesota, the game- ending touchdown pass to Terrell Owens to win a playoff game against Green Bay and his NFC championship triumph over Dallas in 1995 " There were a lot of emotions about a lot of years of great times, hard times, significant times for me personally, kind of growing up " Young said " I just feel grateful that the honor came " Young thanked Bill Walsh, who brought him from Tampa Bay to San Francisco in 1987, and wished his former coach were still alive to be at this event " Bill Walsh told me many times that anyone who came to this place was very lucky because they now had a platform to see how good they could be " Young said " I really appreciated that " Young is a two- time league MVP who led San Francisco to its fifth NFL title in the 1995 Super Bowl, winning the game' s MVP award with a record six touchdown passes . The Cubs are idle, the host Pittsburgh over the weekend " We' ve played two less games[ than the Cubs, so we' ve got to win a significant number of games down the stretch " Bush said " Every game' s important .