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Detroit starter reports Nate Robertson( defines 6- 3) struck out a season- high eight and won for the first time in three starts He allowed four runs and five hits in five- plus innings Joel Zumaya pitched three innings for his first career save. After striking out seven in five shutout innings in his major league debut, the former first- round pick was a big disappointment, going 0- 4 with a 7 57 ERA in his last five starts. He gave up 11 hits, tying a season- high, walked three and did not strike out a batter. While Friday was about celebrating 2006, questions are already being asked about 2007. 29 when he fumbled with an unlicensed handgun tucked into the waistband of his sweat pants. There is another side to this story, and Raffy will tell it soon.

Jamaal Tinsley has been the Pacers' starting point guard the past two seasons, but new team president Larry Bird has said he thinks Tinsley needs to mature New Jersey drafted Anderson with the No 2 overall pick of the 1991 draft He started in the 1994 All- Star game and averaged 18 8 points and 9 6 assists for the Nets that season, both career highs Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press . He now has 13 RBIs in his last eight games# 8226& nbsp; The Giants have won 11 of 16 overall- ESPN Stats& Information By showing a little patience, Molina finally solved Jason Marquis . There wasn' t much competition for the T- shirts shot into the stands between innings " You could hear everything " Reds manager Dusty Baker said " I saw one guy who was missing a finger catch a foul ball, and I could hear him say' That hurt like hell' but he caught it . Semin, returning after six games out with a back injury, was ejected in the third period after fighting with Marc Staal " He stood up for himself, so good for him " Steckel said about Semin " The guy scores 30 goals a year and you see him go to the net hard and get in a fight after- it riles the boys quite a bit " Game notes The Rangers' No . Updated: August 30, 2008, 10: 19 AM ET As roster deadline approaches, Texans release Colvin Comment Email Print Share Associated Press HOUSTON- The Houston Texans released veteran linebacker Rosevelt Colvin and 20 other players Friday, the day before NFL teams must set their 53- man rosters. He was able to execute bubble screens, short hitches and option patterns to move the chains effectively.

That would allow Beane to be closer to his daughter, Casey, who lives in Southern California with her mother . Rivera and Chone Figgins also hit run scoring sacrifice flies . The Angels scored two runs in the first and could have had more if Kielty didn' t rob Casey Kotchman of a two- run homer when he reached over the low right- field wall to make the inning- ending catch . He started in the backcourt alongside Stephon Marbury and admitted he was nervous before the game " I haven' t been able to practice " Francis said " I felt like a new player who was basically thrown into the game with little experience " There was little to cheer for Knicks fans once the game started . Sonics general manager Sam Presti moved forward with the trade mostly for the draft pick. We were going to win or lose with that shot " Granger didn' t even get a chance to reply: He was a spectator as Mike Dunleavy and Travis Diener missed 3- pointers for Indiana in the final seconds, sealing the Pacers' third loss in four stops on their five- game West Coast road trip " I thought we had it " said Granger, whose Pacers lost a two- point game to the Lakers on Friday " It was very frustrating, but that' s kind of been the way we' ve lost games We know we' re right there.

Injury report The Vikings had a bye last week, giving Jackson time to recover . Game notes When Rangers CF Kenny Lofton stole second in the first inning, it was the 600th of his career . The others are Hank Aaron, Phil Cavarretta, Ty Cobb, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Mays, Phil Niekro and Warren Spahn All but Cavarretta are Hall of Famers . 1 points and nearly 12 rebounds in a 16- year career that included stops in Philadelphia, Phoenix and Houston . The right- hander' s previous high strikeout game was eight against Atlanta on August 10, 2005 Correia is 3- 1 with a 2. Center Chris Kaman and Corey Maggette each added 17 points for Los Angeles Cuttino Mobley scored 15.

The Panthers convinced Raiders defensive end Tyler Brayton to make Carolina his first visit . Damon Hollins and Russell Branyan homered to back the solid starting pitching of Mark Henderickson( 3- 3 . TORONTO( AP- Gil Meche started and won Seattle' s last two games . Griffey also made a running, tumbling catch in right field- a position he asked back into before the game instead of his original assignment as designated hitter " It wouldn' t be fair to the people of Seattle to just DH " he said, after asking manager Jerry Narron to put him back in right field . Now it has, and it' s going to be tough to get him out of the lineup " Kemp is hitting. Once I played I felt fine " Carter made up for lost time, hitting 5- of- 9 shots from the field in the quarter and scoring nine straight points in giving New Jersey its first lead since the opening minutes at 51- 49. Washington set a league record by playing 22 games at the start of a season without scoring a first- inning run, but Kearns ended the drought with a shot to left- center off Oliver Perez( 2- 2 " I didn' t know it was actually a record and all that stuff " Kearns said " Glad it' s over " His second homer of 2007 followed singles by Ronnie Belliard and Dmitri Young- a real outburst from a club that was hitting.

Or if I had a uniform " said the laughing 44- year- old, who now runs a branding company in Redmond, Wash . The Marlins want Willis to face the Mets in Miami on Thursday . Drew had flown to Boston last Sunday for the injection to his facet joint and was back the next day . Updated: July 19, 2006, 8: 33 PM ET Rockets sign 2004 draft- day acquisition Spanoulis Email Print Share SportsTicker HOUSTON- The Houston Rockets on Wednesday signed Greek guard Vassilis Spanoulis, who was acquired in a draft- day trade two years ago and has been playing overseas since . Iverson said he talked to the family about not wanting to disrespect them, or for them to believe his offer was simply for publicity " I felt like I have got to do something more than what I have been doing to help this situation as much as I can " Iverson said " If I can reach one person and take one death away, I think I can do something " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. While it' s unclear what the Kings will do with Cassell, most likely they' ll waive him Chad Ford covers the NBA for ESPN Insider. With two outs and none on in the third, Bush struck out but reached on Barrett' s NL- leading ninth passed ball.

But it is easy to be average when you score 11 runs " Dempster said . Milwaukee Bucks first- round pick Brandon Jennings threw out the first pitch . That' s why you re- up before the last year' s over with " Gibbs stressed he was not ready to announce that he wants to stay beyond his original five- year contract . The two agreed to continue airing the network as talks continued . Updated: February 5, 2004, 4: 34 PM ET Burks thrilled to be back in Boston Email Print Share Associated Press BOSTON- Ellis Burks was let go 12 years ago by the Red Sox, who weren' t sure he' d stay healthy and become a productive player Now they' ve changed their minds. Clemens, who said before the game that he' s leaning toward retirement, began his career in Boston.

Wilson Betemit doubled to right- center on the game' s first pitch, then scored on Jones' one- out double down the left- field line . And despite a recent public feud with the Jazz, Malone said he was happy to be back " I love my new life That' s what I' m saying . There have been some interesting personnel changes since then . Allowing four hits with no walks or strikeouts, Kendrick began the fourth with a 2- 1 lead courtesy of Howard' s two- run shot in the fourth . The A' s hit back- to- back doubles off Brett Tomko to start the fourth, tying the game on Payton' s double and going ahead on Scutaro' s sacrifice fly to left two batters later. He knows how to pitch, how to handle himself in spots " Hernandez baffled the Pirates on four hits through seven innings Wednesday night, pitching the Mets to a 5- 0 victory that had its troubling side for New York All five Mets runs came in the first inning So did all four of their hits. Young has gotten 12 runs in nine home starts with six runs coming in one game.

Brian Stokes tossed a perfect inning to earn the win against Baltimore, lowering his spring ERA to 1 80 . The rainout was only the fifth at 4- year- old Busch Stadium and the first since March 31, 2008 . Three weeks later in Pittsburgh, Winslow attempted to shake Porter' s hand before the game, a gesture Porter rejected . But that was before they selected Chad Henne in the 2008 draft . McDaniels appeared to become irritated when, in a follow- up question, he was asked whether he had spoken with Marshall " I' m not talking about it " McDaniels retorted " He' s not out here at practice When he' s ready and able to practice, he will practice. Kansas City clinched its third straight last- place finish in the AL Central, the first time that' s happened in the history of the franchise.

Santana faced one more batter before leaving to a standing ovation and getting high- fives up and down the Angels' dugout " Santana did a great job " Jeter said " We scored those couple of runs early, but after that we didn' t do much damage off of him " The Yankees felt they got the break they needed when Colon departed " We thought so, but we didn' t know what to expect " third baseman Alex Rodriguez said " Santana seemed like he got his rhythm and pitched extremely well " Santana' s only other jam was in the fifth . Rookie Jay Marshall pitched a scoreless eighth, and closer Huston Street threw a perfect ninth in his first appearance of the season . To see how Father Time has worked on him " Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . He often clashed with Sixers star Allen Iverson during his tenure with the team, and several times threatened to quit because the two couldn' t get along But both insist they' ve mended their relationship . Ryan picked up his 16th save in 18 opportunities " They' ve got golden- plated pitchers over there " Braves manager Bobby Cox said of the Blue Jays " Their bullpen is outstanding and they' ve got all good starters " Rios went 2- for- 4 with two doubles and is batting 387( 24- for- 62) with nine doubles in his past 17 games. The Dodgers had 12 runs in the eighth inning of a 16- 2 win at Philadelphia, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

OKLAHOMA CITY( AP- Chris Paul kept telling Salim Stoudamire not to shoot . He sat several stretches after getting his third and fourth fouls, but showed the same impressive range that has made Lewis so valuable . Indiana State was led by Leah Phillips with 12 points and Shannon Thomas with 8 . So by them saying it was me, they could somehow gain and take money from all of this " He added " I' m trying to find a solution to this problem and clear my name as much as possible so that people can see I had nothing to do with this problem " But his arrest, says one of his accusers, is not an elaborate extortion plot " What we want is justice, for him to pay with jail time " said Ricardo Osal, who needed 300 stitches to close wounds on his back and another 150 to repair severed tendons in his hands " We' re not looking for any type of financial arrangement Nothing that has anything to do with money . Louis still be the right fit for him? The Cardinals star said the team' s commitment to winning will dictate if he re- signs when his contract expires in two years. It' s a matter of getting a few guys going at once " Game notes OF Manny Ramirez, SS Rafael Furcal and 3B Casey Blake were given routine days off by Torre " I needed to get Manny a day off " he said " He looked like he was dragging the bat a little last night. Harrington, returning after missing one game with a knee injury, led the Hawks with 20 points.

Favre and the Green Bay Packers are embroiled in a rift after he decided he wanted to play again and not retire . Much like you look at vertical jump and a 40 time, you look at that aspect as well " Whitner was the Bills' first- round pick in the 2006 draft, Lynch a first- rounder in 2007 and Simpson selected in the fourth round in 2006 . But Bradley Ruskin, attorney for Loria and Samson, raised the possibility he would ask for the hearing to be closed to the news media and public if the lawyers for the former partners aimed to disclose confidential financial information about the Marlins . He re- emerged later in the morning to start his routine and waved his batting helmet to fans in the bleachers, carrying two bats in his right hand . Ordonez' s RBI single put the Tigers up 4- 1, but Chicago rookie Josh Fields hit his 23rd home run, cutting it to 4- 3 in the fifth. Game notes Cleveland SS Jhonny Peralta made a diving stop on Kotchman' s hard grounder toward the middle in the fourth and a backhanded flip to 2B Josh Barfield for the force on Morales.