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Finley is studies finding out defines he can still be a shooter and a scorer in the defensive- oriented system of new Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. The Warriors had at least five players reach double figures in scoring for the 27th time. That game always attracts thousands of Steelers fans who make the five- hour drive and turn Paul Brown Stadium into something akin to their home field. Jennings hit Hart in the leg with a pitch and struck out Braun, but Houston manager Phil Garner pulled his starter after that, calling on left- handed reliever Trever Miller. James also benefited from a nice catch against the center field wall by Gregor Blanco " The defense was just outstanding " James said " When you get that kind of run support, you at least want to go five.

Chicago had nine extra- base hits, including a season high- tying seven doubles . Murphy dropped a deep fly to left on Sunday in Florida, leading to two runs in a 2- 1 loss " Right now it just seems like we' re a little off We' re not playing a complete game " Wright said . Howell picked up his 17 save of the season but first since Aug . well, nothing, coming up a good foot short of the rim and landing softly out of bounds . Hasselbeck would give the Cardinals three quarterbacks on their roster Arizona signed veteran QB Tim Rattay on Tuesday ESPN' s Chris Mortensen contributed to this report. Last year, in the case of Denver Broncos wide receiver Ashley Lelie, Burbank ruled that an option bonus fell under that category of " salary escalators already earned " Lelie won that case, which was appealed to the U S District Judge David S Doty, who also ruled in Lelie' s favor.

When I say " you " I' m not talking about you personally- I' m talking about this whole thing It' s the collective you So let' s see what we' ve got here . The Dodgers went ahead in the sixth 2- 1 when May singled in Andruw Jones The Dodgers added another run in the eighth . After Nene' s slam dunk, Bryant' s running bank shot make it 103- 98 . 71 ERA in a 13- year major league career that also included stints with Los Angeles and Montreal . Game notesThe game was delayed 20 minutes by rain in the third inning. Closser following a three- run triple by Brad Hawpe in the fifth Schmidt gave up four hits in 4 2/ 3 innings.

Sabean hopes Bonds and outfielder Moises Alou can each play about 120 games in 2006 . Jorge Sosa suffered the staff' s 17th blown save in 35 chances as the Braves couldn' t hold a 7- 2 lead in the ninth . Rollins stole his eighth base of the season in the second inning, giving him 22 consecutive steals without being caught dating to last season . But Shaq went from 27[ points per game] in Orlando, to 27 in L A and 21 here . Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson, though, combined for only 29 on 11- of- 33 shooting " They came at them with two or three guys, but we had a lot of other guys play good " Karl said " When they slam Iverson and Anthony like that, we have to realize they need to be decoys " Denver led 106- 103 in overtime, but Wallace hit another tying 3- pointer, this one from a more conventional distance, to tie the game with a minute left.

That should prevent Bridges from facing penalties under the NFL' s personal conduct policy Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . NFC West ESPN' s Mike Sando writes about all things NFC West in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Network: NFL Nation Coach Mike Holmgren said his three- time Pro Bowl passer is still sore from the bashing he took last Sunday in a loss to the first- place Arizona Cardinals . These meeting happen in the spring, in the midseason and the winter . Gabe Gross hit a solo home run leading off the top of the 10th against Cubs reliever Jose Ascanio( 0- 1 . I throw a pitchers' s pitch and he[ Iwamura] hit it " Boston has lost four in a row. Hernandez won again, Craig Monroe contributed another big hit, and the Twins beat the Red Sox 7- 3 to win the four- game series and improve to 14- 7 at home " There may be new characters in the clubhouse, but it' s the same philosophy " said Michael Cuddyer, who had two hits and knocked one in Ramirez hit career homer No.

But I' m not sorry " So why did he do it " I just felt like wearing it " he told the Tribune . Wells, who has more win than Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, Ted Lilly and Rich Harden, didn' t even start pitching for the Cubs until May 8 when he was recalled from Triple- A Iowa " I would' ve said that would be great, realistically I probably would' ve laughed at you . We' ve got to go on the road and take care of business and continue to be greedy . But the feud between the two thawed last year, and O' Neal wasn' t in this game . Looking for immediate help heading into next season, the Hornets last week traded away their only draft choice, Kansas forward Darrell Arthur, to the Portland Trail Blazers for$ 3 million as part of a strategy to sign proven free agents. The homer gave Bonds 1, 903 RBI, tying him for seventh on the career list with his godfather, Willie Mays. Melvin Mora singled, took third on a double by Miguel Tejada and scored on a groundout by Ramon Hernandez.

But he did reach base twice on errors, the 34th straight game he reached base . Associated PressCHICAGO- Jose Calderon made it clear just how important he is to the Toronto Raptors in his return from a hamstring injury . Updated: October 31, 2006, 10: 16 PM ET Cowher takes blame for Steelers' poor play Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Steelers Focused On Denver " Confidence is a fragile thing " Cowher said " We have no reason to be a confident team at this point . Vick earlier this month pleaded guilty to a state dogfighting charge and was given a three- year suspended sentence . Game notes The Minnesota Twins had the most recent 13- game home winning streak, from June 11- July 2, 2006. Hideki Okajima got the final two outs of the eighth and Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his 30th save in 34 chances " If our starters get us deep like that we should be OK " Francona said " Sometimes your pitching gives your offense time to kind of get straightened out. But you' ve got to stay professional, and we' ll re- evaluate some things in the summertime " Game notes Milwaukee guard Earl Boykins returned from a sprained right thumb injury and scored nine points.

Bell' s jumper form the top of the key early in the fourth quarter gave Phoenix its first lead since the first period . Last week, the Packers gave a five- year contract extension to general manager Ted Thompson . The suit also alleges hotel officials for Harrah' s Lake Tahoe went to great lengths to cover up the incident . He was carted off the field, and the Bills reported a short time later that he had a concussion . It was the first combined one- hitter for the Cubs since June 26 against the White Sox, whom the team faces this weekend.

Louis first baseman Albert Pujols has hit 30 homers in his first eight season . It was never a matter of if but when the Bears would elevate Benson to No 1 status . The two coaches had a heated exchange after the game, but Blair apologized in his postgame comments and said " We' re the best of friends " Budke only said he wished Blair and the Aggies " good luck " I apologize if I called a timeout with 10 seconds to go in the game . A 3- pointer by Sydney Carter with about five minutes left pushed A& M' s lead to 74- 42 and Blair played reserves the rest of the game . Brandon Inge, Marcus Thames, Curtis Granderson and Carlos Guillen also homered for the Tigers, who got 19 hits. Shortstop Jack Wilson also failed to catch Brandon Phillips' wind- blown fly into shallow left field in the fourth inning, helping the Reds load the bases Encarnacion' s two- run single put Cincinnati up 6- 5. Updated: September 22, 2004, 10: 00 AM ET Alleged dealer bought guns to protect Wagner Email Print Share Associated Press CAMDEN, N.

He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from an arrest in which a nightclub valet reported seeing Johnson with a handgun in his sport utility vehicle . They could do no wrong " Edmonds added his sixth homer, and first since May 12, in the eighth off David Weathers . I would try to pitch to him the way the game dictates " Or just plain exhausted . BALTIMORE( AP- It was a lost night for the Boston Red Sox . Updated: November 19, 2006, 7: 12 PM ET Wizards' Hayes out of hospital after scary collision Email Print Share Associated Press WASHINGTON- Washington Wizards guard Jarvis Hayes was out of the hospital and listed as day- to- day Sunday after bruising his back and banging his head in a collision during a game. Don Hennon and Charles Smith are the other former Pitt players to be honored at halftime of a home game against Notre Dame Knight played at the school from 1971- 74 Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press.