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Graffanino started divulges in left examines field for Milwaukee, the first time he played the position since 2001 when he was with the Chicago White Sox. Mike Sweeney scored on Butler' s groundout, and Jason LaRue' s two- out single drove in Gordon. Updated: September 23, 2005, 3: 10 PM ET Indians hire ex- outfielder Burks Email Print Share Associated Press CLEVELAND- Former Cleveland Indians outfielder Ellis Burks was hired Friday by the Indians as a special assistant to baseball operations. 20 " The ball was staying up " McCarthy said " It was bad mechanics I lost focus.

The Devil Rays pulled within 2- 1 in the third when Ben Zobrist scored from third on McGowan' s wild pitch . I just had the opportunity to have large credit lines across the country " Every time Fielder steps onto the field, he' ll see Trump Plaza looming beyond the outfield fences . Butler led New Orleans back with 11 points- including three 3- pointers- during a 15- 3 run that pulled the Hornets within 83- 77 at the end of the third quarter . DePaul won for the first time in three Big East games, but its two losses were to Louisville and Notre Dame . For Pettitte and the Astros, however, a win in Game 2 would be highly recommended " You definitely still have that burning to try to get into another championship, as many as you can, because you realize that sooner or later this opportunity is not going to continue to present itself like it is right now " he said " I realize that and obviously you want to get another one extremely bad ". Scioscia mentioned that pitchers have hit a ceiling of 90 pitches in spring in the past and managed to work into the sixth inning in their first regular- season start, but added " That' s not preferable We' re not really going to consider that right now John wants to be the lead dog He wants to be the guy opening day That' s something that we would have liked to see, too. Game notes Zambrano is 13- 9 in his career against the Reds, including 3- 0 this season.

He was to have huddled with Texans officials on Friday, but when the Vikings opened contract discussions, they did so with the intent of closing a deal . We' ve got some experienced guys at tackle and we' re confident they' ll do a good job for us . Against the Ravens, he had 72 yards on 11 carries with one catch for 28 yards before he was hurt Mawae, who turns 38 on Jan . Green had 13 points and 11 rebounds as UC Santa Barbara rallied for a 64- 57 victory over Cal Poly for the Big West Conference tournament championship Saturday " When I get in position where I' m really comfortable and I know I can make something happen, I want to step up and be there for my team " said Green, who scored nine points in the final 10: 41 . Barfield, the son of former major leaguer Jesse Barfield, is hitting 524 Shane Komine lost and Jon Adkins won.

The team will add another play- by- play broadcaster and an analyst, with those hires to be announced at a later date, executive vice president Lon Rosen said . Prior to their contest against the Padres on Saturday, the Braves purchased the contract of the right- hander- their first- round pick in June' s draft- from Double- A Mississippi of the Southern League . Matsuzaka said he was pleased with his second season for Boston, where he went 18- 3 " I won 18 games, but in the United States people severely look at the way you perform " he said " I had a fulfilling season, though, with both good and bad experiences " Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners has also said he expects to play in the 16- nation tournament, which starts March 5 in Tokyo . He also doubled and scored " The first seven went pretty well " Lincecum said " I had a tough time finding the strike zone but when I needed to I got outs The hit was nice and it was nice to score . Associated PressPHILADELPHIA- Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard supplied the power and Joe Blanton provided the bulldog innings for the defending World Series champions. The players took the plea to heart and beat the Lakers 99- 93 Wednesday night to snap a six- game losing streak.

The Mavs improved to 24- 9, well within striking range of San Antonio( 26- 7) in the tough Southwest Division . The moves were the first of what are expected to be many after consecutive non- winning seasons . Injuries have limited Westbrook' s production this season, but the Philadelphia Eagles still rely on their dynamic running back, even if he' s only a decoy at times . With Williams out of the starting lineup following 14 straight starts and Hideki Matsui still bothered by a tender ankle, Reese started in left field in his major league debut and Tony Womack shifted from left to center, where he hadn' t started since 1999 . It was also the second time in three starts that he failed to get a strikeout; prior to that, the right- hander had at least one strikeout in every appearance since July 1, 1993. Those games happen " Haren( 7- 4) limited the A' s to four hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out eight. Tkachuk' s suspension was his third in 20 months, resulting in a combined eight games missed and$ 896, 441 in lost salary- including the$ 365, 853 this one cost him.

He' s topped 20 points in three of the last four games, and on Wednesday provided the energy boost Indiana needed with its leading scorer dressed in street clothes . He put in a loose puck for his 11th goal " It was a tough start, it was a grinding- type game " Detroit coach Mike Babcock said " We took three penalties in the first period and it was hard to get any momentum . Doctors- including team physician Stan Herring, a spine specialist- told Gray as long as he rehabilitates and stays away from 320- pound defensive lineman banging into him, he should maintain relatively good health . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . I don' t want anyone to think that I' m not passionate and I don' t want anyone to think my skills have diminished " I still think I can compete on a higher level with those opportunities That' s why I said I would play somewhere. 17, and as the Inquirer and Times have noted in their recent articles and columns, such a mea culpa by Rose in his book would come two days after the new Hall of Fame class is announced and could be the start of Rose' s campaign for redemption and induction. The team will pay for the stadium on its own, and the cost of paying off the bonds used to raise the money will be deducted from the Yankees' locally- generated revenue.

It seems we' re playing pretty well right now " Cleveland has beaten Minnesota six straight times, and is 13- 4 against the defending division champions this year . But the way he decided to leave, to me, was just not right- Falcons running back Warrick Dunn " This league is not for everybody This league is for real men . But Pierzynski and Guillen absolved Scioscia of any the blame and pointed to Escobar " I have no problem at all with Mike Scioscia " said Pierzynski, who was booed by the crowd of 44, 065 every time he batted " He seems like a class guy, a standup guy . The first Japanese- born player to play in the majors has a record of 123- 109 in a career that began when he was the 1995 NL Rookie of the Year for the Los Angeles Dodgers Tampa Bay has 10 days to trade Nomo or put him on waivers . Alan Embree allowed a run- scoring single to Emil Brown in the ninth before Jay Witasick entered and walked Buck. Royals SS Tony Graffanino was 1- for- 5 to stretch his hitting streak to 10 games( 15- for- 38, which matches his career high. But the past doesn' t count " Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 10 opportunities, shaking off Molina' s leadoff double.

Ronnie Belliard hit a grand slam, Matt Kemp and James Loney added back- to- back drives off former teammate Brad Penny and Los Angeles routed the San Francisco Giants 12- 1 on Saturday . Even if the deal with Druckenmiller goes through, it would still need approval by 24 of the league' s 32 owners . That deal[ with Cutler] with get handled " So, we' ll love to have him here " Gaffney said " I was looking forward to meeting him . Brown starts the meeting with a surprise " This is a wild thought " Brown says, then suggests they move defensive end Chris Harrington to tight end . Bonds brought Anderson on a barnstorming players' tour of Japan after the big- league season in 2002. A young player is foolish not to pay attention " Maddux beat Brad Hennessey, the same pitcher he faced here when he won his 300th game Aug 7, 2004.