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Kevin Gregg infers gave up indicates a single to Freddy Sanchez leading off the ninth, then got three straight outs for his 15th save in 15 opportunities. Michaels homered off Collin Balester to make it 4- 0 in the fifth " Chico wasn' t as sharp as usual, but we had some good things happen today " said Tim Foli, a Nationals minor league manager who guided the split- squad team " Balester showed a good breaking ball " Former Indians Alex Escobar and Jason Dubois along with Matt Whitney, picked from Cleveland' s minor league system in the Rule 5 draft in December, each had one of Washington' s five hits. Illston ordered that lab results- including three alleged positive steroid tests from 2000 and 2001- drug ledgers and doping calendars will not be admitted as evidence unless Greg Anderson testifies that the material relates to Bonds. He has allowed three runs or less in each of his last 10 starts and 5- 1 with a 2 09 ERA over that span. Howard was hurt midway through the quarter in a collision with Mickael Pietrus.

You get good players and you win, everything is OK " You don' t win and you usually go " Game notes Raburn has three homers in his last six games . Pierce answered with a three- point play and then stole the ball from Okafor and took it the length of the court for a layup that put Boston back on top 82- 80 with 4: 17 left . On the other end( the Grizzlies) were doing that " As they have in their earlier wins, the Grizzlies relied on 3- point shooting by Miller and Bobby Jackson off the bench to kick start the offense, building a nine- point lead in the first half Pepsi 500 . Unless we figure the third guy' s going to be an option quarterback and just run the option . Colorado 3B Garrett Atkins had three hits and extended his hitting streak to nine games. Odalis Perez pitched five innings for the Royals, giving up two runs and seven hits with two walks.

While he has never been charged, suspicion continues to dog Bonds, who will enter the season 22 home runs short of breaking Hank Aaron' s career record of 755 . Less than an hour later, also in the Rayburn House Office Building, the seven- time Cy Young Award winner held his own news conference, after wrapping up the first of two days of meetings with more than a dozen lawmakers, including committee chairman Henry Waxman and ranking Republican Tom Davis . He' s just too good of a player to be kept down too long " Tom Gordon( 3- 2) pitched a perfect eighth and Brad Lidge retired the side in the ninth for his seventh save in as many chances . Lyle Overbay singled off the Green Monster, but he tried to stretch it into a double and was called out by second base umpire Doug Eddings . After a walk and an error by third baseman Ty Wigginton put runners at the corners with one out, Bergesen blew a third strike past Thome But Dye and Paul Konerko followed with RBI singles. They lost 99 games last year, and they' re attempting to escape a last- place finish in the AL East for the first time in franchise history Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press Pepsi 500 - nascar . A third run scored, making it 5- 3, when Berroa bobbled David Eckstein' s routine bases- loaded grounder to shortstop with two outs and flipped late to second for a force even though Suppan was running.

PITTSBURGH( AP- The Houston Astros are running out of time to start their late- season charge Houston fell a season- worst eight games under . Selig, who has been in charge of MLB since 1992, had repeatedly said since December 2006 that he would retire at the end of 2009 and that his mind couldn' t be changed " This is clearly it " he said after the latest extension was approved in a unanimous vote on the final day of a two- day owners' meeting " I could say this without equivocation " Earlier this week, Selig and union head Donald Fehr testified before a congressional committee that both criticized baseball for its steroids problem and praised the sport for strides made during the past three years . Penny agreed to terms on a one- year$ 5 million deal and will be in Boston Thursday for his physical examination . New York RHP Chien- Ming Wang( hip) will make a second rehab start with Triple- A Scranton/ Wilkes- Barre on Sunday . Pepsi 500 tickets Boston' s first two fast- break baskets of the game- a dunk by Szczerbiak and Gomes' driving layup at the end of the third quarter- moved the Celtics ahead 72- 71. Then came an 11- point run by the Celtics for their biggest lead " They shot the ball well early " O' Neal said " What comes out of the microwave hot doesn' t always stay hot . The win improved Boston' s record to 26- 2, matching the NBA mark for the best start by a team with two losses .

Also listed as questionable for this week were cornerback Cedric Griffin( neck, running back Chester Taylor( wrist, right guard Artis Hicks( ankle, right tackle Marcus Johnson( foot, left guard Steve Hutchinson( knee) and defensive tackle Pat Williams( knee . After two runs by Michael Turner, Ryan hit Jenkins on a slant down the left side . Pitcher Steve Karsay will be placed on the 60- day disabled list Friday to make room for Hernandez on the 40- man roster Karsay is recovering from shoulder surgery last May. Samantha Leach and Brittany Lilley scored 15 each to lead Saint Francis( 15- 17, which won nine NEC titles from 1995- 2005 . He threw a perfect game earlier this season against the Atlanta Braves. The original plan was to play him on Monday and Tuesday, then rest him Wednesday, but Tuesday night' s game was rained out.

I thought I had a good shot at it and then I lost it for a minute . Orioles executive vice president Mike Flanagan spent much of the weekend talking with Tejada and his representatives, Diego Bentz and Fernando Cuza, in the wake of Tejada telling The Associated Press on Thursday he' s concerned the team isn' t trying to be competitive " We had long conversations with Tejada and his agents " Flanagan said " What came out of it was the sentiment that Miguel wants to play for a winner Our goal is the same . In 1988, Washington Post writer Thomas Boswell claimed Canseco was " the most conspicuous example of a player who has made himself great with steroids " Canseco, coming off the first 40 home run- 40 steal season in baseball history, denied using steroids at the time He won the MVP award that year. Game notes Orioles C Ramon Hernandez went 0- for- 3 and is 3- for- 48 063) over his last 14 games . And what I' ve said is, is everything that' s already in the public forum Pepsi 500 - autoclubspeedway .

A scoring change made by the commissioner' s office took a June 10 double away from Dustin Pedroia and instead gave an error to New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher . 5 percent) in Houston' s back- to- back home victories this weekend . About a minute after that, Garnett stuffed a short shot by Yao, who grabbed the rebound but simply missed the putback and returned to the defensive end wearing a frustrated expression. What' s becoming painfully evident about Walker is that he' s an above- average receiver who' s still cashing in on the Pro Bowl season he enjoyed in Green Bay back in 2004 . David Wright was intentionally walked to reload the bases and Green sliced a two- run double over left fielder Pat Burrell. He escaped by getting Sammy Sosa to ground into a double play and striking out Frank Catalanotto to end the inning. He did talk to ESPN about his motivation for speaking up " I' m not a superstar Nobody remembers who I am.

The anticipation of the hearing rivals- if not surpasses- that of the hubbub before March 17, 2005, when McGwire, Sosa and Palmeiro testified before the same committee in the same wood- paneled House hearing room . The Pirates couldn' t be too unhappy about the Yankees' lack of regulars . He failed to get through the fourth inning of a loss at Baltimore last week, and his earned run average ballooned from 17 18 to 28 93 after Monday night Tampa Bay got a boost from the return of B J . Now, from what I hear, he goes out to dinner with them all the time . Williams, who has been free on bail since the shooting, could face a maximum of 10 years in prison if convicted of the reckless manslaughter count.

The 33- year- old Bruschi missed the first six games last season after suffering a mild stroke 10 days after the Patriots' 2005 Super Bowl victory over Philadelphia . Beinfest, speaking shortly past midnight on a conference call, said the team offered a package with an annual salary " in the range " of$ 7 million annually, but that Boras and Rodriguez were " immovable " off the$ 10 million request . I definitely have made it known I feel good, I' m healthy and my arm feels great again " Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . New York responded by winning 10 of 12 and was hoping to put the Phillies away in the weekend series at Shea Stadium " They' ve played well late in games and we haven' t " said David Wright, who gave New York an early lead with his 29th homer " We had our opportunities tonight offensively and didn' t cash in " Jayson Werth led off the 10th inning with a single off Aaron Heilman( 7- 7 . My entire focus when I return to the team will be on winning and helping us make a run for the playoffs " Miles, who signed a six- year$ 48 million contract with the Blazers in the offseason, will also sit out Tuesday' s game against the Lakers at the Staples Center.

Patterson came into the game shooting 66 percent from the line . Laich made it 2- 0 with 5: 42 left in the period just after a power play expired . He accepted a lifetime ban from the game, which bars him from consideration for the Hall of Fame . He was also taken out of Saturday night' s game after hitting two homers in the fifth inning " It' s just a day off " Maddon said " He' s been getting after it real hard so I' m giving the day . He gave up only Paul Konerko' s second- inning homer and Jermaine Dye' s single until there were two outs in the ninth.

Stopping the other team was a bit of a problem for one of the NBA' s best defensive teams . Today we were going to play him short minutes just to get his feet wet " Game notesRebraca missed 50 games with an irregular heartbeat during the 2002- 03 season with Detroit . Cincinnati opened a roster spot by waiving rookie running back Clifton Dawson, who was claimed off waivers from the Colts on Sept 2 Dawson played on special teams the last two games . The Jets inserted clauses in Pennington' s contract that allowed Pennington to recoup the money on a week- by- week basis- and reclaim all of it if he could reach the 61 percent playing time mark, NFL reported Week 9 represented 60 percent of the NFL season . He caught 1, 102 passes for 14, 580 yards and 128 touchdowns- all rank in the NFL' s top five.