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Kinzer spent shares Tuesday in evaluates Oakland, Calif, with another free- agent client, Rafael Furcal. Freddy Sanchez' s bases- loaded triple highlighted Pittsburgh' s six- run second inning and rookie Nyjer Morgan made an exceptional catch and drove in two runs, allowing the Pirates to knock the Cubs out of the division lead with a 10- 5 victory Sunday. The Pirates also used seven after employing eight on Monday " This is two games in a row where we' ve gone through just about everybody. David Hernandez gave up two homers, yet managed to earn a redemptive win following two straight unsightly defeats. Watson is recovering after fracturing a kneecap when he fell off a treadmill in the offseason Dykes injured a quadriceps while running a few weeks ago. Updated: June 7, 2009, 3: 58 PM ET Gonzalez joins long list of Indy' s injured Comment Email Print Share Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS- Indianapolis Colts receiver Anthony Gonzalez missed the team' s practice Sunday because of an injured right leg.

9 percent, only the second time in seven games they' ve been under 50 percent, and held a 50- 35 rebounding advantage . Arizona' s Jeff DaVanon singled twice, walked twice and drove in two runs . After doing some mobility drills this weekend, it was decided that Halladay isn' t ready to pitch early next week . He turned it around against the Padres to pick up his first win since June 25 " I felt a lot better than last time " Kim said . It comes back to bite you " Ramon Ramirez replaced him, and Cabrera ripped Ramirez' s 3- 2 pitch past third baseman Mark Teahen and into the left- field corner " In that situation, you have to drive in the run " Cabrera said. Marshall starred at Reading High School in the early 1990s " I said' OK, we' ll see if we can get something done " Miller said, according to the Daily News " But I also said we should talk about contingencies in case it didn' t work out.

No matter what, I look forward to another successful season for the Packers and our fans . AFC East blog ESPN' s Tim Graham writes about all things AFC East in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation Brady called a draw play that required right tackle Nick Kaczur to let Cincinnati left end Robert Geathers rush at Brady while Fred Taylor ran up the middle with the ball . When I was a young boy, I grew up idolizing Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford " Mazzone said " I think Joe Torre would be great to work with . Bedard is neither tall nor strong, but he certainly can be effective " He' s one of those guys that' s not a mystery, just tough to hit " Konerko said . OF- DH Hideki Matsui( sore left knee) also will be examined Monday. Game notes Mark Teahen started at third base for the first time since Sept 5, 2006 with Royals 3B Alex Gordon out with a leg injury The Royals have been outhomered 23- 2 in the past 10 games. Greg Aquino, Vizcaino, Herges and Perez combined for eight runs, six hits and six walks in 2 1/ 3 innings " Overall, we had a very bad night on the mound " manager Eric Wedge said " We continually put ourselves in tough situations.

Leandro Barbosa was just 4- of- 17 from the field for the Suns in their first game back from a 4- 1 road trip . Game notes Orlando plays its next seven games against Eastern Conference teams . Updated: June 13, 2007, 2: 21 PM ET Knee surgery sidelines Thomas for mincamp Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ASHBURN, Va- Washington Redskins guard Randy Thomas had minor surgery on his right knee Wednesday, ruling him out for this weekend' s minicamp . Dennis Kucinich, D- Ohio " Well, you know, maybe it was very good " Kucinich objected loudly " Because you actually covered up the Tillman case for a while, you covered up the Jessica Lynch case, you covered up Abu Ghraib, so something was working for you Was there a strategy to do it, Mr . Coach Marty Schottenheimer said he had no details but that word of the arrest was discouraging " It is disappointing I think that goes without saying " Schottenheimer said General manager A J Smith didn' t immediately return a call seeking comment. From what I hear, we' ve been having problems pitching and hitting on the same day. New York( 27- 27) is in fourth place in the AL East " I' m not about to jump ship at this point " Torre said.

Information from ESPN Radio 1050' s Andrew Marchand and The Associated Press was used in this report . The Braves likely would include one of two young pitchers, either Charlie Morton or Jo- Jo Reyes . golly, that' s a nice lineup " Teixeira' s agreement also came just one day after the Yankees received a$ 26 . Brandon Boggs made his major league debut in the fifth inning and went 2- for- 2 with a walk . The Spurs built a lead as high as 11 in the second, helped by 59 percent shooting, including two 3- pointers from Nick Van Exel. For the first time this season, the Heat had 15 healthy players at the morning shootaround. With three cornerbacks- Antonio Cromartie, Quentin Jammer and Antoine Cason- who can match up well in man coverage, there will be only minor tinkering on the back end, but expect some shuffling and a variety of looks up front until Cottrell is comfortable with what Tucker can do and how best to align his players.

Balfour, who barely pitched over the past two years while recovering from shoulder and elbow surgeries, had an 11 25 ERA in eight spring outings . Wright has 13 RBI in the last six games and 63 for the season in 72 games " Last year it seems like we just couldn' t win the road . After allowing at least one runner to reach in each of the first five innings, he retired the last nine hitters he faced to help the Twins take two of three in the weekend series " People say he didn' t have his best stuff because he didn' t have 13 strikeouts or whatever " Twins catcher Mike Redmond said " But he was just as effective getting ground balls and moving through the lineup " Tadahito Iguchi had two hits and an RBI to break out of a 2- for- 17 skid for the White Sox, who scored two runs in the eighth off reliever Juan Rincon on a sacrifice fly from Jermaine Dye and a single by Joe Crede that made it 5- 3 . The facility will be renamed the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute . Juan Pierre led off with a single and Kemp hit his 12th home run, extending his hitting streak to a career- best 13 games. Teenagers set off firecrackers and waved flags on mo- peds as they headed to the center of Athens.

Once a player begins practicing, the team has a three- week window in which to evaluate him . The 44- year- old Marrone was selected by a football search committee that included former Syracuse players Tim Green, Art Monk, Don McPherson and Floyd Little, as well as MacPherson . Hansen, Sexson is liable for a$ 538 fine for the lesser infraction . We scored two and made it hold up " Not only did Dice- K pitch against Mad Dog, but he got to face him, too " Knowing how great a pitcher that he is, I knew I would have to do my best to hold their lineup to as few runs as possible " Matsuzaka said " And facing him in the batter' s box, he threw a lot of two- seam fastballs to me and I was able to see firsthand what a great pitcher he actually is . The team picked up a$ 9 million option on his contract in November " I look forward to spring training for 2009 " Giles said in the statement " My focus will be baseball just as it has been throughout my entire career ". 343 batting average, and used that gyroball to " set up " the first strikeout. His scoring is down in Detroit, but his contribution is not.

It just tightened up on me and we' ve got 800 spring training games left . Diaw led France with 20 points and was 8- for- 10 from the foul line . They eventually secured one with seven games to spare and made it to the second round for the first time in 30 years . The most serious charge carries a prison sentence of up to 15 years, if convicted . He got two overtime snaps in Seattle' s loss to the Ravens in 2003, then made three turnovers and got sacked four times in Cleveland' s visit to Baltimore in 2005. 5 million, with just under$ 18 million guaranteed) and Orakpo$ 20 million, with$ 12 1 million guaranteed Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.

If Clemens comes back, the Yankees and Red Sox are two of his former teams . He admits he' ll use any tool he can to gain an edge because his stuff doesn' t permit him to dominate . The hearing was just another interesting stop on Virginia Ricke' s trip south for the winter . That' s the attitude the Los Angeles Clippers are playing with these days . Updated: October 9, 2006, 7: 15 PM ET Henry starts suspension; Cincy hopes he learns Email Print Share Associated Press CINCINNATI- Chris Henry' s teammates hope the lesson finally sinks in. I don' t know anybody that is not excited " Baltimore selected Flacco with the 18th overall pick in April' s NFL draft. The Eagles on Saturday are expected to complete a trade which will send Sheppard to the New York Jets for a package of draft picks.

NFL Video The Cardinals defense puts together a staunch effort in a wild- card playoff win vs the Falcons Terms were not disclosed . Parcher said Upshaw and his deputy Doug Allen, who left the NFLPA last year to lead the Screen Actors Guild, created a union subsidiary called Players Inc to function as the union' s marketing arm . Cox wanted Ray to face Bonds because the pitcher had a successful spring against lefty hitters " You' re talking about a player who' s probably going to hit a few home runs off me " Ray said " It' s just one of those things I guess I fared pretty well Of course you' re aware of it The guy is a Hall of Famer . Minaya traveled to the Dominican Republic at Thanksgiving and dined with Martinez, who agreed to a$ 53 million, four- year contract with New York last month . Ankiel signed a minor- league contract with the Cardinals earlier this month after clearing waivers He has spent his entire career in the St. By not offering a contract, the Mets can get around baseball' s rule that says they must offer at least$ 2 4 million- 80 percent of his salary this year Zambrano was 1- 2 with a 6 75 ERA in five starts this year.

The move opens a spot for RHP Matt Belisle, who is expected to be activated off the DL to start Monday' s game against the Dodgers . The Suns, averaging 122 points during their current four- game playoff winning streak, try to go up 2- 0 on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in the Western Conference semifinals " I' m sure we' ve strung together some high- scoring games this season " the Suns' Raja Bell said " but the timeliness of these is pretty impressive . After the game, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu paid Rowland- Smith some high praise " He looked so polished tonight . The A' s right- hander had not won consecutive starts since mid- June and is only 3- 7 in his last 13 starts . Updated: November 18, 2008, 8: 04 PM ET Stackhouse wants more minutes, poses question of possible trade Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services CHARLOTTE, N. The NBA' s reigning sixth man award- winner, who led the Spurs in scoring last season, has scored 20- plus points in three of his last five games " He' s starting to look like the old Manu " Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. A consortium of several Kansas City- based sports architecture firms have said they plan to bid for the arena' s design contract.