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Marbury will divulges miss games fells in for the Knicks against Washington on Tuesday and at New Jersey on Wednesday, but told reporters at practice he would have surgery if it was recommended " If the doctor says I have bone spurs in my ankle and he says I need surgery, I' m going to get it " Marbury said " I' m going to get it taken care of. Updated: September 7, 2007, 4: 46 PM ET Vikings, Pat Williams finalize three- year$ 22 million extension Comment Email Print Share Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn- The Minnesota Vikings and defensive tackle Pat Williams finalized a three- year$ 22 million contract extension Friday Williams, who is guaranteed at least$ 9. But we got a win and that' s the most important thing " Jose Valverde pitched the ninth for his second save in four opportunities. After Tuesday' s victory, Tracy figures he' ll leave things as- is for a bit " I don' t know if there' s a guy hitting the ball much harder right now per at- bat than Carlos Gonzalez " the manager said " It goes without saying we have one very special player on our hands " The same words would apply to Jimenez( 11- 9, who is 5- 0 with a 2. Game notesLewis' injury was classified as a sprained right ankle, which occurred when he came down on Petro' s foot. But because Oakland' s offensive line may be the league' s worst pass- blocking unit, Miller often is needed in protection. He leads the Diamondbacks and is among the league leaders with nine home runs and 22 RBIs.

Murton added a run- scoring double in the seventh and scored on a squeeze bunt by Jerry Hairston Jr, sliding home ahead of Willis' throw Dan Uggla hit an RBI single off Bobby Howry in the eighth . Carl Crawford got the Devil Rays' first hit, a homer with one out in the fourth that tied it at 1 . He walked one and struck out two as the Giants saw their three- game winning streak come to an end " Letting Pujols beat me obviously spoils anything about the game " Zito said " The two hits he got off me to drive in runs were with two outs I can' t let that happen He' s too good a hitter . The Nets have until the end of June to pick up the option on Frank' s contract . Then Jesse Crain( 1- 1) gave up three straight hits, including a single by Russell Branyan that clipped off the top of first baseman Justin Morneau' s glove. Updated: January 28, 2008, 7: 29 PM ET Varejao to have further tests on sprained left ankle Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CLEVELAND- Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao is coming home from Cleveland' s road trip to undergo further tests on the left ankle he sprained during Sunday' s win over the Los Angeles Lakers. AFC South blog ESPN' s Paul Kuharsky writes about all things AFC South in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation For one of the league' s best and most durable quarterbacks, it' s a rare absence.

Williams is expected to be the starter and Smith said he thinks the young tackle will sign soon " If you' re a rookie and if you' re just looking at what history tell you, you need to be in camp that first day . J, that he will report to training camp on time when it begins Thursday " I' m going to be at camp . The Big Ten' s leading scorer, rebounder and player of the year the last two seasons had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists . Kinsler walked, and Guillen slammed a water bottle " Unfortunately, Garland missed him a couple times " Guillen said " I' m not the guy who' s going to sit there and take my hitters being hit- and not do anything about it It' s not fair for us My players know I' m behind them 100 percent When I talked to Jon about it, he was upset He was cool . Associated PressPHOENIX( AP- Brewers ace Ben Sheets joked that he' s rounding back into his spring training form. The Mavericks sense that, which is why they' ve committed to hustling back on defense " We still had some malfunctions, and they just didn' t make some of their shots " Dallas coach Avery Johnson said " Sometimes stats are a little bit misleading. The Heat made their first five shots, jumped out to quick leads of 12- 4 and 24- 11, and never trailed.

3 million, followed by Golden State' s Don Nelson and the New York Knicks' Mike D' Antoni, who are both paid around$ 6 million . He was unapologetic for drawing the second- quarter technical after jawing at an official " It don' t matter to me " Wallace said of the fine he' ll draw " They think suspending me one game, I' m losing all this money and this and that . Five Atlanta players launched air balls: Smith, Bibby, Johnson, Maurice Evans and Thomas Gardner . Fox had surgery in January and re- injured the knee during minicamp last month . Merriman tried to play this season with the torn ligaments but announced last Tuesday that he would have surgery. Gottlieb Mock Draft- Doug Gottlieb breaks down the top seven selections 7. The decision came a day after the pitcher said the team plays scared because manager Jack McKeon and the coaching staff are too negative.

The All- Star second baseman was 0- for- 2 against Johnson before he singled off the glove of diving second baseman Uggla . However, remarks by Artest indicated he wasn' t sure he can play under Carlisle, the former Detroit Pistons coach hired last month to replace Isiah Thomas " We just got started " Artest said " You can' t really make judgments fast . Nelson' s report had been submitted to the defense in August, but it did not explicitly mention he had removed the barrels and wooden stock to view the internal workings, the defense argued . Hidalgo opened a similar arena last year, and Harlingen is considering one . If the NFL is your strict parent, the NBA is more your cool mom And it fits with the league' s overall philosophy online. Police arrested Urbina early Friday morning for firing a gun out the passenger window of a sport utility vehicle. He has been sidelined all season following shoulder surgery last Sept 26.

But jurors can be told about the woman' s sexual activities in the three days before her hospital examination 15 hours after she was with Bryant . On Friday, it was Octavio Dotel and Horacio Ramirez, who each allowed three runs in a 9- 4 loss . Webber got a two- minute standing ovation and raucous chants of " C- Webb! C- Webb " when he stepped to center court under a spotlight at halftime . 2 " I don' t know what it is about overtimes " lamented Suns coach Mike D' Antoni " We don' t get overtime pay, so I don' t know why we do it " Predictably, Nuggets coach George Karl loved it " I feel great . Carlos Delgado, then with the Toronto Blue Jays, last did it Sept 25, 2003. Aubrey Huff followed with an RBI single and Wigginton singled in two runs. Huff finalized the contract Wednesday in Baltimore after passing his physical.

Dukes came on as a pinch hitter in the sixth, grounding into a 6- 4- 3 double play . Ronny Paulino doubled in LaRoche to cut the Brewers' lead to 3- 2 . Guy Priny hit three consecutive field goals in 1: 42 to rally Israel from a one- point deficit to a 68- 62 advantage " It' s all my fault and I take full responsibility " Serbia coach Zoran Slavnic said " I picked the players so I can' t blame them " It was Serbia' s worst finish at the Euros since 1947, when it finished 13th in its debut . He made spectacular plays " The most spectacular was going above the rim and rejecting Duncan with 36 seconds left and San Antonio down three . Monta Ellis added 19 points and Mike Dunleavy had 18 off the bench " That' s where we lost the game, the fourth quarter " Davis said after the Warriors lost their eighth straight on the road " We hit an offensive wall and stopped moving the ball and running. Game notes The Suns visit Houston on Monday and close the regular season at home Tuesday against the Clippers. 1 billion stadium that will seat 80, 000 for most games, with a capacity of up to 100, 000.

He can quickly process information at the line of scrimmage and has the field vision to go through his progression . Comment Email Print Share By Nnamdi AsomughaSpecial to ESPN The MagazineArchive Jason Tanaka BlaneyNnamdi Asomugha with Steve Bunin on the set of ESPNews . The Nationals and Reds are now tied for the NL' s worst record at 18- 29 The Reds keep stumbling to new lows They' ve lost 16 of 21, falling 11 games under 500 for the first time since the end of the 2005 season . Sonics' opponents came into the game shooting 50 percent from the field this season, the best in the NBA . Larry Hughes finished with 21 points, while Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilgauskas each had 14 Ilgauskas had 11 rebounds and Gooden grabbed 10. Washington had only 18 takeaways in 2008, tied for 28th in the league. Louis, which scored seven runs in the fifth to break open Friday' s game, this time scored five in the fifth.

During a news conference, Mashburn acknowledged the injury could end his career, which began in 1993 as a first- round draft choice with the Dallas Mavericks and included a stint with the Miami Heat before joining the Charlotte Hornets in 2000 . Garnett played the game with a heavy heart after former Minnesota Twins' star Kirby Puckett- his friend and mentor- died on Monday . Dallas left Nowitzki, Stackhouse and Erick Dampier at home and sat Devin Harris to rest up for what will certainly be a grueling postseason . While both teams' top stars sat this one out, Delonte West sank two free throws with 1 . G Mardy Collins, who had one basket, scored his first points with the Clippers since coming over with Randolph from New York on Nov 21 Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Melvin served as manager Bob Brenly' s bench coach in 2000 and in the World Series championship season of 2001 before leaving to replace Lou Piniella as manager of the Seattle Mariners. 224 overall " Hopefully, I' ll eliminate the bad stretches and keep this going " Arroyo won for the first time in six starts since May 26.

Zach Randolph was questioned because he witnessed the shootings, detective Terry Sollars said He cooperated and was released . He also played for the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats . Davis also did a nice job defensively on James down the stretch, keeping him on the perimeter by cutting off his drives to the basket " I like playing defense, getting down and dirty and sacrificing your body are some of the things you' ve got to do to win " Davis said " I tried to use some experience, deny him( James) the ball and made sure when he got it, it was away from the basket where he can' t do as much damage " Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 21 points, and Drew Gooden 17 with 16 rebounds for the Cavs, whose nine- game win streak at Gund Arena was their longest since the building opened in 1994 . He said he expects to play Sunday against Jacksonville( 5- 3 " I think I' ll definitely play " Haynesworth said " I' m not a receiver or running back like that, so it doesn' t really hinder me too much I can still explode a bit . Y- New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin was unaware Thursday of a report in a Virginia newspaper that running back Ahmad Bradshaw would have to serve another 30 days in jail after the NFL season because of an old probation violation. Vizquel received a warm standing ovation during the pregame Gold Glove ceremony, tipping his cap to the crowd Byrnes stole his sixth base in the first. After Canseco' s book came out, he and McGwire were among the players subpoenaed to appear before the House Committee on Government Reform McGwire refused to answer specific questions.

He' s certainly deserving of this kind of honor and we' re looking forward to having him join the team " Brown said The U S team plays its first game Wednesday night against Brazil . Many fans arrived with the home team trailing by double digits . The moves were expected as the Knicks continue to overhaul their roster under Donnie Walsh, the team' s president of basketball operations, and new coach Mike D' Antoni . Robinson had another big fourth quarter, scoring 20 of his 24 points in the final 10 minutes, to lead New York past the Atlanta Hawks 112- 104 on Wednesday night . ET) The Carolina Panthers have placed Corvey Irvin on injured reserve and waived fellow defensive tackle Marlon Favorite. 11 from Penn State, to shore up a defense that produced only 24 sacks last season- tied for the fifth- fewest in the NFL. Vina, who missed much of the season due to a hamstring injury, gets a$ 1 million buyout instead of an$ 8 million salary Fassero gets$ 250, 000 rather than$ 1.

A source said Griffey actually pulled part of a tendon off the bone " Potentially a serious situation, potentially a season- ending injury " the source told the paper . Mirabelli arrived at Fenway 13 minutes before the game and went 0- for- 4 but didn' t have a passed ball and threw out a runner trying to steal " You can' t even imagine how much work went into just getting here " he said " I don' t think I have been that nervous in a ballgame ever in my career " Before the game, Damon, who spent the past four seasons with Boston, said " I' m just really excited about taking the field " and he wasn' t nervous . Maddux( 9- 11) yielded five hits, struck out six and didn' t walk a batter to win consecutive starts after a personal six- game losing streak " Vintage, vintage, Greg Maddux " Cubs catcher Michael Barrett said . But his offensive tear ended in the World Series, when Longoria went 1- for- 20 with nine strikeouts and two RBIs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat Tampa Bay in five games " Obviously, I would have loved to play well and help the team " Longoria said " I was still pretty content that we had a great year " The 25- year- old Soto had a disappointing October after his team compiled the best regular- season record in the National League Bothered by a nagging hand injury, he went 2- for- 11 . The document was quickly removed and reposted with the name blacked out. Maddon contended that Dye hit a grounder fair to third base rather than fouled the ball off his foot. There' s so much adrenaline involved " McKeon said " So you have to get them in an isolated situation.

The second thing you have to understand is that you have to keep the distractions away from your football team . Had he missed this minicamp, he would have been subject to an$ 8, 000 fine Johnson declined to speak with reporters on Thursday T J . AFC East blog ESPN' s Tim Graham writes about all things AFC East in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation Gene Washington, the NFL' s director of football operations, will review the incident this week for potential discipline, a routine procedure for on- field fights, league spokesman Greg Aiello said Monday . May 8 is a possibility if the Giants agree to play after traveling across the country following their Sunday night game at Philadelphia . The union originally appealed the penalty to Selig, then filed a grievance and argued that the commissioner broke precedent. Collins, the Dodgers' director of minor- league operations, was considered the leading contender for the team' s managerial job before DePodesta was abruptly fired Oct 29 when the search was thought to be in its final stages. The most recent conversation, he was more than leaning, he was really considering coming back and playing.