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Roche' s reviews lawyer, interprets Nathan Chambers, said his client was " drunk out of his mind " when he left the message and was genuinely remorseful when he realized what he had done. Butler did not return after hurting his right knee late in the first half. We all witnessed that when they won the World Baseball Classic They' re very fundamentally sound baseball players. Jermaine Dye followed with a two- run double, drawing the ire of the home crowd.

Shrinking Cap The NBA salary cap will decrease in the 2009- 10 season, just the second time in the history of the cap that it has decreased from one year to the next . If we go two games down, it would essentially be three games because we would have lost to the Seahawks twice A couple years ago, we snuck into the playoffs at 8- 8 There are too many good teams now . Spivey, selected by his manager Bob Brenly for the 2002 All- Star game, was sidelined by an ankle injury part of last season and never could regain his starting job from rookie Matt Kata . Vladimir Guerrero put the Angels in front with a broken- bat RBI single in the first inning and Mike Napoli added his 13th homer, a two- run shot in the fourth off Felix Hernandez( 10- 11 . You have starts like today when you can close your eyes and probably throw a fastball low and away, and you have starts where you' re trying to do everything in the book out there trying to get that feel " The Padres took two of three from the Brewers, who ended San Diego' s nine- game winning streak Tuesday night The Padres won six of seven on the homestand.

Durbin exited after allowing consecutive singles to start the second . Joey Devine( 2- 0) pitched two shutout innings of relief to earn the win while Huston Street recorded the final four outs for his fifth save in six chances . Before the game, the Mets optioned rookie right- hander Eddie Kunz to Triple- A New Orleans to make room for reliever Luis Ayala, acquired in a trade with the Washington Nationals on Sunday Sandy Alomar Sr managed the Mets following Manuel' s ejection Mets shortstop Jose Reyes was given the day off New York won the season series 4- 3 . Although league rules preclude such gestures, Artest said he would forfeit next season' s$ 7 . Starter Carlos Zambrano( 7- 6) couldn' t get through the fourth inning for the Cubs, who failed to complete a three- game sweep of the Mets Zambrano hasn' t won since July 22 at Philadelphia Zambrano allowed four runs and 11 hits in 3 1/ 3 innings.

4 assists, sprained his right ankle with 1: 17 left in the first quarter and did not return . If the Colts match the offer sheet, they essentially assume the four- year deal that the Saints negotiated . The number of blitzes increased late in the game, which forced RB Brian Westbrook to stay in pass protection, eliminating a potent threat in the passing game . The 22- year- old right- hander is competing with Micah Owings for the fifth spot in the rotation " I was ready to go back out there for the seventh " Bailey said " I was able to keep my pitch count down, so I still felt fine . Anthony Johnson was the only Maverick other than Nowitzki to score in double figures with 10 points.

They know I want to be here, and I think they want me here So it will happen, sure . Smith QuarterbackSan Francisco 49ers Profile The 49ers have reported Smith' s injury as a grade three shoulder separation that would not require surgery but would sideline him indefinitely . Reid said Westbrook noticed some swelling in his knee after lifting weights following Wednesday' s practice . Warner, who took over as the starter last season when Matt Leinart suffered a season- ending collarbone injury on Oct . Perlozzo credited pitching coach Leo Mazzone for working with Lopez on not short- arming his pitches, not recoiling his arm and body until well after he throws.

The flu bug is running through the Royals' clubhouse, keeping LF David DeJesus, C Miguel Olivo and RF Mark Teahen out of the game . Posey then hit a 3- pointer to open the third quarter, and the Heat steadily pulled away for just their second win in their last five games . Lynch played 11 years in Tampa Bay, winning a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers during the 2002 season . Beltran was chosen by AL players, managers and coaches in voting released July 4 . The Boston little man with the meaty swing easily beat out Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau, Red Sox teammate Kevin Youkilis and record- setting Los Angeles Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez in a scattered ballot that saw five different players draw first place- votes.

The Dodgers loaded the bases in the eighth, but a groundball by Andre Ethier deflected off first baseman Adrian Gonzalez' glove, and second baseman Blum hustled after it and threw to pitcher Heath Bell covering first for the third out as Ethier made a headfirst slide Game notes Peavy improved to 9- 1 on the road He hasn' t lost to the Dodgers since Sept 13, 2003 The Dodgers had won seven of their previous eight at home . Detroit' s team of Chauncey Billups, Swin Cash and Bill Laimbeer won when the Chicago' s team was disqualified from the final round for shooting out of order . Pujols opened the seventh with a double off reliever Mark DiFelice and scored on Matt Holliday' s single . The 6- foot- 11 Curry was 6- of- 7 in the period, converting a pair of three- point plays and getting three dunks . Inactive for the opener- Wolves: Ronald Dupree, Wright, Jones; Blazers: Ha Sueng Jin, Viktor Khryapa, Sergei Monia.

To create a roster spot for Kozlowski, the Redskins released wide receiver Jimmy Farris Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN . The lack of pressure played a big role in the Colts' surprising playoff loss to San Diego, leaving Freeney to ponder what might have been if he could have played " It killed me to watch my boys, knowing that I could go out there and help " Freeney said " Now I' m sitting at home watching TV and screaming at the refs . The Cubs lost Friday' s game when second baseman Neifi Perez jumped for a relay throw from Jacque Jones on a sacrifice fly, dropped it and then overthrew the plate . No, this young group of high- flying Hawks sure seems headed to the playoffs for the first time since the 1998- 99 season . HOUSTON( AP- As something of a road warrior, Aaron Cook was the perfect remedy for the Colorado Rockies' struggles at Minute Maid Park.

If the ball had gone by him, Cain would have been lifted " His fastball has life to it " Byrnes said " It has a giddy- up at the end He' s a different type of guy than Zito . SAN FRANCISCO( AP- The San Francisco Giants are struggling, their ace hasn' t won in six weeks, and they soon could be dealing with slugger Barry Bonds being indicted . Ellis doubled in the first and hit a solo homer in the second against Webb, and he added a three- run shot in the ninth against Arizona closer Brandon Lyon " Tonight felt good " said Ellis, whose four RBIs were one shy of a career high " It' s a nice ballpark to hit in . The loss also cost Milwaukee( 59- 44) a chance at moving into a tie for first with the Chicago Cubs( 60- 43) in the NL Central The Cubs lost to the Florida Marlins, 3- 2 . After Felix Pie grounded out to the drawn- up infield, Pie got tagged out in a rundown after Cesar Izturis hit a comebacker to Loux. He believes he understood what the 76ers were doing last season " They had a bunch of young guys they wanted to play " he said " My take on everything is that' s the direction they wanted to go.

San Diego won all three games against by one run, including the first two by scores of 2- 1 " We' re being tested right now " Bochy said " This was as tough a series as you could have, the way we lost " The Giants became the first team to score an earned run off Bell after 17 1- 3 innings when Winn singled in Eugenio Velez for a 2- 1 lead in the ninth . And historically( Andrew) Bogut has hurt the Phoenix Suns in the last few years so we will definitely try to play him( Saturday " Porter said . Zydrunas Ilgauskas finished with 19 points, Donyell Marshall had 14 and Drew Gooden had 12 rebounds . His 9, 203 receiving yards rank second in team history behind Hall of Famer Lance Alworth, and his 47 touchdown catches rank third behind Alworth and Gary Garrison . Lee, Martinez Lead Indians Past White Sox- Cliff Lee struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, Victor Martinez and Ryan Garko homered as Cleveland defeated Chicago, 4- 0 14.