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Team officials unveils said Johnson reasons had a sprained ankle and had no timetable for his return " Don' t count Larry out just yet " Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard said " I don' t know what the deal is, or the situation, but certainly he is a big part of our offense and hopefully he' ll get back " Johnson leads the Chiefs with 559 yards and three touchdowns on 158 carries, overcoming a rough start to the season by getting 100 yards in three of the past four games. 010 million, Dreesen accepted a three- year deal that helped the Texans lower his 2009 salary cap number. Updated: September 28, 2009, 1: 23 AM ET Cowboys without a sack or turnover Comment Email Print Share By Calvin WatkinsESPNDallasArchive IRVING- The Cowboys led the NFL in sacks last season with 59, third most in club history. I think it always hurts you " Edwards said " But you see other players elevate their game, too " Johnson was not in the locker room Thursday when reporters were admitted. Updated: June 8, 2006, 1: 10 AM ET Isiah, Larry distance themselves at pre- draft camp Email Print Share By Andy KatzESPNArchive ORLANDO, Fla- New York Knicks coach Larry Brown was one of the first to arrive at the predraft camp Wednesday morning. Blazers with bruised leg Email Print Share Associated Press CLEVELAND- Cleveland Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes bruised his right leg and left Wednesday night' s game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Because this trade was completed after business hours on Friday, the teams agreed to an additional 24- hour period, which ends at 6: 30 p m ET Tuesday . Signed as a free agent in 2004, Lorenzen left the team after minicamp and did not return for personal reasons . 2008: Best of Clinton Portis- Check out highlights of the best moments from Clinton Portis in 2008 . 305 with six homers and 21 RBIs in 151 at- bats for the Yankees, who acquired him from Cleveland on June 25 . The rejuvenated Celtics have won three straight since then and six straight at home overall " This is the great thing about this team, that I love " Walker said " I don' t necessarily have to score 25 points for us to win " Chucky Atkins had 29 points, 14 in the final 5: 26, to keep it close as the defending Western Conference champions dropped to 500 with their seventh loss in their last eight road games. No, he still hasn' t spoken with new Dolphins boss Bill Parcells. The bling included diamond stud earrings and a charm with the inscription " World Is Mine " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

That is the bottom line " Maroth has been the ringleader of Detroit' s suddenly potent pitching staff He entered the game with a 1 . He struck out Pablo Ozuna and Juan Uribe on fastballs before retiring Paul Konerko on a fly to right, and left the field to loud cheers . But he' s still a young man and maybe we' ll get him back " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Hard feelings created in 1986 when the team decided not to re- sign Free left a sour taste on both sides that has just recently mended with the change of ownership and management " I look at the names up there and I say to myself' It would be an honor to be in the rafters with them " Free said " I helped revamp a franchise that was dead, completely dead . 201 in 112 games- which meant he entered this spring as an underdog in the chase for an everyday spot. We would set goals and I would say' I bet you won' t strike out 10 and not walk anybody' and he' d strike out 12 Each game he pitched he kept adding up the tally.

Andre Iguodala and Louis Williams each had 13 points for Philadelphia, which missed 13 of 33 free throws in the game . Crawford converted a four- point play with 7: 22 left, but the Pacers went back ahead 42 seconds later on Diener' s open 3- pointer while Belinelli writhed on the other end of the court with a sprained ankle . Our power play is going to have to score for us to stay in there " Also worth watching was Rangers bad boy Sean Avery . I wish you guys the best " And to the fans who I will miss the most for embracing me from day one . What drives you is what drives me, to be the best at what I do When I drop a pass, I' m[ ticked] at myself. Redmond, who hurt his left shoulder earlier in the game on Tony Pena Jr' s backswing, then hit a line drive to right- center field to bring home Morneau. The former third baseman spent 3# 189; years in Los Angeles during his 16- year career in the majors " It' s a thrill for me to come back to the Dodgers and manage at this level " the 51- year- old Wallach said " My goal with this job is to develop winning baseball players, not just develop baseball players " Lasorda was on hand because Albuquerque' s management team is promoting renewed ties between the city and the Dodgers, who placed their Triple- A team in town from 1972- 2000 and had a Double- A club here from 1963- 71.

That' s what I' ve got to do, because I' m not going to quit gambling because it' s my life and it' s my money " Barkley, elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame last month, averaged 22 . The only thing you can do is just sit back and relax and wait . He drove in 149 runs to lead the league last year " He' s probably pressing a little bit and feels he has to live up to something " Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs said " I hope he' s out of here before he starts turning it on " Nursing a 4- 3 lead, Willis retired Chase Utley and Howard after giving up a one- out double and walk in the fifth " You have to thank your lucky stars with the type of damage they can do " Willis said . A balky offense has to come around in order for the deal to make a difference " It' s not the best baseball we' re playing now " Cordero said . We came up short- as a team we came up short " It' s unfair to say one play called by manager Mike Scioscia lost this series, but in the aftermath of Aybar missing the bunt( he had nine sacrifices this season and nine bunt hits) and catcher Jason Varitek catching Willits just before he got back to third base safely- right in front of the Los Angeles dugout- it seemed a cruel way to watch a potential win soon turn into an offseason of discontent " I didn' t like[ the call " one player said shortly after the game, still in disbelief the Angels had lost ALDS: Red Sox vs. MIAMI( AP- Scott Olsen came within a strike of his first complete game He happily settled for a victory.

Murphy, 56, was scheduled to answer the charges last month when his attorney asked for a postponement . Though his surgically reconstructed knee was healthy and his arm still strong during visits to those teams, Culpepper decided to end his career " After taking a long look at my career and my personal convictions, I have decided to begin early retirement from the NFL effective immediately " Culpepper said in an e- mail " Since the beginning of training camp, I was told my opportunity would come when a quarterback gets hurt . Christensen and Metzelaars performed those duties during mini- camp and offseason workouts, but the team never made an official announcement . His best season was 2006, when he had 100 tackles, six sacks and an interception- The Associated Press . NFC West blog ESPN' s Mike Sando writes about all things NFC West in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation Hasselbeck told KIRO Radio he does not need surgery. Willis, who won 22 games last season and was runner- up for the NL Cy Young Award, allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 2 2/ 3 innings His ERA climbed to 6 22. Reds pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Sarasota, Fla, on Feb 16.

Updated: December 12, 2008, 12: 32 AM ET Betemit, ChiSox agree to one- year deal Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHICAGO- Infielder Wilson Betemit and the Chicago White Sox agreed Thursday to a one- year$ 1 3 million contract . Pence tied it at 1 with a homer to left- center in the fifth . The decisive blow was an 11- 2 surge that began with a no- look, over- the- head pass from Boris Diaw to Stoudemire for a layup and ended with Thomas' inside basket on a feed from Nash that put Phoenix ahead 84- 68 with 8: 07 left . Hawkins fanned four in two scoreless innings for the win, and Guardado got three outs for the save- allowing an RBI infield single to Alfonso Soriano in the ninth " Our best was good enough today " Hawkins said It had to be . 385 with three homers and eight RBIs to lead the Angels past the San Francisco Giants in seven games Glaus has a career batting average of 254 with 175 homers and 501 RBI in 798 games. One batter after Aurilia homered, Myers hit David Ross on the upper left side.

Torres had been scored upon only once in his previous 12 appearances, only to have a performance reminiscent of his early season problems, when he was in jeopardy of losing his closer' s job after losing once and blowing three saves in span of six appearances " I' m very aggravated because we had this game " Torres said " I had him[ Gonzalez] 0- and- 2 and I gave him a rookie- ball 0- 2 pitch . Hillenbrand, coming off his first four- hit game for the Dodgers, batted in the cleanup spot for the first time since July 2, 2006, with Toronto . Here' s a look at the list: Vernon Wells homered and drove in four runs as Toronto snapped the Yankees' seven- game winning streak . We wanted to keep him under 100 pitches " Lewis underwent elbow ligament replacement surgery while at Ohio State in 2003 before being drafted in the third round by Cleveland in 2004 . Joel Pineiro is scheduled to start Wednesday, with Adam Wainwright and Kyle Loshe to follow. 9 rebounds while appearing in a total of 242 of a possible 246 career games, including all 82 during the 2007- 08 regular season Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

Baltimore Ravens: RB Cory Ross, TE Daniel Wilcox, CB Samari Rolle, DE Trevor Pryce, OT Jonathan Ogden, RB Mike Anderson, PK Rhys Lloyd, QB Troy Smith . Updated: November 22, 2007, 8: 37 PM ET Singletary decides opening at alma mater not best fit Comment Email Print Share By Len PasquarelliESPNArchive Hall of Fame middle linebacker Mike Singletary, the assistant head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, has removed his name from consideration for the head coach' s vacancy at Baylor, his alma mater . I lived with him a couple of times in spring training and I talked to him a lot about pitching . He became a free agent last month when the Cardinals failed to offer a 2007 contract He went 13- 3 with a 2 55 ERA for the Braves the previous season After the terms are finalized, Sosa must take a physical . and was selected as a McDonald' s All- American player in 2004. This trade makes sense for the Rockets because they can get out from under James' contract, which runs through 2009- 10. Wade matched a career high with 48 points, 20 of them coming in the fourth quarter and all of them in regulation for Miami, which fell to 8- 22.

But Ferguson will probably get at least$ 18 million guaranteed Bears running back Cedric Benson, the No . Picking up the pieces of a 4- 12 season that ended with the firings of coach Romeo Crennel and GM Phil Savage, Lerner has spent the final hours of 2008 meeting with the men who may take over his team . The Jets had no other interviews scheduled as of early Tuesday night . The Mets expect to interview New York Yankees bench coach Willie Randolph on Monday and former Anaheim Angels manager Terry Collins on Tuesday, Minaya said " Omar and I know each other a long time " Jaramillo said " There' s a lot of trust between us . It was Olivo' s second career multihomer game " If you watch BP, Olivo has power " Marlins manager Joe Girardi said " When he doesn' t over swing, he hits the ball hard " Cabrera' s two- run homer, a 447- foot shot to left, gave the Marlins a 6- 0 lead in the fifth. All I want to do is make the most of it " Murphy said " There is time left before the end of the season.

Saito struck out pinch- hitter Ryan Ludwick and Adam Kennedy, the latter on a pitch in his eyes, to end the game " I dug myself a hole " Saito said through an interpreter " But we were able to win the game somehow " Ankiel, the former pitcher who hit a three- run homer on Thursday in his major- league debut as an outfielder, went 1- for- 4 for the second straight game He has struck out four times in eight at- bats . The Royals are 5- 1 against the Yankees and Tigers, but 1- 3 against the Twins . They scored all five of their runs in fifth on Sunday, the fifth straight game they have scored at least four runs in an inning " That' s fine " Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said " However you want to get them in, that' s OK " Manager Bob Melvin' s decision to start Conor Jackson- the normal first baseman- in left field played a role in the latest tough frame for Webb . Updated: September 25, 2008, 6: 41 PM ET It' s up to VY whether he wants to be great There' s no denying Vince Young' s physical tools . After chasing Stafford on a bootleg, Hicks called over to the rookie and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan " Keep running like that. They are five games behind Milwaukee, which leads the NL wild- card standings. Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki and OF Dexter Fowler visited Miami Dolphins training camp Friday and met with Bill Parcells, a big baseball fan " He wanted to talk about baseball, and I wanted to talk about football " said Tulowitzki, who grew up a Dolphins fan and bought Dolphins T- shirts for some of his teammates Fowler and Helton were held out of the starting lineup.

Corey Patterson, who also played for Baker with the Cubs, tied it 3- all with a home run into the Reds bullpen in left- center field with two outs in the eighth . But he was clearly touched as he talked about the fans' reception " It was pretty heartwarming " Johnson said " You' ve got to do a lot of things for a pitcher to get a curtain call . On Tuesday, his first home run, off John Lannan, smashed off the scoreboard in right- center, about 440 feet away . Posey hit a pair of 3s in the final minute of the third that helped the Celtics take a three- point lead . Miller initially stopped rebound shots by Heatley and Zdeno Chara with Buffalo' s Jason Pominville still in the penalty box " We got the lead and then gave it up and then we came back again " Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson said " We did a lot of good things but we know we have to do better " Game notesThe Sabres were scheduled to fly home after the game They will practice in Buffalo on Saturday and Amherst, N Y, on Sunday before returning to Ottawa. Updated: December 17, 2006, 2: 59 PM ET Vikings deactivate Robinson vs.