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4 percent gleans in a conclude 109- 88 win over Atlanta on Saturday night, the Hawks' ninth straight loss " He was on the floor and we had a great practice " Williams said of Friday' s workout " You see the guys running with the extra effort and making the extra pass It' s contagious. A newspaper clipping of McNair holding up his MVP trophy is taped inside Bulluck' s locker " It' s very much well- deserved for the person Mac was in this community, who he was on this team, what he meant to this organization and the players that he' s influenced big and small over the years " Bulluck said. Frank Thomas singled to start the inning, then advanced on Guillen' s first mistake. O' Neal began building a real estate portfolio 14 years ago, as a rookie with the Orlando Magic. He' s not going to get hurt " Underwood said " He can' t do anything that poses risk of significant injury, and all parties are in agreement with that " The NFL isn' t scheduled to review Jones' case until after the Titans' 10th game, which is Nov 19 at Denver. By the time Favre had his mind firmly set on a comeback in July, Packers management had decided to move forward without him. Before the game, Cincinnati optioned right- handed reliever Mike Burns to Triple- A Louisville and called up left- hander Mike Gosling.

In this one, Baltimore took control by having eight straight players reach base in the first inning against Shaun Marcum( 1- 3 " It was similar to what happened last night " Toronto manager John Gibbons said " It was just too much to overcome " After leadoff hitter Roberts grounded out, Markakis hit his eighth homer . Romero got three outs for his first save as Boston stretched its AL East lead to 5 1/ 2 games Matsuzaka allowed seven runs, five hits and five walks He has a 5 . Betancourt aggressively made it to second, sliding around Grudzielanek' s initial tag attempt, then dove back to the bag before Grudzielanek could tag Betancourt' s hand . The top pick in the 1997 WNBA draft, Thompson was instrumental in the Comets' four WNBA championship runs and was a member of last summer' s Olympic basketball team that won the gold medal Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . Phillips had three hits, including a three- run homer, his fourth. Stewart, who did not immediately return a message left at his office. Piniella added that Zambrano' s fastball topped out at 88 mph in the first before increasing to 93 later in the game.

Adrian Gonzalez followed with a single, and shortstop Ronny Cedeno- thinking he had called timeout- threw the ball out of play toward the third base dugout, and the runners advanced to second and third . One of the options under consideration, even before Sternberg became principal owner, was dropping " Devil " from the nickname . Game notes Padres OF Will Venable, son of former major leaguer Max Venable, drove in a run . He homered, singled and tripled in Los Angeles' 8- 4 win over San Diego on Tuesday . Bay, who struck out three times Friday, then hit his bases- clearing double off the left- center field wall that just eluded center fielder Nick Swisher. Pat was a big contributor and played a big role of leadership. O' Neal, student- athletes from LSU, where O' Neal played college basketball, and employees of 84 Lumber are refurbishing the playground.

They' re also proficient at tipping it away on their own " It' s that combination of size and speed that can make us really dangerous " Coale said . Are wild- card races fair? Final answer: Absolutely not! The single greatest evil of the modern era is the fact that teams are competing for the same playoff spot while playing vastly different schedules . Myers turned and pumped his fist after first baseman Wes Helms stretched and held the bag on a wide throw " I definitely don' t think it was a panic move " Manuel said of the decision to make the switch with Lieber and Myers " It was a move that made our pitching better Myers gives us a big arm in the bullpen . Now, the Japanese ace is hungry for spring training with the Boston Red Sox " One of the things I was most worried about in coming over here was obviously the food . The left- hander allowed three hits, struck out one and walked none. Vargas( 3- 2, a piece of the three- team, 12- player trade general manager Jack Zduriencik pulled off during last year' s winter meetings, again displayed the talent that' ll likely keep him part of Seattle' s future plans. The 12 days of Carnival leading up to Mardi Gras begin in late January and run through Fat Tuesday on Feb 5 Then the NBA' s best come to town.

MEMPHIS, Tenn( AP- The long- awaited return of All- Star forward Pau Gasol did nothing to change the fortunes of the Memphis Grizzlies . Carolina has struggled to get Smith going without quarterback Jake Delhomme, who is out for the season with a right elbow injury . Linebacker Thomas Howard said ignoring the talk can be hard at times with friends text messaging all the time about Kiffin' s status and reporters asking about it . You should always try and get him out of there " A big loss got even uglier for the Giants in the eighth when reliever Steve Kline and manager Bruce Bochy were ejected moments after Mark Ellis hit his second career grand slam . Mock was hit hard in his major- league debut on June 8, but Acta said he hopes the natural nervousness will subside and help Mock fare better this time. City and state officials, meanwhile, have said there' s no financial aid to give. Lawrence emphasized that the contributions would not come from the pockets of Bennett and his partners and called their only arena proposal " a gold- plated deal " for them " There are credibility issues with respect to the explanation of his e- mails " Lawrence said " Very clearly he understood seven ways from Sunday the very issues he is now trying to use to get him out of his lease " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

It' s just good to get a win, regardless of who you play " LeBron James had 29 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Cleveland, which has lost seven of eight . In three NFL seasons, Marshall has caught 226 passes for 2, 899 yards and 15 touchdowns, although he' s fumbled eight times, losing four . DETROIT( AP- Manager Jim Leyland' s smart choice for a pinch hitter paid off in a big way for the Detroit Tigers . Pelfrey( 13- 11) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings, falling to 0- 4 in five starts against Florida this year . The 10- year veteran would back up emerging center Zaza Pachulia. Charlotte lost Keith Bogans late in the first half when he fell to the floor and had to be helped off the court with back spasms that sidelined him the rest of the game. Hughes became a free agent last spring and signed a five- year$ 60 million contract with Cleveland Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press.

Schultz is trying to reverse his 2006 sale of the NBA franchise to Clay Bennett, claiming the Oklahoma City businessman failed to follow through on a promise to negotiate in good faith to keep the team in Seattle . Redskins coach Jim Zorn says the team does not know how long Montgomery would be out . Game notes Former Yankees RHP Aaron Small, trying to make the Mariners as a non- roster player, allowed three hits and two runs- including a home run by Nick Gorneault- in the ninth Small has a 11 25 ERA this spring Angels CF Gary Matthews went 0- for- 3 and struck out He is batting . The goal is to make sure when I get up and throw that mentally and physically I' m as energized and ready as I can be " I got ready fast, just like the other day . Then came the triple play in the eighth, which doomed the Mariners to their third straight loss and ninth in 11 games at the Metrodome " We' ve got to find a way to turn that around, plain and simple " Hargrove said " We' re leaving a lot of runs out there that are there for the taking " Bonser gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings, but needed 97 pitches in his second career start. The Orioles fell to 14- 24 in road games, the second- worst mark in the AL. The Toronto starter allowed a run in three innings of the Blue Jays' 4- 0 loss to a Minnesota Twins split squad on Friday.

Maybe I didn' t have as high a regard for his game as he had for his game, but I certainly respect Antoine Walker as a player " Walker, who had been seeking a long- term contract extension, said he was not completely surprised when he received the news of the trade " That' s life, man " Walker told the paper " It' s one man' s opinion, but it' s tough when that one man is head of basketball operations " . Linas Kleiza made just his 14th start of the season in place of Anthony Carter, giving Denver more firepower and additional size . Murphy, a former NFL player who has a law degree and an MBA in finance, eventually will hold the titles of team president and CEO after Harlan steps down . So maybe he should keep his feet on the ground " Tuck said " We' re not going to get into a war of words here, we are going to let it be what it is, and I' ll see Flozell when we play them again " The rematch is Dec 6 at Giants Stadium Adams has been fined two straight games . So, of course, the Mariners rallied with two runs in the ninth inning to beat the beleaguered Diamondbacks 3- 2 on Thursday night. Trammell said he was uncertain who would take Ordonez' s place in right field " I' m not going to rule anything out " he said " If a guy comes in and steps up and does a good job, you' ll probably see him another day. Players killed time before the game by watching college football as TVs in both rooms were tuned to pigskin action.

He had been taking batting and fielding practice the past few days " I think it' s time for us to see what he' s got " White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said " To see if he is going to help us in the stretch That' s the biggest issue . Eliezer Alfonzo and Randy Winn each drove in a run, and Pedro Feliz came around to score on the error by the second baseman " I was playing a little in the hole and at first I thought I had to dive for it " Utley said " I really should have just backhanded it " The Giants used three pitchers to get out of the eighth, with Kline striking out Howard on a full count with a runner on to end the inning . Mozeliak said he hasn' t spoken to the outfielder since before Christmas . He led the Orioles with 33 saves in 2006 and had 16 saves in 2007 before the elbow injury ended his season . Batting third for the first time this season with Hanley Ramirez sidelined by a groin injury, the struggling Uggla continued his torrid hitting against Myers He' s batting. He hit a two- run homer July 6 in Arizona " It was a good matchup that we kind of circled on the book as something we wanted " Hinch said " Trace is a real pro. Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera left the game after fouling a pitch off his right knee in the ninth inning He is listed as day to day with a contusion.

Childress traveled with the team to Charlotte after the game but returned to Atlanta when it was determined he wouldn' t play Wednesday night against the Bobcats Childress is averaging 12 . On the other hand, they scored two power- play goals and I thought that was the difference " Ottawa has won five of six against the Canadiens this season, including a 6- 1 home victory on Feb 9 in which Spezza recorded his first NHL hat trick . He would be the NFL' s first regular triple- duty kicker since Frank Corral of the Los Angeles Rams in 1981 " Right now, as we sit here on Wednesday, the plan is to go with Michael " Mora said, looking ahead to the opener at division rival Carolina " That could change, but I don' t foresee it changing " Koenen handled punts and kickoffs as a rookie in 2005, also connecting from 58 yards- the longest field goal in the NFL all season- on one of two attempts he made that were out of regular kicker Todd Peterson' s range . 4 overall pick in last month' s draft, was not allowed at last week' s practices because he is a rookie Russell, the No . S Bob Sanders, CB Melvin Bullitt, RB Dominic Rhodes, LB Freddie Keiaho, LB Gary Brackett, DT Eric Foster, DE Dwight Freeney, DE Robert Mathis. We fully expect this meeting to conclude the league' s investigation into a damaging and false allegation that was originally levied against the team on the day before this year' s Super Bowl. Phil Nevin homered early and Chicago scored late on a throwing error by shortstop Jason Bartlett that followed three eighth- inning singles, but Santana struck out Aramis Ramirez with a 93 mph fastball near his neck with runners at the corners to end the threat.

Eaton also kept his team close, allowing three runs and seven hits in seven innings . Eveland, who was 0- for- 8, got his first major league hit, a single in the fourth . Facing Sergio Escalona, Florida scored three times in the eighth, with one play destined for the blooper reel . After interviewing seven candidates over six intense days, the Broncos spent Friday going over the credentials of those potential coaches and mulling whether a second round or even a second wave of interviews was necessary . That patience would be crucial with sluggers Berkman and Carlos Lee up next. It' s supposed to be like that " Francona said " That' s pretty much the way it' s been every year. Werth hit a drive to deep center that Taveras couldn' t get off the carom, and he beat the relay throw to home.

Tampa Bay made Adams a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent earlier in the spring . You get angry with your body because it' s not doing what you want it to " Hudson won 16 games this season as one of the AL' s top starters, but he has a history of postseason struggles . Sosa arrived 70 minutes before Sunday' s first pitch, and he apparently left 15 minutes after the game started without ever putting on his uniform, according to security cameras in the team' s parking lot at Wrigley Field . CLEVELAND( AP- A season of frustrating losses has taken its toll on the Kansas City Royals . Francisco Cordero worked a scoreless eighth and Akinori Otsuka got three quick outs for his fifth save in five chances The Yankees swept three games in Texas from May 5- 7. The team then faxed a copy to the commissioner' s office for approval. Portland shot better than 62 percent in the first half, but wilted in the second half, particularly in the fourth quarter as its shot selection deteriorated " We let up and they took advantage and we got beat " Randolph said.

I don' t care what the circumstances " Crennel said of the engulfing distractions " If you' re in this profession, you don' t like losing . The Mets designated catcher Mike DiFelice for assignment on Thursday . On Wednesday night, Hernandez pitched an eight- hitter for his first complete game since last April in a 4- 2 Seattle victory . Before assuming his front- office role this season, Rambis served as an assistant coach on Phil Jackson' s staff for three seasons . The final terms of Baxter' s probation will be determined later, defense attorneys said Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. The Dodgers got two runs back in the fifth on Blake' s RBI triple and Mark Loretta' s sacrifice fly. NFC Best offense in the NFC North? Merril Hoge: Minnesota Vikings Minnesota has an amazing running game with the addition of Adrian Peterson to a backfield that already featured 1, 000- yard rusher Chester Taylor.