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8 or infers later after imparts having baseball' s worst record the year before. Blanton' s shaky start was the latest in a slew of rough outings for a rotation that played a vital role in helping the Phillies win the World Series last season Philadelphia' s starters are 7- 10 with a 6. Rolston ripped a slap shot from the point that Koivu deftly deflected, and Budaj didn' t have a chance. Johnson has missed just three games in his five- year career Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. Rodriguez said at a news conference Friday that Rangers owner Tom Hicks told him there are three possible scenarios to Rodriguez' s future with the team: 1 The Rangers stick with his contract 2. 268 with five homers and 19 RBI as Vizquel' s backup at shortstop.

But before they could relish the win, the Hawks couldn' t help but cast an eye to a much longer streak without winning consecutive games . He said the officer reported Smith' s demeanor was positive even though he refused the breath test . Lewis said following Saturday' s morning practice in Kentucky he has no updates on Smith' s contract talks . Updated: October 19, 2003, 3: 46 AM ET Willis' control improving Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Dontrelle Willis' herky- jerky delivery worked in Double- A to start the season It fooled hitters when he came to the majors in May . End my career there and basically fulfill a dream I' ve always had ". It was Rodriguez' s 432nd career homer, moving him past Cal Ripken Jr into sole possession of 36th place on the career list.

500 seven times in the past 17 games only to fall back on five occasions " I keep feeling like we' re going to get on a big roll " Byrd said " We blow out a team and then we come back and get blown out the next day . That would suggest that the earliest Schilling could return would be the very end of May or beginning of June " I' m hoping that we' re near being out of it, but there' s a lot of work to be done once I get out of the boot " Schilling said on the radio " You think about some of the basic concepts of what' s happening, what' s going to happen going forward " Schilling, who is due to be reevaluated in Boston on Friday, has been throwing in the boot since May 5 . Byrd drew a one- out walk and extended the Rangers' team record to 20 consecutive stolen bases- since Byrd was caught July 5 . Clifton said there' s no doubt Glavine will be ready to go on Opening Day " Every day, he' s getting stronger " the agent said . Richmond was joined by his wife and three sons, as well as his parents and a cousin " There' s one more thing I' m upset about, is that you guys never had cowbells when I was playing " Richmond said " Can somebody give me a cowbell " The crowd laughed as the sound of a lone cowbell rang through the lower bowl " Thank you " Richmond said with a grin. But Stojakovic also missed 11 games this season and 16 last season because of injuries, including a protruding disc in his lower back, a sprained right pinkie finger and a strained groin.

Smush Parker traveled but had flu- like symptoms, while Antoine Walker was available, but never got in the game . We' re all glad we were able to complete the deal " To make room on the 80- man roster, the Panthers released running back Alex Haynes and linebacker Brandon Jamison . Updated: January 30, 2009, 7: 49 PM ET Goodell: Union report inaccurate Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; State Of The NFL Address TAMPA, Fla- Though confident of reaching a new labor agreement before the 2010 season, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell criticized a union report that said the league was highly profitable and therefore the current revenue- sharing system still works " There' s a lot of fiction in that report " Goodell said at his annual state of the NFL news conference Friday . The victory was the Panthers first in 12 tries at the Rutgers Athletic Center . Marlins 1B Mike Jacobs went 0- for- 4 and is in a 4- for- 37 slump. I hope I can continue to help the team " Ordonez' s homer gave the Tigers a 2- 1 lead, and Seattle' s first- inning run was the only thing it got in seven innings against Tigers starter Nate Robertson " For them to get me those two runs was huge " he said " I got out of sync in the first, but I battled through it, and getting the lead back gave me a chance to relax and figure out my mechanics " Robertson( 12- 11) allowed one run, eight hits and two walks. 16, two days after Oakland' s season ended in a sweep by the wild- card Detroit Tigers in the AL championship series.

Beckett topped Peavy in a matchup of two of baseball' s top pitchers, becoming the first 11- game winner in the majors and leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4- 2 victory Sunday over the San Diego Padres . That' s the worst I' ve seen in a long time " Things didn' t look so bad in the Rangers clubhouse, even though the 22 hits were the most they' ve ever allowed in a victory Texas countered with 17 hits . Game notes Seattle LF Michael Saunders was a late scratch with a jammed right shoulder Langerhans took his place in the lineup . With Detroit in town, the Knicks celebrated " Retro Night " and had Motown recording artists Martha Reeves and the Vandellas perform at halftime Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Davis said he spoke with his mother well into the night Thursday about whether he made the right call about the NFL draft " I knew today was the final deadline " Davis said " I woke up last night at 3 a m. NFC East blog ESPN' s Matt Mosley writes about all things NFC East in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation " If it was only about my contract, I would be home in South Florida relaxing " Burress said Monday.

Upshaw enabled the coaches to use NFLPA counsel in various grievance hearings . Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio- Ashley Ellis- Milan scored 17 points, including two tiebreaking free throws with 17 . Casey then followed with a soft liner that dropped into right- center to score Guillen and send Rodriguez to second . Carlos Delgado beat out an infield single in the second and Jose Valentin had a line drive single to right leading off the fourth . O' Neal was ejected with 2: 04 remaining after picking up his second technical. Slaton is a dynamic playmaker who needed to touch the ball more in this game. That might' ve been one for the record books, but this stunning turnaround in the Subway Series was just as sweet " Two memorable games in a week, but this one was maybe much more unlikely " Yankees manager Joe Torre said " We hadn' t done anything today " Pedro Martinez outpitched Mike Mussina and matched his season- high with seven innings, leaving with the Mets leading 4- 0 and the sellout crowd at Shea Stadium shouting.

Hensley dodged trouble in the first and second innings, when the Brewers got runners to third with two outs, but he wasn' t able to get out of a jam in the fourth . Giants 13, Diamondbacks 0SAN FRANCISCO( AP- Barry Bonds took a moment to praise rookie Tim Lincecum on a day all the attention surrounded him and yet another All- Star bid . SAN DIEGO( AP- It' s not just CC Sabathia . Associated PressPHOENIX- Brian Anderson hopes this is the year he develops into a big- time hitter . As a matter of fact, we are giving the active players a lot and I am proud of what the active players are doing " Kramer wasn' t buying it, raising the case of former NFL great Herb Adderly " Herb Adderly, one of the reasons I got involved with this project, was getting$ 125 a month because he had taken an early retirement " Kramer told reporters " Gene increased to$ 179 a month, so Herby is in the south of France now " Upshaw appeared to push some of the blame on players who took early pensions, only to regret their decisions " I' m confident that we will[ find a solution] and I am also confident that we are moving in the right direction by what we are doing " Upshaw said " And with that being said, we will wait until the next meeting, we will continue to work at this and some people will be patient and some people will understand, but we cannot make up all the mistakes that players made 30 years ago " Mike Sando is a senior writer at ESPN. 253- his lowest average since 1997- has led to speculation Chicago will try to trade him.

We just didn' t do enough " Santiago Casilla( 1- 0) earned his first major- league victory for the A' s, who won three straight for the first time since mid- April- and Chavez decided it was time to go home, pausing briefly to admire his homer " The way it came off the bat, and the way I' ve been swinging lately, I kind of knew it was going to carry a little bit " Chavez said . The lefty was clearly missing his best stuff, had the high pitch count without all the strikeouts that usually go along with it, and retired the side in order only once . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . 84 road ERA, allowed seven hits and two runs in six innings . The Warriors outscored the Magic 37- 27 in the fourth quarter to claim just their third road win of the season. PHILADELPHIA( AP- The only Answer the Philadelphia 76ers have is on the trading block.

Backup forward Johan Petro helped the Sonics to a 52- 50 halftime lead, sinking all six of his shots and scoring 12 points in the second period- three shy of his career high The Sonics shot 55 . Updated: March 1, 2007, 6: 47 PM ET Seahawks make offers to six restricted free agents Comment Email Print Share Associated Press KIRKLAND, Wash- On the eve of free agency, the Seattle Seahawks tendered offers to six of their restricted free agents Thursday, including offensive tackle Sean Locklear, wide receiver D J Hackett and defensive back Jordan Babineaux . Seattle is 1- 3 without Alexander- the lone win coming on the last play at St Louis on Oct 15 . He signed with the Saints, but his body had other ideas " One day it feels good and the next day it doesn' t " Morgan said, referring to his Achilles tendon " I' ve had two shoulder surgeries and that' s still lingering . but our other young receivers- Miles Austin, Sam Hurd, those are guys that will now have a chance " Jones said Thursday night " It would really have to be a real opportunity for us to go there " The good news with our team right now is we can go about any direction we want to in the draft and pick the best player " Owens was released last week and later signed with the Buffalo Bills. Mangini now coaches the Cleveland Browns " We have been fully cooperative with the league throughout this investigation and respect their decision " the Jets said in a statement.

By his third season, he was the Indians' regular shortstop . Swisher hit a one- out single and moved up on a wild pitch before Eric Chavez singled . Listen TruTV legal analyst Jack Ford said that if Andy had damning testimony about Clemens, Jack thinks Pettitte would be there . Padres LHP Shawn Estes, coming back from a broken left thumb, will pitch Tuesday for San Diego' s Triple- A team in Portland . Gasol scored 23 points and Eddie Jones had 12 of his 20 in the final quarter, hitting all four of his 3- pointers in the period, to carry the Grizzlies to their second straight victory " I was pretty upset with myself in the first half because I felt as though I had so many wide- open looks, and the shots weren' t going down for me " said Jones, who was 1- for- 4 in the first half " In the fourth quarter, shots came my way, and I had my mind made up they were going to go in in the second half " The teams were tied at 97 after Chucky Atkins made a 3- pointer for Memphis with just under 2 minutes to play. Goddard was the Mid- American Conference defensive player of the year and an Associated Press second team all- American in 2004, when he led the nation with 16 sacks and 28 tackles for loss.

Schable wore an immobilizing collar around his neck that night and had an MRI taken Friday morning . The non- exclusive tag allows Dansby to field offers from other teams, but the Cardinals may match it or receive two first- round picks as compensation . Bill Williamson: Should Kurt Warner feel good about his status with the Cardinals in light of Leinart' s slow development and apparent lack of dedication? Warner should feel like every other backup: He is one play away from being a starter That' s true for the former two- time league MVP . The Mets interviewed former Toronto Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca on Friday, the first candidate brought in to discuss their managerial opening following the firing of Art Howe . The two owners of the pharmacy have been indicted by a grand jury in Albany, N Y. It gave Matsui has 1, 390 hits in Japan' s Central League and 610 more with the Yankees, gaining him entry to the Golden Players Club for Japanese players with 200 wins, 250 saves or 2, 000 hits " Matsui and I were joking on the bench, which one of our 2, 000th hits was worse, his or mine " Jeter said " At least I had to run for mine, a little dribbler to third base.

All of those runs were unearned because of an error by Gabbard when he didn' t catch Werth' s soft comeback liner . 66, but the Red Sox have scored 38 runs in his four starts, winning three . Yet even without those players, Lithuania has so far cruised in this tournament, winning all three of its group games- against Turkey, Croatia and Bulgaria- by an average margin of 14 points . Italy guard Gianluca Basile keyed a 17- 5 run that gave his team a 74- 71 lead . Associated PressCINCINNATI- Jay Bruce thought about his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds, when he got three hits and had 17, 000 fans screaming his name On the one- year anniversary, he did it all again. He simply is happy to be contributing again for the White Sox, who let him go following an injury- filled 2007 season and re- signed him two months ago after he was cut by Colorado.