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Alfredsson put discloses Ottawa ahead evaluates with a power- play goal at 16: 44 after Pittsburgh' s Colby Armstrong was penalized for goaltender interference when he crashed into Emery after he was stopped on a breakaway. 364 with 16 homers, 44 RBI and 39 runs in 46 games since the All- Star break " I know we can do it " said LaRoche, who went 3- for- 4 and scored three times " Everybody in here, especially after we win, says' Absolutely, we can do this' We' ve just got to take it one day at a time and not look forward too much " For now, the immediate goal is. I didn' t want to come off like that yesterday " Orlando Hudson had three hits for the Diamondbacks, who won for the ninth time in 11 games to climb within a game of first- place San Diego in the NL West. One out later, Jamie Burke was grazed on the elbow by a 1- 1 fastball " The only thing that made me mad was hitting the catcher " Speier said of Burke. Escobar singled with two outs in the fourth off hard- luck loser Nelson Figueroa( 2- 7, who allowed only two hits while throwing a career- high 126 pitches in seven innings " It' s my fault for not finishing the deal. Carter entered for the first time with 7: 43 left in the first quarter, replacing Jefferson. The Bulls were leading 41- 36 with 3: 51 left in the second quarter when Thomas took exception to a hard foul by Murphy and responded by shoving him in the face.

The Lions will give the rookie from Virginia Tech a chance, perhaps as soon as Saturday in a preseason game against Indianapolis, because they desperately need pass- rushing help- ESPN news serivces' SCARY' MISHAP WORRIED ROETHLISBERGER( 6: 08 p m . He didn' t hit well with runners in scoring position until the final weeks of the season " It seemed the first four, five months I felt very uncomfortable, even within my own skin, just walking around, sitting around, walking around the city of Manhattan " Rodriguez said " But once September and October came around, I felt great " Before last year, Rodriguez usually was the most- accomplished player on his team " He' s used to being the guy that looks around and everybody is sort of a cut below " Yankees manager Joe Torre said " When he comes in this clubhouse and he looks around, everybody' s eye- level with him, pretty much " Torre said that in Seattle and Texas, Rodriguez often was the player who spoke for the team " Maybe other people resent that, but that' s their problem " Torre said " I guess some people get turned off by it " Out in the dugout, Rodriguez said winning was the only solution, that it would stop the talk and earn him his place alongside the other Yankees greats " I was brought in here to be the final piece, to be a world champion, and I came up short " he said " It' s something I find I have to do and will do to earn my pinstripes " Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . Both players overcame their miscues to help Baltimore get a tough road win . The A' s claimed him off waivers two days before spring training began- and after a lousy 2006 campaign, even DiNardo couldn' t argue with the move " I have no hard feelings whatsoever " he said " I' m not trying to rub anything in anybody' s face . Game notes Melvin kept SS Augie Ojeda on the bench for the second consecutive game due to a groin strain Jack Wilson started again for Ojeda. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle again failed to win for the first time since pitching a perfect game against Tampa Bay on July 23 He has a five- game winless streak. Next, Duncan had three defenders collapsing on him when he saw Ginobili all alone at the 3- point line.

433) as Milwaukee' s head coach from 2003- 05, leading the Bucks into the playoffs in his first year . Tomlin held Roethlisberger, who is battling a sore shoulder and sprained ankle, out of the regular- season finale to give him a rest before the playoffs begin . But he grew up a Cubs fan, and he can still rattle off the names of his favorite players from his childhood . doesn' t recall the setting for their conversation, but remembers his reaction " What are you going to do? What can you say " Rose Jr . After that, he plans to return to Boston to work with a therapist for a few days. Luis Castillo had a leadoff single in the third before Mauer' s grounder. Before the game, Torre and his team held a regular preseries meeting, and he insisted there was no special message " I don' t think anything I said initiated any of the aggressiveness.

Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa( 1- 2, a former Diamondbacks farmhand, allowed one hit over the first three innings before running into trouble in the fourth . He threw strikes and we' re happy with his start " Detwiler threw 68 pitches, 46 for strikes . Pirates starter Ian Snell pitched six innings and allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk . Trailing by a point, Andres Nocioni hit a pair of free throws with 13 . Spokesman Dan Donohoe said Moon was scheduled for arraignment on Aug 6 in King County district court in Redmond, Wash. The Phillies' second baseman added a sacrifice fly in the seventh off reliever Lance Cormier, giving him four RBI for the game " He has been trying a little bit too hard " Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said of Utley " He gets in a little funk, but he' ll bust it and come out of it He' s fine. His previous two outings weren' t pretty: 18 runs and 17 hits for a 17.

Royals 1, Angels 0ANAHEIM, Calif( AP- Kansas City manager Buddy Bell and his Los Angeles counterpart Mike Scioscia were both eager to turn the page after the Royals swept the Angels in three games For different reasons, though . Authorities contend that he had rolling papers and a substance wrapped in aluminum foil determined to be almost 1 5 ounces of marijuana in his possession . Then I saw[ catcher Miguel] Olivo out there, too, and I knew I had it " Harrison( 6- 3, a 22- year- old rookie left- hander, went 4- 1 in five August starts . Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Mike Burns outpitched Mets ace Johan Santana for his first MLB win# 8226& nbsp; Santana has now lost four of his last six decisions# 8226& nbsp; Prince Fielder reached the 20- homer mark for the fourth straight season# 8226& nbsp; Ryan Braun drove in four and extended his hit streak to seven games- ESPN Stats& Information Braun hit a three- run double and scored on Johan Santana' s throwing error, sending the Brewers to a 6- 3 victory on Tuesday night that extended New York' s losing streak to a season- high five games . Updated: November 28, 2007, 9: 18 PM ET Despite mess, Steelers don' t want artificial turf Comment Email Print Share Associated Press PITTSBURGH- There is nothing artificial about the Pittsburgh Steelers' feelings. Updated: September 16, 2008, 7: 20 PM ET Flowers, Carr to start at corner Sunday at Falcons Comment Email Print Share Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo- The Kansas City Chiefs will start two rookie cornerbacks Sunday at Atlanta, a potentially troubling situation that coach Herm Edwards insists will not cost him one minute' s sleep " Not at all Not those two kids " Edwards said Tuesday. Major League Baseball will begin penalizing players for steroid use this season after more than 5 percent of last year' s anonymous tests came back positive.

Sammy Sosa pinch- hit and grounded into a forceout, leaving him one homer away from becoming the fifth to reach 600 . Haslem has missed only two games this season, despite being bothered at times with nasal, finger and shoulder injuries; one of those absences was in the form of a one- game suspension levied earlier in these playoffs, when the NBA deemed he threw his mouthpiece at referee Joey Crawford He is averaging 8 9 points, 7 5 rebounds in 29 3 minutes this postseason while shooting 49 . Williams scored 20 points in the first half on 7- of- 10 shooting, but picked up his fourth foul with 4: 36 remaining in the third quarter and sat the rest of the period and well into the fourth . He went on to become a strong backup to Jones, gaining 647 yards and averaging 4 1 yards per carry . In addition, Bonds moved into a tie for third place on the runs list with Aaron and Babe Ruth( 2, 174 " Bonds is no surprise " Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins said " He' s not a secret Maybe 15 years ago What he does, he does better than anybody. Wells singled before Stairs and Rolen chased Arroyo with back- to- back doubles, making it 9- 0. Tampa Bay RHP Chad Bradford( lower back tightness) threw a 20- pitch simulated game and was reinstated from the DL after the game INF Reid Brignac was optioned to Durham.

He had 27 points and 17 rebounds, but looked confused at times in the paint . Soriano had an X- ray and CT scan when he arrived at the hospital " The preliminary tests right now are reassuring . Placido Polanco reached when no one fielded his attempted sacrifice bunt down the third- base line . He' s also the active leader in TD receptions, a point of pride for a guy who was the 89th overall pick in 1996, the draft that featured Keyshawn Johnson taken first overall, with Terry Glenn, Eddie Kennison, Marvin Harrison, Eric Moulds, Amani Toomer, Muhsin Muhammad and Bobby Engram among the receivers taken before Owens Michael Smith covers the NFL for ESPN . Patriots 48, Dolphins 28 New England# 8226; QB Matt Cassel had his best outing as a pro with 415 yards and three touchdowns. He was evaluated by the team' s medical staff and diagnosed with acute appendicitis Sanders, entering his 15th season in the majors, hit. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; David Wright hit his first walk- off homer# 8226& nbsp; It was the seventh time Wright' s had a walk- off RBI, that tied Rusty Staub for second best in Mets' history.

Last season' s finals were played with the traditional leather ball, then the FIBA world championships used a ball that was slightly smaller than the NBA model- something Wade spent most of the summer getting familiar with " Now I' ve got to make another adjustment with a ball that I haven' t shot with at all and it' s going to be a challenge " Wade said " That means it' s going to take a lot of late nights for me, I' ll tell you that, to get really adjusted to the ball because I have no choice " Wade said the biggest complaint players have with the new ball is the slippage factor, as in how much grip will be lost when players' hands sweat and that moisture gets on the ball " Hopefully over time, you' ll hear nothing about it and we' ll all stop complaining " Wade said " But I think rebounds are going to go up this year . Second- year player Marques Hagans, a quarterback at Virginia, and return man Brandon Williams, added to the roster earlier in the week, were among his uncertain targets " The only quarterback who hasn' t gone through it is the one who hasn' t played " Bulger said " You know what he' s going through, he' s not getting help and getting hit " A defense like that on the road gets momentum, it' s blood in the water and they keep coming " Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . He' s been working out at team headquarters in recent weeks and on Friday he ran routes and caught passes . NFC South blog ESPN' s Pat Yasinskas writes about all things NFC South in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation Williams tore the patellar tendon in his left knee when he was tackled at the end of a 28- yard run during Sunday' s season- ending loss to the Oakland Raiders . PHOENIX( AP- Greg Maddux is 322- 181 against 27 major- league teams. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach from 1999- 2001, and served in the same capacity for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1992 and the Boston Red Sox from 1993- 94. Lee( 6- 0) set it up with another impressive performance, allowing just six hits and striking out seven.

Arizona RHP Brandon Lyon, who lost the closer' s job on Saturday, pitched a 1- 2- 3 seventh . Game notes The Royals will soon have All- Star closer Joakim Soria back after Mexico was eliminated from the WBC by Cuba on Monday night . Hernandez pitched with ease in shutting down the Padres for his third career shutout and sixth career complete game " I felt pretty good tonight " Hernandez said " All the pitches felt pretty good . Comrie' s goal, his first in 11 games, was his 300th NHL point . It' s been an outgrowth of my father' s passing away and me getting very involved with the Arrowhead Stadium renovation " Now I' m tuned into it closely " he said " The Chiefs are by far my No. It was a sad ending to what otherwise was a very, very good time ". The 40- year- old Bonds has 703 homers, including 42 last season, trailing only Babe Ruth( 714) and Hank Aaron( 755 " He' s still the king " Baker said of Aaron, a former teammate on the Atlanta Braves " Barry' s on his trail.

Hernandez' s solo shot against Scott Schoeneweis in the seventh gave the Orioles a 6- 3 lead It was the fourth time Benson and Janssen faced each other Janssen( 5- 4) lost for the first time since May 12 . The Orioles set a season high for runs and moved into second place in the AL East with their fifth win in seven games, all at home following a 1- 9 skid " It was a big sweep against a team like that " Millar said " We' re playing good baseball and starting to swing the bats as a group " Millar might have had six RBIs if not for an outstanding catch by Tampa Bay center fielder Rocco Baldelli, who reached over the 7- foot wall in center to steal a two- run homer " I thought I hit the second one better than the first one, but Baldelli took that one away " Millar said . Castillo' s fourth homer of the season ended a streak of eight shutout innings by Astros relievers . He homered, singled and scored two runs, but the Cardinals couldn' t hold a 2- 0 lead and lost their fourth straight and fifth in six games " I was in hot water and they did a good job of hitting hittable pitches " Wells said " You have to make better pitches when runs are at a premium " The Cardinals' 6- 9 start is the worst by a reigning World Series championship team since the 1998 Florida Marlins opened 1- 11 " If you pay attention to our club, you know what our concerns are " manager Tony La Russa said " It' s not necessary to spell it out . The Marlins won their second series in a row by beating the Phillies, who went 13- 6 against Florida last year " It' s good for us " said Olsen( 2- 0, who pitched five innings " They obviously did a number on us last year. Soriano' s only other three- homer game also came against the Braves on April 21, 2006, while playing for the Nationals in Washington The three homers gave Soriano 10 for the season. None of that mattered Friday night " If you' re carrying games that happen in April and May around and, what are we, in August right now, you' re not going to be a very good team " Jeter said.

First, he hustled back on defense and blocked a floating layup by the speedy Barbosa, whose shot would have tied it . Hackett to clear cap space " If you look, there are a lot of teams that I regard as successful organizations, and successful teams that have followed the same approach and aren' t very active in free agency " Hurney said " We' ve kept our nucleus together We have a lot of starters back from last year . They' re 29- 10 against the Pirates since 2004 and swept them for the first time since May 23- 25 last year . Litsch, who worked into the ninth inning against the Orioles in place of the injured Roy Halladay, walked four and allowed seven hits and four runs in only four innings " He didn' t pitch bad for a young kid " Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said " That' s a good hitting club . Boston began the day with a 5 1/ 2- game lead over the New York Yankees in the East. Vazquez gave up two homers and five runs in 2 1- 3 innings of the Chicago White Sox split squad' s 12- 5 loss to an Arizona split squad " I' m here to work on stuff and get ready for the season, and last year was the same way " Vazquez said " I don' t think I threw a good game in spring training last year. The first overall pick in last June' s draft, Bargnani missed 14 games after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on March 21 " He didn' t play like a rookie tonight " Peterson said " He made some big plays for us in the first half He did some great things I think he' s starting to get back to one hundred percent.

Valiquette was the less busy of the netminders and allowed the tying goal in the second round of the tiebreaker to Nikolai Kulemin . When attention turned from the field to the fight, several players and Fox rushed to the scene . Hasselbeck Oh, the three- time Pro Bowl passer has one other thing: advice for his Seahawks . ET) Given the chance to practice with the Chicago Bears' starters, Zack Bowman has shown he can make interceptions . Frank Thomas drew a one- out walk and was replaced by pinch- runner Jason Smith before Glaus drilled a 1- 0 pitch from Danys Baez( 0- 2) into the second deck in left for his seventh homer " He' s a great hitter and you can' t make mistakes to those kinds of hitters " Baez said " I made one and I paid for it " Glaus, who went 2- for- 4 with three RBIs, was playing for the first time since Friday, when he left a game against Tampa Bay after just one at- bat after aggravating his sore left heel while running out a fly ball. Johnson' s injury means Eddie Gill will be elevated to the No. Leading 76- 75 midway through the fourth quarter, the Suns took command with a 9- 2 run fueled by Marion' s 3- pointer from the left corner The Jazz wouldn' t fold.

Taylor' s lawyer, Stephen Ashton Hudgins of Newport News, did not immediately return a phone message, and federal prosecutors have declined to talk about the case . ET) Trent Edwards has a swollen bruise above his right kneecap which forced him to miss practice Wednesday, a day after the Buffalo Bills' starter knocked knees in a collision with running back Marshawn Lynch . 10, 2009: AFC divisional playoff game( CBS; NFC divisional playoff game( Fox) Jan . Cordero, who is making$ 2 million this season, received a$ 250, 000 bonus for signing a contract that will pay him$ 3 . Devil Rays left fielder Carl Crawford was ejected in the sixth after he grounded out. He faced four batters in the eighth inning Sunday, helping the PawSox beat the Syracuse SkyChiefs 4- 0. Louis within a run, but Miles grounded out to end the eighth.