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Artest scored expresses 28 points draws while playing stellar defense on Kobe Bryant, and the revitalized Sacramento Kings rolled through the fourth quarter of their 13th straight home victory, 114- 98 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. The teams traded baskets the rest of the way, giving the Timberwolves a win they desperately needed " We struggled when we hit a drought " Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said " The first 6 minutes( of the fourth) was our undoing tonight. His presence and his knowledge of the game are really missed when he' s not in there " Reserve safety Donovin Darius( calf) will also miss the game. I' m seeing the ball better " The win was the fifth straight and 14th in 19 games for the Mariners, who are 8- 0 in interleague play- all against the NL West.

It' s been a rough two games for Royals rookie third baseman Alex Gordon . Knoblauch Roger Clemens was asked to speak to committee staff Saturday, followed by Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte on Jan 30 . It' s one thing to get hit by a pitch, it gets away, but, I don' t understand it " The 22- year- old Cervelli, who was also hit by a pitch from David Price in the seventh inning, was to be fitted with a cast and will be out an undetermined length of time . Asked if this was the most satisfying win of the season, Adam Jones said " Yeah, this is It' s off arguably the best closer in all of baseball .

Zimmerman then lined a home run into the front row of the left- field bleachers He is batting 340 with 13 homers since the All- Star break . Michael Young returned to the Texas lineup as the designated hitter after missing two weeks because of a strained left hamstring, but left after he flied out his only at- bat . Taylor, the Jaguars' star running back, chided the Steelers on Tuesday for their substandard grass field . It' s an all- access photography pass that documents the game as it happened for fans .

His lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, said Kircus didn' t know he needed to be present at Friday' s hearing . Sparks made his first career postseason appearance in Game 4 of the AL Division Series against Boston . Garner, an infielder with the Astros from 1981- 87, is taking over on an interim basis . The right- hander pitched his major league- leading fifth complete game and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of four errors to beat the Angels 4- 1 on Tuesday night " There aren' t many people who can do as many things with the baseball that he can and marry it with the control " Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Halladay " He' s an elite pitcher " Halladay( 14- 5) won his third straight start and improved to 10- 1 with a 3 36 ERA at home this season .

Zambrano outpitched Sheets again, and the Chicago Cubs scored five runs in the sixth inning to beat Milwaukee 7- 1 on Tuesday night, assuring they' ll leave town leading the NL Central . Beckett might have taken a shot at a second straight shutout, but he started filling ill in the third inning and finally asked to come out after the seventh on a sweltering night " It wasn' t an ideal situation for me " he said " But I made the pitches when I needed to and we played good defense " Ortiz continued to show signs of bouncing back from his miserable start Big Papi is hitting . Richard Jefferson made two free throws with 9 seconds left to help the Bucks beat the Charlotte Bobcats 101- 96 on Friday night . The Vikings signed Frerotte, who is entering his 15th season in the league, to provide a more experienced backup to Jackson at quarterback . Updated: April 19, 2009, 8: 10 PM ET 2009 Super Fan Super Mock Draft: 1- 17 Comment Email Print Share NFL, Special to ESPN At the beginning of the 2008 NFL season, Scouts Inc' s Jeremy Green and his producer, Jay( Pod Vader) Soderberg, selected 32 lucky fans to represent their favorite NFL team as the " voice of the fan " for that team. In the offseason as he worked out at West Palm Beach High School near his Florida home, Galarraga was diagnosed with a recurrence of the cancer he first beat in 1999.

Chris Aguila followed with a double to give the Marlins a brief 1- 0 lead . Pedro Feliz doubled home a run in the fifth, matching his career high with 84 RBI Bonds singled in a run in the sixth The Reds went 0- for- 6 with runners in scoring position . Padilla didn' t allow a hit over the first 3 1/ 3 innings until Milton Bradley' s double . Brian Roberts and Nick Markakis also drove in runs for the Orioles . James usually draws comparisons to Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Julius " Dr J " Erving. Nationals starter Shairon Martis( 5- 3) pitched well into the fifth, but Reimold' s freakish homer proved to be his undoing " He got a pretty good swing on it and hit a home run " the right- hander said " I knew it was gone " Nationals manager Manny Acta said " I thought[ Martis] played with fire the whole game and then finally ended up getting burned " In the sixth, Washington loaded the bases with no outs against Brian Bass. Now, the Browns have two quality quarterbacks under 25, and just because they' ve signed Anderson, that doesn' t mean they won' t consider trading him.

Coach Jon Gruden said Monday that despite vague statements he made about Garcia' s status leading up to games against New Orleans and Houston, he never planned to play him against the Saints or Texans " I just don' t think the opponent needs to know exactly who to prepare for " Gruden said, emphasizing he' s confident the 37- year- old now has had adequate time to recover from the injury and will play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons " I don' t believe I should apologize, but I don' t feel like we have to divulge everything or let everyone know exactly where it is in terms of the timetable for Jeff We felt it was a two- week injury . 8 million, one- year contract contains an unusual payout schedule$ 5 million on Tuesday$ 5 million divided into semimonthly installments that began Feb 15 and end Dec 31, and$ 5 8 million on Jan 15, 2008 He can earn$ 4 . He allowed eight hits and two runs in seven innings " In my last game, I felt good- maybe too good " Sampson said " I had all of my pitches working tonight . Abreu singled in a run, and Hunter' s home run to right- center made it 8- 0 capped the inning " We did a little of everything We drove the ball We worked counts Ran the bases well We pressured those guys a lot early .

Michael Redd led the Bucks with 31 points, but he was 1- of- 8 from the field in the fourth quarter Milwaukee lost for the eighth time in 11 games . Jones, 24, went to Seattle on Friday and picked Edwards from a police lineup, Langford said . MILWAUKEE( AP- Ben Sheets is back to winning, and the Milwaukee Brewers already are accomplishing unprecedented feats . They pulled out to an 8# 189- game lead on June 23, when they weren' t getting much pressure from the rest of the division . 9 hitter Ramon Vazquez drove him in with a single that tied the score.

After three starts, he returned to Seattle " It' s been a huge learning experience for me and I' ve had success in the mean time " Rowland- Smith said " I' m really happy with what I' ve done " He has likely pitched himself into Seattle' s starting rotation for 2009 " There is nothing more he can do except come to spring training ready to nail his spot down " Riggleman said " As far as composure and competitiveness, he' s where he needs to be . Jason Motte( 4- 4) worked around a one- out double by Elijah Dukes in the ninth . 9 rebounds, finished with two points and four rebounds on 1- of- 4 shooting . Utah, which ended a six- game losing streak with a win over Seattle on Saturday, has lost seven of eight " You' ve got to play a perfect finish the way we' ve been playing " Sloan said " This was not even close to that " We' ve got to do something where we help each other " Fouls were a concern for the Hawks . Y- George Steinbrenner and other top Yankees' executives were subpoenaed by a New York state commission investigating the team' s distribution of free tickets to public officials.

The Pirates' Jason Bay went 0- for- 0 despite batting four times He walked three times and was hit by a pitch . 312 with 29 homers and 115 RBIs to finish third in MVP voting . The Chicago Bulls$ 461 million) and Houston Rockets$ 439 million) rounded out the top five The complete list will appear in Forbes' Feb 12 issue Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . They were deactivated by coach Pat Riley the day he began an indefinite leave of absence to undergo knee and hip surgery . The Bobcats cut it to 13 in the third quarter while many of the Suns' starters were on the bench. He has been through this before- he has( championship) rings " Bryant said he told his teammates to pick up the slack because his hand was bothering him and it was tough to shoot the ball " They did a great job carrying me through the game " he said At least until the stretch run.