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But Warner surveys is coming shows off a strong season and impressed the coaching staff with his consistency and willingness to adjust his game to suit Whisenhunt' s style. This homecoming is special for Sosa because baseball commissioner Bud Selig and other Cubs players will hold a celebration Saturday to honor Sosa for becoming the first Hispanic player to reach 500 homers Sosa, who turned 35 on Nov 12, hit 40 homers this year His total of 539 puts him 10th on the career list Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. Updated: July 13, 2005, 5: 09 PM ET Rogers refuses to take questions Email Print Share Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas- Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers apologized Wednesday for last week' s tirade against two TV cameramen that sent one to the hospital and prompted a police investigation, but said he has not decided if he will go to next week' s All- Star Game. Tim Hudson( 6- 2) stumbled in his worst start of the year, giving up four runs in the first inning and another in the second. This week, Hamilton rooted for the Rays in the AL championship series. He struck out six in 5 2/ 3 innings but walked four, three of which scored " That one inning I tried to make the perfect pitch too many times and it cost me " Garza said " I was kind of being stubborn, saying to myself that my two- seam was better than my four. Fred Jones added 16 points for the Pacers, and Scot Pollard grabbed a season- high 12 rebounds.

A second opinion showed it wasn' t " That three hours, I said I' d rather retire than go through another surgery again " Arenas said " It was only three hours " The three- time All- Star figures he got his rehab right this time . 3 to interview New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, but they decided against that . The news startled players, who left Sunday' s final team meeting certain Gibbs would return for the final year of his contract Gibbs signed a five- year$ 27 . Larson has been the Bengals' punter for the last five seasons He averaged 39 5 yards on 100 punts last season . That would have given a player' s current team a full seven days, the period established by free agency rules, to either match or pass on an offer sheet before next weekend' s draft. With his balance and momentum, Turner broke tackle attempts on inside run plays and created yards after contact. Also, the trade was pulled off on the Tuesday before San Diego' s bye week, allowing Chambers to get acclimated to his new surroundings and get up to speed with any changes in the offense.

Detroit center fielder Curtis Granderson twice made good plays to rob Sizemore of extra bases . Since 1997, Dukes has been arrested at least three times for battery and once for assault, faced multiple paternity suits and admitted using marijuana " All I will say is that we have been working with him on a number of fronts since the day of the trade " team president Stan Kasten said in an e- mail, according to The Washington Post " And since that time he has been cooperative and responsive to all of our requirements " Pucino, who said he spoke to Dukes on Monday, told the Post he was pleased with how the team had helped his client " He' s on a very diligent program that he' s been following, one that Washington put in place " Pucino said, according to the Post " He' s on a program to help him succeed " The Associated Press contributed to this report . McNamee' s meeting likely will prepare him for giving grand jury testimony, where McNamee will repeat his allegations that he injected Clemens more than a dozen times with steroids and HGH from 1998- 01 " It' s just not happening immediately " Richard Emery, one of McNamee' s lawyers, said " It will happen . Updated: July 31, 2007, 10: 40 PM ET Bironas, Vaughn compete for Titans' kicking job Comment Email Print Share Associated Press Tennessee Titans: Rob Bironas set a Tennessee record by kicking four game- winning field goals in 2006, including a 60- yarder to beat the Colts in December . With the Packers keyed almost solely on stopping Peterson, the dazzling runner was limited to 45 yards on 11 carries before he was hurt. According to the source, the Cowboys have not filed a formal request for reinstatement but have engaged in dialogue with the league about their desires to have Pacman Jones participate on even a limited basis. 7 million that counts immediately against the salary cap, leaving the Panthers no cap space to make any other moves in free agency.

Navarro was eligible for arbitration for the first time after hitting a team- high 295 last year with seven homers and 54 RBIs He made$ 432, 500 . Jacksonville has no desire, though, to trade for Culpepper and prefers to pursue him as a free agent if he can extricate himself from his Miami contract . Unless listed otherwise, all rankings are of leaguewide DVOA . 64 ERA in 84 appearances last season, the most by a Pirates reliever since Kent Tekulve pitched in 85 games in 1982 . Still sick were right- handers Armando Benitez, Osiris Matos and Tim Lincecum, and catcher Todd Jennings. Pedro Feliciano( 1- 0) pitched a perfect eighth for the win. He improved to 3- 0 in five career starts against Kansas City.

In 1962, the Mets actually lost two games to rookie starters( Ray Washburn and Bob Veale) before they won their first game against anybody# 8226& nbsp; Alfonso Soriano hit his 17th home run of the season, and his 10th of May, in the Nationals' 10- 4 victory over the Dodgers . The Nets got within four late, but no closer, with Wallace hitting four of five free throws late . We just want to get him back healthy " Reid isn' t concerned that McNabb could exacerbate the injury by playing " It' s broken . Michael Cuddyer continued a strong May with two hits and two RBI and Luis Castillo had two hits and a home run for the Twins, who took two of three from the Tigers after being outscored 33- 1 in a three- game sweep in Detroit last weekend " It' s good to win a series " Gardenhire said " They handled us pretty well at their place . That' s it " Running back Laurence Maroney had a different reaction " It' s funny just listening to it " he said. ESPN' s Chris Mortensen reports that if Jones is suspended, it would be for one or two games. He had six multihomer games for a team that set the major league record for slugging percentage, and 72 of his 129 hits were for extra bases.

Milledge hit a solo shot off Janssen in the fourth, giving New York a 5- 0 lead Janssen lost his third straight start . The most memorable hits, though, were another round of plunkings . Pittsburgh went back on top, 5- 4, and ended Kim' s night in the third Nate McLouth homered to lead off the inning . Back in 1999, a few months after the 18- year- old Hamilton was picked No . Game notes The Tigers announced that Ordonez will miss the three- game Texas series that starts Tuesday to attend to " personal business. Without giving names, Williams accused some teammates of starting vacation early. I just put a number down that I feel is in that top five or six of what other coaches in this league make " The highest paid coach in the league is the Los Angeles Lakers' Phil Jackson, who' s paid about$ 10.

Chuck Hayes grabbed a career- high 15 rebounds and Juwan Howard added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets, who shot 54 percent( 45- of- 84) against the NBA' s worst defense . But if Jarrett stumbles again, after appearing in only seven games as a rookie, when he registered six catches for 73 yards, Muhammad could claim the starting spot opposite Smith " If I' m the No 3 receiver, they' re going to have a real good No . Atlanta still trails the New York Mets by 5 1/ 2 games in the NL East with 10 to play and began the day 5 1/ 2 back in the NL wild- card standings . Bryant had 23 points in Game 1 despite a quiet first half, but the Timberwolves seemed more wary of Kobe' s penetration and shooting than Shaq' s post presence[ O' Neal] dominated the game with his presence " Lakers coach Phil Jackson said " He took his time, read the defense well and executed He still goofs off, but he' s very focused . Adam Lind hit a line drive to deep right in the bottom half that Ellsbury caught before crashing at full speed into the chain- link fence in front of the bullpen " I knew I was closing in on the fence " Ellsbury said " I hit the wall pretty good " A dazed Ellsbury stayed down for several minutes and was checked by trainer Paul Lessard, but remained in the game. Oakland County( Mich) assistant prosecutor John Pietrofesa told the paper that last week' s incident had no bearing on his decision because no charges were filed " He hadn' t satisfied everything he was supposed to do so he is under probation for another year " Pietrofesa told the paper. He called Pereira a member of Simpson' s defense team, and said he was " totally miffed " by the effort to use a tape of a permissible phone call to try to revoke Simpson' s bail " He was clearly voicing frustration to a member of the defense team who had been providing security, transportation and investigation services " Galanter said.

But after the newness wore off and losing seasons followed- the Jags have made the playoffs twice in the last nine years- attendance started to dwindle . Everything is coming together " Chad Cordero pitched the ninth for his 11th save . Unfortunately, that split- finger fastball got a little bit of sink towards our dugout- and you know what happened " Torres( 0- 3, who was replaced as the Pirates closer by Matt Capps after blowing his fifth save Sunday, had problems with the splitter from the start . Sheriff Joe Hoy said Monday that one of his employees corresponded with the company using the office e- mail system, but he would not elaborate . Moss then lined a 3- 2 pitch past Skip Schumaker in center field to score the winning run and end the 3- hour, 54- minute game " It feels good, especially the way I' ve been swinging the bat " said Moss, who went 1- for- 5 and is hitting 179( 7- for- 39) in September. His lackluster game led to Orlando scoring a season- worst 72 points, 13 fewer than its previous low He averaged 22 6 points, 18 2 rebounds and 3. Back in the locker room, Golden State coach Don Nelson wasn' t nearly as certain.

Mosley: Vick postgame report Michael Vick looked pretty explosive on several running plays, but he got in trouble in the second half when he raced around and was sacked for a 22- yard loss Blog " I think Michael wants to play as soon as he can . He was the first- round pick of the Browns in 2004 and had back- to- back 80 catch seasons in 2006 and 2007 . Arizona general manager Joe Garagiola Jr, while not confirming any specific potential deals, said talks are progressing " Whether that all leads to something this week, the winter meetings, or sometime in between, time will tell " he said " but the conversations are pretty substantive at this point " Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press . Gardella dropped his suit and later said he received a$ 60, 000 settlement Gardella signed with the St . That has no bearing on what we' re trying to do " Jeter was criticized by some last year for not voicing sufficient support for Rodriguez, who struggled during the regular season and was booed at Yankee Stadium " From Day One I' ve said I support Alex " he said " The only thing I' m not going to do is tell the fans what to do. Cleveland played without All- Star catcher Victor Martinez, scratched during batting practice with a stiff neck. Phillips hit a go- ahead single with two outs in the 11th inning, moments after breaking his finger on a bunt attempt, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Brewers 5- 4 on Tuesday night " He hit a rocket out there " Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker said, not knowing how bad Phillips was hurt.

Matt Stairs got a rare start for Philadelphia and went 2- for- 2 with a run- scoring double and a walk Ryan Howard also had a pair of doubles and scored two runs . Brewers RHP Jeff Suppan( oblique) is scheduled to make a rehab start at Single- A Wisconsin and Brewers RHP Dave Bush( triceps) is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Saturday . Devin Harris and Keith Van Horn added 16 points apiece for the Mavs, while Mobley had 16 for Sacramento . Stojakovic also returned to the lineup after missing three games with a protruding disc in his lower back, scoring 13 points on 4- of- 12 shooting . Christie made a 32- yarder 3 minutes into overtime as the Bills rallied from a 35- 10 deficit to beat the Houston Oilers 41- 38 in the 1993 AFC wild- card game in Buffalo. They have eight homers in two games, four in each game, and 17 in 10 games after ranking 12th in the NL with 139 homers last season. Everything has been real positive " If he comes back in 2006, McClendon expects to field a much stronger club than any of the five he' s had to date.

Tapping Mitchell, a Red Sox director, to lead the investigation furthered suspicions around baseball that the Red Sox might be treated more favorably in his report than the other clubs . Game notes Pirates CF Nate McLouth missed his second straight start due to flu- like symptoms Wellemeyer is 3- 0 with a 2 . Gonzalez followed by lining a 3- 2 pitch over the head of center fielder Grady Sizemore for his third RBI of the game " They kept pitching me away, away, away " Gonzalez said " They weren' t going to pitch me inside . Wade had 10 assists, nine rebounds and a handful of highlight- reel baskets . He has admitted to being fined dozens of times for violating team rules. The Mavericks( 4- 6) cut the lead to 58- 54 with 1: 17 remaining, but the Jackets sealed the win at the line, making 5 of 6 of their foul shots in the final minute. Game notesThe Royals are 83- 140 since Bell was named manager on May 31, 2005.

Myers recorded his eighth career double- digit strikeout game, third this season Burrell has four homers since Aug 1 . Stults will be eligible to rejoin the club on Tuesday, when the minor league season is over . Australia is in Group B with Cuba, Mexico and South Africa and will play its preliminary round games in Mexico City Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . No timetable has been set for a vote " I couldn' t care less what he did in college, and whoever decided to look it up has too much time on their hands " Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said in an e- mail to The Associated Press . Hargrove said his decision to go with Olivo as the starting catcher should not be any reflection on Wilson' s abilities " Danny' s still a good player " Hargrove said Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. AP Photo/ Elise AmendolaThe Red Sox were being cautious with Damon, right, in light of his recent head injuries Damon received four stitches above his right eye. Petersburg Police, who claimed he was driving 61 mph in a 35 mph zone.

Sabathia " He' s had a very consistent year for us " Indians manager Eric Wedge said " He' s been right there with C C . Up to that point, the Heat were 17- of- 17 from the free- throw line The Wizards lost 104- 101 in overtime at Miami on Dec 11, when Wade scored a season- high 41 points Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Game notes Wright finished his first career start with six points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in 38 minutes . Moorehead( 6- foot- 2, 285 pounds) is a former Alabama standout who has played in all 16 games each of the past two years, but he made only one start in that span . Updated: January 7, 2008, 8: 15 PM ET Skins' Gibbs isn' t saying whether he' ll return for final year of contract Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ASHBURN, Va- So much for Joe Gibbs coming back next season with Jason Campbell as his starting quarterback. Updated: December 9, 2007, 9: 31 PM ET Cardinals' Pope carted off after dislocating right ankle Comment Email Print Share Associated Press Pope SEATTLE- Arizona tight end Leonard Pope was taken off the field on a cart after dislocating his right ankle late in the third quarter of Sunday' s 42- 21 loss to Seattle. Larry Bowa has done everything in his power to get this team to play over some critical injuries and I have no doubt that he and our coaches will continue to take the same approach going forward " Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press.