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Capps was describes making his tells first appearance since being hit squarely on the elbow by a line drive Monday in Chicago " It was very big for me personally " Capps said " I went through a lot of different emotions when it first happened. After arriving in Toronto and hearing Rose predicting victory, Eddy Curry scored 16 points and led the Chicago Bulls to their eighth straight win over the Raptors, 94- 85 Wednesday night " It feels good to beat these guys, especially when you arrive in your hotel room last night and see Jalen Rose on TV guaranteeing a win " Curry said " That' s even more incentive. Ellis will miss training camp and at least several weeks of the regular season after injuring his left ankle last month in his native Mississippi. Updated: December 8, 2003, 3: 30 PM ET Pudge to play elsewhere next season Email Print Share ESPN news services MIAMI- Ivan Rodriguez' s last act in a Florida Marlins uniform was kissing home plate at Yankee Stadium Now, he' s kissed the World Series champions goodbye.

There are very few major league pitchers who have the skill Dice- K does " Boras negotiated a six- year$ 52 million deal for Matsuzaka The Red Sox had to pay$ 51 . Associated PressSAN DIEGO- The show of speed from rookies Everth Cabrera and Luis Durango turned into a win for the San Diego Padres . Hawks C Zaza Pachulia, who at 280 pounds probably had the best chance of being able to endure banging with O' Neal, did not play because of illness . He scored 41 points on 15- for- 23 shooting Thursday, one night after scoring 37 points in defeat at Atlanta, and couldn' t keep the Heat from falling to 3- 9 at home At 7- 19, Miami is 12 games under . Associated PressDALLAS- Rick Carlisle was watching the game in his office before halftime, Dirk Nowitzki was beat up after getting hit in the face and the Dallas Mavericks seemed on the verge of getting blown out by the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves on their home court. And he should be as good as new " Boldin, who also burst a blood vessel in his nose, was at camp Friday in street clothes and had an adhesive bandage on his nose He said doctors realigned his nose A doctor will re- evaluate Boldin next Wednesday.

23 AP) 59- 55 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament Iowa State( 24- 7) advanced to meet No 7 Baylor in the semifinals Saturday . That' s what McCutchen is trying to have: A short stay in the minors . Game notes Second- base umpire Mike Everitt stayed in the game after getting struck on the leg by Catalanotto' s liner in the fourth, a ball that was going through anyway . Several other players also made the move to Europe, and clubs with the resources might try to land players such as Kleiza next summer " The one thing I know about Europe is they usually pay your taxes " Karl said " But . Denver' s Marcus Camby, in second place averaging 13 rebounds, needed more than 90 in the Nuggets' final game Wednesday to catch Howard. J- A little more than two weeks after acquiring Boris Diaw and Raja Bell from the Phoenix Suns, the Charlotte Bobcats are showing signs that they can be a good team. The team projects losses of$ 5 million this season, not including Fleury' s possible bonuses.

The NFL Players' Association has filed a grievance on his behalf in that case It is not known when that grievance will be heard . While the receiver has not been able to practice and has done his own workouts, Glenn has seen his own personal doctor in Columbus, Ohio, who performed his right knee surgery last year Both believe the health of his knee is not an issue . I' m just going to get here and work hard and hopefully come out of camp that No . The third home run drew the first curtain call of the season at PNC Park, where only one player( Houston' s Vinny Castilla in 2001) had hit three homers in a game " It' s a special night for him " Pirates manager John Russell said " I' m glad there was a big crowd and that we won " You never[ envision] a guy hitting three home runs in one game- that' s just one of those things that happens . The Wolves went just 12- 30 under Randy Wittman after Casey' s dismissal and wound up trading Kevin Garnett to Boston three months later. Zastudil spent the first four seasons of his career with the Baltimore Ravens before signing with the Browns in 2006 as an unrestricted free agent. When Bowlen fired Shanahan last week with three years and more than$ 20 million left on his contract, he said he wanted a replacement who would immediately put the Broncos back among the league' s elite.

They are a little different club than we had when I was here, and we had Bichette, and Galarraga, and Castilla and Walker Those guys hit 30 home runs everywhere they played . Betancourt' s RBI groundout scored Broussard to give Seattle a 4- 3 lead Suzuki' s single drove in Lopez for a 5- 3 edge . Redd was only 1- of- 7 in the first quarter, helping the Knicks take a 29- 26 lead after Crawford' s jumper with 0 3 seconds left in the period . Updated: March 27, 2007, 10: 58 AM ET Forget scalping tickets if Indy hosts 2011 Super Bowl Comment Email Print Share Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS- The City- County Council has voted to make it illegal to scalp tickets to the Super Bowl, part of an effort by the city to bring the game to Indianapolis in 2011 .

It was initially thought that Foster suffered a high ankle sprain, but additional testing revealed further damage- ESPN news services . The D- backs also has a nine- game road skid, the club' s longest since also dropping nine consecutive contests away from Phoenix from Aug 29- Sept 18, 2004 . Bonzi did a good job of leaning in and made a tough leaning shot towards the basket " With a chance at redemption, Rose missed a 3- pointer at the buzzer that would have given Toronto the victory " We wanted to get Chris( Bosh) ducking in or Mike James going to the corner " Rose said " But they did a good job of taking that away . After that, the former Celtics put on a show for ex- coach Doc Rivers . We' re not Roger Goodell " Senior writer John Clayton covers the NFL for ESPN.

Beane is leaving Arizona for Chicago on unrelated business Tuesday, so a deal might not be completed until later in the week " There has never been any sense of urgency and there has never been a sense of formality " Beane said " The way talks have gone leads me to believe we can get something done " . Updated: October 1, 2005, 9: 41 PM ET Bonds won' t play again this season, Alou says Email Print Share ESPN news services The home run chase will wait until next season . Josh Willingham followed with an RBI double, and after Alfredo Amezaga flied out, Miguel Olivo' s two- run homer to left made it 6- 5 . Cardinals OF Colby Rasmus, out three games with a minor hamstring injury, is set to return in the opener of a day- night, two- city, split- squad double- header on Friday . Gonzalez doubled off Miguel Batista( 3- 2) and scored on Kevin Kouzmanoff' s single to left, beating the throw from Endy Chavez " The only thing that matters is that we won " Gonzalez said " Going 4 for 4 is a side note.

Obviously I had a good year in' 04 but this is a new year for me " said Pavano " I just want to build off of what I' ve been doing . Howard made sure of it by hitting a high- arching 22- footer, then feeding Terry for a fast- break dunk that made it 123- 113 " All our losses, we' ve struggled defensively " Williams said " We dominated points in the paint, we executed well, we just didn' t get enough stops . That certainly, I think, touched everybody' s heart before the game . Sledge singled to right off Jonathon Broxton to score pinch- runner Khalil Greene from second base . Bobby Abreu was busy cleaning up after Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera dumped Gatorade on him.

He had to run a lap after taking a false start penalty, which resulted in nose tackle Ahtyba Rubin knocking center Hank Fraley into Anderson, who also hit the ground . He also missed the final few days of voluntary workouts in May with the injury Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . He was pitching with five days' rest after topping 100 pitches in each of his prior five starts " The curveball was good . The Giants won their fifth consecutive game for their longest road winning streak since Aug 21- Sept 5, 2005 .

Game notes White Sox 1B Paul Konerko( knee) took batting practice indoors and expects to return to the lineup Tuesday night Ken Griffey Jr made a couple of fine plays in center field for Chicago . It' s fun right now " Brandon Roy had 23 points to lead the Blazers, who were missing two starters, and also lost LaMarcus Aldridge early in the game . Ohio State held Purdue to 5- for- 18 shooting in the first half and forced 14 turnovers to take a 35- 16 lead . Braves 9, Brewers 3 MILWAUKEE( AP- Brian McCann quickly made up for his lapse .