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Cavaliers coach probes Mike Brown fells in celebrated his 37th birthday Monday. Chicago hit 10 of 15 shots in the first quarter, opening a 30- 22 lead after Gordon' s layup with 16 seconds remaining. To the league' s credit, it' s nothing too overbearing or out of touch. With this win, being ACC champions, and like I told them, the chance and the opportunity to leave their legacy and their mark and win the first ACC title in 20 years. Tomko hit a three- run homer off Steve Trachsel on Monday in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 12- 3 win over the New York Mets " It' s much more fun hitting them than giving them up " said Tomko, who has not homered in the regular season during his nine- year career " I don' t think I' ve done that since Pony League back in the day " Tomko gave up three runs and five hits in five innings, including a solo homer by David Wright- his third of spring training.

San Diego ace Jake Peavy was sharp during his 5 2- 3 innings, allowing five hits, two walks and two runs with five strikeouts He surrendered a home run to Brewers shortstop J J Hardy in the bottom of the first . Martin' s ninth homer of the season came in his first career at- bat against Johnson " That pitch to Martin he wanted to elevate and he left it over the middle " catcher Chris Snyder said " I' m not sure if it set the tone but it' s hard coming back when you fall behind early like that " Kent fouled out before Johnson hit Luis Gonzalez in the thigh and Matt Kemp looped a broken- bat single to right . 1 starter " Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said " We expect the same quality stuff that he has to give us a chance to win every time he toes the rubber " Bud Norris, considered Houston' s top pitching prospect, pitched four innings, giving up a run on five hits and striking out four . I was fortunate that I was able to attend a function with him Wednesday night when he was honored by the United States Naval Memorial Foundation in Washington, and I am so glad now that I took the time to be there and spend a few more moments with him- Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame guard who played for Auerbach " Beyond his incomparable achievements, Red had come to be our basketball soul and our basketball conscience . After the first inning, the left- hander didn' t allow a runner past second until Alex Rodriguez homered leading off the seventh " Joe' s command was terrific, good life on his sinker " Scioscia said " That' s an extraordinary lineup, very deep with power from both sides. Smoltz, making his way back from shoulder surgery, will pitch Thursday against the Florida Marlins or make another rehabilitation assignment for Triple- A Pawtucket. Van Gundy ranked Friday' s performance as the Rockets' best at home all season " It' s our first home game that I can say we played well from start to finish " he said " Hopefully, that' s the start of something " Ray Allen scored 23 points and Rashard Lewis added 21 for Seattle, which committed 20 turnovers and got outrebounded 50- 40 " It was a tough night " said Seattle coach Bob Hill " We stunk it up " The game opened a four- game road trip for Seattle, which continues on Saturday in Dallas " It' s disappointing to start this road trip this way, especially to a team we thought we could beat " Lewis said " We only have four games on this trip and I thought we gave this one away " McGrady had a quiet first quarter, going 3- for- 7 for seven points.

You can' t get embarrassed on your home court like that " Brand said " You have to play with some pride and some intensity . Streicher said that, after talking with Lewis, he accepted the comments were a case of something coming out differently than what was meant " I have known and respected Marvin since he came to Cincinnati, and in no way do I feel he would intentionally disparage our department " Streicher said in a statement . Campbell added six points and 12 rebounds for Purdue, while Freeman also had six rebounds and five assists . Arroyo got the loudest and longest ovations Wednesday- and a respectful bow from Griffey- in a successful Cincinnati debut . Andres Blanco and David DeJesus singled off Justin Duchscherer in the bottom half, and Esteban German hit a run- scoring grounder. HOUSTON( AP- Ryan Howard chose not to dwell on the would- be home run he lost on a blown call.

The league' s lowest average ticket is for a Golden State Warriors' game at$ 27 69, a 5 percent increase The expansion Charlotte Bobcats will be charging$ 36 61 per ticket Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . Carlos Quentin also homered for Chicago, which has won five of seven Konerko has seven RBIs over his last five games . Daniel Murphy doubled twice and drove in three runs " We really were locked in at the plate " Murphy said " It' s one of those things that is so contagious . Neither Duncan nor Parker played in the fourth " We were moving the ball great tonight " Udoka said " A lot of people got open looks . Jon Beason, who is what a healthy Morgan was supposed to be, is not far from being a Pro Bowler. Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple said the team had received a number of calls from people wanting to know how they could help the Behm family.

If the doctors look at me and say' Jim, Matt' s good to go' and Matt looks me in the eye and says' I' m going' then you know what? Matt Hasselbeck is going " the coach said " Because we' re trying to win " That' s a tough task right now# 8226& nbsp; Lofa Tatupu, the leader of a defense that got shredded for 207 yards rushing by San Francisco' s Frank Gore last weekend, may not practice or play this week because of a hamstring injury . Louis beat Milwaukee 10- 5, extending the Cardinals' lead in the NL Central to 1# 189; games " This just slowed us down a little bit " Astros manager Phil Garner said " We' ve been playing mighty good, and we' ve still got some momentum . Associated PressST . Matsuzaka gave up one run and two hits with one strikeout, throwing 109 pitches " We couldn' t get a hit bunched in with all the walks " Detroit manager Jim Leyland said " We had good at- bats against Daisuke, but we couldn' t get the big hit " Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman( 2- 3) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings, walking two and striking out four " I think I threw the ball really well " Bonderman said " The two home runs[ Lowell and Youkilis] they hit were good pitches " Lowell' s two- run homer gave Boston a 2- 0 lead in the second . I can' t talk about what happened, but I want to apologize to all you guys " The Trail Blazers haven' t taken any disciplinary action against Randolph, pending the results of a drug test administered by police after the arrest " Until we get all the facts, we can' t respond " team President Steve Patterson said " Certainly if it turns out that the tests are not what we' d like to see, then, as I said, there will be consequences. Wallace helped Detroit advance in the playoffs in 2002- for the first time since 1991- to the conference finals in 2003, win a title in 2004 and get to the finals last year " The success we' ve had started when he showed up here " Dumars said " Make no mistake, this guy is the cornerstone of what we do " And with a blue- collar game and his Afro or cornrows, his popularity in Detroit is rivaled only by Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman, who might retire soon " I want to thank the fans for cheering for me and for growing their hair out " Wallace said with a grin.

Updated: June 17, 2008, 9: 54 AM ET Chinese officials: No decision yet on Yao playing in Stankovic Cup Comment Email Print Share Associated Press BEIJING- A top official of China' s national basketball team says no decision has been made as to whether Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will play in an Olympic warm- up tournament next month . Valentine, mentioned as a candidate to fill managerial openings with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, just completed his second season with the Marines . Hardy' s solo home run to lead off the seventh " We just kept chipping back " Cincinnati manager Pete Mackanin said " I couldn' t have predicted the outcome, but I' m extremely happy with it " Reliever Bill Bray( 2- 0) pitched a third of an inning to earn the win, getting Prince Fielder to fly out to end the seventh on his only pitch of the game . Then Bonds kept moving spots in the dugout to see whether the horde of cameras following his every move would move as he picked a new place to sit His relaxed mood seemed to carry over onto the field . Blue Jays 2B Aaron Hill went 0 for 4, snapping his hitting streak at 11 games. Nowitzki played for his native Germany this summer at the world championships.

We' ve showed that we' re good when we play together and that' s what we did tonight " Lewis, Allen' s fellow All- Star, looked fatigued, but managed 13 points on 4- for- 13 shooting . Last year, Portland' s Greg Oden was ruled out after microfracture surgery in September Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Payton has decided that Palko, an undrafted rookie whom the Saints coach called personally before bringing him to New Orleans, will follow starter Drew Brees off of the bench Friday night and may play as much as three quarters against the Buffalo Bills " I' m anxious to see his development- his progressions, ball security, how he handles his decision- making, and seeing if can move the ball while he' s in there " Payton said after Thursday evening' s practice at Millsaps College, the team' s training camp home " I just want to know what I have with the player as best I can and the only way to do that is by playing him " This week, the Saints signed a fifth quarterback when they brought in Matt Baker, who played in college at North Carolina and last year spent time with the Dallas Cowboys . You have to go play and you have to prove it " You have to have an opportunity to prove it Anderson has done a good job with his opportunity . Louis, the games have generally been what they were always supposed to be- worthy of their immense hype.

13, 2004, game at the Coliseum " These were players out of control " Gwilliam said " Jenny did absolutely nothing wrong . Melvin Mora and Matt Wieters homered for the Orioles, now 44- 3 when leading after eight innings . Happy Birthday MJ- SportsCenter celebrates Michael Jordan' s 46th birthday 5 . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . Tim Drew, the family' s middle son, was a first- round pick of the Indians and is now in the Expos system. Only four other teams have won 9, 000 or more games, with the New York- San Francisco Giants No 1 at 9, 495.

With five key players on the disabled list after a rash of injuries, the A' s are back above . Penny, who has lost all three outings since starting the All- Star Game, lost his cool on another oppressively hot day at Dodger Stadium after giving up four runs in the third inning on six consecutive hits . I' m not sure that when you' re dealing with rights which may be in some sense fairly technical and legal that you ought to be doing that " The Associated Press contributed to this report . Penny( six innings, nine hits, four runs) allowed more than three runs for only the second time in 12 starts . He tossed his head back to soak it all in and pointed two fingers toward the sky " All of Shea Stadium cheering for my name- it' s unbelievable " Tatis said " It' s amazing for me " Tatis extended his hitting streak to 11 games with his eighth career multihomer game and first since Sept 16, 2000, with St Louis. Chiefs highlights- Highlights of the Chiefs' Week 4 upset victory over the Broncos from NFL GameDay Week 5: Buccaneers vs Broncos- Highlights from the Broncos 16- 13 win vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 6: Jaguars vs.

Listen, because these guys didn' t deal with me, they' re getting a free pass " Mike Fish is an investigative reporter for ESPN He can be reached at michaeljfishgmail . Buford spent five years as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas before his first stint with the Spurs Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . He will have a CT scan on his foot Monday in Anaheim before the Orioles open a three- game series against the Angels . Atlanta SS Yunel Escobar, who went 1 for 3, after getting benched during Friday' s game for failing to run out a grounder . Golden State had an eight- game winning streak after a 23- 45 start in 2004- 05 " Our defense was very poor, and we gave up a lot of offensive rebounds " Korver said " We didn' t play very smart basketball, and that got us crushed on the boards. How will Cleveland' s defense match up with the explosive Dallas offense? Can Browns offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski keep the Cowboys off- balance with a mix of power runs and vertical passes? I expect Cowboys defensive coordinator Brian Stewart to incorporate a lot of movement fronts into the game plan, while attacking QB Derek Anderson in the pocket with multiple zone fires Doug Kretz: Probably Dallas at Cleveland.