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Defense attorneys deduces hope that evaluates getting the evidence tossed would result in charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia being dismissed Stoudamire had pleaded innocent. I think he was trying to motivate his team, and it motivated us " Rose scored 30 points for Toronto, which shot a season- low 32 percent. Randolph missed the Knicks' game at San Antonio on Friday " We just prepared just in case it happened. The Bulls took a 75- 69 lead into the fourth quarter after Thomas finished an alley- oop with 5 l seconds left in the third quarter Chicago led 50- 47 at the half. Raja Bell added 13 points for Phoenix, Marion had 12 and James Jones and Diaw each scored 10. The Bucks, who led only briefly in the first quarter, closed the gap to 89- 84 when Dan Gadzuric hit one of two free throws with 9: 34 remaining. He returned after only missing a few plays " Nobody really gave us a shot " Rivers said " We were seeing preview shows of you know' Can' t wait for Indy- New England' We just had us in this locker room, kind of like we just had us when it was 1- 3.

Updated: December 13, 2007, 1: 51 PM ET It' s a Celebration: Best NFL Touchdown Rituals Comment Email Print Share . Updated: October 17, 2008, 11: 04 AM ET Polamalu says NFL' s fines for hits more about money, not player safety Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services Troy Polamalu is usually soft- spoken off the field, hard- hitting on it . NEW YORK( AP- Yankees manager Joe Torre called Chien- Ming Wang' s game a jewel . He scored four more points in the quarter than his team did in the second " Once I got in a rhythm I just stayed locked in " Davis said " I can' t even remember the last time I had a quarter like that " The Warriors struggled early, which was to be expected for a bunch of playoff novices . A walk- up crowd of 11, 300 was the most in the four- year history of Citizens Bank Park Victorino' s error was his first in 351 career chances He has one throwing error. The All- Star first baseman walked 108 times, including 33 intentional walks. Game notes Ryan Garko had been the last player to reach against Jenks, with a home run at Cleveland on July 17.

Rodney emerged as Detroit' s closer over the final two months of last season, appearing in 38 games and finishing with a career- high 13 saves, a 4 91 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 40 1/ 3 innings The 31- year- old has 33 saves and a 4 25 ERA in 235 career appearances Thames, also 31, hit . Milwaukee had lost its previous five meetings against the Clippers and seven straight in Los Angeles " It was a very winnable game for us " Thomas said " But we let Michael Redd get going in the second half, and that pretty much killed us " Mo Williams and Charlie Villanueva also were out with shoulder ailments the last time the Bucks were here on Jan . He answered a five- point run from James midway through the third with two long jumpers and a pair of free throws that put Atlanta ahead 80- 77 with 6: 35 remaining " To come out and put up the fight we did, that shows a lot about the character of this team " Johnson said " It was beautiful, seeing the guys step up and make plays Mike is a go- to guy . Updated: November 11, 2007, 8: 13 AM ET NFL reminds officials to begin ejecting players for helmet- to- helmet hits Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services NEW YORK- The NFL reminded its officiating crews Saturday that they can eject players for flagrant helmet- to- helmet hits . If the Marlins faced the Orioles on a regular basis, then Florida manager Joe Girardi would almost certainly find a place for Willingham in the starting lineup. Commissioners Opat, Randy Johnson, Peter McLaughlin and Mark Stenglein have indicated favor, while Gail Dorfman, Penny Steele and Linda Koblick have expressed opposition. They hit balls at guys, and I made a few mistakes I didn' t pay for " Haren has received run support of two runs or fewer in six of his 11 starts, one big reason why he' s only got five wins Bedard, similarly, has compiled a 2.

DETROIT( AP- The Detroit Tigers have the best record in baseball . Foulke' s agent said Thursday that he would decline the offer and told the East Valley Tribune in Arizona Wednesday that the pitcher had talked " to quite a few teams " Foulke spent three seasons in Boston and was on the mound when the Red Sox clinched the World Series in St Louis in 2004 He had a 2 17 ERA and 32 saves that season, his best in Boston . Sitting nearby was a small group of men, likely 20 years younger than the 42- year- old Finley, and they recognized the 19- year veteran major leaguer and told him they were in town looking for baseball internships . During Thursday' s hearing, the judge will determine if there is enough evidence to hold Bryant for trial . Crisp, the Royals' new leadoff hitter after arriving in an offseason trade from Boston, was 2- for- 3 and is hitting 400( 6- for- 15) with four walks. We worked it out at the end " The 28- year- old Moore agreed to terms Friday after being cut Thursday by the Jets, who were due to pay the seven- year veteran a$ 7 million roster bonus under his former contract " When it happened, I wasn' t bitter " Moore said " I' ve played long enough and I' ve seen people come and go and I' ve listened to people' s stories and I understand the business side of it I wasn' t upset, honestly. DT Ryan Pickett( knee) is questionable but said Friday he would play.

Tech had a total of 11 steals, including four by Jordan Murphree and three by Mallard . Manager Eric Wedge said the club will bring Wickman back slowly, and not risk him hurting his arm again " It' s been two years since Bob pitched " he said " People are assuming he' s going to pick up right where he left off . He acknowledges passing Aaron has become a long shot " I never chased Hank to begin with " Bonds said before the game " It' s all if . Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger sustained a concussion on a sack in the team' s first series against Chicago on Sunday, and his status for next week' s game was uncertain . The series remains popular in Cincinnati, drawing 110, 068 for the three games. District Judge Terry Ruckriegle said he was aware of that possibility, but was bound to conduct some questioning in open court. Before joining Mike Shanahan' s staff in Denver in 2000, Coyer worked with the Jets( 1994) and with the Michigan Panthers( 1984- 85) and Memphis Showboats( 1986) of the USFL He has extensive experience as well at the college level Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.

They were gained against San Diego, whose rush defense is currently ranked 24th in the league by the advanced Football Outsiders DVOA( Defense- adjusted Value Over Average) stats . Cruz has issued 12 walks in 22 innings this season, but his 24 strikeouts have helped him work out of jams " Stuff- wise, boy, you just look at his stuff, if he can harness that and throw strikes, he' s a tough guy to deal with " Melvin said . Kaz Matsui fouled off eight consecutive pitches before striking out in his first at- bat, part of Rodriguez' s 30- pitch first inning . Glaus had surgery in September for a ruptured plantar fascia . Game notesThe Padres called up OF Drew Macias and switch- hitting INF Chase Headley from Double- A San Antonio. It' s the 14th time in the past 15 years that Mussina has nine wins before the All- Star break, but this is the fastest he' s ever reached the mark He didn' t earn his ninth win last season until Sept. But injuries to the rotation forced him to sink or swim with the big club in his new role " I thought he did a great job " Washington said " For the most part, he kept us in the ballgame every time he went out there " Santana( 16- 7) was charged with eight runs and 10 hits in 5 2- 3 innings and struck out five He finished his regular- season slate with a 3.

Updated: August 25, 2006, 5: 13 PM ET Improved Hornets give GM Bower five- year extension Email Print Share Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY- Jeff Bower signed a five- year extension Friday to remain the general manager of the New Orleans Hornets through 2011 . PATS SIGN EX- JET BAKER The Patriots signed tight end Chris Baker, who played seven seasons with the Jets . His agent, Manny Arora, said that being able to work out for teams would increase Jones' appeal to those in the market for a cornerback . Game notesThe Athletics placed RHP Rich Harden on the 15- day disabled list before Friday night' s game . The third- inning, three- run drive off starter Cha Seung Baek erased the 2- 0 deficit, but Sexson tied it with a solo homer in the third. Gonzalez said he expects Sanchez to be ready for his next start. Rauch threw a perfect eighth, and Chad Cordero pitched the ninth for his 15th save.

Wigginton hit a two- run shot in the seventh inning of Tuesday' s 4- 1 win . Shareef Abdur- Rahim added 14, Travis Outlaw had 12 and Sebastian Telfair and Maurice Baker had 11 each Joel Przybilla had 10 points and 14 rebounds . Game notesCeltics forward Al Jefferson was out with a sprained right ankle . Belichick argued that he believed he was within the letter of the rule, as long as he did not use the material on game day . Walter Payton, Bo Jackson, Eric Dickerson- those were the top RBs then Walter Payton had an outstanding training regimen He ate right and took care of his body. Wearing sunglasses, a gray suit and red tie, Fitzgerald promised another Super Bowl trip " We love you and we want to see you guys next year We' re going to do it again " Fitzgerald said. Even minus three- time Pac- 10 Player of the Year Wiggins, VanDerveer has one of her deepest teams ever after Stanford won 35 games last season and reached its first Final Four since 1997.

The left- hander, who has a 46- 24 record over the past three seasons, felt the strain during his first throwing session last week, Indians' trainer Lonnie Soloff said " We' re going to be cautious and conservative " said Soloff, adding that the injury is unrelated to the right- side hernia operations Lee had in 2003 and 2005 " We hope he can resume throwing after three to four days " Fausto Carmona will start in Lee' s place against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Fla . Sean Burroughs could return to the leadoff spot, or the job could go to shortstop Khalil Greene The Padres obtained Roberts from the Boston Red Sox on Dec . Tejada singled again in the fourth for his 211th hit, tying Cal Ripken Jr' s club record set in 1983 . Without a doubt, for everybody internally that I talked to, he' s our guy " Hurdle said " Basically, from the second half of the season all the way through the playoffs he was our No 1 guy " The 27- year- old Canadian went 17- 9 with a 4 . Yet Sabathia still couldn' t bring himself to agree until he and his wife had convinced themselves that New York was the right place for them to play, live and raise a family. Garnett is still one of the five best in the game and another team would have to give up so much that it would be too risky as Garnett gets older. He found his tight ends on several big conversions including two for touchdowns.

The task isn' t as daunting as it appeared earlier in the week . It' s also the third time there has been one hit or less at Coors Field, along with Hideo Nomo' s no- hitter for the Dodgers on Sept . It' s like a sibling rivalry " The Braves scored three runs in the fourth . I did so to accomplish two things: to tell the truth and to apologize to my teammates and baseball fans everywhere . Brad Snyder, Mike Fontenot and Welington Castillo homered off Kyler Newby in Chicago' s four- run eighth. Now, all the Cleveland Cavaliers need from their superstar is a yes- or- no answer. The Magic had lost four of five games, and in three of those defeats they entered the fourth quarter leading or tied " Luckily, we have a team, coach, people who are not going to give up regardless if we have a lead and blow it " Francis said.

The conference call was Tuesday, a day before the rescheduled hearing was to be held in the Detroit area, according to Lions executive vice president Tom Lewand . Garcia made a brief appearance in the locker room Monday but did not talk to reporters . The Titans were without starting cornerback Nick Harper( ankle, defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch( groin) and receiver Justin McCareins( concussion Harper injured his ankle last week at Chicago . On Monday, the Yankees asked the commissioner' s office to award them a forfeit over Tampa Bay after the Devil Rays failed to arrive in time Monday because of travel problems due to Hurricane Frances . We are the best " Second Chance: Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen missed the 2002 NLCS after separating his shoulder in a division series baserunning collision. Snead, who charged and then pummeled Syracuse pitcher David Bush in the second inning Monday after Bush threw a pitch that went between Snead' s legs, sat out the series finale between the teams on Tuesday and has nine games left to serve on the ban Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. Olson made his major league debut with Baltimore last season, going 1- 3 with a 7 79 ERA in seven starts Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

The Red Sox did not tender a contract for Donnelly hours before he was named in the report . Updated: October 20, 2008, 8: 35 PM ET MRI shows no damage to Williams' sprained left ankle Comment Email Print Share Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY- The Utah Jazz will be opening the regular season without their top player . He had five steals in the second quarter, three which ended in powerful dunks . He led the team in wins, starts( 33, strikeouts( 120) and tied for the team lead with 182 innings . Morris( 0- 4) needed 49 pitches to get out of the first, and wound up yielding six runs and six hits with a walk and a strikeout Morris has a 9. Now, New York will try to bounce back and bail him out again " It' s frustrating to go out there and pitch two games where we just didn' t play very well " Mussina said " I' m really not disappointed with the way I' ve thrown the ball. Nationals 6, Marlins 0WASHINGTON( AP- Manny Acta' s Washington Nationals ended an eight- game losing streak by scoring their most runs in 2 1/ 2 weeks and holding the NL' s most potent offense without a hit for six innings and without a run for the first time all season.

Estes was sidelined for two months last season with an ankle injury that limited him to 21 starts for the Arizona Diamondbacks He went 7- 8 with a 4 80 ERA . Louis Cardinals jumped on rookie Johnny Cueto early in a 7- 2 victory on Tuesday night " It was the third or fourth time where we' ve had runners on second and third with one out and haven' t gotten the run home and then things turned badly " Reds manager Dusty Baker said " We score early, and you don' t know what could have happened " Troy Glaus and Rick Ankiel combined for four hits and five RBIs their first two at- bats for the Cardinals, who scored three runs in the first and four in the second . Braden( 5- 7) gave up four runs on five hits in 5 1/ 3 innings and is winless in his last four starts . We made some adjustments " Santana said " The release point, I think that was the difference " His strikeout totals, however, have dropped dramatically . The Yankees motto is " 11, the number of wins it takes to win the championship. Since Sosa gets an$ 18 million option for 2006 if traded and Shawn Green will make$ 16 million in 2005- the last year of his contract- for such a deal to occur, either the Cubs would have to split the$ 18 million option or Sosa would have to restructure his deal. The third was a 76- mph floater that Bonds said he thought was outside.