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He and exhibits a white understand pit bull named Georgia- also playing despite healing wounds- were among several rescued from a dogfighting operation on Sunday. Associated PressFORT MYERS, Fla( AP- Jon Lester wasn' t as sharp as he was the last time he took the mound. I' m not to be the guy in the loss column in this one " Randy Winn and Omar Vizquel had three hits each for the Giants, who have lost five straight and seven of their last eight " We hit a few hard balls after we tied the game, but couldn' t find a hole " Giants manager Bruce Bochy said " They did and that was the difference " Tim Lincecum dominated Colorado for the first three innings, striking out four and not allowing a hit, but he faltered in the fourth when he gave up five runs and threw two wild pitches. It' s only fair to him what he' s brought to the team " Santana, who played in the Houston farm system with Oswalt for three years, allowed eight hits in seven innings, throwing a career- high 121 pitches- including 11 to strike out Lance Berkman in the first. Kidd finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Seattle lawyers say Bennett' s a sophisticated businessman who knew what he was getting into when he bought the team, can absorb the losses without difficulty, and should not now be allowed to plead hardship in breaking the lease.

Wallace needed 14 stitches to close the cut, then had more glass removed from his arm at the Cleveland Clinic the following day . Indianapolis Colts 2008: Best of Peyton Manning- Highlights of the best moments from Peyton Manning in 2008 . On April 29, the soft- tossing lefty carried a no- hitter into the seventh on the way to a 6- 1 win over Florida . An error by shortstop David Eckstein helped Pittsburgh put runners on first and second with no outs in the 11th against Brad Thompson( 6- 5 . He scored a career- high 34 points, including the winning turnaround jumper, in a 121- 118 victory at Dallas in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. You' d almost rather a guy stand there and hold it for too long than to just fling it across the floor " Hinrich' s jump shots put the Wizards on their heels early, and solid play from Chandler and Nocioni off the bench in the second quarter helped the Bulls build a 13- point lead that stunned much of the crowd into silence Arenas' flying dunk cut the deficit to seven at halftime. Game notesO' Neal said he considers Chicago' s Eddy Curry " one of the good young centers in the league " and has heard the trade rumors surrounding the Bulls' often underachieving fourth- year player " Everybody is tradable, even a guy who' s won three championships " O' Neal said with a laugh, referring to his own circumstance " Just because he' s not doing what I' m doing doesn' t mean he' s not dedicated.

The Bulls got a spectacular reverse layup and 3- pointer from Deng and a driving three- point play by Gordon after Bryant was called for an offensive foul and then committed a turnover . And now it' s probably going to be an inactive period of time until the thing heals " O' Neal was not available to reporters Tuesday . Oden has averaged nine points and just over seven rebounds in 39 games this season . Next thing you know, a shot from the point and Sakic' s alone on the side " I was able to get the first save and he chipped it over me for the second one It' s unacceptable, inexcusable . Still, Toronto is 48- 64, last in the AL East " It' s always been a dream of mine " Gibbons said before the game " I feel very fortunate. Their first three came off right- hander Aaron Harang, who lasted only four innings. Rusch will go to spring training as a potential fifth starter.

Game notes Scioscia announced that RHP John Lackey will be the Opening Day starter April 2 against Texas in Anaheim . Updated: June 17, 2005, 7: 21 PM ET Righty makes eighth career trip to DL Email Print Share Associated Press MIAMI- Florida Marlins right- hander Josh Beckett was placed on the 15- day disabled list Friday because of a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand The move is retroactive to Wednesday . Both teams took a few moments to honor Vern Ruhle before the game . Coming on a night that' s very personal and very special to me " Manager Trey Hillman said he predicted DeJesus' home run " That' s one I actually called I said to Dave' We' ve got two outs . Contreras is more than three months ahead of schedule after rupturing his left Achilles' tendon last August. Thames followed with an infield single off shortstop Alexei Ramirez' s glove.

Hamels dropped a perfect bunt and beat West' s high throw to first for an infield single that loaded the bases . Updated: October 24, 2008, 2: 01 PM ET Ankle injures render Panthers' Otah, Kalil doubtful against Cardinals Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N . ST . Gaudin, 21, split last season between the Devil Rays and Triple- A Durham of the International League He was 1- 2 with a 4 . Bryant, 25, has pleaded not guilty to felony sexual assault and said he had consensual sex with a 19- year- old woman last summer at the Vail- area resort where she worked. World Series MVP Cole Hamels and Joe Blanton also have locked up spots.

Pelfrey gave up an RBI single to Albert Pujols in the third and a run- scoring double to D' Angelo Jimenez in the fourth " I' m kind of disappointed that I fell behind a lot of guys " Pelfrey said " If I' m more aggressive, maybe I don' t have to work so hard " Cardinals starter Braden Looper, a former Mets closer and like Pelfrey a product of Wichita State University, gave up four runs and seven hits in four innings . Hamilton was a big part of the May success, hitting eight homers with 29 RBIs in the month . The Reds went to Fenway for an interleague series in 2005 and got swept and roughed up, outscored 23- 4 in the three games . Bay hit a two- run shot in the third after Lowell' s solo homer in the second " When Jason gets hot, as you can see, it' s not just singles " Boston manager Terry Francona said " He starts driving the ball all over the park and, boy, what a different team we look like " The Red Sox won their third in a row and sent AL Central- leading Detroit to its fourth loss in five games Boston has won seven straight against the Tigers . I walk out of my hotel room today and the trainer says we have three kids throwing up. The Tigers lost for the second time in their last eight road games. Polanco' s drive into the left- center field gap scored Chris Shelton, who led off with a single, and Inge, who walked.

As always, you are free to do as you wish, but we suggest that, for today at least, you decline general comment on the report and respond only on behalf of a particular player named in the report " Selig told the Chicago Tribune that he hadn' t seen the report, but he was proud it is coming out " People can say Bud was just trying to cover his butt or take care of his legacy or whatever " Selig said, according to the Tribune " I say[ bleep] it This needed to be done, and now we' ve done it I' m just happy it will be out there and we can move on . Dodgers 5, Padres 0SAN DIEGO( AP- Chad Billingsley probably will have one more start against San Diego this season, which can' t be good news to the Padres . After Cla Meredith replaced Young, Ludwick' s grounder knocked in one run and advanced the runners . Alexander said he also complained about a hard foul against Yao Ming in the Rockets' 102- 91 win Friday night in Houston . Neither Mozeliak nor manager Tony La Russa said anything to Mather about the roster moves. Airways Center " We' re trying to get good contracts and it hasn' t quite worked out " Other teams have a bigger need than we do We' ve got our eight guys who are pretty solid. The former Michigan State lineman was released by the Packers on Sept 1.

The bisexual dating show featured men and women vying for Tequila' s affections . He was moving better " Palmer would like to play in the final preseason game, but a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Palmer will not play in that game . Reliever Scott Eyre then surrendered a double to McCann and intentionally walked Francoeur to load the bases . He walked one and struck out seven, including All- Star Josh Hamilton three times . Craig Breslow relieved Boof Bonser and struck out Brandon Moss, but Julio Lugo walked to load the bases " I' m just glad he didn' t catch it, and they were able to correct it " Varitek said " It gave us an extra run when both teams were going back and forth. The Padres scored twice in the eighth inning to tie the score at 5- all Gonzalez led off with a walk off against Arthur Rhodes.

Davis had 34 points, 15 assists and nine rebounds, piloting the Warriors through an excellent second half in a 135- 128 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night . Golden State coach Don Nelson was ejected late in the third quarter and Houston finished the game with a 30- 11 run to reach a season- high point total . It' s wonderful to have him back " Koufax said he has spoken with McCourt and his wife once since they announced plans to buy the Dodgers " They seem like very nice people " he said " They want good things to happen It doesn' t happen overnight . The player revealed the depth of the hard feelings in a " 60 Minutes " interview that aired Sunday, telling the CBS news magazine that he and Boras are not speaking to each other . Updated: February 17, 2007, 3: 08 PM ET Allen, Okur get call to replace injured All- Star players Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Seattle' s Ray Allen and Utah' s Mehmet Okur were chosen Tuesday by commissioner David Stern as injury replacements for the All- Star Game. The Jazz have lost four straight on the road after winning six straight.

Updated: November 3, 2003, 10: 13 PM ET Blake will be evaluated Tuesday Email Print Share Associated Pres UNIONDALE, N . Starting quarterback Carson Palmer was named the emergency No . Starter Kirk Rueter was on the disabled list last season for two stints lasting more than a month with a shoulder strain . Wells has been on the DL since May 27 with a right knee contusion Schilling is 8- 1 over last 14 starts Windsor' s ERA went up from 1 80 to 5 87 . Louis, then, could be the answer to the question " Which is the mystery club suddenly in the mix to sign Bonds " According to the newspaper, La Russa made his request with Borris in the presence of a Mercury News reporter, then the two men spoke privately for several minutes. Part of the proposed leave would have been punitive as well, sources told Aldridge, because Bryant had been late for several practices earlier in the season. Fourth inning, runners on second and third with nobody out and we don' t score a run out of that, too " Bannister( 7- 14, who struck out a career high eight, has not won in 11 starts since a June 23 victory over Colorado.

The 5- 11, 180- pound Jennings has often been dominated by bigger receivers and is currently recovering from shoulder surgery In 2007, Seattle drafted Josh Wilson in the second round . Head trainer Paul Lessard said it was possible for position players to recover from the operation within four to six months, compared with 12 to 16 months for pitchers " The stress on a position player' s elbow is a different " Lessard said " Hopefully, he doesn' t have to make 120 throws from out there . Bako' s deal would be for$ 900, 000 and would give him the chance to earn$ 150, 000 more in performance bonuses . He has been sidelined since May 13 because of a strained left quadriceps . Hudson said after the game he just had a bad bruise and should be back in the lineup this weekend at San Francisco. The Reds jumped on Arizona starter Jon Garland( 3- 2) early, scoring one run in the first, three in the third and three in the fourth.

The crowd buzzing with an impending sense of doom, Guerrero pulled Colon' s third pitch just inside third base, a two- run single that ignited a chorus of boos inside Kauffman Stadium " Even if you throw a perfect pitch, you never know with that guy " Colon said " The guy can hit balls that bounce out of the dirt " Game notes Broadcaster Buddy Blattner, who died at 89 on Friday, was the original play- by- play voice of the Royals Kansas City leads the majors with 45 triples . Arthur, who now plays for the NBA' s Memphis Grizzlies, did not respond to requests for comment . He looks to make plays downfield with his arm while avoiding the rush, putting a ton of pressure on opposing secondaries . In February, the 25- year- old unrestricted free agent was arrested in Houston on DWI and possession of marijuana charges, which were later dropped He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars last season A call to Williams' agent was not immediately returned Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . The foundering Marlins hadn' t been swept three games in Cincinnati since 2001. Gonzalez is due back in the starting lineup Wednesday night.