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Shortstop Rafael Furcal fielded Sullivan' s grounder up the middle, threw to the plate for the force on Troy Tulowitzki, and Russell Martin relayed to Shea Hillenbrand at third for the force on Geronimo Gil " I don' t know if I' ve ever seen a guy hit a double- play ball to the shortstop behind the pitcher' s mound without a five- man infield " Hurdle said " Whether that' s advance scouting, Furcal' s intuitive nature, whatever it was, that was some kind of play . 61 ERA in 20 outings and was affected by various injuries and personal problems. First baseman Lance Berkman, who was scheduled for a day off, entered the game on a double switch in the seventh and was 0- for- 1 . Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun also turned the trick on May 31, 1927, completing a 1- 0 victory over Cleveland, according to STATS LLC . Buehrle is 1- 7 in 11 starts since his perfect game in July- ESPN Stats& Information " To be able to come into Chicago and pick up three is all we would have asked for " he added. They are coming off their most complete performance of the season in a 34- 14 thumping of Chicago on Sunday night that included a Williams Wall- led goal- line stand in the second quarter And now this. Pitching coach Dave Righetti rejoined the Giants after missing the previous five games for personal reasons.

Wainwright homered in the fourth, and Edmonds hit an RBI double in the fifth- Juan Encarnacion tried to score from first but was thrown out by Belliard' s relay from Kearns in right . He still can' t walk without crutches, and it will likely be summer before he can run again 1964 The Tribute - 1964thetribute . Bench coach Joey Cora said he will be in the lineup Sunday " no doubt about it " Game notes Cora filled in for Guillen, who is expected to return Sunday afternoon but won' t manage Richard struck out seven against Texas last July 23 . Got to get used to those and be ready to shoot at all times It looked good, felt good, just didn' t go in. 1964 The Tribute tickets Murphy' s 11- year career at strong safety was good enough to get him into the Green Bay Packers' Hall of Fame 1964 The Tribute . Hudson( 8- 6) allowed six runs and seven hits in five- plus innings 1964 The Tribute - 1964thetribute . Pinch- hitters Doug Mientkiewicz and Jason Michaels also had run- scoring hits against Jason Johnson, and first baseman James Loney' s two- run throwing error finished off Pittsburgh' s biggest inning this season.

Jackson hasn' t said much about the officiating in the days leading up to the finals, but that could change at any time . The pressure was firmly on Penn after Alfredo Simon, another candidate for the rotation, held the New York Mets to one run over six innings Monday night . There were initially between five and 10 organizations interested in a potential sign- and- trade deal with the Hawks before Indiana emerged as the front- runner . Mo Williams, the high- scoring point guard from Milwaukee, will go to Cleveland in the deal The 6- foot- 1 Williams averaged 17 2 points and a team- high 6 . I tried to get Todd into Pittsburgh with us, but at the time he went to Dallas " Whisenhunt was Pittsburgh' s offensive coordinator before taking the Arizona job and called most of the plays in the Cardinals' 8- 8 season. Story Speculation about Kiffin' s status began in early January after reports surfaced following the season that he wanted to fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. According to the New York Daily News, Torre said that during the season he won' t criticize the Boss, who publicly questioned Torre' s decision to use Alan Embree in Tuesday' s loss to Chicago.

He continues to sell legal nutritional supplements from the same building that once housed BALCO in Burlingame, Calif . Fox, beset by injuries last season, is expected to retire . Updated: February 18, 2005, 6: 52 PM ET LeBron dealing with ankle, flu Email Print Share Associated Press DENVER- Count Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard among the very few players who might actually give a hoot about NBA All- Star Saturday It' s for good reason . Planners initially hoped to make the roof a public park, but doing so would have triggered regulations requiring huge stairwells for quick evacuation to the street, said the project' s landscape architect, Laurie Olin . If our receiver " X " and their DB " Y " were neck- and- neck, I' m going to throw it The ball is in the air and hopefully our guy wins We assumed that our guy was going to win. He eventually admitted bankrolling the operation and participating in the killing of eight dogs Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. Clayton tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be out for the season 49ers spokesman Bob Lange said Clayton would have surgery.

NFL Video Ravens safety Jim Leonhard breaks down the Terrell Suggs Pick 6 in week 7 " When I did the " 2 Live Stews] radio show in Atlanta, that' s what I meant and I thought that' s what I said " Suggs said, according to the statement issued Friday by the Ravens " I did repeat the word bounty early in the interview after the guy asking me the question used the word That was a mistake . The portly pitcher has lost close to 30 pounds since the end of last season " I' m no savior " he said " I' m one man trying to help a team win . It was the major league- leading 100th error by the Angels, who committed only 87 last season . 8 at Arizona " He got squeezed on the 3- 2 pitch and it cost us two runs right there " Cox said " I thought he threw great He had a lot of strikeouts. After Nate McLouth popped out, Ryan Doumit singled to right, making it 5- 3. The 21- year- old Jefferson was resting at home, team spokesman Jeff Twiss said Twiss said there was no immediate timetable for Jefferson' s return to play " We' ll let him rest and take it from there " Twiss said. The Kings were outboarded 53- 46 overall " That' s a pretty good Christmas present for those guys " Theus said " We outplayed them.

The biggest question defensively revolves around defensive tackle, and the Bucs also need to find the eventual successor to longtime WLB Derrick Brooks . NFC East blog ESPN' s Matt Mosley writes about all things NFC East in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation " We heard for so long that we have so much depth, but I don' t know what you are watching " Coughlin said in a conference call " The guys who are supposed to be the depth have hardly practiced and some haven' t played . Three squad cars were parked in front of the club, a lane of traffic was closed to discourage cruising outside and nine officers were patrolling outside . 6, the Celtics obtained Payton and Rick Fox from the Los Angeles Lakers for Chucky Atkins, Marcus Banks and Chris Mihm . He shot baskets in a long- sleeved black shirt in the Wizards' muggy practice gym, rode a bicycle through the city- without a helmet because, he said " I look goofy in it- and ran sprints on a high school football field with two parachutes tied to his waist. The Twins have 46 players in camp and did not make any roster moves Wednesday. Updated: August 22, 2005, 10: 19 PM ET Slugger could rejoin team after physical therapy Email Print Share ESPN news services San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean has been so encouraged by Barry Bonds' rehab, he thinks the slugger could be back in the lineup this season.

Artest started the third- quarter rally with a short jumper, then Bibby scored eight straight points, including a pair of 3- pointers . But from the first quarter when Samuel Dalembert blocked three shots to overtime when he had two clutch blocks on Pau Gasol, defense led the way " This would have been a bad one to lose, man, because we did put our effort on defense " Iverson said " We did play one of the best defensive games that we played " Iverson had a chance to tie the game 79- all in the final seconds of regulation on a driving layup but he lost control of the ball and it knocked off his knee . You have to have five guys committed to doing the same thing . And gone too, in all probability, will be Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez . The reason for a two- year contract is that it coincides with the remaining length of Nolan' s deal in San Francisco. Police were not called to the scene and no charges were filed, he said " We don' t think that it' s anything we' d be concerned about and certainly we' ll be handling it internally " Duquette said Friday " I can' t get into the specifics because I don' t know an awful lot about it " Duquette said he didn' t anticipate charges being filed against any of the people involved " If there is any disciplinary action, it will be handled internally " he said. Umpires initially called it a home run, then switched it to a double, drawing an argument( in vain) from Perlozzo.

With the game tied at 1, Danny Richar led off the Chicago third with a grounder and an umpire' s ruling that left first baseman Jarrod Saltalamacchia with an error . Pittsburgh, which had lost four straight, was swept at Milwaukee in the first three games of a six- game road trip that ends the season . He missed more than a week with a hamstring injury and he was demoted to the scout team . With all the offense his teammates provided, Florida' s hard- throwing lefty could relax . Davis from Washington on July 13 for outfielder Preston Wilson and cash. Venezuela remained unbeaten in three games, while Puerto Rico is on the verge of elimination with three losses. Victorino was 0- for- 3 with a walk, snapping his 14- game hitting streak Dobbs leads the majors with 14 hits as a pinch- hitter.

A chance to rest a tired bullpen and maybe get some banged up guys back . The Mets took a 1- 0 lead in the second when Wright led off with a double to short left field, moved to third on Daniel Murphy' s flyout and scored on Fernando Tatis' grounder to short . This is the first time in nine playoff series the Pacers have lost after leading 2- 1 Indy 500 drivers Helio Castroneves, Sam Hornish Jr and Scott Dixon attended the game Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Bynum continued his surge by playing with consistent command of the area around the hoop, which is just what Shaquille O' Neal used to do for Jackson, Bryant and the Lakers when they won three straight titles earlier this decade . Updated: August 4, 2009, 9: 13 AM ET Lynch' s suspension upheld Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch' s three- game suspension for violating the NFL' s personal conduct policy will stand. Cashman said Tuesday he was not worried that the legal proceedings would distract Garcia and Nelson during the Series " I think these guys are ready to separate that stuff " he said Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. The 1929 Detroit Tigers and 1932 Philadelphia Phillies are the only other teams with four players with 40 or more doubles.

A free agent last offseason, Dye signed a two- year contract with Chicago . He struck out a season- high eight batters in 6 2- 3 innings, allowing three runs and seven hits Wakefield has lost four of his last five starts with a 7 98 ERA . I was talking earlier about trying to deflate that force field they have right now . I said when I come back, I want to come back strong " And that' s exactly what he did " Some people think he' s a dumb hitter but he' s not " Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano said " He' s a smart hitter and at the beginning, people booing him were doing no good Everybody in baseball can go through slumps, bad times . This week, he must return to Colorado from Hawaii, where the Lakers are training. Thursday marked exactly 45 years since the Phillies were no- hit by the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax in a 3- 0 loss at Connie Mack Stadium. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; The Spurs have won 10 of their last 12 and sit a half game ahead of both New Orleans and Houston atop the Southwest Division# 8226& nbsp; San Antonio has won eight of the last nine matchups with the Thunder franchise# 8226& nbsp; The Spurs topped 100 points for the ninth time this season and are 34- 1 when scoring 100- plus points since the start of last year- ESPN research The Spurs led by 26 points in the first half before the Thunder cut it to two points in the final minute " You never want to be in that situation " Parker said " because it' s always dangerous.

Of the three additions, the prospect who arguably has the best chance of being selected is North Carolina State running back/ wide receiver Richard Washington, who was dismissed from the Wolfpack program in February 2005 and did not play at any college last season . Pittsburgh ended- ESPN research Against another sellout crowd in Philadelphia that bellowed nothing but derogatory words toward the Pittsburgh captain, Crosby and the Penguins showed a flicker of hope their season can still be salvaged . Caldwell has become a regular on the interview circuit, and Dungy and Manning have endorsed as a solid head coaching candidate . The Athletics also have seven players, including Mike Piazza, Mark Kotsay and Rich Harden, on the disabled list Jack Cust' s first homer since Sept 22, 2003, extended the lead to 5- 3 in the eighth . If he breaks down, they can always recall Sizemore or wait for Jody Gerut, who should be back from knee surgery in June. For La Russa, it' s hard to gauge whether McGwire is being treated unfairly because of his refusal to answer questions at the congressional hearing " I know people are struggling with how to put it in perspective " he said " I don' t know where it goes I don' t know how people weigh I don' t know how the public feels. Sowers retired the side on eight pitches in the first, then needed 67 pitches to get through the next two innings " When you throw that many pitches in a couple innings, I didn' t see it getting any better " Indians manager Eric Wedge said " It' s a little far- fetched to think he' s going to go out and find it " Sowers gave up three runs and five hits over three innings, his shortest outing in 14 starts since June 30, a three- inning stint in a loss to the Chicago White Sox " I wasn' t terrible, but I was leaving the ball up " Sowers said " I think some of it could be a testament to their hitters.

He had to make it clear that no matter how badly a player is provoked, he can never, ever, go into the stands . And then Oklahoma City, last year I think spoke for itself " Eighteen of the team' s 36 games in Oklahoma City sold out last season as the city got its first taste of major league sports . BOSTON( AP- Paul Pierce' s seventh straight 30- point game showed he can do more than just score . It' s Kellen " Pennington injured the ankle when he was sacked by Jarvis Green during the third quarter of the Jets' 38- 14 loss to the New England Patriots . LB Patrick Willis( ankle strain) is still out after getting hurt on the first day of camp CB Tarell Brown is also out with a toe injury. He helped manufacture the tying run, and later was thrown out trying to score " Today was special " said Wells, obtained on Thursday from the Boston Red Sox " I was locked in and wanted to show these guys that the old man can still do it " Josh Bard hit a bases- loaded single in the eighth to bring in the go- ahead run, and Trevor Hoffman pulled within seven saves of passing Lee Smith on the all- time list. He expects to return to the top spot soon, but said " If it' s long term, who cares? You get a chance to drive in runs.