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Last month, unveils receiver fells in Chris Henry was released by Cincinnati after another arrest. I don' t think any of my teammates do " It' s unfortunate that I almost have to sit here today to defend myself for no reason " he said The Diamondbacks' play on the homestand was indefensible. Sabathia remained unbeaten despite allowing nine hits, and the Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 9- 6 Sunday. After two tumultuous years with the New York Yankees, the Big Unit is obviously comfortable with his return to Arizona.

Posada was hurt in a collision at the plate with Danny Richar to end the eighth . First and foremost, of course, is All- Star point guard Gilbert Arenas, who has had three knee operations in the past 1½ years and has said he figures he will be out until December or January . You wish things had been handled better " Baker said " You know everybody has done something similar at some time in their career . Rodriguez signed with the Tigers as a free agent in the offseason and helped lead them to a 72- 90 record- a 29- game improvement from the previous season, when Detroit lost an American League- record 119 games . I' ll never forgive him " Teammates covered Helton' s locker with police tape as a practical joke with a sign reading " This area closed pending a search for evidence " Rockies bench coach Jamie Quirk defended Helton " Anyone who has ever been around Todd Helton would know that has never entered his mind " Quirk said.

What everybody' s worrying about in here is taking care of ourselves at this point " Ryan Franklin( 5- 6) got the final out in the seventh for the win as Cincinnati gained a half- game on idle San Diego for a 1# 189- game edge in the wild- card race . 7 " I enjoyed my time here " said Robinson, who played for Golden State in 2003- 04 and part of last season " I wish these guys the best . Odom, Artest, Bryant and Derek Fisher each had their publicists run interference with the hoard of reporters, photographers and TV cameramen " Entertainment Tonight " sent a crew, too . Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points on 12- for- 14 shooting, Jason Terry scored 20 and Jason Kidd finished with 11 assists as the Mavericks beat the Heat for the ninth straight time in the regular season, 111- 96 on Saturday night . Head coach Bobby Petrino resigned from the Falcons with three games remaining in his first season to accept the job at the University of Arkansas. Andrew Tucker, the Ravens' head team physician, said Monday that Smith' s illness was " extraordinarily unlucky " It' s a rare complication of a very severe tonsilar infection. The Gators are trying to make it back to the NCAA tournament.

Bowa was contacted Thursday by GM Brian Cashman and manager Joe Torre about the possibility of Bowa joining the Yankees' staff next for season " I haven' t made any decisions yet " Bowa told ESPN on Thursday . Rapoport had to return to court in November 2000 to get Conte to pay . The Pirates then said they would release Mondesi' s wages from an interest- bearing escrow account Signed as a free agent in February, Mondesi was hitting 283 with two homers and 14 RBI this season . But I' m going into the season healthy " Armas said " I' m not far, actually The control is pretty good I' m just missing by a little bit " He was 7- 7 with a 4 97 ERA in 2005, going 0- 2 with a 9 75 ERA in his last three starts His final appearance came Sept 1, and he later had surgery on his pitching shoulder . Ichiro has won the Gold Glove in each of his big- league seasons.

Mientkiewicz said the ball he caught was " my retirement fund " the Globe reported On Friday, he said he was kidding " If Mr . 25 at a beach in Boca Catalina after several people confronted Ponson, accusing him of harassing them with his personal watercraft and operating it recklessly, police said . With Foulke on the disabled list, Schilling will combine with Alan Embree and Mike Timlin to make up for the closer' s absence without the need for a trade " This helps us avoid doing something desperate and shortsighted " Epstein said, calling the move " short- term " To fill Foulke' s roster spot, the Red Sox purchased the contract of right- hander Scott Cassidy from Triple- A Pawtucket Cassidy is 6- 3 with a 3 . Travis Metcalf and Nelson Cruz had RBI singles in the consecutive innings off different relievers after Santana left the game to extend the Rangers' lead to 8- 5 .

he always takes[ the sign] from the set position with the ball in his hand, but in that situation he wasn' t able to keep it dry " manager Trey Hillman said . Updated: October 17, 2006, 8: 27 PM ET Broken left wrist to sideline Knicks' Jeffries 6- 8 weeks Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Jared Jeffries, counted on to help shore up the Knicks' defense, will miss six to eight weeks because of a broken left wrist . Reid said Thursday he was sorry for causing the accident and injuring the other driver . The Herald reported the infection originated from an incision to repair the medial collateral ligament . With DeJean sidelined, Mesa made a career- high 79 appearances " Jose was everything we thought he' d be " O' Dowd said " It' s just that with Mike' s injury, we had to use him a lot and that caught up with him in the second half " Mesa, 40, went 1- 5 with a 3 86 ERA. He was on the disabled list twice in 2002( torn knee tendon and hamstring, twice in 2003( dislocated shoulder and torn ankle tendon) and twice in 2004( two hamstring tears.

Erick Aybar was the lone Angels player without a hit against Haren, but he singled in the ninth off Huston Street . The Tigers grounded into two double plays went 4- for- 15 with runners in scoring position " We got a lot of hits, and they got timely hits " Leyland said " We get 16 hits and didn' t take advantage of a lot of opportunities . Manager Bob Geren said both players are day- to- day and doesn' t expect either to be out for a significant length of time . The history didn' t interest Braves manager Bobby Cox " What difference does it make " Cox asked . Angel Campos moved from first base to replace him after a 10- minute delay With 91 pitches, Slowey' s afternoon was over.

Both played in all 82 games last season, but it was the first full season for Collison, who missed 2003- 04 after undergoing surgery on both shoulders Collison averaged 5 4 points and 4 6 rebounds last season as a reserve . The Atlanta Spirit ownership group was preparing to release a memo to staff members Friday night, saying business would continue as usual while the ruling is appealed . 17 in the league, the lowest ranking in Kiffin' s 12- year tenure with the franchise . Shannon did not know the nature of the Atlanta event or whether it was open to the public . Louis lost for the sixth time in 11 games, but the Cardinals' magic number to clinch the NL Central dropped to five when second- place Cincinnati lost to Houston 7- 2 Jenkins, batting. Izturis doubled and later scored on Kendrick' s sacrifice fly. Outfielder Brad Wilkerson and infielder Greg Norton were designated for assignment.

Though a probable first- round playoff rematch doesn' t scare the mighty Mavs, Golden State might feel it has a slim chance after dominating Dallas lately- and with former Mavs coach Nelson on the bench . Kings G Beno Udrih left the game in the fourth quarter with a sore left hamstring He had two points and three assists Jackson scored 19 points, a season high Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . After the minicamp ends Friday, the Patriots won' t practice formally until training camp in the second half of July . BALCO also is at the center of an investigation by anti- doping agencies into the newly discovered steroid THG . Until the 1970s, it was common practice to send major league jerseys down to the minors at season' s end, said Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions for Heritage Galleries " The old numbers and logos, such as the Yankees' NY' over the heart, would be removed and replaced with the new team' s insignia " Ivy said " As a result, almost all other Mickey Mantle game- worn jerseys in existence today have been restored following minor league alterations " The sale will be conducted Friday and Saturday in Long Beach, Calif, and online at HeritageSportsCollectibles.