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Louis ended relates the season evaluates on a 10- game losing streak, even though the team was competitive down the stretch after getting running back Steven Jackson back from a thigh injury. The Diamondbacks, who led the NL West by 2# 189; games on June 6, now trail the first- place Padres by 4# 189; games " Last year we went through some tough stretches and this is pretty much the same type of year " Green said " It' s not a whole lot different from that. He pitched effectively into the seventh inning last Thursday. With Wednesday' s hearing before Congress looming, Hardin concedes Clemens could face a Justice Department perjury investigation similar to those of Marion Jones, Barry Bonds, Miguel Tejada and other athletes accused of doping " We have known always, and particularly after they referred Tejada, that that was a very strong likelihood as a result of anybody testifying differently than the Mitchell report " Hardin told the New York Daily News.

Game notes Boston CF Coco Crisp, sidelined for several days with a groin injury, was scheduled for a root canal and missed Thursday' s game . The Swiss native is expected to be deported after his release Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . After West struck out the next two batters, Headley scored from third on a passed ball by Baker The Marlins bounced back in their half to take the lead . James had 17 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and one thrilling windmill jam Thursday night to help the Cleveland Cavaliers humiliate Anthony and the Denver Nuggets, 92- 73 in front of a booing crowd at the Pepsi Center " I loved it tonight " James said " To jump on a team like this at their home, I couldn' t ask for anything better for our team " This was the third meeting between the two stars of last year' s NBA draft .

Attorney George Laughrun said Bridges made the decision when he learned he would face no further penalties from the NFL " He just wanted to go ahead and get this behind him and move on " Laughrun said Tuesday . The better approach if you can is to gauge the individual facts and circumstances " Fehr said the while Selig publicly called for 50- game suspensions for first offenders, management negotiators proposed it be a range of 50- 60 games, giving players the right to ask an arbitrator to lower it to 40 games . Van Benschoten said he wished he could take back the home run pitch to Greene " I didn' t put it into the right spot " he said " I can look back and say I only misplaced three or four pitches and be happy with that " Greene gave the Padres a 3- 0 lead with his homer off the facing of the balcony on the third level of the Western Metal Supply Co . Panthers highlights- Highlights of the Panthers 32- 21 victory over the Detroit Lions .

An All- Star in 1949, Seminick was the starting catcher on the Philadelphia team that beat out the Brooklyn Dodgers for the NL title in 1950 " He was tough, I mean tough, and a great competitor " Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts said in a statement released by the Phillies During the championship season, Seminick batted 288 with 24 home runs and 68 RBIs He hit 243 with 164 homers and 556 RBIs in 1, 304 career games . He got no offensive support after the second inning, despite the inconsistency of Seattle starter Horacio Ramirez, who remained undefeated at home this year " I think I did well . 5 million, six- year contract- dazzled Monday from beginning to end . A' s DH Jack Cust, who was hit in the head by a pitch from Chicago Cubs starter Sean Marshall on Saturday, was cleared by doctors but was held out of Sunday' s game Geren said Cust would play Monday against the Angels . After pinch- hitter Tug Hulett took a called third strike to start the ninth, Betancourt hit a deep flyball.

Game notes The announced attendance for the first game was 35, 243, which reflected the tickets sold for Monday night Tuesday' s actual crowd appeared to be closer to 25, 000 . Charlotte' s Nazr Mohammed met little resistance from Jefferson in the post . He came close in his first at- bat, sending right- hander Wes Obermueller' s first pitch, a letter- high, 92 mph fastball, to the warning track in right field, where Brady Clark caught it a few feet in front of the wall . Updated: January 4, 2005, 8: 23 PM ET One- year contract' roll of the dice' Email Print Share Associated Press SEATTLE- Shortstop Pokey Reese agreed Tuesday to a$ 1 . What more could you ask of yourself " Buckner was helping promote a new ad campaign for a liquor, a sequel to " Casey At the Bat " where the mighty title character gets a second chance and hits a home run. 18, was All- Star during his first two seasons with the Yankees but missed most of this year after injuring a wrist April 29 against Toronto during a collision at first base with Shea Hillenbrand. Nate McLouth hit a pair of home runs, two of a season- high six hit by the Pirates, and Pittsburgh pounded out 17 hits during an 11- 2 rout of the Rockies " It' s always going to sting to lose games like this " said Colorado manager Clint Hurdle, whose team fell 3 1/ 2 games behind San Diego in the wild card " Right now we can' t look behind.

The Warriors have consecutive losses for only the second time since going 0- 6 to start the season, when Stephen Jackson was suspended . Streak Stopper Carson Palmer was tied for the fourth- longest active starting streak among NFL quarterbacks before sitting out Sunday' s game . Proposals to allow or expand slots or casinos are being considered in at least 14 states, tempting legislators and governors at a time when many must decide between cutting services and raising taxes . Cruz had an indentation on the side of his face where his helmet had been and looked dazed as he walked to the visitor' s clubhouse . Jimmy Rollins had a go- ahead triple in the sixth, and Philadelphia salvaged a split of its four- game series. 1 starter, John Lackey, or Kelvim Escobar because of injuries. Ichiro Suzuki, Jose Lopez and Jose Vidro also drove in runs " We' re not the type of team that' s going to blow many teams out " Washburn said " We' re going to win a lot of close ballgames with the type of pitching staff that we have " Tampa Bay right- hander Andy Sonnanstine( 1- 1) allowed four runs and seven hits over six innings for the Rays, who have lost four straight.

The image is one of Superman arriving just in the nick of time . Pitches seemed a little harder " he said " I hadn' t seen live pitching in a week But I felt good I came up in a big situation and didn' t get the job done . Louis had a little bit of everything, including catcher Nick Hundley down at second base tagging everyone he could . The two- time All- Star, who turns 32 on Sunday, had been kicked in the leg three times in the past three weeks- including Wednesday night' s loss to the Clippers when he had just four points in 30 minutes . Earlier, Iverson questioned his status as an NBA superstar after being traded for the second time in his career " I' m starting to feel like a journeyman " Iverson said jokingly at the Pistons' shootaround before the game against the Raptors Some journeyman. My philosophy when I was playing for 13 years was you' ve got to have amnesia. Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said late Sunday night that " consistent with our normal approach of performing our due diligence, we contacted Drew Rosenhaus several days ago, prior to the draft, to inquire about Plaxico' s pending legal situation " Tannenbaum added that the Jets haven' t spoken with Rosenhaus about Burress since.

After two seasons as the Montreal GM, he did not want to become what he perceived would be a glorified scout " It' s an honor that they thought of me so highly as an evaluator " Minaya said " but I' m a GM . Updated: July 14, 2004, 8: 44 AM ET Commish: Don' t talk about other teams' players Email Print Share ESPN news services Baseball commissioner Bud Selig told Dan Patrick on ESPN Radio on Monday that he won' t fine George Steinbrenner for saying during a recent radio interview he wanted Randy Johnson on the New York Yankees . Signing them goes in line with our original plan of being active in the international market " Because of his arm strength, a number of scouts had expressed interest in Martinez, comparing him to fellow Dominicans Raul Mondesi and Jose Guillen . Giants utilityman Rich Aurilia, playing third, committed just his fourth error of the year when he failed to pick up Hunter Pence' s routine grounder in the sixth . Seattle' s hitters staged a turnaround against Texas, after entering the series hitting just 187. The team is waiting to hear from doctors before deciding whether to DL him.

Every time when you give up five or less, everything is good " Santana insisted . O' Neal, who has missed much of the season with a knee injury, returned to the Heat after sitting out their last two games because of a calf injury . Mike Williams also persevered in his return to the NFL after three years away . Anderson, who grew up in the Los Angeles area, was selected by the Angels in the fourth round of the 1990 free agent draft and has spent his entire career in the organization . Tejada, who' s playing winter league ball in the Dominican Republic, told ESPNdeportes' s Enrique Rojas Friday that he' s ready to focus on baseball " My mind and my heart are ready to play hard and take the Astros where the fans want them to be " Tejada said " I hope to have their support[ Astros fans " Everyone knows me. Outman was a bright spot in Oakland' s youthful rotation, going 4- 1 in 14 appearances.