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Lowe often expresses has pitched displays well enough, but the offense has let him down. MINNEAPOLIS( AP- The Minnesota Twins hope Francisco Liriano' s return to the starting rotation will bolster their postseason push. I mean he got really got sick " Duaner Sanchez( 1- 0) earned the win despite a rocky eighth and Heath Bell pitched his way around Todd Helton' s two- out double in the ninth for his major league- leading eighth save in as many chances. Johnson is a restricted free agent who has garnered a large amount of interest around the league. 31 against Phoenix " I heard everything went well for him " said Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who is recovering from offseason surgery on his right knee and watched Tuesday' s practice from the sideline " Hopefully we' ll have him back sooner rather than later " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. Adding another name to the injury list, Wilcox missed the final 9: 39 of the fourth quarter after taking an elbow to the jaw and needing stitches in his lip " I couldn' t be prouder " Seattle coach Bob Hill said " They fought tooth and nail for a long time.

The series was going to open in Houston no matter what, so McGrady didn' t even dress and Yao stayed in his warmups all game That took 49 . Johnson beat Roloson to the glove side with a screened 50- foot slap shot as Handzus was parked at the edge of the crease- as he was on the tying goal . Two days after abruptly canceling his season- ending news conference for a series of intense meetings with York, Nolan gave no indication his future ever was even in doubt with the 49ers . Trying to prepare for a 4- 3 or a 3- 4 individually is tough enough for an offense, but when a team uses both in the same game, it can be extremely effective . Closer Takashi Saito was unavailable due to a strained hamstring " I wasn' t going to use Saito there " Little said " There are 100 games left. Updated: July 28, 2005, 3: 06 PM ET Portland to play Dixon$ 8 million, agent says Email Print Share Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore- The Portland Trail Blazers have reportedly agreed to a three- year deal with free agent Juan Dixon, although the contract cannot be formally announced by the team until the NBA' s collective bargaining agreement is ratified.

Justin Miller relieved and struck out Jeff Francoeur before Casey Kotchman' s bases- loaded walk made it 3- 2 . He then led a fast break that resulted in a three- point play for Ronnie Price, extending the lead to 77- 73 " I' m just more relaxed out there and trying to play solid basketball " Brewer said " Guys are looking for me when I come off screens " Milwaukee managed only a field goal by Royal Ivey during Utah' s decisive 18- 2 fourth- quarter run . Linebacker Mike Peterson and defensive end Reggie Hayward are two of eight defensive players on injured reserve . He had 556 yards on the ground this season, splitting time with Maurice Jones- Drew, and averaged a career- low 3 9 yards a carry behind an injury- riddled offensive line . 500( 9- for- 18) with two homers and six RBI against Rogers this year. LOS ANGELES( AP- Clayton Kershaw was long gone by the time teammate Andre Ethier got the game- winning hit in the 10th inning. Baker averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds over his last two seasons in Milwaukee before he was traded to Seattle for the 1997- 98 season He spent five years in Seattle, averaging 14 1 points per game in his final year.

Those guys did a great job " Brewers reliever Todd Coffey( 1- 0) earned the win after Pirates reliever Tyler Yates struggled . On Sunday, the right- hander threw 95 mph but had trouble with his control . The Celtics hold club options for the next two years of the contract . Tight end Rodney Hannah moved up from the practice squad to take his place Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . The team must cut one more player by Tuesday afternoon to get to the 75- player limit. Before the game became a rout, the AL West leaders made several sparkling plays to stay ahead " Defense is always more gratifying than offense " Kotchman said The victory provided a nice send- off for Scioscia.

Alex Rodriguez- coming off a two- homer, three- RBI performance in Saturday' s 15- 4 victory- followed with a bloop single over first base that scored Sheffield and Giambi . More Podcasts# 187; Kent began his professional career after being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1989 . As the Cavaliers fired up brick after brick in the third quarter, one paying customer voiced his frustration toward Brown " Hey, Mike, do you have them take any shots at practice " he yelled It didn' t look like it . I' m not trying to be trite, but as you all know we' re evaluating players in college, we' re evaluating free agents and we' re evaluating our own roster . Schwartz said he has coordinators he' d like to hire, but neither is in place, and planned to talk to the remaining assistants from Marinelli' s staff " I' ll talk to a lot of people next week at the Senior Bowl " he said. In the last eight games, they' ve gone against them " I know " Coffey said " That' s baseball, isn' t it? It just happens " On this night, Contreras was the fortunate one.

I want the ball in my hand' and it worked out pretty good " Pineiro has appeared in relief 37 times As a reliever last year, he was 1- 1 with a 4 81 ERA and held opponents to a . Today I really started throwing awesome fastballs " Angels manager Mike Scioscia also was pleased with Moseley' s outing " His velocity and arm speed and his command all got a lot stronger over the last two innings " Scioscia said . Leyland expects SS Edgar Renteria( bruised chest) to be back in the lineup Friday at Cleveland . McGrady and Bibby have indicated they' re having second thoughts about attending the Olympics, scheduled for Aug 13- 29 in Athens . Burrell added an RBI groundout in the seventh to make it 5- 1. James was following in the footsteps of another basketball great at the south London school.

Updated: May 25, 2009, 9: 28 AM ET Report: NFL investigating charge Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services The NFL is investigating whether the Washington Redskins committed tampering in their pursuit of Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, according to a Yahoo! Sports report on Saturday . Louis Rams, a high- ranking Cowboys source told ESPN' s Matt Mosley Jones would love to see it happen . They also combined for something even more unusual: Ramirez' s grounder nailed Big Papi in the leg on the basepath between second and third for an easy out that helped Westbrook " I was taking my normal lead and before I knew it, the ball was right on me " Ortiz said " It came up high on me and there was nothing I could do about it " In all, Westbrook got 14 of 20 outs on balls the Red Sox pounded weakly into the manicured grass and infield dirt at Jacobs Field, which hosted its first ALCS game since 1998 . But after he gets out, you' re kind of' Thank God " Weaver made sure he had a plan while pitching to the White Sox designated hitter who hit No . Once we made some shots, everything just started to click on all cylinders " The Kings, trying to catch the eighth- place Lakers for the final Western Conference playoff spot, rebounded from Sunday' s loss in Washington to win for the seventh time in 10 games overall. Now, over a year after Iverson' s trade to Denver, Iguodala knows the Sixers will depend on him in the postseason " We just need to act like we' ve been there before " Iguodala said " We' ve all played in pressure situations Now it' s just going to be at a higher level.

The Cardinals also were without outfielder Chris Duncan, who was sent back to St . The next batter, Jerry Hairston Jr, made it 2- 0 with a bunt single down the third- base line that drove in Aramis Ramirez . Los Angeles placed RHP Bartolo Colon on the 15- day disabled list with tendinitis in his right triceps RHP Greg Jones was recalled from Triple- A Salt Lake . Placido Polanco went 3- for- 5 with two doubles and two RBI and Magglio Ordonez hit a run- scoring double for the Tigers, who dropped to 9- 3 against the Twins this season . After a walk to Chris Snyder loaded the bases, Romero singled in two runs when center fielder Scott Hairston failed to hold onto his sinking line drive. It was his 20th homer, making him the eighth player to hit that many in 14 consecutive seasons. Angels 3B Chone Figgins went 2- for- 4 to raise his batting average to 392.

Lowell connected for his second homer of the season after Jason Bay' s two- out single in the second . Wolf threw a bullpen session Tuesday, and " that would line him up for Friday " Torre said . The issue will be discussed at next week' s league meetings and could be included in a larger plan to add up to two regular- season games to the NFL schedule . The left- hander allowed nine hits, struck out nine and walked five in 7 1/ 3 innings He ran his career record against the Mets to 9- 2 with a 2 08 ERA Randy Messenger and Joe Borowski finished up . The third baseman has played in 903 games in nine seasons in the big leagues, batting 262 with 68 homers and 296 RBIs Buster Olney is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. Updated: December 15, 2008, 9: 15 PM ET Phillies re- sign Moyer, add RHP Park Comment Email Print Share Associated Press PHILADELPHIA- Jamie Moyer understands the importance of timing. Webber now acknowledges that in 1994 he gave Martin about$ 38, 000 in cash as partial repayment for expenditures Martin made on his behalf.

Hearings for Ron Artest, Jermaine O' Neal and Stephen Jackson are scheduled for Friday in district court David Harrison faces an Oct 3 hearing . The NBA on ESPN Radio also will carry all of the events from the 2005 All- Star Game in Denver . Phoenix coach Mike D' Antoni said he understands the suspension but believes Bell' s contention that he did nothing intentionally " I feel sorry for him . Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; The Blazers outscored the Warriors 39- 24 in the second quarter, improving to 14- 4 at home this season# 8226& nbsp; Brandon Roy returned to the lineup for the first time in five games after being out with a hamstring injury, scoring 19 points# 8226& nbsp; The Warriors dropped their seventh consecutive road game, falling to 4- 20 away from home- ESPN research He played only about 6 minutes in each of the first three quarters against Golden State But then, unexpectedly, he started to feel stronger . San Diego' s Khalil Greene snapped an 0- for- 11 skid with a single in the second inning. He felt that that could not be matched in other cities " Paul didn' t decide until[ Wednesday] morning " Landis told ESPN' s Jayson Stark " He stewed on it last night Then we finalized it in the morning. Morton bounced back from a terrible outing by pitching into the seventh inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5- 2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

The 25- year- old James attended the four days of " organized team activities " this week and participated on a limited basis . After Jeff Fiorentino sacrificed Ardoin to second, Roberts tripled off the glove of Jay Payton, who appeared to lose sight of the drive . He' s thrown the ball well in his other starts, but he' s thrown a few bad innings that makes his numbers not look so good . Sosa hit a three- run homer to cap an eight- run second inning, then drove in another run as the Rangers held off the Oakland Athletics 12- 9 to complete a three- game sweep . They need to recognize that and feel good about how they' re performing as a unit " The final three games of this series were delayed by rain, and Tampa Bay has now endured rain delays in four of its last five games. George Clooney is producing a show for the Maloofs' entertainment arm in which Nelson serves as the coach of a fictional expansion team, along with former NBA stars Vlade Divac, Norm Nixon and Marques Johnson.

Playing his second game after missing two contests last week following oral surgery, Wade hit a fadeaway shot with 1 . But the AFL also will be missed by referees, who used their time indoors to hone their skills and get discovered by NFL scouts " It' s a shame " said Ed Camp, a linesman in his 10th year in the NFL " They always say the more snaps you see, the better you' re going to be . The new skipper takes over a team that' s finished last in seven of the franchise' s eight seasons and never won more than 70 games . But the Phillies scored four runs off reliever Mike Timlin in the sixth to increase their cushion . J- Jason Kidd' s slump has replaced Derek Jeter' s skid as the talk of the New York metropolitan area. The left fielder also made two running catches near the wall. The perennial All- Star guard worked out hard with the Lakers on Tuesday, but said he was sore Wednesday Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press.