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The league said in a statement that signed certifications from the teams, players and agents involved in the trade were not completed and received by the NBA on Friday . The dispute slowed ticket sales at the start of the season, but sales picked up to five times the usual pace following word Wednesday that Turiaf would sign a contract, general manager Rich Austin said . Clay Bennett had set a Wednesday deadline for having a plan to replace KeyArena, which he says is outdated He and the city are in a dispute about the arena lease . One man, saying he was on his way to work, said he " heard a hit " and then saw Reyes lying in the roadway A few moments later, a police officer arrived . Scott Elarton got his first victory since last July, slumping Mike Sweeney had two hits and the Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 7- 4 to win their first road series " We' re trying to beat anybody, either right- handed or left- handed, it doesn' t matter " Royals manager Buddy Bell said " We' ve played close, but we never seem to have enough to win " No longer stymied by lefties, Sweeney said this series win could lead to better things for the Royals " The Oakland A' s, hands down, have the best pitching staff in baseball " Sweeney said " To take three of four is a huge feat, especially the way we have been playing up to this point in the season. 519( 14- for- 27) in eight games since coming off the disabled list. It was very disheartening to see that' Game notes 2B Brandon Phillips, who booted a groundball for one of Cincinnati' s three errors, called the Nationals Park infield " the worst in the National League Reds OF Jay Bruce homered for the second straight game.

Finley had eight for San Antonio, which extended its lead to 11 after three . He started seven games over the past two years in San Francisco . Goodell said originally that the three- game suspension would be reduced to two if Marshall kept in touch with a league- appointed counselor and stayed out of trouble . But I like these players over here " Dotel is 0- 4 with a 3 . Thome isn' t so sure " I don' t think it' s a cramp because a cramp usually goes away " he said " There' s probably a strain in there " I' ve never had a hamstring injury. Scott Spiezio hit the last of the Cardinals' three homers off Arroyo on Thursday, and St. Minaya said manager Willie Randolph will decide on the starter " Matsui' s got to go out there and play.

350? What if he let the San Diego fans down? He couldn' t live with himself . He' s only five away from tying Nolan Ryan for the most career 10 K games " He might not throw the ball 95, 96[ mph, but his slider, when you think it' s going to get over the plate, it comes in and bites you " Francoeur said " He' s phenomenal " Francoeur hit a game- ending, two- run homer off Chad Qualls in the ninth, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a sparkling 10- strikeout performance by Johnson to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3- 1 Saturday . The former Virginia Tech star spent the last two months of his sentence on home confinement in Hampton Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Updated: July 29, 2009, 8: 45 PM ET DeCamillis coaching after broken neck Comment Email Print Share Associated Press SAN ANTONIO- Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis still wears a neck brace and has to sleep sitting up in a chair . Associated PressCHICAGO- Natasha Williams had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. Citigroup is one of the world' s largest full- service banks, with 200 million customers in more than 100 countries Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. Mahay said the tense situation didn' t affect his approach pitching to the middle of Philadelphia' s lineup " My job is to get him off the hook " he said " Fortunately enough, I got out of there unscathed " Oscar Villarreal pitched two scoreless innings Rafael Soriano allowed Rowand' s homer in the eighth Andruw Jones added an RBI double in the eighth for Atlanta.

Arizona' s Trot Nixon is playing a series of minor league games this week to work at 1B so the D- backs have some insurance behind Conor Jackson with Chad Tracy still recovering from microfracture surgery to his right knee Tracy was doing agility drills Wednesday . Game notes The Mets fell to 1- 5 against Houston this season Wolf came in 2- 0 with a 0 75 ERA against New York this season He gave up four runs in six innings . 81 million next season had the Lakers picked up his contract option Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . Wagner, hospitalized two weeks ago with colitis, missed 35 games in his 2002- 03 rookie season because of surgery for a bladder infection . Hill tried to get out of the way, but as Hamilton jumped to shoot a 3- pointer, the coach' s leg appeared to bump the player. If the Marlins don' t tell Matt Herges and Kerry Ligtenberg by Wednesday that they will be on the opening- day roster, the relievers can decide to become free agents. Red Sox 2, Tigers 1BOSTON( AP- Julian Tavarez is grateful for every chance he gets to start The Boston Red Sox appreciated his effort, too.

LHP Mike Bacsik will start Wednesday night against the Mets in place of Hill . Gutierrez followed with his second homer- and first since his first at- bat this season- for a 5- 3 lead " I ran out of gas " Pettitte said " I hit a wall there . Soriano was on the DL earlier this season with a calf injury- the Cubs were 9- 5 during his absence- and was just beginning to look comfortable on the bases . 74 ERA in two Triple- A starts this season before beating Detroit 10- 5 in his Angels debut April 23 . The Suns, one of the best 3- point shooting teams in the league, were 0- for- 12 from that range but still led 42- 38 at the break. Murphy retired after the 2000- 01 season, having played three more games than former Boston and Colorado defenseman Ray Bourque- who left the NHL at the same time. Tommie Harris Defensive TackleChicago Bears Profile " I know they' re going to[ franchise] tag me[ after this season " Harris said of the Bears, according to the Chicago Sun- Times " I' ll just play that out.

2 quarterback " You' ve got to give Matt a lot of credit because he has faced a tremendous amount of criticism about his work ethic, about other things in his life besides football " Whisenhunt said " He' s worked very hard to focus on being a better quarterback, and it' s shown up in this preseason " Leinart has completed 38 of 62 passes for 517 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception . For as fiercely as Thomas played the game, registering the most sacks of any player in the 1990s, he also was known for his outgoing personality off the field, and for being one of the most charismatic athletes of his generation . and Casey Kotchman hit consecutive home runs in the first, and the Angels bullpen preserved an 8- 6 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night " It' s good, because there are going to be sometimes when we' re not going to do well offensively and our pitchers pick us up and keep us in close ballgames " Guerrero said through a translator " We have a good pitching staff, and hopefully all of us can contribute to them " Guerrero' s homer was his first since May 17 at Seattle . Some guy said hit him second, hit him third, hit him fourth, hit him fifth I look at it like, hell, we can hit him somewhere . West heard plenty of criticism when the Grizzlies' president of basketball operations hired Brown in November 2002, picking a man who hadn' t coached in the league since 1987. Kansas City' s players took to the field to congratulate each other after their first win since a 6- 1 victory over Detroit on May 26 but their coaches pulled a fast one, sneaking into the tunnel to surprise the team with raucous cheers on the way back to the clubhouse. The Cavs picked him in the first round the following summer.

Updated: May 30, 2007, 10: 43 AM ET Griffin expected to boost Browns' special teams Comment Email Print Share By Len PasquarelliESPNArchive In a move principally designed to strengthen the special teams units, but which might also enhance the competition at linebacker, the Cleveland Browns have claimed two- year veteran Kris Griffin on waivers from the Kansas City Chiefs . Real strange game " Orlando Hernandez( 9- 10, who hadn' t pitched since Aug . After Hill tied it with his double in the third, the Devil Rays chased Ohka in the fourth Dioner Navarro, B J Upton and Harris singled, and Brian Tallet relieved Crawford greeted him with a three- run double . Louis prospect will mark his return to the National League after coming to Arizona during an offseason trade with Oakland . The ball glanced off Valverde' s glove before it hit him " If it hadn' t hit my glove " he said " I don' t know what would' ve happened " Valverde said he never lost consciousness. Norris struck out at least one batter in all six of his innings. With a pulsating play by the pinch runner, the New York Yankees showed the Los Angeles Angels they can play small ball, too, and cemented control of the race for home- field advantage throughout the postseason.

Garnett scored 12 points with eight assists, leaving with 5: 30 left in the third and Boston leading 72- 47 " I think we' ve done a good job- we' ll know later- of resting them throughout the season " said Rivers, who went three weeks without a scheduled practice at one point " I told them' Legs over minds' The veterans are smart enough, but we' ve still got to save their legs " Boston headed to Atlanta for Saturday night' s game against the Hawks, their likely first- round playoff opponent . The victory was the second in as many days for the Pirates against Washington . Count Suzuki' s need to ponder instead of pout as another sign of Seattle' s incremental improvement this season . Houston started the ninth with a 7- 3 lead before Dan Wheeler gave up a leadoff double to Ryan Howard . Chris Gomez followed with a two- run single " The killer was the Gomez hit " Leyland said. The Mavericks had their biggest lead at 87- 66 on a basket by Erick Dampier with just under nine minutes remaining and the Hawks never got closer than 16 the rest of the way. But Devin Brown tried a layup, which Brand stuffed, and the Clippers got the ball back with 11 9 seconds left.

Updated: September 27, 2006, 7: 47 PM ET Terrell Owens incident report Email Print Share Associated Press There were two versions of a Dallas Police Department incident report on Terrell Owens' trip to a Dallas hospital emergency room . The Browns gave offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski a two- year contract extension after he was named as a candidate for the Baltimore Ravens' head coach vacancy . He' s been there a lot more than me, so I' ll definitely follow him " Hamlin said " Making it means a lot to me . Seau has shot four of the planned 10 episodes for " Sports Jobs with Junior Seau " which is scheduled to premiere Dec 2 on Versus . Updated: August 6, 2005, 12: 22 AM ET Gebhard takes Garagiola' s old job Email Print Share Associated Press Arizona Diamondbacks: The team promoted Bob Gebhard to interim general manager, filling the spot vacated by Joe Garagiola Jr. Florida center fielder Alfredo Amezaga twice robbed the Brewers. German' s RBI single scored Aviles with the Royals' fifth run in the fourth, but he was caught stealing just before Jose Guillen hit his 15th home run for a 6- 3 lead.

Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; The Tigers got all six of their runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to win their third straight game after starting the season 1- 3# 8226& nbsp; Brandon Inge hit his fourth homer of the season; he' s never hit more than four in the month of April and the Tigers have 15 games left this month# 8226& nbsp; Miguel Cabrera has hit . Yeah, there is no possible way they were just 10 yards away " The medical examiners' suspicions were contained in 2, 300 pages of testimony released to the AP this week by the Defense Department in response to a Freedom of Information Act request . However, he was stunned to hear of Feely' s release " Of course it was a shock " Carpenter said " I' m a rookie coming in and Jay' s a great kicker and he' s got a lot of experience and I' m just here to do my best and hopefully that' s the best " NFL Video 2007 Highlight: Jay Feely makes a 53- yard field goal . Gutierrez opened the 10th against Pat Neshek( 4- 2) with a double off the wall in straightaway center and Gardenhire brought in Dennys Reyes, a left- hander, to face Grady Sizemore . Young reached on a leadoff walk and scored on Hamilton' s double. Ishikawa had one extra- base hit in his previous 70 at- bats- going a stretch of 31 games without one- before his double in the seventh. Updated: September 16, 2009, 10: 23 PM ET Boldin: Fixing problems' not a mystery' Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Bloggers' s Blitz: NFC West TEMPE, Ariz- The ever- blunt Anquan Boldin spoke out to his teammates after Arizona' s sloppy season- opening loss.

Updated: April 11, 2004, 3: 20 PM ET Wood also accomplished feat in 1998 Email Print Share Associated Press ATLANTA- Chicago pitcher Kerry Wood tied a Cubs record when he struck out seven consecutive Atlanta Braves on Sunday . Updated: January 13, 2007, 7: 33 PM ET Mets agree to contract terms with playoff hero Perez Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Postseason savior Oliver Perez and the New York Mets agreed Friday to a one- year contract worth$ 2, 325, 000 . And in that direction is the direction in which you will end up going . Thomas' agent, Craig Domann, told The Associated Press on Thursday the backup defensive end and sometimes starter also plans to test the market Domann did not elaborate . Billups Scores 36 As Nuggets Cruise- Chauncey Billups hit a career- best eight 3- pointers as Denver topped New Orleans, 113- 84, in Game 1 14. Each team had 16 hits, setting a Petco record for total hits in a game. Alex Rodriguez made a pair of errors at third base and 21- year- old Melky Cabrera, brought up when Gary Sheffield went on the disabled list before the game, dropped a fly to right field by Ramirez for a two- run error.

The Diamondbacks started right- hander Juan Gutierrez, one of three players acquired from Houston in a deal that sent major league saves leader Jose Valverde to the Astros . Dodgers OF Matt Kemp was 0- for- 4, ending his career- best hitting streak at 19 games . Since then, the Yankees have won three World Series and five AL pennants . The Royals scored an unearned run in the second after a throwing error by shortstop Juan Uribe allowed David DeJesus to reach base Emil Brown' s single drove in DeJesus . Let the other team know that you' re beating us, but we' re going to keep coming at you " Nix led off the second inning with a double to right- center field. 26, Milwaukee ended a seven- game road skid with a 99- 89 win This one wasn' t nearly as easy. The dollar- for- dollar tax, assessed to any team with a payroll above the$ 71.