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The Angels reveals won their informs club record 56th game before the All- Star Break Kendrick is batting 429( 21- 49) with runners in scoring position A' s C Kurt Suzuki is a career 059 hitter( 1- 17) against Santana. Center Robert Swift was even less productive- going scoreless in 10 minutes of play. Updated: November 12, 2008, 8: 48 PM ET Sore ankle sends Thunder' s Durant to sidelines against Magic Comment Email Print Share Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY- Kevin Durant missed the Oklahoma City Thunder' s game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night because of a sore left ankle Durant Coach P J. Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, along with three players from the New Orleans Saints, were suspended by the NFL for four games following a positive test for a banned diuretic.

Also Sunday, the Red Sox placed reliever Curtis Leskanic on the 15- day disabled list with a sore right shoulder and activated reliever Terry Adams, obtained Saturday in a trade with Toronto . We just haven' t played up to our capabilities " Corey Patterson set up the winning run with a two- out single in the eighth . Cruz( 3- 4) gave up four runs and seven hits in three innings, struck out three and walked two after being activated off the 15- day disabled list earlier Monday . Based on preseason views, however, there is still some work to be done mechanically because he is adjusting to a pro- style offense 16 . Vladimir Guerrero hit two home runs, Chone Figgins added a solo shot and Los Angeles defeated the Texas Rangers 8- 3 on Monday night for its third straight victory " No question our guys aren' t going to melt " Angels manager Mike Scioscia said " If we can make these games on the weekend meaningful, I like our club " The Angels moved within five games of AL West- leading Oakland, which lost 10- 9 in 10 innings to Seattle.

Contreras allowed seven runs and eight hits in 2 2/ 3 innings against his former team, his shortest outing since he lasted just one against Cleveland on April 2 . But against the big boys, Shields gave up homers to Justin Morneau, Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel in 4 1- 3 innings " Joe decided to call me up from the minor leagues finally, and I pretty much didn' t help my cause for staying here " Shields said Shields was 14- 8 with a 3 . Associated PressSEATTLE- With his mom in town for a rare visit, Ken Griffey Jr had to come up with a little something special Career homer No 625 worked just fine . He watched the first quarter from the nearby tunnel, seemingly trying to stay out of view before moving closer " Even if he' s not in the building, even if he' s home, you' ll feel him hovering over the team " Johnson said " He' s going to be around He' s the happiest guy in Dallas right now .

But District Attorney David Roger argued that ownership was not a defense to robbery Kidnapping is punishable by five years to life in prison . Hentgen, the 1996 AL Cy Young winner with Toronto, signed a$ 2 2 million, one- year contract . Could the Astros, who have won eight of their last 10, have overlooked the struggling Royals " We certainly didn' t take them lightly " Astros manager Phil Garner said " They just outplayed us " David DeJesus singled and then scored on a sacrifice by Brown in the first inning . while providing new hope for the rest of the field " We missed a lot of shots but defensively did what we had to do " Krzyzewski said " We won even though we missed a lot of shots " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Twisting in the air, James grabbed the ball with his right hand and slammed it in as Sonics guard Luke Ridnour took cover.

Vick is being held at Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw until his sentencing, U S marshals told The Associated Press The mixed- gender facility houses about 450 inmates Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . Quinn are investigative reporters for ESPN' s enterprise team Fainaru- Wada can be reached at markfwespngmail Quinn can be reached at tjquinn31yahoo . He didn' t get an at- bat during New York' s five- game loss to the Los Angeles Angels in the first round of the playoffs Howard hit . Will he add another team? He told the Post he' s not going to coach next year " We haven' t discussed that " Glass said " This just happened today . Miller( 2- 2) was perfect through four innings, retiring the first 12 batters on just 33 pitches. Eddy Curry scored 17 points for the Knicks, who have lost four straight and 10 of 11.

Luol Deng finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Ben Wallace added 13 rebounds for the Bulls . Stojakovic hit another 3- pointer with 5: 01 remaining in the third period, increasing the Kings' lead to 77- 72 . When asked if he was trying to help anyone else by supplying them drugs, Wilson said there was " no other reason at all " The idea that I was trying to get this for anyone else is absolutely ludicrous " he told ESPN . Huard, the only one of Kansas City' s four quarterbacks who ever won an NFL game, will start against Denver( 3- 0) while Tyler Thigpen, who threw three picks in his first NFL start last week, returns to the bench . Roman' s skills in coverage and tackling have been picked apart, with most critics believing San Francisco needs a more active safety. Paris recorded her 110th consecutive double- double and the 10th of her career with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds, but it was her first 20- 20 game this season " I don' t know that there' s been a kid in college basketball this year play a better game than Courtney did tonight.

Atlanta setup man Chris Reitsma struck out two in a scoreless ninth Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . After closer Bob Wickman blew a 4- 3 lead in the top of the ninth, the Braves finished off the Giants in the bottom half . He finally gave his top three' pen guys a rest Sunday, but it didn' t quite work out Closer Brett Myers and setup men Tom Gordon and J C . The Reds took a 1- 0 lead in the third on David Ross' s one- out walk, Cueto' s sacrifice bunt and Hairston' s line drive single to center- the first hit of the game for either team . Burnett( 0- 1) early in this one, and Granderson connected off Shaun Marcum for his first homer of the season, capping an eight- run third with a drive that landed on top of the wall in right- center, hitting the yellow home- run line, and bounced back onto the field.

Ricky Nolasco( 2- 6) pitched seven innings, giving up three runs( two earned) and 10 hits . He made both free throws to help Dallas pad a lead that wasn' t secured until Tracy McGrady missed a long jumper at the buzzer . Allen returned to play on Detroit' s next possession and helped the Vikings stay within three points of the winless Lions at halftime . Campbell had a 3- pointer for UCLA during its late run and Allison Taka also added a trey to make it 61- 36 . Magglio Ordonez and Brandon Inge homered against Weaver and the Tigers beat the Mariners 7- 3 for their ninth win in 10 games " It' s an easy difference " said Inge, who saw Weaver last season when the right- hander helped the Cardinals win the World Series " He pitched well then, not so well today " Weaver, a former Tiger, gave up six runs in five innings and has lost each of his six starts this season It' s the longest losing streak of his career He left the game with a 14 32 ERA. Dempster hasn' t earned a save since June 10 and his last four appearances before Tuesday were in non- save opportunities. So he got that sort of out of his system ahead of the ballgame " Information from The Associated Press and SportsTicker was used in this report.

Ben Francisco had a sacrifice fly before Sizemore' s two- out RBI single made it 4- 0 " It' s hard to recover from a four- run inning . Russell said Ian Snell was OK, the day after the Pirates starter was hit in the back and left elbow by Chad Tracy' s line drive Mientkiewicz was charged with two errors . J- Troy Murphy of the Golden State Warriors was in very unfamiliar territory on Friday night . Padres manager Bud Black' s decision to bat speedy shortstop Everth Cabrera in the No 9 spot for the second straight night paid off . Minnesota had scored five runs overall just once in their previous 10 games, but broke loose against Scott Richmond( 6- 9. Game notes Brantley has hit safely in all six games since being called up Tuesday, going 9 for 23 391.