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Updated: surmises August 13, unravels 2009, 4: 02 PM ET Bucs' lone punter Bidwell injured Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services TAMPA, Fla- Tampa Bay punter Josh Bidwell will miss the Buccaneers' preseason opener because of a hip injury The 10th- year pro had an MRI on Wednesday. Batting cleanup, he was a big reason opponents couldn' t pitch around David Ortiz, who had 47 homers and a major league- best 148 RBI. Howard got 20 first- place votes for MVP and 388 points in balloting by a panel of the Baseball Writers' Association of America Pujols received 12 first- place votes and 347 points Voting is conducted before the postseason. After a shaky first inning in which he gave up three runs, Smith responded with five shutout innings and the Athletics rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6- 3 on Wednesday night " You' ve just got to get your bearings and then, after that, you get into the flow of the game " the left- handed Smith said " Once you get your bearings, it' s all the same. He told the Vail Daily he had believed his role in the case was over " I don' t know how much more do they want me to say, beyond repeating that I was not in that room " he said, referring to Bryant' s room at the Cordillera resort Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. Dallas fans berated Finley throughout Game 6- and Terry can expect the same venom- filled treatment Monday night " Don' t care about their reaction " Terry said after rejoining teammates for practice Sunday " But I know we want to keep it real quiet in that arena " Cuban is certain to take plenty of heat, too, especially after posting a blog entry Saturday that said San Antonio has " zero sense of humor " There isn' t even a close second. Though Van Gundy helped Francis get to the playoffs for the first and only time in his career, his deliberate style of offense rubbed Francis the wrong way, and his scoring average dropped from 21 points per game to 16 6.

Boldin' s contract runs through 2010 and averages$ 4 million He is to receive about$ 2 5 million this season . The league also said any additional violations between now and the start of the season would increase the suspension to three games . NOTES: LB London Fletcher will have a minor procedure to inject medicine into his foot and will miss Thursday' s final exhibition game against Jacksonville Zorn said Fletcher had a similar procedure last year . Chamberlain had given up just two earned runs in 32 innings over 26 regular- season appearances since being called up last year . Chone Figgins reached on a bunt single, stole second and scored the go- ahead run on a single by Gary Matthews Jr " Obviously, I felt pretty bad after the inning " Cust said " I made Duke throw a lot of pitches and that stunk, but at the end of the day, it wasn' t that bad " Cust, who led the A' s with 26 homers and 82 RBIs last season, led off the fifth and gave Oakland a 7- 6 lead with his first homer in 40 career at- bats against Angels pitching. Indians DH Travis Hafner went 0- for- 3, but played back- to- back games for the first time since having shoulder surgery in October. Zimmerman made it 3- 0 with a drive into the right- field stands in the third " I wasn' t nervous, I was excited " Kawakami said through an interpreter " A little too excited " Kawakami didn' t allow a hit after Zimmerman' s homer.

Between the elbow and the shoulder, he' s glad to be out there " Stotts said " It' ll be nice when we have the whole team back, but we' ll get them back one at a time " Next to come back will be starting point guard Williams, who was averaging 17 . Because of his youth, Wright still has time to fulfill his enormous physical potential . In 2007, Winslow had 82 catches for career- highs of 1, 106 receiving yards and five touchdowns . 9, while Drew Brees became only the second player in league history to pass for more than 5, 000 yards . 5 million deal with the Mets, then- Braves general manager John Schuerholz held an extraordinary news conference to go over the negotiations step by step. He can find a way to get RBIs " Sosa still leads Texas with 76 RBIs. He said he wanted to talk to his son first and would call me back that day I gave him all of my phone numbers and urged him to call.

Chase Utley was hit by a pitch with one out and went to second on Pat Burrell' s bouncer to the mound . Velez and Aaron Rowand each had RBI groundouts but the Giants saw their three- game winning streak end . 19 to put the Pistons over the top- to help transform a contender into a champion And he did . Game notes First- base umpire Jerry Crawford left the game at the top of the third inning with a sore back The game continued without delay with a three- man crew . Allen Iverson had 14 points on 3- for- 12 shooting " We talked about trying to hold Carmelo and A I. The 17- year veteran had allowed only one home run in 51 innings over his previous eight starts, after giving up three in the first two innings of a 10- 3 loss at Tampa Bay on Sept 17. is a more technical coach, who wants you to run your sets, but Flip says that if we see an opening, we should go ahead and attack " Chauncey Billups started Detroit' s rally, scoring 17 points in the third quarter " I started to feel it, so I got aggressive " Billups said " This is absolutely due to Flip' s style.

A giveaway by Barret Jackman on a clearing attempt up the middle led to the Blue Jackets' first two shots, and a goal by Mike Commodore at 7: 03 . Coach Bill Belichick is an admirer of Testaverde, and the team had maintained his locker in the offseason . Now that Bruce is retired from the NFL, these talks have continued over the phone lines . Walker later said then- teammate Brandon Marshall and his cousin exchanged angry words with two men who confronted Williams and his group after taking offense when Marshall sprayed them with champagne Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Updated: December 4, 2007, 4: 55 PM ET Giants place leading rusher Ward on IR Comment Email Print Share Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N. Even after missing three games, Bush remained second on the club in receptions with 42 for 366 yards and three touchdowns. The start of the season, there' s no chance any of this was going to happen " Pavano missed his last start after complaining of discomfort in his shoulder Pavano is 4- 6 with a 4 77 ERA in 17 starts.

That was the big highlight we had this year " said Guillen " Every time Bobby is out there you feel pretty good yourself you' re going to win the game . The Bulls initially said Monday they had made a trade that required only the players passing physicals . LaRoche didn' t break from the batter' s box until he realized the ball might drift fair, so he settled for a double . When he pitches like that, it' s tough to beat him " The Padres were certainly impressed . General manager Jim Stack, in a conference call with Minnesota reporters, said the Wolves contingent spent about an hour interviewing Mayo afterward. I thought the second half we came out and made a good defensive stand and stopped penetration " Bryant said he believes the Lakers have found their defensive identity " It' s just like offense " he said " You have to find out what your identity is I think we have found that defensively We are very aggressive. Thomas tore his left triceps in 2007 and played in only three games that season Earlier this year, he underwent knee and neck surgeries.

He struck out three and walked two " That' s the best I' ve felt all spring " Davis said " the best command I' ve had " Webb, a sinkerball pitcher whose specialty pitch wasn' t sinking, allowed 10 runs, nine earned, on 11 hits in three- plus innings, including a two- run home run by J J . During Desert Storm, in Somalia and Afghanistan, nobody was badder than Durrante . But it worked out for the better " The relief outing was the first in the majors for Lincecum, who made 24 starts last season as a rookie " It was a little different, of course, but at the same time I' ve got to listen to what they say " Lincecum said " Whether it' s out of the bullpen or starting, I' ve got to approach it the same way " Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt approached manager Joe Torre about the plan they eventually used with Billingsley . Four of their five runs were guys who walked " Starting pitcher Joe Blanton walked five, tying his season high, and hit a batter " That is not the standard with which he pitched last June, July, August and September " Macha said Even Oakland' s 2- 0 lead came with help from walks . Updated: February 27, 2008, 11: 09 AM ET Rockies decide not to bring Perez in on minor league deal Comment Email Print Share Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz- Neifi Perez' s homecoming with the Colorado Rockies isn' t going to happen. 80 ERA in his last four starts overall but is 1- 3, with the White Sox totaling three runs in the three losses " If I give my team a quality start, I feel I' m doing my job " Garland said " I was throwing everything for a strike. Fielder launched the first pitch into the balcony in left center.

Kansas City has two players remaining in arbitration: outfielder/ infielder Mark Teahen and first baseman Mike Jacobs Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . He spent five seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers before being dealt to Cleveland " I thought I had been through it all, but I' ve never seen anything like this before " Murray said Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . Boston fell 2½ games back of AL East- leading Tampa Bay, which beat Minnesota 7- 2, and its wild- card lead was cut to 6½ over the New York Yankees, who won 1- 0 against Baltimore " We' re still trying to catch Tampa " Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury said " It would have been nice to have won today but we know we' ve still got[ eight] more " Halladay( 19- 11) won for the first time in three starts, allowing three runs and six hits . But mentally, he' s come a long ways just with his approach . He took over from injured Drew Bledsoe as the starter in the third game of 2001 and won the first of his two Super Bowl MVP awards that season. One of the shooting victims told " Outside the Lines " that he had a dispute with Jones inside the strip club and that not long after he and the two others left the club, a hail of bullets struck their car. Owens returned to practice last week after missing the final four preseason games with a sprained toe.

Updated: October 23, 2004, 7: 11 PM ET Schilling placed pennant over pain Email Print Share By Steve WilsteinAssociated Press BOSTON- Pitchers have dipped their fingers in pickle brine to ward off blisters, gotten cortisone shots in their shoulders or elbows, had their hamstrings wrapped in yards of tape . With Boston still seeking a replacement for Theo Epstein, GMs aren' t sure whether the Red Sox will be trying to trade Manny Ramirez . Slowey then struck out Norris Hopper and Paul Bako, ending the inning " We' re so confident in our defense out there that when they don' t make a play, they don' t make a play " Slowey said " The biggest thing is I was keeping the ball down . We work on that all of spring training- call it three times' I got it, I got it, I got it' No one called the ball " The Tigers scratched out a run in the third on consecutive singles by Edgar Renteria and Ivan Rodriguez, a sacrifice bunt and Curtis Granderson' s sacrifice fly to center . Scioscia said he expected Teixeira to be back at first on Thursday. Keisel was penalized 15 yards for roughing the passer, moving the ball to the Steelers' 20- yard line. As an 18- year- old, she attended her first game at Fenway Park in 1912 shortly after the ballpark opened.

Although an X- ray did not show a fracture, an MRI was inconclusive and Davis met with Dr . The union filed another grievance on Burress' behalf earlier this year after the Giants suspended him for a game and fined him two weeks pay for missing a team meeting in September . A' s SS Orlando Cabrera missed his second consecutive game because of back stiffness and is not going to play until at least Friday, manager Bob Geren said . As a restricted free agent, he could have signed an offer sheet from another team, but it never got that far " He was happy staying in Milwaukee . The Red Sox took a 2- 1 lead on Kevin Youkilis' two- run single in the first, but they didn' t score again off Mike Pelfrey, who left after seven. Charlotte' s Sean May was booed every time he touched the ball and was cheered when he committed fouls. Last year' s leading scorer for Phoenix, Amare Stoudemire, recently had arthroscopic knee surgery and watched the game in street clothes Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press.

According to the Tribune, Cartwright said she had had one drink and Benson had consumed two when the party of about 15 people decided to head back to shore at about 9: 30 p m on Saturday to get dinner . Flores drove home an insurance run with a groundout in the seventh . Glavine gave up seven earned runs and only retired one batter in the Mets' final game of the season, a loss to the Marlins that eliminated New York from the playoffs, completing one of the greatest collapses in major- league history . He' s day- to- day " It was almost like a little strain or cramp kind of feeling " Dukes said " I knew that if I could get up that quick, it couldn' t be a big deal, but it' s always scary to get that feeling that I could be hurt " Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill threw a long- toss bullpen session Friday . Branyan also had an RBI single, giving him six RBIs in two games after missing the previous five due to lower back spasms He homered his first time up in Friday' s 8- 3 win. We couldn' t get over the hump " A basket by Pierce, two free throws by Gomes and a 3- pointer by Pierce brought Boston to 53- 51. Parker and Duncan combined for 12 points in the quarter, one more than Minnesota managed in registering a new season low " We live and learn from these things " Garnett said " I' d rather it happen now than later " Game notesThe Spurs have won six straight home games against Minnesota The Timberwolves and Spurs meet again Jan 3 in Minnesota The Timberwolves are back at 500( 10- 10 The Spurs are now 17- 6.

The Toronto Raptors finished theirs with a loss before learning they' ll play Vince Carter and the New Jersey Nets in the playoffs . He missed three games, aggravated the problem when he returned too soon and wound up on injured reserve " I did a much better job of getting better this time than I did before " Abraham said " I knew how to handle it this time . We are trying to stay aggressive, but it didn' t work there " Game notes Anderson, a part- time starter, has hit four of his 11 career homers at Safeco Field . O' Neal can opt out of his current deal, which will pay him$ 27 million next season and$ 30 million in 2005- 06, after next season . He was perfect from the floor until he missed a jumper late in the third quarter- his only miss of the game. In addition to Specter and Leahy, lawmakers who signed the new letter were: Sens Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, both D- R I; Pete Domenici, R- N. The receiver declined to say exactly how much the switch would have cost him.

He won for just the second time in six starts, allowing one run and five hits in seven innings- his longest start since May 8 " I didn' t do my job there for a while " said Lee, who missed all of April after getting hurt early in spring training " But now I' m starting to get where I want to be . The position in Seattle has been vacant since the Sonics fired Bob Hill on April 24 after the team went 31- 51 last season . That' s it " Guillen first tossed a batting helmet out of the dugout . Hinske hit a second- inning sacrifice fly, but Thomas led off the bottom half with his 489th homer, his second this season . The 2007 AL strikeout champion threw 100 pitches- 59 strikes- and worked out of situations with runners in scoring position in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings " He threw what, 50 fastballs in a row? And we get one hit. The team had been looking for a combo guard who could penetrate to the basket and produce instant offense off the bench and Murray appears to be a perfect fit " He has shown the ability to score and we feel like he will add a key dimension to the current group of guards that we have on the roster " Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president of basketball operations, said. Over the rest of the quarter, Phoenix outscored the Sixers 33- 8, and Philadelphia' s chances to rally dimmed when Webber went out.