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X- rays describes were negative understand on Watson' s ankle " What could have happened, did " Seattle coach Bob Hill said " I didn' t think we could have any more injuries, but we did " Hill said afterward the team intends on signing a point guard from the NBA Developmental League for the final four games. Meachem stayed in New Orleans for the procedure, which was performed Tuesday by team physician Dr Timothy Finney. The 10- time Gold Glove winner has been working out at a high- tech health club in suburban Tempe for six weeks and said he was in better shape than before spring training either of the last two years " If I can get in good shape, I think I can play the way I used to play " Alomar said. It was difficult to control " Cameron said it was easy to forget about Monday night " We talked about it enough last night " he said " We witnessed it firsthand. He walked the first two batters, but got Ryan Spilborghs to roll into a double play and Troy Tulowitzki to line out " We were a little bit dormant there for a while " Arizona manager Bob Melvin said " We' ve been resilient. 5 percent free- throw shooter failed on both attempts and Jermaine O' Neal made a 17- footer with 6. He got some good shots on fast breaks[ Paul] is a great point guard.

He knew the old Vikings playbook inside out, and was intrigued when coach Brad Childress came last year with the West Coast offense . Among the four players, the one- game fines totaled$ 45, 000 " It' s starting to cost too much money to come to work for these guys " coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday . His signature came after weeks of political wrangling as several members of the District of Columbia Council balked at an earlier plan to finance a new stadium along the Southeast waterfront . It was a day of mixed feelings for baseball fans in the nation' s capital as they digested the complicated financial permutations of the week' s news . Konerko' s walk with the bases loaded in the sixth made it 7- 1. He has pitched in parts of seven major- league seasons, going 21- 17 with a 4 36 ERA Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. Oh sure, the scorebook will show that Washington' s Ronnie Belliard broke it up with a clean single leading off the eighth.

The exclamation point came on a steal by Planinic that resulted in a breakaway dunk by Giricek . They had rebounded recently, winning seven of their last eight games, but trailed by as many as 18 Wednesday and dropped back below . James had a chance to put Cleveland ahead 28 seconds later, but missed both free throws- and was booed " It' s tough on LeBron, but this loss was not just his fault " Marshall said " He wants to take responsibility for it, but we' re not going to let him " Marshall said James, who played all but 14 seconds, is tired from the All- Star weekend, even though the 21- year- old won' t admit it " We all got three days rest and he didn' t get any " Marshall said " We have to be smart how we use him in games- and in practice " Daniels made a layup, Butler a 3- pointer and Arenas two free throws to close out the scoring . Bradshaw, a key player in the Giants' Super Bowl victory against the New England Patriots last February, reported to the jail under a court order and is being held without bond, jail employee Stephen Clear said . Jones Jones has been fined at least$ 100, 000 for violating a gag order on labor issues last week, according to league sources Jones stated on Sept. Gibbons left Tuesday night' s game in the third inning after re- injuring his right knee during an at- bat. He said Orioles- Senators never really felt like a rivalry- and this new edition might not, either, for some time " It' s something that has to be built up over the years, and both these clubs have to be competitive and there has to be some interest, there has to be some nastiness between the two teams, a couple knockdown brawls, whatever " Robinson said " There has to be some ingredients put into the pot and stir it up to make it a rivalry " The closest to that sort of thing came in the eighth, when Rodriguez hit Miguel Tejada in the hip, loading the bases.

He spent the past two years as minor league rehabilitation coordinator . Associated PressMILWAUKEE- Yovani Gallardo teased backup catcher Mike Rivera about his newfound acclaim . Villanueva was not fined by his team or the league last season but was forbidden by Bucks coach Scott Skiles from tweeting again during games . We will get this right " The Cowboys replaced four starters on defense and their nickel linebacker in the offseason . On the day after Roger Clemens agreed to a$ 18 million, one- year contract with the Astros, Bush had kind words for the Rocket as well " That' s a lot of money, but he' s a good guy " Bush said Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. He appeared to get stronger as the game went on, retiring eight of his last nine batters with the only runner reaching on an error " I don' t know if I was getting any stronger " Millwood said " I feel like my mechanics were getting better. We all just battled and got it done " Nick Markakis had three hits and drove in four runs for Baltimore, which took an 8- 7 lead in a five- run seventh.

He didn' t waste any time and that' s what you need to do as a pinch hitter " Geary( 0- 1) eventually got out of the seventh, but the damage was done . The unselfishness and hard- nosed defense that defined Chicago disappeared last season . Dixon, who scored a season- high 24 points against Cleveland on Friday, started his second straight game in place of Anthony Parker( sprained right ankle . Golden State got its 21st turnover when Matt Barnes dribbled into traffic and lost the ball with 3: 01 left in the third quarter . After about a 15- minute delay, the meeting broke up, the players cleared out of the dugouts, and the PA announcer told the crowd the game would not resume because " power could not be restored in any reasonable amount of time " While not unprecedented, it' s extremely rare that a baseball game ends abruptly because of a power outage. It was how he wiggled out of a bases- loaded jam Tuesday in the Detroit Tigers' 7- 5 victory over Venezuela that caught his manager' s attentionpeting for the fifth spot in the Tigers' rotation with Dontrelle Willis, Robertson gave up three runs in three innings, but he worked his way out of the no- out jam in the first inning " Nate looked really good pitching out of that situation " Tigers manager Jim Leyland said " He' s got a long way to go but I saw some strides Bases loaded, nobody out, and he got out of it. Young extended his hitting streak to 17 games with a third- inning single.

The Bengals said Friday they wouldn' t be required to compensate Indianapolis with a draft choice for Utecht, who entered the NFL as a college free agent . Bobby Bonds had been battling cancer and other ailments for a year . Delgado doesn' t have a no- trade clause and if he is dealt, the contract requires that the club acquiring him make up any difference in state and local taxes " He' ll net out, regardless where he goes if traded, exactly what he would have netted had he remained in Florida " Delgado' s agent, David Sloane, said Tuesday " So if it' s to a place with state and city tax, then he' ll be made whole for state and city taxes " Delgado' s contract calls for salaries of$ 4 million this year$ 13 5 million in 2006$ 14 5 million in 2007 and$ 16 million in 2008 . The Angels tied it in the sixth against Mark Buehrle on Anderson' s bloop single . He is competing with Ross Gload and Billy Butler for the spot. The other longest hitless streaks of his career: 0- for- 17( July 2001, 0- for- 16( September 2001) and 0- for- 14( September 2005# 8226& nbsp; The Cardinals have lost five straight, six of seven and eight of their last 10# 8226& nbsp; The Marlins are 18- 30 since starting the season 11- 1- ESPN Stats& Information Hermida homered leading off the ninth inning, lifting the Florida Marlins to a 4- 3 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Game notes The Rangers had won five straight series against Los Angeles before the Angels took two of three last week.

Game notes Arizona' s Edgar Gonzalez and Los Angeles' Esteban Loaiza, two of the 13 pitchers from Mexico playing in the majors, will pitch Sunday on Mexican Independence Day The Dodgers have a 9- 5 record against the Diamondbacks . Ian Kinsler and Catalanotto singled off Backe with nobody out in the fourth, and Michael Young popped up to Houston second baseman Kaz Matsui in shallow right . With the Pacers having no answer on his drives to the basket, Wallace scored 20 points in the fourth quarter and overtime . Left fielder Conine is an option for the DH role because he' s nursing a sore ankle resulting from an awkward slide in Wednesday' s game He hit 458 in the NLCS Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press . He missed five games with an abdominal strain in his left side before returning Tuesday and going hitless in three at- bats. CHICAGO( AP- Gavin Floyd' s concentration was on pitching, and little else, when someone near the dugout let him know what was going on. Bryant, 25, faces four years to life in prison or 20 years to life on probation if convicted of felony sexual assault.

Spain had no way to stop him as he soared for two dunks early on that carried the Croatian offense . While Scott Baker and Glen Perkins have missed time because of injuries and Francisco Liriano has struggled in his second full season back from Tommy John surgery, Blackburn has stepped to the forefront " Today I was pretty comfortable . 13 but was not allowed to play in the team' s first two preseason games under the provisions of his suspension from the league . Hampton, who has missed two games and most of a third, may return to practice Thursday . But Perez mishandled the ball for an error, putting runners on first and second, and Redmond gave the Twins the lead with his RBI single. Emil Brown followed with a sacrifice fly off Street, who blew a save for the eighth time in 37 opportunities. Chicago left- hander Ted Lilly, one of the top offseason acquisitions, allowed three runs and six hits over six- plus innings.

After the long delay, Feliciano fanned Howard on three pitches . Game notes Houston manager Cecil Cooper, reacting to an Internet report that the Astros were going to sign career home run leader Barry Bonds as a free agent, said " Bonds is not a fit for us If he would come, I would go I wouldn' t want to deal with it . Padilla has allowed fewer than four runs in five of his last six starts . Early in the second half, Bulls coach Scott Skiles was ejected after receiving his second technical foul arguing a call, even though the Bulls led by 23 points at the time . Annoyed by the delay, James scored nine points- all free throws- in the first half. Two nights after he scored 30 points off the bench, Nocioni scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and added 11 rebounds as the Bulls rallied to send the Charlotte Bobcats to their seventh straight loss, 91- 82 on Wednesday. I definitely expect to see positive things the rest of the season " Atlanta' s only loss in its last six games was an 88- 85 home loss to Boston on Wednesday " We expect this team to beat good teams " Hawks coach Mike Woodson said " If you can hold the Celtics to[ a three- point win, you should be able to beat anybody " Johnson had 19 points and seven assists.

If new evidence comes out, I' m sure it' ll be dealt with appropriately, just like the whole episode has been dealt with " Mara said . Although that combination might work for a game or two, the club doesn' t believe it will keep them in the playoff hunt; Banks entered the game hitting 235 with four homers and 22 RBIs . Updated: March 28, 2005, 5: 14 PM ET Red Sox lefty allows 5 runs, 8 hits in 5 innings Email Print Share Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla- Bring on the Yankees . The Red Sox cut the deficit to 11- 5 on Dustin Pedroia' s RBI double right before the rain started " It looked like we were going to continue to swing the bats " Red Sox manager Terry Francona said " But we also got ourselves into a position where . Teams and free agents were permitted to strike verbal agreements on new deals as of 12: 01 a m. But there were fines and controversies in San Antonio as well, as Bowen- for all of his good work in the city as an off- the- court ambassador- was accused by high- profile foes such as Vince Carter, Ray Allen and Steve Nash for stepping into the landing space of jump shooters or using his hands and feet too aggressively. Of a return to Los Angeles, DeBartolo told Yahoo " It would be something to look at.

He said he made that point earlier this week to teammates who have been ribbing him about having played for the winless Lions, who could become the NFL' s first 0- 16 team on Sunday " That' s what I told guys " Williams said, according to the Star- Telegram " They joke about me with the 0- 16 Detroit thing and I just told them' If we don' t win this game, we' re all in the same boat . The state Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for May 21 to hear arguments on the matter . Aaron Rowand followed with a walk, and Burrell homered to make it 3- 1 and extend his hitting streak to 13 games . The Red Sox bullpen pitched three hitless innings to close it out- ESPN Stats& Information " It was a long, good day of baseball " Red Sox manager Terry Francona said " I think we felt fortunate even to play that second game " The first game was a makeup of Tuesday night' s rainout . Blanks, who was called up from Triple- A Portland last week, keyed two big innings for the lowest- scoring team in baseball with run- scoring doubles " It was a collective effort " Padres manager Bud Black said " When you knock out 16 hits, a lot of guys are doing good things " Gonzalez, who is second in the majors with 24 home runs, was 1 for 5 with a single in the ninth. Bryant' s non- shooting shoulder took a beating in the first 5# 189; minutes. The Heat improved to 9- 3 this season in game in which Wade gets at least 30 " Obviously, Dwyane made some incredible plays and shots at the end " Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said " On defense, we got some stops when we really needed them " Wade put Miami ahead to stay with a reverse layup with 1: 58 remaining for a 98- 97 lead " It' s the reason he' s leading the league in scoring " said Devin Harris, who had 21 points for the Nets " He' s a great player.

Royals starter Gil Meche gave up four runs on eight hits in 4 2/ 3 innings, his second- shortest outing of the season . In exchange for the plea, Mateo was spared jail and sentenced to a domestic abuse program . Each of them threw an inning of scoreless relief, but the trade for Nippert had already been announced and the decision had been made . The Lakers probably could' ve withstood such substandard production from their surpassing center, but Bryant( 27 points) was the only teammate who played with any energy . Wood struck out four in two innings " Lance worked a pretty big walk in that situation " Blum said " I was guessing that with Lance' s ability to steal a base and get into scoring position with one out, it might give me an opportunity to get a fastball. New York led 78- 77 after Jamal Crawford' s basket with 2: 48 to play, but Cassell drilled a 3 about a minute later for an 80- 78 lead. First, Williams suffered a broken bone in his left arm, then he sustained a laceration to his left Achilles tendon.

It scored Chin- lung Hu, who tripled to right field just beyond Ludwick' s reach . Backe had a career- high nine strikeouts, but lost for only the fifth time in his last 21 decisions at home " Nine strikeouts, I' ll take it every time " Backe said " But I' ll take less strikeouts to win the game " Nick Johnson hit an RBI double in the first inning and Harris, making his seventh start of the season in center field, homered to right in the third to make it 2- 0 . Wellemeyer retired 13 straight hitters at one point before walking Hanley Ramirez with two out in the eighth . We had some opportunities to shoot 3s at the end but instead we shot twos " Orlando scored the last six points of the third quarter, four from Howard, to take a 70- 64 lead into the final period . But Gallinari has always worn the 8 because his birthday is Aug 8, 1988 Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. Ross wants to reach out to new fans, and in South Florida, that automatically includes the Hispanic community. He called the difference between this year and last year " night and day " Last year I couldn' t even get out of bed " he said " It' s definitely a positive I' m making it to the ballpark every day " Giambi was the designated hitter in the opener and will be a DH for much of spring training because the Yankees want him to concentrate on his offense.