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Colorado got explains a run gathers in the third when Choo Freeman scored a wild pitch by Williams. Boston also stopped New York' s winning streak at five, improving to 2- 0 against its rival this season and moving past the Yankees into the AL East lead. In his longest outing since coming back, Wells pitched six innings and threw 99 pitches, 59 for strikes " I think tonight was his biggest step forward " Pirates manager Jim Tracy said of Wells " From the second inning on, he started to throw some well- located fastballs From the second inning on, you saw the pitches down. Brian McCann hit his second grand slam in a week and the Braves beat the slumping Florida Marlins 13- 2 Monday night to bounce back after a rough weekend in St.

Against a lineup missing Carlos Gomez( flu) and Joe Mauer( rest, McGowan threw 94 pitches before giving up a hit . He retired six of the seven Oakland players he faced on Monday on Phoenix Torre has settled on RHP Hiroki Kuroda to pitch on opening day April 6 at San Diego . I get in the game, and I miss " In a nationally televised loss last week at Miami, James missed three free throws in less than 18 seconds during a crucial juncture of the fourth quarter, including one that would have tied the score with 44 8 seconds remaining . We had two- a- days on Friday and Saturday and one practice Sunday Then we were done I adjusted pretty well I have to pick it up a little bit Rookie camp starts next week I' ve also been getting treatment on my groin It' s been pretty sore I tweaked it in one of my private workouts It' s held up though and is getting better My new head coach, coach[ Dennis] Green, is very cool . The Steelers' win Sunday left them in control of the division with a showdown at Baltimore next week Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. Contributions all around " The Padres don' t see many nights like this, period, what with an offense that came in with the worst batting average in the majors 243) and the fifth- fewest runs scored( 515.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will bring packs of Labrador retrievers that are trained to sniff out compounds that are common among most explosives " We bring in our dogs because they are, quite frankly, the best in the federal government " ATF Special Agent Tom Mangan said . 39 ERA) complained of soreness after winning his fifth straight start and sixth consecutive decision against Milwaukee on Saturday . Pierzynski, who went 5- for- 5 with four RBI " Right now we just need to win games We don' t care if it' s 25- 24 or 1- 0 . It' s just not that big of a deal " Jeter had left the clubhouse by the time reporters were allowed back in . Game notes The Phillies have a pair of 20- run games this season after totaling three in a 52- year span from 1956- 2007.

Updated: March 2, 2004, 1: 30 PM ET Webber violated amateur status Email Print Share Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Mich- Chris Webber' s high school refused Monday to forfeit three state championship basketball titles he helped win, a day after the Michigan High School Athletic Association ruled he should not have been allowed to play because of his relationship with a former Michigan booster . I' ve been a fan from afar, and I' m just happy to be a part of it There' s a Hall- of- Fame coach here and president . We don' t disagree, we move forward " Pushed on whether he thought the punishment was harsh, Thomas paused and then said simply " No " Thomas said former Spurs player Malik Rose would start in Randolph' s place . The Pistons, who shot nearly 65 percent in the second half, struggled after their opening flurry . So I' ve got to do everything I can now to assure I' m 100 percent when it counts " Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN. You really just have to defer to your coaching staff and management.

Utley' s two- run homer to center drove in Pat Burrell for a 5- 0 lead . Wily Mo Pena started in right field for Boston, moved to center in the fifth and left in the sixth, and made a fine running catch of a Jeter liner to the gap with two on in the eighth . But in reality, they' re both so dug in on their positions, sources say they have no plans to talk again until after they both arrive at the winter meetings Sunday . But Garciaparra lined a single to left on a 1- 0 fastball for a 2- 1 lead, and Martin scored on James Loney' s groundout " That pitch to Garciaparra was outside . He also got his first major league hit, a single, in his 31st career at- bat.

He' s proven that throughout his career " Karl said " We need to get back together so everybody' s committed to doing that and not worrying about each other' s individuality " Still, the coach concedes it could be a tense meeting " I' m going into the meeting honest " Karl said " There' s some anger there I' m going to be honest with . Updated: June 9, 2006, 7: 23 PM ET Fazekas to withdraw from draft, return to Nevada Email Print Share By Andy KatzESPNArchive Nevada coach Mark Fox never envisioned that Nick Fazekas would withdraw from the draft He didn' t recruit that way He didn' t schedule that way . The team picked the Nuggets because of their marquee players, Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony, and because there are direct flights from Denver to Palm Springs . Updated: August 1, 2009, 12: 00 AM ET Hansbrough could miss 2 months Comment Email Print Share Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS- Tyler Hansbrough could miss up to two months with a right shin injury, but the Indiana Pacers believe their first- round draft pick will be healthy enough for the start of the season . This is the first training camp for Hollins, who replaced Marc Iavaroni last January.

Updated: June 9, 2005, 9: 33 PM ET Bonds dismisses' I don' t sign for white people' quote Email Print Share Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO- Barry Bonds blasted former White Sox slugger Ron Kittle, whose recently released book quotes the San Francisco Giants star as saying " I don' t sign for white people " before a game at Wrigley Field 12 years ago " Who is Kittle? How long did he play? He played in our league " Bonds said, lying on a clubhouse couch before Thursday' s game against the Royals " Ha! Do you guys believe that Do you guys know my life history a little bit . Borders, the World Series MVP for Toronto in 1992, is in his 24th pro season . Zito is expected to leave for a large- market team elsewhere as a free agent this winter " I can' t really get emotional right now because it would probably take my focus off " Zito said . Millwood allowed only four singles and two unearned runs in six innings He struck out four and walked three .

After a pair of singles, Kurt Suzuki hit a game- ending groundout, giving Papelbon the save and sealing the win for Hideki Okajima( 1- 0, who used to pitch in the Tokyo Dome for the Yomiuri Giants " I' m glad things ended well for the team " Matsuzaka said " but, of course, I' m not happy with my own results " Matsuzaka allowed a pair of first- inning runs, one on a homer by Mark Ellis . Oswalt improved to 9- 2 in his career against San Diego# 8226& nbsp; Adrian Gonzalez hit his 10th home run of the season in the loss# 8226& nbsp; The Padres have dropped 10 of their last 12- ESPN Stats& Information Tejada and Lee each drove in four runs in a 12- 5 victory Sunday, helping Roy Oswalt get his first win of the season . Torres continued to run but stumbled and fell between second and third and was tagged in a rundown . That gave him 482 3- pointers for Washington, one more than Chris Whitney made from 1995- 04 .

The Celtics have never been swept by the Nuggets in consecutive seasons . The 29- year- old man remains free on$ 10, 000 bail " Cedrick walked into Patron' s and saw me sitting in the bar area " Paulat said " He got upset when he saw me drinking . His collegiate coaching career included a stint at Missouri from 1989- 93 . ANAHEIM, Calif( AP- The Los Angeles Angels have been able to stay out of long losing streaks since John Lackey joined the rotation in 2002 . The Pacers were called for two technical fouls late in the third quarter- one on C David Harrison and one for defensive 3 seconds Stoudemire notched his third consecutive double- double. The team kept just two of the five colors- brick red and sand( beige- that were introduced when former owner Richard Burke moved the franchise from Winnipeg in July 1996, and added black.

Coach Tom Coughlin said that center Shaun O' Hara, linebacker Kawika Mitchell and cornerback Sam Madison are making progress, but he would not guess whether they will play on Sunday O' Hara and Mitchell sprained knees Madison aggravated an abdominal strain . The White Sox offered the right- hander arbitration on Sunday night, allowing them to extend negotiations through Jan 8 Chicago also offered reliever Tom Gordon arbitration . Josh Wilson led off the third with a single, but was thrown out by Johjima when Velandia struck out on a 3- 2 pitch Greg Norton led off the fourth with a single, but B J . Quintanilla hit his first major league homer, a two- run shot in the second, to give the Rockies the lead one day after they squandered an eight- run cushion in a 10- 9 loss Chicago responded with three runs in the bottom half . But the Nets dropped out of the league' s elite ranks, and Mourning wanted out to play for another contender. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; The Yankees stretched their win streak to seven games. Tampa Bay was hitless in 11 at- bats with a runner in scoring position before Zaun' s homer.