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For now, summarizes Soriano shows figures to be the Cubs' center fielder, but he could be moved to another outfield spot before the season opener " I couldn' t promise him what spot he' d play " Hendry said " He wanted to stay in the outfield; that wasn' t a hard promise We wanted him to lead off. Yes we are heavy from the left side, but we' re heavy- good. A win is a wonderful thing in the playoffs and a loss is devastating. The defeat left them 5 1/ 2 games ahead of the second- place Giants, heading into a three- game set at San Francisco that begins Monday night. With a runner on second and two outs, Wedge elected to walk Quentin to get to Chris Getz But Getz came through with an RBI single off Rafeal Perez. players to score in their international debut in the same game since Jeff Hooker and Jacques Ladouceur did so in 1984 against El Salvador# 8226& nbsp; Denmark took a 1- 0 lead over the U S on a goal by Dennis Sorensen in the 37th minute The U S.

It' s very, very common " Heisley said he would entertain other offers for the team, even from a local ownership group, but he could not specify whether there were any other deals on the table . The veteran right- hander gave up seven runs and 10 hits, including Kotsay' s two- run homer in the second that opened the scoring . It' s been pretty good the last week or so, so I have no problem with that " Kittles said . Combine his running skills with a physical Buffalo offensive line, and this matchup should add up to serious production . Bourn, in his first year playing for his hometown Astros, upped his stolen base total for the season to six with a pair on Monday. Injured Indians starter Fausto Carmona threw a strong bullpen session of 35 pitches before the game, and he' s set for 50 pitches Tuesday as he progresses toward a return in the second half Casilla stretched his hitting streak to 13 games.

That' s the key to this team winning " Paul Byrd( 3- 10) hung a breaking ball to Young in the third inning and the second- year outfielder lined it over the left- field wall for his third home run, giving Minnesota a 5- 2 lead and helping the Twins win for the 14th time in their last 16 games " I was looking for a good pitch to hit to drive in a run " said Young, who entered June hitting 264 and now stands at 289 . Luis Ayala struck out Ben Francisco, but Kelly Shoppach singled in a run . The union filed briefs on that grievance with Special Master Stephen B Burbank of Philadelphia last week . 23, he singled as a pinch- hitter in the bottom of the ninth and was removed for a pinch- runner to a standing ovation His only appearance after that was an Oct . Loe combined with four relievers on a shutout as the Texas Rangers won 7- 0 on Saturday night and snapped a three- game losing skid " I went as long and as hard as I could " Loe said " I was focusing on getting strike one so I could get hitters in a defensive count " In his first major league start since last June, Loe( 1- 0) allowed three singles, struck out five and walked one in 5 1/ 3 scoreless innings to help end the A' s four- game winning streak. Given a chance Tuesday to agree or disagree with Harris, Yao took a diplomatic stance " The CBA is thinking of ways to deal with that so that everyone is happy " Yao, who plays center for the NBA' s Houston Rockets, said during an interview to promote his autobiography " Yao: A Life in Two Worlds " The thing we need to change the most right now is a lot of players play too casually.

Wagner, who got national attention in 2001 when he scored 100 points in a game for Camden High School, sat with family and friends in the rear of the courtroom watching the opening statements of what is expected to be a six- week trial against his stepfather and three other men . The veteran right- hander is competing with 26- year- old lefty J A . O' Neal won three titles in four appearances with the Lakers, and he also got to the Finals in 1995 with Orlando . Despite allowing two hits and walking two in two- thirds of an inning, Wood was credited with his ninth save in 13 opportunities Cleveland is 4- 9 in interleague play, Pittsburgh is 4- 6 . The game against the Suns was for the best overall record in the NBA, and Van Gundy admitted before the Charlotte game that he was worried about a Heat letdown. Without Paul- plus injured Peja Stojakovic( back surgery, Bobby Jackson( cracked left rib) and David West( right elbow- New Orleans is missing 65 of the NBA- low 90 points it was averaging entering Tuesday. It tears me up that it went down like that " Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien released a statement Tuesday night " We will continue to support J R.

Britt was the 30th pick overall and the first receiver taken in the opening round by this franchise since 1998 . Usually I get tired and get wild " Jason Kendall hit an RBI double in the eighth and Mark Ellis doubled to left with two outs in the fourth to tie it at 2 for the A' s, who took advantage of Los Angeles starter John Lackey' s location problems . He made the final out in Boston' s sweep of the Cardinals, grounding out to pitcher Keith Foulke to give the Red Sox their first title since 1918 . Willingham then slipped and fell on a pickoff play and was tagged out eight feet from the base . He is 0- for- 9 since he was hit on the wrist by Baltimore' s Daniel Cabrera on Tuesday. Neither Extell nor Ratner' s spokesman said how much they were bidding for the property, which is owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority The MTA' s deadline for bids ended Wednesday The MTA declined comment. He played just 7 minutes before injuring his left thumb while going after a loose ball with teammate Pape Sow.

Miami misfired on all six 3- pointers in the first half and finished 1- for- 13 Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . 8) scored 10 and was 4- of- 17 " I don' t know what it was " Harris said " Maybe it was just a four- game road trip and maybe we just looked forward to going home . The team did not immediately return a call to The Associated Press on Wednesday . Burnett, Luis Castillo, Jeff Conine, Carlos Delgado, Paul Lo Duca, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota " I' m going to go in there being the same guy . Can' t Buy ItIt' s early, but so far money can' t buy wins. Updated: December 17, 2003, 7: 47 AM ET Wiz coach said player was treated unfairly Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was fined$ 5, 000 by the NBA on Tuesday for criticizing the officiating in a loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday night.

Updated: February 24, 2004, 7: 44 PM ET Hurlbert intends to seek another term Email Print Share Associated Press VAIL, Colo- District Attorney Mark Hurlbert will be running for re- election while he prosecutes NBA star Kobe Bryant on a sexual assault charge Hurlbert, who was appointed by Gov . On Friday, he walked one, didn' t allow a runner past second base and retired his last 10 batters, five on strikeouts, as the Yankees moved a season- high 12 games above 500 . The two sat together courtside at Sunday' s NBA game between San Antonio and Phoenix . Burroughs won' t be available even if the Padres reach the postseason because the meniscus was torn worse than originally thought, general manager Kevin Towers said . Morgan said Schilling agreed to follow the team' s strong recommendation to rehabilitate the shoulder because he was concerned the Red Sox would attempt to invalidate his contract if he chose surgery. Solomon said Selig began the session by discussing the state of baseball " He also talked about our economy and how troubling it' s been and how we have to operate in a fashion that' s cognizant of that economy " Solomon said " Basically it was short and to the point " Selig mentioned that Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch have fallen in the past year " We' re living in a tumultuous economic period " Selig said later in a telephone interview with The Associated Press " Many economists believe that we' re going to have significant problems. Bryant arrived in Honolulu late Friday night, and coach Phil Jackson hadn' t had a chance to sit down with him for a one- on- one talk " This gym is not appropriate " Jackson said " It' s too noisy.

The New York Giants selected North Carolina receiver Hakeem Nicks with the No . Harold Reynolds: Kaz Matsui' s performance made a believer out of me . I think he' ll recover and be ready to go a little bit tomorrow " Only four reporters showed up at the team' s practice gym, which provided the kind of low- key atmosphere Jackson was craving " That kind of lets us have a day where we feel like we can work and become a laboratory experiment day, where we' re doing some real gut things- defense, full- court pressure- the things that make basketball a defensive game " the coach said . Hawpe is now 8- 14 with 10 RBIs in his last four games# 8226& nbsp; Jorge de la Rosa was denied the win despite posting double- digit strikeouts for the second straight game# 8226& nbsp; Paul Maholm bounced back from giving up seven earned runs in his last start to give up zero earned runs over seven innings on Friday# 8226& nbsp; The blown save was Matt Capps' second of the season . He showed what kind of shooter he was when he got hot in the second half " Nowitzki took advantage of a slow start by the Rockets and put the Mavericks in charge early. He still tends to be inconsistent at times as a receiver, but without him in the lineup, opposition secondaries typically don' t have to worry about a tight end getting deep on them. Members of the House majority, the Democrats, will begin the questioning for 15 minutes, followed by the minority( Republican) members for another 15 minutes.

Hudson followed with his first homer since June 10- 135 at bats . After arriving from the Dodgers in a deadline deal in July, LaRoche batted 152 in 49 games . At the age of 21 years, 138 days, James is the youngest player in NBA history to be named to the first team . Hoffman had earlier complained in jest that his AC/ DC entrance music wasn' t loud enough, causing the sound crew to crank it up the last two appearances " That baby is so loud, you should have OSHA investigate that " Macha joked . Midway through the second quarter, things got heated with the Haslem- O' Neal exchange. As the ball clanged off the iron, a loud gong inadvertently sounded in the arena, usually a sound effect reserved for one of Big Ben' s blocks.

StubHub spokesman Sean Pate said prices tend to drop as the game draws closer, and a local law in Glendale could work to the advantage of procrastinators: Ticket scalpers will be allowed to ply their wares in the north preferred parking lot, about a two- minute walk from a stadium entrance, according to stadium marketing director Scott Norton . LOS ANGELES( AP- By his own admission, Tom Glavine wasn' t very good in his quest to become baseball' s first nine- game winner Thanks to the New York Mets' offense, he was good enough . David Wright went 0- for- 3 with a walk for the Mets, snapping his club- record hitting streak at 26 games . Updated: May 25, 2004, 4: 07 PM ET Lead assistant, head trainer to be hired later Email Print Share SportsTicker CHARLOTTE, North Carolina- The expansion Charlotte Bobcats, who are joining the NBA next season, on Friday named two assistant coaches . Asked how he was felt about finally getting back to the game, Turiaf said " Nervous, no. It prevented me from running out on breaks like I usually do, but I think I was still effective out there " Game notes Indiana swept the season series 3- 0 Philadelphia set a Wachovia Center record for its worst team free throw shooting in a game. A gun that Harrison owned has been linked to the shooting in the player' s hometown in which a man suffered a gunshot wound to his hand and a small boy was cut on the face by flying glass from a windshield " At this point I' m keeping my fingers crossed " owner Jim Irsay said, according to the newspaper " We' ve done everything we could do in our diligence to try to discern what happened He said he was not involved in that shooting and.

Chicago' s Luol Deng was ejected after picking up two quick technical fouls with 5: 09 left in the second quarter . Lee finished with nine rebounds, coming up one short of a ninth straight double- double Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Casey was 0- for- 3 with an RBI and Randa doubled in two at- bats . In his previous start against the Yankees, he also gave up 10 hits and six runs, but lasted six innings . I didn' t pitch bad except for the first inning " After allowing a two- out walk in the eighth, Lee was replaced by Fausto Carmona, who struck out Matt Murton. Griffey has 53 career multihomer games and is 12th on the career homer list, two behind Mike Schmidt. The umpire kept signaling he was out at first, so I was thinking he would need to tag me.