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Rolen hit exhibits a two- displays run homer off Fogg, Chris Carpenter allowed one run in seven innings and the Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 4- 1 Sunday to complete a three- game sweep. We have new life now and you have to roll with it " In two previous starts against Seattle this season, Zito didn' t allow a run, and combined with three relievers to one- hit the Mariners on April 8. The good news for Garza is that Tampa Bay plays at Minnesota only twice in 2008, April 16- 17 He is 1- 10 with a 5 91 ERA in 13 career appearances at the Metrodome. Hunter' s catch on the dead run before crashing into the center- field wall in the seventh was the best of the bunch " We have to figure out a way to get a win " said manager Ron Gardenhire, who was ejected in the fifth " Last night was a terrible ballgame They pounded us( 8- 3 Tonight we battled and had a chance to win. Haren allowed three straight hits to start the seventh, including Placido Polanco' s RBI single and Granderson' s double. The 20- year- old is in an 0- for- 26 slump with 17 strikeouts. Casey McGehee and Mike Rivera walked, Jason Bourgeois drove in his first career run with a single and Gallardo, who also had a sacrifice fly in the fourth, added a two- run double.

Nope, the summer scene is officially in a transition now that Sonny Vaccaro, the godfather of the summer scene, is ending his affiliation with all- star camps and tournaments after reaching a settlement with Reebok last Friday on his deal that had two years remaining . Houston shot 48 percent, outrebounded Cleveland by 11 and never trailed after the early minutes of the second quarter " We got into a rhythm " Mike James said " All of a sudden, it started getting into a flow " The Cavaliers turned in another woeful performance on the road after winning in Brendan Malone' s coaching debut against Detroit on Tuesday . He was traded to Orlando in 2004 in a deal that brought Tracy McGrady to the Rockets . X- rays were negative, but the ankle was still sore on Friday, and so was Kiwanuka . One of the old American Football League' s original owners, he established the Bills in 1959 and was a driving force in the AFL- NFL merger. I know what is in the Mitchell report, but I wouldn' t hold him out of the Hall of Fame until there is stronger evidence against him and more of the story is heard- Mel Antonen, USA Today " Yes on Roger Clemens. Kovalev tied it with a short- handed goal at 16: 03 that necessitated a lengthy video review.

We came out here and competed really well " Pennington' s green team beat Clemens' white squad 10- 7 . Meanwhile, Clemens has been sure to say all the right things about Sanchez, calling him a " great dude " and a " very talented quarterback " As for that draft- day phone call, Clemens said he welcomed Sanchez to the team " I think it' ll be a good working relationship between both he and I " Clemens said " I' m going to try to be as helpful to him as Chad was to me . The ball smacked him behind the right ear, and he broke his left hand as he fell to the ground . He had already had 11 knee operations when he went in for the arthroscopic procedure in November 2002 Francona also managed the Phillies from 1997- 2000 Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . The Yankees were approached by the Mets about a Sheffield- for- Mike Cameron swap and turned down their crosstown rival " Obviously, here' s a player who wants to stay here and wants to be here, and I appreciate that " Cashman said " In Sheff' s case, I feel he' s more part of the solution than any problems we' re currently having " Sheffield was suspended for two games and fined$ 2, 000 Thursday by Bob Watson, baseball' s vice president for discipline, for " aggressive actions " in Sunday' s game against the Mets. The Diamondbacks faced a similar situation with 2004 first- round pick Stephen Drew and even though Drew backed out of re- enrolling at Florida State, it took an 11th- hour deal to sign him in May Upton, however, has been seeking a deal worth$ 6. It was the third straight solid outing for the right- hander, who credits a recent pep talk from Mauer and Redmond for his turnaround " They said' We need you now " Silva recalled " That conversation felt good because it showed me they are with me " Dennys Reyes and Juan Rincon worked through the eighth, and Joe Nathan closed out the combined six- hitter for his 33rd save in 35 attempts.

Access to the names could bolster the perjury case against Barry Bonds, who is charged with lying to a grand jury about whether he used steroids . The move could end Colbert' s unproductive career with Carolina . Orton Orton, who started his first game since his 2005 rookie campaign, was the fourth quarterback to make his first start of the season this week, joining Todd Collins of Washington, Shaun Hill of San Francisco and Carolina' s Matt Moore . Reds IF Juan Castro signed a two- year contract extension through 2008 . Eric Reed, watching from the bench, resorted to eye drops At least one outfielder lost a flyball in the haze. Cleveland improved to 16- 8 with G Ira Newble, a former Hawk, starting. The hardest thing for me to do was turn my back on my friends.

First Draft: Darrius Heyward- Bey- Heyward- Bey shares his journey from young football star to fastest wide receiver at the combine . 28 ERA for the Red Sox and 130- 111 in his career after going 12- 10 with a 4 87 ERA last season He pitched one game in Boston' s World Series sweep of St Louis . Peralta, 19, signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2003 . He saved 12 games for Cincinnati last season and could be a closer option for the Reds, who also signed Mike Stanton to a two- year$ 5 5 million deal two weeks ago . It was a routine play and it should have been made " Nunez said " I didn' t make a play, and it cost us a game " Maholm and relievers Shawn Chacon and Matt Capps shut out Philadelphia over the final seven innings, with Capps finishing up in the ninth. Make no mistake: When I told Senator Mitchell that I injected Chuck Knoblauch with performance enhancing drugs, I told the truth Chuck Knoblauch, I believe, will confirm this as well. The Mets improved to 3- 23 when trailing after seven innings " When the talent is in the room, it won' t take that long to turn it around " Carlos Delgado said " We have to continue to grind it out " Blake DeWitt hit an RBI single for the Dodgers, who dropped to 1- 5 on their seven- game road trip with their seventh loss in nine games overall.

Angels pitcher Anthony Ortega( 0- 2, in his third career start and appearance, was no match for a Blue Jays offense that entered the game also leading the major leagues in runs, hits, extra- base hits, and total bases . In the Lakers' losses to Memphis last season, Bryant averaged 13 3 points on 23 3 percent shooting . It was the first time in more than two years than an NBA team turned a deficit into a victory by hitting four 3- pointers in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or of an overtime period . The Patriots were fined$ 750, 000 and lost a first- round draft pick as punishment " If I had a reason to want to go public, or tell a story, I could have done it before it even broke " Walsh told ESPN " I could have said everything rather than having[ Jets coach Eric] Mangini be the one to bring it out " If they' re doing a thorough investigation- they didn' t contact me So draw your own conclusions Maybe they felt they didn' t need to . That was Will] EnlargeAP Photo/ Jeff Chiu, fileCorey Smith, an undrafted free agent out of North Carolina State, spent the past three seasons with the Detroit Lions The men left shortly after 6 a m from the Seminole Boat Ramp in Clearwater Pass. Dixon told police he had been robbed by two men and was shot during a struggle for a gun, the report said. 346 with three homers and 10 RBI against lefties " Broussard had a career night and I wish it would have been against someone else " Boston manager Terry Francona said " We didn' t have an answer for anything and it just got worse " Beckett, the key part of a seven- player trade with the Marlins last November, walked five and struck out six.

Miner( 0- 1) gave up two runs- one earned- and six hits in 5 1/ 3 innings . Chad Billingsley completed seven innings for the third straight start, Orlando Hudson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and Los Angeles set a club record Sunday with a 7- 3 victory over the San Diego Padres . Stackhouse missed his second straight game with a sprained right thumb and Dampier was also out for the second game in a row with a left knee injury Both will be reevaluated on Monday . Game notes Golden State F Brandan Wright and Denver F Nene missed the game with groin injuries Davis has three triple- doubles this season . Conte says that BALCO analyzes blood and urine samples from athletes, and then prescribes supplements to compensate for deficiencies in vitamins and minerals. Vogelsong was told in a phone call Wednesday- he wouldn' t say who called- that the Cubs knew what was coming as he gave up 19 hits and 15 earned runs over eight innings in the consecutive losses " I can think of a couple of things off the top of my head that it is, but I' m not sure " said Vogelsong, whose best pitch is a moving fastball that has hit 96 mph this season " I' m going to have to look at the tape and see what it is " The right- hander gave up three homers in each loss, 9- 1 in Pittsburgh on Tuesday and 8- 3 in Chicago on April 14. With two outs in the Cardinals' fifth, Duncan reached on a fielder' s choice and Albert Pujols singled.

The imminent deal would mean the Blue Jays will have poured$ 102 million into two pitchers this offseason On Nov 28, B J . The right- hander, who struck out five, has lost three straight starts " I just felt like I was battling myself today, trying to keep the ball down " Reyes said " Just a couple pitches up in the zone- they didn' t come back " Aaron Miles' two- run double in the second put the Cardinals up 2- 0 . I definitely could have slowed down a little bit " Moehler allowed three runs and six hits in six innings for Houston . So you can never turn your nose up at a guy like Allen Iverson . He' s expected to jump- start the Jets' running game, which struggled mightily last season while working with a rotation of running backs Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. 1, 2006 at New England, has played in only 12 games since retiring in the summer of 2004 " He' ll be a member of this team " Cameron said " He' s a Miami Dolphin " Again. Updated: October 15, 2003, 9: 54 AM ET Daly says he' s out once sale is complete Email Print Share Associated Press LOS ANGELES- Bob Daly plans to leave as managing partner, chairman and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Dodgers once the proposed sale of the team is completed.

Game notes Johnny Estrada returned after missing a game with a bruised knee, the result of a collision with Prince Fielder on Monday night . Teixeira grew up in Baltimore, and understood completely how the Orioles fans felt " I expected nothing less . Updated: February 12, 2008, 7: 43 PM ET Howard questionable for next game with bruised back Comment Email Print Share Associated Press DALLAS- Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard has a bruised lower back and is questionable for Wednesday' s game against Portland . But when non- Euroleague teams like Triumph start being able to outbid NBA teams . We just have to play harder than them " The Sonics- who lost their club- record 60th game- kept the game close until the fourth quarter. La Russa said last weekend that Crawford " made it a point to get us " We' ve had problems with that umpire for how many years now " La Russa said " We had one incident at home where he disrespected our coaches He' s made it a point to get us. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; The Spurs have won two straight and six of their last eight games# 8226& nbsp; Each of San Antonio' s last six wins have been decided by at least 10 points# 8226& nbsp; The Warriors lose their ninth straight contest, allowing at least 120 points for the fourth straight game and fifth time in their last seven- ESPN research San Antonio( 11- 8) entered the game scoring 93 5 points per contest.

Adrian Peterson Running BackMinnesota Vikings Profile Peterson, who leads the NFL with 1, 081 yards rushing through 10 games, missed his second straight contest with a knee injury . Every game here on out is going to feel even better " Vandersloot said " But to be honest, we came here and we weren' t looking just to play one, we were looking to compete " Gonzaga imposed its pace on a Xavier defense that was sixth best in the country this season allowing just 53 points a game . 262 in 2004, a career low for a full season, with 22 home runs and 70 RBIs . It' s not one of the most conventional ways to turn two but we' ll take it " Florida also blew a chance to score in the fourth . Kevin Millar and Tejada both doubled twice for Baltimore, and Millar drove in a pair of runs. He is winless in 16 career starts, which is the longest start of a career streak since Oakland' s Mike Mohler went winless in all of his 20 career starts from 1993- 97 " Five walks is the story of the night " Hammel said. Once again in baseball, for me, there are moments when people definitely mentally move at a glacier pace and they really have to get beyond it.

He was once one of the NFL' s highest- paid players, but lavish spending and poor investments, coupled with the backlash from his dogfighting case, led to his downfall . Minnesota has trailed in all seven wins, including a ninth- inning comeback Saturday against New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and this surge past the stingy Angels bullpen after 9- 4 and 10- 8 deficits " A win is a win in our book, and we don' t care how we do it " said Cuddyer, who hit an 0- 1 changeup over the wall in right- center field and sprinted around the bases to meet the happy mob at home plate . He pitched for his hometown Houston Astros from 2004- 06 and helped them reach their first World Series . Gomez wasted little time jumping on Buehrle after rain delayed the start by 1 hour, 44 minutes . Mawae said the union has yet to determine whether the new executive director will be selected by a vote of the NFLPA' s 32 team player representatives or whether the search committee will make the decision on its own " There' s pros and cons to doing it either way " Mawae said " The last thing we want to do is do it in a way that' s going to cause us to pick the wrong person and have to do this process again in a couple of years " Several union members are pushing to have the new executive director chosen by election because they want a say in which direction the NFLPA is heading, particularly after Upshaw held the position since 1983. Associated PressBALTIMORE- Rachele Fitz scored 27 points and Julianne Viani added 15 to help Marist beat Loyola of Maryland 86- 44 on Sunday for its 12th consecutive victory. Bochy came out to get Williams and also took out Walker in a double switch.

Lee Kelly, a back specialist, examined Hampton on Thursday, determined a change from a bulging disc to a herniated one and gave him an epidural injection, the team said . But Brandon Lyon threw a scoreless eighth, and Jose Valverde pitched a perfect ninth for his second save in two chances . Eric Gagne retired the side in the ninth and remained perfect in seven save chances this season . The difference could be that Cabrera, who made$ 472, 000 in 2006, filed for salary arbitration for the first time in his career Friday The player is asking for$ 7 2 millions and the team is offering$ 6 . Shuey The 36- year- old, who spent 10 years in the majors, retired in April 2005 after spending 2004 on the Los Angeles Dogders' disabled list because of a right hip injury Shuey made his major league debut in 1994. After Swisher' s one- out single in the sixth, Orlando Cabrera followed with a single to left and Swisher dashed to third, just beating Emil Brown' s throw with a headfirst slide. Davis' RBI single made it 3- 2 but Hill tied it again with a homer in the fifth.

The Thunder possess numerous draft picks to sweeten trade packages, including five first- rounders in the next two drafts, but the Hornets' financial straits were such that the expiring contracts of Smith and Wilcox were enough to clinch Chandler' s acquisition . The Cards say that they won' t redo Boldin' s deal so he' s asked out, Mortensen reported . I want to get back as soon as I can " Bagwell said " I also want to get back so that I can actually help, not be this guy' Oh, let' s just have him around and pinch- hit every once in a while' I want to be able to contribute, and I don' t want to hurt this ballclub by coming back too soon " Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . Oswalt, who began the season 4- 0 for the best start of his career, beat the Giants 8- 0 on April 13 in the second game of a day- night doubleheader for another rainout during that soggy series " I didn' t feel good from the bullpen " Oswalt said " If you don' t have one of these outings you don' t stay humble . I' ll check it out tomorrow and hopefully be back in the lineup as quick as I can " Swisher said " I feel fine " In the bottom half, Oakland set a major league record by keeping Baltimore scoreless. NOTES: The game drew a sellout crowd of 44, 250 on a perfect night. If this means business, then hey, we mean business " Shaunie O' Neal told " Extra " While relocating to Dallas is Shaunie O' Neal' s heart' s desire, Cuban hasn' t indicated that a trade for Shaq is right for the Mavs.