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They wasted gleans Carlos Delgado' unravels s third- inning grand slam off Carlos Zambrano and a 5- 1 lead. 66 ERA this season " But at the end of the day everyone in this clubhouse is happy when we win so that' s all that matters " Trevor Hoffman pitched the ninth for his 28th save and upped his all- time record total to 582. Game notes Cleveland' s Eric Snow reached 4, 000 career assists with his second assist early in the game. Hinrich Boozer The Detroit Pistons, meanwhile, continue to be widely mentioned as a trade suitor for Boozer.

Archive Through April 20 " SportsCenter " will put every NFL team " On The Clock " Scouts Inc . Steelers 13, Ravens 9 Pittsburgh# 8226; It should come as no surprise that in a game pitting two elite defenses, field position would be instrumental . Reggie Abercrombie and Mike Jacobs also homered for Florida, which finished with 13 hits Dodgers outfielder Jose Cruz Jr hit a two- run home run off Willis in the second inning . Schilling worked seven masterful innings, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez homered, and the Red Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 9- 1 Sunday to complete a three- game sweep of their first- round AL playoff series .

Torre guided New York to the playoffs every season from 1996- 2007 and won four World Series rings in his first five years . He is 7- for- 9 against Duke the last two seasons and 9- for- 19 against him in his career Anderson is listed as day to day . We get on base and our big boys can drive you in " The Rangers bounced back after giving up six runs in the ninth inning of an 8- 4 loss Friday night, blowing a chance to take the lead in the wild- card chase " So much for our balloon popping " Washington said " That' s been their makeup from day one . Bengals Comment Email Print Share Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md- Baltimore Ravens running back Willis McGahee, currently limited to running in a swimming pool as he recuperates from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, expects to be running with the football when the season starts . Updated: September 28, 2008, 7: 59 PM ET Bucs' Bryant comes through four days after death of infant son Comment Email Print Share Associated Press TAMPA, Fla- Matt Bryant choked back tears.

Hand out Steinbrenner voodoo dolls with every paid admission Let the people inflict some pain and defy some odds Let them in on the revolution . The AL player of the month in April, he went into Friday night' s game hitting 270 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs . I was able to maintain myself " The Cubs, who have the best record in the NL at 79- 50, bounced back from Friday' s 13- 5 loss to the struggling Nationals by getting 13 hits and another impressive performance from Dempster, who also won 15 games for the Marlins in 2001 " Outside of Brandon Webb, there aren' t too many people pitching better than he is " Cubs manager Lou Piniella said . He added a single in the sixth and a sacrifice in the eighth to move to 6- for- 28 214) with Milwaukee . The Astros hadn' t lost in Cincinnati since 2007, putting together their longest stretch of wins at a road ballpark in franchise history.

He was originally given a three- day ban for throwing near the head of New York' s David Wright, and the penalty was reduced on appeal . The game was Seattle' s first on the road this season and kicked off the Sonics' longest trip of the year with six games in 11 days . The Washington Post reported that Walls has agreed to donate a kidney to former Dallas Cowboys teammate Ron Springs and that surgery is imminent . Doctors had been waiting for tests to return from a laboratory in North Carolina before they could continue treating Engram, who has 18 receptions and one touchdown in four games this season " The tests allowed them to focus in on the medicines he should take . Casey said Robinson " has not been suspended " but would not comment on whether the receiver is in the middle of the appeals process. He questioned whether Dungy' s position on same- sex marriage fit what he believes the commission' s agenda should be " It is extremely important for the advisory council to uphold civil rights and civil liberties, and I am concerned that Coach Dungy is far from the best person to do that " Lynn said in a statement.

With Leinart recovering from a season- ending injury, Warner must be in the Cardinals' plans . 1 and May 1 if they intend to leave San Diego, but Fabiani made it clear to the San Diego Union- Tribune that the team will be playing in San Diego in 2009 " We will not be bringing a termination notice to the City of San Diego between Feb 1 and May 1 " Fabiani told the newspaper . The pain in the knee gets overwhelming as the innings go on and go on " Ray Durham also hit his first homer of the season, making it 3- 0 in the third . It wasn' t right " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press .

Game notes Braves ace John Smoltz pitched a simulated game for the third time on Sunday and will make his exhibition debut Saturday against Tampa Bay He hopes to pitch five innings against the Rays Smoltz threw 72 pitches Sunday . He then emerged as the White Sox' s ace going 15- 8 with a 3 74 ERA On Sunday his spring woes continued . In the second round, the Wolves' abrasive play frustrated the Sacramento Kings into two major confrontations . I' m an enormous fan of both of them " Reyes scored twice and stole a base . Price struggled with his command, walking five " He had great stuff, but was all over the place " Rays manager Joe Maddon said Indians starter Fausto Carmona was even wilder.

The Bulls managed to contain the NBA' s seventh- leading scorer after that, and the Cavaliers' defense seemed overmatched " We did a poor job defensively " Cleveland coach Mike Brown said " They obviously had something to do with it They drove the basketball extremely well . It was the same old problem for the Bobcats, who couldn' t find a player to make a big shot down the stretch . He has scored 20 or more points in six of his last seven games- ESPN research " I keep telling these guys, they' ve got to start embracing the moment down the stretch " he said " Instead of fearing it or dreading it, let' s go out there and embrace it, relish it and take advantage of it " Dunleavy gave the young Pacers a firsthand demonstration of what he meant . The adjustments were triggered after spending on players fell below 59 5 percent of the league' s total revenue in 2008 .

But the Terrapins, who started 6- for- 28 from the floor, scored the next 13 points . Game notes Maholm' s only victory was a three- hit shutout of Houston on April 24 In his other five starts, he is 0- 4 with a 7 61 ERA . I' ve got the feeling you' re going to do it today " Lee said laughing " If I guessed like that all the time it would be unbelievable " Lee didn' t see his own future though . Braves 13, Mets 5NEW YORK( AP- Orlando Hernandez was rusty after a long layoff, and it led to an important victory for the desperate Atlanta Braves . He was told his kidney function had deteriorated in recent weeks and the chemical imbalances in his blood made it dangerous for him to play.

The Lions have already signed Stafford to a six- year contract, which guarantees him$ 41 7 million, and could be worth as much as$ 78 million . In Sunday' s game, he moved center Chris Morris to guard and used Samson Satele at center . Beltran said the pain subsided as the night went on " I was a little concerned " he said . Colletti was the assistant GM for the San Francisco Giants when Mueller played there from 1996- 00 " Little by little, it became clear he had an interest in being here " Colletti said on a conference call " When we hired Grady, the interest probably increased a little bit We' re thrilled he' s here . Johnson, scratched from Tampa Bay' s starting lineup because he didn' t get into town until just before the first pitch, hit a game- tying, pinch- hit homer in the ninth inning, and Dioner Navarro doubled in the go- ahead run to help the Rays beat Boston 5- 4 Tuesday night and extend their division lead. The right- hander from Abilene, Texas, is 9- 9 lifetime with a 5. If Brown were to take the job, he would give the go- ahead to his agent to work out the contract language with Knicks executives " Nothing has changed today " agent Joe Glass said Friday " I talk to him at least two times every day " As presently constructed, the Knicks don' t fit the mold of one of Brown' s typical teams.