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Updated: reviews August 16, examines 2008, 5: 37 PM ET Roy sidelined four to eight weeks after knee surgery Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services The Portland Trail Blazers got some good news Thursday when they found out guard Brandon Roy likely will be out for only one to two months after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. A steal and layup by McCants gave Minnesota a 55- 53 lead at intermission. He was a great man, and through the experience with him, I continued my walk. Kolb, a 30- year- old right- hander, flopped as Atlanta' s closer, losing the job less than two months into last season He was 3- 8 with a 5. In addition to his base salary, Small could earn$ 80, 000 in performance bonuses$ 15, 000 each for 15 and 20 starts, and$ 25, 000 each for 25 and 30 starts He had asked for$ 1 45 million in arbitration and had been offered$ 1, 025, 000. Instead, Junior was the one who drew closer to the next round number. There were some boos mixed with cheers during pregame introductions and again when he strolled to the plate for the first time " We weren' t quite sure what it would be like today.

You take it, you get your rest and you get better " Hernandez allowed the first six Chicago batters in the third inning to reach base and score Hoffpauir highlighted the inning with a three- run homer . Held to one infield hit over the first five innings by rookie Jason Berken, New York rallied from a 2- 0 deficit by scoring two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh . Kwame Brown( sprained right shoulder, Shammond Williams( abdominal muscle strain) and Von Wafer( bruised left heel) are also hurting and probably won' t play against the Clippers . If surgery is not necessary, it still could take up to three weeks for Davis to recuperate and return to action " It doesn' t feel good " Davis said, according to the Los Angeles Times " It' s not comfortable, not a comfortable feeling . Game notes Golden State' s Josh Powell bruised his left eye during warmups when a ball hit him in the face. James had 11 points, making all three 3- pointers, in the first quarter. Both players are physical enough to re- route receivers off the line of scrimmage as well helping in supporting the run.

Up and down " Each one of those pitches looks different halfway to home plate . 100, hit his last homer in August off Roy Oswalt at Minute Maid Park . Gordon was 10- for- 10 in save opportunities and Delgado was 2- for- 30 against the closer " He looked for it and got it " Gordon said " It didn' t move and he deposited it into the seats " Gordon then put runners on second and third, but he struck out Kaz Matsui to end the inning " We wanted to keep the streak going on, we wanted to continue to play well " Gordon said " It just shows a lot about our club and how things are starting to come together for us " Myers has started to pitch like the ace the Phillies need if they want to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993 . 21 " We think it' s going to be clean up, like a half- hour of surgery, and it was, like, three hours " Guillen said following a team- sponsored appearance at a local elementary school " It' s been a horrible offseason " Meanwhile, the Nationals have had preliminary talks with the agents for Sammy Sosa . Woods was stopped Monday night in northeast Portland for a turn signal violation, said Police Bureau spokesman Officer Henry Groepper Officers impounded his 2002 Cadillac Escalade. HOUSTON( AP- Arizona' s hitters with ties to Houston helped Brandon Webb and the Diamondbacks end the Astros' eight- game winning streak. Free agent Bobby Jackson has agreed to terms with the Hornets, although the deal hasn' t been finalized, and Hornets general manager Jeff Bower said the Hornets had also agreed to terms with 6- foot- 7 swingman Rasual Butler, their top 3- point shooter from last season " We have reached an agreement with Rasual that will get him signed sometime next week, and that was a factor in making this trade as well " Bower said.

The right- hander, who hadn' t allowed a home run in his previous five starts, gave up a two- run shot by Suzuki in the first and a three- run shot by Cust in the fifth " That last inning I kind of got caught in a situation where I didn' t want to walk anybody and threw a couple of 3- 2 heaters pretty much down the middle " Lackey said " Sometimes a team with nothing to lose is pretty dangerous . Favre admits to virtually no interest in that kind of intramural competition . The Colts don' t have another kicker on their roster, but Caldwell said two rookie punters, Pat McAfee and Tim Masthay, may be able to fill in some . But the big play covered up a long list of offensive deficiencies . Steptoe was able to break multiple tackles and turn a medium gain into a 53- yard catch. As the NL wild- card team, they didn' t have the advantage in either of the first two rounds, either. Francisco Rosario pitched one inning in relief of Eaton before he left with a bruised left knee one inning after Morris lined a single off it The Giants averaged 3 9 runs in Morris' first 10 starts Manuel has three ejections this season.

He struck out four, walked two and hit Nyjer Morgan with a pitch " Definitely not how I wanted it to go " said VandenHurk, who was optioned to Double- A Carolina after the game " I felt good out there, I just didn' t do what I needed to do . 5 assists while sitting on the bench behind Luke Ridnour and Ramon Sessions . Portis Gibbs was testy as he wrapped up a week of mystery over whether Portis had recovered sufficiently from a partially left dislocated shoulder . Inside were 5- gallon gas cans, a life jacket, water bottles and some bagged sandwiches Smith The boat was pulled ashore about 8: 30 p m at a boat ramp in St Petersburg . Y- Rick Helling pitched a four- hit shutout Tuesday night for the Minnesota Twins' Triple- A Rochester farm team, then said he was leaving the organization. What you say can' t go in one ear and out the other " he told the newspaper In 154 games this season, Cabera is batting 321 with 32 homers and 112 RBI. He tipped his helmet to the fans before his first at- bat, but that was one of the only reasons for the sellout crowd at Minute Maid Park to cheer " We don' t hit the ball at any part of the game " Houston manager Phil Garner said " And that was unfortunate because it looked like we had a whole lot of momentum coming into the game " Francis earned his third victory in four starts, winning a duel of Rockies top draft picks.

Byrd( 7- 11, acquired Tuesday from Cleveland for cash or a player to be named, gave up hits to his first three batters- including Rios' homer . He was forced to leave the game and afterward had his arm in a sling " I kind of had my weight on my left arm . Alex Cintron then walked to load the bases, but Papelbon notched his 22nd save in 23 chances by striking out Jim Thome and getting Konerko to hit into a double play " That was agonizing, but it' s a heck of a lot better than losing " Boston manager Terry Francona said " We finished the day like we set out to do- it wasn' t very easy, but sometimes it' s not " After losing to Chicago 4- 2 on Thursday, Boston outscored the White Sox 29- 10 in the final three games of the series to close out their homestand at 6- 5 . Pittsburgh has scored only 13 runs in his 10 losses " Obviously, their guy pitched a great game " Pirates manager John Russell said " We were fortunate, I think, to get one hit " It was just one of those nights . Updated: September 10, 2003, 5: 09 PM ET Larionov signed for 14th NHL season Email Print Share Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N. Updated: July 29, 2008, 2: 34 PM ET Steelers safety Polamalu sits out practice with pulled hamstring Comment Email Print Share Associated Press LATROBE, Pa- Every extended workout, every running session, every climb up a hillside in weighted shoes was designed for Troy Polamalu to get back to being Troy Polamalu. Lilly came into the game having won eight of his last nine starts He pitched five innings and gave up six runs and six hits.

Jones also confirmed Thursday that he will be professionally wrestling during his suspension and defended his decision " I pick up the wrestling thing, now you don' t want me to wrestle " Jones said while sitting in front of a wrestling ring set up next to his home south of Nashville " I don' t know what you all want me to do . Michael Weiner, the union' s general counsel, said the hearing probably would end Thursday . Rodriguez set his streak while playing for the Rangers from 2001- 03, when the only game he missed was when he sat out a game in the final week of the 2003 season . Young preserved what was then a 2- 1 lead with a spectacular catch in center field . Rolen grounded into a fielder' s choice with runners at first and second to end the third and Vernon Wells flied out to end the fifth, stranding runners at second and third. But when asked specifically whether he' d be at camp, Bryant politely declined to answer " I understand the questions, I understand the interest, but I don' t want to be a distraction " Bryant said, allowing that he would have handled his trade request differently if he had a chance to do it over again. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Rookie James Neal scored the decisive goal in the shootout to give the Stars the victory.

It just didn' t work out that way " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Updated: December 12, 2008, 7: 33 PM ET Jacobs to sit against Cowboys Comment Email Print Share Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N . Asked about the officiating- the Steelers drew 115 yards in penalties to the Chargers' 5- Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin declined to comment " No, I have never seen a game ended with 13- to- 1 in penalties[ the official tally was 13 against the Steelers, two against the Chargers, but I am not answering questions about the officiating " Tomlin said . The$ 126 million left- hander bounced back from the debacle of a return he made to Oakland on Friday night, when he allowed seven runs and six hits in four innings for his shortest outing of the year- a 15- 3 loss to his former team . Hill( 5- 4, who walked one, matched his strikeout high, set against Pittsburgh last Sept 6. 07 " The guy has pitched almost like he was invincible, and tonight he showed he' s vulnerable " Trembley said. Morway, who had been senior vice president of basketball operations, will oversee salary cap issues and help president of basketball operations Larry Bird with all personnel decisions.

Ireland has said it' s important that he and Parcells be familiar with the new coach . The AFC is wide open, but I will go with those six and on quite a limb, the Chargers to go to the Super Bowl after catching fire in the second half of the season . It' s going to be somewhere " Little won more than 90 games in each of his two season with Boston, but was dismissed soon after the Red Sox lost to the New York Yankees in the AL championship series . 9 million$ 18 million above the previous mark they set in 2003 . Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling told The Associated Press he was disappointed in the news but had seen indications that it might be coming " You don' t get better losing a guy like Theo " said Schilling, who joined the Red Sox after Epstein ate Thanksgiving dinner with him and convinced him to accept a trade from the Arizona Diamondbacks " It' s obviously going to be an incredibly unpopular decision with the players. Chris Snyder and Jeff DaVanon chased starter Aaron Cook from the game with one- out singles and the Rockies' bullpen couldn' t hold the 5- 2 lead from there. put baseball players under that " Rodríguez said in March.

It was Sabathia' s shortest start since yielding nine runs in 2 1/ 3 innings to the Chicago Cubs on June 21, 2006 " I' ve been here before " Sabathia said of his struggles " I will get this turned around " Joe Blanton( 1- 2) allowed eight hits and five runs over 7 2/ 3 innings to win for the first time in six starts since last Sept 15 . Utah managed and led by as many as 12 points before the Warriors struck quickly and took over the lead late in the fourth quarter by holding the Jazz without a field goal for 4: 17 . After pitching five innings in Game 6 of the ALCS against Boston, Pettitte was the only starter Torre did not use in Game 7 . Burrell led off with a single, before Howard hit a low- and- away 1- 2 pitch into the left- center field seats " He' s awesome " Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez said of Howard " I love watching him He' s pretty impressive . Olivo was traded to the Padres on July 30 for catcher Miguel Ojeda and pitcher Natanael Mateo, and batted. Lo Duca, listed in left field in the original lineup, instead started at first base Langerhans started in left field Washington has lost 10 of its last 11 road games. Next season, the Hornets are expected to be a playoff contender and have new corporate sponsors, including Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages and Capital One Financial Corp, which have made several- year, multimillion dollar commitments in support of the franchise' s return to the rebuilding Gulf Coast.

They finished this past season with an 85- 77 record that left them in second place in the NL West, 15{ games behind San Francisco Florida took the wild card with a 91- 71 record . Ryan Franklin and Arthur Rhodes each pitched a scoreless inning and Tom Gordon struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save in five opportunities . Torii Hunter scored twice for the Twins, who dropped 1# 189; games behind first- place Detroit in the AL Central . The lefty had allowed as many as five earned runs only once since June 14, but Friday permitted five and nine hits with two walks in five innings, striking out three " This whole game I wasn' t hitting my spots " said Gorzelanny, who shut out San Francisco on Sunday and had a team- high scoreless innings streak of 14 1/ 3 innings snapped Friday " I made a bunch of mistake pitches and they took advantage of them " The Pirates scored in the first inning when Nate McLouth scored from first on a Freddy Sanchez single to right . Luebbert said the almost brand- new twin- engine Gulfstream IV is owned by Toyota. We' ve got to be able to put those things together " Starter Gil Meche( 2- 4) had another shaky outing against the Orioles, allowing five runs and six hits in 4 1- 3 innings. Updated: April 30, 2008, 2: 30 PM ET Report: Visit to Dolphins' HQ widens Taylor- Parcells rift Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services The NFL draft passed without the Miami Dolphins trading Jason Taylor, but that doesn' t mean all is well with the team' s star defensive player and new football czar Bill Parcells.

Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Jay Bruce went 3- for- 3 in his MLB debut, joining Willie Greene as the only Red in the last 50 years to have three hits in his first game in the bigs Greene went 3- for- 4 on Sept . Those complaints prompted speculation that Ridnour would bypass signing an extension and instead test the free- agent market next summer . He hit several big shots down the stretch, plus dived into the second row to try keeping alive a late rebound, knocking over a gray- haired woman in the process . Manning, who has won the past three passing championships, has an efficiency rating of 105 8 for the last four campaigns . He is on target to rejoin the Yankees late this month or in early May. The three- game sweep was the club' s first over the Mets in Los Angeles since August 1996. The Dodgers lost their designated hitter by moving Martin to catcher in the eighth, and had to use Delwyn Young as a pinch hitter for reliever Jonathan Broxton in the ninth.

CHICAGO( AP- There are bigger goals, bigger prizes still out there for the Orlando Magic . We have a team that can obviously win at a high level and we have a team that, moving forward, we think can really compete for an NFC North title again and get to the championship game and hopefully further " As good as something may sound, we have a great team to play with right now and there is no sense in looking outside of what we have within our 53[ man roster " Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . Although the incident generated little publicity, it resulted in a protracted legal battle between the port authority and Summit . Meche' s lower back had tightened up in his previous start, rendering him ineffective . The Heat started the second half with a 9- 3 run in the quarter' s first 2: 51, knotting the game at 43- 43, but it was all Magic the remainder of the period as they opened up their largest lead of the week, 65- 49, while holding Miami to just six points the rest of the period. Mike And Mike: Guarding Jordan- Grant Hill recalls the last two times he guarded Michael Jordan 6. The Dallas Morning News, which first reported the investigation in Friday' s editions, said the probe includes issues related to the city of Irving' s oversight of the project, which was initiated in 2003.