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We were assesses swimming upstream examines and a good pitcher like Liriano, with the stuff he had, made it tough " The Twins led 3- 0 in the first on Maurer' s two- run double and Hunter' s sacrifice fly Hunter' s RBI single in the third made it 4- 0. Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez, forced out of Wednesday night' s game with a sore back, was also out of the lineup, before his pinch- hit single in the sixth. The Astros lost for the 17th time in the team' s last 22 games at Miller Park. Updated: May 2, 2008, 3: 28 PM ET Wade trades jabs about his friendship with Star Jones Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ATLANTA- Dwyane Wade has finally spoken up about his alleged romance with Star Jones " Star is an unbelievable woman We have a great, great relationship. Morris had been with the Bucs 2002- 05 before departing for one year.

QB Bob Griese( 1967- Dolphins Griese started both of Miami' s Super Bowl wins( 1972, 1973, and was selected to eight career Pro Bowls . Indications are that the Marlins increased the dollars over their previous offer, but not the structure, Stark reports . Chad Cordero recorded the final four outs for his 18th save in 21 chances . We' re hoping with Bobby that transition is a little shorter than others " Adelman and Morey said adding Jackson will help in the development of former backup point guard and rookie Aaron Brooks " By no means are we unhappy with Aaron, but you have a chance to get a player that' s been through it, that' s been to a lot of playoffs and has had success " Adelman said " He was an opportunity and with everything else it just seemed like a good fit " Of the top six teams in the West( based upon the standings entering Wednesday night' s games, only the Hornets hadn' t made a significant move . A test at a Buffalo hospital found no serious injury, and Johnson flew back to Cincinnati with the team. This is a good day for the Ravens franchise " Suggs, 26, was selected by the Ravens out of Arizona State with the 10th overall pick in the 2003 draft. The A' s have outscored their opponents 69- 33 in the first four innings.

Orlando Hudson followed with a triple and scored on Tony Clark' s sacrifice fly to give Webb a 2- 1 lead . Manfred, whose primary responsibility is to negotiate with the players' association, also saw that punishing players for transgressions that might have occurred as long as five or six years in the past could be a litigious nightmare] EnlargeStan Honda/ AFP/ Getty ImagesMitchell and his team of investigators found plenty to include about Barry Bonds " We all acknowledged the desire to move forward " he said " But it would have been difficult to say the report was to provide closure if we had a dozen suspensions hanging over our heads " For his part, Mitchell took a statesmanlike position . The Flyers called up Kirby Law from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL to replace Amonte . He says Lynch, Philadelphia' s Brian Dawkins and others are the reason hard- hitting safeties are well compensated " I feel like every safety that plays this game is indebted to him " McCree said " The safeties they are drafting now, they' re drafting to model a guy like John Lynch " The prototypical safety is someone who seeks out contact- just like Lynch . It is still early in the season, so this week' s Numbers Crunching presents a mixture of 2007 full- season stats and early numbers from 2008. I thought some people would still be bitter " Lester( 3- 0) eked out five innings, allowing two runs and four hits with five walks- one with the bases loaded. It was Drew' s eighth homer of the season and the 150th of his career " It was a slider that I left up " Shields said " I don' t know if I could have thrown a worse pitch right there.

Wood had three hits and three RBIs, matching his career high in both categories Treanor had three hits and batted in two runs Ramirez finished 3- for- 5 with four RBIs . California Democrat Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, read from affidavits by Pettitte and his wife, Laura, supporting McNamee' s accusations . James Andrews " They cleaned a bunch of stuff out of where it had been causing pain in the shoulder " Hafner said " It had caused the shoulder to shut down because it didn' t want to do anything because it was being aggravated . In the meantime, Duncan has undergone treatment to strengthen his quadriceps muscles . Hill' s injury isn' t endangering the repairs to the ankle, Magic general manager John Weisbrod said. Andrew McCutchen went hitless, ending his streak at 12 games The Reds are 5- 4 against the Pirates this season.

A former Florida State standout, Simon was the Eagles' first- round selection in the 2000 draft, the sixth player chosen overall that year . The NFL Network reported that Reagor fractured his orbital bone and has received 35 stitches to the back of his head as a result of the accident . James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala, on Tuesday before Smiley decides to have season- ending surgery . Many were Boston fans excited not only to watch their team, but to see former Red Sox such as Little, Lowe, Garciaparra, Bill Mueller and Aaron Sele, although the latter two didn' t play . Kielty, down 0- 2 in the count, had a pinch- hit double to start the 12th and went to third on a groundout. Jonathan Papelbon got three outs for his fourth save in as many chances and the Red Sox won for the fifth time in six games. The defense says investigators improperly questioned Bryant and botched the execution of a court order.

He missed the free throw and Puerto Rico got the rebound, but Arroyo missed a jumper just before the buzzer . The Hawks led 68- 63 after the highest- scoring first half of the season for both teams Pippen made 664 3- pointers in 856 games with the Bulls . This time they lost to a team they had beaten 29 times in 32 previous meetings as Syracuse( 12- 3, 1- 1) remained unbeaten in eight games at home " It' s a great feeling " Michael said " My mom just called me and said' Finally " Epiphanny Prince led Rutgers with 23 points and seven rebounds, including the 100th 3- pointer of her career . Yost said he didn' t think there was any retaliation going on " Nah, you could see Prior was struggling and we took advantage of it " Yost said . Toronto activated LHP Ricky Romero( right oblique) off the 15- day disabled list and optioned him to Triple- A Las Vegas Romero will start for Las Vegas on Monday. Milwaukee' s starting lineup also looks much clearer after the trade. Richard Jefferson added 11 points in his first game " I was sucking wind " Jefferson said " It was good to finally get out there and reading and reacting " The Nets' biggest concern was their growing injury list.

Kid' s Play- Sidney Crosby is at it again, but is his latest trick top- play material? 12 . If anybody wants to be dissatisfied, they should be dissatisfied with me " Moreno told the Los Angeles Times " It starts at the top " Cincinnati Reds: Sean Casey returned to the Reds clubhouse Saturday, but said he does not remember the collision that caused his concussion " I have no memory of it, nothing between reaching for the ball . He didn' t change his mind after another poor offensive showing " We' re going to stay as constant as we can " he said after the game " You' re not going to see any big changes " The Cubs expected their offense to carry them with the additions of free agents Alfonso Soriano and Mark DeRosa, not to mention the return of Lee, who missed most of last season with a wrist injury . Associated PressPHOENIX- Randy Johnson knew this might be his final appearance with the Arizona Diamondbacks . Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston changed up his batting order, moving Vernon Wells from fourth to third and dropping Alex Rios from third to sixth. Davis led Boston with 21 points on 8- for- 11 shooting, and Paul Pierce scored 16.

Second- year wide receiver Limas Sweed( hamstring) also didn' t finish practice . 2, hit his first homer, a two- run shot in the fourth for a 3- 0 lead Game notes Angels OF Gary Matthews Jr missed his fifth straight game with a sprained ankle Buehrle allowed seven runs and 11 hits in 6 1/ 3 innings . 264 with 23 homers in 109 games and went 8- for- 43 with one homer in the postseason . However, without an academy presence, it' s unlikely the team can successfully compete for the top players . But Baltimore rallied against Ross Ohlendorf in the fifth, using a two- run drive by Mora and successive solo shots by Scott and Millar to tie it at 8. At the end of each day Pechman will inform the parties how much time they have remaining.

Updated: October 31, 2008, 6: 57 PM ET Pistons announce re- signing of forward Maxiell Comment Email Print Share Associated Press Maxiell AUBURN HILLS, Mich- The Detroit Pistons signed forward Jason Maxiell to a contract extension Friday The team did not announce terms of the contract . He doesn' t plan on doing public safety announcements for motorcycle or helmet safety " I don' t think that' s my place " the quarterback said in a taped interview aired Friday on ABC' s " Good Morning America " Some people feel that, you know, I probably should be doing that and being a big advocate for that " Roethlisberger said from Los Angeles " But for me, I' m going to let people make their own decisions . Spanos, grandson of owner Alex Spanos, said the Chargers were able to get them back just before they hit the auction site . From 1995 through 2006( the latter chosen so that we can analyze the defense' s performance versus the following season, the average NFL defense scored 15 98 points per season . Only four rookies since 1995 have been above average, and all those quarterbacks were surrounded by superior talent. He also said assistant general manager Lee Pelekoudas worked tirelessly on the project " Lee Pelekoudas didn' t get any sleep the night before the trade deadline " Lincoln said " That is not consistent with a team that isn' t trying to put together something that does make sense and does improve the team " Judging from letters to the editor in Seattle newspaper sports sections, one might think some Mariners fans have given up on their team.

C, team becomes a' have' that will be a major accomplishment because it will free up millions of dollars to give to another team that needs the money to survive " said Marc Ganis, president of SportsCorp Ltd, a sports consultancy firm . But he never was in trouble against the Marlins, who were held without an extra- base hit for the second time in 49 games this season " It was an attitude thing " Maine said " I was just fed up with the way I was pitching " Alfredo Amezaga and Miguel Olivo each had two hits and an RBI for Florida, which lost to the Mets at home for the sixth straight time Delgado was batting . That was a surprise to some, but not the Mets, also interested in Baltimore ace Erik Bedard, as well as Oakland' s Dan Haren and Joe Blanton . The Mariners won for only the second time in eight games, but are 12- 11 since Riggelman replaced John McLaren on June 20 " It' s nice to end on a positive note before the All- Star break " said Bloomquist . Garrabrant/ NBAE/ Getty ImagesLeBron James broke out a special edition of his signature shoe along with scoring an East- high 28 points. A related Perot company sold the Mavericks to Cuban in 2000. Mike Miller had 18 points and a season- high 16 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Nets 81- 69 on Friday.