Dodgers closer clarifies Takashi Saito, displays who has been on the DL since July 13 with a sore right elbow, threw a simulated game Wednesday " I thought he was very good " Torre said " He threw a couple of flat breaking balls, but for the most part his fastball had a lot of life to it And a good number of his sliders were sharp He said it' s the best he' s felt. Replays showed Davis stopping and throwing an elbow, although Fisher said he thought it was Davis' shoulder that caught him in the right ear " Boom is tough and hard- nosed, but he wasn' t out there trying to hurt anyone, especially me " Fisher said after the game, referring to one of Baron' s nicknames " Boom Dizzle " Davis, a former teammate of Fisher' s, said it was unintentional and apologized to Fisher, who was well enough to finish the game " I told him to stop flopping, and he laughed. After being named the ACC' s top rookie last season, Davis has returned with a flourish. Williams' career has been in doubt after he missed last season after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee.

During the game star tailback Adrian Peterson broke his collarbone and probably will miss the rest of the regular season . Fred Hoiberg' s 3- pointer gave the Timberwolves their first lead, 48- 47, with 2: 30 remaining in the second quarter . The jarring image hit Mangino right in the heart " I didn' t know he had been carted off " Mangino said " You' re with these kids every day and they' re your kids, essentially, so it bothers you when that happens " The injury, it turns out, wasn' t as bad as it seemed when Harper was wheeled from Memorial Stadium on Saturday night . While television ratings for Truck Series broadcasts on SPEED are up 19 percent over last year, the series has struggled to have full fields in the wake of a slow economy that has battered teams . Asked whether they' d met with Stewart to discuss the matter, Goodyear' s Greg Stucker said " No, he made it clear he didn' t want to talk to us " That he did. Ben Padnos told The Associated Press that he would follow the lead of fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought Bonds' No.

If it did, they got the wrong guys because our best guys played in that game " Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . 5, when Yale faces Brown, but they are clearly aimed at the most raucous event of the season: the Nov 19 Harvard- Yale game . Updated: December 15, 2006, 6: 13 PM ET Cowboys feel they' re the best 6- 6 team in nation Email Print Share Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla- Perhaps it' s the best that could be expected from a player on a 6- 6 football team " We' re pretty excited about playing probably the second- best 6- 6 team in the nation " Oklahoma State guard Kurt Seifried said Friday, as the Cowboys continued preparations for a Dec . Stewart Newman If the two are going to join forces, as has been the consensus around the Sprint Cup garage for several weeks, they' re not saying " Tony Stewart called me and offered a ride in one of his sprint car teams " Newman jokingly said of the open wheel teams Stewart races on the side " Outside of that, not a whole lot[ going on " There had been speculation that Stewart would name Newman as his second driver on Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway . The Lakers face the Warriors in two exhibition games next week Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. 15, and his career- high is 56 at Toronto on March 20, 2005. I put the window down, and he says' That' s my wife " Paterno said he responded to the driver' s husband " Boy, that' s your problem- though he later regretted saying that.

When we come back, we have to take care of what we have to do " The mission for the Nets in the second half is a run at the up- for- grab Atlantic Division title` We know our backs are against the wall and every game counts for us " said Kidd " We have to minimize our losses and can' t afford a losing streak We' ve been playing well over the last month . CLEVELAND( AP- Allen Iverson did all he could, and then watched as his teammates did the rest . After a short discussion, the right- hander walked off as the sellout crowd, familiar with his injury history, showered him with boos " I' m at a spot right now where I' m starting to wake up muscles I haven' t used in a while " said Pavano, who expected to be OK for his next start " Every time I go out there, there' s more innings than the last time and more pitches than the last time so I mean these are things I' m going to have to work through " Pavano has started only 24 games for the Yankees since signing a four- year$ 39 . This is obviously a disappointing decision for me, but I would never do anything to hurt North Carolina State University " Amato met with the players Sunday night at Carter- Finley Stadium; most emerged from the meeting dejectedly and declined to comment " It' s disappointing " said Curt Cignetti, Amato' s tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator " I think Chuck did a lot of great things for this program and right now I really feel for him " Ernest Jones, a junior linebacker, said Amato was positive as he addressed the players and offered his best wishes . Comment Email Print Share In an effort to further ensure the competitors' safety, NASCAR announced in September 2003 that racing back to the caution would no longer be permitted in the Sprint Cup series, Nationwide series and Craftsman truck series. The seven- time Cy Young Award winner was wearing a replica McGrady jersey. Howe was hired two years ago to work for first- time manager Ron Washington, who had been an assistant coach the previous 11 seasons for the Oakland Athletics, the first seven when Howe was the manager.

Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom told the New Orleans Times- Picayune, for a story on its Web site, he had several players awaiting information about their families and homes " Most of them have learned their families are safe, but we are doing counseling services for them " Croom told the Times- Picayune " But we know we' ve got kids who may have lost everything " Horton, in an interview with the Anniston( Ala) Star the day before Katrina struck, was already turning his thoughts to home " They say the storm' s so bad, it might be two weeks or a month before they can go back home, because the water' s going to be so high " Horton told the Star that Sunday " They' re expecting, on our side of New Orleans, like 30 feet of water " Horton had already learned from his grandmother that loved ones were going to stay in harm' s way " She told me that# 133; they couldn' t really make it out of the city " Horton told the Star " They got kind of stranded " Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . It' s delivering the football, timing with the receivers and putting the ball where it needs to be " If Teel could not start, Jabu Lovelace would probably go . The Timberwolves set a new franchise record with 20, 109 fans at the Target Center . He wouldn' t have made this decision unless he could do it on a full- time basis " the manager said One of the best hitters of his era, Mattingly batted . and Danny can handle that part " The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Raptors finally sent him to Chicago in 2003 in a deal that brought Rose to Toronto Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . But if you don' t, you' ve still punched your ticket " In the late 19th and early 20th century, the schools known as the Ivy group dominated the national football scene . Updated: April 30, 2008, 1: 33 AM ET Plate ump Crawford leaves Cubs- Brewers game, taken to hospital Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHICAGO- Plate umpire Jerry Crawford left the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers game Tuesday night and was taken to the hospital . Boston Red Sox- Randall Fant, LHP, Texas HS, Texarkana 649 . Gerber was tossed with 56 seconds remaining in Tuesday' s 3- 2 shootout win over the Washington Capitals after he pushed Leggo and shot a puck in his direction The actions violated rule 41 4, which calls for an automatic suspension Gerber was upset after Brooks Laich' s goal made it 2- 2. Updated: September 15, 2007, 1: 30 AM ET Judge denies Hearst Corp' s motion for names in steroids case Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- A federal judge denied a request by Hearst Corp. Knicks coach Mike D' Antoni said Robinson told him he was having trouble going to his left because of the injury.

I won' t know that for a couple days " O' Brien said " I' m going to wait to see Tuesday and see how he is " O' Brien said his coaching staff is gathering game tape to send to league supervisor of officials Tommy Hunt That won' t take place until Monday at the earliest . The Raptors will be collecting donations to help tsunami victims during games Friday and Sunday . Knight needs 48 victories to overtake Dean Smith( 879) as the winningest coach in Division I . Boone played third base against Midland and was hitless in two at- bats before leaving the game . He said he is fully recovered from the concussion and is happy to be with the Braves " I joked with some of the guys yesterday' At least I' m in third place' It is weird when you get traded in the division, and it just so happens next week, a four- game series, we' re back at it " he said " That' s one thing I told Omar and Jerry' Now I get to beat up on you next week " It' s going to work out for both of us " Church said of Francoeur " He' s going to love it there It' s the biggest stage. Axelrod said he did not know she was Davis' wife until the player ran into the stands.

He is a well- built prospect at 6- foot- 7 and 300 pounds with the frame to keep getting bigger . We had three guys bring five engines over from California this morning . Rasheed Wallace was 0- for- 5 before making a 3- pointer near the end of the first half Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Where we' re going with Ben can' t be decided until after July 1 " Reinsdorf also talked about steroids in baseball, and he said a key debate will be about testing for human growth hormone " I would say 95- 98 percent of players want to be tested and don' t want there to be steroids " he said " I think the fan base understands that they' re weeding people out, and it doesn' t matter how big they are .