Williams declined updates to comment displays on Monday' s ruling as he left the courtroom. They lead Chicago by a half game and Charlotte by two with less than two weeks left in the regular season. The 24- year- old played 36 games this season, averaging 11 7 points, 10 3 rebounds, 2 0 assists and 1 0 blocked shots The former No. That would be more than enough to help the Celtics coast to their 12th win in 18 home games this season " We feel good. Artest, who joined the Kings from the Indiana Pacers in January 2006, has had previous run- ins with police He was at the center of the Nov. Updated: January 26, 2006, 9: 01 PM ET Utah center a no- show at practice Email Print Share Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY- Greg Ostertag was suspended indefinitely by the Utah Jazz on Thursday for his conduct after a loss to Seattle. He finished 16- for- 21 for 258 yards with two touchdowns and without an interception.

Police arrested Kennedy, who was in town for the SEC/ Big East Invitational Tournament . Updated: September 18, 2008, 8: 46 PM ET Braves' Smoltz to be part of TBS postseason team Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ATLANTA- John Smoltz is going back to the postseason after all . Updated: June 2, 2008, 3: 33 PM ET Hamlin lifts JGR to ninth Nationwide win; rookie Logano finishes sixth Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Denny Hamlin Triumphs In Dover On SaturdayDenny Hamlin Triumphs In Dover On SaturdayDenny Hamlin made it nine victories for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series this seasonTags: NASCAR DOVER, Del- Joey Logano wanted a top- five . It could have upgraded the foul or even suspended the Celtics' point guard for Game 7 of the series Saturday . Greg Biffle also would' ve made the Chase, and would' ve ended the season 11th. The heart of the matter here is the credibility of the poll " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. They returned last week, but Johnson wanted to be careful with Dampier' s return from a stress fracture in his right foot.

They know that the only way the team can be successful is if everyone' s on the same page . That' s the first time I' ve ever carried a checkered flag in NASCAR . An MRI exam will determine if he needs surgery to remove loose particles from his left ankle, followed by rehabilitation and training in Houston for at least a couple of months . He and Kerr walked into the gym and were shocked to find several hundred people " with old, beat- up sneakers and shoes who[ looked like] they had just come from the farm " I say to John' What are we going to do " said Bianchi, an assistant under Kerr " He looked around and he said' Let' s line them all up and have them count off by twos, and we' ll send all the twos home' And that' s Johnny " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . He was released the next day and now says he feels 100 percent " It doesn' t matter to me if I don' t start " he said " I' m just going to give it my best. He had hoped to recover by the All- Star break " If this is it, I will always be proud, man " he said " If I can come back and play, it will be that much better " Sweeney has a. He was nowhere near as dominant as the previous meeting, when he scored 41, but he still hit a jumper and two free throws during the winning rally.

Tuesday' s ceremony was more relaxed than Sunday' s, he said " I think I was more at ease " he said " Being in front of the[ other] Hall of Famers, there was nervousness " Rice walked in from left field, where there was a giant " 14 " mowed into the grass . If that goes well, he should make his first spring training appearance Tuesday " Obviously, the biggest thing for Mo is that he comes out healthy " Girardi said Rivera expects to be ready for opening day . Wade was not in Miami' s practice facility when it opened to reporters, and did not speak to the media on Friday . Gibbons was released by the Baltimore Orioles on March 30 " I' m not real concerned about it " Royals general manager Dayton Moore said " I don' t think they' d lengthen it[ the delay] if they didn' t feel like ultimately there was going to be some resolve " Following the suspension, Gibbons admitted receiving human growth hormone in 2005 and apologized Guillen has not addressed the matter . We all want him to be a more productive player and strike out less, but when the production follows, it is hard to knock him " The 26- year- old Reynolds is hitting 266 with 43 homers, second to St Louis' Albert Pujols, who has 47. Long said the football program is " thankful and blessed " that none of the players was seriously hurt in the Dec. After a lengthy delay, the modified cars were sent back to the garage with 60 of 100 laps completed.

He is slated to pitch in a simulated game Saturday in Seattle as his next step Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Stoudemire suffered a partially torn iris in the same eye early in training camp in October after being inadvertently poked by then- teammate Boris Diaw . MIAMI( AP- Everyone in the arena seemed to watch the flight of Antoine Walker' s 3- point try with 33 seconds left . You want to tell it like it is? When players want to start talking, I' ll start talking " Grilli was 0- 1 with a 3 29 ERA in nine games this season in Detroit . Lucas, the subject of a halftime ceremony Thursday, was 26 when he died after making a tackle April 10 He' s survived by his wife and a 1- year- old daughter. Game notesThe Warriors played without first- round draft choice Ike Diogu( broken left hand) and second- round pick Chris Taft( strained right groin. Wagner' s card was among the first of hundreds of cards of major league players produced by the American Tobacco Co and included in packages of cigarettes.

Within reason, Baseball- Reference allows sponsors to write whatever they want on the pages they control . A& M went 19- 21 in Big 12 games under Franchione and lost 12 of 15 games against rivals Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Texas They still haven' t won the Big 12 since 1998 . The Hall of Fame coach didn' t have much time to enjoy his first NBA title . He became the Sonics' starting point guard last season after the team traded Gary Payton to Milwaukee for Ray Allen Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . But Sugar Bowl officials are far away from being able to even guess about where the game will be played in 2007 and beyond Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. Tracy McGrady missed his sixth straight game with left knee soreness, while guard Brent Barry is out with a small tear in the Plantar muscle on his right leg. Points were aplenty from the opening tip in a game between two teams that in no way will be mistaken for defensive powers.

Wellemeyer will miss his second turn in the rotation this month due to elbow issues after allowing a career- worst eight runs in 3 1/ 3 innings in a 20- 2 loss to the Phillies on Friday " He' s feeling better, but we' re not going to risk it " manager Tony La Russa said " When we get him back we want to make sure he' s not pushing himself to pitch " Anthony Reyes, once the team' s brightest pitching prospect, will take Wellemeyer' s place on Thursday in the finale of a three- game interleague series against the Kansas City Royals . But there was some uncertainty on the offensive line, and the jury was still out on how Meyer' s spread option offense would cut it in a speed league like the SEC . The junior will not come off the field and starts on both sides of the ball . James bruised his left shin and hobbled to the locker room with 29 seconds left in the first half He came back with the shin wrapped for support He also got support from Damon Jones and Donyell Marshall Jones scored 17 points and Marshall 11 . Taylor joined the Kings after he was waived by the New York Knicks during the preseason He has played in only four games and hasn' t scored. An automated external defibrillator is attached to the player, and Furnas joins the trainer in performing CPR There is no response. Riese said he' s aware of the Sooners' success this season " Oh, they' re a good football team " he said " My goodness sakes, they' re a good football team " The Pac- 10 suspended Riese for one game, and he later requested and was granted a leave of absence for the remainder of the season.

But Cox didn' t bemoan the bad luck " Keep going " he said " We got other guys, too . Also, Hank Blalock is scheduled to begin a three- game rehab assignment with Oklahoma on Saturday . NASCAR was forced to call the caution on Lap 67 because Watts was in harm' s way had a car spun out or lost control coming off Turn 4 . Tony Bennett was an assistant at Wisconsin, working for his father on the 2000 Final Four team . Jay LaPrete/ AP PhotoFreshman Brian Robiskie grabbed Troy Smith' s game- changing TD pass " That game is one of those things, almost like a recurring nightmare " Ohio State defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock said " We try to block it out of our thoughts# 133; They just beat us physically. The Bobcats pulled down a defensive rebound, but Utah got a break when Jason Hart was called for a foul. Updated: September 27, 2007, 6: 18 PM ET Williams dismissed from Cardinals following arrest Comment Email Print Share By Pat FordeESPNArchive A disappointing Louisville Cardinals season got a little worse Thursday when linebacker Willie Williams was dismissed from the team after being arrested Wednesday night on felony charges.

Center Theo Ratliff missed his 12th straight game with a sore shoulder Nowitzki has missed four games this season Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Updated: August 15, 2008, 11: 17 AM ET Ford- powered Biffle will storm Victory Lane at Michigan The Eliminator: Michigan Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; A Look Inside Joe Gibbs RacingA Look Inside Joe Gibbs RacingGreg Zipadelli shows Marty Smith around Gibbs Racing Hey there, loyal readers and those who accidentally clicked here hoping it was a Marty Smith column Don' t worry, I' m not offended I like reading Marty' s stuff, too No, you' ve got yourself The Eliminator But don' t stop reading now- I enjoy the company . Webb said he suffered the injury in his last spring training start, and he doesn' t believe it is related to wear " I just think I did something in spring training that caused this " Webb said " The wear and tear, on the( MRI) scans, it looks real good, so that' s encouraging " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . 5 seconds remaining to leave the Nets just two points behind In double overtime, Haslem went to the line with 20 . The club is already without Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran, and the pitching staff is missing J J Putz, John Maine and Jon Niese. Bloomberg said he met with NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly as well as community leaders to go over how the shooting occurred The Rev. A reverse layup by Wells and dunks by Watson and Posey extended the Grizzlies' advantage to 31- 21 less than a minute into the second.

Updated: May 29, 2008, 5: 21 PM ET Belisle sent to minors; Fogg to return to Reds rotation Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CINCINNATI- Right- hander Matt Belisle is headed back to the minors and back to the bullpen . Erickson was fired by the Seahawks and replaced by Mike Holmgren . Updated: August 26, 2008, 3: 34 PM ET Sorenson joins Gillett Evernham; Montoya only Sprint driver left at Ganassi Comment Email Print Share By David NewtonESPNArchive CHARLOTTE, N . The victory in the Kroger 200 was the first of Benson' s career at Martinsville, and gave him a second chance to hold onto the series lead from the front . Edmonds flew to Chicago on Wednesday and then passed a physical and will be in uniform Thursday when the Cubs wrap up a four- game series with the team that let him go, the Padres. Acquired in February 2005 from Milwaukee, Van Horn averaged 12. To compensate for the loss of Taylor, Jarvis Jackson has moved to middle linebacker and Danny Verdun Wheeler is the starter at weakside linebacker.

You created[ it " he said " Sometimes we had misunderstanding, but it' s not a conflict " Kirilenko can work his way out of Sloan' s doghouse- or stay in it- with how he works in practice . 15 AP) host Fresno State on Thursday night but may not know the status of his sprained ankle until game time " I anticipate that he' s going to be able to play a little bit " Fox said " I don' t think he' ll be 100 percent . We' ll see how his stroke has progressed since spring " The 24- year- old Stubbs fulfilled one of his goals for 2009 by reaching the majors " I wanted to be up here some time this year " he said " I feel like I' m pretty well prepared " . So we hoped that he would help us in the bullpen, and unfortunately we' re at a point right now when we think it' s in our best interest to move forward " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . He climbed the ladder from prep football coach to coach of the greatest turnaround in college football history at Kansas State University. The Hoosiers were 4- 7 in Hoeppner' s first season and are 2- 0 for the third straight year Hoeppner is 54- 32 in seven- plus seasons as a head coach. Updated: May 22, 2008, 1: 26 PM ET Tigers adding Willis to bullpen in return from DL Comment Email Print Share Associated Press DETROIT- The Tigers recalled pitcher Dontrelle Willis shortly before their game against Seattle on Wednesday night and placed reliever Clay Rapada on the 15- day disabled list with biceps tendinitis.

In another move that could potentially bolster Cleveland' s chances of hiring Larry Brown, the Cavs have reportedly talked with Washington Wizards director of player personnel Milt Newton about their vacant general manager position . Over the past couple months, Carter has not divulged plans of the group' s vision for the star player . The Cardinal( 1- 11) finished this season with the most losses in school history and their worst record since an 0- 10 mark in 1960 . Gillispie, who was courted by Arkansas and has been mentioned as a candidate for the Kentucky opening, would get a$ 500, 000 raise to$ 1 75 million Big 12 leader Rick Barnes of Texas makes$ 1 8 million . So far, he' s non- committal about his contract status " I' m going to enjoy myself and try to help this team get to the playoffs and to the World Series and work every day I can to be the best player I can be " Holliday said " And leave it there. Ramirez has until November to decide whether to void the second season " Throughout his free agency, Manny directed me to pursue a deal with the Dodgers, and in the final moments it was clear both sides wanted to complete the process " Boras said. He also demonstrated his ability to step away from the basket and hit the perimeter jumper easily from the 15- 16 foot range.

That former teammate, Brett Jodie, was the pitching coach for Somerset and he helped fix Knight' s mechanics, dropping his arm angle a bit . I kick myself for it a little bit " The 28- year- old House was hitting 303 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs in 119 games for Round Rock . Updated: May 2, 2007, 6: 27 PM ET Raptors hope Ford, Calderon will heal for Game 6 Comment Email Print Share Associated Press TORONTO- With their top two point guards injured, rest is the Toronto Raptors' top priority Neither T J . The Magic lead the Sixers 3- 2 in the best- of- seven series Game 6 is Thursday night . Washington( 2- 6, 0- 5 Pac- 10) is in the conference basement this season. In case you missed the HBO profile last year or the magazine stories that trumpet Dykstra' s business acumen, his life beyond baseball includes acquisitions such as hockey legend Wayne Gretzky' s old house " the best house in the world " Dykstra says) in Thousand Oaks, Calif, which he bought for$ 18 5 million. Updated: November 1, 2006, 9: 02 AM ET SIU coach to seek treatment in St.