Adonal Foyle gleans tied his draws career high with 20 rebounds " We have to close the book " Dunleavy said " We gave them that game two times over with leads in the last few minutes. He hasn' t pitched since leaving his July 12 start with soreness in his shoulder and tightness in his groin, so he likely will need at least a simulated game or something similar whenever he rejoins the team. Updated: November 22, 2005, 10: 20 PM ET With rest, not surgery, Whitehurst could play in bowl Email Print Share Associated Press CLEMSON, S. Under the agreement, JTG/ Daugherty receives the same chassis, engines and technological information- sharing that Waltrip gets through Toyota Racing Development " This way we don' t come out of the box already behind " said Daugherty, reached by phone Wednesday " Actually, this puts us about two years ahead of where we would have been otherwise " Daugherty, an ESPN NASCAR analyst, said the alliance includes the No 47 team being housed under the MWR roof. Nick Punto( hamstring) and Matt Tolbert( thumb) are already on the DL, leaving the Twins awfully short in the infield. Hoiberg, who had surgery in the offseason to repair an aneurysm in his aortic root, said Friday night that his heart specialist laid out all the information for him, but stopped short of clearing him to play again in the NBA That leaves three possibilities, Hoiberg said. The school continues to deny wrongdoing, and settled to avoid the expense of further litigation by Tiffany Terrell Mayne, a three- sentence news release from LSU said It did not give any details of the settlement.

Washburn( 8- 4) extended its lead to 21- 3 on Jordan Brill' s 26- yard touchdown pass to Brad Cole with 11: 31 left in the third quarter . The Cavaliers missed six of seven shots in the final 2# 189; minutes, with Snow misfiring on three . The Bears spanked Bethune- Cookman( 28- 14) and last week clobbered North Carolina A& T( 32- 0 . Updated: September 6, 2008, 6: 14 PM ET Demoted closer Isringhausen to undergo season- ending elbow surgery Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ST LOUIS- Jason Isringhausen, twice demoted from the St . Barnett, the former Colorado and Northwestern football coach, told The Dallas Morning News on Saturday he has interest in the opening. Craig Haubert is a recruiting coordinator for ESPN' s Scouts Inc. Hibbert and Oden each were plagued by foul trouble, especially in the first half.

Tom McDevitt of the police department' s special victims unit Rich Manieri, a spokesman for the U S . Waltrip won his three Cup titles working for Johnson before embarking on a broadcasting career Pearson starred in the 1960s, winning three championships His 105 career wins are second overall Waltrip and Allison are tied for third with 84 wins each . Davis had his hair back in cornrows after using the Ben Wallace- type look for a few games Jefferson turned 20 on Tuesday Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Two free throws by Vladimir Radmanovic put the Sonics ahead 107- 103 with 1: 47 to go before Darius Songaila of the Kings made a layup . Updated: March 16, 2006, 6: 04 PM ET Boykins out four to five weeks; Nuggets recall Hodge Email Print Share Associated Press DENVER- Denver Nuggets guard Earl Boykins will be out for four to five weeks after fracturing two bones in his left hand in the fourth quarter of Wednesday' s 101- 99 victory at Indiana, the team said Thursday. In what seemed to be an attempt at humor, Saban told of the friend' s encounter with an LSU fan, who speaks in a Cajun dialect " He was walking down the street yesterday before the Sugar Bowl " Saban said on the taped comments " He calls me. 348 with six home runs and 20 RBIs through the first 27 games of the season.

Robin Pemberton, NASCAR' s vice president for competition, said such scenarios typically are considered every year, but with tough economic times there is more support from organizations than in the past " It' s just now sometimes you make a change and people are more sensitive to that because everything is under a microscope' Pemberton said on Friday at Dover International Speedway " A team might say in the past showing up on a Friday morning versus a Thursday night didn' t really matter to them " Now there are things that play out that are different' Pemberton didn' t know what the savings would be, but it has been estimated that it costs$ 300, 000 to$ 600, 000 per car for an average three- day weekend . Tinsley led the charge in Indiana' s two previous victories over Boston and Minnesota . Zambrano( 13- 5) gave up five hits and three runs with three walks in his five innings Tuesday night while getting a no- decision " I thought he was throwing the ball fine . But it was a coach' s decision " Davis can opt out of the final year of his contract, which would pay him$ 17 2 million . This year, the overall goal of Samaritan' s Feet is to collect 1 million pairs " There are hundreds of shoe drives going on across the country " Samaritan' s Feet spokesman Todd Melloh said " We' ll take what we can get Every shoe we raise makes some difference in the U S. Seen any other recent videos on the Web we should know about? Drop us a note. Young, out since mid- June with shoulder inflammation, had partial tears in his labrum repaired during Monday' s surgery Young was 5- 6 with a 5 21 ERA He is expected to be ready for spring training Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.

Updated: October 20, 2006, 7: 01 PM ET NCAA chief on brawls: Schools need to step up Email Print Share Associated Press OSWEGO, N . The construction worker was born in Seattle the same year as the Sonics, 1967 . In issuing a preliminary injunction, made public Monday, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller said opponents' environmental and seismic- related arguments were strong enough to justify a preliminary injunction until a trial can be held . He understands the flow of the game and he never gives up " Two years ago, Bielema thought Donovan' s future was so bright at quarterback that he suggested moving him to safety . It has to be a joint effort and it only exists and only comes together when there' s that spirit that everybody understands why they' re being asked to do things " Scott cited his playing days under Pat Riley in Los Angeles and Larry Brown in Indiana, and his time as an assistant under Adelman in Sacramento as key influences in his coaching career " I' ve had three guys that have taught me how to approach this game from a coaching standpoint " Scott said " It' s kind of rubbed off. Crisp, Shields and Gomes were ejected " More of our guys participated Or our guys got caught on tape " Crawford said Said Jackson " It' s nothing to be proud of. Seen any other recent videos on the Web we should know about? Drop us a note.

22 in 23 games, including 15 starts " We think he is going to be OK " Riggleman said " There' s an outside chance he could pitch in the bullpen this weekend, not that we' re looking to do that, but if there is a need there' s a possibility he could pitch out of the bullpen on Sunday " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Moore is accused of coming out of his hotel room in Memphis in October 2006 clad only in a towel . Tressel estimates Smith will get " 75 to 80 percent " of the repetitions in practice this week and will play the duration against the Aztecs, unless things get out of hand . How many coaches would have been as decisive? Here we were, ranked No . That' s what we need right now " Bettis, injured late in Pittsburgh' s 27- 13 win over Cincinnati on Oct. Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers officially agreed Wednesday on a$ 45 million, two- year contract that keeps him with the NL West champions. Updated: August 10, 2007, 12: 19 PM ET Yao imbibes a bit too much during wedding party Comment Email Print Share Associated Press BEIJING- Newlywed Yao Ming treated his Chinese teammates to a celebratory dinner at a posh hotel, where guests feasted on a 10- course meal- and the 7- foot- 6 center had a little too much to drink.

If he ever sold one of the car washes, Kevin would get 10 percent of the profit " So he came up to me and said I had to make a decision . Since her character' s name was Jinx, Bond girl Halle Berry would appreciate this Bottom 10 . A decent player in the NBA, Carr was a star at Notre Dame, finishing his career with the second- highest scoring average in NCAA history( to Pete Maravich) at 34 6 points per game . If Harvick doesn' t want out, this could be his way of trying to force Childress to elevate the performance of the entire organization that has no driver in the Chase hunt after putting three in the past two seasons He has been known to play mind games . That' s what we kind of did to them " The Wolves bridged a 20- 9 run over the end of the first half and the beginning of the second before letting Golden State back in it. Holtzman died Saturday in Evanston " As a baseball writer, columnist and historian for more than 50 years, Jerome Holtzman was a beloved figure and made an incredible impact on the game " Commissioner Bud Selig said Monday in a statement Holtzman won the J G Spink Award and a spot in the Hall of Fame in 1989. Marsh said he had been looking forward to meeting Ramirez " I' ve heard a little bit about him, but I really don' t follow baseball too much " Marsh said " I read up about him when I was coming over here.

He remained in the game after the injury, but sat out practice on Tuesday and the game- day shootaround Wednesday morning . His bid for a second consecutive perfect game ended with a walk to Alexi Casilla on a close call with two outs in the sixth The Metrodome crowd stood and cheered Buehrle . Wade will miss the remainder of the season so he can further rehabilitate his surgically repaired left knee, which has bothered him for about a year . Stefanski warned after the Game 6 debacle no Sixer was untouchable " It' s a shame this is the lasting impression " DiLeo said " but our season has been pretty good " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . He remembers when his favored Longhorns went to Lubbock in 2002 and by early in the game were missing four defensive starters. And last year, the university axed six of its smaller intercollegiate sports teams amid state budget cuts, even as more money was poured into the football program. Malone will coach Tuesday night' s home game against Detroit.

School spokesman Dave Reiter said Hannah remained suspended but declined to comment further . 5, has been driven by multiple drivers and has used multiple sponsors all season . Petersburg mayor Rick Baker called debate over the proposed stadium " healthy " and reiterated his support for the team " I think one thing that this has crystalized in my mind is that there is a unity in St . Belkin had proceeded to consummate the trade for Joe Johnson against the wishes of the majority of the Board of Managers, he would have acted to' legally bind' the team and faced removal Directing the NBA not to proceed with the trade was also an' action' that . Some of the Broncos were looking for more after the Fiesta Bowl " We went 13- 0 and beat everyone on our schedule " Zabransky said " We deserve a chance at the national title " Boise State coach Chris Peterson, who' d never asked for more than a chance to simply play in one of the big- dollar bowl games, wouldn' t bite when asked about the national title after the Fiesta " Hey, we don' t worry about that " Petersen said " We just go and play who they tell us to play The pollsters vote how they want to vote. Muonelo was a key contributor off the Cowboys bench, helping them to an 11- 0 start and a No. Patrick may have a better chance at doing that[ now] than Coach Knight- Former Hoosier Quinn Buckner, played for Knight at Indiana from 1972- 76 " Today was the most relaxed and relieved I' ve seen him in a long time- Bob Knight' s son Pat Knight " He' s a lightning rod You either love him or hate him.

I' m going out there thinking three outs before I can even get one " Gagne was gone from the clubhouse immediately after Milwaukee' s 5- 3 win over St . Also, freshman Jimmy Clausen, who has been starting, is banged up . The Cougars are also adding a well- regarded recruiting class led by Klay Thompson, the son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson . One of three remaining unbeaten teams, Pittsburgh( 14- 0) moved up two spots to No . Michael Finley added 16 points for the Mavericks and Erick Dampier had 13 points and 13 rebounds Josh Howard had 15 points, six rebounds and four assists. He is expected to join the Phillies on Saturday, and the club will make a move on the 40- man roster to create room for him " He' ll pinch- hit a lot. Black Black wouldn' t discuss specifics, but based on his congenial nature, it' s probably safe to say it was a lot more positive than some of Towers' biting comments " We' re bad, no question about it " Towers told reporters after the Padres lost 8- 2 to Albert Pujols and the St Louis Cardinals on Monday night to drop to 16- 30.

Lauderdale, authorities say Leyritz was drunk when he ran a red light and crashed into another car, killing Fredia Ann Veitch . Updated: April 25, 2009, 4: 21 PM ET Childress says more changes possible Comment Email Print Share By Terry BlountESPNArchive TALLADEGA, Ala- Sprint Cup team owner Richard Childress said this week' s swap of crews and crew chiefs between two of his cars is only a first step and could lead to other change at Richard Childress Racing . It also was Biffle' s second victory in four races this season . They really had a defensive plan, so give them credit " Redd has had two games with 30- plus points in the last 10 days, but was 1- of- 8 from the floor with Bryant dogging him " Michael' s been a little bit under the weather, so obviously he wasn' t attacking it like he' s been doing " Mason said " He' s a little bit shaky and he' s been coughing up, but they just clogged it in on him . Tate had planned to play baseball and football at North Carolina before signing with the Padres. His attorney, William Ferris, challenged the women' s stories during his cross- examination, questioning the accuracy of their memories of the nights when they drank alcohol. David Wesley was called for a foul in the scramble for the rebound, sending Allen, who had 12 fourth- quarter points, to the line for the winning free throws " When you put a guy who is a great shooter on the line because of his hustle, you deserve to win " Seattle coach Nate McMillan said " There are going to be nights when you don' t shoot well, but if you' re defending and hustling you can stay in the game until your offense comes around " Seattle' s shooting percentage was its lowest this season in a win.

The home improvement chain signed as sponsor of then- Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1999 in the first major naming rights deal of a NASCAR track . We got a team that' s really tired and didn' t play their starters . To beat the United States without Murata, Japan will need a hot streak from the slumping Ichiro, who is hitting just 158 in the WBC . Updated: November 4, 2007, 4: 47 PM ET Ohio State continues to top BCS standings Comment Email Print Share ESPN Here' s a quick look at the fourth edition of the BCS standings 1 Ohio State 2 LSU 3 Oregon 4 Kansas 5 Oklahoma 6 Missouri 7 West Virginia 8 Boston College 9 Arizona State 10 Georgia 11 Virginia Tech 12 Michigan 13 UConn 14 Texas 15 Florida 16 Hawaii 17 USC 18 Auburn 19 Virginia 20 Boise State 21 Clemson 22 Alabama 23 Penn State 24 Tennessee 25 Kentucky . 8 points per game when the injury occurred, has said he expects to decide soon between rehabilitating the joint- which would allow him to return, perhaps in about five weeks- or having season- ending surgery to repair the damage. While Johnson called that milestone satisfying and " a nice accomplishment " he continues to show how serious he is about defending and being focused the entire game. He currently is second on the team in receptions with 18 for 149 yards.

He is eligible for free agency this fall, after contract talks broke off last spring, with Sabathia reportedly turning down an offer that would have been worth a total of about$ 85 million . Williams' Boston- based lawyer, Howard Fisher, said the player was invited to the Eagles' Feb . Duncan made a wide- open 19- foot jumper just before the final horn sounded, giving the San Antonio Spurs a 94- 92 victory Monday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who dropped their third straight . The 32- year- old Patterson, appeared in 81 games in his only season with Milwaukee and averaged 5 4 rebounds to match his career high . Players' ages are sometimes altered to show them as being younger, mainly to qualify for youth tournaments. Chavez played just 23 games last year before surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Center fielder Coco Crisp battled a shoulder injury and limited him to a career- low 228 average before he underwent season- ending surgery.