Jack Cust discloses homered for gathers Oakland, which won for just the second time in seven games. The right- hander is 0- 1 in his last four starts since beating Texas on Aug. Alston sat out Houston' s 77- 75 loss Friday night at San Antonio and will miss Saturday' s home game against New Orleans " Rafer and Matt Barnes, I didn' t think[ the infractions] were equal because I thought one guy initiated and one retaliated " McGrady told The Houston Chronicle " The guy that really initiated should have had more games. Michael Vick has already served his penalty " Irvin understands Stallworth' s plight because something similar happened to him.
He isn' t expected to pitch in any early spring games but should be healthy for opening day " The way I feel, a week and I' ll be throwing " Rivera said " Every day I' m feeling better and better . Aaron Small was already scheduled to take Mussina' s turn in the rotation Saturday, and the Yankees aren' t certain when Mussina, who' s struggled with elbow problems since June, will be ready to return . Game notes Reds 2B Brandon Phillips( thumb) was out of the starting lineup for the fifth game, but pinch hit in the ninth . Asked if he could come back sooner, Williams pointed to his shoulder and said " It all depends on how it feels " Williams had already lost his backcourt mate when Michael Redd, averaging 27 .
El Duque, who missed last season and is coming off shoulder surgery, must pass a physical to finalize the deal Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . Zambrano, who struck out six, left with a 3- 2 lead in the sixth inning after allowing two earned runs, four hits and three walks . Backman, 45, had agreed Monday to a two- year deal but never signed the contract and will be given no compensation, Kendrick said . In a letter from baseball lawyer Stan Brand to the committee, sent Tuesday and also obtained by the AP, Brand stated " the courts have made it clear that educating the public about steroids is not a valid congressional function " Brand still wants all players excused " This is not a law enforcement agency, this is a legislative forum " he said " Why have them respond to innuendo and half- truths? It is to me the epitome of a legislative hearing that shouldn' t be " Also Tuesday, baseball chief operating officer Bob DuPuy sent a letter to teams asking them not to respond to a survey on the steroid situation sent by a publication . Alito grew up rooting for the Hall of Famer in New Jersey, and had no problem speaking his mind about the Phillies' epic collapse " This jurist is probably the biggest Phillies fan in the world. No update on his condition was immediately available " In the ambulance, Jack was awake " Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said " He seemed to have all of his faculties about him, but we' re waiting for the results of the diagnostic test before we say anything further " Gorzelanny, who failed in his fourth and final try to become the first Pirates starter to win 15 games in eight years, allowed six runs and 10 hits in six innings.
Both Granderson and Leyland argued with first base umpire Dan Iassogna, and Leyland was ejected " There' s nothing embarrassing about being shut out by a guy like him today " Leyland said of Hernandez " He had great stuff " Game notes The Mariners have won three of four . A pair of 3- pointers, one each from Robert Horry and Bowen, plus four free throws from Duncan kept Sacramento at bay until a fast- break dunk by Martin tied the game at 90 . But for one night at least, Smith- a former NBA dunk champion- had the rim rockin' and the sellout crowd of 19, 725 on its feet " It gets everybody going " Smith said of his above- the- hoop theatrics " It gets the crowd going It gets my teammates going . Johnson later posted bond and left the courthouse in north suburban Chicago .
The Bears will be Gaines' fourth NFL franchise and his fourth in four seasons . They open a four- game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday " I feel I' m in pretty good shape " he said " We still got time and we still have a chance " Following Wednesday night' s 9- 8 loss to the Dodgers, the Giants were in second place in the NL West, six games behind San Diego . Mike Cameron led off the ninth with a single to center off Dempster, and Brian Giles followed with a base hit to right . I' m going to take this one on the chin " Iguodala made two free throws with 7 seconds left to seal the win " I' m pretty sure we shocked a lot of people " Evans said . A call to the DCF about the case was not immediately returned Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.
Davis signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2008 but was waived and re- signed by the Cowboys Davis has been shot twice in his career . Linehan seemed to be an ideal fit for the 49ers, and not just for his history of building effective running games . He allowed his only runs on a three- run homer by Shane Victorino but fell behind batters " If I' m able to get ahead, I' m able to use more of my pitches " Maroth said . Cleveland has lost four in a row and 12 of 16 overall and dropped 15 games back in the AL Central " We' ve done a very poor job " manager Eric Wedge said of the Indians' ninth consecutive loss to open a series " We recognize how bad things are right now, but good ballclubs find a way to overcome and win " Blanco, facing the Indians for the first time since hitting . We did things to help you win games today " Juan Gutierrez and Tony Pena each pitched two scoreless innings of relief Pena( 5- 2) retired all six batters for the win. Game notes Phillies CF Shane Victorino was 0- for- 5, ending his career- best 16- game hitting streak. Associated PressHONOLULU( AP- Kelenna Azubuike scored 22 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119- 106 on Thursday night, completing a sweep of the teams' two- game exhibition series.
His speed forced defenses to account for him, and he had 53 catches for 674 yards and three touchdowns . And just for added drama, the sunny, 75- degree afternoon came to an end with a brutal cold front sweeping through the city, bringing fierce winds, heavy rain and a forecast with overnight lows in the 30s In other words, Bear weather . It' s just something you' d like to be able to slow down and sort of be able to handle it a little at a time . He walked none and struck out four in his 98- pitch performance, running his scoreless streak to 13 2/ 3 innings .
Defense attorneys Pamela Mackey and Hal Haddon had no comment, their law office said . 2, missed his first game of the season when the Warriors hosted Atlanta on Friday night . It was kind of silly " Bell figured it was a good sign that everybody was emotionally into it for Phoenix " We were fired up from the beginning . He has yet to score a goal in his second go- round with the Avalanche, a team he won two Stanley Cup championships with before their split following the league' s lockout in 2004- 05 . When third base umpire Jerry Meals said Mark Ellis had hit nothing more than a long foul ball down the left field line, the Oakland Athletics manager went out and lobbied for Meals to ask the rest of the crew for help.
Cook was also impressive in his first start Wednesday and Lopez, acquired from Baltimore in the offseason, gets his first crack Friday in an intrasquad game- not that any of them are fretting over who gets the Opening Day start against Arizona next month " I don' t think anybody' s wearing that shirt right now " Francis said " All it means is you start on Opening Day, and after that, it' s every fifth day for everybody " Manager Clint Hurdle is more concerned about finding the Nos . He also played for Boston, the Yankees, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Oakland again, and the White Sox McGwire' s 16- year career ended in 2001 . 13, 1978, when Baltimore led 3- 0 after six innings and the Yankees scored five runs in the top of the seventh . Whitey Herzog, Davey Johnson, Gene Mauch and Bowie Kuhn are other notable candidates up for induction in 2008 . The Dodgers were granted an exemption by commissioner Bud Selig, however, because of a strong track record on minority hirings. Roger Clemens said his life has slowly returned to normal since the hearing " You put all your energy into that " he said " I do that with just about everything I partake in It was great. Following practice Thursday, he went upstairs to the team office and met with owner George Steinbrenner, who was at the complex for the first time since spring training began.