Kim said updates he was spells out healthy, but added " if it doesn' t get any better than tonight, I should just retire " The loss was the last game of the spring for the Rockies, who open the regular season Monday against San Diego. Hassell started 74 games for Minnesota last season after two seasons for the Chicago Bulls, who picked him in the second round of the 2001 draft. Ryan Freel ripped Buchholz' s third pitch into the right- field corner for a double and Dunn followed with a liner to left- center for his eighth RBI since the All- Star break. Gannett also said there is a possibility the hearing would have to be postponed, but that he hoped to avoid that. The Phillies remained a half- game ahead of the Mets in the NL East with their season- best seventh straight win New York beat Washington 7- 2.
He had two hits on Sunday, including a two- run home run- ESPN Stats& Information Rodriguez pitched seven shutout innings and Geoff Blum hit a two- run homer in the Houston Astros' 2- 0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers . Updated: November 17, 2003, 10: 54 AM ET Flames add Kiprusoff to mix Email Print Share Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif- The San Jose Sharks traded goalie Miikka Kiprusoff to the Calgary Flames on Sunday for a second- round draft pick in 2005 Kiprusoff went 5- 14- 0 with a 3 . In their press release, the Browns pointed out that Favre finished in the top 10 in several statistical categories but there was no mention that he threw two touchdown passes and nine interceptions as the Jets went 1- 4 down the stretch and missed the playoffs Favre refused to blame a torn biceps for his slide . They fell behind 102- 97 with 35 seconds left on Lamar Odom' s 3- pointer- but Sacramento scored seven quick points, tying it at 104 on Miller' s 3- pointer from straightaway . Offensive guard Ryan Lilja( knee) is not expected to play this week after spraining his right knee during last week' s loss at Houston.
6 overall pick Saturday and will pencil him in as a starter, paving the way for Jones' likely exit " Nothing has happened so far, but we expect something to happen very shortly " Zuckerman told ESPN " The Bengals told me it was highly likely that he would be traded or released " Jones is a former first- round pick of the Bengals in 2002 . The joke in the Bay Area is that the Giants and A' s actually are fielding teams with similar payrolls while Bonds is on the disabled list . But Beckett got Vernon Wells on a popup, struck out Frank Thomas and retired Troy Glaus on a grounder " To his credit, he reeled it back in in a hurry " Francona said " He got down in the zone and made adjustments real quick, which was really good to see " The Blue Jays lost their seventh in a row " One win right now would do wonders " manager John Gibbons said . The announced crowd of 44, 249 was the Angels' 28th sellout and included a huge contingent of Yankee fans . Marlins left- hander Dontrelle Willis pinch- hit for the second time this season in the fifth inning and flied out Hernandez has allowed 27 homers this year. PHILADELPHIA( AP- The Arizona Diamondbacks decided to pitch to Jayson Werth with the game on the line Friday night, and Werth was ready. Myers will have hip surgery next week that likely will end his season.
He worked out of a two- on, no- out jam in the fourth by striking out Allen on an 85- mph slider and getting Chad Tracy to ground into an inning- ending double play on a 92- mph fastball " He did a real good job a couple of times with traffic " Rockies manager Jim Tracy said " He got a huge ground ball with runners on first and second to end the inning with the Tracy double play " In the sixth he struck out Allen on a 77- mph curveball with Justin Upton on second to end the inning . But Collins is an Illinois native who starred at Illinois State, which conceivably made the Bulls' job even more attractive . I can' t say that enough " Physics of big hits Buffalo Bills reserve tight end Kevin Everett likely experienced about two- thirds of a ton of compressive force on his spine in a hit Sunday that left him with a serious spinal injury, according to a professor who has studied the physics of football Dr . 1 priority, helping this team- if it was going to be a double trade or a triple trade or in any form that we can help the Bucs . When I hurt my groin with the Yankees' Triple- A Columbus team in 2002, I said " That' s it I can' t do this anymore I' m done " I went back to my home in Port St Lucie, Fla.
He' s like Ichiro[ Suzuki] as a runner, and he made me hurry up the throw " The Astros chased Duke in a three- run seventh started when Pettitte singled for the second time, Taveras reached on a force play and Chris Burke singled . San Diego earned its second straight division title and the Dodgers got the wild card because of the tiebreaker- the Padres went 13- 5 against Los Angeles this season . Game notesOrtiz' s homer was his 150th with the Red Sox, good for 15th place on the team' s career list Podsednik stole his 200th career base . Giants 4, Braves 2SAN FRANCISCO( AP- The closest Barry Bonds came to a home run was watching Jeff Francoeur' s drive sail over his head into the left- field seats . But Geoff Geary and five other relievers came through in a clutch spot. Washington State went nearly five minutes without scoring late in the first half but got a buzzer- beating 3- pointer by Danielle LeNoir. Pettitte, 32, has been going through rehab for the past eight months and has been limited throughout the Astros' spring training workouts He won' t throw again until Tuesday.
Lieber( 4- 8) allowed nine runs and 13 hits, including three homers, in 4 2/ 3 innings . You either win or you lose " Game notes Los Angeles CF Torii Hunter, slowed by a groin strain, was out of the lineup . Updated: August 7, 2009, 11: 15 AM ET Wilfork' s reps, Patriots discussing deal Comment Email Print Share Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass- The New England Patriots and nose tackle Vince Wilfork' s representatives are still talking about a contract extension . Fahey is showing the same counterproductive tendencies as his predecessor " Since its inception in 2002, MLB' s drug program has been run by a joint management- player committee . Game notes Questions have been raised about the limited views of the playing field from the visitors' bullpen at Citi Field, the Mets' new ballpark.
While his field goal percentage remains steady, the Big Aristotle' s minutes, points and rebounds per game are well below his accustomed level of excellence " We ran when Kurt Thomas was here . The Patriots last week signed sixth- round offensive lineman Dan Stevenson and seventh- round cornerback Willie Andrews to four- year contracts . It' ll be a while " The Chiefs signed McIntosh, a seven- year veteran who played previously at San Diego and Miami, during the offseason hoping he could fill the void created by left tackle Willie Roaf' s abrupt retirement before last season . Also in Game 3, Caron Butler hurt himself while scrambling alongside Davis for a loose ball . But, right now, it looks[ more} like Saturday " Chris Webber missed his third consecutive game with a sprained left shoulder. It wasn' t good enough and we have to strive to do better " The Rockets outrebounded Indiana 53- 41 to make up for 39 percent shooting and kept pace with Utah in the race for the fourth- best record in the Western Conference.
Melvin signed a two- year contract with an option in November 2002, succeeding the popular Lou Piniella . It was a little painful at times, but knowing that I can still kind of continue to do that a little bit as long as I' m somewhat pain- free is going to get me ready to come back quicker " Crosby, the 2004 AL Rookie of the Year, missed nearly two months with two fractured ribs early in the season . On a dare, a Florida Marlins batboy tried to drink a gallon of milk in under an hour without throwing up . The right- hander needed 18 minutes and 36 pitches to get through the first inning alone . The 45- year- old Big Unit has been playing catch for three weeks already- and, now, is busy preparing to join his new San Francisco Giants teammates come the start of spring training in February. McDyess played a total of 13 minutes in Monday night' s game, going 0- for- 5 from the field but scored two points with three rebounds and a blocked shot in the Knicks' 79- 78 overtime loss " He' s not going to be perfect out there, but just to have his presence on the floor really helps us " Chaney said " In the long run, I think it' s going to be great for us " McDyess looked spectacular in the three exhibition games be played for New York prior to the 2002- 03 season, but his fortunes changed in the fourth game when he crumpled to the floor holding his knee.
All three of his walks produced runs for Colorado " Sometimes you can get away with it " Wellemeyer said " But not today " Wellemeyer lost for the first time in four career decisions against the Rockies, and fell to 2- 5 with a 5 72 ERA at home this season He' s 3- 1 with a 4 56 ERA on the road . But last season, Schilling made just 24 starts and missed six weeks after breaking a bone in his right hand He went 8- 9 with a 2 95 ERA and struck out 194 batters in 168 innings . Louis Cardinals rotation and giving a worn- out bullpen a break . Milwaukee remained one game ahead of second- place Chicago in the NL Central, after the Cubs lost 8- 2 to the Houston Astros on Wednesday night . Third base coaches are especially at risk, since they tend to move even closer to home plate when there are runners on base, perhaps no more than 50 or 60 feet away from the hitter. When Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske for the final out to give the city its first major sports championship in 25 years, the Philadelphia area recorded a 54 5 rating and 73 share Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. The 31- year- old Bloomquist spent all seven of his big league seasons with the Seattle Mariners He has a.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . But it wasn' t bad " Not only did Duncan lead San Antonio with a 12- of- 17 night from the floor and 15 rebounds, he blocked four shots " He was a horse all night " Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said " He was great inside " The Spurs( 55- 21) have won 19 straight games at home against the Warriors, a streak that dates to Feb 14, 1997 . Foley was wounded early Sunday by the officer, identified as Aaron Mansker " To my knowledge, I don' t believe Foley did have a weapon, even though I was told he reached into his waistband with his right hand " Brugos said " I don' t know what was in his mind . When the current CBA was agreed upon amid much acrimony between high- and low- revenue clubs, the deal included options for both the owners and players' union to terminate the terms early in either 2008 or 2009 The deadline for opting out this year is Nov . It had 22 million viewers- compared to the 29 million who watched " House " after last year' s Super Bowl- but was still NBC entertainment' s most- watched show since a May 2004 edition of " ER " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. Helling, who pitched in the majors for 10 seasons, will start Wednesday against Albuquerque, Sounds spokesman Doug Scopel said Saturday.