McClelland, discloses who had recalls been working first base, put on his gear to work the plate and took over there when play resumed. They' re playing really well right now " Florida starter Chris Volstad said " We' ve got to put this series behind us. After allowing two earned runs in his first five starts with the Phils, he has given up 16 in his last three starts# 8226& nbsp; Jason Werth homered in the eighth, his third in four games# 8226& nbsp; The Phils have won nine straight against the Nats, who have lost 10 of 11 overall- ESPN Stats& Information Chan Ho Park pitched a scoreless eighth for the defending World Series champions. The friends and former linemates for five seasons in Anaheim decided they wanted to play together again and took pay cuts to sign with Colorado on the same day Kariya, who agreed to a one- year$ 1.

But I think that whole run was started by Andre' s little tirade after the Cleveland Browns game It woke a lot of guys up . Tampa Bay( 9- 5) is tied with Atlanta for second place in the NFC South . Bell missed most of spring training with a back injury and wasn' t happy about not starting the opener . Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 2 LOS ANGELES( AP- Derek Lowe could only shake his head as he considered the events of the past several days . Larry Miller said he is trying to regain the strength he lost in his legs.

Stotts said Ford returned from an excused absence Monday in time to practice Tuesday . The Dolphins rank third- worst in the NFL in points allowed Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . Bradley was thrown out of that game after a fan threw a plastic bottle at him shortly after he made a costly error that allowed two runs to score . Carlos Guillen, also coming off a knee injury, will not be ready to play right away " At this point I' ve been very pleased, but I don' t think he' s ready to play a game " Trammell said " I' ve actually been able to see Carlos take grounders, but he' s not able to go game speed " Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press .

Cordero has allowed one earned run in 14 innings his last 14 appearances . The Magic finally caught Charlotte when Howard converted a driving layup to give Orlando a 60- 59 lead with 8: 43 left in the third quarter, but the advantage was short- lived . After fulfilling their year of military service, both players joined their NHL teams in June 2002 . Irsay confirmed that he has signed Caldwell to a new contract with a firm commitment that Caldwell will succeed Dungy if and when Dungy retires " Two things that are clear right now: One, if Tony comes back, he will come back full time and, two, Jim Caldwell will be the coach if Tony steps down " said Irsay " I' m optimistic but I really don' t know that Tony will[ return . Their use of overload blitzes was consistently able to create mismatches in Cleveland' s protection schemes, which gave Dorsey very little time to read the field and go through his progressions.

The Baltimore Ravens traded with New England to move up to No . It' s like a free pass this year " When asked, the 39- year- old right- hander would not level specific charges at big leaguers using the performance enhancing drugs . The backup infielder started 27 games this season, 25 at shortstop and two at second base . Anderson was inserted into the lineup when All- Star center fielder Carlos Beltran strained an abdominal muscle during batting practice " The way I feel right now, I' m 100 percent sure that I' m not going to be able to play tomorrow " said Beltran, who got treatment on the injury during the game . Sabean reiterated the team' s stance that it will not bring him back despite recent comments by the slugger that suggested there was still a chance he could return to San Francisco.

Only the Boston Red Sox( 811 1/ 3 innings) have gotten more out of their starters . New ballpark, new team " Santana said " It was a great atmosphere . And if anyone wanted to see a Rose- Beasley shootout, it was evident early that one simply wasn' t going to happen . The Dolphins signed first overall pick Jake Long, an offensive tackle from Michigan, before the draft and quarterback Matt Ryan has signed with the Falcons The Rams have signed half of their eight picks Long is the son of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long John Clayton covers the NFL for ESPN . Ronny Paulino drove in three runs, Jason Bay reached base four times and Duffy scored twice for the Pirates Fielder had three hits and drove in two runs for Milwaukee. But the next winter he blew out his left knee playing basketball and missed the entire' 04 season He spent two years with Cleveland and this season hit.

13- 29 in Athens " Bryant expressed his intentions at this time to allow USA Basketball ample time to seek a replacement player " Pelinka' s statement read in part " Bryant also relayed a desire to keep the option open of playing for the USA team if there is a change in the scheduling or a dismissal of the case " USA Basketball executive director Jim Tooley said it is " unfortunate " Bryant won' t be able to participate " We appreciate the timing of his decision " Tooley said " This will allow USA Basketball the time needed to identify the best possible replacement " Only six players are considered locks to play for the U S . Associated PressSAN DIEGO- From Adrian Gonzalez' s opposite- field homer to closer Heath Bell' s rollercoaster act, the San Diego Padres sent a message to themselves and the rest of their division on Thursday . Both sides are optimistic that any remaining issues can be addressed successfully and they are committed to reaching a full agreement as promptly as possible " The two sides, however, were at a stalemate regarding the legal protection last week . Then he presided over New York' s horrific 1- 7 start and was benched for Kellen Clemens . The State Attorney' s Office said Wednesday the victim' s identification of McIntyre as the suspect was questionable, and prosecutors planned to file paperwork to formally drop the charge. He gave up an RBI single to Todd Hollandsworth before striking out Jhonny Peralta to end the inning with runners on second and third.

He was at a basketball game in Caracas on Friday when Ulmer called to notify him of the rescue . D- backs 10, Pirates 6 PHOENIX( AP- Byung- Hyun Kim shrugged off the rude reception he got in his return to Arizona and promised he would do better next time At least, he said, the Diamondbacks came back to win . He has allowed one run in five spring innings " My goal is to pound the bottom of the strike zone with my sinker " Marquis said I' ll keep working to get consistent with that . Last July, Radomski discovered and turned over to federal investigators an overnight shipping receipt for a package of two kits of HGH that he sent after the 2002 season, in care of McNamee, to Clemens at the pitcher' s Houston home . Lawyers for the player deny that claim " I feel for Pac and hope that all those things are not going to be proven true " Gary Wichard, who was Jones' agent when he was drafted in 2005, told ESPN " I don' t know how many times you can hear those warning shots go past your head. He retired after the season and was later released by the Jets. Acquired in a trade with Arizona in December, he is looking like the pitcher who made the All- Star team for the Yankees in 2004- not the guy who struggled for the last 1# 189; seasons.

His first homer off Detroit starter Armando Galarraga in the sixth snapped an 0- for- 11 slide, and Clement' s second blast assured Seattle of its first winning homestand of more than five games all season . With the loss and a win by Utah, Minnesota fell to second place in the Northwest Division, a half- game behind the Jazz . NFL Video Watch highlights from the Pittsburgh Steelers' 20- 13 win over the Dallas Cowboys " We all know how tough Marion Barber is " Jones said on WOAI " When he had his injury, I felt, look, you' d have to shoot him to keep him off the football field . It was a no- contact practice and the Colts weren' t even in pads . I would have had to make a perfect throw home to get him " Hermida was determined to make it home " I told( first- base coach) Perry Hill I was scoring on a double no matter what " he said " My head was down the whole way and I wasn' t stopping for nothing " Florida' s Dan Uggla singled home Hanley Ramirez with the go- ahead run in the eighth inning.