Next up reports are the states Golden State Warriors, who are in a virtual tie with Phoenix behind the Los Angeles Clippers in the Pacific Division. Linebackers: Paul Posluszny, 6- 2, 238, senior, Penn State; Patrick Willis, 6- 2, 240, senior, Mississippi; James Laurinaitis, 6- 3, 244, sophomore, Ohio State. He' d give Stephon Marbury a good shooter to kick it to on penetration. Rookie Lionel Chalmers scored nine points and Chris Wilcox added 14 and nine boards for Los Angeles, which was just 10- of- 30 from the floor after halftime. Updated: March 28, 2005, 10: 50 PM ET Webber receives ovation during introduction Email Print Share Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif- Chris Webber got a royal welcome in his return to Sacramento. 500 for the first time in nearly four months with Monday' s win " It feels pretty good, but it' s nothing to be too happy about " O' Neal, who turned 35 on Tuesday, said after Monday night' s game " I won' t get too happy until we win the whole thing We' re where we are.

The Aggies didn' t practice Monday, but the players spent the day wondering about Franchione, too . The Tide is in a precarious spot leading up to Saturday' s visit to the Tigers, having been stung by three consecutive losses that have put Saban' s first Alabama team in danger of getting snubbed by bowls and having a 500 record . Truly there can be no amends to it and it can' t be corrected " Stoops said . In each case, Romero was assured by the salesperson that the supplements would not cause him to test positive for steroids, according to the lawsuit . Even with the win, the Braves( 39- 41) left Atlanta two games under. Jorge Otsuka, president of the Brazilian Baseball and Softball Confederation, said the main reason that baseball hasn' t grown in Brazil is because of the cost of equipment, which has to be imported.

Wise has given up eight earned runs in seven innings since hitting Pedro Lopez in the face, breaking his left cheekbone, in a game on July 25 . They both spent spring training vying to replace All- Star closer Kerry Wood, who signed with Cleveland during the offseason " Gregg came in here and hasn' t given up a run all spring " Piniella said Sunday " I think leaving spring training, we' re a better team the way we' ve put this thing together " The Cubs obtained the 30- year- old Gregg in an offseason trade with Florida Last season, he saved 29 games for the Marlins . Gundy, who had declined interview requests from media outlets including The Associated Press, took the unusual step of granting an interview the day before a game because he said he " just felt like at some point we had to put an end to this and today was the time to do it " I just felt like that this wasn' t going to go away until I kind of gave my side of it, even though I' m not really giving a side " Gundy told WWLS " I' m not getting into a debate with The Oklahoman or a debate with Jenni What I' m trying to do is say' OK, here' s what happened Here' s how this transpired . Sure, he' s still elusive and fast, but he only tucks and runs when all else fails these days Smith ran 136 times for 611 yards in 2005 This season, he' s run 62 times for 233 yards . The offensive balance has provided an opportunity for tailback Tony Temple to fulfill the promise when he arrived as one of the nation' s top recruits. Nine returning starters have helped them rank no lower than 14th nationally in any of the major categories of rushing defense, pass efficiency defense, total defense and points allowed and pass defense. He' s not sure where he' ll go- he' ll leave that to Samaritan' s Feet- but he' d like to go to Cameroon in honor of Siakam.

Edwards is running fourth after 222 laps, and now we' ll see whether he has this place figured out . Freshman quarterback Jimmy Clausen has shown flashes and the Irish boast several exciting young wide receivers, but the growing pains aren' t going away . I' ve got to give credit to my teammates- but I definitely took it as a challenge " Former Rockets guard Mike James, traded to Toronto in October, scored 19 and Chris Bosh had 17 for the Raptors, who won for the fifth time in six December road games . It' s not like I' ll never these guys again, but I know this is the last time I' m going to work with this particular group of guys " Stewart, who will leave the Gibbs team at the end of the season to become an owner- driver in Cup with Stewart- Haas Racing, finished his Nationwide season with five wins and eight top- 10s in nine races Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Stewart is the only one who can hang near the Biff, and Stewart is more than a second behind by Lap 169. But Bryant had 11 assists and seven rebounds and was 10- of- 12 from the line, including five in the fourth quarter. Later Wednesday, he had two different messages for the Los Angeles- area media " I can only hope that they do something because I don' t want to go no place else.

Mauricia Grant reached a confidential settlement with NASCAR following 12 hours of mediation earlier this month in New York The session was suggested by U S District Court Judge Deborah A . Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa defended Chris Duncan from critics harping on his uncertain fielding and sporadic hitting . I think I might have got touched, but he was going for the win and that' s what the fans pay for " Man, Kyle was just in a league of his own tonight, so it was tough to be able to hang with him for most of the night " Busch almost pulled off the double in July 2007 at Daytona when the Nationwide race was postponed by rain and run the morning of the Cup race " We were close to making it happen back then " Busch said " I won the Nationwide race and then I lost by I guess 3 or 4 inches or something to Jamie McMurray in the Cup race . Updated: June 18, 2009, 3: 58 PM ET Buehrle thought Sosa was on something Comment Email Print Share White Sox Pitcher Mark Buehrle joined the guys to talk about his new found power and talked about the buzz around this year' s crosstown series . Coach told me I was going to play a lot in the last two games so he could rest some of the regulars for the playoffs " said Milicic, a native of Serbia- Montenegro. His brother, Bryce, hit one of the most memorable shots in NCAA history here, powering his Valparaiso team to an improbable first- round win over Mississippi in the 1998 tournament. At the end of camp, the players also have their forum to set goals " I think we should win every God damn game " shouted Nick Polczinski, a senior and starting offensive guard " Anybody who doesn' t agree with me, I' ll kick their ass " I raised my hand " I don' t agree with you " I said.

McGrady' s 21- footer over Simmons went in and out, but the Rockets got a break when Wilcox missed the first of two free throws after Yao fouled out with 10 seconds left . It' s been something I' ve been thinking about for a while " Wedge said the popular Isaac would not be reassigned in the organization Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . On the video, The Times said, it appeared Lazo' s fall was exaggerated . Updated: August 14, 2009, 1: 04 AM ET Beltre back on DL after being hit in groin Comment Email Print Share Associated Press SEATTLE- Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre might reconsider not wearing a protective cup . Charlotte is 23- 41 and last in the Southeast Division " I don' t see him distancing himself away " Jordan said " I feel he' s been an important part to getting this franchise to where it is now. Emeka Okafor returned for Charlotte after missing five games with a sprained left ankle, only to aggravate the injury and hobble off the court with 5: 41 remaining. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Montoya was upset with the strategy- he accused Martin of " stopping " his car as they cleared the first turn- and does not sound over it " I haven' t really talked to Mark at all " he said Tuesday " I think he did an awesome race, and he did what he had to do to win the race I wasn' t the happiest guy . The White Sox kept DeWayne Wise, who can back up in the outfield and pinch run " If people think we don' t like Brian, yes we do " Guillen said " Brian didn' t produce the way we needed him to . Michael Capuano, Attorney General Martha Coakley and Boston Celtics co- owner Stephen Pagliuca have announced they' re seeking the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts State Sen . However, the front court is in dire need of a talent upgrade, after Kevin Love bolted to the NBA after his freshman season . New Jersey has lost in the first two stops of its five- game West Coast road swing " Defense, more than anything, hurt us " Carter said " They' re a high- powered team. Iverson scored from all over the floor in the first half, making 11 of 17 shots for 24 points before cooling down and getting Webber and the rest of his teammates move involved in the second. Fitted with a new cast on his broken left wrist, sophomore Johnny DuRocher practiced with the Huskies on Tuesday afternoon to see how much he could do.

While the Ducks have advanced to the NCAA' s round of 16 under Ernie Kent for the second time since 2002, Kent recently mentioned the vacant Michigan job to The Oregonian " I have an agent, and he' s been contacted by some people " Kent told the newspaper " All I' m going to say is that I want to be at Oregon as long as they want me there " But if they don' t want me there anymore, and Michigan wants to talk, Oregon owes me the opportunity to listen " Few was reportedly a top candidate for the Indiana job last year, before the Hoosiers ultimately hired Kelvin Sampson . He continued coaching without telling the team and had a tumor removed from one of his kidneys after the season " He' s never missed a game because of seizures " Weber said " If there' s a way for him to be there[ at Saturday' s game, it certainly wouldn' t surprise me " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . The suit filed last month in the Superior Court of California in San Francisco seeks unspecified damages . During that span, only four- Mike Woodson, Byron Scott, Mike Dunleavy and Bernie Bickerstaff- have lasted through at least three consecutive full losing campaigns] EnlargeRon Hoskins/ Getty ImagesJim O' Brien has led the Pacers to 36- 46 records the past two seasons . The Illini hold a 37- 27- 2 edge in the all- time Sweet Sioux Tomahawk series and won the trophy last year in Champaign Adam Rittenberg covers the Big Ten for ESPN He can be reached at espnrittgmail. In 2007, the Brewers held an 8½- game division lead in late June but slid to 83- 79 and missed the playoffs. 28 ERA in five starts for Triple- A Toledo, will start in Robertson' s place " As we speak today, the answer is 100 percent no " Leyland said " It' s not the right thing to do and[ general manager] Dave[ Dombrowski] agrees with it " Willis, who was acquired in a blockbuster eight- player trade last December with the Florida Marlins, was 0- 1 with a 10.

Hampton, a two- time All- Star who broke into the majors in 1993, missed all of the 2006 and 2007 seasons after operations on his elbow . The Buckeyes lost early- entry NFL juniors Anthony Gonzalez, Ted Ginn Jr . Tennessee' s offensive roster is dotted with high school All- Americans Yet the Vols have been embarrassingly bad on offense . When head coach Ben Schwartzwalder said goodbye to Brown, he welcomed Davis, who donned 44 and promptly ran into the Syracuse record books . The Pistons led 83- 75 at quarter' s end, then scored the first nine points of the fourth to take a 17- point lead. Even with a new athletic director expected to come aboard at State next year, Croom should get to coach the length of his five- year contract# 133; unless the Bulldogs tank on Saturday against Division 1- AA Gardner- Webb and don' t win another SEC game the rest of the season " It' s taken time for Coach to get the team the way he wants " said Titus Brown, State' s superb senior defensive end and one of the SEC' s best pass rushers " He wants all winners on his team.

Twenty to 30 seconds behind everyone " McCray was struggling to catch his own breath, but said he knew Plancher was pushed to his limit " You couldn' t ask him for more " McCray said " Coach always asks for effort and enthusiasm, and that kid gave everything he had " After the sprints, O' Leary brought the team to the middle of the field and told the players to take a knee . That would have been a disaster " he said " It was the best decision . Updated: April 12, 2009, 2: 58 PM ET Astros place RHP Brocail on 15- day DL Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ST . Updated: November 20, 2007, 2: 23 PM ET Crash kills six, including four of Stacy' s five children, wife Comment Email Print Share . 2 million season salary- for violating his contract by snowboarding, which led to a separated shoulder injury Radmanovic got hurt Feb. He played the rest of the game and passed for 364 yards but threw four interceptions after being injured when his hand hit a helmet " J B. Updated: October 30, 2008, 7: 00 PM ET QB Garcia to start for South Carolina against Tennessee Comment Email Print Share Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.

Rather than try to sacrifice on an 0- 2 count in the sixth inning, as he was instructed to do, the pitcher faked a bunt, swung away and hit a tying double to right field for his fifth career RBI . basketball federation last year and given the responsibility for restoring the national team to the greatness it once enjoyed . Only 11 current coaches have been at their current school longer than McCarney' s 11 years at Iowa State . Curry had to have his knee drained after injuring it twice in the preseason, and tests showed that while there was no structural damage, there was a bone bruise . 1 overall playoff seed following the greatest regular season in club history. The students are sports management majors at Lynn University in South Florida.