Officers seized clarifies a three- interprets foot- long black Airsoft rifle and medium- sized plastic bag of BBs " We' ve talked about this a lot " said Bill Self, coach of defending champion Kansas " And I' ve told Markieff and our guys that obviously they have to make better decisions and be much wiser in their judgment " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. next, giving Hendrick four of the top eight spots and Stewart- Haas Racing two. You always thought if you ran Yao for 30 or 32 minutes, he was going to fade in the game. Boston plays a three- game series at Yankee Stadium next week, its final regular- season visit to the ballpark Meanwhile, outfielder J D. Bickerstaff didn' t have to watch the second half from the bench. The club announced Monday that he had been cleared to pitch a simulated game Tuesday against Phillies minor leaguers in Clearwater His schedule beyond that is uncertain Jayson Stark is a senior writer for ESPN.

The team said Andrews confirmed the initial medical assessment by team doctor Tom Clanton that McGrady is suffering from general soreness in the knee . The Wizards whittled away at the deficit, tying it at 49 on Jared Jeffries' dunk . It' s been a tremendous springboard and platform to do that " Hunter' s home and workplaces have become shoe warehouses " Between my secretary or my wife, I don' t know who gets more mad " he said " We get the shoes at school, we get them at my house Shoes continue to come . The good news, coach Pete Carroll said, is he hopes that Ellis won' t be out for very long " A few weeks is what we' re hoping " the coach said " Nobody' s that worried " linebacker Dallas Sartz said regarding the loss of Ellis " I wouldn' t see a dropoff " Fili Moala, listed as a co- first stringer with Chris Barrett at defensive tackle, will start at nose tackle Saturday night when the Trojans face No 19 Nebraska( 2- 0) in their home opener . But he could only watch as Boise State pulled out all its tricks to win it. This week, the Big East( Pitt, UConn) and the ACC( Duke, Wake Forest) occupy all four spots on the top line. Bulls forward Tyson Chandler' s close fried died on Monday and Chandler flew home to California, but plans on being back with the team in Toronto for Wednesday' s game against the Raptors.

Dunleavy had 15 points- all on 3- pointers, including two in the opening minutes of the third before he was hurt . Phoenix Suns: America West Arena will become US Airways Center sometime in January . Yes, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads off on its own to Sonoma, Calif, wine country . Montoya said he' s not going to take any unnecessary chances Sunday . Wood is scheduled to pitch in his first game of the spring Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels. 20, is another postseason game whose status is unknown " At this point, it' s just too early to speculate " Burda told the paper " I' m 100 percent sure that the game will be played this year, but I' m zero percent sure where it will be " Sun Belt commissioner Wright Waters said " I don' t think it will be in the Superdome But Dec 20 is a long way away Memphis and Lafayette have expressed interest in it. The Lakers then went on a 13- 0 run early in the third quarter, capped by three more free throws from Bryant, to make it 68- 38.

But with his club chasing the NL wild- card spot, Astros manager Cecil Cooper sure wasn' t thrilled with the idea of playing in front of a predominantly pro- Cubs crowd at a supposedly neutral site . But that was before Orsini came aboard as athletic director and began to put his mark on the program . While the Spurs traveled to New York for a game Monday night against the Knicks, Duncan flew back to San Antonio on a plane provided by the Pistons " That' s huge . Paul injured the ankle when he stepped on the foot of Seattle' s Johan Petro late in the first quarter of a game in Seattle on Tuesday Paul is the Hornets' leading scorer, averaging 18 4 points He also leads the team in assists with 9 0 per game . The NBA commissioner, an associate of Sonics owner Clay Bennett for more than a decade since Bennett was the San Antonio Spurs' representative on the league' s board of governors, said he thinks Bennett will find a way to get a new arena built in the Seattle area to keep the Sonics in their home for the past 40 years If Bennett doesn' t find that way by Oct. Players waived after March 1 are not eligible for the postseason " We are working on a way to resolve it " Paxson said " My only issue is I don' t want Tim to go to a direct competitor with us- someone we' re chasing, whatever " Acquired in the Eddy Curry trade in early October, Thomas averaged 4 3 points and 1. 20 " It drags " New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter said, while adding he thinks spring training is important " You feel as though you need it.

Selig again voiced his concern about maple bats, which appear to shatter more often and more dangerously than ash bats . Flanked by players from the high school' s football team, he called playing in the NFL and possibly being a first- round draft pick a lifelong dream . Walter McCarty, acquired from Boston this week, sank a 3- pointer and played 10 minutes in his first appearance for the Suns . The Suns clinched homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs before the first quarter against Denver ended on Monday night, then went on to blow out the Nuggets 128- 114 . The Pistons scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter, including dunks by Prince and McDyess, and cruised the rest of the way " It looked like a volleyball contest out there " Bucks coach Terry Porter said " They were just throwing the ball up and dunking it on us " Game notesThe Pistons activated Dupree before the game and placed Darvin Ham( foot) on the injured list. If I can stand it and don' t do any damage, I hope to play soon " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. It doesn' t matter which team he plays, it' s the same crowd, same field " I hope it does come down to a game- winning field goal.

In that game, the Warriors held a 65- 64 halftime lead but lost by five " We got into a real rhythm " Richardson said " Started off the same way last game- lot of scoring in the first half, up and down, easy baskets for both teams . Erickson, who had signed a five- year contract with Idaho a year ago only to leave after one season, was 4- 8 this year with the Vandals Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . 30 against Youngstown State, didn' t practice fully until last Wednesday and had lingering soreness that sidelined him for the Buckeyes' loss to USC " His cutting work and push- off and more football- oriented stuff will begin again today " Tressel said Tuesday on the Big Ten coaches' teleconference " If he can handle that, we can upgrade him from questionable to probable If he can' t, we' ll leave him right where he is . 202 and prompted him to slam his bat to the turf after one recent failure at the plate " Guys are wired for competition " Greene told The Associated Press " It' s just a competitiveness that I think everybody has whether it be playing dominos, video games or baseball " It' s hard to turn that off, so it' s not necessarily trying to get rid of it but trying to find a way to use it in a positive way " Greene batted . But this season injuries limited him to 29 of the team' s 32 games He still led the Tigers in scoring with 17 7 points and 10 4 rebounds. Have a comment about the Bottom 10 ranking? Send us your thoughts.

Houston led 62- 49 at halftime " You have to give Houston a lot of respect " said Wizards coach Eddie Jordan " They took it to us . Updated: September 5, 2007, 3: 26 PM ET Hampton' s Langford presents huge challenge for Howard A look at the HBCU schools . The last time the Sun Devils were ranked this high for a home game was 21 years ago . Finnerty had more passing yards despite completing only about half as many passes( 16- for- 30 " He played an exceptional game " Eyster said of his counterpart " Grand Valley has a great team . After urging the Suns to let him go, the restricted free agent has been poised for nearly two weeks to sign a five- year$ 70 million contract with an up- front payment of$ 20 million and then leave Phoenix for Atlanta in a swap sending Boris Diaw and two future first- round picks to the desert. I wasn' t surprised at all " As the BYU score scrolled across the screen Saturday night, coaches dealing with quarterback transition issues probably threw up their hands.

Hendricks told police he and the others drove to Kauanui' s home, where a second confrontation occurred . As as Tim Kurkjian outlines, injuries weren' t the only reason we got to the " magic number " of 100 pitches . Delaware Valley( 12- 0) will host Rowan next week in a rematch of last year' s quarterfinal matchup, which Rowan won 56- 7 . Central' s locker room during game Email Print Share Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La- Burglars hit North Carolina Central University' s locker room during the football team' s game against Southern University " They just beat a very good football team . like something had broken up " Tracy said " It made him feel very, very good. He' s a guy who can make plays with his feet, but he has a great throwing motion and he' s very, very accurate- Texas coach Mack Brown on Troy Smith " Troy can still beat teams running the football, but he' s much more comfortable now staying in the pocket and beating teams with his arm " Gonzalez said " He used to scramble away from pressure and gain yards by running.

Orlando center Kelvin Cato returned after sitting out two games with a sprained left ankle He had eight points and seven assists . John Amaechi Coming out has resulted in many book signings and invitations to speak, mostly to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered groups " Now it seems in America I' m just' that gay guy " he said . Updated: February 6, 2006, 6: 10 PM ET Deadline extended for Hornets- Sixers Hunter trade Email Print Share Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N . Everything Shannon has said to me as to what happened, the prosecutor verifies " Under Colorado law, a plaintiff is urged to file an intent to sue and has two years to actually file the suit against an alleged assailant . Howard made a spin move, O' Neal fell in an apparent flop trying to get an offensive foul called, and Howard easily dunked with two hands. But we are not going to live or die if one manufacturer has to pull back or pull out. Romero has a strained left forearm and Durbin strained a muscle in his back.

Before he attended a class or wore an Ohio State uniform, however, the NCAA ruled he was ineligible for accepting$ 13, 000 from a professional team in his homeland . Everybody' s counting us out " Still, Merriweather admits the program' s critics have a point when they say the' Canes aren' t upholding tradition " We hear that a lot " he said " It is what it is . Red Bull general manager Jay Frye called Toyota a critical element of Red Bull' s success, adding he is looking forward to continuing the relationship Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Eddie Jones had 19 points for Miami, which also got 17 from Rasual Butler and 14 apiece from Udonis Haslem and Damon Jones " That was one of the craziest basketball games I' ve ever been a part of " Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said " To be down four with 11 seconds remaining and to do what we did . Melvin told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the Brewers likely wouldn' t trade any players who can become free agents this offseason because the team probably would receive more value in draft pick compensation if those players sign elsewhere than it would get back now. He said he plans " to be a professional and to come out and try to win ballgames wherever it' s at.

and he also completed an alcohol education program that was a residential program where he was taught about the dangers of drinking and driving and he disregarded those dangers " Price said . Telephone listings were not available for the players in the West Lafayette or Purdue directories Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Because every time you try to test it again you' ll just reinjure it and start from ground zero again " Swisher said " I want him to get healthy and I want him to get back and I know he wants to be on that field, but I told him I' ll keep first base nice and warm for him " The White Sox purchased the contract of outfielder DeWayne Wise from Triple- A Charlotte . The past six winners at Homestead- Miami all finished in the top 10 in the past Atlanta race . Updated: January 6, 2006, 6: 01 PM ET Eagles elevate Mornhinweg to replace Childress Email Print Share Associated Press PHILADELPHIA- Now that Brad Childress has left for Minnesota, the Philadelphia Eagles could be losing a few more coaches. He needed a break from it " Hopefully he can return to pitch at some point this season.

Nutt is scheduled to give his usual postgame news conference Sunday at 1 p m Arkansas' season ended Friday with a 19- 17 loss to LSU . Gary Payton scored six of his nine points in that span and assisted on Mark Blount' s dunk Payton finished with nine assists . Sveum lost his debut Tuesday night as the NL Central- leading Cubs defeated the Brewers and ace CC Sabathia 5- 4 at Wrigley Field . He got off to a rocky 1- 3 start this year and missed time with a strained back His ERA still stood at 7 . Luckily, we' ve got a lot of experienced drivers here " It was extremely important for Martin, who obviously hadn' t been fitted for the show car he drove " I don' t know about you, but I was looking under the steering wheel " he said. That record far exceeded most external expectations after Theus made the jump from collegiate coaching at New Mexico State to the pros. North Carolina concludes Davis' first season Saturday at home against rival Duke.