Rodriguez spurned relates the team interprets he grew up with as the first overall draft choice in 1993 to become a$ 252 million free agent with Texas following the 2000 season. Sharpley, who was backup to Brady Quinn last season, replaced Clausen early in the second half against Boston College and was 11- for- 29 for 135 yards and a touchdown. The national magazines came out in force: Esquire, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated On Feb. C- Rodney Carney watched Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Corey Brewer crash to the floor Saturday against Denver, but thought nothing of it " He always falls like that in practice and gets up " Carney said " He walked off I thought it was an ankle He came back, but his knee buckled again. Waiting list: Arkansas( 1- 3, Duke( 1- 4, East Carolina( 1- 3, Hawaii( 1- 3, Kent State( 1- 4, Kentucky( 1- 3, Louisiana- Lafayette( 1- 3, San Jose State( 1- 3, SMU( 1- 4) and hard- luck Washington( 1- 4.

Both the LSU- Alabama series and the Auburn- Georgia series have been dominated by the road teams in recent years- and the trend continued on Saturday . DALLAS( AP- Tracy McGrady had a secret . Updated: March 26, 2007, 9: 16 PM ET O' Neal moves by Miller for 12th on all- time scoring list Comment Email Print Share Associated Press MIAMI- Shaquille O' Neal passed Reggie Miller for 12th place on the NBA' s career scoring list Monday night, getting his 25, 280th point . Richard Jefferson scored 24 points for New Jersey, but just two in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles put the game away . He also is active in the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas and last year helped fund construction of a youth softball field in Placentia, Calif. He began his college career at Indiana before transferring to Georgia Tech.

Booty, a fifth- year senior, sat out USC' s past three games because of a broken middle finger on his throwing hand and was replaced by third- year sophomore Mark Sanchez " By far " Carroll replied when asked if Booty looked better than at any time since breaking his finger in the second quarter of USC' s 24- 23 loss to Stanford on Oct 6 . Of course I' m going to miss him " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . I' m going to be ready to go up and put a swing on the ball and try to do something " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Despite Frazier' s showing, arguably the most rounded performance ever in a finals seventh game, it was the presence of Willis Reed that inspired New York to a 113- 99 victory It' s been a long time since the Knicks were# 1 . Tennessee officials had requested an afternoon kickoff, but LSU wanted to maintain its tradition of playing at night and ESPN chose to televise the game in its 7: 45 p m EDT slot.

The Bulls( 6- 21) are currently 0- 14 in the Big East with two games left- against Connecticut and Georgetown at home this weekend . However, various injuries have limited him to just 127 games since the start of the 2005 season . Updated: July 29, 2008, 7: 56 PM ET Dodgers- Giants game still on despite L A . 0 yards per carry average " It' s probably a coach' s dream to turn around and pick a guy, throw him in and produce " Young said " I feel like that' s what we have " Yards will be much tougher to come by Saturday night at The Horseshoe against Ohio State, but this group appears ready for the challenge . But Byars, who had said his college career would be capped by an NCAA appearance, has already left one impression " This whole game happened so fast, things are a blur right now " Cage said " But I' m getting little images in the back of my brain of all these winning plays Derrick made. A minor league player for four years, he is widely regarded as a strong evaluator of talent.

He said he had a pinching sensation in the back of his neck- later diagnosed as a stinger . WASHINGTON( AP- Two minutes into the game, the Washington Wizards took a 4- 2 lead over the San Antonio Spurs, an achievement coach Eddie Jordan considered worthy of mentioning to his assistant coaches " I said' Geez, we got four points That' s good . The rivalry lives in the standings, with Stewart holding a scant three- point advantage . Told of Posada' s comments after the Mets' 7- 2 loss at the Nationals on Monday night, Martinez said he wouldn' t throw at a batter on purpose because he was angry about losing . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. The Sixers( 23- 38) hoped to contend for an Eastern Conference playoff spot this season before chemistry problems and a slow start derailed the franchise.

Updated: November 28, 2008, 11: 24 PM ET Sources: Tennessee could announce deal with Kiffin on Monday Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Kiffin To Become Tennessee Head Football Coach Tennessee has reached an agreement with former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin to take over as the Volunteers' next coach, with an announcement planned for Monday, barring any snags, according to multiple sources . The 32- year- old slugger from the Dominican Republic posed for photographs and shook the hands of many other new citizens and their families before the ceremony " It' s a great country . Sura' s wide- open 3- pointer at the third- quarter buzzer gave Houston a 78- 64 lead entering the fourth . Joe Louis not only knocked out Max Schmeling under the twinkling lights, but struck a blow against Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany when he dropped the Black Uhlan of the Rhine in the first round . He' s second to Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer in the AL batting race Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.

Riley' s timetable for his own decision isn' t known, but many Heat players, including Shaquille O' Neal, have said in recent weeks they expect him to coach at least one more year . Over the past seven years Gene has expanded his involvement with the Grizzlies to enhance the team' s relationship with the community " Bartow also coached at Central Missouri and Valparaiso Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . But certainly as an opposing coach, you had to be ready for games against his teams, because you were going to get their best- Bulls interim coach Jim Boylan, who coached against Knight as an assistant in the Big Ten from 1986- 89 " He was a stickler for discipline He was a stickler for what was right in this game . Jumaine Jones added 14 points and nine rebounds, Chris Mihm had 13 points, and Luke Walton scored 12 for the Lakers, who have a 7- 40 record when allowing the opposition to score 100 or more points Stackhouse made two free throws with 19 . Updated: August 4, 2009, 6: 49 PM ET Rolen' s head CT scan normal Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CINCINNATI- Third baseman Scott Rolen got a CT scan that came back normal, an indication he could be back in the Cincinnati Reds' lineup within a few days.

Losing 35- 16 to Fresno State in a shocked Husky Stadium to open the 2004 season started the swoon . I tried to go low and, when we went into the corner[ the hole] closed up My fault there That was a pass for the lead, that was the win . She said that Mauk' s attorneys had shown no evidence that his foot injuries kept him from playing that first season at Wake Forest " What has been requested was an extension of his five- year clock " she said . Nowitzki " Every team is trying to be a player in 2010 " Nowitzki said, according to the newspaper " Every team is trying to clear money under the cap so they can make a move . The Pistons used runs of 13- 2 and 6- 0 to build a 39- 25 lead they never relinquished " We know what it takes to win games now " Ben Wallace said " We' ve been to the promised land and we know what it takes to get back there " The Pacers rallied just before halftime, scoring the last five points to close to 47- 40. 74 ERA in 13 starts and 13 relief appearances this year for the Class A Daytona Cubs of the Florida State League The suspension will start next season.

Etan Thomas added a pair of free throws that made it 104- 92 with 2: 35 left . Billups is halfway to his four- year degree, which he will complete through correspondence courses and summer sessions, providing he can sneak some study time into the months occupied by the NBA playoffs " My summers have been so short lately- hopefully they' ll continue to be short " he said . Meche will be replaced in the rotation by Sidney Ponson, who was brought off the DL after compiling a 2 18 ERA in six rehab starts at Triple- A Omaha Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Brown, who played on Connecticut' s national championship team in 2004, had 11 points and 11 rebounds . Miller and Albert have worked together just enough to get comfortable and build a rapport " He got it so quickly from a broadcasting point of view " Albert said " He just had it.

That forced Edwards and his disappointed driving partner, Ambrose, to watch the entire race as they finished last " It probably worked out the best " Edwards said " I had already taken enough from Marcos . That' s never a positive " O' Neal scored 19 points in 26 minutes before fouling out in Game 1 on Sunday and was obviously laboring when he scored 16 points in 37 minutes in Game 2 on Tuesday . Brad Keselowski finished sixth, followed by Brian Vickers, Justin Allgaier, David Ragan and Harvick Kerry Earnhardt and Chase Austin had a rough night . The 26- year- old Murton was originally slated to join Oakland' s Triple- A team in Sacramento, but plans changed when outfielder Ryan Sweeney left Thursday' s game against Seattle with a dislocated left pinkie . McInnis went 111 minutes over four games without a turnover before committing one with five minutes left before halftime Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. There' s no brain injuries or[ anything] like that, but the fact that there is some dizziness, we want to be cautious " Perhaps the team' s most productive and consistent player this year, Church was hurt last Tuesday night in Atlanta when he collided with Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar while trying to break up a game- ending double play.

But Yost said it would be " foolish " not to keep playing Branyan during a hot streak . Updated: June 28, 2007, 6: 47 PM ET Westphal joins Mavericks' staff as assistant coach Comment Email Print Share Associated Press DALLAS- Former NBA head coach Paul Westphal was hired Thursday to be a Dallas Mavericks assistant coach . 1 and 2 lost on the same day for the first time in 11 years and the entire top 10 was shuffled . The train wreck Yogi Berra was fired after losing the World Series and was replaced by Johnny Keane- who had just managed the Cardinals to victory over the Yankees . 1 " Tim Thomas said " From there, for the rest of us, it' s our job to pick it up, and that' s what we' re here for " Stoudemire underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee and had missed the first 66 games of the season before playing in the last three. Game 4 is Tuesday night in New Orleans and it promises to be physical " I expect it to pick up.