The Yankees describes opened the gathers second with four straight singles and pushed the lead to 4- 0. Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday after he reportedly grabbed general manager Ed Wade by the neck and threw him to the ground. O' Neal watched practice in street clothes and sunglasses and was scheduled to visit an eye doctor later Thursday " There' s no way I' m not going to play Saturday " O' Neal said. He was acquired from Portland on draft night along with Theo Ratliff and a draft pick in a deal that sent the No. A Sonics statement said Hill met with team doctor Jeffrey Cary on Wednesday after feeling ill and was advised to stay home and rest. He' s got to understand that he' s one of the well- known basketball players in the NBA, so no matter what is said and done, he' s definitely under a microscope, and he just has to be more cautious and choose what comes out of his mouth. We just let him[ score] and took away a lot of the 3- point shooting " Allen led the Sonics with 20 points and five assists, one of seven Seattle players in double figures.

Robbins is primarily known as a run- stuffer, but he has had 12 sacks over the past two seasons, due in part to being single blocked because of the excellent line on which he plays 43 . Third: Suzuki took a ball inside, fouled off two pitches, took two balls outside, then singled between short and second Third: Suzuki flied out to right Sixth: Suzuki singled Eighth: Suzuki struck out looking Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . I told them from the get- go: Everyone I had was going to be used in big situations " Seattle' s Jarrod Washburn( 4- 9) allowed seven hits and one earned run in six innings, walking two and striking out three . I advised Arn Tellem that whatever players he represents, just scratch us off the list Take the name of the Atlanta Braves off their speed dial . The 35- year- old Thomas missed the first half of the 2008 season after hurting his triceps in training camp He made 10 tackles in the Saints' final eight games. He said his other options are to retire or return to coaching if a team is interested. Ryan Spilborghs hit a go- ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th for Colorado.

Now we' ll just continue to go forward " Josh Fogg( 7- 7) allowed five runs, eight hits and four walks in 4 1/ 3 innings . Milwaukee made it 4- 1 in the sixth on Hart' s sacrifice fly that scored Fielder, taking advantage of an error and nine walks while only getting two hits " To win a game with walks, we' re not really accustomed to doing that " Sveum said . He had a perfect first inning and finished with one strikeout " I felt very good today " Rodriguez said " I threw a lot outside today, so I need to work on my location inside . There are no easy wins " San Diego CEO Jeff Moorad, a former Diamondbacks executive, dropped in on Black' s postgame interview " Just keep winning series " Moorad said, grasping his manager' s hand " You got it, brother " Black said . The Bobcats, who cut Kevin Burleson on Monday to get to the regular- season limit of 15 players, will start the season with only two true point guards in Felton and Knight. Chris Mihm was the only other Laker in double figures with 11 points. They' re three of a kind who are just two wins from another title.

Twins 3, Devil Rays 2MINNEAPOLIS( AP- Carl Crawford compounded one baserunning mistake with another, and Justin Morneau made him pay for it . Mark Grudzielanek led off the fourth with a walk and was caught stealing . Ramirez hit a three- run homer off Javier Vazquez in the fifth to give the Cubs a 5- 3 lead . Houston placed reliever Rick White on the 15- day DL with a pinched nerve in his neck . Hearst, on behalf of the San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times Union, went to court in June asking that the complete affidavit be made public The U S. Suzuki, who was 0 for 4 Saturday, has not gone hitless in consecutive games since Aug 13- 15, 2008. The Blazers, however, won' t bring Roy on their upcoming six- game road trip, and don' t expect him to practice until Dec 16.

Hamilton and Billups combined for 22 points in the half, and Detroit dished out 14 assists to just three for the Hawks . GLENDALE, Ariz( AP- Ryane Clowe keeps rolling and carrying the San Jose Sharks along with him . The Eagles usually maintain around a 65- 35 pass- run ratio, but their short passing game supplements the run . Owner Steve Bisciotti recently said the team would pay Lewis " a lot of money " to remain with the franchise . Updated: May 24, 2009, 2: 11 PM ET Starks charged with aggravated battery Comment Email Print Share Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla- Miami Dolphins defensive end Randy Starks has been charged with using his truck to hit a police officer who tried to stop the vehicle on foot. K Brandon Coutu, QB Charlie Frye, FB Leonard Weaver, S C J. Hightower has the strength to be a good red zone back and interior runner, places where James struggles Both he and current backup J J.

The collision sent Brinkman tumbling to his back on the infield dirt " It was unintentional " Byrd said Tuesday . David Wright doubled and scored on Shawn Green' s one- out single in the sixth, and Reyes added a two- run triple . Cust then drove a 1- 0 pitch into the seats in left- center for his 13th Kennedy had given the A' s a 4- 3 lead an inning earlier . Cavs F Ira Newble spent his fifth day in the hospital with an infection on his face . Ric Bucher is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Insider. Eric Lindros returned to the Dallas lineup after missing six games with a lower- back injury. Updated: November 7, 2006, 3: 53 PM ET Down in front! Fire code puts dent in Cameron Crazies Email Print Share ESPN news services Duke' s opponents may have finally found something that will make the " Cameron Crazies " sit down- the Durham fire code.

NFL Video Bills RB Marshawn Lynch rushes for 127 yards in a 31- 27 loss vs the Jets . Appel, who missed the three shots she attempted in the first half, has struggled throughout her career against the Bruins The Pac- 10 field goal percentage leader is a career 44 . McCann' s homer was the sixth of his career in 61 big league games . Loaiza( 11- 9) allowed four runs, three earned, and six hits over four innings He finished the regular season with a 4 89 ERA, after going 7- 1 over his previous 10 starts The right- hander is 0- 4 with an 8 . Both were hailed as prized free- agent signings before the season. Matt Wise took over and walked Jack Wilson before Freddy Sanchez singled. Wells gave up two more runs in the bottom of the inning, but the Padres answered with four in the sixth to take a 10- 5 lead, and Wells turned the game over to San Diego' s sturdy bullpen " It' s nice to see that big number up there, but it seemed like if I had stayed in there, I would have given it right back to them " Wells said " Everything I threw looked like a meatball.

Sizemore homered off Jose Contreras on the game' s second pitch, and the Indians added four more runs in the first inning on their way to a 12- 5 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the season opener Monday " You' re definitely excited " Sizemore said " I was a little jacked up up there The crowd was getting into it " Then, he unloaded And his teammates followed his lead . Cubs RHP Kerry Wood, activated from the DL before the game, warmed up in the bullpen in the seventh inning and fans began to cheer at the beginning of the eighth, only to have Howry come in and pitch . I treated him just like I have done others I have met in my life; like family . The team' s Oklahoma City- based ownership group wants to pay off the final two years of its lease of Seattle' s KeyArena and move the team to Oklahoma City for next season . blew past him with a double move and caught a long touchdown pass from Tony Romo On Monday, Jones jammed Owens at the line, but T O got past him again. The Braves made the offer a year ago and Maddux accepted, agreeing two months later to a$ 14 75 million, one- year deal. Sunday also marked the return to action of three Minnesota pitchers- Silva( Venezuela, Joe Nathan( U S) and Dennys Reyes( Mexico- from the tournament.

The additional options continue until the Red Sox decline one . The Twins also crept within four games of AL Central- leading Detroit after the Tigers lost to Seattle, 4- 3 " We' re trying to take care of our own business " Gardenhire said " You scoreboard- watch after the fact, but we' ve just got to take care of our own business, we know that . Us veteran guys need to take a little pressure off of him " Giles said . The teams wrap- up the exhibition season Saturday in the second game of the two- day Las Vegas visit . To do it, they boosted their numbers across the board compared to their recent road swing through St. Utley hit his second home run in two games and Ryan Howard connected for his seventh of the spring, but the World Series champions dropped to 10- 13- 2 in Grapefruit League play " We' ll be all right " Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said " I still think we have to get Utley and( Pedro) Feliz playing( more) and we have to get Jimmy Rollins and( Shane) Victorino some at- bats and I think we' ll be fine We have to get( Cole) Hamels 100 percent. Gary Sheffield then singled in a run, Daniel Murphy hit a sacrifice fly and Brian Schneider capped the uprising with a run- scoring single.

Brown was one of three 10- day contract players that helped lead Toronto to an 84- 75 win over Washington on Jan 14, 2003 Jordan was so upset he refused to talk after the game . Another officer later found a smoldering cigar- sized marijuana cigarette in the vehicle' s ash tray, he said . I needed to do something to dramatize my point; there were other ways I could have done it but I think this got the message across . Updated: October 1, 2003, 10: 31 PM ET Agent downplays arbitration fuss Email Print Share Associated Press SEATTLE- Ichiro Suzuki' s agent expects he will be able to work out a long- term contract with the Seattle Mariners . The next day Wood became angry with Cooper after walking Reds outfielder Adam Dunn on a 3- 2 pitch in the ninth inning. LHP Eddie Guardado threw about 30 pitches to Reds batters before the game without problem. They' re unbelievable " said Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell, who drove in three runs batting behind the two sluggers " Especially going up against a pitcher like C C, to get on every time is unbelievable.

The Cardinals added three in the fourth on consecutive homers by Molina and Lopez . It was kind of contagious early on " Adam LaRoche also had a run- scoring triple for the Pirates, completing his slump- busting series . Last season, he missed only two games with a sprained left ankle . We shut them down " Kemp said " We showed them we aren' t going anywhere " Carlos Gonzalez returned to the Rockies' starting lineup for the first time since cutting his left hand with a steak knife Saturday night, but he left in the fifth after jamming his left thumb into the grass while trying to rob James Loney of a double . The Suns have the same record after 24 games as Dallas did in 2002- 03, when the Mavericks were led by Nash. He had two catches for 27 in the championship game " I think that place has a hex on me a little bit, when it comes to game week, but I don' t know " he said " It is unfortunate that it happened, but I am in good spirits about it and it is not serious But then again, I know how these hamstring things go You just have to take it day to day and rest. Updated: June 1, 2004, 5: 37 PM ET Garciaparra waiting for call Email Print Share Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky- Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra went 2- for- 3 Monday for Triple- A Pawtucket in his second minor- league rehabilitation game.

The Angels tied it in the fifth with an RBI double by Chone Figgins, his second hit in 16 at- bats since coming off the disabled list . Glavine gave up a season- high 11 hits and lasted just 4 1/ 3 innings- his shortest outing of the season- and is 0- 3 over his last four starts after beginning the year 5- 1 " He threw the ball well . Hill had a simple plan to help Zambrano " We talked a little bit yesterday in the outfield " Hill said " He' s going to make everything go, it all goes off him . Brewers 4, Mets 2 MILWAUKEE( AP- It was a tough night for Tom Glavine and his personal cheering section . Updated: February 5, 2008, 11: 15 AM ET Report: Jeter settles tax dispute with New York state Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ALBANY, N. The hype has spilled from TV talk shows into Web sites, including e- Bay, where 54 of the embargoed$ 110 pairs are selling and bids approachd$ 200. Garcia, a native of the Dominican Republic who attended high school in New York, will play for the Kings' summer league team in Las Vegas this weekend Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press.

Gailey moved TE Tony Gonzalez around- split wide, in- line, flexed, in the slot- to get mismatches in the passing game that QB Tyler Thigpen was able to take advantage of . Part of their problem has been Perez' s inconsistency- the left- hander struggled again Sunday by giving up four runs and six hits in 3 2- 3 innings, raising his ERA to 7 . Sexson hit a two- run homer into the Seattle bullpen in left- center field to cap a three- run first inning for the Mariners . And I don' t even know that- that it' s an accurate recitation I can only say that that' s what McNamee has told us I can' t say that that' s an accurate recitation at all T J . They did the same " Maddon said " It was really a well- fought game on both sides, and we just got the big hit out of Nate in the end " Game notes Boston' s Justin Pedroia singled in the 11th, giving him a 14- game hitting streak. Blackburn had given up only five homers in 76 innings this season before giving up two in four- plus innings. Whether I' m here in Seattle for a couple years or two more weeks, I want my legacy to be something positive so when I leave this locker room or leave this team, it' s a better place " Cust' s RBI single in the first gave Oakland a 1- 0 lead, but Gutierrez homered to tie it in the bottom half.