tied Harmon reviews Killebrew on gathers the home run list with his second in two games, but couldn' t lead the Reds to their first back- to- back wins of the month. The teams finish their four- game series Monday " Tomorrow is important, because we need to start winning series " Leyland said " There' s a lot of baseball to play, but we need to start doing something about it We can' t afford to split series right now. But Orlando rallied, taking its first lead of the second half at 108- 107 on two free throws by Lee with 1: 54 to go " That' s a tough way to lose because of a defensive breakdown at the end " said Magic coach Stan Van Gundy " We fought hard to come back in that game and to have a defensive breakdown at the end to give up a layup, that doesn' t sit well " Howard helped pace the Magic to an early 12- point lead, hitting his first five shots and scoring 12 points as Orlando moved ahead 31- 19 with 3: 40 left in the first quarter. It takes away from DeLamielleure' s efforts on behalf of a very worthy cause, writes Mark Kreidler.
He runs a beer distributorship in Northern California, gives corporate speeches and even has dabbled with some Raiders TV work in the postgame locker room The most famous No 16 in the Bay Area is Joe Montana . But now the microscope is on Cleveland, especially after tight end Kellen Winslow revealed, after a week of whispers over a mystery ailment, that he had staph . It' s extraordinary " Henry said " You have to be excited " But the conversation kept returning to Steinbrenner, who has known Henry for a long time . He was like a father " O' Neal joined the Pacers three years ago after Larry Bird resigned and was replaced by Thomas . Any agreement would be subject to approval by the City Council " I think we' re real close " Anderson said.
With Pryce out, the Ravens will have to depend on fourth- year player Dwan Edwards and rookie Antwan Barnes . not worried despite being in final year of contract Comment Email Print Share Associated Press IRVING, Texas- Terrell Owens is talking about his contract again Only this time, there' s a twist T O . Mets first baseman Mike Carp, the reigning Mets' minor league player of the year, went 2- for- 4 with two doubles and five RBI Carp hit 287 with 17 home runs and 88 RBI last season in A- ball He will likely start this season in Double- A Carlos Gomez homered for the Mets . The Yankees were blanked for the first time since losing 5- 0 at Kansas City on Sept 5 . The runners moved up on Brian Roberts' sacrifice bunt, and then Payton' s single broke the scoreless tie. I couldn' t get the ball down and I couldn' t locate my fastball.
General manager Kevin Towers said it was a " tremendous " addition for a team that' s coming off a 99- loss season and will have several inexperienced players, including Hundley " We wanted somebody who not only would have a strong clubhouse presence but somebody who' s caught some of the elite pitchers in the game and also somebody who can help a guy like Nick Hundley hopefully grow into one of the elite everyday catchers in the game " Towers said . Yes, said Margaret DeMatteo, who knew him as a regular patron of the Mountain View Chalet . Donnie Nelson, the Mavericks president of basketball operations, was in Greece for the Olympics and not immediately available for comment . His ability to jump quickly enables him to get rebounds and block shots that lesser athletes have no opportunity to get . Security is a regular concern, whether to shield him and his wife from autograph seekers at dinner or protect him at large public events.
Their teammates, meanwhile, ran a set of wind sprints at the conclusion of their morning workout " This week I' m just seeing how they feel, how' s their energy level, and then we' ll adjust " coach Phil Jackson said " I was told not to say that I wasn' t going to play Kobe in exhibition games " So I' m not going to say Kobe' s not going to play in this exhibition game or that exhibition game . So, you' re just going to have to see how long it takes " Wang is competing with Jaret Wright and Shawn Chacon for two rotation spots behind opening day starter Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina He allowed two runs and three hits in 2 1- 3 innings . He had said he would arrive on the voluntary reporting date( Feb . PITTSBURGH( AP- The Colorado Rockies have had problems in the last two weeks scoring runs and holding on to early leads They didn' t have any of those problems Tuesday night . The Rays used five infielders on the play, moving left fielder Crawford to center and center fielder B J. Q: I' m not sure who this was directed to but I guess Doug: Isn' t it customary if it' s borderline that the catcher just routinely tags the guy and gets it over with? Doug Eddings: Yes, that' s why I was pretty shocked at what took place, and that was what( I was) kind of talking to Scioscia about.
We needed it too " With the game tied at 2, the Royals got themselves in position for Braun' s victory when they put runners on first and third in the eighth against reliever Willie Eyre on consecutive singles by Mark Grudzielanek and Billy Butler . The Yankees said Chamberlain will rest for about a week before starting a throwing program, something New York manager Joe Girardi admitted he didn' t " know exactly what it means " Still, he was encouraged by the diagnosis " We' re not going to rush anything " Girardi said " but that' s a pretty good diagnosis " Rivera, who hadn' t pitched since Friday because of back spasms, threw a one- hit ninth for his career- best 27th consecutive save this season . He relaxed for once, and they reaped the benefits against the Dallas Mavericks . We got screwed every way possible " Mike Pereira, the league' s vice president of officiating, disputed Martz' s version . 280 with 28 homers and 91 RBI last year before missing the last 16 games of the season with a strained left hamstring " I think he' s going to have a big year for us " manager Buck Showalter said " We can forget about a lot of the adjustments he had to make[ last season He' s very happy here " Soriano is getting a$ 2. Ryan Garko, who entered in a 2- for- 41 slump, hit a solo homer in the second He added an RBI single in the fourth Stanford allowed six runs and six hits in 6 2/ 3 innings.
Everybody come on down and have some fun " A sellout crowd of 44, 945 packed Citizens Bank Park, a day after the Phillies earned consecutive postseason appearances for the first time since 1980- 81 . New York scored three runs or fewer in five of the six games on the homestand " We' ve had our backs up against the wall a lot lately- and even more now " Johnny Damon said Halladay, 14- 5 with a 2 . That would have required him to be at the Redskins' facility during eight of the 13 weeks of the offseason program, three days a week Family took precedence over the money . 17 with the New York Mets, and a week later had four hits at Arizona .
The Washington Nationals have the best record in the majors over the last three weeks, and the explanation starts at the top of the lineup . 224 hitter with 12 homers and 54 RBI in 166 major league games Mateo was 3- 4 with a 3 . to honor Nats ballpark agreement Email Print Share Associated Press WASHINGTON- Baseball is concerned that the nation' s capital won' t honor its agreement to have a new Washington Nationals ballpark ready by 2008 " We are growing increasingly concerned about the District' s ability to meet the agreed- upon Dec . Huff received the first error after misplaying Upton' s grounder to first . Brian Fuentes, demoted from the closer' s role on Saturday, relieved Martin in the eighth and the Astros loaded the bases. Wainwright( 8- 3, in his third start since returning from the disabled list, shut out the Diamondbacks through five before giving up a run in the sixth. It was his second three- walk game of the season# 8226& nbsp; The Padres are now just 2- 13 in their last 15 road games# 8226& nbsp; Yorvit Torrealba went 2- for- 4 with an RBI after entering the game 0- for- 11 over his last four games- ESPN Stats& Information Jason Marquis pitched eight sharp innings, making Tracy' s debut as the Rockies manager a success in a 3- 0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night " I' m anxious to find out exactly how good this team is " Tracy said " Tonight for me is a step in the right direction " Tracy was promoted to interim manager Friday following the firing of Clint Hurdle, who had been in charge of the Rockies since three weeks into the 2002 season.
Their record is now 18- 32 in regular- season games played in December or January since their last playoff victory back in 1996 . Chicago added another run in the second on a leadoff double by Rob Mackowiak, breaking an 0- for- 15 slump, and a two- out, run- scoring double from Iguchi . The Mariners fell a season- high nine games out of first place " We' ve got a lot of baseball still to play " Seattle manager Mike Hargrove said " We' re not done . Reds 2, Astros 1HOUSTON( AP- Scott Hatteberg thought he blew his chance to spark an eighth- inning rally He made up for it on the next pitch .
It was a good feeling " Salazar earned a standing ovation from the crowd of 30, 981 . Game notes Arizona tied a franchise record with four hit batters- Jackson was hit twice and Chris Snyder twice . It' s pretty normal for this time of year " The left- hander, who led the NL with 234 1/ 3 innings, pitched in September with pain and swelling in his knee " With the pennant race and trying to make the playoffs, you don' t think about it " Santana said " The days I pitched I didn' t feel anything . He has injected it to try to help a patient avoid surgery, he said, as well as after surgery .