Wilkens said infers he welcomes uncovers input from Thomas, who drew up a wish list of coaching candidates before settling on the gray- haired gentleman from the Class of' 56 at Boys High School in Brooklyn " I feel like it' s my team right now- or I should say Stephon' s team " Wilkens said. Williams said his point guard, the ACC Player of the Year, has been limited in the past two practices and wasn' t able to do any live drills against any of his teammates. Mears has been confident in his return to HMS over the past couple of months. I feel we do have balance, and moving around does not create balance " Wojcik and his wife, Lael, have a 4- year- old son, Paxson, and a 2- year- old son, Denham Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. Even though he helped the Celtics win the title last season, this is Rondo' s coming- out party as an elite player He probably will be a perennial All- Star from here on out. A man of many words, Barkley had just a few when he was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday night " This is a really cool honor " he said " I' ve had obviously a magnificent life and this is just more icing on the cake " Barkley was honored with a 2008 class that included former Kansas star Danny Manning, Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson and longtime Mount St Mary' s coach Jim Phelan.

73 ERA in 28 appearances, all but one as a starter, between the two spots . sure seems like someone who wants to stick around the Seattle Mariners for another season " If it works out for both sides, I' m fine " Griffey told The Associated Press before the Mariners opened a four- game series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night " We' ll figure it out at the end of the year . In Boston, he will be reunited with Kevin Garnett, his former teammate in Minnesota . Nichols was picked by Portland in the second round of the 2007 draft and immediately traded to New York . In this case, also you have these high- ranking officials stealing money from the player, but then they are[ also] stealing money from the team directly " DuPuy says there was no reason for MLB to ignore the situation. Terrico White is another freshman who could contribute, but the 6- 5 guard from Memphis, Tenn, played shooting guard in high school. McKenzie said Ward was en route to San Antonio on Friday and unavailable to comment.

5 million " He' s going to be a superstar in this league for a lot of years " Nationals manager Manny Acta said after Ramirez scored twice and drove in a run Friday at Washington " He can hit a home run . Updated: April 13, 2008, 12: 54 AM ET Kings' Martin sits vs . The team said Hill would have the option to return to the organization in another capacity " Brian' s contributions to the Orlando Magic have been tremendous " president Bob Vander Weide said in the statement " We appreciate everything Brian did for us as a head coach in taking us to this point, and hope he decides to stay with the organization " In two stints with the Magic, Hill became the winningest coach in team history . Game notes Washington reserve guard Anthony Peeler missed the game with a sore right knee . team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens " I want to play " Iverson said after Wednesday' s game " Obviously we didn' t get it done the first time I was a part of that team. We had a few moments to start the ball game where it looked like we were going to play decent " Sloan said " But then all of the sudden we started getting the basketball and started thinking about individual stuff and when we do that, we' re just not very good " As the Jazz have faded with their fourth loss in five games, the Warriors seem to be building for a remarkable finish and a better next season " Absolutely. Target' s name has been on the arena since it opened in 1990, and she welcomed the stadium announcement " We' re very excited about it from the Target Center standpoint.

So he headed up the tunnel to the clubhouse " I was sitting there when Manny was forced at the plate, and then I realized that I didn' t shake Manny' s hand for getting the hit . Updated: December 13, 2006, 8: 26 AM ET Dolan gives Isiah season to show progress Email Print Share Associated Press GREENBURGH, N . The woman says that Biancardi, on behalf of O' Brien, arranged for payments to the players, provided her with season tickets and asked her to introduce players to agents . Adenhart died hours after he made his season debut by pitching six scoreless innings . Updated: June 15, 2009, 9: 17 PM ET Isringhausen has ligament tear in elbow Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services ST. The team said X- rays revealed the injury and Keppinger is scheduled for an MRI exam Wednesday. When asked about the LSU fans' reaction, Saban related a phone call from a friend on the LSU board of trustees, whom he did not name.

Updated: March 8, 2009, 10: 05 PM ET Poll: Economy bigger problem for MLB Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Poll Results: Baseball And Steroids More than 80 percent of people who follow sports believe there is current use of human growth hormone in baseball, but those same fans perceive the economy as a much bigger problem for baseball than performance- enhancing drugs . It comes less than 48 hours after Rizzo concluded negotiations on a record$ 15 1 million contract with No 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg . Updated: June 3, 2008, 8: 51 PM ET Zimmerman placed on DL after missing seven games with shoulder tear Comment Email Print Share Associated Press WASHINGTON- Even the durable Ryan Zimmerman couldn' t avoid the Washington Nationals disabled list parade . Slauson told reporters earlier this week that he thought the Cornhuskers came into the game " scared " because of USC' s reputation . While he contends Indiana' s report and Sampson' s acceptance of the school' s penalties in October amount to an admission of significant and repetitive violations, the coach may still have legal protection because he wasn' t fired four months ago " There can always be a liability issue " Thompson said " If they accepted the sanctions and didn' t fire him then, that may be an area he could pursue " Other potential clauses that could absolve the university of a hefty payout include those for moral turpitude and conduct seriously prejudicial to the university. Updated: September 22, 2006, 8: 16 AM ET At Arizona, Stoops feels for brother, favors ref change Email Print Share Associated Press NORMAN, Okla- The brother of Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops finds himself on both sides of the fence in the debate over whether the Pacific 10 should change its conference officiating policy in the aftermath of the school' s game against Oregon " They may move forward with this thing to get regional refs that don' t have any bias, subconsciously or consciously " Arizona head coach Mike Stoops told the Oklahoma Daily on Wednesday " I think it' s good anytime you have out- of- conference[ officials. We just came up short, but to everybody' s credit, we played hard and never gave up " Marcus Banks' two free throws gave Boston a 14- point lead- their biggest lead of the game- with 9: 23 left.

He' ll be eligible for the postseason if the Diamondbacks make it " He' s played in some big games down the stretch " Melvin said . Pole sitter Helio Castroneves fell out of the lead group, too, as far down as sixth before moving up to fourth during a caution for a crash by Davey Hamilton . These have been things we' ve been planning to do " Mets manager Jerry Manuel said " It was just addressing some issues that have gone wrong for us that we haven' t had a chance to address " New York, trying to contend in its first season at Citi Field, had hoped to get some injured starters back at the start of the second half " It' s hard for me to give you specific dates " Mets general manager Omar Minaya said " You know it' s not going to happen the next day after the All- Star Game . Despite almost constant rumors that they were interested in dealing several veteran players, the Blazers didn' t make any moves prior to Thursday' s deadline . And we are shocked by the union' s assertion that charitable activities do not provide a benefit to the players " In the grievance, the MLBPA is seeking repayment by the clubs to the players for the amount they agreed to donate to charity. We' ve got to feed off him " The Magic spoiled a strong performance by New York' s Eddy Curry. He waved off coach Anthony Grant on the sideline, begging him not to call a timeout.

Weis plans to get the team' s attention this week by showing video of the last play against Navy last year when the Irish lost 46- 44 in triple overtime when Travis Thomas was tackled on the 2- point conversion attempt " There' s no sicker feeling than watching Navy celebrate after that game last year, after they stuffed us on the two- point conversion " Weis said " If that isn' t enough, then their memory is way shorter than mine is " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . The Wolves improved to 1- 3 in the second game of back- to- backs this year . Kevin brought an enormous amount of basketball talent and passion to our organization and I wish him nothing but the best " Even while in the front office, McHale loved to work with players- often staying late after practice to help post players from Garnett to Jefferson hone their inside games . Francisco, who first started feeling ill Saturday, wasn' t even at the ballpark " He was available out of the bullpen, and then it just hit him too hard " manager Ron Washington said " We didn' t want him around the rest of those guys " Francisco last pitched July 10, before the All- Star break . The loss to Navy came on the heels of an embarrassing 43- 7 loss to Air Force at Michie Stadium in the final home game of the season Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. He said Friday he doesn' t want to break his contract with Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the season " I made a commitment to race with[ the team] through 2010, so I' ll do that for sure " Kahne said " I told them from the start that if we can get our cars where they are right and competitive with the best teams out here, then I don' t know why I would ever want to move from that company " Kahne' s name has popped up recently as a potential free agent, based somewhat on his frustration of not being more consistent in the No 9 Dodge. Updated: March 5, 2005, 12: 19 AM ET Person fills perimeter- shooting void Email Print Share Associated Press DENVER- The Denver Nuggets may have finally found the outside shooting threat they' ve been missing all season, signing Wesley Person on Thursday to replace injured shooting guard Voshon Lenard for the playoff run.

The Los Angeles Clippers star made his season debut on Wednesday night against the lowly Seattle SuperSonics . As it was, two players who were supposed to be part of Arizona' s 2008 recruiting class with Withey have already departed . 11 Oregon 31- 24: FINAL ANALYSIS How the game was won: Driving for a potential game- tying touchdown, Oregon reached California' s 5- yard line with 22 seconds to play . He threw fourth- quarter touchdown passes covering 6 yards to Pat Bedics and 14 yards to Donald Bowens, and had the Wolfpack inside UCF territory in the closing seconds before his last- gasp pass was intercepted " I think he was a much better decision- maker than we had seen previously, distributed the ball where it was supposed to go, controlled the offense a little better and made some nice throws " O' Brien said " The ball was on the money " Tight end Marcus Stone understands how both players feel . We could really go all out and the racing would be a lot closer " Terry Blount covers motorsports for ESPN He can be reached at terryblountspeak. During his chat, Rieker, a major league umpire for nine seasons before becoming MLB' s supervisor of umpires, was asked if the plate ump would be the one to use replay " Probably not " he wrote in his Chronicle chat " Use of a possible replay official could come into play and we really don' t want to take the umpires off the field to look at replays " Replay could slow down the game, but it could also eliminate unnecessary arguments So there might be a canceling effect.

The team purchased the contracts of left- hander Dusty Hughes and right- hander Victor Marte and recalled right- hander Carlos Rosa, the only one of the three who has big league experience- and that was two relief appearances and 3 1- 3 innings last year " We need arms " manager Trey Hillman said " These guys have stuff and they are healthy . That' s something that will be determined later in the week . And I asked after the LSU game was over' Did Oklahoma win' Somebody said Oklahoma lost " Kleinpeter said . Wright scored 12 of his points in the fourth quarter, including three dunks . Jackson said Saturday he it could be until mid- June before he decides whether he' ll return to the sidelines. York said he would be on the road recruiting through the end of the week. He was released in March 2000 after refusing to accept a three- game suspension for being late to a game.

They fell just short of making the previous Top 25 after their victory over Auburn . Jones, whose previous high was 25 points, was responsible for each of Miami' s points in an 11- 0 run to end the opening quarter . This year, the committee will look at a team' s record over the final 12 games because of the increase in exempt games typically played outside the continental U . Updated: January 13, 2007, 4: 26 PM ET Graves to miss South Dakota game after surgery Email Print Share Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS- A J Graves, No . As mentioned, the Armwood front four is led by one of the most disruptive, talented defensive tackles in the country in Florida commit Davis, and he needs to be in QB Garcia' s face early and often to disrupt the Jefferson rhythm. The top- 12 drivers make the Chase playoff for the final 10 events that begin in September " In today' s environment you can' t wait halfway through the season " Childress said " You can' t afford to lose 50 to 75 points every race You have to make changes to make the Chase.

During their 47- year history, the Mets have fired their manager eight times while a season was in progress . Two weeks ago, he was named the SWAC defensive player of the week . The team- which will be called the Miami Marlins when the stadium opens- showed off new renderings and videos of the ballpark plans at the ceremony, which officials capped off by donning white hard hats and plunging gleaming shovels into the dirt where home plate will be located " You think about how a day is going to go, and you don' t dare imagine that it could go better than what you planned for . Sources have told ESPN that the investigation is expected to implicate roughly 20 employees on " a handful " of teams . That means Hartigan will have a shot at one of the two scholarships being awarded from the Pittsburgh region, out of 32 nationally. I' m struggling with it " Iverson, who was acquired from Denver for Chauncey Billups in an early season trade, said he would not accept being a reserve next season " I' d rather retire before I do this again " Iverson said " I can' t be effective playing this way I' m not used to it It' s tough for me both mentally and physically. We' ve got a lot of big games ahead of us " It' s already been an emotional season for Hoke' s team On Sept.