1 rebounds clarifies and shot uncovers 50 percent from the floor while averaging 21 minutes for Portland last season. Associated PressSCOTTSDALE, Ariz( AP- After homering for the second consecutive day, Barry Bonds said he' s done with long balls this spring. So commissioner Bud Selig is expected to decide personally that the roof of Minute Maid Park should be open for Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday night. Washington traded LHP Mike Stanton to San Francisco for 19- year- old RHP Shairon Martis.
The Rangers rallied in the seventh on DeRosa' s two- run homer off Janssen( 6- 9) and Matthews' two- run double off Justin Speier . Edmonds had two or more hits for the 10th time in his past 19 games Edmonds is batting 333 in that span( 23- for- 69 . 215 hitter with 12 homers, was called on to pinch- hit because the Cubs were out of position players . 571 after his 11th career four- hit game, and has eight hits in his last 11 at- bats . Two nights earlier, Milwaukee snapped a 17- game road losing streak against Western Conference teams with a 90- 87 win at Golden State. Jarvis Hayes, Jason Maxiell, Juan Dixon and Arron Afflalo each scored 10 points for the Pistons( 55- 21, who won their fifth straight. Updated: October 12, 2007, 6: 15 PM ET Cowboys coach denies saying spying scandal taints Pats' titles Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services IRVING, Texas- Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips insisted Friday that he never said that the New England Patriots' three Super Bowl championships were tainted.
After hitting 30 or more homers in eight straight seasons, Bagwell dropped to 27 in 2004 He' s batting . I can turn the page and close a lot of that book that has been written and start a new one " he said Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . He blocked six or more shots 12 times last season and tied Bill Walton and Mychal Thompson for the franchise record for most blocks in one game when he had nine against Orlando on Feb 2, 2004 . Updated: June 27, 2008, 7: 59 PM ET Horry wants to return for another season with Spurs or Rockets Comment Email Print Share Associated Press HOUSTON- San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry says he wants to return to the NBA for a 17th season .
After investing the last 20 years in the franchise, Miller acknowledged that letting go of the Jazz will be difficult and probably not something he will do entirely . I started watching more film and tried to anticipate things more . Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire also had a short day- he was ejected in a hat- throwing, dirt- kicking exchange with umpire Angel Hernandez . The Cubs play their next nine games in Chicago, a weekend series at U S . He struck out three and walked none " I' ve just go to do my job and not worry about what we' re doing with the bats " Bonser said.
With Manny being Manny somewhere else, could the Red Sox be their reliable old playoff beasts without him? Surely Jon Lester' s pitching, Jacoby Ellsbury' s fielding and eventually Bay' s power answered that question for the time being " We' re stubborn " Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, who recorded a save in Wednesday' s win, said of his team " We don' t give in " Bay' s first two at bats against John Lackey had not made anyone forget Ramirez Bay led off the second inning with a strikeout . Sacramento announced before the game it had named former King Harold Pressley as director of player development Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Among the fans at the game were Tiffeny Milbrett, from the U S . I don' t intend on reporting to anything- Chad Johnson What spurred Johnson' s immediate reaction was a statement made by quarterback Carson Palmer that indicated Johnson had told Palmer he would be at the team' s mandatory minicamp in mid- June .
I said to Brandon' We don' t play until Sunday at one' and he looked at me like I was crazy . If they' re at the high end of a scale based on last year' s market, the year before that, obviously we can' t afford that " It' s too soon to say . Jamey Carroll singled home the game- winning run in the bottom of the 10th, one inning after Torrealba had tied the game with a two- out, two- run homer off Trevor Hoffman, and the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 9- 8 on Thursday night " I had liked the way Yorvit had been swinging the bat " Hurdle said of the catcher he moved to No . John Patterson allowed two runs and four hits, walked one and struck out five in five innings for the Nationals . Flores is Washington' s backup catcher, so he doesn' t regularly catch Simontacchi. Neyer: Red Badge of Schilling Curt Schilling' s candid breakdown of the Mitchell report findings was a fascinating, refreshing read, Rob Neyer writes. Josh Willingham hit a solo home run for Florida in the third and Uggla gave the Marlins a 3- 2 lead with a two- run shot in the fourth It was his 30th of the season, one off his career high.
San Diego " We really haven' t put our whole team on the field at once . He fouled a ball off his left knee during a pinch- hit appearance Thursday against the Twins . KING television in Seattle first reported that Wakamatsu got the job . Peavy, 27, will make$ 8 million in 2009$ 15 million in 2010$ 16 million in 2011 and$ 17 million in 2012, and he has a 2013 option for$ 22 million, with a$ 4 million buyout . Guzman started his night with a solo home run in the first inning, a shot that started a five- run burst for the Nationals. The Cardinals won the first two games 1- 0 and 3- 2 " This was real big " Keppinger said " You don' t give up just because you' re 10 games or 11 games back. Coach Doc Rivers, who has been resting his starters liberally since clinching the No.
The matchup between the New York Giants and the undefeated New England Patriots is a clash of big- market teams from the chilly Northeast . In so many meetings, seminars and negotiations, I' m the only black face in the room " People criticize me, saying' Now that he' s had success, he' s soft on the job . executives to scramble the images of retired players in the company' s popular Madden video game, otherwise the company would have to pay them . Burrell will continue to wear a splint for at least a week, after which he' ll try to hit with a special brace that would limit the movement of his injured tendon, the team said Monday Surgery still remains an option, however Burrell was examined by Dr Thomas J Graham at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore on Monday . Saturday' s game, which also was rained out, will be made up as part of a day- night doubleheader on a date to be announced during the Rangers' next trip to Boston from June 9- 11 Rain affected Friday' s series opener. Several executives wonder if other clubs are prepared for the inevitable media frenzy as Bonds- who has been dogged by steroid- related controversy- approaches Hank Aaron' s career mark of 755 homers Bonds finished this season with 734 homers. Payton reached on a fielder' s choice and Markakis drove a 2- 1 pitch over the right- field scoreboard.
Pierzynski, Jermaine Dye and Juan Uribe hit consecutive homers off Edwin Jackson, who' d sailed through the first six innings . Updated: January 9, 2008, 4: 14 PM ET Former part owner of Red Sox, Celtics trainer LeRoux dies Comment Email Print Share . Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn' t " Boston ace Josh Beckett said . Bavasi' s comment was " We' ll just have to find a couple of 8- 7 pitchers to replace him " .