5 million deduces Mariano Rivera details is earning from the New York Yankees under a two- year contract that started last season. All he wants you to do is go out there and play hard " What Piniella really wants is some wins, especially when he' s leading by five runs. Forward Ryan Bowen might not play after bruising his ribs during practice last week Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. Justin Ruggiano, who moved from right to left field to start the ninth, ended the game with a leaping catch to take away an extra- base hit from Rod Barajas " It was a very exciting finish " Maddon said. It' s too early for us to sit here and say what' s the severity " general manager Mark Dominik said. 208 in 80 games during an injury- filled season last year " I felt like I was on the ball " Giambi said " It was a good day. That' s the reason he' s going to be my second baseman " Guillen said.

He replied " Eight innings " Instead, Olsen( 1- 4) was gone after five and 94 pitches, having allowed nine hits, six runs( five earned . Hopefully, he' s happy where he' s going and hopefully we got some good guys in return, too . Updated: January 10, 2007, 8: 40 PM ET Bryant passes Wade for top- selling jersey at NBA stores Email Print Share ESPN news services Kobe Bryant again has the most popular jersey at NBA stores Bryant changed from No 8 to No . He was 52- 85 in almost two seasons at Atlanta( 2002- 04) and 40- 42 last season, his first with the Bucks . 75 million in 2010 " I' m not saying I' m being mistreated " Burress said " Everybody wants to be treated fairly " Shockey Burress By current standards, Burress is being underpaid. Walker: Bengals cursed? There are many curses in sports, but few have been more prevalent recently than the " Hard Knocks " curse. And perhaps most importantly for those among his several thousand followers, he interacts and responds to them Thoughtfully Sure, plenty of athletes on Twitter do all this But there' s a genuine aspect in Cink' s tweets.

Seattle had been averaging seven runs per game during a 5- 1 homestand . Utley flied to left to strand runners at second and third in the fourth . I thought there were two outs and unfortunately there was only one " Vazquez( 1- 0) hit Cuddyer with a pitch to open the seventh and after walking Justin Morneau got Torii Hunter to hit into a double play . Updated: October 30, 2008, 4: 32 AM ET Fans celebrate first major Philadelphia title in 25 years Comment Email Print Share Associated Press PHILADELPHIA- Tens of thousands of Phillies fans clogged the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by climbing light poles and knocking down traffic signals, spraying beer and shooting off fireworks . The 29- year- old left- hander allowed five hits and struck out nine for the first time since August when he did it against the Cubs It was his longest outing of the year. Miller' s record against the Clippers in Los Angeles was 9- 7. But she knows football, as all my girls do " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

Selig- Prieb is chairman of the Brewers' board, and Prieb is a team executive . Cora failed to make contract, Crisp was an easy out, and the Red Sox had only one more runner advance to third base until the 13th . It really doesn' t change the future " Boeheim said " You still have to go out and recruit and try to do the best coaching job you can . Ortiz homered on a line drive just inside the right- field pole for his second of the season to key a four- run sixth against Kris Benson that made it 8- 0 Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis added RBI singles . The SCLC had reached out to Vick through his mother to invite him to the convention. The A' s must pay Hatteberg, primarily a designated hitter last season, a$ 250, 000 buyout. Werth went 2- for- 4 and has four multi- hit performances in his last five games.

Wasserman also said the union doesn' t think it' s a good idea for players to engage in " publicity driven freelance drug testing " The statement neglected to say if the union would press the matter . Jenkins is scheduled for an MRI exam Saturday, Manuel said . Louis tied it in the ninth on singles by Colby Rasmus and Albert Pujols off closer Chad Qualls, who blew his first save in two chances " It was a nice win for our confidence " Jackson said " Hopefully we can carry it into tomorrow . Updated: December 22, 2008, 5: 39 PM ET Phelps is third swimmer named AP male athlete of the year Comment Email Print Share Associated Press Michael Phelps picked up two more awards Monday when The Associated Press named him male athlete of the year and selected his eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics as the top sports story of the year . That' s all I can do " Bowa said in a lengthy pregame session with reporters that lasted more than 30 minutes " I don' t worry about it " Bowa, a popular shortstop on Philadelphia' s only World Series championship team in 1980, is in his fourth season as the manager. Arthur Ting showed more swelling in the knee " The doctors say it' s wise for me to work out hard this winter and be ready to go next season " Bonds said " I want to be out there and play the whole year " I' m just going to listen to what the doctors tell me. He was traded to Cincinnati for his final year, and ended his career with a pinch- hitting appearance in a Game 7 loss to Oakland in the 1972 World Series.

Bradley was caught looking at a called third strike with the bases loaded while pinch hitting in the sixth inning . SEATTLE( ESPN news services- Rookie Kevin Durant, the second pick in the NBA draft, had 21 points for the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday but left with a sprained ankle . But the conduct issue is one of Goodell' s priorities, and it' s taking center stage this year " You could see the players were engaged " Goodell said " They asked very good questions, very responsive questions to things that I said " This offseason has been dominated by news of players getting into trouble, including Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick' s alleged involvement with dogfighting and this past weekend' s arrest of Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Frederick Evans on South Beach after he allegedly fought with police officers when he refused to leave a taxi Then there is the ongoing Jones saga . Lemon Instead, Cleo Lemon will remain the starter for at least another week . Los Angeles didn' t get a base runner until Rafael Furcal tripled into the gap in left- center leading off the fourth. Late in the second quarter, Paul added a jump shot as he was fouled and a driving layup to put New Orleans ahead 58- 39 at halftime. Jack wanted to resign " Shinn said Tuesday night " He felt like he' d accomplished the key goals for me.

Kendall' s RBI single snapped an 0- for- 15 start this season . Burnett and Kevin Slowey matched zeros for seven innings, and the Yankees nearly won on a wild play with one out in the ninth . Nocioni was limited by plantar fasciitis last season and missed 29 games . The Knicks fell to 2- 8 at home with their second loss in three games on a season- high, six- game homestand " Those guys came in here with a renewed confidence " Curry said " You can tell our win last time definitely lingered in their minds because they came out with a completely different focus " Arenas scored 24 points- two more than he had in the entire previous game at New York- during Washington' s season- best 66- point first half . 5 million free agent contract that included$ 12 million in guarantees this offseason after the Titans released him in a cost- cutting move. Those five remained active while appealing their suspensions, first through league channels and then in federal court in Minnesota. SEATTLE( AP- Dwyane Wade waited more than a year to get his second triple- double No 3 took nine days.

Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; LeBron James has scored more than 30 points in 18 games this season and the Cavs are 15- 3 in those games# 8226& nbsp; Golden State has scored more than 100 points in 34 games this season, but has the worst defense in the NBA, giving up 112 . Johnson practiced Friday and afterward offered a public apology to his teammates and family . He left the Falcons in 2006 and was signed by the Browns as a left tackle . Then Yuniesky Betancourt' s tiebreaking, two- run shot off Kiko Calero in the seventh inning allowed the success- starved home crowd to follow an outfield sign' s urging to " Raise the[ Retractable] Roof " by the end of the Mariners' 8- 4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night . We have innovative people in our ticket office " Baer vowed after the 2008 season ended not to increase ticket prices, especially considering the economic challenges. He' ll fly to Cincinnati on Wednesday for further evaluation " He said he heard something pop " Reds manager Dusty Baker said " That was just bad luck " Eaton( 2- 3) allowed one run and three hits, outpitching Aaron Harang( 2- 8. Associated PressOAKLAND, Calif- Jason Giambi couldn' t thoroughly appreciate his latest accomplishment, not with the way his Oakland Athletics are playing these days.

Utah, which scored just 62 points in a loss at Detroit on Sunday, scored nine in the second quarter and went 27- of- 81 from the field . Brad Miller was called for a flagrant foul in the third quarter, preventing Robert Horry from scoring underneath . NFL Video Watch highlights from the Oakland Raiders' 27- 16 win over the Houston Texans . Davis never gave up that big inning- a possible sign that missing his most recent start against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday with a stiff back might have helped him " It very well could have, and that was the idea behind it " Yost said Davis struck out six and walked three . Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo gave up only three hits and two runs in seven innings to match Smoltz. Now the Rangers hope to build on that accomplishment after a strong May. Edgar Gonzalez drove in Kevin Kouzmanoff, then Chase Headley later beat Winn' s throw to the plate after Nick Hundley had singled to make it 3- 0.

Updated: July 27, 2007, 7: 18 PM ET Bulls come to terms with 1st- rounder Noah, 2nd- round pick Gray Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHICAGO- The Chicago Bulls have signed first- round draft choice Joakim Noah, along with second- round selection Aaron Gray Noah, selected ninth overall, averaged 12 0 points, 8 4 rebounds and 1 . Dymond Simon added 10 points and five assists for Arizona State, and Lauren Lacey had 10 points and nine rebounds . Stephen Drew tripled in two runs for Arizona in the second on a hit that he thought was a home run . Hendry said he has been trying to acquire Pierre since the end of the 2003 season, when Pierre hit 305 in the regular season and . I was trying to throw a heater up and threw a little too up " A- Rod then flied out to the warning track, ending the inning. Chicago RHP Rich Harden, on the disabled list since May 18 with a mid- back strain, will pitch Sunday for Triple- A Iowa and could start for the Cubs next Friday or Saturday against Minnesota, Piniella said. But with 7- foot- 2 Greg Ostertag benched in the third quarter with three fouls, Utah had no one to match up with the 7- 6 Yao, who dunked and converted a three- point play to restore Houston' s comfortable lead " We kind of fought back a little in the second half " Sloan said " We got to within six or seven points and then they just annihilated us.

There was not much of a scene Saturday afternoon: Seven people stood outside the gates, four of them anti- Vick . Nick Hayden, who played in two games as a rookie last season, worked with the first team Tuesday . Possible DH candidates are Tino Martinez and Carlos Delgado Martinez seems more likely Texas used 17 starting pitchers last season . 223 with six home runs and 22 RBIs in 130 at- bats, and he is scheduled to be the Rangers' right fielder in 2007 . In the final round, Green performed two acrobatic dunks, one in only green socks after removing his sneakers But neither of those could top Howard' s last two efforts. The broken ankle marks the third major injury in the NFL for Darius, who suffered a hip injury in 2001. Crain is out for the season, Perkins for the next two to four weeks, and Reyes until at least June 5 " It' s tough to replace that " Cuddyer said " Hopefully guys will be able to step up " Baker wasn' t bad.

A proven slugger, Dye struggled so much with Oakland in 2003 that backup catcher Adam Melhuse pinch hit for him in the playoffs with the season on the line . The Astros didn' t come close to scoring again and the Dodgers snapped a three- game losing streak in extra- inning games " It would have been very devastating[ to lose " Dodgers manager Joe Torre said " There was a lot of noise in that dugout . Duncan went 4- for- 4 with five RBIs and three runs before being replaced in the sixth inning " What a bomb " La Russa said of Duncan' s home run " He had just great swings all day " Garcia, a contender for the fifth spot in the Mets rotation, struggled to find command on his fastball for the second straight outing, also gave up a solo shot to Allen Craig in the second inning . Updated: June 21, 2006, 4: 23 PM ET LeBron, hungry for his own title, happy in Cleveland Email Print Share Associated Press CLEVELAND- Now that good pal Dwyane Wade has won an NBA title, LeBron James is even more driven to get his first . Matusz is the fifth Orioles' pitcher to win his major league debut this season. Brian Roberts scored on a ground out by Tejada in the ninth to make it 5- 4. The misdemeanor charge carries a potential sentence of up to one year in jail and up to a$ 5, 000 fine, if convicted, Shults said Arraignment was set for Dec 30 in Multnomah County Circuit Court.

Olney: McLaren' s Nightmare The Mariners' horrific start has turned John McLaren' s dream job into a nightmare, Buster Olney writes Blog The manager went on a postgame tirade . Rollins didn' t complain about the move and said he would bat wherever needed . He sprinted around second and slid into third just ahead of the relay to complete a rare cycle . Barring an extension, he will be eligible for unrestricted free agency next spring and, if he can play all 16 games in 2007 for the first time in his career, would likely attract plenty of suitors . He has no complaints about the procedure, but appreciates getting the first stab at impressing the coaching staff in a game situation " The ultimate goal is to be able to go there with the first team, and I' m going to have the opportunity to do that, be out there with my guys " Boller said " I just want to have fun and execute. Larry Kennan, executive director of the NFL Coaches Association, admitted to ESPN senior analyst Chris Mortensen that he has been confused, too, but he got word late Tuesday afternoon that Moore and Mudd can now return to the Colts as consultants, but they are not eligible to go back into the pension plan for six months. He then walked the next three hitters- including Fielder for Milwaukee' s first run- before Bill Hall and Johnny Estrada added back- to- back sacrifice flies to make it 3- 0.