Pinch- hitter gleans Ryan Doumit conclude led off with a grounder to Reyes, whose throw bounced in the dirt Pinch- runner Brian Bixler advanced on a wild pitch. The 40- year- old designated hitter spent two stints on the disabled list and played only 55 games, batting 263 with five homers and 19 RBIs. Lester, who pitched a shutout at the Yankees on July 3, allowed five hits in the first four innings Then he escaped a potentially damaging fifth. He later gave the arena operations director some marching orders for the fourth- quarter entertainment and signaled for double dribble after a non- call against San Antonio' s Tony Parker. Because Heatley wasn' t drunk, and Snyder' s relatives said they forgave him, prosecutors could decide the car crash was just an accident, with no need to pursue felony charges and sentences ranging from three to 15 years. A star at the University of Tennessee, Stallworth has also played in the NFL for New England, Philadelphia and New Orleans The night before the crash, Stallworth earned a$ 4.

Updated: December 16, 2006, 5: 27 PM ET ChiSox deal Gload to Royals for Sisco Email Print Share Associated Press CHICAGO- First baseman- outfielder Ross Gload was traded by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Andrew Sisco, a 6- foot- 10 left- hander coming off a difficult season Gload Sisco Sisco has a 3- 8 record and 4 85 ERA in 132 games the last two seasons with Kansas City He was 1- 3 with a 7 . New York remained undefeated in seven four- game series this year The last time the Mets lost a four- game series was Sept 22- 25, at home against the Nationals The rain started before the game and never let up . Quinn ESPNArchive A congressional source said Thursday that a House committee does not expect to give immunity to former pitcher Roger Clemens or four other witnesses who are scheduled to testify about performance- enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball on Feb 13 . The question is this: How well will guards Cuttino Mobley and Steve Francis adapt to Van Gundy' s system as the season moves along? Long- term forecast? Houston' s No 1 objective is to get into the playoffs . He helped New York end its storied title drought by going 16- 7 with four shutouts and a 2 07 GAA in 23 playoff games. Philadelphia( 10- 6) won its fifth straight by beating Atlanta 24- 17 to win the NFC East, which will have three of the six teams in the playoffs. The misdemeanor assault charges carry a maximum penalty of 2½ years in prison or a$ 500 fine.

Until you get back to that, everything is going to be off- center He' s going to have to come back . He' s also one of the few Phillies to have faced Kazmir, with one hit in three career at- bats against the Rays' lefty . the Red Sox in the regular season and took the season series over Boston for the first time since 2001 . Babcock says the team is trying to help Alston rein in his emotions. He recorded six of his strikeouts with the pitch he usually doesn' t break out until later in the spring " Every time I go out, I need to kind of improve on things, and today it was maybe my slider " he said " Next time, I can assure you I will throw a lot more off- speed pitches . Detroit averaged only three runs in Jackson' s previous seven starts. Updated: November 11, 2007, 3: 48 PM ET Sprained right ankle likely to sideline Carter against Hornets Comment Email Print Share Associated Press Carter EAST RUTHERFORD, N.

Bryant scored 12 points in the third, going to the bench with 1: 38 left in the quarter and the Lakers ahead 79- 67 . Kris Humphries( right knee tendinitis) and Anthony Parker( sprained left ankle) did not dress for Toronto Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Earlier in the day, the Dodgers optioned top prospect Joel Guzman to their minor league camp . James overcame control problems to throw five scoreless innings on Monday, lowering his ERA to 2 57 in the Braves' 6- 0 win over the Cleveland Indians James gave up four hits but walked three . And, if the report is true, I put him in the same category with Barry Bonds, as a person with enormous talent who did not need to cheat- Hal Bodley, USA Today " At this point, I would vote for Clemens to go to Cooperstown