Derek Jeter reports had three tells hits and drove in two runs, including a solo homer in the first. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; The Sharks apparently didn' t need Evgeni Nabokov much. Updated: May 14, 2008, 9: 39 PM ET Browns decide to part ways with Wright after recent marijuana incident Comment Email Print Share By James WalkerESPNArchive The Cleveland Browns have terminated the contract of veteran cornerback Kenny Wright, the team announced Wednesday. Put the ball in the hole and stop your man from scoring and get a couple of rebounds " The last part may have been a dig at Curry, who came off the bench Sunday for the first time in two years. He tested the arm in a pregame catch Friday, but said it felt sore.
The fading Diamondbacks finished their homestand 2- 4 and were 5- 11 in a stretch of 16 consecutive games against NL West foes " It' s terrible " Arizona' s Eric Byrnes said " We' re at home, we' re not facing Cy Young, we' ve got to win these games and we didn' t . After all, this was only a game- ending single, instead of another game- ending homer . Hillenbrand scored on Howie Kendrick' s groundout, trimming Baltimore' s lead to 3- 2. Escobar plans to spend the All- Star break in Cancun with his family and said that he won' t go to San Francisco now if asked to be a last- minute replacement for some reason " I have plans . Raul Ibanez produced his second consecutive three- hit game and fourth of the year and also had an RBI and scored a run. The same guy beat me twice " Renyel Pinto( 2- 2) pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts for the victory and Kevin Gregg allowed Kurt Suzuki' s RBI single and faced a bases- loaded jam before finishing for his 13th save in 17 chances. Their largest margin was at 33- 13 after a Stackhouse basket finished a 25- 5 run with just over nine minutes left before intermission.
SEATTLE( AP- Devin Brown knows eventually Utah will be back at full strength . I don' t need no broken bones " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Seattle' s previous record for losses in a season was 59 its inaugural campaign, 1967- 68 Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Ford came back after missing four games with a foot sprain to add 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Milwaukee " I' d hate to say we failed the test, but we did " Redd said " We were in it, but we just floundered it away " James, who nearly banged his head on the backboard blocking a shot in the third period, added seven rebounds and six assists He' s averaging 39 6 points, 8 3 rebounds and 8 3 assists in three games against Milwaukee this season . Thurman is eligible to apply for reinstatement before next season. Roger Goodell on ESPN Radio On the Mike& Mike Show, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell discusses his upcoming meeting with Matt Walsh and says he will reopen Spygate and hand out more punishment to the Pats, if necessary Girls Night - The Musical - entertainmentevents . Knapp had been calling the Raiders' plays since the fourth week of the season.
Tomczyk, who treated Denney on the field, said the injury could have been more serious " Any time you sustain an injury with that direct force and trauma and to not lose consciousness, he' s very fortunate " Tomczyk said . The Giants pushed home an unearned run in the fourth when Lowry bunted and Schierholtz slid home to beat first baseman Miguel Cairo' s horrible 20- foot throw, which actually bounced in front of Nieves . God forbid we mix the guys rubbing cream on their body with the racists, wife beaters, bat- corkers, adulterers and murder suspects that currently reside in a collection of dust and baseballs that is the Baseball Hall of Fame . Edgar Renteria added a two- run double and Emmanuel Burriss singled home a run for the Giants, who have won five straight " When the starting pitcher struggles, you' ve got to pick him up " said Winn, who has two of San Francisco' s league- low 10 home runs " The starting pitching' s been picking up the offense for quite a while, so it' s nice to return the favor " Six days after beating the Diamondbacks for his 296th career win, the Big Unit walked seven and was gone after 3 1/ 3 innings . Yankees ace CC Sabathia returned to New York to rest for his start Friday Girls Night - The Musical .
The package going back to Minnesota, sources say, is built around two assets Wolves vice president Kevin McHale has long coveted: Al Jefferson and Theo Ratliff' s expiring contract . Snyder suffered massive head injuries, succumbing six days later without ever regaining consciousness . We didn' t do that " he said " It' s a long season and we' re going to be all right . 256 with four homers and 30 RBIs, a huge drop- off from last year' s 309 average with 28 home runs and 88 RBIs He was voted the Astros' MVP in 2003 . It was Thome' s ninth career four- hit game, matching his career- best. Wilson, Joaquin Benoit got two outs for his fourth save in eight chances. Hopefully, it will carry over to the regular season " LaRoche was a consistent hitter in the minor leagues, batting Girls Night - The Musical - entertainmentevents .
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that marked the first time it had happened at least 100 games into a season since the 1934 Detroit Tigers did it " That' s an extremely difficult lineup to face " Sowers said " On top of that, they play small ball better than anyone in the league . Carlesimo earned his first win as SuperSonics' coach, 96- 90 over the Cleveland Cavaliers in an exhibition game Friday night . Clarett has been ordered to appear in court Friday afternoon in the robbery case . In his affidavit, the existence of which was first reported by the AP on Saturday, Canseco also disputes other statements of McNamee' s in the Mitchell report . Diaw was among the top 15 in scoring, rebounding, passing and field- goal percentage . Girls Night - The Musical tickets They improved to 4- 0 all- time at home on Christmas Day# 8226& nbsp; The Magic limited the Hornets to a season- low 33. Bridges was with his wife celebrating their anniversary when he was accused of spraying champagne on other customers and getting into a dispute with a restaurant employee.
33 ERA " You don' t expect low scoring games here " Moyer said " If you give up three, four or five runs, you' re going to have a chance to win " Volquez left with a 5- 0 lead and Seattle rallied against the Rangers' bullpen . When you' re playing third or playing short or the outfield and the ball is hit to somebody, you watch it unless it' s hit to you . Omar Infante hit a tiebreaking single, and the Braves scored three times in the ninth inning . In Kidd' s absence, veterans Travis Best and Jacque Vaughn and second- year guard Zoran Plananic are vying for the starting job at point guard " Is it hard? Yeah, because this is my job " Kidd said before throwing in a dig at management for breaking up a team that won two of the last three Eastern Conference titles . The left- hander recorded his first big league win and save during the American League championship series.
The Pistons won a league- high and franchise- record 64 games during the regular season, had four All- Stars for the first time in franchise history, and were favored to win a title for the second time in three years " We said coming into this season that anything less than a championship, then it' s been a wasted season for us " center Ben Wallace said " So that' s what we' re looking at right now " Detroit did, however, become the first NBA team since the Chicago Bulls of the early 1990s to make four straight conference finals appearances " We got to the[ NBA] Finals twice, won it once " point guard Chauncey Billups said " I think that is a great run " The question is whether it is over . Game notesWhile the Blazers focus on young players, their veterans are recovering from injuries . That means the force of the collision was applied to his spine " That' s why you don' t go flying at a guy without your head up " said Gay, who played football at Caltech " The problem is ultimately it' s a dangerous sport . I am Jewish and I respect the customs, and I feel like this is the most consistent way for me to celebrate the holiday " The Dodgers, who' ve lost seven of their last 10 games, entered Thursday night' s action with a half- game lead over the Giants and a 4½- game lead over the Padres . Baltimore' s Melvin Mora hit a go- ahead double in the eighth as the A' s bullpen blew it for starter Joe Blanton, but pinch- hitter Frank Thomas delivered a tying RBI groundout in the bottom half while Jack Hannahan made a hard slide into second to avoid getting doubled up on the play " He won us that game today with that slide " Ellis said " Not a lot of people are going to remember Hannahan breaking up that double play " Brian Roberts singled in two of the Orioles' three runs in the eighth off Andrew Brown, who had allowed only one run over his first 15 appearances of the season for a 0 52 ERA.
Updated: January 18, 2009, 7: 30 PM ET Linehan turns down 49ers Comment Email Print Share Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO- Scott Linehan declined the San Francisco 49ers' offer to become their offensive coordinator Sunday, saying he wasn' t ready to commit to his next coaching move . In the 2001 World Series while with Arizona, the right- handed closer gave up tying homers in Games 4 and 5 at Yankee Stadium . PITTSBURGH( AP- Here' s how confident the Houston Astros are in 44- year- old Roger Clemens . DeRosa, who entered the game in a 4- for- 31 slump, drew a one- out walk and stole second base in the second inning . Ty Wigginton had four RBIs including a three- run homer for the Devil Rays, who lost their fourth in a row. Youkilis won the Hank Aaron Award as the AL' s top offensive player last season.
Padres minor league hitting coordinator Tony Muser served as the team' s hitting coach, replacing Wally Joyner, who missed the game due to a family emergency . Anderson agreed to a$ 20 million buyout of the remaining three years$ 24 million of his contract with the Knicks earlier in the week, paving the way for him to join the team of his choice . Nate Robinson had four points after missing four games because of a strained groin, and Jared Jeffries returned from a broken left fibula to make his first appearance of the season . The Hawks missed their next 13 shots, plus committed 10 turnovers during the drought, during which Miami went on a 22- 5 run . McNeal was picked by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2003 draft and won a spot in the team' s defensive line rotation. Why wouldn' t I want to play in Green Bay " Favre said Saturday, according to the Sun Herald of Gulfport, Miss " They have as good a chance to win the Super Bowl as anyone " His reinstatement will become effective at 1 p m. It might be the only time at the RAC that the fans cheered every time points went on the scoreboard for the visitors.