Discuss another summarizes team: details Eastern Conference TOR| NJN| PHI| NYK| BOS DET| CLE| CHI| IND| MIL MIA| WAS| ORL| CHA| ATL Western Conference UTH| DEN| POR| MIN| SEA PHO| LAL| GSW| LAC| SAC DAL| SAS| HOU| NOR| MEM& nbsp; NBA draft index. He spent seven with the San Diego Padres before finishing his career with the Yankees and Athletics. Updated: August 10, 2007, 1: 00 PM ET Celtics call Miller, who is considering return to NBA Comment Email Print Share By J A. Masters an offense most quarterbacks would give their non- throwing arms to run. Crawford added 10 points, and O' Neal led the Pacers with 12.

All- Star manager Clint Hurdle of the Colorado Rockies made the announcement Friday . GM Bill Bavasi proved too inept to provide solutions, so despite a willingness to spend money, the Mariners fell to the bottom of the AL basement, a hole they are just now digging out of . For obvious reasons " The 13 seasons he spent coaching in New York- as head coach from 1995 to 2001- were the reasons why Game No . Mavs fans know Christie well from playoffs against Sacramento . Abdur- Rahim scored nine of his 19 points in the final 6: 30, including a 3- pointer from the top of the arc that cut Minnesota' s lead to 87- 86 with 1: 24 to go. The Yankees slugger has 1, 561, 292 votes and Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox has 1, 525, 660.

Bryant also told The Register that he doesn' t want a trade from Los Angeles " My wife is from here, I love it here, and I' ve been a Laker fan my whole life " Bryant told the newspaper " My focus is on doing what I can to get this franchise back to where it should be . However, there is no convenient regional site this year for whomever advances 2 . He was impressed with what he saw " He' s really a quality pitcher, where he throws, he' s still able to get left- handers out " said Stottlemyre, who is Team USA' s bullpen coach " One thing he does is when he' s in trouble, he just doesn' t give in and keeps coming right at you . The Nuggets, Heat, Celtics and Rockets are among the teams that have expressed interest in House Rush is averaging just 0 9 ppg this season . But it was Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan who ordered Thomas to take the coaching reins when he fired Larry Brown in June 2006, and it' s probably still his call now. And that leads to this important historic- occasion alert: If he gets into a game, it would make him the oldest Giants reliever in history.

Updated: August 10, 2007, 2: 27 AM ET O' Neal backtracks on talk about trade to Lakers Comment Email Print Share Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS- Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O' Neal isn' t demanding a trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, but he' s open to the idea . Instead of taking a few more days off, we' re going to hit it hard with cortisone and take it from there " Duchscherer said the extra rest would prevent him from building up his pitch count " If I don' t feel better soon, I' d probably start the season on the DL " Duchscherer said " I' ve got a lot of pitches to throw to get ready to start a regular season game " The A' s have considered putting Duchscherer in the bullpen to start the year while he builds his arm strength toward starting . Bowen also was runner- up last year, when Ben Wallace won the award for the fourth time . He gives us our whole swagger as far as how we' re the bad guys . 2009 NBA Playoffs Want an in- depth look at the Nuggets- Lakers series? Check out all the stats, analysis and opinion here# 8226& nbsp; Nuggets- Lakers page " I didn' t think very good of it at all " he said before the Lakers and Denver Nuggets met Wednesday night in Game 5 " I thought I was very conciliatory, tried to soft- pedal my comments, but that' s the league for you. Among other scoring threats, Robbie Cowgill is averaging 9 ppg, while Weaver and Akognon are averaging 8 ppg each.

Run the football: A year after Florida held the Volunteers to minus- 11 rushing yards( the lowest total under coach Phillip Fulmer in 16 seasons, the Gators allowed only 7 rushing yards on 14 attempts in the first half Arian Foster ran eight times for 11 yards Coker ran five times for 5 yards Tennessee' s longest run of the half was 5 yards 2 . While Oregon is already bowl eligible, now Arizona( 5- 5, 3- 4) is entertaining hopes for a bid . As for the buzz in the Bronx " I don' t think it probably matters what I say " Girardi said " Every time he came out in the bullpen I think people expected him not to give up a run . LaRoche returned to Boston to clean out his locker on Friday night . The very talented, often troubled and ultra- hyped linebacker for No. On the Nets move, Stern said he expects the team to break ground on the new arena in the autumn. The Sonics snapped a five- game losing streak to the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Updated: March 13, 2009, 8: 39 PM ET Pudge talks with Marlins about return Comment Email Print Share Associated Press MIAMI- Catcher Ivan Rodriguez will play in the Florida Marlins' stadium Saturday for the first time since he helped them win the 2003 World Series, and he says he might be back for the regular season . Corcoran comes into the game with an emphasis on great secondary play to try and slow down the high powered attack of CBA, and it will take a huge effort . Zaun said the injury came out of the blue and is especially discouraging considering he hasn' t had arm trouble for years and his body has felt great all season . He had 1, 107 yards rushing last year while splitting time with Cedric Houston . Updated: December 12, 2006, 10: 07 PM ET Miami, FIU to play Oct.

Williams said team doctors examined Hansbrough twice in the past week . That' s the reality of it and something we have to deal with " I really believe in this team and what these guys are going to do under coach Meyer " Who knows? Maybe next year, Meyer will be shedding a few tears of joy Chris Low covers the SEC for The( Nashville) Tennessean . We feel confident if we play a better first half, we' ll get the job done, hopefully " Frank intends to remind the Nets that the Raptors overcame injuries in winning the Atlantic Division title . The Bobcats didn' t raise their usual level of security for the game, the first at the Charlotte Coliseum since the Pistons- Pacers melee Friday . APWe' re pretty sure Kobe could have gotten his shot in college, too " It' s probably the biggest shot I' ve hit in my career, period " Bryant said.

He didn' t want to guess what new owner Tom Ricketts might be thinking, but he offered some insight into his own mind set " I don' t really think that much about it " Hendry said " To be honest with you, we' ve done a lot of good things over the last couple of years . In talks with friends and his former coach, Metzger, Plancher said he thought about quitting . Point guard Zoran Planinic had a career- high 16 points and Eric Williams added 15 . But Fisher said Hentrich is not an option now " Craig showed what he' s capable of doing . With Chipper Jones batting, Aumont threw a wild pitch, which advanced both runners into scoring position Aumont admitted to feeling nerves against Jones He was well aware of Jones 364 average in 2008 He walked Jones to load the bases.

This has ended any possibility of Karl returning to the Lakers in any capacity " Malone and Bryant live about six blocks apart in Newport Beach . The three were charged with disorderly conduct and underage consumption of alcohol Wardlow was also charged with public intoxication . Bonzi Wells added 21 points for the Grizzlies, who outscored the Raptors 52- 30 in the paint, 17- 3 on the fastbreak and built a 49- 30 rebounding advantage . He leads the majors with 38 saves and has converted a career- high 34 in a row . Minnesota Timberwolves coach Kevin McHale said recently the NBA had entered its own " Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac era of subprime loans " because of player salaries.

The road game against another highly ranked team will provide the Sooners a boost in strength in schedule that Texas won' t get by hosting Texas A& M " I' m not going to sit here and debate all that . The University of Memphis product didn' t seem to miss a beat, scoring 15 points on 5- for- 11 field- goal shooting- including 2 of 3 from 3- point range- while playing a closely monitored 20 minutes in Philadelphia' s 88- 86 loss to Seattle . Everything that we have done to this point is nice, but there is no glory in half- season standings " The last four victories have come without Larry Hughes, who has a broken thumb, but Arenas, Juan Dixon( 22 points) and Antawn Jamison( 23) have more than compensated for the missing points and defense . Harbaugh worked as a volunteer assistant for his father at Western Kentucky during his NFL career . If Matt McCoy had to play, Brown said he' s a fast runner who has shown athleticism running the scout team in previous seasons He ran a veer option offense in high school. It was just setting up an opportunity for Pop and Karl to talk " No date or time has been scheduled for such a talk " I don' t want to talk to anybody but Karl. Assistant coach Gar Heard filled in for Brown as he did after Brown had hip surgery in November Brown became ill in the Bahamas during the All- Star break.

A 3- yard touchdown run by Chase Misiura capped a 12- play, 90- yard drive . Escobar took the throw and veered off to the side of the bag to make the relay to first . White Sox third baseman Juan Uribe, playing on the edge of the infield grass, tried to backhand the sharp grounder in the first but it went under his glove . This is not the example I want to set " It' s my hope that we work to move forward from this event, and never let something like this happen again " Thomas said he told Anthony that he and Marcus Camby shouldn' t have been in the game after it was decided . He had been out of the NBA since spending the 2006- 07 season with Dallas but has been drawing increased attention from league executives since a strong summer showing alongside Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng on Great Britain' s national team and after his stint with the Austin Toros. Meanwhile, Doba was pulling his hair out trying to buck up his team' s sagging confidence while going home at night to see the love of his life bravely fight a losing battle " I knew Judy was sick, but I didn' t understand the extent of it " Brink said " When it all happened, you' re not really sure what to do# 133; We just wanted him to know that we were his family, too " Doba admits that football has become an escape, though the 40- 14 loss at Auburn to open the season didn' t offer much shelter. Adding Hunter' s bat, which is capable of producing 100 RBIs, is a big reason.