Fast Facts# surmises 8226& nbsp; indicates The Royals took three of four against the Blue Jays, helping Toronto drop consecutive games for the first time this season# 8226& nbsp; John Buck hit two triples and drove in five RBIs, becoming the first catcher with two triples in a game since Jason Kendall on July 1, 2000# 8226& nbsp; Juan Cruz recorded just his second career save His other save came back on Sept. He' s playing at such a high level " It was Wade' s seventh game of at least 35 points already this season- most in the league. The Warriors allowed the Spurs to score on 11 of their first 12 possessions. Also, backup defensive end Travis Johnson is out with a groin injury Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. The right- hander has gone 10 straight starts since his lone loss, against Tampa Bay on April 9 " It was a tough game.
Lee hit the game- winning homer on a fastball after Sanchez shook off Molina' s signal for a changeup " I just went after him " Sanchez said " I knew he was a good hitter, but I' m still going to go after him " The Astros rallied to win for only the sixth time in 20 games against the Giants at Minute Maid Park . Jeanneau played six of the first seven games in the tournament hampered by a right thigh injury, but he didn' t play at all against Germany . Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez hurt his left thumb Thursday diving for a ball and already had stitches in his palm from a separate injury He was available to pinch run but not to hit . With the score tied at 98, Nash missed a driving layup with six seconds left in regulation, then Raymond Felton was called for an offensive foul with 0 4 left . Then, with the count full, Gload lifted a fly ball to left that landed about four rows into the seats " I was just trying to get a guy in with a sacrifice fly It kept carrying and got out " Gload said. The left- hander, one of the Cubs' top offseason acquisitions, is 5- 0 in his last six starts " He had a week off between starts and he had a nice, fresh arm " Cubs manager Lou Piniella said " He had good velocity from the first inning until the eighth " Lilly( 9- 4, who hasn' t lost since June 5, gave up four hits and a run over eight innings to help Chicago win for the 14th time in 18 games. The Hornets got within five on five separate occasions in the final quarter, then cut it to four twice before McGrady stepped up " Those are back- breaker plays " Brown said of McGrady' s clutch baskets at the end.
The Mariners also still are exploring trade possibilities involving starting pitcher Freddy Garcia, the newspaper said . He had allowed only one hit and faced one more than the minimum But with two outs, the Royals strung together three hits . In a third of an inning, Albers was charged with four runs, gave up three hits and walked a batter . The Warriors finally got it going in the second half, taking advantage of their superior size and speed in the backcourt . Updated: March 13, 2009, 7: 53 PM ET Source: Rolle to be released by Ravens Comment Email Print Share By John ClaytonESPNArchive The Baltimore Ravens have informed cornerback Samari Rolle that he will be released, a source confirmed on Friday.
Castillo followed with a high chopper to shortstop that Miguel Tejada tried to backhand, but the ball got by him in what could have been charged another error but wasn' t, allowing two more runs to score With a 6- 0 lead, Ortiz cruised . Washington entered the day at 45- 60 and Cincinnati at 45- 61- only Pittsburgh( 42- 61) was worse in the NL- but neither club made any deals Tuesday " I knew for sure that I wasn' t going to get traded " Nationals manager Manny Acta said with a smile " I wasn' t worried . Grady Sizemore led off the game by beating out a grounder to second, and after stealing second, Francisco homered to left center to give Cleveland its first lead in the three- game series . Carlos Boozer had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Jazz, who visit Denver, the Clippers and Portland this week . Updated: July 24, 2009, 12: 46 AM ET Knicks' Lee expects to be dealt Comment Email Print Share By Chris SheridanESPNArchive LAS VEGAS- David Lee sounded a lot Thursday like a player who expects to be playing somewhere other than New York next season. Now, his mindset' s a little bit on the screwed- up side " Roethlisberger is more than willing to accept the blame " It' s one of those days, one of those seasons " he said " Next week( at home against New Orleans) is our playoffs That' s how we have to look at it. Major League Baseball, calling the amendment " wholly unacceptable " responded to the adoption of Cropp' s provision by shutting down the team' s business and promotional operations.
While Bonds spent a third day stuck at 714 career homers, Pujols hit his 23rd of the season " I don' t want to be the next Barry Bonds " Pujols said " I want to be Albert Pujols and that' s it " Randy Winn hit a two- run homer in the fifth to pull the Giants to 6- 4 and move Marquis into a tie for first place in the NL for home runs allowed with 11 . Mike Piazza singled off Arthur Rhodes( 0- 3) with one out in the ninth inning . Updated: December 5, 2003, 9: 52 PM ET Forward leaves game, has X- rays Email Print Share Associated Press BOSTON- Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire had to be helped off the court after spraining his left ankle in the second quarter of Friday night' s game against the Boston Celtics . He had allowed four runs in his previous three spring training starts this year " There weren' t many swings and misses " Brewers manager Ken Macha said . This was the Dodgers' largest loss of the season- and the first time they were shut out. Associated PressSAN ANTONIO- Portland is a young team that appears to be getting better But the Trail Blazers are not yet a playoff caliber team. But he also said that he didn' t think he owed anyone an apology for failing to shake hands with the Magic players immediately after the series ended.
Nationals manager Frank Robinson came out for an extended, animated argument with Rapuano The call stood " I thought we had him " Bergmann said . With two outs in the third, Bonds came up to chants of " Barry! Barry " and was hit on the right pinkie finger by Peavy' s 1- 1 pitch . Louis didn' t need many runs to sweep, scoring only nine runs- three in each game . If Gagne takes over as the Rangers closer, Akinori Otsuka could move back into the eighth- inning set- up role the Rangers planned for the right- hander when they got him in a trade from San Diego last offseason . But the shot was waved off and Garnett complained to Phillips during a timeout.
The videotape indicated that Martin probably would have been fouled just before a shot clock violation, although Thomas insisted Martin would have been under much more pressure with the clock winding down Martin missed both ensuing free throws The second malfunction happened with 29 2 seconds left and New Jersey leading 77- 76 There were 11 seconds left on the shot clock . Papelbon, while praising his rival, said Monday that he wanted the ball . 500 after going 2- 6 in April and May " I feel as confident now as I' ve felt all season and have a nice little groove going " Guthrie said . The group was initially formed in February and set out to find an NBA team for Oklahoma City . Finally, on all fumbles and laterals that go out of bounds, the clock will start when the referee signals ready for play Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. Drafted in the third round in 2005 by Minnesota, the former Ohio State player spent his rookie season on injured reserve He appeared in one game with Philadelphia in 2006.
It' s not common, but it' s occasionally seen " Hundley will have his back examined March 1 by Dr . When you are in that position where those guys are and you' ve got a witness like Brian McNamee, how do you go about dealing with him? Someone who apparently doesn' t want to share certain information . Already the face of the franchise after two full seasons, he has four game- ending homers . That was key because we were facing the bottom part of the lineup with a great arm Now we' re facing the top of the lineup DeJesus got him . Denver Nuggets: Nuggets assistant coach Doug Moe had surgery for prostate cancer. Kidd had 16 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for New Jersey, while Carter surpassed 30 points for the fourth time in five games and the 16th time since the Nets acquired him from Toronto " It' s been an interesting couple of games to see the level of intensity and level of focus we' ve found " Carter said " We have the mentality( to be a playoff team, we just now have to finish the job " The game meandered along for the first three quarters, the slow pace being set in the first period when the referees whistled 19 fouls leading to 29 free throws. Dodgers 2, Giants 1SAN FRANCISCO( AP- Bruce Bochy is all for being aggressive on the basepaths.
The value of the four extension years will vary from$ 76 million to$ 80 million, depending on how the NBA adjusts the salary cap . Just to say thanks and that I appreciate the extension they gave me . And both players will count against the Knicks' salary cap as unrestricted free agents next summer- when New York launches its long- anticipated pursuit of LeBron James- until they are re- signed, signed- and- traded, signed by another team or their rights are renounced by the Knicks " There' s never been a player who signed a deal worth more than the qualifying offer on a one- year deal " Bartelstein told NBA " We' re very appreciative of that They did something that' s unprecedented they could have taken a much harder stance on this . G Chucky Atkins, acquired earlier in the week in a trade with Denver, did not play Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . It' s the offseason for everyone else, but we' re on " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.
ET) The New York Giants placed linebacker Michael Boley and defensive tackle Fred Robbins on the active physically unable to perform list and put defensive tackle Rocky Bernard on the non- football injury list . Manager Bud Black said the main concern is with a small fracture in Young' s skull . She cited unspecified e- mails between the sheriff' s office and the shirt vendor . I' ve had it with this kid " The Lakers conducted a morning tape session, then returned to practice after an 87- 80 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics in their exhibition opener Tuesday night . In my opinion, he wasn' t the best player on his team- he wasn' t even its top scorer Grade: DSergei Monia, Russia Stats: 4 3 ppg, 4 7 rpg, 1. Dunn will return for his third season on the Kings bench after working for Adelman since 2004.
90 ERA against the White Sox " These guys have had my number for three years, so it was very nice to come in here and throw a good game " Even though Jim Thome hit his 552nd career home run, Chicago lost for the eighth time in 10 games to fall 6 1/ 2 games behind AL Central- leading Detroit . Antoine Walker had 18, Davis 15, Pierce 12, Tony Allen 11 and Gary Payton 10 . Ward 2 council member Sam Bowman said asking taxpayers to build a practice facility for the team " is just giving it to them on a silver platter " He urged city officials who will negotiate a lease with the NBA to insist that the team participate financially in the project . It was just a matter of coming out, and being focused and taking over the ball game to do whatever the team needed to win " Battier added 11 points and defensively was largely responsible for Durant' s miserable night . According to Newsday, the Yankees also will officially pick up Gary Sheffield' s$ 13- million option before Sunday night' s deadline, still with the intention of trading him to the highest bidder Cashman declined to comment Saturday.