Following a exhibits steady rain evaluates that delayed the start of the game, Bergesen capped a 1- 2- 3 first inning by striking out Quentin to end a 12- pitch duel. It doesn' t take him a great number of reps to be prepared to play " Hopefully it won' t be an issue this week. In four spring outings, Redding has allowed 11 runs in 8 2- 3 innings for an 11. Mike Myers replaced Wakefield and allowed a three- run homer to Juan Rivera " Wake is one of our most reliable starters and he has been over the years " center fielder Johnny Damon said " It' s a good thing there is no break, but he' s going to be very sore " Cincinnati Reds: Third baseman Ryan Freel underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday and will miss two to three weeks, the team announced. Even Bowden cracked a joke about his new slugger' s defense, saying " When the ball' s hit to left field, I go get a cup of coffee.

Cleveland, which abandoned hope of repeating as AL Central champions several weeks ago, dealt ace pitcher C C Sabathia to Milwaukee on July 7 . 6 release of his Air Zoom LeBron II shoe, and Anthony will get his first national signature shoe launch this season through the Jordan brand . Milwaukee' s Bill Hall delivered a pinch- hit single after missing Tuesday night' s game due to a tooth extraction . I didn' t think Haslem could play him that tight and get away with it . Boston regained the lead 2- 1 when Sturm scored off the rebound of Dennis Wideman' s shot 11: 40 into the opening period.

Holliday leads the major leagues with 39 extra- base hits and 89 hits . A walk to Hardy loaded the bases with one out and Fielder hit a high popup to short right . They scored on a two- run double from Coste, who went 3- for- 5 and is now 6- for- 12 with five RBIs in his career at PNC Park " Those two walks in the first inning really set the tone " Duke said " I fell apart there I wasn' t really sharp . Torre managed the New York Yankees to six pennants and four World Series titles in 12 years . Associated PressPHOENIX- Perfectly miserable in Arizona on Aug 15, Jonathan Broxton has been almost perfect since.

Bowen joined the Spurs in 2001- 02 after starting 72 of 82 games with the Miami Heat the previous season Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Never has Parker gone into any season as one of two running backs sharing a job, as he and Rashard Mendenhall likely will do for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season . 0 yards a carry through the first two weeks of the season, McFadden was held to 131 yards and a 3 . All of his six walks came during a span of 10 batters, but none of those baserunners scored . The six homers Houston allowed are the most the Astros have given up since May 2005 when the Rangers hit eight. Ohman, who has three years, 40 days of major league service time, made$ 320, 000 in 2005 in his return to the big leagues. It' s a new season " This was the seventh time in the past two years that Artest has been fined or suspended by the NBA.

But although Ilgauskas traveled with the Cavaliers to Florida expecting to play, Brown sat his 7- foot- 3 center against Orlando All- Star Dwight Howard, explaining that he didn' t want to subject Ilgauskas to playing on consecutive nights so soon . Updated: May 5, 2004, 8: 23 PM ET Hits No . The Rangers took the lead on Young' s solo homer in the first, his first of the season . Nolasco retired the initial six batters before Drew hit the first pitch of the Arizona third deep into the right- field seats to tie it at 1 . Redding, whose first start with the Nationals didn' t come until July 3, has a 2 88 ERA despite winning just twice in eight starts.

He drove an 0- 1 pitch over the left- field wall for his first homer since May 3, 2007, against Minnesota " Taking some time off isn' t always the easiest thing to do, but I feel like I' m able to do it OK and not lose my swing by taking days off " said Baldelli, who did not play in the Los Angeles series " It did feel pretty good tonight " After Willy Aybar doubled, Zobrist chased Dotel when he drove a 3- 2 pitch out to right to make it 6- 2 Chicago' s Alexei Ramirez hit a two- run homer off J P . Earlier, France won the bronze medal, with San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker scoring 25 points in a 98- 68 victory over Spain . Monta Ellis and Matt Barnes scored 16 points apiece for the Warriors( 38- 40, whose eighth victory in nine home games put them in eighth place in the Western Conference by a tiny margin over the Clippers( 37- 39, who lost to Dallas earlier Golden State . Upsetting the Patriots would be a postseason boost " I think that certainly would be a great thing and a wonderful thing " Coughlin said " Of course you play every game to win, and so all of our thoughts are on that . He gave up two earned runs or fewer in five of the nine starts, but allowed 22 earned runs in 17 1- 3 innings_ an 11 42 ERA_ in the other four.

250 winning percentage lowest in the East and second- worst in the NBA- and were starting a five- game road trip " We' ve got to hang together during this tough time for us " coach Pat Riley said before tipoff " This can be real hard if you aren' t together . But that was upstaged last week when it was announced that Prokhorov, Russia' s richest man, had a deal to buy 80 percent of the financially strapped team and nearly half of a project to build a new arena in Brooklyn . Vick lost all his lucrative endorsement deals and still must contend with additional legal woes: He and co- defendants Purnell Peace, Quanis Phillips and Tony Taylor are facing state animal cruelty charges in Surry County Vick' s trial is set for April 2 Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . It had to do with the fact we are men with jobs, and we weren' t able to produce and contribute to the team . Originally Published: July 21, 2008 Third and Short: Plenty to talk about as training camp begins Will the Colts' offense regress during Peyton Manning' s rehabilitation from knee surgery? Our experts deliberate in Third and Short. In Cleveland, Royal becomes the sixth tight end on the roster, but should battle veteran Steve Heiden for the starting job.

Third in the AL batting race going into the game, he raised his average to 333 His 12 homers and 60 RBI are already career highs Carlos Lee and Gary Matthews Jr also homered for the Rangers . Henry said he didn' t think Schilling deceived the team about his health " I have no reason to believe at this point that any such thing occurred " the owner said . Whatever happens, happens " Kazmir said " I realize it' s not going to be that big of a difference going from opening day to maybe Game 2 or Game 3 . David Wright, who had three hits, drove in the first run with a one- out single . When he injured his leg he left for the locker room and did not return. In the statement, Gaborik said that he lowered his price a few days ago- to an amount equaling the total he earned in base salary and incentives last season and the one before That' s just under$ 4.

The suspects thought that even though Taylor was injured that he was traveling with the team for a game against Tampa that Sunday They didn' t know he was home nursing a knee injury . Updated: April 19, 2009, 12: 20 PM ET Sources: Jags near deal for Holt Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services The Jacksonville Jaguars are nearing a deal for free- agent wide receiver Torry Holt, but it has not yet been finalized, sources tell ESPN' s Chris Mortensen . Philadelphia( 18- 11- 1) tied a team record for spring training wins, equaling a mark established in 1957 and 1995 . The Saints, a mainstay of the Northern League since it was founded 13 years ago, are known for their fan- friendly environment at Midway Stadium St Paul won league titles in 1993, 1995, 1996 and 2004 . Piazza stranded two more runners in the 11th on a fly to left field. Vizquel, who came off the disabled list Saturday following arthroscopic left knee surgery Feb. Dickey gave up five runs on six hits and walked four batters in 3 2/ 3 innings.

Besides Wallace and Morrison, the Bobcats were without center Jake Voskuhl( sore left knee, guard Matt Carroll( lower back spasms) and Sean May( bruised knee Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Mark Streit had the lone goal and Yann Danis made 35 saves for the Islanders, who failed to win back- to- back games after snapping their 0- 4- 1 skid Monday against the Pittsburgh Penguins . Millwood was replaced by Kameron Loe, who continued to make a strong push for the No 5 spot in the Texas rotation Loe allowed one hit in five shutout innings to get the save He has not allowed a run in 13 2- 3 innings this spring . Zambrano( 1- 1) struck out four of the first six batters he faced and cruised through three perfect innings to start the game before allowing a solo home run to Rickie Weeks to lead off the fourth " Quite a different performance than his first one on Opening Day " Cubs manager Lou Piniella said " Seven good innings of baseball " Zambrano- a two- time All- Star who is set to become a free agent at the end of the season and recently extended his deadline for discussions about a contract extension with Chicago- was 9- 1 with a 2 97 ERA in 14 road starts last season . Colorado judges will be trained in how to handle the new rule and will be able to bar questions in cases involving suppressed evidence and other potentially thorny legal issues.

Combined with Denver' s 127- 98 win over Washington on Tuesday, the Lakers fell 4# 189; games behind the Nuggets for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference . but we really played the game well and came up a rebound or two short " said Mike Dunleavy, who had 13 points and seven rebounds " If we can move on from this and build, then it' s a good thing " Rasho Nesterovic had 12 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio in the third stop of an eight- game road trip required by the annual rodeo going on at the AT& T Center . Warriors president Robert Rowell, who hasn' t given interviews about Ellis' accident, released a noncommittal statement Thursday " We have scheduled a meeting with Monta' s representatives to take place within the next 7- 10 days, and upon conclusion we will have a public announcement regarding our decision " Rowell said . The other was a 38- 24 win over the 12- 0 Bears in 1985# 8226& nbsp; Javon Walker' s 72- yard touchdown run in the Broncos' 31- 20 win over the Steelers was the longest TD run by a wide receiver since 2000, when Peter Warrick of the Bengals ran 77 yards for a TD against the Broncos . No one has been charged with the shooting outside, and Jones' lawyer, Robert Langford, has declined to say if Jones knows the identity of the gunman Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. After winning four straight starts in June, he went 0- 6 in nine starts, then ended his skid by defeating Toronto on Aug 16.