Game notesTim surveys Duncan ended evaluates one rebound shy of his 27th double- double Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. He probably could have had that, but sat out the last few minutes with the Jazz in control. He pointed to the fact that they have three picks in this draft instead of the usual two, with the No. San Antonio' s four- game sweep of Cleveland finished with a record- low 6. That plan fell through when the Cardinals recruited another native son, Trinity High' s Brian Brohm, to headline its 2004 class. Golden State led 61- 57 at the break after closing the second period on an 18- 7 run The team shot 55 percent, making six of 11 3- pointers. Then, one day not long after his first season, Hoeppner' s persistent headaches were too intense to ignore, and just that suddenly, the signature mind- set he had strived to instill in his players was no longer just a motivational verse on a wall " The poem' Don' t Quit' that was on our team meeting room wall " Lynch said " It was one of the very first things Terry put up when he got here " The first stanza reads: When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you' re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but do not quit " That was Terry a long time before he got sick " Lynch said " He really believed in that poem Our kids watched him live that poem That' s been a lesson to them as much as anything else.

He made two rehab appearances for Triple- A Syracuse, hitting 250( 2- for- 8) with a solo home run Catcher Rod Barajas hit . He aggravated it during Thursday' s loss in Dallas, the team said Saturday before hosting Toronto " I jammed it on another player' s foot " Gibson said before the Cavaliers hosted Toronto on Saturday night . Updated: November 11, 2008, 4: 35 PM ET Costa suspended indefinitely for violating code of conduct Comment Email Print Share By Heather DinichESPNArchive Maryland linebacker Rick Costa has been suspended indefinitely for violating the university' s student- athlete code of conduct, coach Ralph Friedgen said at his weekly press conference on Tuesday . If Hamlin can catch Johnson, there' s probably gonna be a big wreck before this race is over . The Los Angeles Lakers star, whose team plays in Denver on Wednesday, has said the two had consensual sex. I know a lot of people have been displaced, but without saying the wrong thing, a lot of the people that have been displaced were not ticket holders and a lot of these people couldn' t afford tickets The people that could. Now " I don' t know what we can do " Hill said " I think it' s a good team I think we can be a good team.

So the material slowly wearing away is a good thing from our standpoint " Jason Smith/ Getty Images for NASCARCar of Tomorrow aero splitters made from Tegris have performed well and pleased NASCAR officials . Updated: June 19, 2009, 12: 06 AM ET Odom wants to remain with Lakers Comment Email Print Share Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif- Lamar Odom wants to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, and he hopes the team will keep both him and starter Trevor Ariza . He couldn' t recall any missteps a night earlier at home against Indiana, but nearly pulled himself out against the Jazz . We don' t run the team " Wilson told the newspaper in late June " They' re businessmen They' re trying to achieve winning baseball in Pittsburgh . More than anything, I think it made it worse " NBA spokesman Tim Frank said Sunday that the league was still reviewing the postgame scene on the court, when Dallas' Josh Howard and team owner Mark Cuban were among those visibly upset The Mavericks are in enough trouble already. Ruben Patterson came out of the scrum looking for Harpring and pointing at him, but a few teammates held him back before he cooled off Then he went up against Harpring on another jump ball. Colorado also reinstated Kip Wells, who' s been out since undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot from his pitching hand earlier this season.

Bush, who broke his right leg against Kentucky in September, had the option of entering the draft or taking a medical redshirt from the NCAA . Tayshaun Prince and Chauncey Billups added 14 points each and Mehmet Okur 13 for the Pistons Corliss Williamson and Ben Wallace had 10 apiece . Also, San Diego right- hander Mark Prior underwent season- ending surgery on the anterior capsule in his right shoulder on Wednesday . The 34- year- old lefty made a one- inning relief appearance Tuesday night at Kansas City, his first outing since hurting himself July 30 in a start at Cleveland . He did his best to end the game in regulation, too, stealing the ball from Rose with less than a second left. Atlanta has six pitchers- John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton, Rafael Soriano, Peter Moylan and Anthony Lerew- on the DL. A sprained index finger on the outfielder' s right hand has kept him out since Sunday.

In 1996, Leyritz hit a home run for the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the World Series against Atlanta . But it wasn' t the scoring that dictated the game- it was Ratliff . Updated: August 2, 2008, 5: 05 PM ET Mets move OF Anderson to 15- day DL, recall Murphy Comment Email Print Share Associated Press HOUSTON- The New York Mets placed outfielder Marlon Anderson the 15- day disabled list with a strained left hamstring Saturday and picked up the contract of Daniel Murphy from Triple- A New Orleans Anderson Anderson is hitting 222 with one home run and 10 RBIs in 73 games this season . Now if you can' t do that, if that' s not important enough to you, it' s not on me " Marbury' s average of 17 . I want to fix this thing, or at least help any way I can " In a story in Sunday' s Los Angeles Times, Bryant said he was frustrated that the team has not made any significant moves since it re- signed him " I want to see us get to a contending level " he told The Times " I want to see us become a championship contender. After getting kicked off the basketball team at a private high school for elbowing an opponent, he transferred out of the suburbs of Cleveland to inner- city Glenville High. But Thompson has developed into an effective passing threat whose numbers are better than Bomar' s were last season.

After playing 18 seasons for the Utah Jazz, Malone joined the Lakers before last season in search of his first championship He took a pay cut of about$ 18 million to sign for$ 1 5 million " Karl sacrificed financially to come to L . The employees scouted in the Dominican Republic, the newspaper said, citing an unidentified person in baseball who was briefed on the matter Their names and jobs were not revealed in the report . He scored 17 points in just under 20 minutes against the Bucks and came off the bench to score 13 in 20 minutes against Miami on Friday . This week, Eastern Michigan( 2- 5, 1- 2) hosts Akron, which earlier lost to Ball State 41- 24 Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Updated: February 19, 2006, 1: 29 AM ET Millsap, La Tech get past So. 17 million he was owned for the rest of 2007 as well as his$ 6 5 million salary for this year Loaiza has a$ 7 5 million club option for next year with a$ 375, 000 buyout. Story Torre said that Padilla will pitch Saturday at Triple- A Albuquerque before joining the Dodgers and will make his first scheduled start for his new team on Aug 27 at Colorado Initially, the Dodgers had decided not to pursue Padilla.

Peavy The right- hander was acquired from San Diego at the July 31 trade deadline . Missouri athletic director Mike Alden is scheduled to meet with the coach in Columbia, Mo, on Tuesday and is prepared to offer a five- year contract extension that would pay Anderson about$ 1 3 million per season, according to sources . Rose missed 16 games with four broken bones in his left hand and had not played since undergoing surgery Feb . Matsuzaka, who has struggled, could pitch the following night at Atlanta . NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed that the league has decided on a standard testing policy for players' physicals, though he would not confirm specifics " At the annual meeting of team doctors, a panel of independent cardiologists retained by the league gave a presentation of sudden cardiac death in athletes " Frank said " The presentation included a cardiac screening protocol that, beginning next season, will be required of all teams. Soon, Carter- Finley underwent about$ 87 million in renovations and upgrades- from the construction of the 103, 254- square- foot Murphy Center to house the football offices and the four- story Vaughn Towers with press and luxury seating, as well as permanent seats that bowled in the last open end of the stadium for this season. Updated: May 29, 2009, 8: 24 PM ET New crew chief eyes full review Comment Email Print Share By Marty SmithESPNArchive Lance McGrew, the man charged with turning Dale Earnhardt Jr' s disastrous season around, didn' t mince words Thursday when discussing his prospects and plans in replacing Tony Eury Jr as crew chief of the No.

48 ERA with the Twins, averaging almost exactly six innings in his 23 starts; he had allowed 199 hits in 139 2 innings, with 29 walks and 54 strikeouts . The first two rows on the backstretch, which account for 1, 090 seats, will sell for$ 20 a seat " It' s the most inexpensive seats we have ever offered " Gossage said " Due to the price, we are limiting it to four per person . Y- Syracuse freshman Mike Jones has left the Orange basketball program because of homesickness Jones, a forward from Hopkins, S . Updated: November 1, 2006, 8: 57 PM ET Ex- Colorado State players indicted in fraud case Email Print Share Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo- Two former Colorado State football players have been indicted on charges of defrauding banks of$ 90, 000, bringing to at least five the number of current and former team members accused in the case . At the time he went on the DL, he didn' t blame his sore knee for his pitching problems. Updated: September 15, 2009, 1: 13 AM ET Cards' Smoltz' I could have pitched' Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ST LOUIS- The St. Nowitzki especially didn' t get help when he needed it most.

As in previous years, people left flowers and other mementos at the memorial . Childress is beginning the 40- year anniversary of RCR at the place where he competed in his first race at the Cup level . As it is, the Wildcats share third place with Ohio State, a half- game behind co- leaders Penn State and Wisconsin( both 7- 1, 4- 1 in the league . Updated: September 21, 2008, 1: 36 PM ET High ankle sprain will bench Miami' s James for at least two more weeks Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla- Miami running back Javarris James will not play Saturday when the Hurricanes open their Atlantic Coast Conference schedule against North Carolina, and will likely miss the following week' s game against rival Florida State as he recovers from a high ankle sprain . I would be excited no matter who' s behind me " Vierling said. Like Hornish, Leffler' s car hit a tire barrier and shot back onto the track. Easley was hurt Saturday trying to beat a throw on a double- play grounder He said he felt a " pop " in the leg.

For me, it' s just a matter of focusing on finishing the season as strongly as possible " The NBA regular season ends Wednesday . Updated: March 2, 2009, 6: 44 PM ET Engine problems had different causes Comment Email Print Share By David NewtonESPNArchive CHARLOTTE, N . Ben Wallace had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Detroit, which outscored the Heat 38- 22 in the paint " Over seven games, a team gets a chance to learn what you' re made of and make counters " Wallace said " Neither team can win a championship tonight . The Tigers edged past Southern California in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, even though the Trojans remained undefeated and retained their top spot in the USA TODAY coaches' poll . You turn your head for a second and they hit shots " The Bulls went on a 10- 2 run midway through the second quarter Curry scored six points in the span He had 11 in the quarter. After Sunday' s victory over the Reds, Soriano confirmed an earlier ESPNChicago report that he will have surgery on his left knee on Tuesday Dr. 8 points a game, left at halftime of Houston' s loss at Detroit on Sunday after aggravating his knee.

Gibbs and Jay Frye, to bring minority participation to a wider audience " The Drive for Diversity program' s goal is to generate minority and female competitors for the sport, not just as drivers but as pit crew members, team officials and executives " We are proud to have Max and his team managing the Drive for Diversity efforts " NASCAR chairman Brian France said in a statement " His strategic, operational and marketing experience will be a great benefit to the initiative and the entire industry . CDT and got caught in morning rush hour on the drive to their hotel . Gasol scored seconds later on a layup, and Shane Battier drained a 3- pointer as the quarter ended to give the Grizzlies a 75- 68 lead . Karl met with Denver media Monday for the first time since his surgery and said he had received a clean bill of health " It wakes you up . If you can field a team with someone of his caliber, that' s a pretty important step " He' s almost unstoppable in terms of his performance " Colangelo said " There' s a competitiveness about him that kind of wills his teams to wins " While Bryant is a scoring machine with the Lakers, he will have no qualms about reducing his role on the U S. Updated: March 30, 2007, 5: 17 PM ET School officials say university is not to blame Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHARLESTON, W. Rios was released later in the day after posting bond, which was listed on the online records as$ 12, 500 for the burglary counts and$ 5, 000 apiece for the theft charges.

So I think just concentrating and putting a lot of effort in, focusing on the things I need to do to be successful[ is important . Jamison also finished with 10 rebounds " We need them to do a lot of things out there " Jordan said " They need to fill the boxscore up " Mike Miller scored 16 points to lead the Grizzlies, who have lost three in a row . The Washington Nationals, which signed with Syracuse, were also considering Las Vegas and New Orleans for its new Triple- A home Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . He' s not going to get caught up in a debate on the merits of the Bowl Championship Series system . I' m concerned about getting our football team back to where it needs to be, winning football games. Updated: March 3, 2007, 7: 31 PM ET Cavs' Gibson to miss two weeks with toe injury Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CLEVELAND- Cavaliers rookie guard Daniel Gibson could miss two weeks with a sprained left big toe, an injury that will reshuffle Cleveland' s lineup again. Nowitzki and his teammates admittedly had trouble letting go of what happened.

Billups then hit a 3 to get within 82- 80 with 41 seconds left . The All- Star played six innings Thursday in an extended spring training game, then said he was scheduled to fly to Cleveland to meet up with his team . Updated: May 28, 2009, 1: 57 PM ET West to head Northern Trust Open Comment Email Print Share By Jason SobelESPNArchive The man known in basketball circles as " Mr . UConn received 19 first- place votes and 751 total points, three more than Duke, which still received 10 first- place votes Memphis( 17- 2) moved up to No . In the offseason, Steinbrenner had lobbied for acquiring two- time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana, who eventually was traded to the New York Mets prior to the season " The starting rotation is not what I would have chosen at the beginning of the year, but that is not a big news flash to anyone " Steinbrenner said in The Times The Yankees were down another reliever. So we' ve got a lot of work to do ourselves " We were blown out, beat up, and we didn' t play very well[ in a 27- 17 loss to Auburn So you are asking me if we are overconfident. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.