He said updates he didn' defines t want to rush his rehab again, but he was also anxious to join the Wizards before the playoffs. Updated: February 23, 2006, 8: 33 PM ET Stern asks lawmakers for Key Arena renovations Email Print Share Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash- NBA commissioner David Stern asked Washington state lawmakers Thursday for tax money to renovate the Seattle SuperSonics' arena, saying there could be consequences if the state doesn' t act " A substantial amount has been done for the baseball and football teams. But next week came and went, and Malzahn ended up leaving for Tulsa Now, the other shoe seems to have dropped. In that game, Hornets' RB Emmanuel Marc ran for a career- high 134 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown Delaware St. While Dumars intends to bring back many familiar faces, he doesn' t plan on begging his players to work hard or to allow them to casually prepare for games " If you come back with the same corps, the only difference is this would be the first time that they' re coming back with this mandate " he said " Complacency is the worst thing you can have in sports, and that' s not going to be the calling card of our team going forward. It still might not be enough to prepare for a team that has beaten Notre Dame by an embarrassing 31 points for three straight seasons " Now the question is whether or not you can come up with enough good stuff to " Weis said, his voice trailing off as he tried to finish the thought " Finding what they do isn' t as big a problem as what you' re going to do against them. He was just going to shoot over people this afternoon and he did that " The 24 points were a single- quarter high in the NBA this year- four players had 22.

But other than the usual early- season noise that makes people mention some guy named Earl Webb, who talks about doubles? Triple Crown stats still get most of the attention, leaving the valuable contributions of great players like Kinsler and Roberts in the dust- unfairly so . Finley said his recovery from surgery won' t last longer than six weeks, and he expects to be healthy for training camp . McHale fondly recalled the trio " laughing about the fact that we[ complain] about the things our players do that we used to do and how we expect them to be perfect- when we were never anywhere near perfect " Johnson, a second- round pick out of Pepperdine, spent his first four seasons in the NBA with the SuperSonics . Jeter broke Lou Gehrig' s franchise record for hits with No 2, 722 on Sept 11 Rivera reached 500 saves on June 28 . Swift was in uniform Wednesday night when the Suns visited the Miami Heat, but did not play Swift was waived earlier this week by the New Jersey Nets The nine- year veteran averaged only 3. Lee White, the general manager of Toyota Racing Development, told USA Today on Thursday that the team knowingly caused the lid to come off to increase the car' s speed. Ramirez eventually grounded out and the Red Sox never retaliated " The ball just slipped " Farnsworth said " I didn' t hit him.

It' s difficult for him to sit around, too " Maddon said " It' s very difficult to watch him sit around " Willy Aybar, who had been down to play second base in the original lineup, was scratched about 40 minutes before the first pitch because of a migraine . C- Ty Lawson sat helplessly on the bench, a black brace around his left ankle and his uniform underneath his warm- up shirt . Glaus is in Arizona on another rehabilitation stint, this one following arthroscopic shoulder surgery in January . Carr said it was one of the most disappointing moments in his 27 years with the Wolverines " Sometimes, in athletics, you get a bad bounce, and things don' t go your way " Carr said " And we have to move on from this " He said he has not thought about what could happen if Florida beats Ohio State in the BCS championship game and if Michigan defeats the Trojans . Bibby led the Kings with 35 points " I knew they were going to try to be aggressive, but they still got too many easy baskets and layups " Bibby said " Every time we came back, they came back with a run of their own " With the starters off to a sluggish start, the Blazers went up 38- 20 on Stoudamire' s 3- pointer, with an assist from rookie Sebastian Telfair. The Knicks let the clock run down but could not manage a decent attempt, with Kurt Thomas' 22- footer failing to hit the rim That left Miami with 2. He made only one start for Richmond, allowing five hits and no runs in 4 1/ 3 innings.

General manager Bill Smith has been criticized for not making enough trades to supplement a talented core . Rider, 34, was arrested last week after an ex- girlfriend said he had forced her into his Mercedes- Benz and refused to release her . 41 Sprint Cup team has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for violating the new substance abuse policy . In his last start, he gave up all five runs with two outs and gave up a rally- igniting double and an RBI single to Cardinals pitcher Brandon Looper " It is a demotion . And, obviously, a Slain Giant is a team that loses to a GK. Arkansas spokesman Kevin Trainor said Heath and athletic director Frank Broyles met Monday morning, and Broyles informed Heath of the decision " The decision to make a coaching change was difficult due to the respect I have for Stan Heath " athletic director Frank Broyles said in a release " He represented the University of Arkansas with professionalism and integrity. 20 Toyota, a car also driven at times this year by Busch, Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin Bowyer wound up second in owner points, 12 behind Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

Surgery was not discussed, according to Johnson, and he will continue to work out with the team while trying to strengthen the muscles in his shoulder " There' s a lot of inflammation that' s cleared up " San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said " If you really looked at all the pitchers it would show something, some tearing there . Salazar' s only previous stint in the majors came in 2002, when he went 4- for- 21 in eight games with Detroit . The game wasn' t as much of a rout as Saturday, when the Nuggets came out slow and never got going " Last game they didn' t want to play " Kirilenko said " Tonight, it' s another business " Utah led 56- 41 at halftime after Keith McLeod hit a running jumper just before the buzzer . He' s staying with team as an executive vice president and will essentially be Jordan' s top aide . Felled by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City' s Billy Butler on Thursday, Bergesen( 7- 5, 3. The 6- foot- 11 Laettner, in his 12th season out of Duke, has started 15 games and played in 30 this season He is averaging 6 7 points and 5. Wiley, in an October 2006 letter to Leckrone, called band members' behavior " boorish to patently dangerous and unlawful " At that time, seminude band members were alleged to have danced suggestively and there were reports of women being forced to kiss other women to be allowed to enter bathrooms on a bus.

With everyone in the building standing, Team Canada catcher Russell Martin called for a fastball Aumont shook him off and threw a curveball . Ford: Who' s In, Who' s Out Underclassmen will transform the 2008 NBA draft . Kennedy was placed on the 15- day disabled list Wednesday " We DL' d him because we figured it would linger into a second start " Girardi said . Bruney Bruney, a 27- year- old right- hander, started the season as Mariano Rivera' s set- up man but has pitched just once for the Yankees since April 21 because of a strained right elbow . It' s easy to understand why the NBA would fight back fiercely against a charge of bias. That' s really, really old news and I' m not going to make a comment on it " Good luck with that tactic, especially with so much on the line. Amazing how, despite how NASCAR and TV have fiddled with the starting times, the Daytona 500 maintains the record of never having been rained out.

Updated: July 22, 2009, 10: 29 PM ET Taylor Mattingly arrested Comment Email Print Share Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS- The son of former New York Yankees star first baseman Don Mattingly was arraigned Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of shoving his mother and spitting in her face after she allegedly sent him an insulting text message . Miami pulled within 78- 67 on Jones' 3- pointer with 4: 19 left " It' s going to take a lot more than what we' re giving to become a good team and win games " Jones said " This is something we can turn around, but we need to focus a little harder " Game notesTyrone Hill played his first game with the Heat . He' s averaging 10 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix, with a high of 18 boards Wednesday at Denver, and he' s erased the offensive rebound woes that had plagued the pre- Shaq Suns . I can' t get enough handball, individual sabre and slalom kayaking NASCAR had its own version of the Olympics at Watkins Glen . In the fourth quarter, Utah easily held off Sacramento' s rallies. All along, Klempner said, Woods said " he would accept any amount that would make him whole " This team has an agenda to try to beat down this player into submission " he said. I' ve been in the league 13 years " Iverson said of Friday night' s game at the Pepsi Center between Detroit and Denver, who teamed up in November for the season' s biggest trade.

Matt Harpring( knee) didn' t play after receiving a cortisone shot after Friday' s game . Jeremy Bonderman Starting PitcherDetroit Tigers Profile Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said the team will probably shut down the right- hander because of a nagging elbow injury that is not getting better " This guy is a trooper and wanted to go out there for us " Leyland said Sunday after the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 14- 7 " But he' s not right " Bonderman( 11- 9) gave up six runs and seven hits in 1 1/ 3 innings- matching the shortest outing of his five- year career- in what might end up being his final outing of the season " I wanted to go out and give it a chance " he said " I didn' t really help anybody- myself or the team " Bonderman is scheduled to have his elbow examined on Monday " It' s frustrating, but at least now we' re going to find out a reason why this is happening " he said " I' ve had it for a while, and it' s been getting worse over a period of time " It' s time to get it figured out " Bonderman was 10- 1 after beating Seattle on July 13, but he is 1- 8 since and has given up at least six earned runs in five of his past nine starts . Updated: March 15, 2008, 1: 51 PM ET SEC tournament delayed as Georgia Dome sustains damage Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Severe Weather Delays SEC TournamentSevere Weather Delays SEC TournamentSevere Weather Delays SEC TournamentTags: NCB ATLANTA- A severe storm ripped a hole in the roof of the Georgia Dome during the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday, delaying Mississippi State' s 69- 67 overtime win over Alabama for more than an hour and postponing a game between Georgia and Kentucky . John David Mercer/ US PresswireMyron Rolle hopes to become Florida State' s second athlete, and third student, in three years to win a Rhodes scholarship . While Patterson and Lucas said waiting until the spring signing period following their senior years was the plan all along, they' re getting an education into how volatile the process gets as the clock winds down. Game notesPhoenix snapped a three- game losing streak in Chicago. He' s had a tough career of injuries " Washington general manager Jim Bowden said " You can' t explain it Some players just get hit by the injury bug.

Tressel said Wednesday that he had seen Wells wearing the boot and not wearing it earlier in the day " I' d just as soon he wore it all the time " he said . I assume he' s not related to the guy who hosted " The Newlywed Game( 83) Lake SpeedThe No . Spring Training Blog Check our daily spring training blog with updates on everything our team of writers and analysts are seeing and hearing at the ballpark, plus news tidbits from around the baseball world . He was selected to the world championships all- tournament team and was honored as USA Basketball' s 2006 Male Athlete of the Year . Thomas said the team would not be distracted by the verdict, saying there was no impact on practice. So, he' s shuffling the lineup for Saturday' s game against Temple. He was just coming back from his nasty toe injury and wasn' t very effective.

He figured he had a car good enough for a top- 10 finish Sunday, but pushed for every last position " You just can' t sit still and be content with sixth, seventh you gotta do it " he said " My outlook is better . In two rehab appearances at Pawtucket, he went 0- for- 7 with an RBI . Their leading rusher gained less than 400 yards during the regular season, while the offense ranked ninth in the ACC and the defense was eighth . First, the last six New Hampshire races have been won by drivers who finished among the top dozen in the last Richmond race, taking out another six . Busch bounced back from one of his many Bristol heartbreaks with a dominating win Sunday, leading 378 of 503 laps for his second Sprint Cup Series victory of the season. The drug was added to Major League Baseball' s banned list last year. Sonics guard Ray Allen did not dress because of a gastrointestinal disorder.

15, at Gwinnett " I felt great, physically " he said " Compared with last week, I think my strength has increased a tremendous amount . Updated: December 22, 2004, 10: 34 PM ET Hearing scheduled for Thursday Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Jermaine O' Neal might be home for Christmas, back on the court with the Indiana Pacers when they play the rival Detroit Pistons . We' re going to have players that have a lot of playoff experience, and once we' ve finished all our business we' ll have added one or two more with a lot of playoff experience " The Wizards broke an eight- year playoff drought last season, advancing to the second round before getting swept by Miami . Labonte The 2000 Sprint Cup champion earlier this season signed a four- year extension with partial ownership to remain in the famed No . We weren' t really on the same page of what we wanted to do " Hughes said " He had the hot hand and the smart thing to do was to get the ball out of his hands and make him make a play by passing the ball " Hinrich stunned the Wizards by scoring 10 points in the first 2: 40 of the final quarter, hitting two 3- pointers, a jumper and a layup in a 12- 3 surge that gave the Bulls a 93- 73 lead. Player under the radar( defense) Johnnie Lee Dixon, safety Glades Central( Belle Glade, Fla) Verbal: Auburn Dixon might not have even played his junior season, but ask anyone who has seen him and they will tell you he has " superstar " written all over him. The TD started a 31- point second- half outburst by the Eagles.

1 team " Slauson told the Lincoln Journal- Star " It' s a big game " Nebraska coach Bill Callahan has tried to make the Trojans seem like anybody else on the Cornhuskers' schedule " You don' t get too high and don' t get too low in terms of your approach " Callahan said " It doesn' t really matter who you are playing You focus on what you have to get done and accomplish The opponent is the opponent . 279 career hitter going into the season, Sizemore was batting 248 with 18 home runs and 64 RBIs . Updated: November 28, 2006, 1: 37 PM ET Poinsettia Bowl to feature nation' s leading rusher Email Print Share Associated Press DEKALB, Ill- Northern Illinois, featuring the nation' s leading rusher in Garrett Wolfe, accepted an invitation Tuesday to play TCU in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego on Dec 19 . Monson said " a new voice " was needed " I think at the end of the day as a coach, if you' re not putting the players first, if you' re not putting the university first, you' re not doing the job . The move was anticipated for the Lakers, who equalled Cleveland' s win total( 63) with the win Cleveland( 63- 15) was idle Thursday night Bynum was averaging 14 points and 8 2 rebounds before going down with the injury. His next start is scheduled for Saturday at Milwaukee " I' m not going to sit here and lie to you and say I' m not happy, because I am " Moehler said " At the same time, I told Coop I' d be happy to relieve as well " My goal is to help get this team in the playoffs. Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi said Sunday that if fans elect him to the final spot on the AL roster, he would be willing to hit in the annual contest.

But the Hornets now have just two healthy " true " guards on their roster . Martinez was medically cleared to pitch in a simulated game on Tuesday . Updated: May 4, 2009, 9: 07 PM ET Jays' Ryan, Romero to start rehab Comment Email Print Share Associated Press TORONTO- Blue Jays left- handers B J . Kidd picked up his 7, 000 career assist on the Nets' final basket Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . In his absence, the Fighting Irish finished the regular season 23- 6 and earned a first- round bye in the Big East tournament. He said' Coach, I' m going to an amusement park real soon, do you want to come' I forget he' s a kid " Some would say Cleveland' s coach is, too. Church pinch- hit on May 22 but did not start again until June 1.