In September, divulges Spurrier uncovers told listeners about a conversation he had with the SEC' s coordinator of officials following Georgia' s 18- 0 victory over the Gamecocks " I heard our fans booing a lot the other night and later in the week I learned that Georgia should' ve been called for about 12, 13 clips or holds during that game that wasn' t called " Spurrier said Sept. Updated: April 4, 2008, 7: 12 PM ET Young leaves St Louis, returns to D C. One difference, though: Nowitzki has not needed crutches in the immediate aftermath of his injury; Owens did " I' m going to ice my butt off for the next couple of days and hopefully I can be out there as soon as I can " Nowitzki said " I don' t even want to think that we' re not going to make the playoffs# 133; If it' s best to stay[ in Dallas while the team goes to Denver on Wednesday] and get treatment and sleep in whatever chamber I need to sleep in, I' ll do that " Marc Stein is the senior NBA writer for ESPN To e- mail him, click here. A day before the All- Star Game at Yankee Stadium last week, Bonds' agent, Jeff Borris, said the seven- time MVP had not received a single offer. Sometimes the Pistons picked up Wade 80 feet from the basket, forcing him to use energy just dribbling the ball past midcourt.

The Clippers were led by Elton Brand with 24 points and 12 rebounds Sam Cassell had 20 points . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . It' s a shame the community media people don' t have the respect that they should' I expressed my appreciation, and that was pretty much the end of the conversation " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Charlotte' s victory was just its sixth on the road against 13 losses Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . According to the reports in the New York media, Marbury did more talking on his cell phone than he did observing the game, which the Lakers won 116- 114 At halftime, Marbury spoke with a group of reporters.

8 million waiving Taylor, but his contract becomes a big asset next summer when it enters its final year . Bulls Email Print Share Associated Press CLEVELAND- Indiana forward Jermaine O' Neal missed his second straight game with a sore left hamstring Saturday night when the Pacers played the Cleveland Cavaliers O' Neal, who leads the club with 17 8 points and 9 . Chapman, meanwhile, is drawing unfamiliar attention in his role replacing Cody, who even lined up as a lead blocker on a touchdown run against Mississippi " I guess I could try to bring the same things he brings " Chapman said " He brings a lot of energy out there Like him being big and funny; he' s a funny guy . The gritty catcher' s lone trip to the disabled list came in his first season in 1998 with Florida . We' ve got the team in place, and now they just have to go out and do it " This is going to get turned around " Steinbrenner told the Post " If it' s not turned around this year, then it will be turned around next year, by force if we have too " This is going to get turned around. Best, Cal' s second- leading rusher with 221 yards, was hurt while blocking on a kick return at Washington. Updated: September 14, 2006, 7: 37 AM ET South Carolina suspends starting QB Mitchell Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Pat Forde' s Mid- Week Football ExamPat Forde' s Mid- Week Football ExamForde breaks down teams heading into Separation SaturdayTags: NCF Spurrier Embarrassed By Shut Out LossSpurrier Embarrassed By Shut Out LossSouth Carolina loss 18- 0 to Georgia in week 2Tags: NCF, South Carolina Gamecocks COLUMBIA, S.

Fellow reserve Bonzi Wells added 18 points as Memphis won its third straight and for the sixth time in eight games " Earl' s gotten a chance to ride minutes and he' s doing a good job of riding them " said Fratello, 9- 6 since taking over for Hubie Brown " I was just out there playing ball " Watson said " My thing is that I have to get comfortable " Kevin Garnett had 30 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which has lost four of five . But every time I' ve talked to him, he' s been very supportive I appreciate that . Ariza was contrite after the game, apologizing to Fernandez " It wasn' t anything I was trying to do . In a separate suit, also concluded in 2005, Davenport claimed Sterling sexually harassed her, and lost She declined comment . After his victory in the Home Run Derby in San Francisco on July 9, he was exhausted He went 30 games without a homer, from June 24 to Aug 1, the longest stretch of his career. Last week, the Red Sox' s Dominican scouting supervisor, Pablo Lantigua, was fired after MLB investigators confronted him about allegedly skimming signing bonuses, according to an MLB source.

Updated: August 6, 2009, 10: 31 PM ET Yankees trade for Padres P Gaudin Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- The New York Yankees have acquired pitcher Chad Gaudin from the San Diego Padres for a player to be named . Updated: May 17, 2005, 8: 24 PM ET Phoenix president joins father as exec award recipient Email Print Share Associated Press PHOENIX- Phoenix Suns president Bryan Colangelo was honored as the NBA' s executive of the year by The Sporting News on Tuesday after emerging from his father' s shadow to engineer the third- biggest turnaround in league history It was the first time a father and son have won the award . The teams then worked out a deal involving Diaw and the two first- round picks Diaw, also a 6- 8 guard, averaged only 4 8 points and 2 6 rebounds last season . The rebuilding Timberwolves showed improvement under his relentlessly positive coaching style, and every player has said they would like to see McHale return to the bench next season " If there' s some kind of way that he leaves the Timberwolves " star forward Al Jefferson said in April " that' s when I' ll be very, very upset " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Updated: January 5, 2009, 10: 35 PM ET Capel hospitalized with stomach virus Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NORMAN, Okla- Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel has been hospitalized with a stomach virus and will not be on the bench for the Sooners' game Monday night against Maryland- Eastern Shore Assistant coach Mark Cline will lead the No 6 Sooners in Capel' s place.

Updated: June 19, 2008, 4: 46 PM ET Bradley out after injuring quadriceps Tuesday Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas- AL batting leader Milton Bradley was out of Texas' lineup for Wednesday night' s game against Atlanta because of a strained left quadriceps . If Wisconsin had drawn the Aggies, it definitely would have mattered which team it played . 6- 5 SG William Buford( Ohio State: Buford brought his hot- shooting touch from the day' s earlier practice with him to the scrimmage, connecting on a number of jump shots . 16 against Tennessee and has played one play since " I' ve coached football for a long time and high ankle sprains are a bad deal " Meyer said " We knew last week he would be very limited, if at all# 133; This week I' m understanding it should be pretty close to 100 percent . And now that GM has cut back funding to its NASCAR teams across the board, including the Chevrolet team Hornaday drives for, any potential cost- saving measure has to be looked at- even the way drivers celebrate wins. 5 million contract was wrapping up this year, he' d be the next home run king, or close to it.

The 25- year- old Lowrie played much of last season with a sore left wrist . Granger scored eight points in the second quarter to help Indiana take a 46- 38 halftime lead . C- Charlotte Bobcats starting point guard Brevin Knight will miss at least one more game because of a strained groin Knight, averaging 12 2 points and 7 . Lefebvre previously managed the Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers . Updated: January 27, 2004, 12: 03 AM ET Bryant sore, but likely to play Email Print Share Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif- Shaquille O' Neal likely won' t play Wednesday night against Seattle, making it 13 games he will have missed since straining his right calf Jan. EAST RUTHERFORD, N. I get to finish the year on a positive note- my best start of the year against the Yankees.

The cachet of wearing a player' s shoe doesn' t mean what it used to " Nike is betting that Powell is wrong . McKnight, Notre Dame' s leading receiver the last two seasons, originally was expected back after injuring his right knee in the second game of the season against Michigan . 10 Bulldogs' points in their first five games, will miss the rest of the season with a torn right hamstring, the school' s director of sports medicine said Friday . Meyer, said in a statement " Scott appreciates the opportunity to demonstrate his good faith and his commitment to a successful season " Spiezio won World Series championships with Anaheim in 2002 and St Louis in 2006 during 12 seasons in the majors Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Bright- a Heisman trophy hopeful at the time- broke his jaw in a game at Stillwater, Okla, in what some perceived to be a racially motivated attack against the black player. UConn was four first- place votes shy of being a unanimous No.

But if everything runs smoothly and everything goes perfect, then it should be pretty easy " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Interestingly, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Joe Torre finished fourth, although he finished second last week in a survey of which managers players would most want to play for . The camera operator was approached by NASCAR Media Group, the league' s television licensing arm, because he hadn' t been officially cleared to shoot video during the race . Updated: May 3, 2009, 1: 44 PM ET Cabrera loses RBIs on scoring change Comment Email Print Share Associated Press DETROIT- Asdrubal Cabrera lost three RBIs Sunday morning, almost 24 hours after picking them up in a Saturday afternoon game . He' s fifth on the NCAA Division I career coaching wins list with 794. Blog By doing nothing, Mets management is sending the wrong message to their underachieving team, Rob Neyer writes.

Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee lead the rotation, followed by Fausto Carmona, a 19- game winner in 2007, and veteran Carl Pavano, who signed as a free agent Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . The criminal trial fell apart when the woman refused to testify, and a settlement was reached in the civil suit . Contreras writhed in pain on the ground, clutching his ankle He needed help to walk off the field D J . Phillips shook his right arm as he staggered to first but stayed in the game and scored on Melky Cabrera' s double " The timing of it was disappointing " Phillips said " It' s pretty simple math You know where we are in these four to six weeks . 12 " It means a whole lot " Not long after setting the record, McNeal sprained his left ankle after a hit by Oklahoma' s Calvin Thibodeaux.

The Final Four is scheduled for Ford Field in Detroit on April 4 and 6 Last year, all four No 1 teams made it to the Final Four . He was hit the same day he learned he had won the Pacific Coast League MVP award Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . But if you' re management, you have to look at that, certainly " The Rockets haven' t won a playoff series since 1997, and Van Gundy has lost their last three . That represents a pay raise of more than 20 percent from his previous guarantee of$ 1 075 million . With 100 laps down, 225 to go, nine cars are on the lead lap, but three of those are still hanging on near the tail end of the lead lap. Shaquille O' Neal? Sure, he made up for early foul trouble with some plays in the fourth quarter, but he was at best the No 3 star of his own team. An ankle injury limited Diaz to 36 games at Syracuse, where he hit 244 with one homer and 13 RBIs.