Louis Cardinals reviews and Washington devises Nationals was rained out and will be made up as part of a day- night doubleheader Thursday The game never had a chance. The house is shaking again " Yao was expected to be play an ambassador' s role this summer as his country prepares to host the Olympics for the first time. Cavs rookie F Jawad Williams scored 2 points in his NBA debut. Information from ESPN' s Kevin Seifert and The Associated Press was used in this report. He flew from Los Angeles to Houston on Saturday and signed his contract about 7 a m Sunday " It was driving me crazy.
Kansas City has gone 86 consecutive road series without a sweep, the longest stretch in franchise history and the third- longest in the majors since 1923 " Sweeping these guys at home would have been nice " Kansas City catcher John Buck said " But the next step in the learning process is not to be satisfied with two wins and obviously go after that third one " Brown went 2- for- 4 with two RBI for Kansas City . The 37- year- old Griffey had been silent about the cause of the offseason injury, not giving interviews or allowing the Reds to announce the cause . Bonds' last homer- 17th this season- came in the first inning July 3 at Cincinnati off Aaron Harang Bonds has gone 23 at- bats without a homer since then . Louis " We have a good team " Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee said " We expect to win . Hamilton was 8- for- 15 from the floor and is shooting 60 percent for the season " We were looking for Rip and T P. According to the sources, DeFilippo first told Jagodzinski on Saturday that he would be fired if he interviewed and then reinforced the school' s position Sunday.
Gwynn has gotten over that, and these days praises the Chicken, not calling for him to be roasted on a spit " He carried this franchise for a while " said Gwynn, the honorary chairman of the " Say Goodbye to the Q " weekend " A lot of times people were coming here to see the Chicken They weren' t coming here to see baseball . Cabrera said he " felt fine " after limping off the field . Oswalt lost consecutive complete games on June 30 and July 5, but said he was ready to leave Saturday' s game when Garner put in Lidge " The last inning, I knew I was grabbing for straws there a little bit " Oswalt said " I knew they were going to pinch hit for me anyway, so get Lidge in there and he did a great job tonight " Lidge gave up two runs in the ninth inning of the Astros' 8- 4 loss to Cincinnati on Thursday, rekindling questions about his psyche after his failures in the playoffs last season . From scrimmage, he registered only 19 tackles and two forced fumbles in three seasons . AFC North blog ESPN' s James Walker writes about all things AFC North in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation Terms of the deal were not available, but Hood, a defensive end out of Missouri, became the fourth first- rounder to come to a contract agreement. When the ball dropped just inside the foul line no one moved for a split second. 9 rebounds over his first two seasons and was the runner- up to Cleveland' s LeBron James in the Rookie of the Year balloting in 2003- 04 Milwaukee Bucks: The Bucks apparently believe T J Ford is completely recovered from a scary injury.
The Nationals have four saves by three pitchers this season . It didn' t take long to take a head count " I felt like I was back in the Florida State League " said rookie Drew Stubbs, who led off the Reds' first inning with a homer and added a two- run shot in the second game " I could hear[ announcer] Jeff Brantley' s voice from out on the concourse and the cars on the highway outside " Foul balls clattered around the 42, 000- seat ballpark . Lynch cautioned the jurors to follow closely his instructions on the law rather than the wording on the verdict sheet . But he has since proven more productive in the NBA than any of the 10 players drafted out of high school that year, which was the last time high school players were eligible to be selected That group includes No 6 overall pick Martell Webster( Portland, No 10 Andrew Bynum( Los Angeles Lakers) and No 18 Gerald Green( drafted by Boston, now with Dallas . He declined to reflect on what Dungy has meant to him and his career " It' s hard for me to think about at this point " Manning said " I' m not sure what we' ll find out at that meeting.
Meanwhile, Colletti said he' d made an offer to Nomar Garciaparra, another former AL batting champion while playing for the Red Sox " I' d like to talk to him before I comment on that " Colletti said when asked about the possibility of Garciaparra playing the outfield " He has been an infielder most of his career . Houston RHP Brandon Backe( right elbow surgery) will make his final scheduled rehab start on Thursday Backe last pitched in the majors on Aug 18, 2006 . It was during the slide that McGrady- selected team captain in the offseason- startled the organization when he openly discussed quitting " You have to display a sense of urgency . And again, I would not be excited if I thought there' s no way we can do this . 15 million, but Mauer still speaks much like he did last season as a senior at St Paul' s Cretin- Derham Hall. The switch- hitting Soto who played for the defending champion Baseball America team in the World Woodbat Tournament in Jupiter, Fla, this fall Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press.
When we play like that, we' re tough to beat, and we' ll give ourselves a chance against anybody " Phoenix lost at home to the Lakers 99- 93 in Game 2 of the first round en route to falling behind 3- 1 in the best- of- seven series . Watson, starting his third game of the season, scored a career- high 22 points, missing only one of his 10 shots, and Mike Miller added 20 to lead Memphis to a 96- 88 victory over the New York Knicks . Another former Knicks and Rockets head coach, Don Chaney, was also at the game . Three co- defendants also have been sentenced to prison terms " Your case is in a clearly different class than the other defendants who' ve appeared before me " U S . Heading into the final season of a$ 55 million, five- year contract, Dreifort had surgery on his left knee Jan 6.
Bradford has been plagued by lower- back soreness and spasms for years, and the problems flared up again early in spring training . This deal didn' t seem possible at the end of last season when the oft- injured Garciaparra hurt his quadriceps during the playoff chase and struggled to a . Associated PressCHICAGO- Now that Vladimir Guerrero is hitting the ball out of the park again, the Los Angeles Angels are downright giddy about how good they might be . Both began shoving each other, and Chandler cocked his arm but was restrained by teammates " He grabbed my leg when I ran to the ball " Chandler said " I tried to kick him off my leg, get him off of me " It was just two guys getting a little heated " Knight said " I don' t know if it warranted an ejection " The Bulls scored the next six points after the ejections to take a 91- 86 lead on Gordon' s 3- pointer . Those intangibles had some value here " Moss' new deal with the Patriots is for$ 27 million over three years, with a guarantee of$ 15 million, including a$ 12 million signing bonus. So that is a compelling feature " Another option would be having one conference play nine home games during a season, and the other conference do so the next year.
Izturis was 7- for- 10 and Murton went 6- for- 10 with a homer and four RBIs in the three games . Pedro Martinez is expected to be sidelined for the first half of the season, and Dave Williams likely will be sidelined until June following surgery last week to repair a herniated disk in his neck A 33- year- old right- hander, Park was 7- 7 with a 4 . Ranked among the best dive bars in New York, visitors now come to Freddy' s for more than a$ 2 50 pint of Pabst . Updated: May 8, 2008, 9: 00 AM ET Nets' Jefferson charged with assaulting man in January Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services MINNEAPOLIS- New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson was charged with assault Wednesday for grabbing another man by the throat in a Minneapolis club earlier this year But the player disputed the account of what happened Jefferson Jefferson was in town with the team on Jan . Williams left the game, returned briefly and departed for good after one more carry.
The television advertisement referred to the players as " superhuman " and featured renderings of Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Jason Giambi and others as bulked- up cartoon characters . He had an RBI triple in the second, a solo homer in the fifth and a single off Soria in the ninth . Taylor hinted that Cassell could be traded " He' s on our payroll this next year, so you' ve got to deal with it " Taylor said " You just can' t say what you' re going to do If you can get a trade that' s a good trade, you do it . There' s no free pass, just because you might be a bit younger than some of the other guys . The tattooed and body- pierced right- hander, whose 2003 season ended in April because of elbow reconstruction surgery, begins his major league comeback Thursday night when he' s set to start for Florida at the New York Mets " It' s important to me to get out there and pitch with these guys " Burnett said " This team' s come a long way since I got hurt Guys have gotten a lot better over the last couple years. But I know from knowing our guys that they' re very, very respectful of the Yankees and what they' ve accomplished " I like the on- field Yankees- Red Sox rivalry.
Earlier this season, Collins turned down an offer from the Milwaukee Bucks, who also tried in the summer of 2005 to hire him as coach . Iverson was 9- for- 23 for 22 points, and Anthony was 7- for- 21 for 23 points, including an alley- oop dunk from Marcus Camby with just over a minute left that broke a 71- 71 tie " We missed a lot of shots " Anthony said " You can' t do nothing about that . He showed rust in his first game back, and took extended breaks, finishing with nine points . Rainey insisted " It' s not that we relate to his All- Star status " says Dave James, a recreation therapist assistant at the VA Medical Center " We don' t talk about his baseball status . Webster received six stitches above his eye when he took an accidental elbow from Przybilla in the third but he returned later in the quarter wearing a bandage The teams meet again Sunday night at Arco Arena Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Astros RHP Fernando Nieve left the game after the fifth inning with a right elbow strain He pitched one inning.
SAN DIEGO( AP- Imagine if the San Diego Padres had played like this against St Louis in October . currency " The day he was held, this person called me and told me that he could help my son gain his freedom in exchange for money " Maura Villareal told the Venezuela Daily Journal, without divulging how much money was requested " Everybody wants a piece of the action for the freedom of my son . Dodgers 4, Rockies 3LOS ANGELES( AP- Ramon Martinez gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a little momentum heading into an important East Coast road trip . But we still have the lead, and it' s not the worst thing in the world . The last time the Indians lost 11 straight was 1931, on the way to a team- record 12 consecutive losses. Since James Dolan became owner of the Knicks and Rangers, Madison Square Garden policy specifies that any interviews must be done with a public relations official present- with no exceptions, according to a person familiar with the policy, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because this matter has not been resolved. He said he saw himself as just a throw- in in a possible trade of Vince Carter.