Miguel Cairo, clarifies among recalls the team' s September callups, took Pujols' third spot in the order and started at third base. It' s an area of strength for us this year " Jones has hit. The Phillies ace said that finding out there was no structural damage in his elbow was reassuring " I can pitch with it, it wouldn' t kill me. Orel HershiserBaseball- Reference' s pitch- count data goes back to 1988. But he knew the move was likely coming " I had an option, so I knew it was a possibility " Harman said " I' m ready to get back, get my at- bats in and do what they want me to do " Rollins said he tried to assist his teammates in any way possible during his DL stint, but knew it was the right move sitting out because he couldn' t do what he needed to help the team win. There isn' t anyone in this league better at doing that " Walker, a three- time All- Star, figures to become the starting small forward and would be backed up by Posey, one of the league' s better defenders. His record? O' Neal " 77- 0 " O' Neal claimed, before asking for volunteers to try out his choke hold.

The USA Today coaches' poll had the same top five as the AP poll, with Southern California, Texas, Virginia Tech, LSU and Florida . But if you ask coach Rocky Long, forget about any home- field advantage " I don' t think it makes a darn bit of difference . The system hasn' t changed and the problem of trying to chose between several worthy contenders to play in the title game could come up again in the coming weeks LSU has a BCS average of 941 . 28 and what he believes was a fumble by LSU on the Tigers' game winning drive on Nov 4 . Neff said the only trade talks he has had direct knowledge of involving his client was a proposal at the trade deadline last season when Detroit offered Nazr Mohammed for Hudson, but that deal never came to fruition " Minnesota is not a place we' re trying to stay " Neff said Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. 15 " We are fortunate that both schools had a common open date later in the year " Alleva said " I am appreciative of the cooperation of the good people at Troy for their understanding of this situation " Classes at LSU are canceled through the end of the week, with only part of campus on power generated by the school' s emergency backup power plant. I think we' re fine if we start swinging at strikes " The White Sox had been in first place in their division from April 15 until Saturday night, but are on a five- game losing streak and now 1# 189; games behind the Minnesota Twins " People are panicking " Guillen said " Did we play a real bad week? Yes, we did, we stunk.

I don' t want to " he told radio station KLAC " I want to stay here . So the Tide, with its new lofty status, will face a stiff test immediately . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . Happ " I felt something and it hasn' t gone away " Happ said Monday before the Phillies played the Houston Astros and tried to avoid a four- game sweep Moyer( 12- 9, 5 . Team spokesman John Black confirmed that Tomjanovich, 56, is considering resigning because of health reasons- though not a recurrence of bladder cancer- but denied that a final decision had been made. Memphis hurt itself by missing seven of its first nine free throws in the fourth quarter, including a miss by Stoudamire, who shoots 92 percent. Finley' s grab jump- started a promising Texas drive that led to a first- and- goal at the OU 8.

We can watch it on TV, but I don' t think we can fully appreciate what they' re all going through " The Nicholls State football team had a brief one- hour workout in shorts and helmets on Sunday, their first practice since the players and coaches left campus because of the hurricane that devastated much of the Gulf Coast . He said something to me, and I couldn' t hear him through that mask he was wearing " Griffey said " He said' It' s ball four' I said' I know' and then went to first " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . You have to take shots at them because they are very good " That strategy would be a change compared to how the Cornhuskers attacked the Trojans last season in Los Angeles . General manager Kevin Pritchard is in charge of player personnel matters . Less than 24 hours after announcing it was bolting Denver for Los Angeles because of a scheduling conflict, World Wrestling Entertainment was distributing a promotional image of chairman Vince McMahon and Nuggets and Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke. You cannot say much more than that " Los Angeles gradually trimmed a 69- 46 halftime deficit to 102- 88 on Zeljko Rebraca' s short hook shot with 4: 28 to play, but the Suns scored the next six points to restore their 20- point margin with 2: 12 left. Boston rallied for a 97- 96 lead with 7: 57 left on Davis' 3- pointer, the Celtics first of the game.

Sabathia rejected a$ 72 million, four- year extension from the Indians during spring training and announced he wouldn' t negotiate until after the season . The Pistons and Miami are the only Eastern Conference teams with winning road records . He' s looked like a rookie at times, and at other times, he' s looked like a 10- time All- Star . There' s been speculation that he could face season- ending surgery, though Friedman stressed he didn' t want speak prematurely about the outfielder " We' re still seeking medical opinions to come up with the best course of action " Friedman said " We probably won' t have anything definitive until[ Tuesday " Crawford, batting . Know whose fault that is " The kids shake their heads, and Hillman places his thumb on his chest. Furthermore, the crew chief' s decision to use or not use instant replay on a particular call would be final, and not subject to second- guessing by team or league personnel. I kind of lobbed it, he went to scoop it and hit off his glove and then I saw it hit him.

Even so, Brewers were 14- 11 and third in the National League Central, two games behind the first- place Cubs, entering Tuesday' s game " It' s big, but it' s not big " manager Ned Yost said " We have a nice team So it' s not like we' re hanging on having Mike Cameron But that said . Bedard was placed on the DL on June 17, retroactive to June 8, with inflammation in his left shoulder . Garnett said he has always been a big fan of giving to charity even dating back to his days growing up poor in Mauldin, S . Yao controlled the tap, but the Rockets couldn' t handle it and Caron Butler streaked down the court for a breakaway dunk " I knew wasn' t going to win the jump . Robert Johnson has done some good things for our program and he' s still needed " Nutt said Dick deserves a chance to show if he can spark the Razorback offense. As part of their 35th anniversary celebration, the Cavaliers saluted their 1970- 71 expansion team, which went 15- 67 under coach Bill Fitch Memphis used its 15th different starting lineup. Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 12 points and 10 assists, and Emeka Okafor had 13 rebounds and eight points.

We are sorry to lose him, but it' s important for David to continue driving " Gilliland is driving the No 71 Chevrolet this weekend for TRG Motorsports . He will likely go on the disabled list to open a roster spot for Joel Pineiro, who is expected to come off the disabled list Thursday and start the final game of the series in Cincinnati . The union and Major League Baseball agreed last year to extend the period for the filing of a collusion grievance until after Bonds' trial . About 2½ hours later, Gload hit a drive in the sixth against Milwaukee toward the right- field corner . His status is expected to be re- evaluated next week " I feel like I was putting too much pressure on football, and I wasn' t taking care of myself as good as I should have been " Blake told the Fort Worth Star- Telegram in his first interview in two months " I had to pay attention to Tommy Not the football player. Quarterback Sam Bradford sustained a concussion, and Stoops said his playing status will be determined later in the week " Sam did some things, and I' m not going to go through an hourly update " Stoops said after practice " We' ll see. Miami chipped away, and drew within 50- 42 on Damon Jones' 3- pointer with 5: 52 left in the half.

91 after giving up eight runs in two innings following the injury Gordon, who was hitting . Kyle Shotwell of Cal Poly won the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the best defensive player in I- AA . To shake things up, he brought offensive coordinator Shawn Watson down from the booth to share play- calling duties . But if I can' t get the right opportunities then I' ll look elsewhere for sure . I left the name blank to elude those pesky lawsuits( ESPN lawyers want to avoid them, but go ahead, print out the column, and fill in the driver you think is most likely to cause issues Improbable, yes Impossible, no But I digress. The governing body tacked on the four- race penalty under the rule that says crew members must not go on the racetrack for any reason while the cars are racing or while the cars are running under the yellow or red flag unless otherwise directed by a NASCAR official. Bruce Feldman covers college football and men' s college basketball for ESPN.

You have to make a good tag " Jeter' s attempt on a 2- 1 pitch with Nick Swisher at the plate would have given the Yankees a runner at third with no outs . It made for a long, tough night " Tony Parker scored 12 points in the first period, matching his total for all of Game 1 . Our job is to select the very best teams we can " West Virginia( 22- 9, which will host Delaware State in an NIT East Region opener on Tuesday night, tied Villanova and DePaul for seventh in the Big East . White Sox general manager Ken Williams said the club had approached Floyd, pitcher John Danks and outfielder Carlos Quentin about multiyear deals, but could only reach an agreement with Floyd " We wanted to wait until we got in spring training to take another look where we are, assess where we are in the present and where we want to be in the future " Williams said " We wanted to make overtures to a number of people that we felt were going to be a part of our next core, which we have done in years past with the[ Jon] Garlands, the[ Mark] Buehrles . Chester is leading the MEAC in total offense and passing, making him a prime candidate for MEAC Offensive Player of the Year# 8226; South Carolina State left guard James Lee paved the way for a dominating ground attack against Hampton. They were down 99- 57 in the opening minutes of the final period, on pace to eclipse a 47- point defeat against Philadelphia in 1982. It was a very frustrating loss " Golden State forced overtime by holding the Suns to just 13 points in the fourth quarter.

Acquired in a trade with the Reds last week, Griffey made his home debut against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night after going 3- for- 7 with a pair of RBIs in his first three games with the White Sox . He also ranks eighth in baseball history, and second among active players behind only Albert Pujols 620, with a 590 slugging percentage . We are holding a date for them " Shea Guinn, Reliant Park president and general manager, told Houston television station KRIV . I had heard this story a 1, 000 times already and I stopped him in mid- sentence and said " I' ll make it real easy for you- get your ass out of my office right now . Updated: March 27, 2008, 7: 15 PM ET Davidson is providing transportation, lodging, tickets to game Comment Email Print Share Associated Press RALEIGH, N C- It' s a free- for- all at Davidson College. Later Sunday, Memphis( 35- 1) received 17 points, five rebounds and four assists from Douglas- Roberts to escape Mississippi State He' s the reigning Conference USA Player of the Year. Busch easily led the rest of the way, beating Harvick to the finish line by 1.

DENVER( AP- The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets officially don' t like each other . It was a freak thing that happened " Two plays after Young left Wednesday' s game, the Padres also lost catcher Josh Bard to a high left ankle sprain . Updated: April 17, 2009, 10: 51 PM ET Randolph coaching against Mets Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Willie Randolph grinned when he heard a familiar voice heckling him from the edge of the visitors' dugout at Citi Field . Yolan Henry' s decision Thursday night reverses her plans to go on the run with the Noah Curry She says she plans to appeal . QB: Doug Williams, Grambling State( 1974- 78) Williams was a first- team All- American and finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting in 1978. The Mavs also upped their scoring average with Terry starting to 110, up from 99 with Harris starting. The lead never got below 13 points the rest of the way as the Milwaukee took the season- series( 2- 1.

Updated: March 11, 2009, 7: 02 PM ET Chipper on mend from strained oblique Comment Email Print Share Associated Press TORONTO- Chipper Jones took swings from both sides of the plate and fielded grounders before the United States faced Venezuela on Wednesday and said he' ll be ready to play when the second round of the World Baseball Classic begins Saturday in Miami . With Morway no longer in the mix, Washington Wizards director of player personnel Milt Newton appears to be the leading candidate to be Cleveland' s new GM . 262 this season, came to Boston from the Pittsburgh Pirates last season . The 30- year- old missed a start in Colorado last weekend with shoulder inflammation . The union had asked for substantial reductions in the penalties during a six- hour arbitration hearing at a Manhattan law office. Dwight Howard, Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon, the first three picks in last June' s draft, were rewarded Thursday with unanimous selections on the NBA All- Rookie Team. The technical was not rescinded " I don' t remember anything to be upset about.

Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds and the Blazers defeated Cheeks' new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, 95- 91 on Wednesday night " It felt good, you know " Randolph said " My old coach . The Dodgers also called up reliever Travis Schlichting from Double- A Chattanooga . Scheler said he prefers dirt- track racing to the asphalt NASCAR variety " There' s more action " he said . Updated: July 27, 2009, 7: 54 PM ET Sources: Rose' s status the same Comment Email Print Share Mike and Mike discuss the story that MLB commissioner Bud Selig may be considering reinstating Pete Rose and replay a portion of their interview with commissioner Selig at the All- Star Game asking about Rose . Updated: May 22, 2009, 9: 53 AM ET Kahn to be named to post Friday Comment Email Print Share Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS- The Minnesota Timberwolves hired former Indiana Pacers executive David Kahn to run their basketball operations, four days after being rejected by Portland assistant general manager Tom Penn. Sabathia He has iced his elbow the last three days and underwent ultrasound and stimulus therapies " Just a little bit of tired arm, I guess " Sabathia said " Just one of those things I' m sure I' ll feel fine I think after tomorrow I' ll be ready. Updated: May 29, 2009, 3: 47 PM ET Barkley excited to show new golf game Comment Email Print Share Associated Press RENO, Nev- Charles Barkley says he is still not gambling but might again someday.