None of discloses those decisions examines have been made " Information from ESPN senior writers Pat Forde and Andy Katz and The Associated Press was used in this report. And a breakthrough victory at Texas in 2006 was trumped several weeks later by a blowout 45- 10 loss to California in the Holiday Bowl. 16 national ranking and the school' s best start since 1992 heading into Saturday' s crucial ACC showdown with No. A double- technical went against Pierce and Richardson with 7: 03 to play, then came a whopping quadruple technical after a pileup under the Celtics' basket involving West and Walker of Boston, and Stoudemire and Johnson for Phoenix. Updated: August 9, 2009, 12: 31 AM ET Ramirez out with sore left shoulder Comment Email Print Share Associated Press DENVER- Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left the game in the fifth inning against Colorado Saturday night because of soreness in his left shoulder and will miss Sunday' s game " It' s day by day " Ramirez said after the Cubs' 6- 5 win over Colorado " I' m not playing tomorrow and we' ll see how it is Monday " Ramirez was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts. Portland' s James Thomas left the game with a strained rib cage muscle Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press.

Coach talks about what his team has to overcome and what senior night means to him . Updated: January 11, 2009, 7: 33 PM ET Augustin to miss minimum 10 days Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N C- Charlotte Bobcats rookie point guard D J . He had his best qualifying effort last week in New Hampshire when he started seventh, but he finished four laps down in 38th place The year has not been a total bust for Franchitti, though . It' s a gamble for him, a gamble for Nike and a gamble for the industry as a whole " When you have the absolute best player in the world saying lows are safe, lows are actually helping me become a better player, that' s a wrap " said Steve Mulholland, founder and publisher of Sole Collector, one of the leading consumer sneaker magazines " The rules as we used to know are about to change " But not everyone believes this is a good thing . He' s taken that route before, saving 154 games from 2001- 04 after winning the Cy Young in 1996 as a starter " If I can continue to not feel[ pain or discomfort] and expect it' s going to be fine, then certainly this transition will be a lot better than I can imagine " Smoltz said, according to the newspaper. Updated: August 12, 2009, 12: 34 AM ET Twins put Perkins on 15- day DL Comment Email Print Share Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS- The Minnesota Twins have placed left- hander Glen Perkins on the 15- day disabled list with a left shoulder strain.

Updated: May 8, 2005, 11: 53 PM ET Allen, Radmanovic day to day Email Print Share Associated Press SAN ANTONIO- Ray Allen and Vladimir Radmanovic of the Seattle SuperSonics both left in the second quarter of Sunday' s playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs with ankle injuries X- rays were negative . He' s 238 pounds, he' s a legitimate power forward that not only can score, but can really shoot the ball outside " Yi appears to fit in well with the Bucks, who stumbled to the third- worst record in the league last season after injuries to four of five starters . 4 Panthers' game against Belmont on Tuesday night because of right knee swelling . Miami added players through free agency and trades in the offseason, and Pat Riley replaced Stan Van Gundy as coach earlier this month " That team has been together- we haven' t " Heat center Alonzo Mourning said Detroit has won a season- high nine straight games . All five OU starters on the offensive line were playing new positions this season and three were new starters. Girardi said right- hander Chien- Ming Wang( hip) will make a second rehab start with Triple- A Scranton/ Wilkes- Barre on Sunday. 272 with nine homers and 57 RBIs in 130 games, coming off the disabled list early this month after fracturing his left foot on a foul ball Aug 2 against Seattle.

Manuel thinks the rookie needs to improve his balance at the plate, saying opposing pitchers " controlled " his front foot . Coach Jim Calhoun called him a big part of UConn' s 23- 1 start Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . But the discomfort in his knee was the catalyst for further opinion . Grizzlies Comment Email Print Share Associated Press BOSTON- Point guard Rajon Rondo returned to the Boston Celtics' starting lineup on Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies after missing two games with a sprained right ankle . Updated: April 3, 2008, 5: 42 PM ET Denver' s Martin exceeds flagrant foul points limit, banned 1 game Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin was suspended for one game without pay Thursday for exceeding the flagrant foul points total with five. Updated: March 2, 2009, 9: 51 PM ET Durant, Green out; Howard sits Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services OKLAHOMA CITY- The Oklahoma City Thunder were without leading scorers Kevin Durant and Jeff Green for Monday night' s game against the Dallas Mavericks.

75 ERA and eight strikeouts in 5 1/ 3 innings " I feel ready to go, whenever he gives me the ball " Rodney said " I' ve shown I' m ready to go and I want to help my team win . C- Charlotte Bobcats forward Sean May will miss seven to 10 days with a sprained right ankle . 26 after an incident with less than 1 minute to play in a 5- 3 loss to the Wolverines . 8 in Glendale, Ariz, to win the school' s second national championship in football . Texaco/ Havoline is leaving NASCAR and therefore will not return to the No 42 next season, Ganassi officials said Tuesday. Updated: August 1, 2008, 1: 51 AM ET Ramirez traded to Dodgers in three- way deal Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Manny Ramirez Traded To Dodgers In Three- Team Deal Slugger Manny Ramirez' s stormy relationship with the Boston Red Sox is over Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. 5 million in direct cash payments from the state for each of the next three seasons, regardless of the club' s success at the ticket office.

Most have forgotten that Callahan split his first 20 games at Nebraska- including blowout road losses at Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Kansas State and Kansas over his first two seasons- before forging the modest five- game winning streak he brings into Saturday' s game . The Sonics beat Cleveland by seven at home earlier this month, and kept Washington struggling . Limited to 26 games by elbow problems, Hopper will undergo ligament replacement surgery on his elbow Tuesday, Baker said " You could see it in his throws, and he couldn' t extend his elbow when he was hitting " Baker said Hopper was on the disabled list from April 23 to June 18 Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Both teams struggled with their shooting as the Grizzlies sank 41 . On their flight to Chicago, Gaudin and Harden chatted about the whirlwind events they' d been caught up in " Just kind of talked about how crazy it was. Haslem said it' s a move just to reaffirm how much the postseason means Players won' t be locked in their hotels, either Going to dinner, relaxing a bit, that' s all acceptable.

Mulder Mulder had his twice surgically- repaired shoulder examined by a handful of doctors during the week . Assistant Eric Bridgland stepped in and, according to the source, will continue to coach the team the rest of this season . 3 Michigan will play in its third Rose Bowl in the past four years . Any hope of Jacksonville getting back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1986 was pretty much gone by the midway point of the first half . Updated: January 30, 2007, 8: 23 PM ET Norvell leaves Nebraska to be off. Allan Houston had his best game of the season with 25 points on 8- for- 12 shooting, and Jerome Williams played 44 minutes in his first start for the Knicks to lead New York past the Portland Trail Blazers 113- 105 Sunday night.

Blog Yet Suzuki said he isn' t disappointed, frustrated, surprised or even numb at how badly his heralded team with a revamped rotation and veteran lineup has flopped " I' m beyond those kind of motions . Turn the focus ring on Ann Arbor in the fall of 1969 and two distinct images become sharp( 1) thousands of students massing daily to rant about everything from the war in Vietnam to their right to free- not just penalty- free- marijuana; sometimes smashing bank windows and even occupying university buildings until busses full of riot cops came out; and( 2) those very same students putting down their rocks and sticks( but not their protest signs and megaphones) each Saturday, marching down State Street where they' d mix with another 90, 000 " establishment " types inside the Big House for a three- hour truce, united in their love for the Wolverines and their hatred for whichever team of Big Ten patsies that was not dressed in maize and blue . The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has since ordered that Mayfield' s suspension be reinstated . Kyle Korver scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Samuel Dalembert had 15 points and nine boards for the division- leading 76ers . They ask for these guys hoping that they' re going to get more information than I give them They won' t get it very often. Verbal: Tennessee You only have to get one sentence into Hawkins' player evaluation before you see that we have felt he was underrated from the beginning. Mullens needs to become more aggressive on the offensive end and use his big body to establish deep post position for rebounding and scoring.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . Updated: June 24, 2005, 6: 10 PM ET Allen, Redd on LeBron' s free- agent wish list Email Print Share Associated Press AKRON, Ohio- LeBron James says he would like to have some input on which players the Cavaliers add to their roster as the free agency period begins next week . The 50- year- old Meyers replaces Paul Sunderland, who was let go after last season . At that time, Auburn had Jason Campbell, who is now the starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins . 7 percent overall, scored a season- high 39 points in the third. Richardson, who spent his first four NBA seasons with the Clippers, missed his second game since the fatal shooting of his brother, 31- year- old Lee Richardson, Jr.

Washington needed Roy to rebound, so he led the Huskies in that . Frank saw neurological surgeons this week and was given the diagnosis Thursday that the C3 vertebra in the middle of his neck was narrowing . He has six months to complete the 30- day term, Sumrow said . Lyke has declined to discuss details of the case but has said Goings maintains his innocence Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Said Moore " I have not talked with any coach, but that process will begin in the next day or so " Meanwhile, Kines said he hopes the school gets to go to a bowl this season " This group wants to go " he said. I' m not exactly going out on a limb with these, but I have a reputation to protect. Behind Paul and Claxton, the Hornets have no experience at point guard Guards Kirk Snyder and J R.

He is fourth in the NL in strikeouts with 142 and leads the league in strikeout- to- walk ratio at 5 . Updated: March 1, 2009, 1: 29 AM ET Biffle snaps 76- race winless streak Comment Email Print Share Associated Press LAS VEGAS- Greg Biffle was caught speeding on pit road, had another bad stop, and ran out of gas while leading- twice . Bryant has since decided to play tights- free in the Los Angeles Lakers' past five games . The first decision will be what to do at quarterback when the Hoosiers( 2- 2) face Wisconsin this Saturday . He tied the game with a 3- yard run with 18 seconds remaining in regulation and then scored the gamewinner on a 14- yard run in overtime. But teams will have to adjust to different track conditions: Sunday night' s race begins in daylight and ends in the dark, but Monday' s event will now be run during the hottest part of the day " Obviously we' ll be dealing with the heat, so you won' t have as much grip " Sawyer said " The characteristics of the handling is definitely going to be different.

Updated: October 11, 2005, 6: 09 PM ET The Bottom 10 hugs it out With a little help from the gang from Entourage, ESPN breaks down the bottom of the college football barrel . Chambers, a reserve who has played in all five games, will remain on suspension pending an on- campus hearing He was also suspended from the football team Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Forced to leave his previous outing because of an irritated disk, Oswalt was scheduled to start Tuesday night against San Francisco . The position of grievance arbitrator had been vacant since the league exercised its option to dismiss the man who previously held the post, Roger Kaplan . J( AP- Marc Jackson scored 17 points, including a layup with 1. For us to go in the direction we need to go in, I think having guys that[ are] familiar with everything we' re trying to do would help us " Some changes will be made, something Riley referred to as " a natural progression " He said that- when healthy- Damon Jones, Wade, Eddie Jones, Haslem and O' Neal are a strong enough starting five to win a title. Updated: August 24, 2005, 8: 09 PM ET Scales, Beasley lead U S.