The Mariners discloses have the defines unfortunate distinction of being the first major league team with a$ 100 million payroll to lose 100 games " After the game I talked to the ballclub " Riggleman said " It occurred to me that 100 losses wasn' t something I thought about all day or during the game It felt about the same as the other losses. Bobcats spokesman Scott Leightman said trainers were concerned about the MCL in Rush' s left knee and that Rush was taken to a New Orleans hospital for an MRI. They built that to 13 points several times late in the half, the last at 45- 32, and led 50- 42 at halftime. Early County Sheriff' s deputies responded to reports of a fight around 1 a m. Let' s get it " The Bears' Manning had a message for Burress when told of the receiver' s comments " We' ll see you on Sunday " he said Maybe. In Pennsylvania, the owner of a weapon involved in a shooting can be charged in the crime.

It seemed that when Campbell had time he was able to be effective, especially early on, but he didn' t have enough support from the running game to keep the Baltimore defense off- balance . Backup quarterback Jim Sorgi hurt his right hamstring on a handoff . Roethlisberger has called the rape allegations " reckless and false " and said he would fight them through the legal process . Saturday' s game is sold out and less than 5, 000 tickets remain for Sunday . The 23- year- old Herrera spent most of last season at Double- A, going 5- 2 with a 3 78 ERA in 34 relief appearances Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. Not exactly what they were expecting when they entered the season as one of the favorites to reach the playoffs " At this point, we are kind of in a worst- case scenario " Ichiro Suzuki said through an interpreter " But in this situation, we must not think about punishing ourselves too much At the same time, we can' t think we are fine.

The sting was set up after Bryant' s security staff reported receiving a letter Sept . A 9- 0 run put Seattle back on top at 89- 85 with just over seven minutes left . Champagne spewed everywhere in the locker room, where the Padres reveled as the first visiting team to clinch a playoff spot in Arizona . Rafael Furcal, in the game for his defense, delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth and Matt Kemp hit his career- high 19th homer as the Dodgers put the brakes on the surging Rockies by taking two of three at Coors Field . Game notesThe Bucks placed F Keith Van Horn on the injured list due to right ankle tendinitis Van Horn, averaging 17 2 points and 8 2 rebounds, has missed the last 10 games with the injury. Mullin, who played for Nelson during the coach' s first stint with Golden State, signed his mentor in 2006, and they' ve worked together well.

Iguodala scored seven points in the surge, and Memphis missed its first eight shots of the period " It just strayed away from us " Gay said " I guess we thought we had the game at the end " Memphis led by 11 in the first half before holding on for a 52- 47 advantage at the break . Howard was on defense when he sprained his left wrist while reacting to a pump- fake by Chicago' s Ben Gordon . He' ll also likely remind everyone that " America' s Team " has been to a record eight Super Bowls and has won five . Updated: October 16, 2008, 8: 36 PM ET Injury- depleted Vikings bring back LB Harris, release FB Tapeh to clear space Comment Email Print Share Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn- The Minnesota Vikings ended fullback Thomas Tapeh' s homecoming six games into the season to make room for linebacker Napoleon Harris . is a name that would fit in the middle of somebody' s order " he said " That' s what we' re looking for " However, others said Tuesday that the Dodgers' interest had faded. He struck out four and walked two " Seth' s just got to keep pushing, you can' t give up " Tampa Bay catcher Josh Paul said.

It was just a pretty impressive ballgame on both sides of the field " Hoffman would have started the ninth had the Padres not scored three times to take a four- run lead, which took him out of a save situation " It' s something we' ve been done for the last 13 or 14 years I prepare to go in there when there are two guys on . Huntington is still weighing roster options and is not commenting on specific players . Ryan allowed two hits in pitching a scoreless ninth for his first save . After Morrow gave up three runs in the ninth on Tuesday night in a 6- 5 loss, new manager Don Wakamatsu sent the 24- year- old right back out there again " It took me a little while to put it out of my head " Morrow said " But I was just glad to get out there again " Cuddyer never got the bat off his shoulder, but Morrow struck out Justin Morneau and Joe Crede looking and then got pinch- hitter Jason Kubel on a flyout to close it out " I don' t think my approach was very good there " Morneau said " The guy was erratic He was all over the place . After the fourth inning, the video board showed one fan surrounded by empty seats while Eric Carmen' s " All By Myself " played over the speaker system, drawing laughs from other fans who knew the feeling. Matt Holliday' s sacrifice fly snapped a ninth- inning tie for a 3- 2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night in the series finale between two first- place teams. Davis, who played three seasons for New Orleans and six in the Hornets' organization before coming to Golden State at last year' s trading deadline, pledged$ 500 for every point he scored against the Hornets on Nov 28.

to calculate the value of their shares, while Dan Rooney has turned to Morgan Stanley for guidance in the matter . CP3: Playoff Race And March Madness- Hornets PG Chris Paul talks about the Western playoff race, the NCAA Tournament and the Twitter craze 14 . Once a defense realizes everything is going to be underneath, it can play tight, physical coverage on receivers with little fear of the deep ball . Speaking of DPs, Tiger hitters have only hit into 114 this season, tied for second- fewest in the AL . But I put my team in a bad situation for the rest of the game and that' s terrible by me " Cain walked the next two batters to load the bases- including Igawa in his first career plate appearance- before Melky Cabrera' s two- run single made it 3- 0. It' s kind of a crampiness in there " Sheets( 3- 0) felt soreness in his right triceps last Monday, the day after his 5- 3 win over the Mets and Johan Santana.

Marcus Thames and Edgar Renteria each hit solo homers for the Tigers . His 22 steals in the preseason were the most in the league " I think he' ll be our point guard for many, many years " Nelson said Sunday . Instead they will open at Boston, the third seed, on Saturday . Gwynn, who is out of minor league options and would need to clear waivers to be sent to Triple- A Nashville, has been out of the lineup the past two days . One night, they bring out a few pieces, another night they swap them out as they ramp up for the regular season. He was signed by the Jaguars in December and played in three games. Updated: October 5, 2005, 9: 37 PM ET No change in steroid policy as talks continue Email Print Share Associated Press CHICAGO- Baseball and its players are still negotiating over a tougher drug- testing agreement, commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday, one week after union head Donald Fehr testified a new agreement could be in place before the end of the World Series " There' s been no change " Selig said while watching the first- round playoff game between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox " I' m very hopeful.

BOSTON( AP- Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling have a friendly little contest going, and right now it' s all tied up . Hawks Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N . Antawn Jamison had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Washington, and Caron Butler scored 27 . Stoudemire was called for an offensive foul on the next possession and Chris Paul' s driving layup cut it to one with 29 seconds remaining . Howard also received a flagrant foul two, which does not carry an automatic suspension, but the fifth- year pro could theoretically miss the opener on Oct 31 at Cleveland. Hinske went 2- for- 4 in his first professional start in the leadoff spot. We never really got anything going against him " Garko and Travis Hafner both homered for the Indians.

The Celtics also get Jiri Welsch and Chris Mills, players the Mavericks got in an offseason trade that also brought Antawn Jamison from Golden State, and Dallas' first- round pick in 2004 . Brown said as recently as Friday that he was " confident " about returning to the Pistons next season, having overcome season- long speculation about new jobs to lead Detroit to within one victory of back- to- back championships " Larry Brown is physically, spiritually and enthusiastically willing to coach the Detroit Pistons next season " Glass told the paper " Whatever they[ the Pistons] do from that point on is not on Larry Brown . He' s tough to score on, and he definitely kept them in the game " Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock was pleased " We' ve had one poor hockey game in the last 12 " he said " It' s hard to fault our effort right now . Updated: May 14, 2004, 12: 40 AM ET Leiter has soreness in throwing shoulder Email Print Share ESPN news services PHOENIX- Mets left- hander Al Leiter traveled back to New York on Thursday for tests on his sore pitching shoulder . Los Angeles added three more in the fifth, two on Figgins' drive that hit off the upper deck facing in right and gave the Angels a 5- 1 lead " With my type of swing I just try to drive the ball and sometimes I may hit a line drive a little too high " Figgins said " That at- bat, I just did " The Twins opened the bottom half with three straight hits, including an RBI single by Juan Castro that made it 5- 2 and had runners on first and second with nobody out. In October 2001, Bonds' record- setting 73rd homer of the season sparked litigation that ended when a judge ordered two men to split the$ 450, 000 the ball fetched, a year after the homer. Bay threw to second to get the forceout and Tracy came out of the dugout to argue that he caught the ball.

Updated: October 30, 2008, 4: 33 AM ET Lidge closes out Rays to finish season 48- for- 48 on saves Comment Email Print Share Associated Press PHILADELPHIA- Mr Perfect got the biggest save of his career . It was a reminder to throw it as hard as I can and not baby it " New York, which has lost eight of 10, managed just four hits " He' s not going to be scared of anything " said Mets catcher Brian Schneider about Latos " He used his fastball all night and mixed in those offspeed pitches " Following a 27- 20 start, the Mets have gone 24- 39 since May 29 and fallen eight games under . At the general managers' meeting in Phoenix, Texas GM John Hart made it clear that his team is not trying to move Rodriguez and said the possibility of a deal was a long shot, The Times reported " He' s our cornerstone player " Hart told the newspaper " But if the phone rings in this business, you pick up the phone and listen " Rodriguez suggested in late July that he would be willing to accept a trade if the team doesn' t improve, but later changed his tone " The optimism is obvious . The Diamondbacks answered in the fourth, tying the game when Luis Gonzalez was hit by a pitch and scored on Green' s double . Maybe we' ll take a closer look at it and see what' s wrong " Jones said the injury was not related to the right heel discomfort that has bothered him lately and contributed to a 1- for- 27 slump that has dropped his average to 282. Chad Bradford retired one batter, and Aaron Heilman pitched a perfect eighth for the second successive night The Mets improved to 23- 11 in one- run games.

Seattle struggled to do anything with Wang' s heavy sinker, one of the best pitches in the majors One simple changeup did him in . Gary Sheffield had the previous record for most homers in a month for the Marlins with 11 in 1994 and' 96 . Wladimir Balentien and Jonny Gomes drove in runs for the Reds, who have lost 11 of their last 13 road games " I thought I threw the ball pretty good " Arroyo said " Zito threw well and things just went their way . Arrowhead, which opened in 1972 and is notorious for being loud and rough on visiting teams, is undergoing a$ 325 million renovation, which includes new luxury boxes, wider concourses and enhanced amenities in addition to new practice facilities, an enlarged indoor field and a brand new state- of- the- art headquarters building . After Eric Chavez walked, Crosby singled home two more runs " It was crazy " Johnson said " Everybody was hitting and getting on base and then I hit into the double play. We' re still in a position we want to be in and we still control our own destiny " Game notes Commissioner Bud Selig, who owned the Brewers in 1982, addressed the crowd during the pregame ceremony but did not speak to reporters afterward. The Dodgers finish the regular season against the Pirates, Padres and Giants, teams with a combined record of 188- 260 420) before Monday' s games.

The 20- year- old, who left North Carolina after winning the national championship in his junior season, averaged 17 6 points per game over his career with the Tar Heels . They are willing to come back and rebuild a place where they were born and raised . Here is ESPN' s ranking of the Super Bowl performances of the starting quarterbacks, from best to worst: 51- 60| 61- 70| 71- 82| 1- 40 41 . Although you continue to use the media to express your dissatisfaction with others, no one has publicly pointed out to you that in four preseason games and one regular- season game played this year, your offense has scored one first- half touchdown That put tremendous pressure on the defense . Torii Hunter added two singles and doubled off the left field wall in the seventh " We don' t go anywhere without those guys in the middle driving in runs " Gardenhire said " They' re the guys that make us click " Jose Vidro had two RBI singles for Seattle. Meche struck out seven and did not walk a batter " He had it all working today " Indians manager Eric Wedge said " He had his fastball, a good breaking ball, he was cutting the ball a little bit and he had a changeup, too When he' s on like that, he' s tough to hit. The team leaders met with the players and staff Tuesday to reaffirm their commitment to the current leadership, including coach Larry Brown and Thomas " I think everybody was conscious of him being here " Francis said of Dolan " I think he' s done a good job of letting us be ourselves We want to win one for him.