The school reveals said it interprets would have no further comment on the suspension. The teams traded baskets most of the rest of the quarter, with the Sixers taking a 57- 50 into halftime after Marshall beat the buzzer with a 3- pointer for Toronto^ Notes: Iverson didn' t have a steal, ending a streak of 50 straight games with at least one. The Sixers made eight of their first 10 shots, went 13- for- 20 from the floor in the third quarter and shot 50 percent overall. 7 rebounds to lead the Rockets to victories against the Clippers, Warriors and Magic last week. Veteran official Joe Crawford was assigned to Game 6, along with Mike Callahan and Mark Wunderlich Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. Wakamatsu said they are looking to activate Lopez on Thursday Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.

The Royals entered Monday' s game at Oakland with the second- worst record in baseball at 50- 80 and were 19 games behind AL Central- leading Detroit Moore' s job was thought to be in jeopardy . He says it feels a lot better than he thought it would today so that is a good sign " Wakamatsu said it' ll likely be Wednesday at the earliest before Suzuki is back in the lineup . James was second on the team with five interceptions and he made 46 tackles to rank fifth on the team Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Rocky Widner/ Getty ImagesMusselman was fired after the Kings went 33- 49 in his only season as coach . Temple hasn' t made a positive impression on its new league. Mississippi fired Ed Orgeron on Saturday, opening a spot at another SEC school not far from Nutt' s home state of Arkansas Nebraska fired Bill Callahan the same day Nutt was asked about his interest in other openings.

Updated: June 13, 2009, 3: 44 AM ET Kings unveil Westphal as new coach Comment Email Print Share Associated Press Although Paul Westphal has been a college coach, a basketball executive and a broadcaster over the past nine years, he always looked for the right spot to get back into the NBA in a head coaching job . Pederson had at least four candidates turn down the job before he hired Callahan, who had just been fired by the Oakland Raiders . Updated: March 6, 2009, 8: 09 PM ET Mills healed; St . There have been times when you see him run and you see him pull up a little bit . Peavy came in for treatment but went home about two hours before game time He said he was taking " quite a bit " of medication. Clark, a senior quarterback playing on a badly sprained right ankle, finished 18 of 26 for 204 yards. Then Bryant scored the first four points of the second half and Seattle' s defense went to sleep to open a lane for Butler, whose layup put the Lakers up 62- 42 only 3# 189; minutes into the third period Los Angeles didn' t let up.

Smith had 10 and Gadzuric added eight of the Bucks' 26 points in the third quarter, while Pierce had 11 of the Celtics' 23 . Beltran New York was 34- 33 when Beltran went down, only two games out of first place in the NL East . Niklas Backstrom# 32 G Minnesota Wild 2009 STATS GM51 G28 A18 PTS0 925 PIM2 . From that point, my only concern was not to score too early " Four carries later, Warren crossed the goal line for the winning score . Either way, something Miles said back in September when much of the state of Louisiana was still picking up the pieces rings truer than ever " At the end of the year, there will be a ledger " Miles said " The ledger will read: wins and losses. Nene added 21 points and 13 rebounds, helping Denver finish 49- 33 for its best season since going 54- 28 in 1987- 88 " It all starts now, the playoffs " Anthony said.

Updated: July 23, 2008, 10: 01 PM ET Wagner plays long toss, says he' s ready to pitch for Mets Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Billy Wagner was available to pitch for the New York Mets on Wednesday night against Philadelphia after missing the previous game with a sore left shoulder . AP Photo/ Joe RaymondDevin Pritchett, left, Nick Smith, Terry Love and Eric Smith celebrated at Notre Dame last season . According to the Chicago Tribune, Sandberg and Micucci apparently bumped while arguing after the LumberKings had bunted with a 6- 0 lead . The Mitchell report disclosed that the anonymity of the drug- testing program required by MLB' s collective bargaining agreement had fallen into doubt after federal agents raided two companies involved in BALCO survey testing, resulting in the temporary shutdown of baseball' s testing " In the course of these searches, the agents seized data from which they believed they could determine the identities of the major league players who had tested positive during the anonymous survey testing " the Mitchell report states on Page 281 . Rodriguez, who last season guided the Mountaineers to an 11- 1 record, including a 38- 35 win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, followed by a 9- 2 record this year, called a West Virginia sports talk radio show Friday night and insisted he wasn' t leaving his alma mater for Alabama " I have no idea what anybody is talking about " Rodriguez told the MetroNews Statewide Sport radio show " I have not talked to anybody They haven' t offered me anything I didn' t even say I was interested. T- Mac' s bowing out for season- ending knee surgery has resulted in Alexander' s wannting a deep playoff run more than ever. Brad Keselowski will drive the car for a few laps in the sessions, but Earnhardt said he will drive most of the laps.

I think probably after 50 years, everyone should take a year off to charge their batteries " Olson said the reason he wasn' t allowed to talk during his leave is because of the Family and Medical Leave Act . He has rescheduled a visit to Illinois, the in- state school which fellow Chicago native Simeon Rice attended . Hopefully something like that won' t happen again " But I don' t think that I would have done anything differently . Dickey joined offensive line coach Mark McHale, running backs coach Billy Sexton, and Jeff Bowden as casualties of Bobby Bowden' s poorest season in 30 years at Florida State . In November, Iverson beat them with the first buzzer- beating shot of his nine- year career on a 14- footer in overtime " I was thinking maybe I could get another game- winner against that team " Iverson said. That' s what we' re hoping to hear again " If he can' t return this season- and manager Ozzie Guillen said earlier he' s not counting on him to make it back- Crede may have played his final game with the team that drafted him in 1996.

Updated: January 29, 2007, 8: 45 AM ET Shelden Williams' No . Rookie Tony Allen missed two free throws, setting up Delfino' s heroics . Then again, the way this story has played out, it seems anything is possible' A lot of options can happen before Friday' Cubs GM Jim Hendry said, according to the Sun- Times' I' m really happy for Bobby He' s a unique story' . 5 assists and is one of the few players on the team who can create his own shot on a consistent basis " As a team, we' re all going to have to play a little different " point guard Sebastian Telfair said after the loss to the Wizards " Foye brings something different to our offensive team that I really don' t think any of us can really do . That was just my nature as a coach " The players were expecting that tough approach for 10 more regular- season games and the Big 12 tournament, at least. Updated: May 19, 2007, 3: 10 PM ET Van Gundy fired by Rockets after four seasons Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Houston Rockets Fire Van Gundy Houston Rockets Fire Van Gundy Houston Rockets Fire Van Gundy Tags: NBA, Houston Rockets, Jeff Van Gundy HOUSTON- If Jeff Van Gundy had decided sooner that he wanted to return to the Houston Rockets, he would still have a job.

It also has allowed them to beat three straight ranked teams and win four down- to- the- wire games in their past five outings . They are 4- 5 since guard Larry Hughes broke his thumb " There are no panic buttons being pushed " Washington coach Eddie Jordan said " It is a fact of the NBA( a losing streak) is going to happen for most teams . Enter sophomore Dennis Dixon, who must hoist the program onto his shoulders Saturday against No . It was not meant as a psychological ploy or attempt to play mind games " Jefferson said Ohio State confirmed Texas was No 2 on Tressel' s ballot . They tend to get over things a little bit quicker " Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. Even in victory- a 41- 40 nail- biter against Ball State- the Huskers' defense was far from the force it used to be.

Coleman, the Tigers' fourth- leading tackler with 81 tackles and one interception, was arrested Wednesday by Seneca( S . Updated: May 21, 2009, 2: 50 PM ET Long to appeal NASCAR discipline Comment Email Print Share By David NewtonESPNArchive CONCORD, N . He heard his name attached to numerous trades, and he knew he had to fight for a spot in the rotation heading into spring training He won the No . The right- hander will be used as a reliever once he returns . Cancel was called up from Triple- A Buffalo on Thursday because Brian Schneider was ailing. Hollinger: I was one of the few who expected Chicago to have the upper hand, so I' m not terribly shocked by what has happened. However, Prairie View A& M doesn' t have the pedigree of Southern This is Frazier' s second year at the helm He' s trying to establish a solid foundation.

Updated: November 5, 2007, 3: 48 PM ET Callahan not looking beyond Cornhuskers' next game Comment Email Print Share Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb- Coach Bill Callahan sidestepped questions about his future at Nebraska, saying he' s focused on preparing to play Kansas State on Saturday . A new baby girl, so that' s exciting " Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday " Obviously he has his little quad problem He' ll rejoin us Thursday . Knight said he would have preferred to stay with New York, where the 32- year- old filled in admirably for Pedro Martinez before leaving after five innings with a 5- 4 lead . He hopped off the field after a 6- yard reception for a first down on CSU' s first scoring drive " When you lose a guy like Kory, that' s a major part of your team " coach Sonny Lubick said . He asked " Doctor, why don' t football players wee- wee after a game " That question changed our lives " Cade said. Doba' s staff includes longtime assistants Mike Levenseller, plus Leon Burtnett, Timm Rosenbach, Steve Broussard and George Yarno It would cost WSU about$ 2 8 million to honor the contracts of Doba and his assistants.

Updated: July 11, 2009, 1: 20 AM ET McOwen' s streak 8th longest in history Comment Email Print Share Associated Press MODESTO, Calif- High Desert' s Jamie McOwen had his hitting streak ended Friday night at 45 games, the eighth- longest run in minor league history . If I feel that I' m ready to play I hope they' ll trust me and I' m fully confident they will " Perhaps as a sign of gamesmanship, coach Tyrone Willingham hedged on Monday from declaring Locker his starter against the Cougars but admitted a healthy Locker would have him leaning heavily in that direction . I don' t know if we needed that message at the time, but I do know we' ve responded well from it . The Yankees considered using Chamberlain on Monday for a road game to minimize the pressure, but they decided normal rest for Pettitte was more important " Eventually you have to pitch at both places " Girardi said . If it comes down to the game' s on the line, then let' s win the game' Anderson did not speak at length with reporters in Atlanta but made it clear he was unhappy. Millis did not immediately return a phone call left at his office Tuesday by The Associated Press.

Marlins outfielder Luis Gonzalez has one of baseball' s all- time great memorabilia stories: A spring training game- used piece of his chewing gum was sold for$ 10, 000 on eBay in 2002, a few months after he delivered the game- winning hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the New York Yankees . Everybody' s trying to make a living, and this type of mentality puts everybody in jeopardy- myself, the other team, the players on the other team . Updated: August 3, 2007, 5: 25 PM ET Pargo signs two- year deal to return to Hornets Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW ORLEANS- Free agent Jannero Pargo has agreed to a two- year contract with New Orleans Hornets that will allow the Hornets to continue to use the five- year veteran as one of their top backup guards . 1 million " What I don' t want to do is a knee- jerk reaction and do something that we don' t have to . I tried to go again last weekend and I just decided I couldn' t do it the whole year, there was just too much pain " Shipp started 23 of UCLA' s last 24 games as a freshman last season, when he averaged 9 3 points and 5. Howard had a lot to prove this season after a series of off- court troubles.