They recalled updates outfielder Brandon conclude Jones and left- hander Jeff Ridgway from Triple- A Richmond and they optioned outfielder Josh Anderson to Richmond. Louis Cardinals- David Washington, 1B, University City HS, San Diego 460. Mitchell' s report also said Conte asked Sabean to remove Anderson and others like him from the clubhouse but the GM wasn' t willing to do it " At this point, our organization hasn' t been notified by Major League Baseball officially of what the plan is, so we really don' t have a comment " Giants spokesman Blake Rhodes said. He feels that' s a better scenario for him, and what we' re interested in is what' s best for him " Zambrano is scheduled to start Game 2 of the division series Thursday at Wrigley Field. The news didn' t emerge until the afternoon, and coach Larry Krystkowiak sounded surprised " Something took place, they reviewed the film, and made the decision at the league " Krystkowiak said " Beyond that, I haven' t had a chance to talk to Ive. They can donate to existing charities or work through NBA team foundations, which distribute money to various charities. And although there' s still plenty of season left, Coker knows his team is already wondering about its chance to reach the Bowl Championship Series title game.

Severe said an employee witnessed Schnupp urinating on the bar, and a manager told police officers who were there for an unrelated matter . He returned from all of that before a crushed bone in his knee finally finished his career . Updated: June 11, 2009, 8: 13 PM ET Konerko misses game with thumb injury Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CHICAGO- White Sox slugger Paul Konerko was out of the lineup for Thursday' s game against the Detroit Tigers because of a nagging thumb injury that could cost him a few games . He returned to Gainesville, got ripped nationally for his flip- flop decision and apologized profusely to everyone involved Donovan eventually signed a six- year contract that pays$ 3 5 million annually . Gary Sheffield shifted from left to Church' s spot in right on Sunday night against the Yankees. He was again batting cleanup behind Albert Pujols in his home debut with St. When Lubick didn' t hear anything for months, he said he figured there was nothing to the matter " and today was a shock " He said he was particularly surprised to learn Herbert was allegedly involved and he met with all three of the accused players in his office Wednesday morning and suggested they turn themselves in.

UNC has a chance to win the Coastal Division if it wins its remaining games and Virginia Tech loses Heather Dinich is a college football reporter for ESPN . In addition to Hamilton' s woes, third baseman Michael Young just returned to the lineup with two hits Monday night after missing all but one game since Sept . 43, will be reserved only for any races that Kyle Petty may run Petty switched from the No . MEMPHIS, Tenn( AP- Mike Miller scored 13 points and the Memphis Grizzlies held on for a 86- 82 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night . My two beautiful girls " Rodriguez, after receiving a mixed ovation that had more boos than cheers, hit a run- scoring double in the first off Reds starter Aaron Harang. Baron Davis had 20 points and 11 assists, Derek Fisher scored 21 points and Troy Murphy added 20 for the Warriors, who went 17- for- 29 from beyond the arc and finished one off their franchise record of 18, accomplished twice last season. Perovic, the 38th pick in the 2006 draft, played last season in his native Serbia and Montenegro.

Updated: March 5, 2008, 4: 39 PM ET Ivy, Harvard to look into possible NCAA recruiting violations Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services The Ivy League and Harvard will review whether recruiting violations were made by the Crimson men' s basketball program . Updated: November 29, 2006, 12: 08 AM ET Tulane' s rebuilding in football to go on without Scelfo Email Print Share ESPN news services NEW ORLEANS- Tulane fired football coach Chris Scelfo on Tuesday, ending an eight- year stint for a coach that held the program together through Hurricane Katrina but struggled to win before and after the storm " It' s an extremely critical time for Tulane athletics and our football program plays an extremely critical role " athletic director Rick Dickson said in announcing the dismissal of Scelfo, who had not had a winning season since 2002 " We' re in the midst of trying to bring ourselves back to full strength and the largest engine of support toward that goal has to come from our football program " I want to thank Tulane University, the city of New Orleans and more importantly every player that I have coached during my eight years at Tulane " Scelfo, was not at the news conference, said in a statement released by Tulane " I especially want to thank Dr . Updated: March 20, 2007, 4: 15 PM ET Sims leads NC State to big wins North Carolina State' s Abbie Sims was named the USA Softball National Player of the Week after leading the Wolfpack at the Judi Garman Classic . PORTLAND, Ore( AP- Jason Richardson scored 26 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers for the second time in the preseason, 87- 84 Monday night Zach Randolph had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Blazers . The AL will try to make it seven in a row Tuesday night at Busch Stadium in St Louis Jim O' Shea is a lifelong Boston backer. It' s one of those deals where we have to put it behind us and look forward " He said' it' s all about you guys, not who is coaching you' Damn right, I guess. After four top- 10 teams got beat two Saturdays ago, Nutt immediately pounced on it " In our team meeting[ that] Sunday, the first thing I told our team was' Did anybody watch TV and see the scores[ all the upsets " Nutt said " This is a crazy, crazy game of football Anybody can beat anybody on any given night You can' t give up Our season is way, way too long.

Young Manager Manny Acta said an MRI exam revealed inflammation, but it was too soon to consider placing Young on the 15- day disabled list . The result was a 31- 4 record out of the gate, and a 33- win turnaround " It' s an honor, no doubt about it " D' Antoni said of the impending award " I mean[ Suns president] Bryan Colangelo had the vision . He also would like to make an official visit to USC when they face Notre Dame on November 25th . And Gomez " Loose Cannon " is what they call him- popped up from his slide into home as if he had just sprung off a trampoline . Updated: June 15, 2005, 1: 26 AM ET Ben' s line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 steals Email Print Share Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, Mich- Ben Wallace didn' t waste much time showing he planned to wreak havoc all over the court for the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Oakland also claimed outfielder Kevin Thompson off waivers from the New York Yankees on Friday. Dempster gets his final postseason tuneup Friday night at Milwaukee and probably will throw 75- 80 pitches, Piniella said.

Hinch said Saturday before the Diamondbacks played the middle game of a weekend series against the Oakland Athletics " We want to be there for him . Michigan fell out of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, ending a streak of 114 straight weeks in the rankings, which was the longest in the nation The last poll that didn' t include the Wolverines was Oct 18, 1998 Southern California extended its streak of No 1 rankings to 23 in the latest media poll . Rookie Jarvis Hayes scored 20 points to lead the Wizards, who fell to 2- 3 in a seven- game homestand . I picked the Spurs to go to the Finals, and I' m not backing off . He played in all 82 of their games during the 2003- 04 season Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. Hunter has worked his way into the starting lineup since a trade that would have shipped him out of Philadelphia was rescinded. After throwing his 16th pitch, to get to a 1- 2 count on Wily Mo Pena, Glavine walked off the mound, then briefly doubled over " As soon as I landed, I felt it " he said " I don' t know that I would describe it as it having popped or something, but it definitely felt like it grabbed or it kind of rolled on me or something.

Updated: September 14, 2008, 7: 20 PM ET Girardi benches Cano for lack of hustle; Pavano leaves start with stiff hip Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano was benched Sunday after manager Joe Girardi became upset with his lack of hustle on a fielding play against the Tampa Bay Rays . Turiaf attended the Lakers' game in Portland the following night " I think he' s around 85 percent " Ndiaye said " He can be 100 percent this year The guy is a worker, there' s no doubt he' s a worker He' s going to work all day long . On Tuesday, he was honored as NBA coach of the year after leading the Toronto Raptors to a franchise- record- tying 47 victories and their first Atlantic Division title " It floors you " Mitchell said " You' re thankful . Joining McFadden in the backfield is West Virginia' s Steve Slaton, a sophomore, like McFadden, who was third in the nation in rushing at 144 4 yards per game . He has repeatedly said he expects to be with the Knicks next season, but that likely will be up to Walsh- who hired Thomas to coach the Pacers in 2000. I was on vacation, enjoying Italy, and all of a sudden, I' m winning the award " He edged New Jersey Nets guard Devin Harris in voting( 364 to 339) from a panel of 121 journalists Oklahoma City' s Kevin Durant was third with 83 points. Instead of stepping aside, he stayed on and his son became his replacement in waiting, though no specific timetable was given for the change of power.

They responded perfectly with a 15- 3 run early in the second quarter that began with the Mavericks down by five . White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says the meeting with Obama has been rescheduled for Aug 19 Johnson' s No 48 Chevrolet was going to be parked at the White House Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Cleveland led 94- 91 when guard Eric Snow missed two free throws with 18 seconds left . The rest of the locker' s contents were left in place, including Adenhart' s iPod, and they will remain there for the rest of the season . Inc, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, asked a judge to unseal the settlement and other records in the case. 55 in the ESPNU 100, Vols coach Bruce Pearl has player who will help immediately and has a chance to be all- conference down the road. Dioner Navarro CatcherTampa Bay Rays Profile Navarro' s surprising season and All- Star Game selection notwithstanding, the real revelation thus far has been the Rays' ability to remain in contention.

She struggled with police as they attempted to put handcuffs on her . The senior from Shawnee Mission, Kan, has either a dislocated or broken big toe, possibly both, Erickson said after Arizona State' s practice Torain is to undergo surgery on Friday . Attendance at 70, 000- seat Rice Stadium dwindled to embarrassing levels this year . We sat there a minute looking at the place, even though we' d seen it a thousand times before I didn' t have to ask him why we had stopped there . We were beaten before the game started by our attitude and belief " Marcus Camby had 12 points and 16 rebounds and Andre Miller had 19 points and nine assists, as the Nuggets won for the first time since Dec 13 and pulled within a game of the. 9, but could return for a few snaps this Saturday against Wake Forest " I thought we were finished with these injuries " Bowden said. Walk- on freshman Pete Murdaca is now the third- string quarterback.

Robby Gordon slams the inside wall head- on at the backstretch, but luckily hit the SAFER Barrier . They get a chance to prove they' re the best team Saturday, when they try and make it three in a row over Tennessee in Knoxville . 326 career hitter at the Metrodome " We' ve played against him long enough to know that he can hit, he can steal bases, he can hit behind the runner, he can bunt, he can be a hit- and- run guy, he can do a lot of things " Gardenhire said Cabrera has brought his season average up to 280 . 4 percent " He impressed me as one of the most outstanding big guys I had ever seen " Richardson said . The carmaker launched Saturn in 1990 with the tagline " a different kind of car company " GM' s hope was that Saturn would attract younger buyers with smaller, hipper cars to better compete with Japanese imports. But, he added " I had no choice " Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said the decision to drop the appeal was made by Wells and his agent " They felt it was best to start serving it right away and not go through the appeal process. Ramon Vazquez, the Rangers' regular third baseman, got his fifth start of the season at shortstop, with catcher Gerald Laird drawing his first career start at third base.

He is now three games shy of the major leagues' longest hitting streak this season, by Washington' s Ryan Zimmerman That ended on May 12 Suzuki was batting . Haywood' s numbers would have been even more impressive if he hadn' t gone 3- for- 11 from the free- throw line . The lawsuit, expected to be filed in the next two weeks, comes after the city obtained and made public e- mails among members of the current Sonics ownership group, in which they are seen privately discussing a move to Oklahoma City at the same time they were publicly pledging to continue " good- faith " efforts to remain in Seattle . On April 2, as UCF prepared to respond to a looming Orlando Sentinel story, a school spokesman wrote in an internal e- mail that O' Leary had described Plancher " tripping " during the last gasser . Outside linebacker Nigel Carr( Jacksonville, Fla/ First Coast) made several outstanding plays behind the line and in pass coverage, displaying his versatility. Pittsburgh will never be able to afford big- name free agents, and the farm system faces years of rebuilding. And it' s only worse for FIU- which would have been a big underdog at Alabama anyway, but now will visit the Crimson Tide without nearly half of its regular starting lineup.

The All- Star hurler was scheduled to throw a simulated game before Chicago took on the Milwaukee Brewers in the third game of a four- game series . Philadelphia still held a one- game lead following the Mets' loss on Saturday . We felt like we had to protect the Rockets' interests first " Morey said the Rockets tried to open contract negotiations with Van Gundy around the All- Star break, but Van Gundy said he wanted to wait until the end of the season Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . I think that we can win another national championship or two . 50 for the Tar Heels, is the active NCAA tournament leader in points( 220) and rebounds( 99. The Big 12 also has four top- 10 teams with Oklahoma joined by No 6 Missouri, No 7 Texas and No 10 Texas Tech. I think these three days will be good for him- that' s the hope " Francona said, adding Ortiz' s body language and demeanor has improved to " OK " Ortiz spent his pregame hours recharging his laptop for the cross- country flight home after the game, signing baseballs for a Seattle clubhouse attendant and again wearing headphones as he received hugs and back slaps of encouragement from team staffers and clubhouse visitors " What' s up guys " Ortiz said when approached by The Associated Press.

There were eight unmarked cars on each side of the arena floor . 13, implicating Clemens and Pettitte, Hardin told Pettitte he could no longer represent him and advised him to get a new attorney . But on a serious note, he knows that Nebraska' s being routed twice in its first four conference games won' t do the young team' s confidence any good " We just got our brains beat in twice " he said " You' ve got to hope in some small way your team is storing up character because if it' s not, I don' t care who you are, you' re going to take a step back " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . But all the good teams right now are in IndyCar, apart from Newman/ Haas, so it isn' t going to change that much " Ganassi said he' s not in the loop on the negotiations between the IRL and Champ Car, but did get one encouraging phone call recently " The only consultation I had was I got a call that said if we get this thing back together, they might need a car[ a spare chassis for Ganassi " he said " I said no problem " Ganassi was told that Montoya didn' t think it made any difference, but Ganassi disagrees " That' s why they call him Juan and me Chip " Ganassi said " We' re two different people " But Ganassi knows all the problems in open- wheel racing won' t magically disappear in a merger happens " If they were to get back together, that' s when the work would begin " Ganassi said " It' s probably like the 1994 baseball strike . That got get the Hornets as close as 88- 86, and Davis also set up Wesley' s go- ahead shot Wesley finished with 13 points, as did Magloire. I knew it was coming " Price said " It' s part of it " He disputed the organization' s claim that his changeup needs more work. Hamlin' s tire failure was the fourth one in the race and fifth of the weekend.