Updated: updates August 6, interprets 2008, 1: 26 PM ET Mets place Wagner( strained left forearm) on DL Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Billy Wagner was placed on the 15- day disabled list Tuesday with a strained left forearm, leaving the New York Mets without their All- Star closer as they chase a playoff spot. C- South Carolina coach Dave Odom received a two- year contract extension that will keep him with the Gamecocks through the 2009- 10 season. They' ve also filled key impact positions at defensive end and running back with in- state players Robert Rose and Chris Wells 11. On the lineup card posted in the clubhouse, he was listed as an available bench player.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . His thinking is he just wants to go there and play and have a chance to go to the NBA " McNamara never missed a start in his 134 games at Syracuse, but a lingering groin injury last spring in the final weeks of his college career worsened . Nedney is in the third year of a five- year contract, and had just kicked a 50- yard field goal midway through the second quarter . Kevin O' Connor, vice president for basketball operations, said Boozer came back from the summer with just 6 percent body fat and appeared ready for his second season with Utah " Carlos did everything we asked him to do over the offseason and more " O' Connor said " It is much easier to work during the season than the offseason . Updated: January 8, 2007, 7: 07 PM ET Timmons hires agent, entering NFL draft Email Print Share ESPN news services TALLAHASSEE, Fla- Florida State linebacker Lawrence Timmons will give up his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft after finishing second on the team in tackles this season " We are representing him " agent Drew Rosenhaus said Friday " In my discussions with teams, he has the legitimate chance to be the first player drafted in his position " Timmons' decision first was reported Friday by ESPN' s Joe Schad. The Aggies have made the Sooners sweat in the past, nearly winning against their 2000 national championship team and upsetting the then- No. The Gators ranked 30th, 24th and second in total offense during Spurrier' s final three seasons.

Arrive early and visit Monument Park, gaze up at that famous facade, drink in the entire experience the same way any fan would . I' ll tell you the truth, I think fans have been fair to me " Red Sox manager Terry Francona knows Lugo has been upset about his playing time " The communication, I don' t think is bad, but I don' t think he always likes what I tell him " he said " Somebody needs to sit on the bench every day and be available " Lugo is hitting . But in order to do that, he would have to walk away from the incentives in his contract that could be worth as much as$ 1 5 million . Wade had 23 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, plus hit two free throws with 1 second left in regulation just to get Miami into the extra session " I always go through a stretch where I play bad, and I go through a stretch where I play good " Wade said " That' s the difference between this year and last year . 260 hitter but can really play shortstop " Gonzalez could see time at shortstop until All- Star Cristian Guzman is fully recovered from a bruised left thumb. Rondo Rondo scored four points with eight assists and eight rebounds in 29 minutes played. Seattle also lost Sunday at Golden State, while the Denver Nuggets have won 18 of 20 since the All- Star break to move within 7# 189; games of the Sonics.

There were a total of 13 bids on the baseball that was caught by Jameson Sutton last Sept 5 during a Colorado Rockies game at Coors Field Bonds Home run ball No . Cincinnati and Wisconsin also returned to the rankings this week The Bearcats were No 21 after beating Connecticut 27- 3 . The other full house was for the defending champion Detroit Pistons Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Also, Darius Miles explained his absence from Monday' s practice by saying he forgot to set his alarm clock Sunday night " I made a mistake " Miles said " I never missed a practice before, check the books " Worried when the 22- year- old didn' t arrive for practice, the Cavaliers asked the police to go to Miles' house to check on him " My friend woke me up and said the police are at the door " Miles said " I was like' Oh, no, what time is it' I knew then that I had missed practice " Silas said Miles was fined for oversleeping and missing the practice . Their interest, as it pertained to her, was whether Clemens perjured himself when he testified under oath that he did not attend the June 9, 1998, gathering at Canseco' s home with his Toronto Blue Jays teammates] EnlargeAP Photos/ Susan WalshRep. He said building a 13- point, third- quarter lead last Friday against Orlando before losing showed him the Bobcats aren' t far from being a winning team " I thought the game against Orlando, they could have stepped out and made a name for themselves " Jordan said " They did, but so quickly they reverted back to old habits in the second half That proves to me that they have it.

Updated: August 1, 2009, 1: 34 AM ET Closer Sherrill traded to Dodgers Comment Email Print Share Matthew Berry and Nate Ravitz share some fantasy insight on the next Orioles' closer, Lastings Milledge' s return to the majors and more . The coach also had his team drink only Mountain Dew at practice all week and played " Country Roads " ad nauseam- before, during and even after practice in the locker room " No bebop music, no jazz " Majors said " They showered pretty fast, they got so sick of that damn thing We had a little humor in it, but it was serious business . The A' s recalled infielder/ outfielder Eric Patterson from Triple- A Sacramento to fill Holliday' s spot on the 25- man roster . It wasn' t anybody' s fault " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . This time, though, the real- life mascot was firmly attached to a trainer' s arm. He played on the Professional Beach Tour from 1980- 96, coached the men' s team at UC San Diego and was a volunteer coach with the U S Men' s National Team in 2004. He pulled away about a car length, but then he slammed on the brakes, obviously to let me know he was upset I plowed him off of[ Turn] 2 really hard.

Olivo, Carrasco and Guillen were ejected when order was restored . Pacers fans will have a great deal of say in whether the team stays " Maybe the cost of keeping an NBA franchise in Indianapolis is more than the people of the city are willing to incur " Early said Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . James signed with Louisiana- Monroe in February 2005 but did not enroll during the fall semester as he completed his high school academic requirements . Two stops at the house by a reporter seeking comment about Clemens proved fruitless . Work like that tonight is very productive for me " Lidge said 20 of the 24 pitches he threw in a blown save at Florida on Wednesday were sliders. Her public defender, James Quay, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

It was nice to get down there, get playing baseball again " Giambi said Giambi was cut by Oakland last month after hitting 193 with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs . 22, they greeted the nation on " Good Morning America " Charles Gibson talked about how UMass endured 10 straight losing seasons before Calipari arrived " But it' s been a Cinderella story ever since that day " Calipari was masterful in the interview . Jamison was still playing for UCF that day, as was Jevaughn Reams, a wide receiver who also later left the team . They' ll open against Jacksonville, a member of the Atlantic Sun, with the chance to play Miami or Providence in the second round . Now, they' ve had great success, winning national championships.

We won the game and that' s what matters " said Lopez, who was making his sixth start of the season " We have a lot of games where people scored a lot of points and we lost " Lopez and Howard Eisley are Utah' s only two active point guards, less than a week after having four on the roster . We' ve just got to stay focused, and keep up the good work " Nash, playing his second game after missing 3# 189; games because of thigh and back injuries, was 5- of- 6 from 3- point range and had nine assists " It didn' t feel like a season high " Nash said " I just kind of picked my spots and had a really good rhythm from 3 tonight . He believes Boise State, in its 10th year of I- A football, is ready to advance its journey out of the gridiron backwater by beating the blue- blood Bulldogs in front of the largest crowd the Broncos have ever seen . Everybody' s happy just to get the monkey off our back " said Gordon, who also drew a charging foul on Matt Harpring in the closing moments to help the Bulls become the final NBA team to win its first game of the season . I never felt that' That' s a tough deal " Arizona recalled left- hander Daniel Schlereth from Double- A Mobile to take Schoeneweis' s place on the roster Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. The scene was much different than Tuesday, when Spurs fans left disappointed as the Pistons forced Game 7 Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. LSU, Penn State and Virginia Tech rounded out the top five UCLA is No 11, followed by West Virginia, Georgia and TCU No.