Updated: summarizes April 10, uncovers 2008, 3: 50 PM ET McGrady says he' s playing Friday; Battier' s status is uncertain Comment Email Print Share Associated Press HOUSTON- Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady will play against Phoenix on Friday night after missing Wednesday' s game against Seattle with a sore left shoulder. Wells had a turbulent five- plus seasons in Portland before he was traded to Memphis last December. Will the 73- year- old Olson be back next season? What about interim coach Kevin O' Neill, who has been designated Olson' s permanent successor? Is there a rift between Olson and O' Neill, as reported by CBS on Sunday? O' Neill denied the report " There is no problem at all between Lute and I " said O' Neill, a one- time Wildcats assistant who was rehired by Olson last spring to help shore up Arizona' s defense " I' m comfortable with my relationship with Lute, and I have been ever since I worked here the last time " I think there will probably be a lot of speculation around our situation as we go into March here, because everybody' s going to be wondering what' s going on- is Coach coming back, isn' t he coming back, all of those kinds of things " O' Neill said " I' ve let Lute really have his space to take care of his personal matters " O' Neill said " It' s his basketball program; I' m just caretaking it for now. The source says Sony gave Soderbergh the opportunity to set the project up at a different studio Soderbergh' s manager declined to comment Production had been scheduled to start this week.

He admits he isn' t much of a scorer, but he does everything else The sometimes starter averages about 5 9 points per game He is third on the team in rebounding with 4 . On Tuesday morning, Kragthorpe and his family joined Jurich for the plane trip back to Louisville " We might have just completed the shortest search in the history of the NCAA " Jurich said " I thought we needed to move quickly " It wasn' t fast enough to keep running back Michael Bush, though . Instead, the Demon Deacons have just kept on winning " We lost two important guys and it hurt our team, but it didn' t hurt the morale of our team " said senior safety Josh Gattis, a second- team All- ACC selection last season " We' re confident in ourselves " Much of that confidence has been the result of a stifling defense that ranks No . Updated: October 7, 2008, 5: 31 PM ET Patriot League decides Georgetown- Colgate game won' t be made up Comment Email Print Share Associated Press HAMILTON, N . Team officials said they were not surprised by Texaco' s decision, saying they knew the company was looking to leave the sport Ganassi' s other team- the No. Updated: March 4, 2009, 10: 15 PM ET Vanek, Afinogenov return to Sabres Comment Email Print Share Associated Press BUFFALO, N. The new contract was announced Tuesday and takes effect July 1 " Everybody else seems to worry about that more than I do " Hawkins said of his new deal " The way I was raised, you' ve got to show up, put your boots on and go to work every day " Hawkins originally signed a five- year$ 4.

J- Some 30 people protested the proposed sale and move of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn, N Y, on Sunday outside the team' s home arena . The Sonics need one more win or a Houston loss to clinch home court advantage against the Rockets Seattle would own home court should it face Denver . Updated: April 14, 2008, 11: 08 PM ET Butler, Arenas sit out; Pacers' Foster misses game with knee injury Comment Email Print Share Associated Press WASHINGTON- Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster missed Monday' s night must- win game against the Washington Wizards, who played without Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler . Given the names listed in the previous paragraph, I think you know who the winner will be . Updated: March 2, 2008, 5: 21 PM ET Hughes in favor of Bulls' offensive system over Cavs Comment Email Print Share Associated Press CLEVELAND- Larry Hughes was unhappy in Cleveland, even when the Cavaliers went to the NBA Finals. John Pyle/ Icon SMIWhen not held back by a shoulder injury, Dwayne Jarrett was USC' s offensive best weapon. If we would' ve come out, won in Columbus, taken care of our business, it would' ve never come down to that " It was right in our hands " he said " But the only thing you can do is move on.

213 last year with 10 homers and 35 RBIs, a big dropoff after he had 27 homers and 97 RBIs in 2007 . A big game from McGee- whatever his statistics- will be the key to the Aggies' upset bid Thursday night . He has had a great high school career, one that got off to a fast start with a 329- yard outing against Lenape Valley as a freshman . The finger began irritating Marquis shortly after his performance against the Seattle Mariners on June 13, waking him up in the middle of the night because of the throbbing . Brocail did not have open heart surgery, but underwent two angioplasties on his heart in 2006, during which four stents were installed " You want the guy here, but there' s life after baseball " Brocail said[ I told him, get this done for you and your kids and if you play baseball again, so be it.

Bennett wants to limit the conversation to an early buy- out of the team' s lease at KeyArena, then . Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys will be the acting head coach Saturday for the Salukis( 4- 2, 2- 1 Gateway Conference Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . 11 seed in the South despite growing pains under Billy Gillespie, who' s in his first year at the school . Email Print Share By Adam RittenbergSpecial to ESPN SOUTH BEND, Ind- Derek Landri and Joe Brockington don' t need your help They can fill in the blanks on their own . They believed it was time to look to the future with Canfield, whether that involved coach Mike Riley or not.

The advantage stayed in double figures through much of the fourth quarter as Denver lost its 16th straight game in Sacramento, dating to Jan . Adam LaRoche First BasePittsburgh Pirates Profile LaRoche was hurt while swinging during an at- bat in the sixth inning of a 3- 1 loss to San Diego on Sunday . Want another extraordinary number? Consider the point spread . Just like anyone, if you fall on it wrong, he or anyone else could break it " Peterson, the 2004 Heisman runner- up, was the nation' s No . 19, 2005, strained his left pectoral muscle while warming up in the bullpen before Atlanta' s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The couple met at a Chicago restaurant during his second season with the Bulls and were married Sept 2, 1989, in Las Vegas.

In addition to the injuries, designated hitter Jim Thome and catcher A J . 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, Bogut played 231 of a possible 251 games in his first three seasons . The Angels can' t afford a repeat this October, but curbing Guerrero' s aggressiveness can be tricky He despises change . Weis said the worst feeling he had as a coach was when New England lost to Green Bay in the Super Bowl- until now " I' ve felt more miserable the last two weeks because I feel that I have the ultimate responsibility " he said " So, our performance the last two weeks has not left me feeling very good " I' ve slept a lot less because what happens, just like anyone else that has a lot on your mind, you' re thinking what am I going to do about this? What am I going to do about that " Weis doesn' t expect either team to quit " There is too much pride on both teams just to throw in the towel " Weis said " But the normal psyche of teams that are 0- 2 is to be a bit fragile " Newspapers and Web sites have picked apart both teams- and coaches .

He can still really play " Cassell' s arrival comes a week after Boston, which has the NBA' s best record( 46- 12) signed big man P J Brown . In a statement, Mason said the interim appointments " will help restore confidence in the university " a comment that Parrott said referenced to meetings between the Board of Regents and the university last week " In all of this, they[ the Regents] said this raised issues of trust " Parrot said . Rasheed Wallace had seven points in the surge, including a 3- pointer . That, according to sources, is what is keeping Boozer up at night If he opts out, he' s taking a huge gamble .

53 ERA in his first season after signing a$ 48 million, four- year contract with Seattle . With Boozer returning to Utah, all eyes now turn to Millsap, who is a restricted free agent . Dickey had a 42- 64 record in nine seasons at North Texas, where his teams won four consecutive Sun Belt championships . Broyles, who is retiring at the end of the year, said the search for a replacement will begin immediately . Busch finished second, followed by Edwards, Joey Logano and Kasey Kahne. 9 Florida will be without offensive tackle Phil Trautwein and freshman running back Chris Rainey for the rest of the season. Edgy just like those eight flags that flew for personal fouls against Colorado two weeks ago, which surely had some recalling Miami' s reprehensible lack of sportsmanship in the 1991 Cotton Bowl.