And he relates got as spells out high as second early on, but pitting after the race' s 10th caution, one of his tires escaped the pit box and Earnhardt was sent to the back of the field. It' s a total team effort " Arkansas- Pine Bluff will host Alabama A& M( 5- 1, 3- 1) in a key conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Pine Bluff The Bulldogs are ranked No 20 in the Sports Network Division I- AA poll. 1 on the left side and a 23, Griffin' s number, on the other " He is an athletic player. our guys off the bench and their overall depth was the reason they beat us " Cheeks said Miles was out with a bruised knee, missing six games. Thome Thome said he would not appeal and would serve his suspension Tuesday, when the White Sox were home against Oakland. They entered Tuesday' s game at Minnesota with eight losses in their last nine. Both said the trustees shouldn' t get involved but that they personally believe Smith should stay " Coach Smith has proved himself beyond measure " Brown said " There' s no reason for the board to have any involvement Teams have good and bad seasons This team has still had a pretty good season.

Still, the team was as high as 10th in the points following Labonte' s fifth- place finish at Las Vegas, the third race of the season . 9 Miami hopes that will soon be the case again " My adrenalin is just flowing so much " Williams said in the days leading to Monday night' s opener against No 14 Florida State( ABC, 8 ET " I can' t wait to run down I' m ready I' ve got that killer instinct . Penn State is looking to become the first program to win four straight outright titles . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . 2 seed in the Eastern Conference locked up, Detroit goes on the road against the worst two teams in the league- Atlanta and Charlotte- to wrap up the regular season. 11 following a report by the New York Daily News that he received eight shipments of prescription HGH in 2004, before it was banned by baseball. I felt good about it " Stephon Marbury had 33 points, 22 in the first half, but didn' t like the way the Suns played the second half when they hit only 35 percent of their shots " We didn' t make the shots and we lost and everything else is irrelevant " Marbury said " Our guys were really wide open and we got so excited because we haven' t been that wide open that much all year " But we didn' t make the shots.

The Big Ticket has topped his team in scoring and rebounding in all six games this season, and he' s been the assists leader in five . The average price is 19th among the 32 bowls and ranks behind games such as the Texas Bowl$ 100, Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl$ 116, Emerald Bowl$ 125) and Alamo Bowl$ 138 . It was just not to be " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Notes: For the third time in the series, Rasheed Wallace sat out the entire second quarter after picking up his second foul late in the first quarter . Smoltz said last week he expected to get a definitive word on his comeback hopes immediately after the operation, but no such announcement was made public. I remember games when Randy couldn' t throw a strike; it was agonizing to watch. Most of the chatter in the preseason centered around Tennessee' s returning talent and the unveiling of Urban Meyer' s spread- option offense at Florida.

Email Print Share By Tim GriffinSpecial to ESPN Texas Tech quarterback Cody Hodges might need to occasionally wipe the corners of his mouth . That team just kept fighting and you have to take your hat off to them " The Jazz collected 20 offensive rebounds and outrebounded Memphis 49- 29 . Shaun Eckhardt, a former employee at Kelley' s upscale clinic, also said Clemens' attorneys have questioned him# 8226; Even the Clemens family' s former nanny, Lily Strain, surfaced as a person of interest and was interviewed by congressional investigators about the 1998 Canseco party and told she could face criminal prosecution if she provided false testimony . The Buffs' losses included Colorado State' s first win in Boulder since 1957, and the team' s mediocre play has led many fans and alumni to wonder why Patton hasn' t been replaced by an interim coach while a search committee looks for his successor . He has little doubt that a woman can succeed in NASCAR and was " really impressed " with Patrick' s win " I think it' s a harder transition to go from an open- wheel type car to this than people think " Burton said " I don' t know if she can do it or not Ask[ Juan Pablo] Montoya how hard this is I' m not saying we' re better drivers. Y- Kasey Kahne sits seventh in the Sprint Cup standings and his first road course win is still fresh on his mind. Updated: January 3, 2006, 7: 38 PM ET Sonics fire Weiss after 13- 17 start Email Print Share Associated Press SEATTLE- Bob Weiss' laid- back attitude made him a favorite of players It just didn' t translate to enough victories.

Some veteran SU observers say the program failed to capitalize- from a recruiting standpoint- on the McNabb era . Hochevar was called up when Bale went out with the shoulder and is 2- 1, 4 86 . C- Larry Brown wanted to resurrect his vagabond, Hall of Fame coaching career . You' re going to have your ups and downs if you do it long enough " Those closest to Fulmer, 56, insist he has no interest in coaching well into his 60s . If that doesn' t happen, I need to end this year saying` We have repaired it, we have fixed it, this is the direction we' re going and it' s going to be fine " Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. Lakers point guard Smush Parker, who has scored at least 20 points six times, went scoreless in both games at Target Center this season. C- Charlotte Bobcats coach Bernie Bickerstaff challenged injured forward Sean May on Friday to lose weight and get into better shape before next season.

Last September, the Sunday night race began in temperatures approaching 106 degrees " The 2009 schedule is a victory for race fans " said Gillian Zucker, president of Auto Club Speedway " From a weather standpoint, I can hardly think of a better time to visit California than early October[ and] we look forward to being part of the championship puzzle " For Atlanta, the switch offers the chance to move to the traditional end- of- summer date and run under the lights " We' ve been desiring a night race in Atlanta for a number of years . His fall as an elite closer in Houston was often blamed on Pujols' stunning shot during the NL championship series . Thiero' s illness is the latest setback for the Dukes, who had five players shot on campus Sept 17- only one of whom is currently playing . Next up for Vickers is signing the contract extension he verbally agreed to with Red Bull months ago . The second- year coach spent 10 minutes answering questions about his job status Sunday, one day before the Wildcats( 21- 13) travel to Creighton( 27- 7) for the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. He felt no pain in the shoulder as he spoke to reporters on Friday " Three days off not throwing, it feels a lot better now than it did a week ago " he said Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. The commercial shows Bryant shooting free throws, then doing other drills.

I' m going to go out Saturday and prove I can be the guy " Regarded as the team' s quarterback of the future, Bomar came to Oklahoma last season from Grand Prairie High School . Volquez had to leave a game Saturday in San Diego because of spasms . She has stepped out of her normal role as Executive Vice President of Business Affairs to champion me as the logical successor . His 170 yards receiving against Washington State was 11th best in school history Swan joined the team as a walk- on in 2003 Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . Minnesota, which got 22 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists from Garnett, made 20 of 28 foul shots All the misses were by Garnett, who went 6- for- 14. 81 ERA in 22 games, 17 starts at Tacoma before his promotion Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. He told reporters before the game that Cincinnati has always been special to him " My connection with Cincinnati goes back a long, long ways " said Aaron, who tied Babe Ruth' s previous home run record of 714 at now- demolished Riverfront Stadium in 1974 " This is a tremendous day for me, not only to get the Beacon Award but to be back in Cincinnati " Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Aaron was deeply touched by the award " I don' t think I' ve ever seen him as emotional as he was today " Selig said.

However, Carter, who was 10- for- 18 from the field, hit a fadeaway jumper and Best made his only basket after being set up once again by Kidd, who added four free throws and a big steal in the final 45 . Artest is accused of grabbing, pushing and slapping his wife . After leading Seattle to a 45- 37 mark two years ago- a notable accomplishment with a limited roster in the Western Conference- McMillan felt like management began dictating how he should coach the team It wanted to run and play fast McMillan was on board with that, but with one caveat . That will allow Rogers to pitch Tuesday as scheduled, while also pushing Chris Young( 5- 2) back a day to Thursday . C- Former East Carolina fullback Harold Robinson sometimes wonders how history might have changed had Marshall coach Rick Tolley accepted an impromptu invitation nearly 36 years ago from Pirates coach Mike McGee " Coach McGee came across the field[ and] he asked the coach at Marshall if he wanted to stay over that night " Robinson said " I' ll never forget what the coach of Marshall said' We need to get on back tonight' They never made it. Updated: February 23, 2006, 7: 13 PM ET Nets shed salary, send Jackson to Hornets Email Print Share Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY- The New Orleans Hornets added frontcourt depth Thursday by acquiring forwards Marc Jackson and Linton Johnson III from the New Jersey Nets for forward Bostjan Nachbar " Both of them are physical. Until last year, Orlando hadn' t been past the first round of the playoffs since 1996.

Portland waived him after Woods acknowledged in court that he mistreated his dog, drawing a sentence of 12 months of probation and 80 hours of community service . Dennis Setzer had a season- best second- place finish in the caution- filled race pushed back to Saturday because of rain Friday The 10 cautions were one shy of the Dover trucks record . I' m not laughing and joking about life after I lose a game " There should be a time after a game when you really sit back and reflect what happened out there on that field, and I don' t know how you can sit and joke and laugh and play and have a good time if you' re thinking about what happened during a loss " Arrington did not name specific players " I think some guys are playing well and some guys aren' t " he said " We all know who we are, and we' ve got to step it up . Robert Cianflone/ Getty ImagesSteve Irwin, shown here in 2002, was renowned for his enthusiasm . All in all[ it was] a worthwhile endeavor " Mark Ashenfelter is an associate editor at ESPN. He will be eligible for salary arbitration for the first time this offseason " It' s the reality of his life " Daniels said of Hamilton' s battle with sobriety " But we' re certainly not going to belabor the point. All 20 players have been placed on indefinite probation, but will play Friday against Mississippi State " I looked down the list and I don' t remember seeing their names on absentees as far as classrooms or any other issues " Boone said during coach Ed Orgeron' s regular Monday news conference " So it did surprise me to see their names in this list " Boone said because none have been in trouble before, he would not release their names.

Busch and Speed teamed to finish 10th in the race at Daytona International Speedway . It was a little payback for when Jamal Crawford beat us at the buzzer in Houston " The Rockets, coming off a 108- 99 victory Thursday night in McGrady' s return to Orlando, outscored the Knicks 31- 17 in the third quarter to take a 72- 63 lead . And nobody else will, either " If White can' t play, backup Jarrett Brown would get his second career start and Adam Bednarik, who went 5- 1 as a starter in 2005 but missed last season following shoulder surgery, would back up Brown . We' re very supportive of that, and we feel as if he' s made great strides " It' s an incident that came up, and I think it was handled properly . They play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against Detroit on Monday. It felt good " he said " I got a chance to show people what I can do It' s tough not playing, but I just support my team. Glavine, a 305- game winner and 10- time All- Star, spent his first 16 major league seasons with the Braves, winning the NL Cy Young Award in 1991 and 1998.

James missed Sunday' s loss to the Boston Celtics, but said his knee felt good enough to go against the Wolves " I' m not 100 percent, but I do feel pretty good " James said before the game . Tony Daly said after examining Maggette " We are optimistic about Corey' s status . Updated: February 26, 2006, 8: 41 PM ET Villanova' s Ray awaits MRI after tweaking knee Email Print Share By Pat FordeESPNArchive STORRS, Conn- Villanova might have lost a whole lot more than a basketball game and the outright lead in the Big East on Sunday; it might have lost one of its best players for an unknown period of time . One month earlier, La Russa was found sleeping behind the wheel of a running sport utility vehicle in spring training with a blood- alcohol level of 0 093 percent . During the NL playoffs that year, he called a reporter an " Uncle Tom " Information from ESPNChicago' s Bruce Levine and The Associated Press was used in this report. attorney' s office spokesman Thom Mrozek said Pocklington will be subject to home detention and electronic monitoring His trial is scheduled for May. Updated: May 18, 2009, 5: 27 PM ET Francisco throws bullpen session Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas- Rangers closer Frank Francisco threw a bullpen session Monday and is scheduled to throw a simulated game Wednesday in Detroit.

Jordan was fired by the Washington Wizards last November early in his sixth season with the club after 197 victories and four playoff appearances . Pierce scored 11 of the Celtics' first 19 points as they opened a 15- point lead in the opening period Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . Point guard Nick Van Exel is on the injured list with left knee inflammation and forward Cliff Robinson is battling back spasms " It stinks " Murphy said " Four to six weeks, you can' t speed it up . He started 10 games apiece for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat Five Bobcats have previous ties to the Bucks . Monday by a woman her family only knew as " Janet " according to police in Plant City, about 60 miles from Bradenton. But the Orlando Magic guard helped the Puerto Ricans race to a 12- 0 lead, and they turned the game into a rout in the second quarter. Other junior receivers who may enter the draft could affect that projection " If they say second round, I' ll definitely be back because nobody wants to go second round, trust me " Meachem said in December " When you' re beating up your body and doing things like that, nobody wants to be second round " Meachem had 1, 298 receiving yards on 71 catches- including 11 for touchdowns- this season, breaking the school' s record for a single season.

In the parlance of Texas coaches, Charles has been " running downhill " or taking what the defense gives him . Minnesota is playing its last season in the Metrodome and moves into Target Field next year . Yao is now getting antibiotics via an IV in his left arm, and doctors plan to remove the IV in about a week, he said Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . Villanova leading scorer Curtis Sumpter, back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in two seasons, said the team felt Nardi' s absence " He' s like a madman out there, constantly yelling, talking, and we missed that " Sumpter said . It' s not good timing, but it' s not going to end my career " A' s team orthopedist Dr. John Frazier has recommended an operation on Ellis' right shoulder to repair a couple of chips in his cartilage. Asked if he thinks it' s possible Beltran could come back that soon, a chuckling Manuel said " I' m a spiritual man I believe that' s possible.