Insider Miami reviews may have states cleared cap room for the future, but AccuScore' s sims say it came at the expense of the present playoff push Story# 8226& nbsp; Kobe vs. For the season, he has completed 55 of 79 passes for 507 yards, with one touchdown pass, three interceptions and a passer efficiency rating of 75 2. Tony Dungy retired as coach in January, turning the reins over to his hand- picked successor, Jim Caldwell. The league is still determining a new minimum height for scoreboards " We have to have a rule that deals with anything that strikes an object- a speaker or scoreboard- and we didn' t have that in place specifically as it relates to instant replay " Goodell said.

Bench coach Pete Mackanin will be the interim manager for the rest of the season . Waechter rebounded from his shaky start by retiring nine straight batters until Patterson reached on a throwing error by the pitcher with two outs in the fourth . He stays inside the ball well and he obviously drives the ball well the other way " Ethier was promoted from Triple- A Las Vegas because of injuries in the Dodgers' outfield, leaving his future in Los Angeles uncertain " It' s a great opportunity to be here doing this and you got to take advantage of it and force the issue as best you can " he said . The cuts won' t be finalized until after Saturday' s exhibition finale against the Reds in Sarasota " We' re hold going to hold off on the specifics until we get through the game " Rays vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said, adding that injuries or other last- minute developments could force a change of plans . It is what it is, and you just find a way through it " The Astros increased the margin to 5- 0 in the second on Tejada' s two- run single with the bases loaded, and probably would have tacked on more that inning had they not run themselves into a pair of outs.

Louis Cardinals to a 6- 5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night " I didn' t know he was that fast " St . A two- out walk to Willy Aybar also proved costly when Carlos Pena followed with a RBI double to make it 4- 1 in the fifth . The crowd of 37, 113 was the Pirates' second sellout in as many nights and fifth of the season Going into the game, Pittsburgh had outscored St Louis 45- 25 in July . I might as well shoot it " Golden State had the early edge after Biedrins, who had 15 points in the first half, capped an 11- 0 run with a fast break layup as he was fouled, giving the Warriors a 25- 14 lead in the first quarter . Walker, normally the starting right tackle, is starting on the left side in place of Jason Peters, who has refused to report to the team over a contract dispute. Updated: October 20, 2008, 11: 58 PM ET In online auction, Jets PSLs go for over$ 65K per seat Comment Email Print Share Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N. Lidge also had two losses in the World Series against the Chicago White Sox.

Cabrera then robbed Juan Uribe of a two- run homer by leaping high at the left- field fence and pulling back his long drive . Khalil Greene hit his 15th homer, Eric Young his third and Trevor Hoffman worked for the ninth for his 28th save in 32 chances But the biggest blow came from Cameron . His best sequence may have been while battling the blister and working out of a bases- loaded situation in the third after consecutive singles by Ramon Hernandez, Luis Hernandez and Brian Roberts . It also brought manager Tony La Russa' s fear to fruition- you can' t hide anyone for long in the bullpen " Right now, he' s problem No . McLouth hit a home run into the right- field seats with two outs in the fifth to tie the game at 3 His 14th homer of the season set a career high McLouth went 2- for- 4.

He broke his own team mark of 47( 2006) and is on pace for 62 saves, which would shatter the major league mark of 57, set by Bobby Thigpen of the Chicago White Sox in 1990 . The game was tied five times in the fourth quarter, but Gilbert Arenas scored nine of his 36 points in the final 3# 189; minutes, including the go- ahead basket on a driving layup in traffic with 34 seconds to play . We' re trying to catch the teams ahead of us with the teams behind us trying to make a charge . With Minter still on the roster, the Panthers pretty much ignored the safety position in free agency and the draft . assets he still possesses " We' re in the process of determining exactly what his U S assets are " Savolla told the Daily News. In January, Congress asked the Justice Department to investigate whether he made false statements to House committee staff when he was interviewed in connection with the Rafael Palmeiro perjury case in 2005 The FBI opened a preliminary investigation Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

The 29- year- old Zito, picked as the Giants' opening- day starter on Day 1 of spring training, came in with a 17 18 ERA and lowered it to 14 92 . 7 points and 16 rebounds in San Antonio' s first three games Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press . He twice had arthroscopic surgery on the knee last season, but still feels pain " It' s going the other way, it' s getting worse " Bure said " I can' t control that- trainers, doctors, none of us can control and I don' t know that there is any other special program to try, but it is getting worse " Bure underwent knee reconstructions in 1995 and 1999, and a July 30 examination by the Rangers' orthopedic surgeon revealed damage that may require more surgery . The Heat are 1- 2 on a franchise- record seven game road trip that continues Tuesday night at Minnesota . MILWAUKEE( AP- Alfonso Soriano squandered an opportunity when he grounded into a double play with the bases loaded He didn' t make the same mistake twice. He tore a sheath protecting a left middle finger tendon May 6 against Arizona.

One soccer official said some money was given to Cuba by the Caribbean Football Union, which is based in Trinidad and Tobago Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . The Phils rallied against Hill in the fifth as Iguchi blooped a double in front of Jones, Rollins had an RBI single and Ryan Howard delivered with a run- scoring double . That caused the Dodgers to turn their attention away from Ramirez and back to the bullpen market, where they' re pursuing a group that includes Trevor Hoffman, Juan Cruz, Dennys Reyes and Guillermo Mota . The AL Central leaders won the first ever game at Tropicana Field between teams in sole possession of first place in their divisions Thursday night, cooling off the AL East- leading Rays 5- 1 before of a crowd of 12, 636 " I didn' t look at it any different than any other game . That will also be Rankin' s debut with the Nighthawks- he was hired about a week ago from a junior college team " When I interviewed for the job, I asked' Do we have a 7- footer' Rankin recounted " And[ Doyle] laughed and said' We have someone who' s almost an 8- footer' Sun has been in town about 1# 189; weeks, working out daily with Nighthawks guard Randy Gill, who said of his new center " Every day, somebody' s going to get dunked on " Doyle is big on Bill Veeck- style marketing, and he' s hoping to organize an exhibition game with nearly- as- tall- as- Sun former NBA players Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol to raise money toward Sun' s more than$ 100, 000 in medical bills. Frankly we' re tired of Tim Donaghy' s cat and mouse games " Still, the allegations have taken a toll " It' s a tough time to be an NBA referee " official Ron Garretson told ESPN' s J A Adande.

Somebody who throws that hard and throws a breaking ball for strikes makes it real tough . The Angels beat All- Star closer Francisco Rodriguez in salary arbitration Friday, and he will receive$ 10 million this season rather than his request for$ 12 5 million . Matt Tolbert' s single that Josh Anderson nearly caught but trapped in left field tied it at 10 against Brandon Lyon( 1- 3, who walked Michael Cuddyer to load the bases before Crede came up . Updated: September 2, 2005, 10: 05 PM ET Duncan begins serving four- game suspension Email Print Share Associated Press HOUSTON- St . He gave up a single to Bill Hall, then loaded the bases with two straight walks. Seattle still has one hole in its rotation, and Bavasi said Thursday the team is not done trying to complete a deal " It was a real aggressive market in the pitching market and you couldn' t really fall asleep on these guys " Bavasi said.

Updated: February 25, 2007, 8: 15 PM ET Around the Grapefruit League Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates' Freddy Sanchez is the National League' s reigning batting champion . Ramirez' s 12th homer of the season gave him 502 for his career, two behind Eddie Murray for 23rd place in baseball history . I can' t imagine what it' s like to be a coach " Zito said " The first thing people mention is your record . After falling behind by seven points in the final minute, San Antonio sliced the deficit to two and regained possession with 2 1 seconds to play . Kearse missed all but two games after a knee injury in 2006 and was benched by the Eagles in Week 11 in favor of Juqua Thomas Still only 31, Kearse hasn' t recorded a tackle since Nov 11 and hasn' t been listed on the injury report. Originally Published: March 30, 2008 Strong offseason has Texans thinking postseason Scouts Inc.