Wilson' s divulges senses were evaluates on the opposite side of the emotional spectrum " If you lose a game, it' s the same no matter what the price is " Wilson said " It' s always bitter to swallow " The Giants had snapped a 4- 4 tie in the top of the inning on sac flies by Bengie Molina and Edgar Renteria off Hoffman( 1- 1. The 21 rebounds are a franchise- low for Orlando, which lost in Detroit on Tuesday " It was a lack of effort on our part " Magic guard Jameer Nelson said. Rubio is training with the Spanish national team, and Kahn reiterated his stance that the rebuilding Wolves can " think of a lot worse things than we have to wait a year or two " He also clarified his position on playing Flynn and Rubio together with the Timberwolves. I told him' I' m going to know where you are from now on' That boy can play, that' s for sure " Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press.

Defensive players that were cut included: linebackers Rufus Alexander, Spenser Smith and Zack Follett, tackles Shaun Smith and Chuck Darby, end Sean Conover, and defensive backs Calvin Lowry, Ramzee Robinson and Stuart Schweigert . ET) At his peak, Marcus Spears weighed 335 pounds and squeezed into XXXXXL shirts . It was one of the reasons why Castillo, a two- time All- Star, decided to remain with the World Series champions, reaching agreement Monday night on a three- year contract worth$ 16 million . Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson' s daughter, was quoted by the New York Daily News last week as saying baseball shouldn' t retire Clemente' s number for all teams " To my understanding, the purpose of retiring my father' s number is that what he did changed all of baseball, not only for African- Americans but also for Latinos, so I think that purpose has been met " she said " When you start retiring numbers across the board, for all different groups, you' re kind of diluting the original purpose " Baseball spokesman Rich Levin declined comment Speaking at the news conference, Roberto Clemente Jr . Kansas City put two runners on against Verlander in the second and seventh but he retired Esteban German to get out of both innings. Watson dribbled in the clear and slammed down a one- handed dunk. Boldin was hit in the back by the Jets' Kerry Rhodes, then from the front by Smith, snapping the receiver' s head violently backward " I have a pretty good grasp of everything that went on, and after it all happened " Boldin said " everybody all came out, me trying to get up and walk off the field, them telling me to be cautious, just lay there.

Game notes The Flames are 3- 15- 4 when trailing after two periods The Blues are 17- 3- 4 when leading after two . He and Pioli worked together in Cleveland, where Ferentz was the Browns' offensive line coach " For my first interview in Cleveland, Scott' s the guy that drove me back to the airport " Ferentz said Wednesday at the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla " I had my tail between my legs, and he said' You know, you didn' t do that bad' He gave me a little pep talk there . Florida has lost 11 of 12 at home against the Mets since Sept 11, 2006 . The lanky right- hander plunked Michael Cuddyer with the bases loaded in the sixth to score Span and give the Twins a 4- 2 lead .

Tracy leaped and snared the ball, preserving Arizona' s lead and taking some starch out of the Mets . Injury layoffs have been common for O' Neal in recent years . The new contract kicks in next season, with incentives that could push the total closer to$ 65 million The 6- foot- 9 Granger has averaged 13 7 points per game in his first three seasons . The Knicks could only get as close as 103- 94 in the fourth quarter, but J R Smith' s 3- pointer put away the game New York( 13- 26) has lost five straight games . Atkins had been bothered by a pulled groin and played in just his second preseason game since signing with the Nuggets in July.

The job candidate on the other end was new to this but didn' t seem nervous . The Tigers were held without an extra- base hit in the opener for the first time in 27 games . In five seasons with the Orioles, Cabrera never realized his potential and rarely harnessed a troublesome wild streak . It cuts across the zone and if you haven' t seen him, it' s tough to realize what the ball' s going to do " Astros manager Cecil Cooper and catcher Ivan Rodriguez were ejected in the eighth inning after Rodriguez took issue with plate umpire Mark DiMuro' s strike zone " We showed some fight and continued to fight hard " Cooper said " We have to make some better pitches A lot of those pitches were bad pitches They were not in the right spot Particularly from my bullpen We' ve done this over and over during these first 18 games They got to get something fixed We gave up eight runs in the last five innings We can' t let that happen .

The ball Pena hit, obviously, was a momentum changer " Zobrist made it 4- 3 on his 12th home of the season during the eighth . They picked me up tonight and helped me out " Philadelphia led 61- 52 at halftime and took an 86- 66 lead on Iverson' s basket with 4: 14 left in the third quarter " Our defense has to be more solid, 111 points on our court is too many " Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said " We have to be a better defensive team than that " Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . It is now just a matter of building up innings and then going from there " Rockies manager Clint Hurdle designated Jason Hirsh his No . But whatever was working for him last month wasn' t working Wednesday night . We' ll see what happens if I' ll play in Golden State or where " At least one of Golden State' s new acquisitions might not be happy with his new career path: St.

Then, led by Wade and Haslem, the Heat went on a 22- 10 run to finish the third quarter and start the fourth, cutting the Lakers' lead to four at 79- 75 . Castilla was 2- for- 4 in that one " I play good anywhere they put me and help my team win " Castilla said " No matter where I hit in the lineup, I just try to concentrate and get focused and get a good pitch to hit " Ben Johnson had a career- high four RBI, Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs and had three hits and Khalil Greene had two hits, two walks and two RBI . Detroit got swept by Kansas City and in the process the Tigers gift wrapped the AL Central title for Minnesota and wound up as a wild card with a playoff appointment in New York . Our bullpen has been doing a good job, but tonight wasn' t one of those nights " The Twins have won 19 of 20 and 21 of 23 . Attorney Matthew Parrella and IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky about the events that led up to his phone call last week with Clemens, a person familiar with the session told The Associated Press.

But they didn' t miss anything this weekend, finishing with 35 runs in the series " This was just as much of a' wrong place at the wrong time' than the quality of our team or the quality of our pitchers or anything like that " said Perkins, who gave up nine runs, eight earned and 12 hits . Miami has endured a litany of physical issues so far this year . Lee had four hits, including two doubles and a run- scoring single, and Jacque Jones also homered " It was the first time I' ve ever been involved in a format like that " Piniella said Game notes Marquis is 2- 1 with a 1 . Durbin " The contract stuff is behind me, and now I can focus on the baseball side of things . Atkins can earn$ 92, 500 in performance bonuses$ 17, 500 each for 600, 625 and 650 plate appearances, and$ 20, 000 each for 675 and 700 plate appearances. I just catalog that away and just look at how I felt and how I was throwing the ball.

Baden, who has testified in numerous criminal trials, is a former New York City medical examiner who has worked on cases including the slayings of 6- year- old JonBenet Ramsey and Nicole Brown Simpson Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . On Friday, the Clippers handed Denver its most lopsided home loss of the season with a 105- 87 victory . I' ve been in situations like[ at Green Bay] before, where there' s stuff going on and it' s kind of like a circus atmosphere . I wouldn' t want to set the team back like that " Reid was angry after the Eagles, who were up 14- 0 against the Redskins, slipped to 2- 3 this season " When you are up by 14 points, you expect to finish the thing off and do the right things and win the game " he said " We are all embarrassed by it We put a lot of time and effort into it .

Sheffield left the Braves in the offseason to sign a$ 39 million, three- year contract with the Yankees . Updated: November 19, 2004, 8: 31 PM ET Benson nears 3- year deal; 1- year deal for Leiter Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Kris Benson and Al Leiter are likely to be back with the New York Mets next season . He' s about helping everybody " Washington' s only managerial experience was in Class A for the Mets in 1993 and' 94, when he had a 123- 153 record This will be Howe' s second stint as a Texas assistant . Braves 5, Indians 4CLEVELAND( AP- Yunel Escobar was 12 years old the last time the Atlanta Braves won a game at Jacobs Field . Giants 8, Phillies 1PHILADELPHIA( AP- Barry Zito kept getting into jams only to find a way out each time.