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Schilling Shelled As Royals Beat Red Sox
La Russa Now No. 3 on Manager Wins List
Orioles Defeat Angels 2-0 to End Skid
Jenkins Leads Falcons Past Jaguars 23-7
Taylor Has 'Good Start' for Jaguars
Pistons Sign Maurice Evans to Offer Sheet
Belliard Slams As Indians Thump Devil Rays
Shock Beat Fever 55-40 to Near Playoffs
Thrashers Seek Goalie to Back Prospect
Ohio State Argues Against Some Violations
Davenport Wins, Closes in on No. 1 Rank
Four Tied for Lead at the Tradition

Schilling Shelled As Royals Beat Red Sox
Curt Schilling got cuffed around in his first start since April and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Thursday night, their fourth win in five games since snapping a franchise-record 19-game losing streak.

La Russa Now No. 3 on Manager Wins List
Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols homered in the first inning to get St. Louis off to its customary fast start in Pittsburgh, and Tony La Russa passed Sparky Anderson to move into third place on the manager wins list in the Cardinals' 6-3 victory on Thursday night.

Orioles Defeat Angels 2-0 to End Skid
Rodrigo Lopez scattered seven hits over seven innings, Javy Lopez hit a two-run homer, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Los Angeles Angels 2-0 on Thursday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Jenkins Leads Falcons Past Jaguars 23-7
Michael Jenkins showed he can be Atlanta's No. 1 receiver, even if it happens by default. Jenkins caught four passes for 35 yards and scored twice, helping the Falcons beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 23-7 in a rain-drenched, penalty-filled preseason game Thursday night.

Taylor Has 'Good Start' for Jaguars
Fred Taylor sprinted up the middle, avoided a defender with a 360-degree spin move and then got hit directly on his left knee.

Pistons Sign Maurice Evans to Offer Sheet
The Detroit Pistons signed Sacramento swingman Maurice Evans to a three-year, $4.5 million offer sheet Wednesday.

Belliard Slams As Indians Thump Devil Rays
Ronnie Belliard hit his first career grand slam during a seven-run third inning, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 12-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday night.

Shock Beat Fever 55-40 to Near Playoffs
Cheryl Ford had 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Detroit Shock moved closer to the WNBA playoffs with a 55-40 victory Thursday night over the Indiana Fever.

Thrashers Seek Goalie to Back Prospect
The Atlanta Thrashers are looking for another goalie to back up prized prospect Kari Lehtonen, fearing Pasi Nurminen's career is over because of a serious knee injury.

Ohio State Argues Against Some Violations
Ohio State argued Thursday that it shouldn't be held liable for some NCAA rules violations because former men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien made it impossible for athletic administrators to know about them.

Davenport Wins, Closes in on No. 1 Rank
Lindsay Davenport escaped with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) victory over Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova on Thursday to reach the Pilot Pen semifinals, putting her within one win of regaining the No. 1 ranking from Maria Sharapova.

Four Tied for Lead at the Tradition
Dana Quigley could hardly believe he made a 45 1/2-foot eagle putt to close out the first round of the Tradition on Thursday.