Posted: 6:23 PM No matter how many things the Denver Nuggets did wrong Saturday, they somehow always remained within striking distance of the Dallas Mavericks.

Posted: 6:18 PM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Of all the changes Jeff Garcia has faced since signing a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders in the offseason, accepting a job as quarterback JaMarcus Russell's backup has been the most challenging.

Posted: 6:15 PM DALLAS (AP) - Former SMU coach Jimmy Tubbs, who was fired after two seasons in 2006 when an internal investigation revealed NCAA violations, has died. He was 60.

Posted: 6:12 PM BRUSSELS (AP) - Tom Boonen's Quick Step team says the Belgian cyclist has tested positive for cocaine for a second time.

Posted: 6:08 PM NEW YORK (AP) - Mets manager Jerry Manuel was suspended one game and fined for making contact with an umpire during an argument in a game on Thursday night.

Posted: 6:06 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville coach Rick Pitino says there is "absolutely no truth" to the rumors that he is returning to the NBA.

Posted: 6:03 PM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Infielder Adam Kennedy has been added to the Oakland Athletics' roster one day after being acquired him from Tampa Bay.

Posted: 6:00 PM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins will not face a suspension for an elbow that hit Orlando's Mickael Pietrus in the chin and throat and drew a flagrant one foul.

Posted: 5:57 PM HOUSTON (AP) - Ron Artest will play in Game 4 of Houston's Western Conference semifinal against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

Posted: 5:54 PM PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns are sticking with coach Alvin Gentry.

Posted: 5:51 PM HOUSTON (AP) - Houston center Yao Ming has undergone tests on his sprained left ankle and will be re-evaluated before the Rockets' playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

Posted: 5:48 PM MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Chicago Cubs have placed third baseman Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list with a dislocated left shoulder.

Posted: 5:46 PM DETROIT (AP) - Former Detroit Pistons head coach Chuck Daly died from panceatic cancer on Saturday.

Posted: 5:37 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eric Stults pitched a four-hitter for his second career shutout and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned their first win since Manny Ramirez was suspended, beating the San Francisco Giants 8-0 on Saturday.

Posted: 5:33 PM Former Wolf Pack baseball player Lyle Overbay hit a home run and drove in three runs in the Blue Jays 6-4 win over the A's

Posted: 5:29 PM DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR on Saturday for failing a random drug test, becoming the first driver to violate a toughened new policy that went into effect this season.

Posted: 5:23 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar is sitting out Game 5 against the Washington Capitals.

Updated: 5:21 PM PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty came under sharp criticism Saturday for a joke he wrote in a Dallas magazine article that suggested American soldiers would be just as likely to knock off House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Harry Reid as they would Osama bin Laden.

Posted: 5:12 PM PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Alex Cejka has ended a wild afternoon of collapses at The Players Championship with a 5-foot birdie for a five-shot lead, and an unexpected date in the final round with Tiger Woods.

Posted: 5:10 PM ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia has suspended two football players, including tight end Bruce Figgins for six games, for violating team rules.

Posted: 11:02 PM The Nevada softball team faced elimination against Hawaii on Friday afternoon at the WAC Softball Tournament and Nevada went 10 innings to beat the Rainbow Wahine on a two-run double by Jessica Haight in the 10th.

Updated: 11:02 PM Alex Romero collected three hits and scored two runs, but the Fresno Grizzlies used a six-run fifth inning to roll to the 9-5 victory over the Reno Aces in the series opener Friday night at Aces Ballpark.

Updated: 10:58 PM Reno, Nev. –University of Nevada (24-23, 9-7 WAC) junior right fielder Brett Hart hit for the cycle in the Wolf Pack’s 14-13 loss to Sacramento State (25-21, 6-9 WAC) in the first game of a four-game Western Athletic Conference series at Peccole Park tonight. The loss dropped the Pack to 24-23 on the season and 9-7 in WAC play while the Hornets improved to 25-21 and 6-9 on conference action. Nevada also dropped into second place in the conference standings as San Jose State defeated New Mexico State 24-5 to take over the top spot in the WAC.

Posted: 10:56 PM SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg, the possible No. 1 overall draft pick next month, threw a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over Air Force on Friday night.

Posted: 10:51 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Sacramento Kings plan to interview former coach Eddie Jordan about a possible return to the club he briefly coached in the late 1990s.