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The Padres clearly didn't want Trevor Hoffman. But Atlanta's John Smoltz? Nobody saw his exit coming. Not Scott Miller, who tries to separate traitor from victim.

The Padres clearly didn't want Trevor Hoffman. But Atlanta's John Smoltz? Nobody saw his exit coming. Not Scott Miller, who tries to separate traitor from victim.

The Padres clearly didn't want Trevor Hoffman. But Atlanta's John Smoltz? Nobody saw his exit coming. Not Scott Miller, who tries to separate traitor from victim.

Mike Knuble, Scott Hartnell and Scottie Upshall scored goals and the Philadelphia Flyers returned home from two weeks on the road to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Thursday.

Scott Hairston and the San Diego Padres avoided arbitration, agreeing Thursday to a $1.25 million, one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Scott Hairston and the San Diego Padres avoided arbitration, agreeing Thursday to ...

The Sports Xchange reports the inconsistent Rangers began play Wednesday tied for the top spot in the Atlantic Division, but they opened the second half of the season with another step backward. A 6-3 loss to Montreal wasn't the optimal way to prove things will be different for the remainder of the regular season, especially after coach Tom Renney and several key Rangers talked in recent days about needing to raise their level of play to maximize playoff positioning. And it starts at the top, at least among their position players. No. 1 center Scott Gomez and No. 1 defenseman (in name only) Wade Redden probably are the two most important skaters the Rangers need to come up big down the stretch. 'I have to be better,' said Gomez, whose first-half production (28 points) was slowed by ankle and groin injuries. 'No excuses. Guys have played with worse. It's kind of lame, but I've always been a second-half player, so in my mind I've gotta create, get it and go.'

The Sports Xchange reports the inconsistent Rangers began play Wednesday tied for the top spot in the Atlantic Division, but they opened the second half of the season with another step backward. A 6-3 loss to Montreal wasn't the optimal way to prove things will be different for the remainder of the regular season, especially after coach Tom Renney and several key Rangers talked in recent days about needing to raise their level of play to maximize playoff positioning. And it starts at the top, at least among their position players. No. 1 center Scott Gomez and No. 1 defenseman (in name only) Wade Redden probably are the two most important skaters the Rangers need to come up big down the stretch.

Jeff Wilpon, GM Omar Minaya and assistant GM John Ricco met with Scott Boras and his assistant, Mike Fiore, with both sides apparently sticking to positions that have them significantly apart in the Derek Lowe negotiations.

USA coach Scott Johnson is in talks with his employers over his possible take-up of the Ospreys head coach role.