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Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre is back in the lineup after a five-week absence. The Mariners activated Beltre from the disabled list Tuesday and designated infielder Chris Woodward for assignment. Beltre had surgery June 30 to remove a bone spur from his left shoulder. He was expected to be out six to eight weeks but recovered quickly. He was batting fifth against Kansas City on Tuesday night. Beltre had only five home runs and 31 RBIs in his first 289 at-bats this season.

Manny Ramirez hits his first home run since July 22 and the Dodgers rout the Brewers, scoring their most runs in a home game since 1979. Joe Torre wanted to give his hitters a break. They didn't extend the same courtesy to Milwaukee's pitchers.

Ben Roethlisberger dodged questions about the recent civil suit filed against him better than he did blitzing pass rushers last season, as the quarterback fielded questions for the first time since he was sued for an alleged sexual assault that occurred more than a year ago.

Portsmouth's dismal summer went from bad to worse last night when it emerged that one-cap England striker David Nugent was sent home early from a pre-season trip for an incident with a team-mate during a late-night drinking session.

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Troy Tulowitzki, batting cleanup for the second time in his career, extended his season-best hitting streak to 10 games with a single in the seventh.

Almost a full year after his NFL career was feared to be over, Oakland fullback Oren O'Neal is making plans to play when the Raiders open the regular season. The knee injury that landed him in a hospital last August is almost completely healed. The limp in his stride is gone. The only noticeable reminder is a thick brace the third-year pro wears on his left leg. 'The fact that I'm walking, that's a blessing in itself,' O'Neal said.

By BRAD TOWNSEND The revamped Dallas Mavericks will have to do much of their early-season jelling on the road, as they play seven of their first 11 games away from American Airlines Center.Dallas opens the 2009-2010 season Oct. 27 at home against Washington, but the true tone-setter comes three days later on the road against the reigning world champion Los Angeles Lakers. The schedule, released Tuesday, has the Mavericks playing 12 of their first 20 games on the road.Newcomers Shawn Marion, Drew Gooden and Tim Thomas will try to help Dallas avoid a repeat of last season’s 2-7 start, but the schedule-makers loaded the Mavericks with 20 back-to-back situations, four more than last year. And if network and cable TV executives are impressed with the Mavericks’ off-season moves to date, it isn’t reflected in the schedule. They are slated for 13 national TV appearances, down from 23 two seasons ago and 21 last year.After making five ABC appearances in each of the last two

The only reminders that Baltimore's Kelly Gregg missed all of last season after microfracture surgery were the scars on the nose tackle's left knee. Gregg has been physically dominating offensive linemen at training camp, an indication that the surgery was a complete success. He is building an impressive comeback as he tries to regain his status as one of the most dominant run-stopping defensive linemen in the NFL.