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Given how Daniel Briere’s career in Buffalo abruptly ended in June, when the Sabres’ co-captain was unhappy with the team’s lukewarm offer to re-sign him, there’s reason to believe he would still carry a chip on his shoulder. After all, that was the motivational button Briere would push every time he felt someone slighted him…

When top draft pick Greg Oden was lost for the season because of knee surgery, many wrote off the Portland Trail Blazers. Now, the NBA’s youngest team is proving it can do fine without him. The Blazers have won nine straight, the longest current winning streak in the NBA after the Boston Celtics lost at…

The Clemson Tigers needed a little time to get warmed up after a two-week break for final exams. K.C. Rivers had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 15 Clemson beat Division II Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 90-73 on Thursday in the San Juan Shootout. “We decided to establish ourselves in the second half and try…

Memphis guard Antonio Anderson got an indication of how big the Tigers’ next game is when he stopped at a gas station to fill up his tank. “Two guys ran up to me and said, ‘We can’t wait for the game. You guys got to beat Georgetown.’ Everybody’s talking about it,” Anderson said Thursday. “Things…

Geoff Jenkins wants Philadelphia Phillies fans to know he’s willing to give up his body when he roams the outfield. Maybe not his face, but definitely his body. Jenkins and the Phillies agreed Tuesday to a $13 million, two-year contract, giving the defending NL East champions another veteran for an outfield that lost Aaron Rowand.

Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra, Glenallen Hill and Geronimo Berroa were accused of using steroids by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent’s affidavit unsealed Thursday. Grimsley also accused Chuck Knoblauch of using human growth hormone; David Segui and Allen Watson of using performance-enhancing drugs; and Rafael Palmeiro and Pete Incaviglia of taking…

Dontrelle Willis agreed Thursday to a $29 million, three-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, two weeks after he was acquired from the Florida Marlins in the biggest trade of the offseason. “We’re absolutely thrilled to accomplish this and keep him a part of our organization for a lengthy period,” Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said.

Bill Parcells led Super Bowl winners from the sideline. The Miami Dolphins hope he’ll do the same from the front office. Parcells signed a four-year contract Thursday to lead the Dolphins’ football operations, one day after turning down essentially the same role with the Atlanta Falcons. The two-time Super Bowl champion coach will report directly…

Sabres center Derek Roy missed practice on Thursday and is day-to-day with a shoulder injury. Coach Lindy Ruff said Roy’s injury is “somewhere between a bad bruise and a sprain.” Roy, Buffalo’s leading scorer with 29 points in 32 games, was hurt in the first period of Wednesday’s win over the New York Islanders.

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (Ticker) — Dale Earnhardt Inc. signed crew chief Kevin “Bono” Manion to a three-year contract extension Thursday.

Pitcher Carlos Silva and the Seattle Mariners finalized a $48 million, four-year contract Thursday. The 28-year-old right-hander was 13-14 last season for the Minnesota Twins with a 4.19 ERA — better than every Mariners starter other than hard-throwing Felix Hernandez. Seattle likes that Silva pitches deep into games, generally stays low in the strike zone…

Indicted slugger Barry Bonds is scheduled to make a brief court appearance Friday for a hearing to determine if some of his attorneys have a conflict of interest in his federal perjury and obstruction case. The judge called the hearing to decide whether the lawyers can still work for Bonds even though they previously represented…