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2B Daily News– Wednesday, November 14, 2012 NFL MLB A's Melvin picked as manager of the year Young rosters, small budgets, limited expec- tations. NEW YORK (AP) — MCT photo Kansas City linebacker Justin Houston (50) pressures Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Monday. Roethlisberger has sprained shoulder PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger left Heinz Field on Monday night with his sprained right shoulder in a sling. When he walks back in ready to play is anybody's guess. Tomlin called Pittsburgh's franchise quarterback Buccaneers. His last victory came on Oct. 8, 2006 when the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the New York Jets 41-0. ''questionable'' but otherwise offered little detail Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Roethlisberger was pounded into the ground by Kansas City Chiefs linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston in the third quarter of Pittsburgh's 16-13 overtime victory. ''He is being evaluated,'' Tomlin said. ''Obvi- ously this injury puts his participation in the ques- tionable category for this week.'' Roethlisberger left the game and went to the hospital to for an MRI-exam. He underwent more tests on Tuesday to determine the severity of the sprain to the sternoclavicular (SC) joint in his throwing shoulder. num. Treatment can range from a few days of rest and ice to as much as 4-6 weeks according to Dr. Victor Khabie, chief of sports medicine at North- ern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y. ''You could tape it, you could do that stuff but the reality is those ligaments just have to heal,'' Khabie said. ''If you go throwing, you slow down the healing process.'' Roethlisberger was scrambling in the pocket to The SC joint connects the collarbone to the ster- The former first round pick has spent most of the last six years as a backup while dealing with a series of significant injuries. He missed all of last season after breaking his arm in a preseason game and threw seven regular season passes in 2010 after hurting his knee at the end of training camp. Though there was a bit of rust after getting pressed into service, Leftwich did guide the Steel- ers to a go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter. ''I try to prepare as if I am the starter every week,'' Leftwich said. ''Nothing will change. I wish Ben the best. I hope he is healthy. Other than that I will be ready to go.'' Leftwich insists he has mastered offensive coor- dinator Todd Haley's playbook and Leftwich's teammates are hardly concerned if he's under cen- ter on Sunday. ''We don't have a true rookie back there that's never taken a snap before,'' Starks said. ''We feel good about who we have back there if it is Byron. We'll move forward and wait Ben's return if that's the case.'' buy time on Pittsburgh's first possession of the sec- ond half when Houston wrapped up Roethlisberg- er's legs and Hali slammed into him, driving the quarterback's right side into the damp Heinz Field turf. Roethlisberger didn't appear to be hurt walk- ing off the field but quickly made his way to the locker room before leaving the stadium with the game still in progress. ''It didn't seem like a tough hit ... but he came to the sideline and next thing you know he was gone,'' Pittsburgh left tackle Max Starks said. ''I'm hoping it was nothing serious. Honestly it didn't seem like it.'' If Roethlisberger can't play, the Steelers (6-3) will turn veteran backup Byron Leftwich, who completed 7 of 14 passes for 73 yards in relief as Pittsburgh won its fourth straight game thanks to Shaun Suisham's 23-yard field goal 51 seconds into the extra period. The 32-year-old Leftwich hasn't started a game since 2009, when he went 0-3 for the Tampa Bay NBA NBA Commissioner David Stern estimates revenue will be a record $5 billion in the current season, an increase of about 20 percent from the league's last full season in 2010-11. Speaking Tuesday at Stern estimates revenue up 20 pct to $5 billion NEW YORK (AP) — since 2006. ''It's not something Beyond Sport United, a gathering of global team, league and industry exec- utives at Yankee Stadium that focuses on social responsibility. Stern said NBA expansion to Europe is probably at least a decade away and that it likely would make sense to add several clubs there at once. ''I think for us the thing that would make the most sense would be a division in Europe at the time that it comes,'' he said. ''I don't see that for another decade at least. Not one team.'' Stern announced last month that he will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took over from Larry O'Brien, so inter- national expansion will be passed on to Adam Silver, who has been deputy commissioner we've done a lot of look- ing at, but it's something that we've had people approach us with,'' Stern said. ''We obviously keep pretty close tabs on how our attendance is in our overseas games, what the pricing structure is, what the fan affinity is, what the television arrange- ments are, what the rat- ings are, all of the met- rics of the business in a place or places. It's a pretty sophisticated enterprise.'' The league's revenue estimate is for the year ending next Sept. 30. That puts the NBA third among the major North American leagues, trail- ing the NFL ($9 billion) and Major League Base- ball ($7.5 billion), but ahead of the NHL ($3.3 billion). ''I would say that China, which is the largest segment outside the U.S., is doing very well. I would say we'll see that to some degree as well in Turkey, in Africa, in Brazil,'' Stern said. ''The components are broadcast, digital, merchandise, marketing partnerships and events, which can be games and the 3-on-3 tournaments and clinics, any variety of events that draw people.'' Stern said the NBA is broadcast in 46 lan- guages to 216 nations or territories. A year after a lockout that delayed the start of the season to Dec. 25, Stern was critical of hockey union head Don- ald Fehr for his side's negotiating stance in the current NHL lockout. Fehr said that sports with salary caps are more prone to lockouts because of their labor structure. Stern disagreed and said the 50-50 sharing arrangement agreed to by NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders 1. Brad Keselowski 2,371 2. Jimmie Johnson 2,351 3. Kasey Kahne 4. Clint Bowyer 5. Denny Hamlin 6. Matt Kenseth 7. Greg Biffle 8. Kevin Harvick 9. Tony Stewart 10. Jeff Gordon 11. Martin Truex Jr. 2,260 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,211 2,321 2,319 2,309 2,297 2,293 2,285 2,284 2,281 the NFL and NBA, and proposed by NHL own- ers, was fair. ''They have no choice Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics and Washington's Davey Johnson won big right away and were chosen as managers of the year Tuesday after guiding their teams to huge turn- around seasons. No matter. timore's Buck Showal- ter for the AL honor in a close vote by a Baseball Writers' Association of America panel. In his first full season with Oakland, the rookie- laden A's made a 20- game improvement, fin- ished 94-68 and stunned just about everyone by winning the AL West with baseball's lowest payroll. Melvin beat out Bal- Still, the unassuming skipper was surprised to win. ''Absolutely shocked. I mean, Buck had such a great year,'' Melvin said MERCY (Continued from page 1B) Roethlisberger isn't the only big name that could be out on Sunday. Safety Troy Polamalu con- tinues to be plagued by a right calf injury and Tom- lin described him ''doubtful'' to play against the Ravens. Safety Ryan Clark sustained a concussion for the second time in three games when he took a knee to the head from Kansas City wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, though Tomlin said it appears Clark is fine. Maybe, but it's not exactly the way the Steelers wanted to be heading into a crucial three-game stretch that includes two games against the hated Ravens in three weeks. the division after Pittsburgh stumbled to a 2-3 start. The Steelers have ripped off four straight to draw within a game and can take firm control of the AFC North at home on Sunday. The prospect of doing it without their two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback makes that task more difficult, but not impossible. ''B-Left has been here a long time,'' defensive end Brett Keisel said. ''If he's in there, we expect to keep rolling.'' Baltimore (7-2) appeared ready to run away with the game to 13-10, but Dun- smuir pulled away once again behind the service of Marki Stibi and Jessica Hatten. Chelsea Helms capped the 25-19 Dun- smuir win with a block. Mercy's step quickened on MLB Network. Johnson was an easy choice for the NL prize after the Nationals — who had never enjoyed a winning season — post- ed the best record in the majors and made their first playoff appearance. Johnson, who turns 70 in January, was hon- ored for the second time. He was tabbed as the AL's top manager in 1997, hours after he resigned from the Ori- oles in a feud with owner Peter Angelos. This time, Johnson will get a while to enjoy the accolade. The Nationals announced this month that he will guide them in 2013, when he will be the oldest manager in the majors. He's set to leave the Washington dugout and become a team consultant in 2014. ''World Series or bust,'' Johnson said on MLB Network. ''It's going to be my last year, anyway.'' ana Kemp cross court kill and while the Lady Tigers fought hard down the stretch Fleet and Curl pro- vided too much offense and Dunsmuir's season ended how it began with a loss to the Lady Warriors. after giving up the game and Fleet opened up Game 4 with a flurry of kill attempts before finally finding the floor. Kemp fol- lowed with a trio of service points and Mercy took a 4- 0 lead and didn't look back. Mercy extended the lead to 20-13 following a Bre- NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific WL Pct GB L.A. Clippers 5 2 .714 — Phoenix L.A. Lakers 3 4 .429 2 WARRIORS 34 .429 2 KINGS 25 .286 Southwest WL Pct GB San Antonio 6 1 .857 — Memphis New Orleans 3 2 .600 2 Dallas Houston Northwest WL Pct GB but to stand and protect such business model as will be left when the negotiations finish,'' he said. MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals San Jose vs. Los Angeles Sunday, Nov. 4: San Jose 1, Los Angeles 0 Wednesday, Nov. 7: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 1, Los Angeles advances on 3-2 aggregate Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake Friday, Nov. 2: Real Salt Lake 0, Seattle 0 Thursday, Nov. 8: Seattle 1, Real Salt Lake 0, Seattle advances on 1-0 aggre- gate Championship Sunday's result: Los Angeles 3, Seattle 0 Sunday, Nov. 18: Seattle vs. Los Angeles, 6 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals D.C. United vs. New York Saturday, Nov. 3: D.C. United 1, New York 1 Wednesday, Nov. 7: D.C. United at New York, ppd., snow Thursday, Nov. 8: New York 0, D.C. Unit- ed 1, D.C. United advances on 2-1 aggregate Kansas City vs. Houston Sunday, Nov. 4: Houston 2, Kansas City 0 Wednesday, Nov. 7: Kansas City 1, Houston 0, Houston advances on 2-1 aggregate Championship Sunday's result: Houston 3, D.C. United 1 Sunday, Nov. 18: D.C. United vs. Hous- ton, 1 p.m. Oklahoma City 6 2 .750 — Minnesota Denver Utah Portland 5 2 .714 .5 4 4 .500 2 4 4 .500 2 2 5 .286 3.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic New York Brooklyn WL Pct GB 5 0 1.000 — 4 2 .667 1.5 Philadelphia 4 3 .571 2 Boston Toronto Central 4 3 .571 2 2 6 .250 4.5 WL Pct GB Milwaukee 4 2 .667 — Chicago Indiana Cleveland Detroit Southeast Miami Charlotte Atlanta Orlando WL Pct GB 6 2 .750 — 3 3 .500 2 3 3 .500 2 2 5 .286 3.5 Washington 0 6 .000 5 —————————————————— Tuesday's results Charlotte 92, Washington 76 Toronto 74, Indiana 72 New York 99, Orlando 89 Brooklyn 114, Cleveland 101 Portland at Sacramento, late San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, late Today's Games Detroit at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Utah at Boston, 4:30 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Miami at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. 4 3 .571 .5 3 5 .375 2 2 6 .250 3 0 8 .000 5 5 1 .833 .5 4 4 .500 2.5 3 4 .429 3 4 4 .500 1.5 West WL T Pct PF PA 49ERS 62 1 .722213 127 Seattle 6 4 0 .600 198 161 Arizona 4 5 0 .444 144 173 St. Louis 3 5 1 .389 161 210 East N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 267 216 Dallas WL T Pct PF PA 4 5 0 .444 188 204 Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 156 221 Washington 3 6 0 .333 226 248 South WL T Pct PF PA Atlanta 8 1 0 .889 247 174 Tampa Bay 5 4 0 .556 260 209 New Orleans4 5 0 .444 249 256 Carolina 2 7 0 .222 163 216 North WL T Pct PF PA Chicago 7 2 0 .778 242 133 Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 239 187 Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 238 221 Detroit 4 5 0 .444 216 222 —————————————————— Week 10 Results Thursday's result Indianapolis 27, Jacksonville 10 Sunday's results New Orleans 31, Atlanta 27 Minnesota 34, Detroit 24 Denver 36, Carolina 14 Tampa Bay 34, San Diego 24 Tennessee 37, Miami 3 New England 37, Buffalo 31 Baltimore 55, Oakland 20 Cincinnati 31, N.Y. Giants 13 Seattle 28, N.Y. Jets 7 St. Louis 24, San Francisco 24, OT Dallas 38, Philadelphia 23 Houston 13, Chicago 6 Open: Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington Monday's result Pittsburgh 16, Kansas City 13, OT Week 11 Schedule Thursday's game Miami at Buffalo, 5:20 p.m. Sunday's games Cleveland at Dallas, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Indianapolis at New England, 1:25 p.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5:20 p.m. Open: Minnesota, N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee Monday's game Chicago at San Francisco, 5:30 NFL AFC West WL T Pct PF PA Denver 6 3 0 .667 271 189 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 209 191 RAIDERS 36 0 .333191 284 Kansas City 1 8 0 .111 146 256 East N. England 6 3 0 .667 299 201 Miami WL T Pct PF PA 4 5 0 .444 173 186 N.Y. Jets 3 6 0 .333 175 228 Buffalo 3 6 0 .333 211 285 South WL T Pct PF PA Houston 8 1 0 .889 250 143 Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 186 201 Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 219 311 Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 127 246 North WL T Pct PF PA Baltimore 7 2 0 .778 254 196 Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 207 177 Cincinnati 4 5 0 .444 220 231 Cleveland 2 7 0 .222 169 211 NFC