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TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals have released wide receiver Michael Floyd,?two days after he was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and failure to obey a police officer.Cardinals coach Bruce Arians opened his news conference after Wednesdays practice by telling reporters they could read about the roster change and that he wouldnt talk about it. But Arians later said releasing Floyd was a unanimous decision by him, general manager Steve Keim and team president Michael Bidwill.Its a statement, Bidwill said from the NFL owners meetings in Irving, Texas. We had a difficult decision to make there.Coach Arians talks to all of the team after games, before bye weekends and around holidays, Bidwill added. He always makes sure that he emphasizes what our standards are, which is dont be the guy. And also to be focusing on what youre supposed to be doing for the team.Floyd was found unconscious behind the wheel of his running vehicle at a Scottsdale intersection early Monday morning, police said.Floyds black Cadillac Escalade sat through at least two green-light cycles with him passed out behind the wheel. Officers barricaded his SUV between their cars as they prepared to wake him up, according to the police report detailing the arrest.The SUVs engine was running and Floyds foot was on the brake, the report said.The mood was somber in the Cardinals locker room Wednesday as news spread of Floyds release.?A common refrain was how well-liked Floyd was.Its a tough day, quarterback Carson Palmer said. Mikes a close friend of mine, offseason golfing buddy, workout partner, so its tough. I believe in Mike. I hope for nothing but the best for Mike and look forward to seeing what he does with the next opportunity he gets.Safety Tyrann Mathieu said he hoped Floyd gets another chance.Everybody is going to have something to say, Mathieu said. Everybody is going to try to criticize you. Everybody thinks they know what youre going through. I think the most important thing is for him to believe in himself.According to the police report, Floyd initially told officers that he was leaving his home in Scottsdale to pick his nephew up from the airport, but his story evolved into him having one drink, and he later said it was two drinks.Police said Floyds story jumped around between him drinking on the team plane back from Miami and drinking at the W Scottsdale Hotel, but Floyd eventually settled on having had wine -- house cabernet -- on the team plane. Floyd also told the officers he was on a blood-thinning medication.Floyd had three alcohol-related brushes with the law at Notre Dame, including a DUI in his final season.The Cardinals chose Floyd in the first round of the 2012 draft, 13th overall. He was playing this year under a team option that the Cardinals enacted before the 2015 season.This season, his contract year, Floyd had 33 catches for 446 yards and four touchdowns. Those numbers were well off his 2015 stats, when he overcame early injury problems to catch 52 passes for 849 yards.Floyds best season was 2013, when he had 65 catches for 1,041 yards. He caught two passes for 18 yards in Arizonas 26-23 loss at Miami on Sunday.The Cardinals host the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday.ESPN staff writer Eric D. Williams and The Associated Press contributed to this report.Custom 76ers T-shirts . 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The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles.PHOENIX -- Arizona is known for its spas.The Giants have found one at Chase Field.A visit there always seems to shake the Giants out of whatever ails them.San Francisco clinched its 13th series victory in their last 14 series in Arizona with an 11-3 victory in the second game of the three-game set Saturday. The series concludes when Matt Moore opposes Zack Greinke on Sunday afternoon.The Giants did things the easy way Saturday.After playing one-run games in seven of their last eight -- and losing four of them -- the Giants broke out with 19 hits while scoring in double digits for the third time since the last week of June.Every Giants starter got a hit, including right-hander Johnny Cueto, who won his 15th game but got only his second victory since the All-Star break.It was good to see a breakout like that, San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said.A lot of guys had good days. The heart of the order. The back end of the order. They swung the bats well, and then you look at what Johnny did. He had great stuff, great command of all his pitchers. It was good to give him a break, too. A great game for us.Throughout the lineup, somebody did something today to help the cause.The D-backs might want to pay particular attention to Hunter Pence in the series finale. Pence is one of his patented runs over the last 2 1/2 weeks, and it reached a peak in the first two games in Arizona.Pence has reached base in 10 of 11 plate appearances in the first two games of the series, with seven hits including a home run Saturrday and three walks.dddddddddddd. He has scored four runs in each of the first two games of the seriesHe is hitting .382 in his last 17 games and is hitting .287 in 33 games since coming off the disabled list because of a severe hamstring strain. Pence has played only 85 games this season because of the hamstring, but it is quite a few more than the 52 he was limited to because of assorted injuries in 2015.Just trying to have good at-bats and feel good. Go out and compete to win, Pence said.Hes swinging well right now, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Pence. Hes getting on base. Missed a lot of time. You miss so much time, it takes a while to get your timing. Hes doing a good job now two-strike hitting, too.The Giants (76-65) kept pace with the Dodgers in the NL West with their victory Saturday and remain four games behind in the division race and one game ahead in the NL wild card chase. They play the Dodgers six times in the final 13 games of the regular season that ends with a three-game set at AT&T Park from Sept. 30-Oct. 2.Greinke is 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA in three starts against the Giants this season, and the loss was the first one to the Giants in his 13 starts. He was 7-0 against them entering this season. Part of his success has come in an ability to break even with Pence, who is hitting .241 against Greinke with two homers and four RBI in 32 plate appearances. ' ' '