CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds retired Barry Larkins No. 11 before Saturdays game against the St. Louis Cardinals, paying tribute to the Hall of Fame shortstop who led them to the 1990 World Series title. Larkin, joined on the field by members of his family, former teammates and members of the Reds organization, watched as his number was unveiled, accompanied by a fireworks display. Wearing a grey sports coat and shirt and black pants and wiping his eyes frequently with a white towel, he said he was proud of his hometown. "Im so proud to be the first native Cincinnatian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame," he told the sellout crowd before throwing a ceremonial first pitch to current Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips. "Im so proud and humbled to be on the wall next to my idol, Dave Concepcions No. 13." Larkin spent his entire 19-year career with Cincinnati and was inducted into baseballs Hall of Fame this summer. He hit .295 with 198 home runs and 960 RBIs, winning the NL MVP award when he helped the Reds win the NL Central in 1995. The 12-time All-Star served as team captain while winning nine Silver Slugger and three Gold Glove awards in his career. "Ive been trying to do a lot in a little bit of time," Larkin said during a press conference on Friday when asked what his life has been like since being notified in January that hed been elected to the Hall of Fame. "Theres been a lot of real good busywork. Its appropriate that this is the last piece. It brings it a little closer to home, getting my number retired." Larkins is the ninth uniform number to be retired in honour of a Reds player or manager, joining Concepcion, Fred Hutchinsons No. 1, Johnny Benchs 5, Joe Morgans 8, Sparky Andersons 10, Ted Kluszewskis 18, Frank Robinsons 20 and Tony Perezs 24. Each of the honorees except Concepcion, Hutchinson and Kluszewski has been inducted into Cooperstown. 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The Orioles again find themselves even with the Yankees in this series after another one-run win in Game 2 on Monday, but now the set shifts to the Bronx, where they were 6-3 this season and won all three of the series there.PHILADELPHIA -- Injured Philadelphia 76ers all-star centre Andrew Bynum said Friday he has suffered a "setback" in his return from a knee injury. Bynum, acquired by Philadelphia in a four-team trade before the season, has yet to play for the Sixers and spoke before a game against Utah. He has been recovering from a bone bruise on his right knee and his return has been pushed back three times since the beginning of training camp. The Sixers were hoping Bynum would be cleared to return to basketball activities by Dec. 10. That date is now in question because of issues with his left knee. Bynum now said he has swelling and a bone bruise on both knees. "I had a little bit of a setback," Bynum said. "Just working through some issues with the right knee, I kind of have a mirror thing going on with the left knee. I dont know whats going on. The doctors are saying its a weakened cartilage state, so we kind of wait, I guess. We cant do anything. I just have to wait for the cartilage to get strong." Bynum did say he targeted Dec. 10 as a possibility, with one to four weeks of basketball-related activity to follow, pushing his much-anticippated debut to anywhere from mid-to-late December to as late as mid-January.dddddddddddd "Its the same exact spot (as the right knee) with the cartilage," Bynum said. "Just doing routine things and it started swelling up. No blunt-force injury or anything like that. Its the same timetable still." The Sixers are 4-4 without Bynum, including three straight losses at home. Bynum announced in May, while still a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, that he was going to Germany in September for the Orthokine blood-spinning treatment in his knees that other professional athletes have sought. The Sixers announced before training camp that Bynum needed to delay his return to allow the effects of the Orthokine treatment to work. The bone bruise in his right knee caused the Sixers to push the return date from training camp to the regular season and now possibly to midseason. But the Sixers are still looking long term with Bynum, whos in the last year of his contract. "My main concern is Andrews health," Sixers general manager Tony DiLeo said. "My main concern is big picture. We want to have a long relationship with him." ' ' '