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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Steve McNair had hoped to fill six tractor-trailers Tuesday with supplies for victims of Hurricane Katrina in his home state of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.

Turns out this time that Tennessee quarterback's aim was a little short.

From beat-up pickup trucks to luxury cars, Tennesseans filed through a parking lot at the Tennessee Titans' stadium Tuesday answering McNair's request for help by filling six tractor-trailers midway through the 12-hour drive, forcing organizers to call in at least eight more trucks.

"I'm amazed," McNair said as he looked around the lot at clothing, shoes, bottled water, diapers and other supplies waiting to be loaded into empty trucks.

"You have to be amazed because in a short period of time to put something like this together, my hat goes off to the people who came here who went through their closets and supplies and donated some things to send to people who don't have anything."

McNair spent the weekend in Mississippi surveying the damage and flew back to Nashville on Tuesday to help with the relief drive. He said he saw destruction with some neighborhoods wiped out with only foundations left and others untouched.

"I talked to some people, and they feel really strong about it, about the positives. The good Lord takes something away, it's all about rebuilding and starting fresh. That's the positive thing being taken out of it," McNair said.

The supplies will be delivered to all three states, including his hometown of Mount Olive and to Hattiesburg, where McNair owns a home.

"For right now, it's a start, and I think it's a great start," McNair said.

McNair originally had agreed to offer signed photos for each $100 donation. Mike Mu, executive director of the Air Steve McNair Foundation, said $30,000 came in last Friday and Saturday alone and they devised the relief drive as a way to immediately come up with much-needed supplies like bottled water and food.

The foundation teamed with Ozburn Hessey Logistics, which provided the tractor-trailers. A local church provided some of the 100 volunteers, while other companies pitched in food and other supplies to help sort and load the donations.

Faye Fite of Hermitage came to donate some cash to the relief drive and wound up unloading brand new sandals and shoes into a bigger box.

"People are not sending junk," she said. "It's neat."

Emily Young of Goodlettesville, Tenn., had planned to sell a box of children's clothes, a crib and a toddler bed at a yard sale until she heard about the relief drive Tuesday morning.

"I'm just glad we can put it to use somewhere and that someone will get a smile out of it," she said.

Volunteers unloaded a few cases of canned food from the back of Trent Roller's truck. He had driven up from McMinnville on business and said he couldn't not stop by.

"I just thought it was a chance for me to do something," Roller said.

Debbie Fuesting and Teresa Starling dropped off diapers, baby wipes and bottled water bought with money raised by their Girl Scout troop through a bake sale prompted by Katrina last weekend.

"I like that it's going down there tonight," Fuesting said. They're going to get it."

Several of McNair's teammates dropped by during the day to help unload supplies including left guard Zach Piller, cornerback Tony Beckham, safety Lamont Thompson and middle linebacker Brad Kassell. McNair's wife, Mechelle, worked for hours.

"Seeing all the other foundations and different organizations collecting stuff, they have a lot of stuff too. I thought we'll get some things, not that much," McNair said. "The response has just been amazing."

• Mariners hitting coach Don Baylor is among those who are helping A's third base coach Ron Washington, whose house was inundated in New Orleans.

Baylor wrote a check and had a clubhouse worker deliver it to Washington, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported.

Baylor also has a friend of his wife and family living in Baylor's Austin, Texas, home.

"It's only right," Baylor told the paper. "I'm not there. They didn't want to move right away, but after a few days, it made sense."

Jason Giambi and A's players, as well as former A's owner Steve Schott, have also aided Washington.

"Everything's gone, but I'm going to be all right," Washington told the Post-Intelligencer. "People have been just great. I've been pretty good with my money over the years, but what's happened has been a big help. I'm not surprised that Donnie did this. That's the kind of man he is."

• Miami Heat star Shaquille O'Neal and wife Shaunie said they have collection boxes set up at eight El Dorado furniture stores in South Florida, and are asking the public to donate toiletries and other personal health items that will be transported to Baton Rouge, La. O'Neal played at LSU in Baton Rouge.

"The O'Neal family joins the rest of the nation in their concern and support for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina and prays that everyone will do their part to help relieve the burden of these victims," the couple said in a statement.

• New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury, during an emotional news conference, pledged to donate $500,000 to $1 million to charities this season.

• The NBA players' association has pledged to spend at least $2.5 million on relief efforts, matching the contributions it made to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The union is not giving the money to a charity, choosing instead to administer the program itself.

Approximately 90 tractor-trailers with food supplies have been delivered through Feed the Children, players' association executive director Billy Hunter said. About 30 more trucks, accompanied by some players, will leave Jackson, Miss., next week and ride into some outer areas.

"We realize some places are impenetrable by land vehicles," Hunter said. "We may have to rent a couple of helicopters to fly relief in there."

Caravans also will go to Houston with food and other forms of aid.

• TNT analyst Kenny Smith called a news conference for Wednesday in Houston to announce a charity basketball game Sunday in Houston featuring 30 NBA players, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett and Jermaine O'Neal.

The game, expected to raise more than $1 million, will start at 5 p.m. EDT at the Toyota Center. It will air on TNT at 11 p.m. EDT.

• The NCAA urged schools to donate money generated from Midnight Madness and exhibition games to relief efforts.

• Every Seattle Mariners player will donate $1,000 to World Vision for Hurricane Katrina relief. Pitcher Jeff Nelson, who has family members affected by the natural disaster, organized the effort. "We needed to do this as a team," Nelson said.

• Darlington Raceway will hold a "Laps for Relief" fund-raiser on Sept. 17. Those donating will be allowed to drive five paced laps at the track in their personal vehicles or motorcycles. All money raised will be given to the American Red Cross.

• Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder pledged $500,000 in support, kicking off a donation drive that will include collection points for fan contributions at each FedEx Field entrance for all of this season's home games.

• The New England Patriots set up a relief fund to accept donations on the team's Web site. Anyone giving at least $1,000 will receive a lower seating bowl ticket to the Patriots' season opener against Oakland on Thursday night.

• The Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars contributed $25,000 to the Dallas Independent School District to fund uniforms for children displaced to the area.

• The University of Florida is helping Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel rebuild his New Orleans-based ministry, pledging $50,000 in proceeds from its pay-per-view football telecast against Louisiana Tech on Saturday to Desire Street Ministries.