Guillen fined, ordered to take sensitivity training for slur  —  Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen on Thursday was fined an undisclosed amount of money and ordered to undergo sensitivity training for his use of a derogatory term aimed at Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti.

Pedro fires 'home': Ex-Sox ace expects warm Fenway welcome  —  NEW YORK — Pedro Martinez still calls Boston home.  —  Technically, he's right, since he still, for now, owns a house here and certainly visits often enough, more frequently than people think.

Danks promoted to Triple-A  —  ARLINGTON - Left-handed starter John Danks took what general manager Jon Daniels described as a "big step" Thursday.  He was promoted to Oklahoma and will make his first career Triple-A start Saturday.  —  "John's commanding his three pitches well now …

Junior achievement: Staying on the field  —  Just before he left his Orlando home for the trek south to the Cincinnati Reds' spring training camp in Sarasota in February, Ken Griffey Jr.'s 10-year-old daughter Taryn called him aside to ask him a question.  —  "How many years have you been playing baseball, Daddy?" she asked.

Braves in unexpected free-fall from first to worst  —  Braves in unexpected free-fall from first to worst  —  ATLANTA (AP) — At the start of spring training, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones scanned the names above the clubhouse lockers and made a prediction.

Wells looks shaky in season debut  —  Bucs offense gets off to a hot start, but cools quickly  —  KANSAS CITY — After a long layoff, Pirates right-hander Kip Wells is going to have to find a way to become reacquainted with the strike zone.  —  Wells, making his first big league appearance …

Robinson proud of his work with Nats  —  Skipper unsure of his future under new ownership group … MLB.com: Ever since Major League Baseball named the Lerner group as the new owners of the Nationals, there has been non-stop speculation about your future with the club.  What is your take on your future with this team?

MLB exec not amused by Macha's humidor remark  —  (06-22) 04:00 PDT Denver — Ken Macha's statement Tuesday that there should be "an investigation'' into the humidor-stored baseballs at Coors Field didn't go over well with Major League Baseball's executive vice president for baseball operations.

Dodgers trip Mariners, stop skid  —  LA finally clicks on all cylinders to halt five-game swoon  —  LOS ANGELES — A serious situation, like a five-game losing streak, called for serious measures.  —  So Dodgers manager Grady Little moved Derek Lowe up a day to replace injured starter Brett Tomko …

Brain Trust Will Have Meeting of Minds Today  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Angels owner Arte Moreno, General Manager Bill Stoneman and Manager Mike Scioscia will hold a summit meeting of sorts today in Mesa, Ariz., with an objective of exchanging ideas to improve an underachieving team that is mired …

Source revealed  —  Feds seize reporters' communications in BALCO probe  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — E-mails seized by federal authorities identify the convicted founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative as a source in the San Francisco Chronicle's reporting on the steroids scandal …

Notes: Jays cautious about Burnett  —  Toronto quietly hoping righty's return solidifies starting rotation  —  ATLANTA — Aside from two starts in April, A.J. Burnett has been practically invisible.  Sure, he's been in Toronto's clubhouse, in the trainer's room and on the field plenty of times …

Melvin optimistic about second half  —  General manager chats with fans online … Doug Melvin: It's great to see that even on an off-day Brewers fans want to talk Brewers baseball!  I am looking forward to spending the next hour with you all.  Let's get started.  —  bdsoccer: Doug, what will you do with Carlos Lee?