Reyes earns weekly honor again  —  Shortstop hits .613 en route to National League award  —  Mets shortstop Jose Reyes won't have to share his Player of the Week honor with anybody this week.  —  The Bank of America award for the week of June 19-25 belongs solely to Reyes …

Manager's tirade gives fans sideshow  —  EVEN PLAYER SAID IT SHOULD BE ON ESPN — AND IT WAS  —  Managerial mayhem overshadowed the Lexington Legends' 5-2 victory over the Asheville Tourists last night.  —  Tip Fairchild (9-3) threw seven innings of five-hit shutout ball …

Dusty down but not ready to be out  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Asked once again about his increasingly tenuous job status, Cubs manager Dusty Baker gave a passionate defense of his position Sunday.  —  Baker emphasized that he has been put in a challenging spot with injuries stripping him of key players …

McClatchy 'extremely disappointed' in Pirates' play  —  But expresses confidence in Littlefield, Tracy  —  LOS ANGELES — The Pirates' frustration is boiling to the top.  —  "I'm extremely disappointed," owner Kevin McClatchy said shortly after the team's 11th loss in a row, 7-4, to Los Angeles yesterday at Dodger Stadium.

War Stories  —  On any given day now, you can walk into the Mets' clubhouse and find a friendly player ready to talk baseball with you.  It might not be like the good old days of the Eighties, when Kevin Elster would graphically discuss the previous night's sexual conquests, but in this PC-era …

Mailbag: Robinson on Nats fans' minds  —  Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers your questions … I take offense to Frank Robinson's recent comments in an interview conducted by you.  Regarding his lack of popularity in Montreal compared to Washington, he stated, "The Montreal fans …

Add on Cano to Yank woe  —  Hurt as Fish earn a split  —  A day that started with a great win ended badly at night for the Yankees.  Robinson Cano strained his left hamstring running out his sixth-inning double and had to come out of the nightcap of yesterday's split doubleheader against the Marlins at the Stadium.

Mailbag: Peavy injury conscious  —  Beat reporter Lyle Spencer answers Padres fans' questions  —  Do you think that Jake Peavy's bravado gets in the way of his better judgment when it comes to telling the coaching staff about his aches and pains?  If so, when will he learn that it's OK to be vulnerable?

Duaner OK, gets day off  —  TORONTO - Duaner Sanchez's neck remained sore from the pinched nerve that forced him to leave Friday's game, but the reliever had full range of motion and was upbeat upon rejoining the Mets.  Sanchez went unused at his request yesterday, with Aaron Heilman pitching …

Keeping the Baserunners  —  There are four components to offense in baseball.  Getting on base and batting for extra bases are the two biggies.  Next is advancing once on base; the fourth is avoiding losing runners on the basepaths.  The fourth is probably the one that flies furthest below the radar …

Game over?  —  Gagne's latest comeback bid clouded by uncertainty  —  LOS ANGELES — The memory of Eric Gagne entering a ballgame is one of the most profound ones that fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers have.  —  Right now, that's all Gagne is — a memory.  —  His entrances from the Dodger …

Barely 20 Years Old, but Coming of Age Fast  —  Phil Hughes had no big plans to celebrate the end of his teenage years Friday.  He had finished a workday at Waterfront Park in Trenton, and the next day he would be 20 years old.  Twenty years old and still a Yankee.

Boxing Legend Roberto Duran to Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch for Arizona Diamondbacks  —  Duran in Phoenix to promote Joel Casamayor vs Lamont Pearson Main Event at Celebrity Theatre July 7th 2006  —  PHOENIX, June 26 /PRNewswire/ — DRL Promotions announced today that former 5 …