Report: T.O. attempted suicide  —  Police report says wideout tried to overdose himself  —  DALLAS (AP) — Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened, according to a police report obtained Wednesday.

No alternative: It's time to give up on hapless Burrell.  —  WASHINGTON - Pat Burrell is an easy target.  That doesn't mean you hold your fire, not when a playoff berth is at stake.  —  So this column will adhere to the credo I picked up from a fictional CIA operative in a book so long ago, the title eludes me:

Lee could be back if the price is right  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Rangers can't say Carlos Lee has failed to meet expectations.  —  Lee has been the hitter they were hoping for when they traded for him July 28.  He hasn't had as big an impact with the Rangers falling out of the playoff race.

Red Sox, Beckett take on Rays  —  Tampa Bay (60-97) at Boston (84-74), 7:05 p.m. ET  —  Josh Beckett will make his final start of 2006 on Wednesday night and it's a significant one for the right-hander.  —  This is the first time Beckett has made it through an entire season without being shut down by an injury.

Talent Fills HWB Rosters  —  The minor league season officially ended a little over a week ago in San Bernadino, Calf., where high Class A Inland Empire toppled Visalia for the California League title.  —  That was the final postseason series to come to an end, and now it's time for prospect season to begin.

Lies, Damned Lies  —  Playoff Hurlers  —  While it's evident that there is nothing like a Diamondbacks-style Randy Johnson-Curt Schilling thunder-and-lightning duo among this year's potential playoff teams, it's unclear just which starting staff is the best of a relatively weak lot.

Buck O'Neil remains hospitalized in weakened condition  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Buck O'Neil has been hospitalized because of extreme fatigue, and friends are becoming increasingly worried about the 94-year-old former Negro Leagues player.  —  O'Neil spent about three days in the hospital in August …

Woodward looking at surgery  —  ATLANTA - Chris Woodward plans to have surgery after the playoffs to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.  The infielder expects he'll need three months to fully recover.  The injury has bothered him for much of the season, with team officials aware of the trouble …

La Russa is making inexplicable decisions  —  October has arrived early.  To the Cardinals, the final days of the regular season suddenly feel like the postseason.  The tension is extreme, the pressure intense.  The infield dirt is quicksand.  The outfield walls are closing in.  —  Baseball Heaven?

Pedro's Game 1 status depends on Game 158  —  ATLANTA — The final act of genuine drama in the Mets' runaway regular-season success story of 2006 comes tonight when Pedro Martinez, injured calf and all, tries once again to allay the fears of the organization and its fans that he is ready …

A swoon for the ages?  —  If the unthinkable happens and the Cardinals somehow blow their nearly season-long National League Central Division lead, let the debate begin about whether it would be the worst collapse in baseball history.  But it almost certainly would be the biggest collapse by the worst team.

Webb's strong outing goes for naught  —  Righty bolsters Cy Young case, but D-Backs nipped by homer  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Webb can't explain it, but for some reason, when he throws poorly in the bullpen prior to a start, he seems to pitch his best games.

Notes: Yost drawing up '07 lesson plan  —  Yount clears up comments; chemistry important as '06 ends  —  CHICAGO — Brewers manager Ned Yost shed some light Tuesday on his previously private ideas about fixing the team for 2007.  —  "You sit and analyze the season — and we do have six games left …