Clemens, Others Implicated in Banned Drug Case  —  The star pitcher and five other players used performance-enhancers, says the document, allegedly quoting a former teammate.  —  Roger Clemens, one of professional baseball's most durable and successful pitchers, is among six players allegedly linked …

Mets' Martinez needs surgery on torn rotator cuff  —  WASHINGTON — New York Mets will be missing ace Pedro Martinez for more than just the postseason.  —  The Mets right-hander will have rotator cuff surgery next week and be out eight months.  The injury is expected to sideline him until at least June.

GM sees errors of his trades  —  Epstein mapping plans for '07 Sox  —  Of all the questions swirling around the Red Sox this offseason, from the future address of outfielder Manny Ramírez, to the role of pitcher Jonathan Papelbon, to the keep-him-or-not debate over shortstop Alex Gonzalez …

Nats Officially Part Ways With Robinson  —  Trailblazing Career Is Likely at an End  —  In 1975, when the Cleveland Indians needed a replacement for Ken Aspromonte as manager, owner Ted Bonda took what was, at the time, a bold step.  He named Frank Robinson to the position, the first African American to manage a major league club.

Notes: Torre sets postseason roster  —  Phillips, Cairo, Bruney in; Wilson, Guiel, among others, out  —  NEW YORK — Joe Torre settled on his 25-man roster for the American League Division Series, choosing Andy Phillips and Miguel Cairo to round out his bench.

Baseball breaks attendance record  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball broke its season attendance record Saturday and was on track to finish with the second-highest per-game average in the sport's history.  —  The 30 major league teams drew 75,470,941 through Saturday, topping the 74,926,174 fans who attended games in 2005.

Monday meeting for Baker, Hendry  —  General manager to speak with skipper about future  —  CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said he'll meet on Monday with Dusty Baker regarding the manager's future with the team.  —  Baker's four-year contract expires after the regular season ends on Sunday.

Marlins players not told about Girardi's status  —  If today is Joe Girardi's last day as manager of the Marlins, nobody has told his players.  —  ''We never hear anything,'' All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla said.  ``We're playing [today] as if everything is normal.  Nobody knows.''

Morneau, Howard rise to the top … So there it goes, another baseball year, shrinking into the rear-view mirror.  —  And what a year.  —  A year when 60 once again became a magic number.  A year when Detroit rediscovered a sport once known as baseball.

Clincher culminates amazing run for LA  —  Dodgers' one-year makeover results in shot at a championship  —  SAN FRANCISCO — With a dateline like that, you know how sweet this is for the Dodgers.  —  They clinched a spot in the National League playoffs by beating the dreaded rival Giants in front of their Dodger-hating fans.

Notes: Dye counts himself out as MVP  —  Williams reflects on six-man rotation; Guillen looks at playoffs  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Jermaine Dye's solo home run off Boof Bonser in the first inning of Friday's series opener at the Metrodome gave the right fielder 44 long balls for the season.

Wells holds Diamondbacks scoreless for six innings as Padres win, 3-1, clinch playoff berth  —  PHOENIX - The old man knew how to rise to the occasion.  —  David Wells saved his best of the season for when it was needed most, a dominating performance that has the San Diego Padres in the postseason for the second year in a row.