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 …

Robinson's departure a hot topic  —  Hall of Famer will manage his final game with Nats on Sunday  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals bench coach Eddie Rodriguez was one person who had a tough time keeping his emotions in check on Saturday.  —  Early in the day, Rodriguez went into Robinson's office to give him a thank you card.

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 …

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.

No need to fire Buck; he'll resign  —  In Seattle today, Buck Showalter will manage his final game with the Rangers.  —  That's not a scoop, nor is it an announcement.  —  Owner Tom Hicks, in fact, told the [Randy] Galloway and Co. radio audience on ESPN/103.3 FM on Friday that the manager's fate remains "open-ended."

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.

LaRue wants out if he can't start  —  PITTSBURGH — Jason LaRue wants it known, "I'm no cancer in the clubhouse, not a complainer, and I never have been," and proves it by saying, "David Ross has had a great year."  —  But — there is always a but — if the Cincinnati Reds believe that Ross …

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.