Yankees still eye Santana  —  Roger Clemens is dominating headlines these days, not Johan Santana.  Yet nearly two months after the Yankees first engaged in trade talks with the Twins over Santana, the Minnesota ace is not off the Yankees' radar.  —  “There's definitely still a possibility …

Looking like a high price for Roberts  —  On hold over much of the last month, the Brian Roberts talks are on again between the Cubs and Baltimore Orioles.  This deal is almost certainly going to happen — the only question is when and how much it is going to cost the Cubs.

Nothing false about his case  —  I think I heard Roger Clemens's lawyer humming our national anthem when the Rocket stormed off the stage Monday, abruptly concluding one of the more bizarre press conferences in the history of Western Civilization.  —  “I got another [expletive] …

Buddy LeRoux; was part owner of Sox, real estate baron; at 77  —  Buddy LeRoux, who rose from team trainer to part owner of the Boston Red Sox in the 1970s and 1980s, died of natural causes Monday night.  He was 77.  —  Often a controversial figure in Boston sports - both with the Red Sox …

No erasing empty feeling  —  This non-vote is not frivolous.  Instead, a blank Hall of Fame ballot sums up what the Steroid Era has done to my feelings about baseball  —  Ilook at my 2008 Hall of Fame ballot with sadness.  That's a photocopy of it on the right, and as you can see …

Mariners sign veteran IF Cairo to jump-start Lopez  —  SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners signed veteran infielder Miguel Cairo to a one-year, major league contract on Tuesday, giving starting second baseman Jose Lopez more prodding to improve.  —  Cairo, 33, played 82 games for the New York Yankees …

Report: Rays won't seek state aid  —  New stadium would be located on St. Petersburg waterfront  —  ST. PETERSBURG — According to a report in Tuesday's St. Petersburg Times, the Rays will not seek state aid for their proposed $450-million stadium on the team's current Spring Training site …

Around the Horn: Corner infielders  —  With Wright, resurgent Delgado would give Mets strong tandem … NEW YORK — Carlos Delgado and David Wright will enter this season on opposite corners of the diamond and opposite sides of the superstar spectrum.  One is a former behemoth …

Police: McNamee lied during rape probe  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Detectives believed the former New York Yankees trainer who says he injected Roger Clemens with steroids lied to them during the 2001 investigation of a possible rape, according to documents released Tuesday by police.

Fame brings Goose bumps  —  When the call from Baseball Writers Association secretary-treasurer Jack O'Connell came to his home in Colorado Springs at 1:45 Tuesday afternoon, Rich (Goose) Gossage, the most fearsome and intimidating closer in the history of baseball, was reduced to emotional mush and “numbness.”

Pirates Minicamp: Several players report slimmer, trimmer  —  Maholm, Doumit, Duke, others follow management's lead  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates' new management has built a bedrock principal of accountability, so having only two-thirds of their invited pitchers report for minicamp yesterday …

METS' RADIO EYES HAGIN  —  The Mets still haven't filled the vacancy in their radio booth, but are targeting veteran broadcaster Wayne Hagin to sit alongside Howie Rose this season, The Post has learned.  Hagin would replace Tom McCarthy, who departed after the season to...