Wang overpowers Sox with two-hitter  —  Yanks righty loses bid for no-hitter with Drew's home run in fifth  —  BOSTON — Chien-Ming Wang may never receive the kudos generally lauded upon the game's top hurlers, his high winning percentage overlooked as a result of pitching toward contact instead of the league lead in strikeouts.

Longoria on the way; Niemann too  —  3B prospect Evan Longoria is on his way to St. Petersburg and will make his major-league debut Saturday.  —  “I'm headed that way,” Longoria said late Friday before boarding a flight to Tampa.  “I'm very excited, obviously.  I hope I'm in there tomorrow.”

Dontrelle Willis leaves game with injury  —  CHICAGO - The news about the Tigers' pitching staff is not getting any better.  —  Dontrelle Willis took the mound against the Chicago White Sox tonight, needing to show improved command after walking seven batters in his Detroit debut.

Rays pitcher Reyes slugged, Tased, arrested at Tampa bar  —  Rays pitcher Al Reyes, left, talks with Manager Joe Maddon, before Friday's game against Baltimore.  [James Borchuck, Times]  —  Update, 9:50 p.m. Reyes came in to pitch in Friday's game, got the final two outs of the eighth inning …

Mets' Figueroa gets first win in 5 years  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Nelson Figueroa earned his first major league win in five years, retiring 14 straight batters at the start and pitching his hometown New York Mets past the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on a foggy Friday night.

Arizona LHP Davis' surgery successful  —  PHOENIX (AP)—Arizona left-hander Doug Davis could return from thyroid cancer and pitch in four to six weeks, the doctor who performed the surgery said Friday.  —  Dr. Bob Evani said the survival rate for this type of cancer is near 100 percent.

Twins recall Liriano from Triple-A for Sunday start  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Minnesota Twins recalled left-hander Francisco Liriano on Friday, and he's expected to make his first start after missing all of last season because of elbow surgery Sunday against the Kansas City Royals.

Jeter to remain on the shelf  —  Brian Cashman was WEEI in Boston today and said that Derek Jeter would likely not play until the Yankees get to Tampa.  —  Given how cold it is here and the probability of rain, that makes sense.  —  No word on yet on Jorge Posada's status.

Horne to the disabled list  —  Just bounced text messages back and forth with Alan Horne.  —  The MRI showed a slight tear of his right biceps and he's going back to Tampa to rehab the injury.  Horne said he wasn't sure how long he would be out, but the damage isn't to a ligament, which seems like good news.

HIGH'JINX' HITS YANKEES  —  CREW SABOTEUR  —  The new Yankee Stadium may be cursed!  —  A devilish Boston fan working on a concrete crew at the $1.3 billion stadium covertly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under what will become the visiting team's locker room to jinx the Yanks, two construction work ers told The Post yester day.