Madden: Hank lights fire, threatens to burn bridges  —  You have to understand, it's not easy being Hank Steinbrenner, entrusted with restoring his dad's Yankees to their past glory, looking at the standings and seeing them wallowing around .500 while, of all people, those longstanding baseball doormats …

Cubs make it official with Edmonds  —  Veteran outfielder passes physical, could play on Thursday  —  CHICAGO — Jim Edmonds will now try to revive his career with the Cubs.  —  The veteran outfielder passed his physical, and was officially added to the Cubs on Wednesday.

Rays sign Kazmir to 3-year, $28.5M deal  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Tampa Bay left-hander Scott Kazmir agreed Wednesday to a $28.5 million, three-year extension through 2011, a deal with a club option that could raise the contract's value to $39.5 million over four seasons.

Lackey sharp, but Angels fall to ChiSox  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Carlos Quentin did what he does every day—checked the lineup card to see if he was playing.  This time, he was batting third for the first time this season.  —  Quentin made White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen look smart …

Moises tossed into Bronx debut  —  The Mets waited patiently throughout April, knowing their chance to send injured-again outfielder Moises Alou up in late-game RBI situations eventually would arrive.  —  Alou's spot in the lineup came around with the tying runs on base in the eighth inning Wednesday night …

A-Rod will test quadriceps by running bases  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez is expected to run the bases at Tropicana Field before Thursday's game, in what could be the final test before playing in rehab games.  —  Rodriguez has been on the disabled list since April 30 with a right quadriceps strain.

Sabathia 5-hits A's, fans 11 in 2-0 win  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—C.C. Sabathia pitched a five-hitter and struck out 11 in the Cleveland Indians' major league-leading seventh shutout, a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.  —  Sabathia (3-5) extended the scoreless streak …

Broken fingernail lands BoSox's Buchholz on DL  —  BALTIMORE — Clay Buchholz was put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the Boston Red Sox because of a broken nail on his right middle finger.  —  The Red Sox filled his roster spot by recalling outfielder Jonathan Van Every from Triple-A Pawtucket.

Diamondbacks improve to 7-1 vs. Rockies  —  PHOENIX (AP)—Micah Owings has made headlines with his bat.  —  He can pitch too.  —  Owings threw six shutout innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Wednesday night, extending their domination of the defending NL champions.

Padres' Prior tweaks back of shoulder in rehab  —  San Diego Padres right-hander Mark Prior has had a setback in his rehabilitation, ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports.  —  In his last rehab outing, he threw 10 or 15 pitches and had a feeling “like a firecracker going off in the back of his shoulder.”

Report: Magowan to Step Down from Giants Friday  —  The San Francisco Giants will be holding a special ownership meeting on Friday, at which time, managing partner Peter Magowan will reportedly step down from the leading position within the organization.  —  As reported yesterday …