Willis sent to Class A Lakeland  —  Editor's note: Story updated at 4:37 p.m.  —  The Tigers announced this afternoon that they have sent struggling left-hander Dontrelle Willis to their Class-A farm club in Lakeland, Fla., to try to regain his form.  —  The move came in the wake of Willis's exceptionally wild outing Monday night.

Orioles part ways with Trachsel  —  O's opt to designate veteran RHP for assignment over continued relief role; team selects contract of Norfolk first baseman Salazar  —  Rather than continue to use Steve Trachsel in an unfamiliar relief role, the Orioles decided today to designate him for assignment …

Rocket's game got boost from Viagra  —  Roger Clemens, whose claims he never took steroids are under federal investigation, has apparently discovered the benefits of another performance-enhancing drug sweeping the sports world - Viagra.  —  Clemens stashed the clearly marked …

Yardbarker.com  —  Hey everyone.  Over the last couple months i've had a plan in the works to switch my blog over to yardbarker.com.  They will help a lot with maintaining the blog, which has been my biggest headache.  I'll be back later with the exact details.

Mike Mussina on Carl Pavano, and Tom Glavine on Jose Reyes  —  On my trip home from Yankee Stadium early Saturday evening, I finished reading “Living on the Black,” John Feinstein's latest sports book.  Feinstein convinced Mike Mussina and Tom Glavine to open up to him about their 2007 seasons …

Yanks' VP of amateur scouting answers fans' questions  —  Damon Oppenheimer, the Yankees' vice president of amateur scouting, participated in a live Web chat on Tuesday, and answered questions from fans about the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.  —  Damon Oppenheimer: Hello to all the Yankees fans out there.

Analysis: Minaya's rule a reign of error  —  Manager Willie Randolph (l.) has felt the heat this season, but GM Omar Minaya added injury-prone players ...  You are watching the painfully slow demise of The New Mets, the vision Omar Minaya articulated four years ago but built as a house of cards.

McGowan goes distance, Jays top Mariners  —  TORONTO (AP)—The way Dustin McGowan has pitched while wearing his new glasses, he may never take them off again.  —  McGowan threw his third career complete game, and Vernon Wells and Brad Wilkerson each homered to lead the Toronto Blue Jays …

Sabathia's 5-hitter extends Twins' skid  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—C.C. Sabathia took the mound almost certain he needed to pitch a shutout.  So he did.  —  Sabathia (4-8) pitched a five-hitter for his seventh career shutout as the Cleveland Indians defeated Minnesota, 1-, extending …

Lawrence signed to Triple-A contract  —  Looking to add options, Braves take gamble on veteran hurler  —  ATLANTA — Brian Lawrence has spent most of the past two years looking to prove he can still pitch at the Major League level.  The Braves are going to at least give him a chance to show he deserves another opportunity.

Interview - Tim Marchman - New York Sun  —  Whether it's music or television, novels or art, newspapers or alternative media, you have your favorites.  It's a subjective matter, of course; one man's trash is another man's treasure.  Somewhere, there's still a fan of Ugly Kid Joe and Urkel.

Q&A WITH MARTY APPEL … WasWatching [WW]: It's been 35 years since you were named PR Director for the Yankees - a post that you manned into 1977.  You've been very busy over this period of time.  If you had to give a “30 second commercial” on what you've been working on since that time …

A Spot for Kennedy Remains a Question Mark  —  Nearly two weeks after Ian Kennedy was put on the disabled list, the Yankees' rotation may no longer have a spot for him.  Darrell Rasner has been the team's most consistent young pitcher, and Joba Chamberlain, while far from stellar in his tentative …