Yankees 13, Astros 0: Yankees Lose Their Ace and Eye Another  —  HOUSTON — The Yankees' season changed irreversibly on Sunday.  Chien-Ming Wang's season is in jeopardy with a serious injury to his right foot, and C. C. Sabathia instantly became a very important name in the Yankees' universe.

Rick Peterson, Tom Nieto facing ax but Willie Randolph safe - for now  —  Omar Minaya refused to guarantee that his on-field staff would remain intact for Monday night's game in Anaheim, further fueling speculation that at least two of Willie Randolph's coaches could be axed during the Mets' series against the Angels that opens tonight.

State of Major League Baseball - 2008  —  (L-R top row) Tim Marchman, Peter Abraham, Todd Radom, Dayn Perry, Tyler Bleszinski, Andrew Zimbalist  —  (second row) Ken Davidoff, Kevin Kaduk, Tim Lemke, Maury Brown, Ken Rosenthal, Jeff Erickson  —  (third row) Kurt Bandenhausen, John Brattain …

Is Willie Bloomquist Waiting for His Chance to Leave Seattle?  —  Willie Bloomquist says he can't tell you why the Seattle Mariners are losing, but he can tell you why the Mariners might be losing his services after the season — if not sooner.  —  Bloomquist, the South Kitsap High School product …

Wall, Marshall Chronicle's top baseball players  —  As the games got bigger, Taylor Wall got better.  That was the story of his senior season.  —  The Westside lefthander, who has signed to play at Rice, went 14-1 with an 0.64 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 86 2/3 innings.

Fresno State Rolls in Opener  —  Danny Muno, Alan Ahmady and Jordan Ribera hit three-run homers, and the Bulldogs' surprising postseason run continued Sunday with a 17-5 victory over Rice in Omaha.  —  The Bulldogs, heavy underdogs as the first No. 4 regional seed to reach Omaha …

Astros overwhelmed by Yanks in finale  —  Oswalt roughed up, offense comes up empty in fifth straight loss  —  HOUSTON — Astros manager Cecil Cooper was vocally upset about his team's performance in a 13-0 loss to the Yankees on Sunday.  —  As pitching woes continued to plague them …

Cardinals catcher removed on stretcher in neck brace  —  ST. LOUIS (AP)—Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was taken off the field on a stretcher with a brace around his neck after getting run over on a tag play in the ninth inning Sunday.  —  Molina was taken to a hospital for evaluation of neck and back pain.

Baker sees pitching prospects moving up soon  —  CINCINNATI — The message was as clear as an S.O.S. in a bottle.  —  Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker was talking about the team's pitching prospects — specifically Josh Roenicke and Daryl Thompson, knocking them stiff in Class AAA Louisville.