Hurdle likely will find All-Star sub for Randolph  —  National League manager Clint Hurdle of the Rockies likely will add another coach to his All-Star staff after the New York Mets' firing of Willie Randolph early Tuesday.  —  Hurdle had asked Randolph and San Diego manager Bud Black …

Game 71: Padres at Yankees  —  (Check all the updates for news.  Lots of stuff today)  —  YANKEES (37-33)  —  Damon LF  —  Jeter SS  —  Abreu RF  —  Rodriguez 3B  —  Matsui DH  —  Giambi 1B  —  Posada C  —  Cano 2B  —  Cabrera CF  —  Pettitte LHP

Colon to disabled list  —  Red Sox righthander Bartolo Colon has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of stiffness in his lower back.  —  The Red Sox have recalled righthander Chris Smith from Triple A Pawtucket to take his spot on the roster.  —  Colon twice came to the plate …

Tejada has All-Star ballot competition  —  Astros shortstop being pursued by Ramirez, three others  —  Houston's Miguel Tejada is still clinging to the lead, but Florida's Hanley Ramirez and the three other shortstops chasing Tejada in the National League All-Star voting have narrowed …

Twins' Gardenhire fined by MLB  —  Clubs did not comply with pace of game regulations  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was fined an undisclosed amount of money after his team did not comply with Major League Baseball's pace of game regulations this past weekend, the league said in a release on Tuesday.

Ninth-inning rally propels LSU to 6-5 victory over Rice at CWS  —  OMAHA — LSU finally made a highlight video on location at the College World Series that does not star Skip Bertman.  —  It was like a movie.  Call it, “The Magic's Back at Rosenblatt.”  —  The Tigers' five-game losing streak …

Rays spoil Piniella's return, beat Cubs  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Cliff Floyd and Evan Longoria hit solo home runs Tuesday night, helping the Tampa Bay Rays spoil Lou Piniella's return to Tropicana Field with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs.  —  Floyd's shot to right field off Ryan Dempster traveled an estimated 429 feet.

Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 2)  —  This is the second of a three-part interview (Part 1 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson.  Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow …

Spear: Buzhardt's memory will never fade  —  FOUR YEARS SEEM like yesterday.  The memories are that clear, the stories that good.  —  John Buzhardt and I met at the Mid-Carolina Country Club grill room to talk about his professional baseball career, and seldom has an interview been so entertaining.

Minnesota's Hernandez shuts down Nationals  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Livan Hernandez finally found a way to keep opposing hitters off base, earning his first victory in over a month in Minnesota's 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  —  Hernandez (7-4), who is on pace to become …

Ricky Nolasco joins Pirate as NL Player of Week  —  SEATTLE - Ricky Nolasco didn't record that elusive complete game, but his 8 2/3-inning win at Tampa on Sunday was enough to garner co- National League Player of the Week honors.  —  Nolasco, who is sharing the award with Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit …

Peterson talks about dismissal  —  Newly fired Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson gave a statement to reporters without taking questions as he departed the team hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif., this morning.  —  Peterson is being replaced by Dan Warthen, who was elevated from the same position with the Mets' Triple-A New Orleans affiliate.