Astros suspend pitcher Chacon after he jumps GM  —  HOUSTON — Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.  —  Chacon, upset after getting demoted …

Ump apologizes to Manuel over bump, ejection  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel said all he wanted from umpire Brian Runge was an apology.  On Wednesday night, he got one.  —  Runge apologized to Manuel when Manuel brought out the lineup card for the Mets' 8-2 win over the Seattle Mariners …

Mets claim Phillips off waivers  —  Infielder adds depth, especially behind Delgado at first base  —  NEW YORK — On the day Carlos Delgado turned 36 years old, the Mets made a personnel move that suggested the innings he plays at first base and, perhaps, his at-bats would diminish.

Pirates Notebook: Reliever acquired; Barthmaier coming up  —  The Pirates did find outside pitching help, as expected, but it was not for the ailing rotation.  —  Instead, general manager Neal Huntington added another power arm to the bullpen by acquiring Denny Bautista from Detroit for Class A reliever Kyle Pearson.

O's put Albers on 15-day DL  —  RHP goes on disabled list with sore shoulder; team calls up reliever F. Cabrera from Norfolk  —  The Orioles placed pitcher Matt Albers on the 15-day disabled list today with a sore right shoulder and brought up reliever Fernando Cabrera from Triple-A Norfolk.

Tim Wakefield outduels Randy Johnson as Red Sox roll  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  Considering all they have endured this year, reaching the halfway point of the season last night leading their division and only a shade behind last year's pace has to be considered …

From Underdogs to National Champions, Fresno State Completes Amazing Run  —  Fresno State completed the most improbable run in recent college sports history as they became the lowest seed ever to win a national championship defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 6-1 on Wednesday night at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Pujols is back as DH  —  It's like he was never sidelined.  —  In his first at-bat since being activated from the disabled list (see 11 a.m. update below), Albert Pujols lined the second pitch from Detroit starter Nate Robertson into left-center field for a base hit.

mets 1st rd. pick ike davis and some of his brooklyn teammates embarrass team  —  Actually, the entire Mets organization should be embarrassed by their behavior.  They certainly don't know how to treat a woman.  —  I'm sorry to have to report this, but here it goes: Earlier today …

Wieters earns promotion to Bowie  —  O's expected to announce first-round pick headed to Double-A affiliate  —  CHICAGO - The Orioles are expected to announce today that catcher Matt Wieters, the organization's first-round draft pick last season and its top prospect, will be promoted to Double-A Bowie.

Part IV: Featuring America's Favorite Sports Fella...Bill Simmons  —  Part 4 of our celebration of all things Leitch begins with a very, very special guest.  He just got finished celebrating the Celtics' 17th world title.  I can't wait to see it mentioned 83 times in one of his NFL columns 30 years from now.

Angels appear to be standing pat  —  WASHINGTON - The more things change, the more they stand pat.  —  The Angels changed general managers last fall, as Tony Reagins replaced Bill Stoneman.  Despite making annual runs at players like Mark Teixeira and Miguel Tejada, Stoneman was often criticized …

A Love Letter To The Deadspinners  —  We say this in all seriousness, and mean it about as much as we could possibly mean anything: The main goal of this site was to give people something entertaining to distract themselves from their desk jobs.  We feel like we somewhat succeeded in this role …

Women in Baseball: Amber Theoharis … With a bubbly personality and a passion for sports, Amber Theoharis is one of the region's rising stars.  The Maryland native who spent her childhood summer nights cheering on her favorite player, Cal Ripken Jr, still feels blessed to spend night …

Inside Pitch: Where might Sabathia go?  —  Angels, Cubs may be possiblities if Indians move left-hander  —  Where might C.C. Sabathia wind up should the Indians decide to trade the left-hander?  —  We asked a few industry types with no stake in Sabathia's fate for their predictions and two teams came up time after time.