John Donovan: Thankfully, we had a winner … NEW YORK — By the time baseball's annual All-Star extravaganza blew its way past Tuesday evening and into Wednesday, the “Who” of the matter quickly gave way to the “If.”  As the managers reached into the recesses of their bullpens and exhausted …

Night turns Young: Texas 2B delivers win in 15  —  NEW YORK - It was just after 10 p.m., almost four hours before the end of what would turn into the longest All-Star Game in history, when Manny Ramirez [stats] walked past a throng of cameras, through the bowels of Yankee Stadium, and off into the seasons second half.

Ichiro's speech to All-Stars revealed  —  NEW YORK - Piece by piece, the legend started to reveal itself.  —  “How do you know about that?”  Michael Young asked.  —  A whisper here.  A story there.  Something about the greatest pregame speech since Rockne invoked the Gipper …

Sources: Roger Clemens got HGH in mail from Kirk Radomski  —  Confessed drug supplier Kirk Radomski has provided documentary evidence to the government showing that he shipped drugs to the Texas home of Roger Clemens, who is under investigation for perjury after telling Congress he never used steroids or human growth hormone.