Report: Papelbon says wife threatened at parade  —  Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon blamed the New York media for creating a firestorm that resulted in his pregnant wife being threatened on Tuesday.  —  MLB.com reported that during a red carpet parade for the All-Star Game that went …

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.

Lincecum out of hospital, but misses first ASG … NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Lincecum was hospitalized Tuesday with flulike symptoms, preventing the young San Francisco Giants star from attending his first All-Star game.  —  Lincecum was taken from his hotel to New York Presbyterian Hospital …

Lincecum hospitalized before All-Star game  —  NEW YORK - Tim Lincecum was hospitalized today with flulike symptoms, and it appeared the San Francisco Giants pitcher was likely to miss his first All-Star game.  —  Lincecum was taken from his hotel to a Manhattan hospital after feeling ill early in the day …

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.