Rockies free Nix to play in Olympics  —  Infielder designated; must be in Minors to qualify for Games  —  DENVER — The country, or at least its baseball team, needs infielder Jayson Nix more than the Rockies.  —  The Rockies designated Nix for assignment Saturday after Team USA asked …

Brewers add a bat, deal for Giants 2B Durham … The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired second baseman Ray Durham from the Giants, continuing with their effort in the push to make the playoffs for the first time since 1982.  —  Durham, 36, is hitting .293 for the Giants, with an on-base percentage of .385 …

White Sox's Guillen rips Rangers' closer Wilson  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  MINNEAPOLIS - In what seems to be becoming an annual event, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has a feud with a member of the Rangers.  It became official this weekend when Guillen teed off for a second …

Game 98: Athletics at Yankees  —  YANKEES (52-45)  —  Andy Pettitte (10-7, 4.03) vs. the Oakland hitters.  —  Justin Duchscherer (10-5, 1.82) vs. the New York hitters.  —  Notes: Late report for the fellas today and the lineup was just posted.  The Yankees claimed yesterday that Posada bruised …

On seventh day, O's, fans perplexed  —  It has become known as “the streak,” an important lowercase distinction so as not to confuse it with the one crafted by Baltimore sports icon Cal Ripken Jr. and revered by his fans.  —  This one wasn't built by a single man.

Braves must keep Teixeira  —  It's not going to happen.  Well, they sort of suggested as much on Saturday night at Turner Field.  That said, if Braves officials do trade Mark Teixeira before the July 31 deadline, they should apologize to everybody on their roster, and then they should give rebates …

Astros GM aggressively seeking trades  —  Wade says club is specifically looking for relievers  —  HOUSTON — With the July 31 Trade Deadline fast approaching, Astros general manager Ed Wade said he has made his club's needs known to the rest of the league.

Three-for-three: Ortiz homers again in rehab start  —  PAWTUCKET, R.I. — David Ortiz homered for the third straight game during a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday night.  —  The Boston Red Sox slugger, who has been sidelined since May 30 because of a partially torn tendon sheath …

Phillies Notes: Myers says he's ready for Mets  —  MIAMI - Brett Myers, back in the Phillies' clubhouse after a three-week trip to the minor-league repair shop, is eager to get on the mound against the New York Mets this week.  —  “I can't think of a better team for me to come back against,” he said yesterday.

Percival reinstated; Glover on DL  —  Veteran closer Troy Percival was reinstated Sunday morning from the disabled list, saying that his left hamstring is feeling better than it has all year, and “10 times better” than it did when he came off the DL the first time.

White Sox to unveil Baines statue on Sunday  —  Sox manager: Baines is ‘Mr. White Sox’  —  When the White Sox unveil a bronze statue of Harold Baines along the right-field concourse Sunday, no one will be prouder than longtime teammate Ozzie Guillen.  —  “If somebody deserves to be out there, it's him,” the Sox manager said.

Cleveland Indians: Quick & Dirty Second Half Projections  —  The Hardball Times recently released a tool that uses the Marcels projection system to create quick-and-dirty projections of a player's performance over the rest of 2008.  Picking up on what's already been done for the Mets and Brewers …

More pit road drama from Patrick  —  LEXINGTON, Ohio — Danica Patrick's decision to confront Milka Duno about her driving Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course led to an ugly exchange between the only two female drivers competing in today's IndyCar Series race.

Loewen to try new position  —  Faced with the prospect of more surgery, O's pitcher will try the field  —  No longer willing to go through another surgery and extended rehabilitation process on his left elbow, Orioles pitcher Adam Loewen will attempt to reinvent himself as a position player.