Brewers Working On Durham Deal?  —  11:23pm: The San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman comments on the rumor, noting the convenient timing of Durham's bout with the flu.  —  As was Haudricourt, Schulman is skeptical about a separate Rickie Weeks-to-San Francisco rumor floating about.

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.

Angels won't change their summer plans  —  Again, they will probably resist the temptation to trade for a big bat.  —  By Bill Shaikin, SUNDAY REPORT  —  We do have seasons in Southern California, at least on the sports calendar.  —  January heralds the season when USC fans worry whether Pete Carroll …

Nationals working on Guzman contract  —  Shortstop might be dealt if extension not reached soon  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals are still in negotiations on a contract extension for shortstop Cristian Guzman.  However, if a deal is not done soon, there is a possibility that Guzman …

Orioles' Loewen abandons pitching career  —  BALTIMORE (AP)—Orioles left-hander Adam Loewen has abandoned his career as a pitcher because of a stress fracture in his left elbow, the same injury that sidelined him last season and twice put him on the disabled list this year.

Raissman: Manuel tops Randolph on field and TV for now  —  As the Mets have gone on their recent roll, comparisons between Jerry Manuel and Willie Randolph continue to be offered.  —  Mostly, they are confined to on-field managerial styles.  There is a personality difference - duh - as well.

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.

Citigroup Puts Its Money Where Its Name Will Be  —  The Citi Field sign above the main scoreboard at the Mets' new ballpark, the first of several to be raised by April, is nearly complete.  The white and red letters that are in place offer ample evidence of the 20-year …

Castro inked to play infield for Orioles  —  11-year veteran short-term solution to shortstop woes  —  BALTIMORE — The Orioles reached a defining mark in their hunt for a starting shortstop on Saturday, when Baltimore completed a minor trade with Colorado that brought veteran shortstop Juan Castro back to the big leagues.

Dodgers fall short in the ninth inning  —  A two-run rally isn't enough as Arizona wins, 3-2.  —  PHOENIX — The final box score seemed to indicate that the passing of a day and a date with Dan Haren were enough to turn the clock back for the Dodgers and turn them back into the same low-scoring team …

Musial  —  Stan Musial never got thrown out of a game.  Never.  Think about this for a moment.  Musial played in 3,026 games in his career, or about as many as his contemporaries Joe DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky played combined.  He played across different American eras …