Youk's blast saves Sox from shame  —  Decisive eighth-inning homer negates blown 10-run lead  —  BOSTON — Remember that roller-coaster ride during your youth that seemed liked it twisted and turned so much you thought it would never end?  Turns out the Red Sox decided to construct one of their own on Tuesday.

Offense Gets Save as Rivera Falters  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The comments from Hank Steinbrenner swirled around the Yankees during batting practice Tuesday, before a crucial game against the Minnesota Twins.  It was not your standard motivational speech.  —  Steinbrenner, the Yankees' co-chairman …

Owings to Reds in Dunn deal  —  DENVER - Right-hander Micah Owings is one of the players to be named later in the deal that brought Adam Dunn to the Diamondbacks on Monday.  —  It's unclear if Owings has yet to be placed on waivers.  He will have to clear waivers if he is to be traded before the end of the season.

Pujols sees Ramirez moving to third  —  MIAMI GARDENS - Albert Pujols had an interesting answer when asked recently what he sees down the road for fellow Dominican Hanley Ramirez.  —  “I definitely don't think he's going to finish his career at shortstop,” Pujols said.

Andruw Jones is put on the disabled list  —  The struggling outfielder is bothered by patellar tendinitis in his left knee, according to the Dodgers, who use the roster spot to activate Nomar Garciaparra.  —  Did the Dodgers place Andruw Jones on the disabled list because of a knee that bothered him or a swing that pained them?

Lincecum Hurt by Line Drive  —  (08-12) 19:30 PDT HOUSTON - — Tim Lincecum is hurt.  —  Four words that no Giants fan wanted to read or hear.  —  The franchise is holding its collective breath because The Franchise limped off the mound in the fifth inning tonight, having gotten drilled …

Josh Hamilton ready to help Jeff Allison  —  Having waged his own successful and ongoing battle against drug dependency, Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton wants to reach out to other baseball players now walking in his shoes.  —  To that end, he plans to contact Peabody native Jeff Allison …

Source: Tigers put disgruntled Sheffield on waivers … One day after Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he was “flabbergasted” by Gary Sheffield's complaints about playing time, Sheffield was among several Tigers placed on waivers by the club Tuesday, according to a major league source.

Crawford to have surgery on hand  —  Two-time All-Star outfielder expected to be out 6-8 weeks  —  OAKLAND — Carl Crawford will have surgery on Thursday to repair the subluxation of his right middle finger tendon and is scheduled to be out 6-8 weeks.  —  “After going through …

JOHNSON WANTS TO BE OCHO CINCO, LEGALLY  —  Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson was fined $5,000 for wearing “Ocho Cinco” on the back of his jersey before a game in 2006.  —  To avoid getting fined, Johnson hasn't done it since then.  But Johnson now has a plan for how he can get away with having …

Wainwright's role up in air  —  Chris Carpenter (left) and Adam Wainwright  —  MIAMI — Even as Chris Carpenter made his way to St. Louis to meet with the team doctor about pain in his right arm, the Cardinals began to prepare in case the righthanded pitcher misses more than just Friday's start.