Pitcher Greg Maddux to rejoin Dodgers  —  Dodgers reach agreement to acquire veteran right-hander, a future Hall of Famer with 353 career wins, in a trade with San Diego.  He also pitched for the team in 2006.  —  The Dodgers today reached agreement with the San Diego Padres on a deal …

3 UP: Matsui, Pavano and Santana  —  1. When Hideki Matsui went on the DL in late June because of a left knee problem, Yankee officials conceded the season.  They knew Matsui needed surgery and there were just too many starts and stops with the injury, too...

Angels hope to beat the Rays and a hurricane  —  A lone bicyclist rides in the rain against the wind along Truman Avenue in Key West as the effects of Tropical Storm Fay are felt at the southern-most edge of Florida.  The storm is not expected to make a direct hit on the Tamps Bay area …

Jocketty shapes Reds' future  —  CINCINNATI — The man assigned a rival organization's heavy lifting worked the Cardinals clubhouse Sunday morning wearing a Tommy Bahama Hawaiian shirt and an easy smile.  —  Sporting the tropical doctor look, Walt Jocketty is doing just fine.

Stifling Conditions  —  In a gamer the other night, SF asked the following question: … Your wish is my command.  There's two ways I can think to figure something like this out.  Take a look at the 10 best pitching performances against the Red Sox this season and compare them to the 10 best …

O-Bay!  —  BALTIMORE - A two-run homer by Jason Bay in the 8th has given the Sox a 4-1 lead.  —  That also spelled the end for Jon Lester, who did not come out for the 8th inning.  Manny Delcarmen was on.  —  Bay has hit two homers and now has 25 on the season.  He's driven in 33 runs in his last 32 games.

Royals express interest in Wells  —  Kip Wells has traveled a strange odyssey over the past six months, from injured pitcher, to concerned parent and husband, to the father of a recently-born son Deacon.  —  He's looking to add another chapter.  Wells became a free agent today and is weighing an offer from the Kansas City Royals.

Run for your very lives  —  I hate to bring this up.  —  I really do.  —  I probably shouldn't.  —  But Carl Pavano threw six solid innings for Double-A Trenton today at Reading.  He allowed one run on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts.  —  Are we prepared for the possible return …

Cooper predicts sweep in Milwaukee  —  Houston (63-61) at Milwaukee (71-54), Monday, 7:05 p.m. CT  —  HOUSTON — Despite two ugly losses in the Astros' series against the D-backs, manager Cecil Cooper continues to challenge his team.  —  First, he said Houston would win 88 games to end the season …

Schilling leaning toward retirement  —  BOSTON (AP)—Curt Schilling says he's leaning “very heavily” toward retirement and is waiting until spring training approaches to see if he wants to try to pitch again.  —  The Boston Red Sox right-hander, who underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on June 23 …

Wainwright in pitching limbo  —  CINCINNATI — The Cardinals have not yet decided when Adam Wainwright will be activated or even how he will be used.  But it is increasingly apparent to pitching coach Dave Duncan that the staff's current needs call for Wainwright and Chris Carpenter to perform different chores.

Happy Jarrod Day  —  Yes, I know it doesn't have the same ring to it as Happy Felix Day, but at least every Jarrod Washburn start gives the Seattle blogosphere something new to ruminate about other than how its favorite team managed to lose that day's game.  —  Washburn has become perhaps …