Dodgers' Penny activated, will work out of bullpen  —  SAN DIEGO — The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers activated pitcher Brad Penny from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday and plan to use their former ace as a reliever.  —  Penny went on the disabled list Aug. 14 because of inflammation in his right shoulder.

Angels clinch AL West title, beat Yanks  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Torii Hunter put on goggles, got on the clubhouse floor and began doing the butterfly and backstroke in a puddle of beer and champagne.  —  Hunter and the Los Angeles Angels had plenty to celebrate Wednesday.

The High School Years  —  Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, a weekly guest on Mohegan Sun's Sports Tonight (Weeknights at 6:30 & 10pm) on Comcast SportsNet, shows some of his other talents in this video provided by his parents, Sheila and John.  —  Gary Tanguay has the story of how this all went …

postGame: Mets 13 Nationals 10  —  By Brandon Eddy - Sep 10, 2008 10:54 pm And the Mets (82-63) finally win the dam thing by a score of 13-10 over the Nationals (56-90) at Shea Stadium tonight.  —  For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.  —  As I try to figure out where to start describing …

Struggling Pettitte wants to come back  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Andy Pettitte had the most tumultuous offseason of his career, the product of his role in baseball's drug scandal.  Named in the Mitchell Report, the left-hander admitted to using Human Growth Hormone, then testified several times to congressional investigators.

Cox says he'll return to manage Braves in '09  —  ATLANTA — Despite Atlanta's worst season since 1990, longtime Braves manager Bobby Cox vowed Wednesday to return next season.  —  The 67-year-old Cox signed a one-year contract extension in May, but his team was ravaged by injuries …

Grievance hearing begins for Pirates No. 1 pick  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig was the leadoff witness Wednesday on the first day of testimony in a complicated grievance filed by the players' association after first-round draft pick Pedro Alvarez refused to sign his contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Sean Gallagher's odd line helps Oakland get win  —  DETROIT — Sean Gallagher wasn't sure what to expect in his first start after coming off the disabled list.  —  He ended up with one of the odder pitching lines of his short career.  —  Gallagher walked six in four hitless innings …

Rays beat BoSox in 14, lead up to 2 1-2  —  BOSTON (AP)—Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer in the 14th inning, then Tampa Bay reliever Jason Hammel escaped a major jam Wednesday night to give the AL East-leading Rays a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox.  —  After playing more than five hours …

Apocalypse Now, or how the Diamondbacks prevented the end of the world as we know it  —  12:15 am.  Scientists activate Large Hadron Collider on Swiss-French border.  —  12:20 am.  High-energy collision of sub-atomic particles create voracious black-hole, which threatens to swallow entire planet.

Up against the 'Skins on TV, Nats an afterthought  —  WASHINGTON — Even a little bit of winning can't get people interested in watching the Washington Nationals on television, especially if the Washington Redskins are on the other channel.  —  Only 6,000 households tuned …

Ruthian feat for Captain Jeter  —  ANAHEIM - Around the same time that Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy were being hailed as the next great starters in pinstripes this spring, the Yankees signed an unknown pitcher named Alfredo Aceves out of the Mexican League.  —  Who would have thought that Aceves …