CANO DOESN'T GET MEANING OF HUSTLE  —  WHEN Derek Jeter was asked about Robinson Cano getting pulled because of a lack of hustle in the fourth inning of the Yankees' 8-4 win over the Rays yesterday, his only comment was: “I'm sure it won't happen again.”  —  With all due respect to the Yankees' captain, he's wrong.

Cubs' Zambrano no-hits Astros in 5-0 win  —  MILWAUKEE (AP)—All the elements were in Carlos Zambrano's favor.  —  Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a sore rotator cuff to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike.

Pavano hurt again  —  Carl Pavano would be a late-night talk show writer's dream if he was important enough for David Letterman or Jay Leno to joke about.  —  Pavano earned his third win in four decisions after missing most of the past two years to injuries, but he was pulled with a cramp …

Vazquez notches 2,000th K in Game 1  —  Righty near unhittable, puts White Sox alone in first place  —  CHICAGO — Javier Vazquez arrived at U.S. Cellular Field at 10 a.m. on Sunday like he always does for an afternoon game.  —  When rain delayed the game more than three hours …

Champions!  —  More in a bit.  The Thunder are the 2008 Eastern League Champions!  —  Humberto Sanchez to the big leagues.  Kevin Russo and Ramiro Pena to Scranton.  —  Tony Franklin also up in the bigs and will be in uniform.  —  I will have videos, photos, quotes and everything …

Figgins' hit in 9th gives Angels sweep  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Chone Figgins singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and Mark Teixeira hit his 200th career homer as the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 4-3 Sunday for a four-game sweep.

The grand national conversation  —  As any frequent THT reader may have already noticed, I have a considerable interest in the Hall of Fame's electoral process.  —  At the beginning of the year I wrote a column predicting how the BBWAA would vote in its 2008 election.

Major pressure: Olson ‘nervous’  —  Orioles manager Dave Trembley said he and pitching coach Rick Kranitz have thought about every possible reason Garrett Olson can't succeed at the majorleague level after doing well in the minors.  —  The conclusion is Olson simply isn't comfortable pitching in the big leagues.

Dodgers waste gem by Maddux  —  LA falls in 10 after veteran allows two hits in seven innings  —  DENVER — Greg Maddux and Aaron Cook performed a trick Sunday that would have freaked out even Criss Angel.  —  They turned Coors Field into a pitcher's park.

Villone ejected after on-field argument  —  Benches empty after Miles, Mientkiewicz exchange words  —  PITTSBURGH — It's probably good that the Cardinals and Pirates won't see each other again this year.  —  A dispute between the two teams over a play on the basepaths nearly turned into a full-on fight on Sunday afternoon.