Brewers fire Yost, promote 3B coach Sveum as interim manager  —  MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers fired manager Ned Yost on Monday in the midst of a late-season slump that has jeopardized the team's chances of making the playoffs for the first time since 1982.

Jorge Posada: Joba should stay in bullpen and Pudge Rodriguez has to go  —  In a taping of “CenterStage” for YES on Monday, Jorge Posada laid out some strong expectations for himself and the Yankees for next season.  —  But his most blunt and interesting answer came in a word-association segment near …

Mets' NL East lead down to one-half game  —  WASHINGTON (AP)—Mets manager Jerry Manuel's voice was soft and steady.  His words were strong.  —  Manuel was New York's bench coach in September 2007, so he knows full well what this team went through then, and he was not pleased Monday night …

This Could Be Greatest Week In Rays' History  —  If you like baseball, or ever liked baseball, or once dated someone who knew someone who once liked baseball, this is your week - seven last chances to see what you'll never see again.  There's only one first time in a pennant race.  Just one.

Astros balk at ‘Wrigley North’ series  —  MILWAUKEE — The decision to move two of the three Chicago Cubs-Houston Astros games affected by Hurricane Ike to Miller Park was a hot topic of debate Sunday night.  Was it fair to make Houston play the Cubs in what's often referred to as “Wrigley North?”

Manny Ramirez not quite NL MVP  —  As important as Ramirez has been to the Dodgers, Manager Joe Torre says that two months of play in the National League might preclude the slugger from MVP consideration.  —  PITTSBURGH — Could Manny Ramirez be the most valuable player of the National League?

Betemit lifts Yanks to third straight win  —  Seventh-inning double the difference; Aceves has quality start  —  NEW YORK — Considering the quality of their competition — the White Sox are fighting for a division crown — the Yankees certainly seemed to fit the role of a contender on Monday.

Joba's mother talks about her son and her life  —  Joba Chamberlain's mother talks about the pain of separation, her son and her life.  —  Apartment No. 1 in this brick building is a shrine to Joba Chamberlain.  —  Baseball jerseys from the Yankees and Huskers hang in a line on the living room wall …

Rumor: Ricketts Will Land Chicago Cubs  —  File this under rumor...  Word on the street is that Thomas Ricketts and the Ricketts family are the winning bidders for the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a 25 percent stake in ComcastSports Chicago.  Thomas Ricketts is the chief executive …

Slowey outdueled by Tribe rookie  —  Twins miss out on chance to gain in race, stay 1 1/2 back  —  CLEVELAND — The opportunities to gain ground in the division race seem to keep coming for the Twins.  —  But those chances — like the one Minnesota had Monday night …

Twins to name new stadium Target Field  —  The Target Corp. got the rights to name the field under a 25-year partnership agreement.  —  The Minnesota Twins have reached an agreement in principle on a 25-year partnership with Target Corp. that includes the right to name the team's new ballpark Target Field, the team announced today.

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.