TORRE RIPS ‘A-FRAUD’ & BOSS' BRASS BOZOS  —  Scorned skipper Joe Torre is blasting the Yankees - calling many of his former players prima donnas, confessing he stopped trusting the powers that be years before he left the team and charging that general manager Brian Cashman betrayed him.

Deadline for Varitek  —  WEEI.com has learned from a source close to the negotiations that the two-year offer made by the Red Sox to catcher Jason Varitek is for $5 million for the first year, along with a club option for $5 million or a $3 million player option for season No. 2 of the deal.

Braves prospect Schafer denies using HGH  —  If Jordan Schafer was concerned that his reputation in baseball would forever be tarnished by last year's 50-game suspension for using human growth hormone, the cleansing process probably started Saturday.  —  Schafer, the Braves' top prospect …

Nats remain interested in Cordero  —  Not yet throwing off mound, recovering righty lauded by first club  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals general manager Jim Bowden revealed at NatsFest on Sunday that the team still has interest in bringing back right-handed reliever Chad Cordero.

Sources: Son, 3, of Knicks center Eddy Curry witnesses brutal murders  —  Knicks center Eddy Curry's 3-year-old son witnessed his mother and baby-sister's murders in their Chicago apartment Saturday, according to a source close to Curry.  —  Nova Henry, 24, a former girlfriend of Curry's …

The great Matt Holliday experiment  —  I had this theory about Coors Field.  Everyone knows the players who play there don't do as well on the road as at home, but it's not just because of what happens in Colorado after you hit the ball.  It's also because of what happens after the pitcher throws the ball.

Waiting on the young pitchers  —  As the days dwindle until the start of spring training, the Orioles rotation is not looking any stronger.  The Orioles clearly come up a little short here and are going to need someone like Hayden Penn, Radhames Liz, David Pauley or Brian Bass to really surprise to hold this unit together.

Brother's Alleged Molestation Drags Pedroia From His Throne  —  Dustin Pedroia isn't just a hero in Boston; the small Sacramento suburb of Woodland from which Pedroia hails has fallen all over itself to make sure everyone knows this is Dustin's town.  But fame brings attention, and life typically includes embarrassing siblings.

Every Given Sunday  —  Comings and Goings  —  The Angels led the major leagues with 100 regular-season victories last year, but there aren't many indicators pointing to that happening again in 2009.  The Angels were 15th in the major leagues in runs scored last season with 4.7 per game …

Contradictions in Book Seem to Benefit Clemens  —  One week before Brian McNamee and Roger Clemens testified before a House committee at a contentious public hearing last February, McNamee sat down for a deposition with committee investigators.  —  Behind closed doors in a Capitol building office …