Tejada Charged With Lying to Investigators  —  Former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada was charged today with lying to congressional investigators about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.  —  Federal prosecutors accused Tejada of making misrepresentations …

Ex-union boss Miller blasts baseball ‘witch hunt’ … As baseball union leaders Donald Fehr and Gene Orza face a torrent of criticism for their handling of events leading up to Alex Rodriguez's steroid admission, Players Association founder Marvin Miller defended the union's conduct and accused …

Youkilis on A-Rod, offense  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — While the media contingent is no longer at those picnic benches at the player development complex — mostly since we were (nicely) kicked off the property after Kevin Youkilis spoke — we're here to bring you the latest from the third-place finisher in the American League MVP vote.

Wang is ready to get going  —  How about some baseball?  —  When I walked into the complex this morning, the first two guys I saw were Chien-Ming Wang and Phil Hughes.  —  The Wanger looked good.  He got to Arizona in mid January and worked out for several weeks with a trainer before coming here.

Posada makes about 140 throws, feels good  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Under the brilliant Florida sunshine, Jorge Posada stood on the rightfield grass at the Yankees' minor-league complex yesterday morning and did something that had to feel as good as anything he's done in nearly a year.  —  He played catch.

Phillies keep relief options open  —  Now that Ryan Howard is signed to a three-year deal and the team's payroll is above $130 million, the Phillies are done dealing, right?  Not necessarily.  —  As the team's quest to add a righthanded-hitting bench player continues, so, too …

Royals sign pitcher Jamey Wright to a Minor League contract with spring invitation  —  Hudson Removed from Major League Camp  —  The Kansas City Royals today have signed right-handed pitcher Jamey Wright to a minor league contract for the 2009 season.  Wright has been invited …

White Sox sign Broussard to minor league deal  —  The White Sox signed first baseman-outfielder Ben Broussard to a minor league contract.  —  Broussard, 32, has a lifetime .263 batting average with 87 home runs over parts of seven major league seasons with Cleveland, Seattle and Texas.

Rockies invite 20 non-roster players  —  Catcher Fasano signs Minor League deal to join Colorado camp  —  DENVER — The Rockies have signed veteran catcher Sal Fasano, who played for them in 2001, to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League camp, and they announced …

Kurkjian Talks About Steroids, Love of the Game  —  On Saturday night, The Diamond Club hosted the Fifth Annual First Pitch Dinner for Georgetown baseball and welcomed ESPN baseball writer and analyst Tim Kurkjian for the keynote address.  Kurkjian has been an institution in baseball for the last three decades.

The Many (Awkward) Faces Of Alex Rodriguez  —  This was too easy.  For one thing, I sort of stole the idea from The Sports Hernia.  —  But really, any person on planet Earth would make a ton of retarded-looking faces when they are being grilled on SportsCenter in front of tens of millions of people about something of this magnitude.

St. Louis Cardinals release second baseman Adam Kennedy  —  St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Adam Kennedy can't handle a ball hit by Milwaukee Brewers' Bill Hall.  Kennedy was released by the Cardinals on February 9, 2009.  (Morry Gash/AP)  —  ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Baseball Prospectus picks Sox to finish first, Yanks second, Rays third  —  Here's a screen grab of Baseball Prospectus' MLB team projections for 2009.  BP guru Nate Silver nailed the 2008 presidential election, so his word seems to be gold these days.  Still, the projections are simply grist …

Minor-league deal for Aurilia  —  (02-09) 17:33 PST — Rich Aurilia rejected minor-league offers from the Cubs, Phillies and Blue Jays to accept one from the Giants, he said Monday just before the team formally announced the deal.  Aurilia will earn $1 million if he makes the team.