Yanks' Nady will avoid surgery on injured elbow … Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady has been diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, but he will avoid surgery, SI.com has learned.  —  The Yankees feared originally Nady could be lost for the season with a completely torn ligament …

Now It's the Community Giving Back to Dukes  —  He stayed for the speeches.  He stayed for the parade of Little Leaguers — all 54 teams' worth.  He stayed for the cheerleaders and the introduction of the high school team and the national anthem — perhaps getting a little fidgety, but staying nonetheless.

CHURCH IS OWED BETTER  —  ST. LOUIS — Consider this a defense of Ryan Church.  —  You wouldn't think the Mets' talented right fielder would need much defending, what with Church ranking among the NL leaders in batting average, on-base percentage, multi-hit games and doubles so far this season.

Giambi took a lot more than he ever gave  —  They gave him the key to the city and he treated it as if it were the key to the mini bar.  —  That about sums up Jason Giambi's career in pinstripes, a seven-year party for him, the beginning of the end for the Yankees.

Angels' Reagins begins looking outside for pitching help  —  He acknowledges inquiring about free-agent starters to help an injury-ravaged rotation.  Meanwhile, right-hander Kevin Jepsen is added to the DL.  Infielder Brandon Wood is called up.  —  Angels General Manager Tony Reagins acknowledged today …

Marlins lose game, starting pitcher  —  PITTSBURGH - Unlike the Florida Marlins' seven-game winning streak, Nate McLouth's home run ball never came to a complete stop Monday.  —  McLouth's game-icing, 433-foot, three-run homer off Logan Kensing in the sixth bounced off the concourse beyond …

Speier placed on 15-day DL  —  Rockies reliever sidelined by left hamstring strain  —  PHOENIX — Rockies right-handed reliever Ryan Speier decided not to continue battling a strained left hamstring.  He has other battles he wants to win.  —  The Rockies placed Speier (0-0 …

Doumit out 8-10 weeks, having surgery  —  Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit will miss 8-10 weeks because of surgery scheduled for his right wrist Thursday.  —  He was diagnosed earlier today with a slightly displaced fracture in the scaphoid bone.  That bone will have pins inserted to fuse …

Wang to pitch in extended spring training Thursday  —  Chien-Ming Wang will pitch an extended spring training game Thursday in Tampa, a move the Yankees hope will finally give them some answers as to what is troubling their former ace.  —  Wang, who will remain on the Yankees active roster …

Let's not rush to judgment  —  I think a lot of us — myself included — are getting carried away with proclaiming Yankee Stadium the second coming of Coors Field.  —  OK, so 20 home runs were hit in four games.  That's a lot.  But there were 20 home runs hit at the old Stadium from July 31-Aug. 3, 2007.

Braves could put Anderson on DL  —  Outfielder may need time off for left quadriceps to recover  —  WASHINGTON — Braves manager Bobby Cox said the team will decide whether to put outfielder Garret Anderson on the disabled list in the next few days.  —  Anderson left Sunday's game in Pittsburgh …

McCann believes sight problem solved  —  Catcher gets contact lens to correct blurred vision  —  WASHINGTON — Brian McCann was written into the Atlanta lineup for Tuesday's game with the Nationals after getting a contact lens to correct the blurred vision he'd experienced in his left eye over the last two weeks.

Madoff's season tickets sell for $38,100 on eBay  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Someone got a bargain with Bernard Madoff's Mets season tickets.  —  The two seats in the Delta Club Gold section behind home plate auctioned for $38,100 Tuesday on eBay, well below the list price for the pair of about $56,000.

Orioles place Freel on DL, call up Montanez  —  BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles have placed Ryan Freel on the 15-day disabled list, one day after he was struck in the head with a ball on a pickoff attempt.  —  Freel was on second base when the throw hit him in the right side …

Tuesday Dish: Brackman's Back  —  Befitting of a man who stands 6-foot-10, big things have been expected from Yankees righthander Andrew Brackman since he signed for $4.55 million as the 2007 draft's 30th overall pick.  It mattered little that he didn't pitch during the 13 months from May 2007 …

Giants Hit Home Run With Ethnic Marketing  —  The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers have done a great job over the years exploiting the ethnic makeup up their communities.  But I have to give extra credit to the Giants today for its Filipino Heritage Night.

Steroids, Angels and a dirty doctor  —  The cornering of Alex Rodriguez and his subsequent admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs represented, for all intents and purposes, the nadir of the steroid era with few, if any, remaining ambiguities: The A-list, Hall of Fame's best used drugs …