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 …

Damon hits only homer, Pettitte pitches gem to beat Oakland  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Damon hit the only home run in the first night game at the new Yankee Stadium and Andy Pettitte pitched New York to a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.  —  GAME REPORT: Yankees 5, Athletics 3

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Detroit Tigers' Dontrelle Willis goes 7 innings in first rehab start  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — A little more than three weeks after being placed on the disabled list because of an anxiety disorder, Dontrelle Willis hopes he's on track to get back to the major leagues.

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.