Dodgers to lose reliever Kuo to DL  —  Los Angeles (16-8) vs. San Diego (11-12), 7:10 p.m. PT  —  LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday night, Hong-Chih Kuo retired the side in order and looked like he finally was back on track.  —  On Saturday, he goes back on the disabled list.

Yankees sign Fossum to start Saturday  —  Casey Fossum will start Saturday's Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees game.  I don't have contract details or a corresponding move, but I know Fossum is the guy.  —  The 31-year-old lefty opened the season with Triple-A Buffalo, had a .82 ERA through …

Swisher exits after being hit by a pitch  —  X-rays negative on Yanks slugger's bruised right elbow  —  NEW YORK — A tricky outfield situation for the Yankees just became a little trickier.  —  Already without Xavier Nady, their starting right fielder, the Yankees on Friday evening lost Nick Swisher …

Game 24: Angels at Yankees (updates with comments from Cashman and rehab news from Tampa)  —  YANKEES (13-10)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-2, 4.73).  —  ANGELS (9-13)  —  Figgins DH  —  Matthews RF  —  Kendrick 2B  —  Hunter CF  —  Napoli C  —  Morales 1B  —  Rivera LF  —  Wood 3B

Quotes: Manuel, Minaya and Reyes on having an Edge  —  Yesterday, in a report for FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal quoted Omar Minaya as saying, while the team does not lack leadership, the team's stars do lack ‘a certain edge.’  —  However, according to Newsday, Minaya talked with reporters …

Ballplayer's father back home after kidnapping  —  TIJUANA — The father of former major league baseball player Oscar Robles, kidnapped Wednesday by gunmen, was back home with his family a day later, the Red Devils baseball team of Mexico City announced.  —  Oscar Robles Arangure, 54 …

A-Rod plays defense for first time since surgery … TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez took another step toward returning to the New York Yankees on Saturday by playing defense for the first time since right hip surgery in early March.  —  Rodriguez played third base for five innings …

Chacin leads Drillers past Springfield  —  drillers story goes here pleaseTop Colorado Rockies pitching prospect Jhoulys Chacin excelled on the mound and at the plate for the Tulsa Drillers on Friday.  —  Chacin carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and scored the go-ahead run …

Posada rallies Yankees past Angels with early homer, late single  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jorge Posada hit a two-run single in the ninth inning off Brian Fuentes, and the New York Yankees rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-9 Friday night for their fourth straight win.

Ill Remy flies home  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Beloved NESN announcer Jerry Remy will miss at least the remainder of this road trip with an illness, the symptoms of which are the same as those that kept him sidelined for the outset of spring training.  Remy flew home to Boston from Tampa today …

May 1: False alarm on Miranda  —  First thing's first: The Yankees have signed a veteran to start tomorrow's Triple-A game.  I'll have a name shortly.  —  Now, onto the false alarm.  Just as I was walking into the Yankees clubhouse, Juan Miranda was walking out.

Justin Masterson can't stop bleeding  —  Bad staff infection  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - With the unemployment rate soaring and businesses shutting down regularly, the workplace is a stressful place to be these days.

Theriot connects on first grand slam as Cubs clip Marlins  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Theriot hit a grand slam in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs overcame Rich Harden's wildness to beat the Florida Marlins 8-6 on Friday.  —  Theriot, a slap-hitting shortstop, pulled Burke Badenhop's -1 pitch …