Left elbow injury forces Sizemore to DL  —  Gimenez recalled; Martinez day-to-day with bruised knee  —  CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore's inflamed left elbow has forced him to the disabled list, and Victor Martinez's bruised left knee has forced him to the bench.

During streak, Yanks' fielding perfectly good  —  CLEVELAND - Back in spring training, Brian Cashman said one of the reasons he wanted to bring in strikeout artists such as CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett was that the Yankees were “a bad defensive team,” so the less opponents put the ball in play, the better.

Blackburn, Harris lead Twins over Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brendan Harris homered and Justin Morneau and Carlos Gomez also drove in runs Sunday to help the Minnesota Twins avoid a weekend sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.  —  Nick Blackburn (5-2) …

Texas wins NCAA record 25-inning game  —  Reliever Wood pitches 12 1/3 innings of no-hit ball in victory  —  The Texas Longhorns and Boston College Eagles took a long road to history Saturday night, playing an NCAA record 25 innings before Texas took a 3-2 victory in a regional tournament game in Austin.

Blue Jays still believe in Snider  —  Ricciardi has no regrets over handling of rookie outfielder  —  TORONTO — The Blue Jays don't have any regrets about how they have handled rookie Travis Snider this season.  After making Toronto's Opening Day roster, the young outfielder is back in the Minor Leagues …

Boston Red Sox's John Smoltz throws seven strong in latest rehab start  —  GREENVILLE, S.C. — John Smoltz sat with a big smile on his face after his longest rehab start of the year, convinced it wouldn't be long before the former Cy Young winner was his old, lights-out self.

Tigers' Jackson gets best of O's, Berken  —  Right-hander allows just two hits in eight innings in 3-0 win  —  Orioles starter Jason Berken continued the strong run of rookie outings Sunday afternoon, but, unfortunately for him, it simply wasn't the best pitching performance of the day.

In a state of suspended disbelief over Manny Ramirez  —  From the top (owner Frank McCourt) down, the Dodgers have treated their star left fielder with kid gloves during his drug suspension.  The team's fans deserve better.  —  The actions have been goofy.  The approach has been casual.

MLB superstars hard to find these days  —  Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?  —  Indeed.  —  Just like the Simon and Garfunkel song rang so true a generation ago, a nation once did turn its lonely eyes to the Yankees slugger - and toward a slew of multiple, colorful other major league superstars from various eras, too.

Brewers sweep Reds with 5-2 victory  —  MILWAUKEE — Mike Cameron homered and Yovani Gallardo won his fifth game as the Milwaukee Brewers swept the three-game series from the Cincinnati Reds with a 5-2 win on Sunday.  —  It wasn't quite the gem Gallardo (5-2) threw on Monday against St. Louis …

White Sox beat Royals, deny Greinke his ninth win  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Getz hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Juan Cruz in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox rallied past the Royals 7-4 on Sunday for their first three-game sweep in Kansas City since 2005.

Hampton beats Pirates for the eighth straight time  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Hampton continued his mastery over the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing only one run in seven innings in Houston's 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon.  —  Hampton became only the second pitcher to win eight in a row against the Pirates since 1954.

Dempster rebounds as Cubs beat Dodgers 7-0  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Dempster bounced back from his worst start of the season, pitching seven sharp innings for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.  —  Milton Bradley had three hits and Reed Johnson homered for the Cubs …