Girardi's ejection sparks Yanks in win  —  Bombers reenergized in sixth inning to take down Braves  —  ATLANTA — Joe Girardi wasn't leaving the infield without putting up a fight, and by doing so, the Yankees' manager might just have injected some life back into his slumping team.

Sources: Drug Enforcement Agency eyes Miami doc for supplying Manny Ramirez PEDs  —  As Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez nears the end of his 50-game suspension, Drug Enforcement Administration investigators are looking at a Miami doctor and his son as the source …

After Los Angeles Angels game, off-duty officer shoots 2 in lot  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — An off-duty police officer shot and wounded two men who had assaulted him in the crowded Angel Stadium parking lot after Wednesday night's Colorado Rockies-Los Angeles Angels game, authorities said.

Kemp's late blast can't save Dodgers  —  Starter Wolf surrenders three of six White Sox homers  —  CHICAGO — After serving up three home runs, starting pitcher Randy Wolf served himself up as the focal point for the Dodgers' 10-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.

Note: Hello, Fernando Nieve  —  The 26-year-old Fernando Nieve pitched six scoreless innings last night in a win against the Cardinals, during which he struck out five batters.  —  Nieve is 3-0 with a 1.31 ERA in three starts, during which opponents are batting 152 against him.

More power to Ortiz  —  His three-run shot helps Sox win again  —  David Ortiz (center) looks toward Jacoby Ellsbury after Ortiz scored on Jason Varitek's home run during the sixth inning.  The Sox beat the Nationals, 6-4.  —  WASHINGTON - David Ortiz stood on first base, removed his batting gloves, and laughed at his fortune.

LSU trounces Texas to win College World Series … OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — LSU, which two years ago wasn't good enough to qualify for its conference tournament, is the best team in college baseball again.  —  The Tigers won their sixth national title Wednesday night, breaking open Game 3 …

Rays even Series rematch with Phillies  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Garza shut down Philadelphia's offense and ex-Phillies slugger Pat Burrell homered for the first time in over two months to help Tampa Bay beat his former team 7-1 on Wednesday night.

Smoltz set for Red Sox debut  —  WASHINGTON — After 20 seasons, John Smoltz will do something Thursday night he's never done before: Pitch for a big-league team other than the Atlanta Braves.  —  Smoltz, 42, who had shoulder surgery last June, makes his American League debut for the Boston Red Sox …

Jay Bruce and Balls in Play  —  More photos » by Al Behrman - AP  —  One of the few balls in play by Jay Bruce that fell for a hit.  (AP Photo/Al Behrman)  —  Browse more photos »  —  Jay Bruce, along with Joey Votto, Edinson Volquez, Brandon Phillips, Johnny Cueto and others …

10 most likely to be traded - Infielders  —  sports, miguel-tejada, dan-uggla, garrett-atkins, aubrey-huff, adam-laroche, freddy-sanchez, orlando-cabrera, mark-derosa, nick-johnson, felipe-lopez  —  Mark DeRosa (Indians) - With Grady Sizemore back, the Indians aren't likely to sell just yet.

Volquez to be out longer than expected  —  Second MRI on pitcher's right arm reveals inflammation  —  TORONTO — It wasn't considered a setback, but a clarification of a condition.  Either way, the Reds will be without starting pitcher Edinson Volquez for longer than they anticipated.

Poisoning the well  —  According to Google, there are roughly 22,300 web pages containing the terms “mother's basement” and “baseball.”  A classic example of the genre is this slanderous screed: … This is not of course a lone example; Fire Joe Morgan of course made a career of lampooning that kind of thing.

Tigers face free-agent choices  —  Among the background stories on a Tigers team with no shortage of drama is their free agency situation.  —  The Tigers have a handful of players who could find themselves on the free-agent auction block this autumn: Fernando Rodney, Placido Polanco, Brandon Lyon, and Adam Everett.

Zduriencik chats with Mariners fans  —  Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik sat down to chat with fans for the better part of an hour on June 24.  Fan questions and Jack's answers are below.  Jack_Zduriencik: Hello everyone.  I'm happy to be here and I'm open for your questions.  Let's get started.

June 24: Postgame notes  —  I'm going to make these short because there are a lot of bugs in the press box and I want to get out of here.  —  As someone mentioned in the comments, Casey Fossum (right) has taken an out in his contract and is no longer with the Yankees.

Blue Jays dominate Arroyo again  —  This whole interleague thing might not be so bad for the Toronto Blue Jays if only they could face Bronson Arroyo on a more regular basis.  —  Playing exactly one year to the day they pummelled the right-hander for 10 runs in an inning-plus of work …