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 …

2009 Futures Game Rosters  —  The 25 U.S. and 25 World members of the 2009 Futures Game.

Off-duty cop shoots 2 in lot after Angels game  —  Police sergeant says officer was attacked while with family before shooting  —  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 …

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.

Byrd takes Conte's supplements without apology  —  Buzz up!  —  Marlon Byrd  —  wouldn't be pulling down $3 million as a Major League baseball player without getting a second chance from an obscure community college after he nearly had a leg amputated more than a decade ago.

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.

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.

CC: SESSION WENT WELL  —  ATLANTA — CC Sabathia's stomach wasn't bubbling over how his left arm would come through yesterday's bullpen session.  However, he understood others in the Yankees' universe were stressing.  —  “Everybody else made it news,” Sabathia said of the 27-pitch workout.

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 …

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 …

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.