Lowe can't rehash history vs. Yanks  —  Braves righty struggles, dropping third straight start  —  ATLANTA — Derek Lowe will always have fond memories of the victorious effort he produced during Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.

MLB reacts to Jackson, Fawcett deaths  —  King of Pop and Charlie's Angels star had fans around league  —  The year was 1976.  —  Farrah Fawcett had the poster that was on walls everywhere.  —  Michael Jackson was fronting “The Jacksons” — as the band started off on its own a year after leaving Motown.

Daily Dose: Cliff Lee can't buy a win  —  sports, red-sox, rangers, indians, diamondbacks, john-smoltz, daily-dose, cliff-lee, josh-hamilton, eric-byrnes  —  Cliff Lee's win-loss record has suffered from a lack of lineup and bullpen support all season and that continued Thursday night …

Great Joba debate rages on  —  Yanks insist he's a starter; fans would like to see him in 'pen  —  It has replaced Yankees vs. Mets as the ultimate take-sides debate in the New York sports realm, having kept talk-radio switchboard operators busy pushing at the button for more than a year.

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

Chicago Cubs' Geovany Soto tested positive for marijuana at World Baseball Classic  —  Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto said he has been informed by the International Baseball Federation that he tested positive for marijuana at the World Baseball Classic.  —  “While I fully acknowledge …

Pirates option Snell to Indianapolis  —  The Pirates today optioned starter Ian Snell to Class AAA Indianapolis.  A corresponding move will be announced before the game tomorrow.  —  Snell is 2-8 with a 5.36 ERA, each figure the worst on the staff.  —  Details to come.

Aybar fills in admirably as Rays rout Phillies in World Series rematch  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Willy Aybar homered and drove in three runs as a replacement for an injured Evan Longoria on Thursday night, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies …

John Smoltz starts rough  —  Encouraged despite loss in Red Sox debut  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  WASHINGTON - Being an avid golfer, John Smoltz is well-acquainted with the mulligan.  —  In that spirit, let's just agree his Red Sox [team stats] career began in the second inning last night.

Breaking News: Baylor's Aaron Miller Agrees To Terms With Dodgers  —  Email Address: adam.winkler@kwtx.com  —  News 10 sports has learned that former Baylor pitcher/outfielder Aaron Miller has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday evening.

Roenicke more than just a flamethrower  —  Cincinnati (35-36) at Cleveland (30-44), 7:05 p.m. ET  —  TORONTO — Reds reliever Josh Roenicke let it be known he's capable of bringing more than the heat.  —  With fastballs able to reach 97-98 mph on the radar gun, Roenicke has the reputation …

Andy Phillips Signs With Hiroshima Carp  —  Former Yankee Andy Phillips signed a one-year deal worth $400k to play for the Hiroshima Carp, according to an AP report on ESPN.com.  We heard rumblings about the move earlier in the week, but it's now official.  —  Phillips, 32, played four seasons …

Slumping Rollins to sit at least two games  —  Manuel feels Phils shortstop is pressing, wants him to relax  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel had benched Jimmy Rollins three times this season.  —  He had dropped him in the lineup twice.

Renteria, Taveras head the list of biggest free-agent busts of 2009 … Free agency is one of history's great scams, up there with state lotteries and the old grifter trick of selling a man his own house.  They all rely on greed, stupidity, and man's belief that bad things will happen to other people but not to him.

Rangers defeat Diamondbacks 9-8 in 12 innings  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Davis and David Murphy hit back-to-back homers in the 12th inning, Andruw Jones also homered and the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8 on Thursday night.  —  Davis matched a career high with four hits …

Marlins 11, Orioles 3  —  MIAMI (AP) — Hanley Ramirez hit a grand slam, and Cody Ross and Dan Uggla each homered as the Florida Marlins cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 11-3 on Thursday.  —  It was the third grand slam of the season for Ramirez, tying him for the single-season franchise record with Ross …

Manny Ramirez ducks out of rain-delayed Albuquerque game  —  The Dodgers outfielder is expected to return to Los Angeles on Friday before continuing his minor league tour this weekend.  —  Reporting from Albuquerque — Manny Ramirez left Isotopes Park tonight without playing a single minute …