Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on '03 Doping List  —  Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, the sluggers who propelled the Boston Red Sox to end an 86-year World Series championship drought and to capture another title three years later, were among the roughly 100 Major League Baseball players …

MLB Trade: Boston Red Sox working on deal with Cleveland Indians for Victor Martinez  —  The Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians were discussing a three-way trade Thursday night that would send Victor Martinez to Boston, Clay Buchholz to Cleveland and prospects flying in all directions, according to clubs that spoke to both teams.

Dodgers Acquire Sherrill  —  The Dodgers shored up their bullpen Thursday by acquiring Baltimore closer George Sherrill in exchange for two prospects, slugging third baseman Josh Bell and riht-handed pitcher Steve Johnson, according to baseball sources.  —  The left-handed Sherrill can serve …

Florida Marlins: Fishing for Nick Johnson; Bell too pricey; Pavano redux?  —  What would it take to make the Florida Marlins happy come the 4 p.m. non-waiver trading deadline?  Booking Nick Johnson on a flight to South Florida.  —  The Washington Nationals' first baseman …

Klapisch: Minaya sorry, but not safe  —  NEW YORK - Omar Minaya hit all the necessary points on his contrition checklist Thursday, looking and sounding like a man scarred by embarrassment.  He's sorry.  We believe him.  But that's not to say the monster is safely locked up in the laboratory.

Why the rest of the names cannot be released  —  There's a growing sentiment out there — joined by everyone from crooked guys like Victor Conte to dumb guys like Ozzie Guillen to smart guys like Maury Brown — that baseball or the union or the courts or whoever should just release all the names on the list of the 2003 positive tests.

Wise hit gives White Sox 3-2 win over Yankees  —  CHICAGO (AP) — DeWayne Wise (FSY) hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.  —  Nick Swisher (FSY) tied it in the top half with a solo shot …

Grabow/Gorzelanny to Cubs ‘just about done’  —  The Pirates are discussing a trade that would send pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny to the Chicago Cubs, according to a team source.  —  No deal is in place, and other teams are interested in Grabow, so this might not happen at all.

Dodgers end losing streak with 10-inning win over Cards  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Kemp (FSY) hit a two-run single in the 10th inning for his third hit, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers end a season-worst four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.

Bannister, Bloomquist, Teahen Drawing Interest  —  10:16am: Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports say the Brewers made an offer for Bannister but the Royals chose not to counter it.  The Royals would have to be bowled over to move the 28 year-old righty.

THE YANKS AND WASHBURN  —  Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik sounds like an executive stuck in the middle.  His brain tells him that his club is just not good enough to make the playoffs this year while his heart keeps creating scenarios in which somehow they sneak in.

Canseco says MLB facing bigger issue  —  Jose Canseco, whose 2005 book arguably started the cascade of revelations and an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, barely raised an eyebrow when he was told David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are reportedly on the list of 104 players who tested positive in 2003.