Hicks: MLB not restricting Rangers' funds  —  Owner insists financial decisions aren't influenced by league  —  ARLINGTON — Rangers owner Tom Hicks said on Saturday afternoon that his ballclub is continuing to conduct business as usual under normal budgetary constraints …

Joe Torre congratulates Derek Jeter on setting hits record  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Joe Torre offered his congratulations to Derek Jeter in the New York Yankees star's preferred form of communication: via text message.  —  Torre said Saturday he'd reached out to Jeter, who on Friday night broke …

Ex-Met Hernandez finally safe at home  —  It was near midnight on Tumbleweed Tuesday, the name East  —  Enders give the day after Labor Day, when they reclaim their towns from seasonal visitors.  —  But one celebrity resident was just returning home from work, a commuter completing another long ride …

Kennedy activated in Tampa  —  Here's an email I didn't expect to receive this afternoon.  The subject line was, SWB Yankees transactions 9/12.  The body of the email consisted of three lines.  —  Reinstate Ian Kennedy from 7 Day DL - Scranton  —  Ian Kennedy transfer of option from Scranton to Tampa

Oz being Oz  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - The best of Ozzie from Saturday:  —  Guillen on his hitters failing to beat pitchers they have seen for the first time - “I mean you're not going to take anything away from the pitching staffs that we've faced, but we've been facing some pitchers this year it's like, 'Who the [expletive] is this guy?

Dodgers leave Giants reeling in NL West  —  Division leaders push third-place SF to 8 1/2 games back  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Vicente Padilla, who came to the Dodgers with a reputation as a head hunter, officially became a Giants killer on Saturday night.  —  Padilla remained unbeaten …

No walk-off magic for Halos this time  —  Angels' late rally falls short in extra innings vs. White Sox  —  ANAHEIM — In typical Angels fashion, the club rallied back from a late three-run deficit against the White Sox on Saturday, but this time it didn't end in another walk-off win.

Josh Beckett, Red Sox make short work of Rays  —  Eight-run 3rd gives pitcher boost in win  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  It took the Rays and Red Sox [team stats] more than two hours just to start last night's rain-delayed game.  And then the Red Sox acted like they didn't want it to end.

Athletics play small ball game to beat Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brett Anderson (FSY) threw seven sharp innings and Cliff Pennington (FSY) had three hits with an RBI as the Oakland Athletics won for the fifth time in six games, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday.