Bob Sheppard, longtime Yankee Stadium announcer, dies at 99  —  Longtime New York Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard died early Sunday morning.  —  Sheppard died at his Baldwin, N.Y., home.  He was 99.  —  Sheppard became the PA announcer at the old Yankee Stadium in 1951.

Sources: O's, Showalter close to deal  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  The Orioles are close to terms with Buck Showalter to become the team's manager, major-league sources said Sunday.

Phoenix Suns close to acquiring Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu  —  LAS VEGAS - The Suns are on the verge of acquiring forwards Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress, swiftly rebounding from the loss of Amar'e Stoudemire with two quality impact players.  —  The Suns would send guard Leandro Barbosa …

Bagwell named Astros hitting coach  —  HOUSTON — Former Houston Astros star Jeff Bagwell has taken over as Houston's hitting coach after the team fired Sean Berry.  —  General manager Ed Wade said Sunday that Berry became “a victim of circumstances” as the Astros offense has sputtered this season.

Dodgers beat Cubs 7-0 behind Padilla  —  LOS ANGELES—Vicente Padilla pitched eight innings of two-hit ball and James Loney hit a three-homer off Carlos Silva before the Cubs pitcher was ejected in the second inning, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7- victory over Chicago on Sunday night …

Ricketts keeps positive outlook for Cubs  —  Chairman ‘having a great time’ in first season as owner  —  LOS ANGELES — Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said Sunday he isn't pointing fingers at anyone for the team underachieving in the first half and was still having fun in his first season as owner.

A New Role for Francoeur  —  Jeff Francoeur is used to being in the lineup.  When he was 22, he played in all 162 games for the Atlanta Braves.  As a 23-year-old, he did the same.  Never in his six-year major league career has Francoeur not been an every-day player.

Conger's 3-run homer lifts US team to Futures win  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—Mike Trout stole a glance up at the scoreboard and gazed around the stands, taking in the scene at the very ballpark where he soon hopes to play.  As a regular major leaguer, that is.  —  At 18, Trout was the youngest player …

Twins salvage series finale with Tigers  —  The Sports Network  —  Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Michael Cuddyer went 2-for-3 with a two-run double and scored a run, as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, in the finale of a three-game series at Comerica Park.

Cahill helps Athletics down Angels  —  The Sports Network  —  Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Trevor Cahill threw seven innings and Jack Cust hit a two-run homer as the Oakland Athletics took a 5-2 win over the LA Angels of Anaheim in the finale of a three-game set.

Phillies head into break with four-game sweep of Reds  —  The Sports Network  —  Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Cole Hamels tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings, while Jose Contreras, J.C. Romero and Brad Lidge finished off the shutout and Philadelphia's four-game sweep of Cincinnati with another 1-0 decision.

Santana, Mets beat Braves 3-0 to avoid sweep  —  NEW YORK—Johan Santana saved the Mets from a sweep with another spotless outing and rookie Ike Davis hit his latest titanic home run in New York's 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.  —  Alex Cora and pinch-hitter Josh Thole delivered RBI singles …