Hart gets 3-year extension  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Corey Hart got his wish.  —  While his name was being bandied about on the trade rumor mill in recent weeks, Hart repeatedly said he wanted to stay with the Brewers and sign a contract extension rather than being dealt to another club.

Rangers poised for postseason push  —  With the team in bankruptcy, GM Jon Daniels gets creative before the trade deadline  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Even hours after the trade deadline had passed, general manager Jon Daniels sat in the visitors clubhouse at Angel Stadium clicking the semi-worn keys …

Hudson pitches 6 innings, Ankiel gets key hit  —  ATLANTA—Tim Hudson pitched six solid innings and Rick Ankiel drove in two runs with his first hit as a Brave, a two-out, two-run single in a three-run first inning that helped Atlanta to a 4-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.

Kevin Youkilis jams thumb, leaves game  —  Kevin Youkilis left Monday night's Red Sox [team stats] series opener against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway after the second inning because of a jammed right thumb.  —  Youkilis might have hurt his hand on a swing in his first-inning at-bat, when he lined out to shortstop.

Rays' Hellickson wins major-league debut  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Jeremy Hellickson won his major league debut, Matt Joyce drove in a pair of runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Minnesota 4-2 on Monday night to snap the Twins' eight-game winning streak.  —  Hellickson (1-) allowed two runs …

I should be general manager of the Mets  —  With the passing of the non-waiver trading deadline at 4 p.m. this past Saturday, the problems of the New York Mets, a team that has failed to leverage star players performing superbly into playoff appearances and championships, were allowed to crystallize further.

Howard to be examined in Philly  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard has left the Phillies in Florida to have his injured ankle examined in Philadelphia.  —  The All-Star first baseman will see the team physician on Tuesday.  The second-place Phillies are in Florida for a three-game series with the Marlins.

Cameron returns to disabled list  —  As always, plenty of news at Fenway Park:  —  Mike Cameron is headed for the 15-day disabled list and could be done for the season.  The lower abdominal tear he suffered in spring training has been aggravated to the point where it's getting larger.

As the Deadline dust settles ...  Yanks, Rangers are big winners; Phils may still have regrets  —  Brian Cashman has never received the credit he deserves.  That's because he's general manager of the New York Yankees.  —  No matter what astute player moves he makes, critics say it's always …

Home away from home  —  One more reminder that you have until noon tomorrow to register for the blog and be entered for a chance to win one of 10 autographed baseballs.  Click here to register.  —  For the first time in his major league career, Lance Berkman is preparing to play a home game outside of Houston.

A-Rod Isn't Same Hitter, 600 or Not  —  Call it a decline, call it a mechanical funk or even link it to his past steroid use, but make no mistake about it, Alex Rodriguez is not the player he once was.  In fact, he is not even the player he was last season.

It's Matt Kemp as you've never heard him: Dodgers outfielder agrees his approach has to change  —  Matt Kemp, contrite?  —  Matt Kemp, admitting lack of full effort?  —  Matt Kemp, saying he has no excuses for his performance?  —  It's all true.  It's Kemp admitting he has to change his attitude.

With Wild Card as a backup, pennant race between Yankees and Rays loses some of its luster  —  ST. PETERSBURG - During its 16 years of existence the wild card berth has been a good idea for baseball, but this season it may well rob us of one of the great pennant races in baseball history.