Buzz: Latest news from around the horn  —  Fox Sports  —  AUG. 5 NEWS AND NOTES  —  Carlos Delgado suddenly could be in demand.  —  The White Sox are showing interest in the free-agent slugger, major-league sources say, and the Red Sox, Rockies and Mariners are among Delgado's other possible fits.

GREENBERG-RYAN WIN TEXAS RANGERS AUCTION AFTER CUBAN-CRANE CONCEDE  —  THIS IS BREAKING NEWS...  In a flurry of bids at auction that ran late into Weds. night and early Thurs. morning, the group led by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Houston businessman Jim Crane approached William Snyder …

A-Rod can't inject meaning into No. 600  —  Rodriguez's PED use taints what could have been a truly historic home run … Poor Alex Rodriguez, he coulda been a contenduh.  In a perfect big league world, a world in which sluggers drink their milk and take their Vitamin C and do their chin-ups …

Source: Nats' Dunn claimed on waivers  —  Washington Nationals slugger Adam Dunn was claimed on trade waivers today, one major league source told FOXSports.com.  —  The identity of the club is not known.  The news lessens the likelihood that Dunn will be dealt this month.

Royals Designate Jose Guillen For Assignment  —  The Royals designated Jose Guillen for assignment, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star (on Twitter).  The team, which called up Philip Humber in a corresponding move, now has ten days to determine Guillen's future.

Mets source: team willing to negotiate Jose Reyes extension in lieu of exercising $11 million option  —  ATLANTA - Jose Reyes signed his first big contract with the Mets in August of 2006, but the shortstop will have to wait until this winter for a potential extension.

Report: New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon says GM Omar Minaya will be back next season  —  New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon said Thursday that Omar Minaya will remain general manager beyond this season.  —  While in East Hartford, Conn., for an announcement of a partnership between …

(2 of 2)  —  The Nationals are under contract to play at 8,100-seat Space Coast Stadium through Dec. 31, 2017.  If they default on their lease and leave Viera, the club must reimburse the county for Space Coast Stadium construction-bond payments until another team moves in, said Shannon Wilson, assistant county attorney.

Dome run!  Twins' Kubel hits go-ahead single off catwalk  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jason Kubel's (FSY) two-out popup clanked off a catwalk high above Tropicana Field and fell near the pitcher's mound for a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, a true dome run that sent the Minnesota Twins past the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 Thursday.

Chad Tracy signs with Florida Marlins  —  The Marlins have signed free agent Chad Tracy and put him on the roster, sending outfielder Bryan Petersen to Class AAA New Orleans.  —  Tracy, 30, gives the Marlins a left-handed bat off the bench with a potential for power.  Tracy hit 27 homers for Arizona in 2005 and 20 in 2006.

Brown helps banged up Phillies keep winning, dispatch Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Domonic Brown (FSY) says he's starting to feel comfortable as a big leaguer and it's showing.  —  Brown drove in three runs, Kyle Kendrick (FSY) pitched six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat …

USSM Goes To Safeco 2010  —  You didn't think we were going to let a little thing like a terrible team stop us from having another USSM/LL event at Safeco Field again, did you?  Of course not.  Jeff Sullivan, Matthew Carruth, and I (and hopefully Derek...) are making our annual trip to the park …