Red Sox designate Cameron for assignment  —  PHILADELPHIA — The transition from starter to backup did not go nearly as well as Mike Cameron or the Red Sox had hoped.  Before Thursday's game against the Phillies, the Red Sox designated the veteran outfielder for assignment, effectively ending his stint with the team.

Juan Pierre's 2-run single in 10th lifts White Sox  —  DENVER — Light-hitting Juan Pierre laced a tiebreaking, two-run single off the wall in the 10th inning, helping the Chicago White Sox rally for a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.  —  With the bases loaded, Pierre …

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa talks about his career, Mark McGwire, the DH and a host of issues  —  The Cardinals' Tony La Russa, who graduated from Tampa's Jefferson High in 1962, never expected to be in baseball long enough for 2,682 managerial wins.

Radio host sues LA Angels over alleged racism  —  A radio host formerly employed by the Los Angeles Angels has filed a lawsuit claiming he was dismissed for racial reasons.  —  In a complaint filed in California Superior Court earlier this month, David Smith alleged that the Angels Baseball Foundation rigged …

Man claims New Brunswick mayor is preventing him from opening sports bar called Buck Foston's  —  NEW BRUNSWICK — A New Brunswick businessman has filed suit in federal court, charging New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill is holding up approval of his liquor license for a new high end sports bar …

Games of Canada Day  —  The Phillies travel north of the border to celebrate Canada Day with the Toronto Blue Jays.  Kyle Kendrick faces Ricky Romero.  Kyle serves as the Phillies swing man, in the rotation when there is an injury, in the bullpen otherwise.  He sports a low ERA despite a low strikeout rate.

Source: Alburquerque headed to DL  —  Detroit Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque, the major league leader in strikeout rate among pitchers who have thrown at least 29 innings this season, is headed to the disabled list.  —  A source told FOXSports.com late Thursday that Alburquerque …

Mets and Jose Reyes start using ‘The Claw’ but Daniel Murphy struggles with the celebratory gesture  —  Mets shortstop Jose Reyes demonstrates the proper way to do ‘The Claw.’  —  DETROIT - Asked which Met's Claw is the best, Jose Reyes tries to suppress a grin, and fails his brief attempt at modesty.

Mariners should consider trading Michael Pineda  —  Listen: Dave Cameron of U.S.S. Mariner  —  Dave Cameron of USSMariner.com tells Brock & Salk why he thinks the Mariners should consider trading rookie Michael Pineda.  —  Mariners pitcher Michael Pineda is the leading candidate for American League Rookie of the Year.

Winning, Mets not thinking fire sale yet  —  When the Yankees arrive at Citi Field this weekend, they won't see a “For Sale” sign atop the home dugout.  —  Jose Reyes is still a Met.  So is Carlos Beltran.  So is Francisco Rodriguez.  So is David Wright, albeit on the disabled list.

Michaels, Costas to call Mets game on SNY  —  Al Michaels and Bob Costas will return to a baseball broadcast booth on July 8 to call Mets vs. Giants.  —  The duo will call innings for SNY, Comcast Bay Area and MLB Network.  —  When Michaels and Costas are on SNY, Mets broadcasters Gary Cohen and Ron Darling will move to MLB Network.

Classifying MLB's Closer Celebrations  —  All closers are different, but many of them share similar celebrations after successful saves.  Here we do our best to split them into groups.  —  Thursday afternoon, I sat down to lunch while waiting for my car to be fixed in the shop.

Justin Upton is the best right fielder in the National League  —  I have never quite understood all the hate and vitriol that's sometimes directed towards the Diamondbacks' right fielder Justin Upton (just go to the Azcentral.com Message Board if you want some examples).

Sources: Tigers most interested in starters, not Reyes  —  The Tigers aren't actively pursuing Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and are instead looking at the market for starting pitchers, sources say.  —  Tigers officials seem content with their current level of offensive production.

Willie Harris' wife loses her baby  —  Willie Harris has been moved to the bereavement list, which means he is eligible to return in three to seven days.  —  During yesterday's 16-9 win over the Tigers, Willie Harris left for New York to be with his wife, who went into labor before her expected due date, and lost their baby.