Mistrial ruled in Roger Clemens case  —  WASHINGTON — The judge presiding over Roger Clemens' perjury trial declared a mistrial over inadmissible evidence shown to jurors.  —  U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said Clemens could not be assured a fair trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence …

Girardi Puzzled as Blue Jays Pound Yankees 16-7  —  TORONTO (AP) — Joe Girardi was left scratching his head at Bartolo Colon's latest bad start.  —  Edwin Encarnacion and Eric Thames had three hits and three RBIs each and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run first inning to beat Colon …

Epstein won't rest on laurels as Deadline nears  —  BOSTON — With the All-Star break coming to an end, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein will be looking at his team with a microscope over the next two-plus weeks, trying to identify what moves he might be able to make before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.

Brewers Were On Francisco Rodriguez's No-Trade List  —  The Brewers were one of ten teams on Francisco Rodriguez's no-trade list, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (Twitter links).  However, as David Waldstein of the New York Times reported yesterday, the Mets never received the list from agent Paul Kinzer …

Updating the top prospects  —  Harper soars while Montero plummets in midseason prospect rankings  —  With the Futures Game and more than half the minor league season in our rearview mirror, it's time to update the rankings of the top prospects in the minors.

Yankees call up Golson to replace A-Rod  —  Speedy outfielder Greg Golson will take Alex Rodriguez's spot on the Yankees roster.  —  Golson will be activated in time for Thursday night's second-half opener against the Blue Jays.  Rodriguez underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus …

Spilborghs' 4 hits powers Rockies past Brewers  —  DENVER—Ryan Spilborghs had a home run among four hits, Ubaldo Jimenez pitched six solid innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 on Thursday night.  —  Spilborghs finished a triple shy of the cycle while registering …

D'Backs Designate Wily Mo Pena For Assignment  —  The Diamondbacks have designated Wily Mo Pena for assignment, reports Jack Magruder of FOX Sports Arizona (Twitter link).  In corresponding moves, the D'Backs also optioned Juan Miranda to Triple-A and called up Brandon Allen and Geoff Blum.

Giants Land Sandwich Pick Crick  —  The Giants have signed supplemental first-round pick Kyle Crick to a $900,000 bonus.  MLB's recommendation for his No. 49 draft slot was $717,300.  —  A product of Sherman (Texas) HS, Crick was mostly a first baseman until he started throwing a 94-mph fastball …

Law: Orioles should trade 'every veteran who's not nailed down'  —  Remember before the baseball season when I chatted with ESPN's Keith Law about the Orioles, and he fired up the fan base by saying that the Orioles were “clearly the worst team” in the AL East?  Well, right now, it looks like Law got that one right.

Indians hand Orioles 8th straight loss, 8-4  —  BALTIMORE - Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana homered, Justin Masterson struck out eight in six innings, and the Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore 8-4 Thursday night to extend the Orioles' losing streak to eight games.

Source: Scott Feldman rejects outright assignment; set to rejoin club  —  SEATTLE - According to a source, Rangers RHP Scott Feldman cleared outright waivers Wednesday, but, as is his right, rejected an outright assignment to the minor leagues and will be activated tonight.

Peace in the land of baseball  —  Sixteen years of virtual harmony allows game to grow and profit  —  Ah, labor peace.  —  This relatively serene state is by now taken for granted in baseball.  But there was a time when eight straight labor/management disputes resulted in work stoppages rather than baseball games.