Sox finalists: Bobby Valentine, Gene Lamont  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  It's down to two.  —  The long and winding Red Sox [team stats] managerial search has entered its final stages, and barring a surprise, the team has whittled its list to a pair of finalists: Gene Lamont and Bobby Valentine.

Indians make minor changes to uniforms  —  CLEVELAND — It might take a keen eye to notice, but the Cleveland Indians have made a few subtle tweaks to their uniforms for the 2012 season.  —  The club's traditional home white uniform will feature the usual front script “Indians,” but with a two-layer red and navy blue applique.

Report: Chili Davis to be A's hitting coach  —  Former slugger coached this past season in Red Sox system  —  The A's have hired Chili Davis to be their new hitting coach, according to a report by Comcast SportsNet New England.  —  Davis, 52, served as the hitting coach for Boston's Triple …

Former NY Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra holds first sit-down interview since plea in grand theft auto case  —  Jail, rehab humble Dykstra  —  Former Mets Lenny Dykstra says he now looks at world from a cleaner, clearer perspective.  —  LOS ANGELES — The former Met known as “Nails” …

Pujols will likely decline Cards' arbitration offer  —  Should All-Star sign elsewhere, St. Louis gets two Draft picks  —  ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals formally offered arbitration to Albert Pujols on Wednesday, ensuring that if the superstar is playing for another club in 2012, they'll get some recompense.

Halman's funeral set for Tuesday in Netherlands  —  SEATTLE — The funeral service for Mariners outfielder Greg Halman will be held Tuesday in Driehuis, about five miles north of his hometown of Haarlem in the Netherlands.  —  The family is also holding a public viewing on Sunday …

Nathan signing puts Feliz in rightful place  —  Rangers have long planned for righty to pitch in rotation  —  This was always the plan for Neftali Feliz.  Oh, Game 6 remains painful for Rangers fans, but not the kind of angst that has had John McNamara and Roger Clemens taking shots at one another for 25 years.

Klentak talks about leaving the Orioles  —  Matt Klentak, who spent the last four years as the Orioles' director of baseball operations, said today that leaving the club to become an assistant general manager with the Los Angeles Angels was just too good of a career move to ignore.

Yankees, Garcia reach deal  —  Freddy Garcia has reached agreement with the Yankees on a one-year deal worth about $4 million, plus incentives.  —  Garcia went 12-8 with a 3.62 ERA for the Yankees in 2011 after signing a one-year, $1.5 million deal in the offseason.

Transcript of Press Conference with Bud Selig, Michael Weiner Announcing MLB Labor Deal  —  When MLB's labor deal was announced on Tuesday, it sets in motion a host of changes that will drastically alter how the game functions, both on and off the field.  —  The following is a transcript …

Could some of the Cubs' culture bite the dust?  —  In a year of change, perhaps Cubbies, ‘Go, Cubs, Go’ will go bye-bye  —  Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein during a news conference to announce the hiring of manager Dale Sveum on Nov. 18.  (US Presswire Photo)