Freeman on Braves' 7-20 record: 'It's the players, not the manager'  —  NEW YORK — The Braves' 8-0 loss to the Mets on Wednesday served to fan the flames of already rampant rumors that Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez could be fired as soon as Thursday on the team's day off.

OTL: More PED busts coming from Major League Baseball  —  Major League Baseball is expected to announce in the next few days that another player has tested positive for the steroid Turinabol, a drug that was commonly used by East German athletes in the 1970s.

Yankees Call Up Reliever in Place of Sidelined Rodriguez  —  BALTIMORE — That snowball tumbling downhill that is the Yankees' season gathered more speed Wednesday when Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring.  —  The injury was diagnosed after Rodriguez …

Cubs' Jake Arrieta Moves to 6-0, Shackling the Pirates Again  —  Jake Arrieta dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates yet again, scattering two hits in seven shutout innings Tuesday night as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pirates, 7-1 in Pittsburgh.  —  Seven months after shutting down the Pirates …

Mariners rally against A's bullpen for first sweep of season (Yahoo Sports)  —  Dae-Ho Lee hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh after an earlier solo shot for his first career multi-homer game, and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a back-and-forth 9-8 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday and their first 2016 series sweep.

The Marlins revelation who may doom Yankees' Eovaldi trade  —  MORE FROM:  —  We are forever trying to determine “who won that trade” in an instant, when there are often shifts and turns over time, making full judgment hard until all the information is in.

Dodgers Suspend Erisbel Arruebarrena For Season  —  The Dodgers have suspended minor league shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena for the remainder of the season without pay, according to Barry Lewis of the Tulsa World (via Twitter).  —  Team director of player development Gabe Kapler …

Cops: Man stuffed python in pants at pet store  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A man is facing theft charges after he tried to steal a snake from a pet store in St. Petersburg Monday.  —  Pinellas County deputies said Travis Treder went into Animal House Pet Center, located at 950 34th St. N …

Bears college scouting director could be headed to Eagles  —  Three days after the end of a draft that Bears general manager Ryan Pace praised as being “really smooth,” the franchise is bracing to lose college scouting director Joe Douglas.  —  Two league sources told the Tribune …

CRF Frozen Foods Expands Voluntary Recall to Include All Frozen Vegetable and Fruit Products Due To Possible Health Risk … For Immediate Release  —  PASCO, Wash. - As a precaution, CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, Washington is expanding its voluntary recall of frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables.