Twins' Liriano charged with DUI  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Twins lefthander Francisco Liriano was arrested by the Cape Coral Police Department early Thursday and charged with driving under the influence.  —  Liriano was pulled over at 1:58 a.m. after leaving a Cape Coral bar.  He was driving alone at the time.

Randolph weighing final roster spots  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Mets have two spring-training games left to find the answer to their last significant roster question: should they take 11 or 12 pitchers north?  —  A day after he revealed the order of his rotation, manager Willie Randolph …

Notes: A's get Dominguez from Texas  —  Oakland ships Bynum, Rheinecker to Texas for righty  —  OAKLAND — The A's on Friday picked up a relatively young arm they've been coveting, giving up a promising hitter for whom they had no room.  —  In a three-team deal, Oakland acquired right-hander Juan Dominguez …

Pirates make roster moves  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates made roster moves Friday morning prior to their exhibition game in Fort Myers, Fla., against the Minnesota Twins.  —  Optioned to Class AAA Indianapolis was outfielder Jody Gerut.  —  Pitcher Brandon Duckworth was reassigned to the club's minor-league camp.

ESPN PUTS DOWN MUTINY  —  March 31, 2006 — MONDAY was to have been the first of a two-day seminar for approximately 125 frontline ESPN producers, reporters, anchors and analysts, gathered in a hotel near Hartford.  —  But day one became something else, something weird and potentially wonderful.

Source: Ortiz, Red Sox close to $50M deal … MIAMI — Dominican David Ortiz is about to sign a $50 million extension of his contract with the Boston Red Sox, a family member told ESPNdeportes.com.  —  If the new contract is finalized, "Big Papi" would earn an average $12.5 million per year from 2007 to 2010.

Bensons kayoed  —  Hubby hurler cheated, sez sexpot Anna  —  Sexpot Anna Benson and her ex-Met hubby are headed for Splitsville after she caught him fooling around with one of her friends, the Daily News has learned.  —  The naughtiest wife in baseball filed for divorce yesterday from pitcher Kris Benson …

New deal for Miller, Brewers  —  dwalker@journalsentinel.com  —  The Miller Brewing Co. and the Milwaukee Brewers have reached agreement on a new seven-year marketing and promotions deal.  —  The deal is separate from an existing naming-rights agreement for Miller Park …

A title could be in the cards if Scott Rolen can shoulder the load  —  Scott Rolen has not been fully healthy in almost a year, since he barreled into Hee Seop Choi, the Los Angeles Dodgers' outsized first baseman, in a baserunning collision last May at Busch Stadium.

Two on Two: 2006 NL East Preview  —  The Two on Two series stay on the right coast and concludes with the NL East.  Here with us today to preview the division that the Atlanta Braves have owned for the past decade are Mac Thomason of Braves Journal and Jeremy Heit of Metsgeek.

Mariners Notebook: Chaves plants seed of optimism  —  Pitching coach puts belief ahead of spring numbers  —  LAS VEGAS — Cactus League 2006 is in the books.  There will be no more Arizona abnormalities to point to in trying to figure out just what the numbers of the spring mean.

Feeling good, Mussina ready for '06  —  Veteran righty, Torre pleased with spring performance  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mike Mussina's spring has been a successful one, most notably for the lack of any pain, discomfort or irritation in his right elbow.  Forget the lofty 7.32 ERA, he's ready for the season to begin.

The lowdown on Lo Duca  —  New York guy horses around  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - The Mets' new catcher needs the answer to a geography question.  Paul Lo Duca spent the first two years of his life in Brooklyn, Ave.  U and E. 2nd St., he tells me.  But since I'm a Bronx guy and all I know about Brooklyn …

Rivals Share Common Enemy  —  Symbolic days can surprise you.  You don't know how you'll feel until they arrive.  Tonight, the Baltimore Orioles come to RFK Stadium to play the Washington Nationals in a game that, for more than 30 years, many doubted would ever come to pass.