Chi Cubs 6, Milwaukee 2  —  Chi Cubs 6, Milwaukee 2  —  CHICAGO (AP) — New territory for Greg Maddux.  At age 40, he's 5-0 for the first time in his long and distinguished career.  —  Twice facing bases-loaded jams, Maddux escaped the big inning Friday to win his fifth straight start …

Rangers to add Tejeda to rotation  —  Right-hander will be called up to start Tuesday  —  CLEVELAND — The Rangers continue to rework their pitching staff and are planning to call up right-hander Robinson Tejeda so he can join the rotation, club officials said Friday.

Mets minor leaguer is first player penalized under toughened major league rules  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Mets minor league pitcher Yusaku Iriki was suspended for 50 games Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, making him the first player to be penalized under Major League Baseball's toughened steroid rules.

Hanged By His Own Testimony  —  This blurb from Ladson needs very little commentary.  It pretty much stands on its own.  After the lessons of last season, and Bowden's constant preaching about the need for "Pitching, pitching, pitching," the son of a bitch has run out of pitchers already.

Steve Howe dies at 48  —  Steve Howe, the relief pitcher whose promising career was derailed by cocaine and alcohol abuse, died Friday when his pickup truck rolled over in Coachella, Calif. He was 48.  —  Howe was killed at 5:55 a.m. PDT, said Dalyn Backes of the Riverside County coroner's office.

Minor League umpires to end season-long strike  —  Union expected to approve new six-year agreement on Sunday  —  Minor League umpires are returning to a ballpark near you soon.  —  MiLB.com has learned that the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation (PBUC) reached a tentative six-year agreement …

Braves get new network, broadcast team  —  Rathbun, Torborg to call games as Turner South changes  —  ATLANTA — Braves fans who watch the team's games on television will be able to do less channel surfing, but also will have to get used to the announcers they'll see and hear when Fox Cable Networks takes control of Turner South.

Moving Willis by deadline makes sense  —  Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria keeps denying that the team might trade left-hander Dontrelle Willis, growing increasingly outraged by each new round of speculation.  —  What Loria can't deny is the sheer logic of moving Willis at the July 31 non-waiver deadline …

BALCO supplier of 'the clear' pleads guilty  —  BALCO supplier of 'the clear' pleads guilty  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A noted scientist in the field of sports nutritional supplements pleaded guilty Friday to supplying the BALCO lab with the performance-enhancing drug known as "the clear."

Voting begins for All-Star Game  —  77th annual Midsummer Classic set for July 11 at PNC Park  —  Life in 1933: Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge, the original "King Kong" premiered, the chocolate chip cookie was invented and a midsummer extravaganza called the "Game of the Century" …

Mets can be table Turner  —  ATLANTA - The Braves already have doused cold water on the Mets once this season, halting a feel-good 10-2 start by taking the final two games of a series in Flushing last week.  —  Now comes a reprise or retribution.  —  The teams open another series tonight …

Live Discussion with Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell … | Search Archives  —  washingtonpost.com > Live Discussions  —  Thomas Boswell  —  Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell was online Friday, April 28, at 11 a.m. ET to take your questions and comments about the Washington Nationals …

Baseball Jersey Wearing 101  —  I'm about 95% sure that someone's already written something on this topic, but it doesn't change the fact that it needs to be done.  —  Normally, if I have any fear that someone has already beaten a subject to death, I'd look to avoid it and fill the space …

Rockies, Giants disciplined  —  The following discipline has been issued as a result of the incidents that took place during the San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies games on April 22 and 23, 2006 at Coors Field in Denver, CO.  —  Jose Mesa of the Colorado Rockies has been suspended for four …