'Winning' clearly on Clemens' mind … There has never been a team in history that had a seven-time Cy Young award-winner drop by in June to rescue its season.  So only your friendly neighborhood psychics know what kind of impact Roger Clemens is going to have on the 2006 Astros.

Sheffield sent back to New York  —  DETROIT — Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield traveled to New York early Wednesday for further evaluation of his sore left wrist.  —  Manager Joe Torre said Sheffield left Detroit after trainer Gene Monahan was able to schedule an appointment with hand specialist …

Pena To Miss At Least 6 Weeks  —  TORONTO — Wily Mo Pena, who was placed on the disabled list Sunday with a left wrist sprain, will have surgery today to remove the hamate bone and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.  —  "That bone doesn't serve a whole lot of a purpose, except when the …

Cubs Seek Nevin To Fill Void  —  Despite all his winter wheeling and dealing, Jim Hendry never thought to create a back-up plan at first base.  Derrek Lee, coming off a career season, had not played less than 155 games in six years.  As Derrek Lee went down with a wrist injury, so did the Cubs, losing 26 of their next 37 games.

Under The Knife  —  By June, Our Brook's Run Out of Song and Speed  —  June already?  Changing the calendar is usually a good time to look back and see if we learned anything from the previous month or whether an extra month gives us enough data to make bigger trends more apparent.

Rockies: Hey, we aren't the angels  —  'Christian-based code of conduct' disputed  —  SAN DIEGO - Colorado Rockies players and management say the team enjoys a healthy, positive attitude in its clubhouse but is anything but a bunch of choirboys.  —  "We look for players with character and ability …

Top 10 players who could lose their jobs  —  The 2006 baseball season is beginning its third month, and patience for the underachievers is running thin.  —  With that in mind, let's turn our attention to those regulars who are in grave danger of losing their jobs.

Maroth to undergo elbow surgery  —  Lefty to have bone chips removed, could be out until late July  —  DETROIT — Mike Maroth will undergo arthroscopic surgery Friday to remove bone chips in his left elbow, dealing a major blow to the Tigers' rotation.  —  The bone chips were discovered …

American League All-Star picks  —  American League All-Star picks  —  This year's All-Star ballot, the paper one that they give out at every major league ballpark, has 240 names on it, with 240 red dots next to each.  The ballot begins, in the upper left-hand corner, with "J. Giambi YANKEES …

Next Peavy start in doubt due to shoulder concerns  —  Unless Jake Peavy wakes up this morning with his right shoulder feeling better than it has in three weeks, the Padres' ace right-hander likely will have his next start delayed by three days.  —  Instead of pitching as scheduled Saturday in Pittsburgh …

Escobar Signs Three-Year Extension  —  In spring training, Kelvim Escobar said, the Angels offered to extend his contract for two years and $15 million.  He turned them down and said he would pitch his way to a better deal.  —  He did.  After his performance in April and May convinced …

Gagne Ready for His Return  —  After the Dodgers' 9-3 loss to Atlanta in final game of trip, all eyes are on the team's closer, who will be in the bullpen tonight.  —  ATLANTA — The Dodgers finished a two-city trip with a one-sided defeat.  They flew all night and must drag themselves to work today to begin a homestand.

How things fell apart in Kansas City  —  Young flamethrower Mike MacDougal delivered the pitch, pinch-hitter Brian Daubach grounded to second, where Desi Relaford fielded the ball and flipped to first baseman Ken Harvey for the final out of the Royals' 83rd victory of the season.  —  The date was Sept. 25, 2003.