Drug revelations a grim situation for baseball  —  NEW YORK — So much for the idea that baseball's drug problem would go away when Barry Bonds does, or that the tougher steroid-testing program adopted by Major League Baseball under intense pressure from Congress would clean up the game.

Anti-aging movement fuels interest in HGH … One of the more intriguing things that Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Grimsley allegedly told federal agents when they served a search warrant on his home in April is that major league players might be getting human growth hormone through …

Redactions offer clues in Grimsley case  —  PHOENIX — The other night, Arizona Diamondbacks General Partner Ken Kendrick pursed his lips, cocked his head ever so slightly and, like the shrewd executive he is, summed up succinctly the Jason Grimsley circus:  —  "This is a black mark on a great game," Kendrick said.

Names change, drugs remain — Affidavit starts witch hunt  —  So by now you're probably familiar with the Jason Grimsley affidavit regarding human growth hormone.  Pretty shocking stuff, even in a sport synonymous with steroids.  He names names, and lots of 'em.

Sheffield likely out until September  —  Yankees right fielder to undergo surgery on left wrist  —  NEW YORK — With Hideki Matsui out until September with a fractured wrist, the Yankees were hopeful that therapy would be enough to get Gary Sheffield and his ailing wrist back on the field before too long.

Sheffield likely out until September  —  Yankees right fielder to undergo surgery on left wrist  —  NEW YORK — Gary Sheffield will undergo surgery to repair his injured wrist on Tuesday, and the outfielder isn't expected to return to the Yankees until September.

Harden back on DL, this time for elbow ligament  —  CLEVELAND (840 PDT) — Just as the A's were beginning to get players back off the disabled list, they had to place a key figure back on the DL on Thursday.  —  Rich Harden, one of the top young starters in baseball, will miss an undetermined amount …