Chan Ho Park has surgery to stop internal bleeding  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres right-hander Chan Ho Park had surgery on Wednesday to stop bleeding in his small intestine and is expected to be out for at least four weeks.  —  "He's going to be just fine," trainer Todd Hutcheson said before the Padres …

Mets finalize deal to land Green  —  Veteran outfielder waives no-trade clause for opportunity  —  NEW YORK — The Mets believe they have addressed their offensive shortfall that has developed since the trade of Xavier Nady 22 days ago.  They have acquired left-handed-hitting veteran right …

Cubs put O'Malley on DL, recall Ryu  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs put rookie left-hander Ryan O'Malley on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained left forearm and recalled right-hander Jae Kuk Ryu from Triple-A Iowa.  —  O'Malley, who won his major league debut earlier …

Wait till next year . . . or year after that  —  There still is a smoldering, five-game pileup on the side of the Mass Pike, but the Red Sox want their fans to avert their eyes and focus instead on the road ahead.  —  The company line goes something like this: At least Theo Epstein …

Notes: Izzy searches for missing pitch  —  Closer has uncharacteristically given up more homers this year  —  NEW YORK — Jason Isringhausen's best weapon, his favorite pitch, keeps deserting him, and the Cardinals closer isn't sure how to get it back and keep it back.

Squandered Opportunities Cost Yankees  —  Joe Torre did not say it to his players because he did not feel he had to.  Three thousand miles and one day removed from completing a five-game sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Torre expected his tired Yankee team to understand the sweep …

Double standard  —  Sheffield gets free pass while A-Rod gets grilled  —  Let's get this straight: Alex Rodriguez gets ripped like Dean Martin at closing time for casually mentioning that he has played hurt this season — and those close to A-Rod say he weathered a nagging groin injury …

Gagne might take less to stay  —  SAN DIEGO - Dodgers closer Eric Gagne, who is out for the season with a back injury and clearly headed for free agency in the fall, said Tuesday he wants to remain with the club.  —  He also is willing to take less money than he might get from another team in order to do so.

Clinton visits Cards' clubhouse  —  NEW YORK — After telling a gathering of people at Shea Stadium on Tuesday how he listened to Cardinals baseball as a boy in Arkansas, former President Bill Clinton stopped in for a pregame clubhouse visit with manager Tony La Russa and the players.

Under The Knife  —  Gossip and Expectations  —  Okay, enough rumors—I'm used to reporting on them, not being in them.  Over the past few months, I've been in discussion with ESPN about several projects, some of which you'll see very soon.  My football injuries column moves from Football Outsiders …

Reds prepare grievance vs. Nats  —  Could take case to Bowden, or MLB, to settle matter  —  General manager Wayne Krivsky's standard answer about the Gary Majewski controversy lately has been: "We're having internal discussions."  —  But the Reds are doing more than simply talking.

Top 10 stretch drive predictions  —  We're more than halfway through August, and that means baseball's stretch drive is about to get crankin'.  —  Although games in late August and September are no more important than games in May (they all count equally in the standings, you know) …

In College Football, Big Paydays for Humiliation  —  The University at Buffalo football team went 1-10 last season and did not score a touchdown until the fourth game.  For nearly a decade, it has been considered one of the worst teams in college football.  —  Buffalo is just the kind …

That's just Manny and his hammies (And it's just Manny being omnisciently sourced)  —  Imagine you're married to a smoking hot chick.  (I say chick only because, judging from the comments and names of people who've registered on the site, it seems as if most of the blog's readers are men.

Barry, it's time to tell the truth  —  I've had it.  —  I've finally had it.  —  For the past four months, my life has been all Barry Bonds, all the time.  That's what happens when you publish a biography, as I did, about one of America's most fascinating figures.