Guillen goes off on McCarthy  —  Manager's latest mark: the departed McCarthy  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — Manager Ozzie Guillen fired on former White Sox pitcher Brandon McCarthy on Friday for questioning the makeup of Guillen's Sox clubhouse and alleging it possessed a negative atmosphere.

Dodgers pitcher Labine dies at 80  —  Righty was integral member of Brooklyn's first Series win  —  VERO BEACH, Fla. — Clem Labine, one of  —  "The Boys of Summer" on the Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s chronicled by author Roger Kahn, died on Friday after a brief illness.  He was 80.

Notes: Jenkins laying into lefties  —  Club signs five, renews Fielder; Villanueva blanks old team  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Brewers outfielder Geoff Jenkins, who was outspoken early in camp against giving up at-bats against left-handers, is apparently letting his bat do the talking.

Documents: Hairston received HGH  —  Bogus prescriptions at heart of probe; player 'baffled' … SI.com: You attended the raid of an anti-aging clinic and we know that an Orlando pharmacy was raided simultaneously, but where do the doctors who write the prescriptions fit into this alleged distribution network?

Calling on A-Rod  —  Eight teams sought superstar; opt-out still possible  —  TAMPA, Fla. — If Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez exercises his opt-out clause after this season and walks away from the $81 million and three years remaining on his record contract, he may be subjected to even more boos in the Bronx.

Phillies renew Howard's contract  —  NL MVP nevertheless gets raise from $355,000 to $900,000  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Ryan Howard will earn $900,000 in 2007.  —  After exhausting talks with Howard's agent, Casey Close, the Phillies renewed the contract of the reigning National League …

Bucs drop close one in 10 innings  —  Snell tosses two scoreless innings, Eldred goes deep in loss  —  BRAVES 5, PIRATES 4 in 10 innings  —  Braves at the plate: Martin Prado provided the game-winner with an RBI fielder's choice with nobody out in the 10th inning.

Notes: Roster hopefuls impressive  —  Bigbie the hitting star, White shines in relief in Dodgers' win  —  VERO BEACH, Fla. — Jason Schmidt threw two scoreless innings Friday, but the $47 million free agent's Dodgers debut was overshadowed by a pair of non-roster players fighting for career survival.

DirecTV Defends Its Play for Extra Innings  —  Story continues below...  DirecTV on Friday defended its plan to acquire exclusive rights to Major League Baseball's Extra Innings out-of-market games package for $700 million over seven years.  —  The cable industry has stirred up opposition …

Selig unsure whether Bonds will cooperate with Mitchell investigation  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig isn't about to guess whether Barry Bonds will cooperate with George Mitchell's steroids investigation.  —  "I don't know that," Selig said Friday.

New identity: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim  —  The Anaheim Angels' new name is long and controversial.  —  The city of Anaheim is seeking a temporary restraining order and filing a lawsuit against the team for changing its name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Ryan Howard, No Asterisk  —  What would it feel like to inhabit the role that so many have auditioned for across the decades, on ballfields in all 50 states and beyond?  Back foot dug into the batter's box, the grip on the bat firm but relaxed.  The baseball approaches as if in slow motion …