Buehrle talks crumble … Mark Buehrle was willing to go forward and make a deal with the Chicago White Sox that didn't include a no-trade clause, but his overture was rejected.  —  Now it appears that his contract talks have broken down for good, and he may soon be traded.

Rangers no match for Bedard  —  Team held to two hits, strikes out 15 times in shutout loss  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers went down swinging on Saturday night, to say the least.  —  Baltimore starter Erik Bedard struck out 15 and faced the minimum 27 batters in a two-hit shutout …

Webb replaces injured Fuentes on All-Star roster  —  NEW YORK — Reigning Cy Young winner Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks will replace injured Colorado reliever Brian Fuentes on the NL roster for the All-Star Game.  —  Webb was 8-6 with a 3.27 ERA and tied for the third in the league …

Mets outlast Astros 5-3 in 17 innings  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Beltran spent a lot of time catching fly balls on the hill in center field when he played for the Houston Astros.  —  On Saturday night, all that work three years ago paid off as Beltran made a saving, circus catch before hitting …

Hernandez reads internet letter; hear clips  —  No, Jarrod Washburn won't start tomorrow.  Quash that rumor.  The Mariners were just being secretive about the rotation pre-game, well, for the sake of being secretive.  It will be Felix Hernandez, Jarrod Washburn, Miguel Batista and Jeff Weaver pitching against the Tigers next week.

The Infield That May Make Milwaukee Famous  —  The National League infield for the All-Star Game on Tuesday night will be Prince Fielder, Chase Utley, José Reyes and David Wright.  What are the chances that in a few years Fielder could be joined by Rickie Weeks, J. J. Hardy and Ryan Braun?

Rodriguez, Angels make the plays to beat Yankees  —  Closer gets out of a two-on, one-out jam in the bottom of the 13th before 54,497 at Yankee Stadium, after two errors in the top of the inning allow Angels to take the lead.  Match-up between Lackey and Clemens lives up to billing.

Perez suspended for testing positive for stimulants  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers shortstop Neifi Perez has been suspended 25 games for testing positive for a banned stimulant, Major League Baseball said Friday.  —  The 34-year-old native of the Dominican Republic has appeared …

ESPN Series on '77 Yanks Has Jackson Burned Up  —  Reggie Jackson said yesterday that he was unhappy about the ESPN miniseries "The Bronx is Burning."  He said he was a significant part of the 1977 season for the Yankees but was not consulted about the script of the eight-episode series, which begins tomorrow night.

Cardinals shortstop commits 3 errors in 1 inning  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Until Saturday night, the St. Louis Cardinals had barely missed David Eckstein.  —  That was before Aaron Miles' defensive meltdown.  Miles committed three errors in the seventh inning, one shy of the major league record …

Lilly, Soriano lead surging Cubs by Bucs  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan Theriot and the Chicago Cubs hitters easily singled out the reason they won Saturday night — they hit a lot of singles.  —  Despite being in their longest home run drought since 1999, the Cubs won for the 12th time in 15 games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1.

Quote: Willie and Reyes on Reyes Running  —  During the eighth inning of last night's game, Jose Reyes hit a dribbler down the third-base line, which was picked up by Mike Lamb, but Reyes did not run to first.  Lamb jogged the ball half-way to first, looking to the home plate umpire …