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.

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 hit a go-ahead single in the 17th inning after making a saving, circus catch and the New York Mets won their longest game since 1993, beating the Houston Astros 5-3 Saturday night.  —  The 17 innings matched …

Mariners' Hernandez blanks A's again  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Felix Hernandez ended the first half of his season the same way he started it: with a dominating performance against the Oakland Athletics.  —  Hernandez held Oakland scoreless for a second straight start and Adrian Beltre homered …

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.

Bedard makes history vs. Rangers  —  Aces faces minimum, ties club strikeout record with 15  —  ARLINGTON — It was a matchup filled with promise.  —  Erik Bedard, the Major League leader in strikeouts, squaring off against the Texas Rangers, a free-swinging club already held hitless once …

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.

Ex-MLB pitcher banned from Pan Am Games  —  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Jose Jimenez, who threw a no-hitter as a rookie with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1999, was one of two Dominican athletes removed from the Pan American Games on Saturday after they tested positive for banned substances.

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 …