Jake Peavy to Chicago White Sox deal not a sure thing, agent says … The agent for San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy expressed doubt Thursday that his client is ready to sign off on a proposed trade to the Chicago White Sox.  —  Agent Barry Axelrod told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that Peavy has a …

Wife of D-Backs' Schoeneweis found dead  —  The wife of Diamondbacks relief pitcher Scott Schoeneweis was found dead Wednesday in the couple's Fountain Hills home, officials said.  —  Gabrielle Dawn Schoeneweis, 39, was found unresponsive in the family's home when Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrived at 12:11 p.m.

Yankees hold kangaroo court  —  Players, coaches playfully dole out own brand of justice  —  NEW YORK — For two months, Xavier Nady dutifully collected scraps of paper in a shoebox tucked near the back of his locker — clubhouse infractions reported by his teammates, waiting …

Infante's injury is a crushing blow  —  To the casual baseball fan, word that the Braves are going to spend the next six-to-eight weeks without the services of Omar Infante might prove to be even less interesting than talk about Jose Canseco entering the world of mixed martial arts.

Jose Reyes could be headed to disabled list with calf injury as New York Mets' injuries mount … LOS ANGELES — Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will be examined by team doctors in New York on Thursday and could be headed to the disabled list after re-aggravating his right calf injury during …

Front Row, Baby  —  I've had plenty of dreams and fantasy's to fill a few books in my 50 years but I never imagined I'd be sitting in the front row of the Dodger press box.  In my dreams the guy sitting in the press box would be interviewing me, and I only gave up that dream 10 years ago.

Baker preaching patience to Bruce  —  Cincinnati (21-18) vs. Philadelphia (21-17), 12:35 p.m. ET  —  CINCINNATI — Right fielder Jay Bruce is the Reds' leader with 12 home runs and that also ranks him fourth in the National League.  Since the start of the season, he's also been counted on as a middle of the lineup mainstay.

Big Papi ends long homerless drought  —  Ortiz goes deep for first time since September 2008  —  BOSTON — The much-dissected drought finally ended in the bottom of the fifth inning at Fenway Park on Wednesday night, when Red Sox slugger David Ortiz had his first Big Papi moment of 2009.

Astros bat out of order against Brewers  —  Bourn hits twice in first inning after lineup-card mixup  —  HOUSTON — If things really do happen in threes, there will be a lot of nervous managers fretting about their lineup cards.  —  First, it was Tampa Bay's Joe Maddon.  On Wednesday, it was Houston's Cecil Cooper.

Runs are scarce for Cubs  —  At least one thing is constant about the Chicago Cubs.  If they don't score at least four runs in a game, they don't win.  —  The Cubs have tallied three or fewer in a game this season 14 times and have lost all 14.  The last two nights, they haven't even come close to three runs, let alone more.

Yuniesky Betancourt, rest of Mariners defense steps up as trade talks swirl  —  A much better night for Yuniesky Betancourt at shortstop, turning in a number of fine plays on ground balls.  He looked locked-in tonight, as did Jose Lopez, Adrian Beltre and Ichiro with their gloves.