Ortiz: I never used steroids  —  At a news conference at Yankee Stadium this afternoon, David Ortiz stated definitively that he never used steroids or bought them, but acknowledged that he was “careless” when he was “buying supplements and vitamins over the counter.”

Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton acknowledges lapse in sobriety, photographs  —  Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton acknowledged a January bar incident Saturday in which he became drunk and was photographed with several women, not including his wife, in lurid poses in Tempe, Ariz.  —  Hamilton

Dodgers' rotation remains in flux  —  Billingsley's status uncertain; Elbert optioned to Triple-A  —  LOS ANGELES — The state of the Dodgers' pitching staff has deteriorated to the point that all manager Joe Tore can do is chuckle when asked about his current crop of starters.

CC smokes Sox as Yanks win again  —  It's hard to believe the Yankees ever lost eight in a row to the Red Sox.  —  Roughly 14 hours after Alex Rodriguez belted his 15th-inning game-winner, the Yankees sent CC Sabathia to the mound looking to carry the momentum against Boston.

AMAZIN'S REVIEWING MED STAFF  —  SAN DIEGO — It's no surprise that the torrent of  —  injuries this season have prompted the Mets to conduct a top-to-bottom review of their medical procedures.  —  The results of that review aren't in yet, though it's believed that trainer Ray Ramirez …

Chicago White Sox reportedly have interest in Alex Rios  —  But Toronto Blue Jays outfielder has big, long-term contract  —  The White Sox were willing to take on the remaining $56 million on Jake Peavy's contract he signed with the Padres, and a report Friday night suggests they might …

Jered Weaver, Erick Aybar get Angels through  —  The right-hander strikes out 11 and the shortstop hits a decisive home run.  —  Jered Weaver struck out 11 batters for the second consecutive time and Erick Aybar hit a game-winning home run.  —  But in the eyes of Angels Manager Mike Scioscia …

Rookie Chris Coghlan ties Marlins record with seventh straight multi-hit game  —  In case you haven't noticed - certainly you have — rookie left-fielder Chris Coghlan has been on fire since the All Star break.  Tonight, his bookend RBI sealed Florida's 6-4 win over the Phillies.

Springer claimed by Tampa Bay - updated  —  **UPDATED**As you might have seen, Aaron Cunningham is en route and Dallas Braden is now on the DL, but he's hopeful he can start as soon as he come off the DL.  —  There's a chance that Brett Anderson and Gio Gonzalez will swap starts …

Pavano shines as Twins whitewash Tigers  —  DETROIT (AP) — Carl Pavano (FSY) allowed only five hits over seven innings in his Minnesota debut, Denard Span went 5-for-5 and Joe Mauer (FSY) homered and drove in three runs to lift the Twins to a 11-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.

A.J., MELKY RIDE LATEST WAIVE OF PAPERWORK  —  Robinson Cano, Brian Bruney, David Robertson and Mark Melancon cleared waivers yesterday when the Yankees put another batch of players on trade waivers.  —  Included in yesterday's group was last night's starter A.J. Burnett, Melky Cabrera …