Sources: White Sox tried to get Manny  —  Fox Sports  —  Leave it to the White Sox to try to pull off a deadline shocker.  —  The White Sox, frustrated by their inability to land Adam Dunn, made a recent run at Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez, but their overtures were rejected, major-league sources say.

Padres, Cardinals, Indians Agree To Deal Involving Ludwick, Westbrook  —  11:44am: The Padres are sending pitching prospect Corey Kluber to the Indians in the deal, tweets Nightengale.  —  11:38am: The union has approved the trade, tweets Krasovic.  The Padres get Ludwick …

Mike Rizzo on the trade deadline  —  Apologies for the slap-dash nature of the Journal today.  Lots to get to.  Here are the highlights of General Manager Mike Rizzo's brief meeting with reporters, which happened before he met Miss Iowa:  —  *The Nationals will receive Class AA right …

Rockies' 17-2 rout of Cubs one for record books  —  First came the motivational, Jason Giambi and Todd Helton addressing the team Wednesday.  Next, came the lyrical.  —  In an attempt to connect with the past, the Rockies turned to Madonna.  Hey, if you don't have a Hot Tub Time Machine, apparently an iPod is the next best thing.

D-backs send Qualls to Tampa for PTBNL  —  NEW YORK — The D-backs are on the verge of completing a deal that would send reliever Chad Qualls to the Rays in exchange for a player to be named later, according to a baseball source.  —  The D-backs will not have to include any cash in the deal …

Fox Sports working to bid on Rangers, source says  —  palfano@star-telegram.com, bshlachter@star-telegram.com  —  U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Lynn ruled Friday that the auction of the Texas Rangers will go forward on Wednesday as scheduled, and it could do so with a new bidder — Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Do the Wilpons have money to spend?  —  Former investor sues Mets' owners for their connection to Bernie Madoff scandal  —  NEW YORK — While the New York Yankees play big games and add another couple of veterans for a pennant run, the big news with the New York Mets is: The Wilpons got served.

Damon: Sox would have won one more if stayed  —  Talking prior to the Tigers series opening game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park Friday night, Johnny Damon said that if he would have remained a member of the Sox following the 2005 season the team might have won more than just the 2007 world championship.

Some players aren't meant for New York  —  And Lance Berkman is one of them.  —  I profiled Lance for SI years ago, and truly enjoyed him.  He's an off-the-charts right-winger, which isn't my cup.  But the guy also has authenticity, and decency, and—I feel 100% confident in saying—never used steroids.

Yankees Acquire Lance Berkman  —  A year ago, the Yankees' big midsummer acquisitions were named Hinske and Hairston, but the team won the World Series.  After missing out on Cliff Lee and Dan Haren, Brian Cashman went after one of the more recognizable hitters available and got him.

Bucs dealing Church, Crosby, Carrasco; Diaz, Clement called up  —  UPDATE: 1:14 PM: Deal is official.  Chris Snyder and Pedro Ciriaco to Pirates for D.J. Carrasco, Ryan Church and Bobby Crosby.  Pirates also getting $3 million in cash to compensate for Snyder's salary.

Pirates eyeing D-backs catcher  —  Fox Sports  —  The Diamondbacks and Pirates have spoken about a trade that would send catcher Chris Snyder to Pittsburgh, major-league sources said Friday.  —  Arizona would almost certainly need to include a substantial amount of cash in the deal.

Giants hold on in ninth to edge Dodgers  —  Sports Network  —  San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Aubrey Huff went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI, and Tim Lincecum lasted seven innings after a slow start to pace San Francisco to a tight 6-5 triumph over the Dodgers …