Yankees could be up for sale soon, as rumors swirl in baseball and banking circles: sources  —  Hal Steinbrenner could put Yankees up for sale in wake of LA Dodgers' $2 billion price tag  —  Could the Yankees be up for sale in the near future?  Rumors around baseball are swirling.

Major League Baseball named Sports League of the Year at Sports Business Awards  —  MLB Fan Cave Also Recognized with “Best in Experiential Marketing” Award  —  Major League Baseball was named Sports League of the Year at the 2012 Sports Business Awards presented by SportsBusiness Journal …

Indians top Verlander, sweep Tigers  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Justin Masterson matched Justin Verlander pitch for pitch for first his career win over Detroit, and the first-place Cleveland Indians did just enough to beat the reigning AL MVP 2-1 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep of the underperforming Tigers.

Rays do the nerd thing  —  Here are a few early photos of the Rays dressed up with bowties for their Ken Rosenthal/nerd themed trip.  You can read more about it here.  —  Here is the team shot, courtesy Skip Milos, team photographer:  —  And a candid shot, with Joel Peralta in front of the group:

White Sox's John Danks headed to DL  —  CHICAGO (AP)  —  White Sox starter John Danks is headed to the 15-day disabled list because of soreness in his left shoulder.  —  Chicago manager Robin Ventura says Jose Quintana will be called up from the minors and start Friday in his place against AL Central leader Cleveland.

Ex-MLB star Chad Curtis faces 5 CSCs  —  Accused of inappropriately touching students  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Chad Curtis, the former Major League Baseball star with both the Tigers and the New York Yankees, was arrested Thursday, the Barry County prosecutor told 24 Hour News 8.

Roenicke faces stiff test as sophomore skipper  —  MILWAUKEE — In hindsight, Ron Roenicke's rookie season as Brewers manager was a piece of cake.  The Brewers stayed mostly injury-free and rode a steady starting rotation and personality-packed offense to the National League Championship Series.

Minor Moves: Dodgers, Phillips, Benitez  —  The latest minor moves from around MLB...  - The Dodgers announced that they have signed or are in the process of signing more than 20 Latin American players.  The group includes at least 10 position players and 10 pitchers and reflects a new approach …

Ike Davis continues to struggle at the plate, goes 1-for-4 during NY Mets' 3-1 victory against Pittsburgh Pirates  —  Jeremy Hefner to make the first start of his career Thursday  —  Ike Davis struggles at the plate and first base after Rob Johnson's throw gets past him while trying to pick off Pirates' Gorkys Hernandez (r.).

Former baseball player called in Clemens case  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury case is allowing the government to call former major leaguer David Segui (seh-GEE') and another man as witnesses.  —  Prosecutors want to question Segui about a conversation from around 2001 …

Which starters have lost the most velocity since 2011?  —  Quite often, when we hear about a pitcher's troubles, we are told that “so-and-so has lost X miles per hour off his fastball.”  Usually, this is accepted at face value, as it seems perfectly reasonable that if a pitcher is throwing …