Thursday morning rundown

*Adam LaRoche headed to Boston in the trade first reported last night. MLB.com raises some good questions, does Youklis play exclusively at third? What happens to Mike Lowell? All kinds of questions to be answered with the acquisition. Granted they needed a bat, but does this fit? (MLB.com)

*ESPN finally posts a story about Roethlisberger online. The article is about the fact that police will not examine the case. (ESPN)

*Manny Ramirez has played well since coming back from suspension. (USA Today) Manny came off the bench last night to power the Dodgers against the Reds. (ESPN)

*Wednesday's MLB Scoreboard.

*Braves handed Tim Lincecum his first loss in five weeks last night. (AP)

*Astros just keep moving up the NL Central standings, who saw this coming? I know I didn't, they're a team that was near the bottom of the Central for a long time, but I guess in a division where no one is running away it makes sense. To bad the Reds haven't figured that out. (ESPN)

*Colorado Rockies reliever Manny Corpas is having elbow chips removed. (Rocky Mountain Independent)

*As the Tour de France continues on today, it looks like Radio Shack will back Lance Armstrong's team next year. (ESPN)

*More on Ricky Rubio leaving Spanish team no matter what. (LA Times)

*Landon Donovan could be headed to Italy. (ESPN) "Livorno President confident they'll be able to capture Donovan." Capture, what is this?

*Onyewu had his debut with AC Milan last night as they played in the tournament in the United States against Mexico's Club America at the Georgia Dome. (CNN)

*Blake Griffin has been tearing up the summer league in Vegas for the Clippers, but will now be out 3-4 weeks with a right shoulder strain. Hope it doesn't add to be more, he's exciting to watch. (LA Times)

*Tom Watson tied for second at senior British Open a week after finishing second at British Open. (Golf.com)

*More on ESPN banning New York post after they ran blurred pictures of Erin Andrews naked in her hotel room. (SI) The post is saying that ESPN is to be blamed for outing Andrews. (AP)

*SEC Media day in Hoover Alabama yesterday, over 100 credentialed media were there. (Tampa Bay Online)

*John Harbaugh still holding out hope that Derek Mason will return to the Ravens this coming season. (SI)

*VA Tech stepping up in the scheduling department. (Game Balls)

*Pacers gave Jamal Tinsley $10.7 million to go away. (NY Post)

*Q&A with Buster Olney of ESPN baseball talking Salary Cap on this New York Times blog. (NYT)

*Yahoo ranking greatest NFL players by position to never make the Super Bowl. (Yahoo)

*Martellus Bennet defending black olympics on Michael Irving show...enough said. (Sports Radio)

*Bill O'Reilly is a moron for showing Andrews Clip.



*SEC Commissioner Mike Slive at SEC Media Day.



*Wedding video courtesy of SI's Hotclicks is classic.