Major league teams have until midnight Aug. 15 to sign their draft picks for 2008 and thus prevent them from going or returning to college. As of this writing, only four of the top 10 picks have signed on the dotted line. Here's a quick rundown of the

Brandon Webb struck out six in eight sharp innings, Chris Snyder drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped Houston Astros? eight-game winning streak with a 12-2 victory Friday night.

CINCINNATI - First baseman Yonder Alonso from Miami, the seventh overall pick in the amateur draft, agreed to a contract with the Cincinnati Reds shortly before baseball's midnight deadline on Friday. On the day he was drafted, Alonso said he was eager

Just when you thought there were no more heroes in sports, along comes Hank Steinbrenner. My man Hank is proof positive that the American Dream lives on. You know, the one that says, if you work like an Iditarod sled dog and save every nickel, you can

HOUSTON - Arizona's hitters with ties to Houston helped Brandon Webb and the Diamondbacks end the Astros' eight-game winning streak. Webb struck out six in eight sharp innings and Houston natives Chris Snyder and Chris Young and former Astro Chris Burke

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Joe McGuire's children pulled off a rare double play. The Tampa manager and his son, Michael, kicked off this year's Little League World Series in fine fashion when Florida routed Rapid City, S.D., 10-0 in a four-inning

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants beat the deadline and signed top draft pick Buster Posey on Friday night. The two sides had until midnight ET to reach a deal and worked right up until the deadline to agree to the contract. Terms of the deal were

SAN DIEGO - Jamie Moyer outpitched fellow 40-something Greg Maddux for seven innings, Pat Burrell homered and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game skid with a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Moyer (11-7) gave up three hits,

ARLINGTON, Texas - The Texas Rangers beat the clock late Friday night, agreeing to terms with No. 1 draft pick Justin Smoak on a minor league contract with a US$3.5-million signing bonus. General manager Jon Daniels said the deal with Smoak, a

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with first-round draft pick Allan Dykstra before Friday night's deadline. Dykstra, an infielder from Wake Forest, was selected by the Padres with the 23rd overall pick. After the Padres made an initial