Chris Snow - Safe: Sox lock up Ortiz's services with a four-year extension
Chris Snow - Out: Crisp has broken knuckle; no timetable given for return
Dan Shaughnessy - New ballgame; Another season of home improvement
Gordon Edes - On Baseball: Not just a survivor, Youkilis is a starter
Amalie Benjamin - There's plenty on catcher Varitek's plate
Chris Snow - Red Sox Notebook: Beckett won't have any opening jitters
Blue Jays thumbnails
Notables
AP Baseball Roundup - Mulder's right at home; He shines at new Busch Stadium
Larry Lage, AP - Hot Thome powers White Sox
Sports Log
Brian McGrory - Spring fantasies
Stephen Smith - Team of destiny had a dirty habit; Study finds heavy use of chew by '04 Sox
David Ropeik - Jays ready for liftoff? They're optimistic in Toronto
Bill Nowlin - A compelling summary of the steroids scandal; Game of Shadows Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports, By Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, Gotham Books, 352 pp, $26
Joseph P. Kahn - Green Monster and Manny
AP Blog: New sights at old Fenway
Howard Ulman, AP - Red Sox owner defends choice of Mitchell
This date in baseball - April 11
1969 -- The Seattle Pilots played their first game, with Gary Bell shutting out the White Sox 7-0 at Sicks Stadium.
Today's birthdays: Jason Varitek 34; Trot Nixon 32; Kelvim Escobar 30; Josh Hancock 28; Mark Teixeira 26.
Baseball Transactions
Atlanta Braves - Placed third baseman Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list; recalled pitcher Peter Moylan from Richmond (Int.); optioned pitcher Joey Devine to Richmond.
Boston Red Sox - Agreed with designated hitter David Ortiz on a four-year contract extension with a club option for 2011.
Major League Baseball - Suspended Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson for one game and pitcher Felix Rodriguez for three games for their actions during a game on April 6; fined Robinson, Rodriguez and outfielder Jose Guillen an undisclosed amount.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Placed pitcher Mark Hendrickson on the 15-day disabled list; recalled pitcher Jason Hammel from Durham (Int.).
Texas Rangers - Announced pitcher Erasmo Ramirez cleared waivers and was sent outright to Oklahoma (PCL).
As of April 11, 2006, at 02:22 AM ET
