Cody Ross News

Chris Coghlan ended an 11-month homerless drought and the Marlins set a new team record for wins in the month of May, snapping a two-game skid with a 7-6 win against the Giants on Friday at Marlins Park.

Melky Cabera is the best hitter on a team fighting for a playoff spot. Chew on that for a while.

A man testified Monday that he saw Roger Clemens at a 1998 Jose Canseco pool party that the former pitcher has denied attending, which is one of the false statements prosecutors allege Clemens made in his 2008 congressional deposition.

Neftali Feliz will be shut down for at least a month because of inflammation in his right elbow, the Texas Rangers said Monday while putting their closer-turned-starter on the 15-day disabled list.

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine , vice president of player personnel Allard Baird , and head athletic trainer Rick Jameyson had a closed-door meeting after Friday night's 6-4 loss against the Phillies.

The way Will Middlebrooks sees it, going 0-for-8 with five strikeouts this week against the Tampa Bay Rays was nothing more than back-to-back rough games.

It gets clearer and more undeniable every day, every game, and every time another celebrated member of that landmark Giants team starts to fade away.

With the bullpen meltdowns, early exits for starting pitchers, and the current theme of blaming all of the team's offensive woes on Adrian Gonzalez , little attention has been paid to another area in which the Red Sox have struggled.

Applications for the 2012 Class Act Scholarship are available at First United Methodist Church, 207 N. Halagueno St., and at www.ClassActOfCarlsbad.com for any graduating high school senior in the Carlsbad/Loving area.

Oakland put together a solid all-around game Wednesday night in downing the Red Sox 4-2, with Brandon McCarthy going 6 2/3 innings and allowing one run.

It's early in the 2012 MLB season, but some players are already garnering buzz in fantasy baseball leagues over their performance.

There will be free testing for glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index and others as well as eye disease checks from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at PMS Health Clinic, 2013 San Jose Blvd., Carlsbad.

Ozzie Virgil will lead us through the afterlife one of these days, and we'll get a full tour of everything the Marlins have done to the Giants.

Did the Boston Red Sox foresee Cody Ross as a team pillar when they signed him to a one-year, $3 million deal in January? Or just as added depth to the outfield? Whatever Boston's intentions were for the 31-year-old veteran, the team has certainly gotten its money's worth.