Broken wrist lands Longoria on DL

The Tampa Bay Rays placed rookie All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria on the 15-day disabled list yesterday because of a right wrist fracture. The move was retroactive to Friday, the day after Longoria was hit by a pitch from Seattle closer J.J. Putz. The 22-year-old missed the past three games and took a red-eye flight home to St. Petersburg, Fla., early yesterday to be examined by a team doctor. The club initially believed a previous fracture that had not been detected might be the source of some of Longoria's discomfort. While the latest tests revealed it was a new fracture, the Rays remain hopeful that he will be able to return to the lineup within 2-3 weeks. Longoria is hitting .278 with a Rays rookie-record 22 home runs and 71 RBIs.

Gary Sheffield and Jim Leyland might just have to agree to disagree. Sheffield said he wants to play every day and the nine-time All-Star feels he's in a platoon for the Detroit Tigers. He also said he doesn't think he should be solely a designated hitter. Leyland said he's "flabbergasted" by Sheffield's comments, which were published in a Globe story Sunday and repeated by Sheffield yesterday, because shoulder injuries have limited his playing time and accepting his role as a DH was a condition of being acquired from the Yankees after the 2006 season. "I'm still confused by the article because it talks about 'platoon doesn't set well,' " Leyland said. "Gary Sheffield never platooned here." Leyland said Sheffield has played in 36 of the last 43 games. Sheffield stuck with his take on the situation after hearing Leyland's side of the story. "I come in some days and I don't play and some days I play. That's platooning to me," Sheffield said.

Yankees righthander Joba Chamberlain is scheduled to start a throwing program Friday as part of his rehab for his injured shoulder. The 22-year-old was removed from his start Aug. 4 against Texas in the fifth inning with stiffness in his shoulder. He expects to rejoin the Yankees' rotation before the end of the month . . . Rangers closer C.J. Wilson has decided to have surgery on his left elbow and will miss the rest of the season. The operation to clean up bone spurs and bone chips will be done later this week . . . Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter will return to St. Louis today to have his strained right triceps evaluated. Carpenter was hopeful of remaining on track for his next start, a day after he was removed from a game in Chicago . . . The Blue Jays released veteran outfielder Shannon Stewart . . . White Sox pitcher Jose Contreras had surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles' tendon he suffered Saturday against the Red Sox and is expected to miss at least nine months . . . Astros outfielder Carlos Lee had surgery to repair his broken left little finger. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks . . . Three Reds minor leaguers were suspended 50 games each after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. All three players were part of the Reds' Dominican summer league teams. Pitchers Jonathan Correa and Elvin Silvestre were penalized for using Boldenone and outfielder Cesar Colmenares tested positive for Nandrolone . . . Northeastern pitcher Ryan Quigley was named the 2008 recipient of the John J. Claffey Outstanding New England Prospect Award in the Cape Cod League. The lefthander went 3-1 with 3.67 ERA for the Harwich Mariners.

Ruud Gullit has resigned as coach of the slumping Los Angeles Galaxy for personal reasons, and president/general manager Alexi Lalas was dismissed. The Galaxy, led by English star David Beckham and Landon Donovan, are on a seven-match winless streak as they prepare to play Chivas USA Thursday night. Gullit will be succeeded on an interim basis by 37-year-old Cobi Jones, a first-year assistant who retired following last season after spending his entire pro career with the Galaxy . . . Women's Professional Soccer, a league planning to debut next year, has added Atlanta to its expansion list for 2010.

A second defendant pleaded guilty in the beating death of former Villanova basketball star Howard Porter, taking a plea agreement that calls for him to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Rashad Raleigh, 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and will be sentenced Sept. 8. In exchange, Ramsey County (Minn.) won't prosecute him for last year's triple murder of a St. Paul woman, her boyfriend and daughter, though federal prosecutors could still charge him in that case, lawyers said. . . . UCLA quarterback Ben Olson will have surgery on his broken right foot, an injury that's expected to keep him out for at least two months . . . John Isner defeated Marcel Granollers and Bobby Reynolds beat Marc Gicquel in a pair of upsets at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington. Isner - last year's runner-up - prevailed in a third-set tiebreaker against eighth-seeded Granollers, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-1). Reynolds took a 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-4 victory over No. 7 seed Gicquel . . . Camille Pin upset seventh-seeded Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2, 6-0, in the first round of the Cincinnati Open . . . The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on a three-year contract with defenseman Drew Doughty . . . Daniel Falcucci (Cyprian Keyes Golf Course) shot a 5-under-par 67 to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Massachusetts Public Links Championship at Blissfull Meadows Golf Course in Uxbridge . . . Rachel Folden homered as the Chicago Bandits defeated the New England Riptide in National Pro Fastpitch action, 11-4, in Elgin, Ill. . . . 890 ESPN Radio announced its new afternoon and drive-time programming. Mike Salk and Bob Halloran will team up for a weekday show that will run between noon and 2 p.m., while "The Lew and Mike Show," featuring Mike Vallee and Lew Goldstein, will air from 4 to 6 p.m. daily.