Quote: "George [Steinbrenner] offered him $7 million? I'd better go back in there. The good thing about him turning it down is that money's still available." -- Yankees manager Joe Torre on reports that YankeeNets, the new merged entity of the Yankees and NBA's New Jersey Nets, had offered Phil Jackson $7 million a year to coach the Nets and were rejected

It's a fact: Mickey Callaway is the 19th pitcher Tampa Bay has used this season and the 10th starter.

Who's hot: The White Sox's Magglio Ordonez is 6-for-8 in the two games against the Cubs.

Who's not: The Royals have lost 10 of 14 games.

On deck: The White Sox's Jaime Navarro and the Cubs' Kevin Tapani will face their old teams today.