Sports digest
Selig staying with Bonds' chase: Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will follow Barry Bonds' home run chase through the San Francisco Giants' weekend series in San Diego.
Bonds entered Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 754 home runs, 1 short of tying Hank Aaron's record.
Selig will travel to Milwaukee today and miss the series finale in Los Angeles, leaving Hall of Famer Frank Robinson to represent Major League Baseball. Selig planned to rejoin Bonds on Friday in San Diego.
Bell to quit as Royals skipper: Buddy Bell chose family over baseball on Wednesday, resigning as manager of the last-place Kansas City Royals effective at the end of the season.
An emotional Bell, who will turn 55 on Aug. 27, announced the decision before Kansas City's game against the Minnesota Twins. He will join the Royals' front office in 2008 as a senior adviser to general manager Dayton Moore.
-- The Atlanta Braves cleared roster spots for newly acquired relievers Octavio Dotel and Ron Mahay by cutting first baseman Julio Franco and demoting right-handed reliever Jose Ascanio.
Sosa grabs some bench: Sammy Sosa's climb up the home run chart is about to slow down.
Sosa was told in a long, closed-door meeting Wednesday that his playing time will be cut, one day after the Rangers traded away two other established stars.
Sosa leads the last-place Rangers with 16 homers and 70 RBI, but has seen his average drop to .239 after reaching a season-high .278 on May 11. He hit his 600th career homer June 20 and has 604.
Twins postpone today's game: The Minnesota Twins have postponed today's game against Kansas City following a bridge collapse near the Metrodome and team president Dave St. Peter said their weekend series with Cleveland also could be affected.
The Twins also postponed Thursday's groundbreaking ceremony for the team's new stadium, which will be located downtown.
Predators selling to local group: The Nashville Predators have signed a letter of intent to sell the team to a local group of investors trying to keep the NHL franchise from leaving town.
The group of eight partners includes David Freeman, chief executive officer of 36 Venture Capital LLC, and Herb Fritch, CEO of HealthSpring Inc. The only partner from outside the Nashville area is William "Boots" Del Biaggio III, a California venture capitalist who is a part-owner of the San Jose Sharks.