Landon Donovan

• SOCCER: U.S. forward Landon Donovan is in talks about a loan move to Everton that would give him experience in the English Premier League in the run up to the World Cup. The loan would put the Galaxy star on the same team as U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard and allow him to play against many of the England players he will face in South Africa next June. ... AC Milan's Ronaldinho has been selected soccer player of the decade by World Soccer magazine. Ronaldinho finished ahead of Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo in the voting.

Moves Baseball BLUE JAYS: Optioned P Brandon Lyon to Triple-A Syracuse. Activated P Chris Carpenter. INDIANS: Recalled OF-1B Ben Broussard from Triple-A Buffalo. Placed OF Todd Dunwoody on 15-day DL, with sprained left foot and ankle. RANGERS: Named Orel Hershiser pitching coach. ROYALS: Activated P Jason Grimsley. Recalled OF Aaron Guiel from Triple-A Omaha. Optioned P Jeff Austin to Omaha. Designated OF Donzell McDonald for assignment. Basketball LAKERS: Announced that G Lindsey Hunter chose not to exercise out in his contract and will return to team next season.

Et cetera Hogg wins third BMGC Amateur Stroke Play championship Serge Hogg , tied for the lead after a second-round 68, recorded a 1-over-par 72 and a 54-hole total of 210 in winning the 45th annual Amateur Stroke Play championship of the Baltimore Municipal Golf Corporation at Mount Pleasant Golf Course. It was his third win in the event, and the first since 1997. Three-time champion Billy Wingerd (71) followed at 212, trailed by Brett Williams , whose opening-day 66 was the low round of the tournament (75-213)

WASHINGTON - For the U.S. men's national team, there's no need to look forward and no reason to look back. Tied for first with Costa Rica in the Football Confederation's final qualifying round, the U.S. team almost can assure itself one of three spots from North and Central America and the Caribbean in next summer's World Cup in Japan and South Korea with a positive result against Honduras today. The game starts at 10 a.m. (ESPN2) at sold-out RFK Stadium and will be followed by a Major League Soccer match between D.C. United and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - Fifteen years ago, it was a must-win situation for the United States national team. Yesterday's match against Trinidad and Tobago didn't have that kind of pressure, but it still proved a perfect start to the final round of World Cup qualifying for the Americans. Facing a determined Trinidad team supported by a raucous crowd in wilting playing conditions, a composed U.S. squad rode a sparkling performance by goalkeeper Kasey Keller and opportunistic goals by Eddie Johnson and Eddie Lewis to emerge a 2-1 victor in the CONCACAF region game.

The Australians were complaining Friday about the threadbare state of the Ruimsig Stadium field in the South African town of Roodepoort. The Americans, meanwhile, were sweating out an injury to starting striker Jozy Altidore. The two countries play each other at the stadium today in the final World Cup tuneup for both, but it is Altidore's situation that is the more troubling. The striker's right ankle was hurt during training Wednesday, and Friday evening U.S. Soccer still had him listed as "day-to-day."

Moves Baseball DIAMONDBACKS: Offered hitting coach Dwayne Murphy and third base coach Eddie Rodriguez managerial jobs in minor league system. Named former Orioles IF Rick Schu hitting coach. Named Al Pedrique third base coach. Moved bench coach Glenn Sherlock to first base coach. Moved first base coach Robin Yount to bench coach. ROCKIES: Reinstated former Orioles 1B-OF Chris Richard from DL; sent him outright to Triple-A Colorado Springs. Richard declined assignment and will become free agent.

Italy's A.C. Milan, one of the world's richest and best known professional soccer organizations, has committed to operating two weeklong soccer camps in the United States this summer, one at Towson University. The camps are believed to be a first in this country for a foreign pro team, some of which are beginning to view America as a source of talented, cheap young prospects. The Italian club, which carries status in the soccer world comparable to that of the New York Yankees in baseball, will run a second camp at Radford University in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.

Manchester City had to make a managerial change for Saturday night's game. Instead of Manchester City head coach Roberto Mancini, the team was managed by assistant coach Brian Kidd , who was a standout player with Manchester United. Mancini, a former star player for Sampdoria, left the team to return to Italy because of his father's health problems. Mancini was manager of Inter Milan from 2004 to 2008, including the record-breaking season in 2006-07 when Inter totaled 97 points, an Italian League record and, until 2009-10, a European record.