PITTSBURGH — Right-hander Josh Fogg became a free agent Wednesday after the Pittsburgh Pirates did not offer him a contract — the third starting pitcher to leave the team since the season ended.

The Pirates made offers to their other five arbitration-eligible players: left-hander Oliver Perez, right-handers Kip Wells and Ryan Vogelsong and outfielders Craig Wilson and Jody Gerut. All five will settle on new contracts with the team or will have their salaries set by an arbitrator.

Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield previously said the team expected to make offers to all six players. But with Fogg likely earning $3 million-plus next year despite a poor 2005 season, the Pirates chose to let him go.

Fogg, 29, was 6-11 with a 5.11 ERA last season, when he made $2.15 million. He lost his job in the rotation during the final month of the season after having been a Pirates starter for most of four seasons, going 39-42 in 117 starts.

There will be only one brother act in the Pro Bowl this season: the Barbers.The Mannings? Only Peyton made it.Manning was one of an NFL-high seven Indianapolis Colts who made the group of 42 players from each conference.Chicago and Atlanta led the NFC with six selections each, while the Giants and Seattle had five apiece in the selections for the Feb. 12 game in Honolulu.Four teams had no players chosen: Cleveland and Tennessee in the AFC, San Francisco and Green Bay in the NFC.This will be the second straight year in Hawaii for the Barber twins, Tiki, the Giants' running back and Ronde, the Tampa Bay cornerback.

ST. LOUIS — Pitcher Sidney Ponson agreed to a one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, three months after the Baltimore Orioles voided the pitcher's contract and released him.The agreement calls for a $1 million base salary and allows Ponson to earn an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses.Ponson was arrested Aug. 25 and charged with driving under the influence and driving while impaired. He served a five-day jail sentence last week for driving while impaired.The 29-year-old Aruban right-hander was 7-11 with a 6.21 ERA last season.

BALTIMORE — Elrod Hendricks, who spent nearly four decades as a player and coach with the Baltimore Orioles, died Wednesday. He was 64.The cause of death was not immediately known.Hendricks got most of the playing time at catcher for the Orioles on teams that went to three consecutive World Series from 1969-71.

LONDON — Argentine tennis player Mariano Puerta, who reached the final of this year's French Open, was banned Wednesday for eight years for doping.Puerta tested positive for the stimulant etilefrine after losing to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final on June 5, the International Tennis Federation said.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings have lost two of their top players to injuries, with Bonzi Wells expected to miss at least three weeks with a groin injury and Peja Stojakovic out a week or more with an injured back.