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AP Sports WriterAnother one down: Yanks' Tulo leaves with strained left calfBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has been pulled from a game with a strained left calf and taken to a hospital for further testing, another blow for the majors' most hobbled club.Tulowitzki fielded...

White Sox, Cardinals postpone home openersCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals have postponed their home openers by a day to Friday because rain is forecast.Chicago's three-game series against Seattle and the Cardinals' three-game series against San Diego had been scheduled to start Thursday.Right-hander Reynaldo...

AP Sports WriterLindor joins Indians, but SS remains out with ankle injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Francisco Lindor played catch with a trainer at Progressive Field on Wednesday.It's going to be a while before the All-Star shortstop does more.Lindor is expected to miss at least two more weeks with...

Chicago White Sox home opener postponed to FridayCHICAGO (AP) The White Sox have postponed their home opener a day in advance because rain is forecast.Chicago pushed back the start of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners to Friday, when the forecast calls for sunny skies and dry...

Chicago White Sox home opener postponed to FridayCHICAGO (AP) The White Sox have postponed their home opener a day in advance because of rain is forecast.Chicago pushed back the start of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners to Friday, when the forecast calls for sunny skies and...

AP Sports WriterIndians, Francona continue partnership with 2-year extensionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Indians manager Terry Francona went skydiving in Arizona during spring training. He insists his thrill-seeking days are over.''My feet are on the ground,'' he said.They'll stay that way in Cleveland.The Indians signed the popular Francona to...

Nationals SS Turner heads to 10-day IL with broken fingerWASHINGTON (AP) Starting shortstop Trea Turner has been put on the 10-day injured list by the Washington Nationals with a broken right index finger.Wilmer Difo took Turner's spot in the infield for Washington's game against the Philadelphia Phillies on...

AP Sports WriterHall of Famer Cox in hospital, Snitker 'very concerned'By CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Hall of Famer Bobby Cox, the Atlanta Braves former longtime manager, has been admitted into an Atlanta-area hospital.Braves manager Brian Snitker told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he reached out to Cox's family...

AP Sports WriterHall of Famer Cox in hospital, Snitker 'very concerned'By CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Hall of Famer Bobby Cox, the Atlanta Braves former longtime manager, has been admitted into an Atlanta-area hospital.Braves manager Brian Snitker told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he reached out to Cox's family...

MLB takes over Dodgertown, renames it for Jackie RobinsonVERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) The former Dodgertown spring training camp will be named the Jackie Robinson Training Complex and be used for Major League Baseball's amateur development initiatives.Then based in Brooklyn, the Dodgers started training in Vero Beach in 1948....

Lenny Dykstra admits he ran illegal rooming homeLINDEN, N.J. (AP) Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra has pleaded guilty to illegally renting out rooms in a New Jersey house owned by his corporation.Dykstra admitted in municipal court Tuesday to violating city housing codes in Linden by running a rooming...

AP Sports Writer'Positive Vibes': Bryce Harper returns to DC with PhilliesBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Wearing a black baseball hat with ''Positive Vibes'' stitched in white and an attitude to match, Bryce Harper showed up at Nationals Park as an opponent for the first time Tuesday with his new...