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TORONTO - With little left on the line for the lottery-bound Toronto Raptors, coach Dwane Casey has been preaching to his players about being competitive. He liked what he saw Friday.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland Athletics second baseman Scott Sizemore is scheduled for a second reconstructive surgery on his left knee Tuesday, another blow for the infielder and reigning AL West champions after he missed all of last season.

MINNEAPOLIS - In the hours before the Minnesota Twins started their series against the New York Mets, the Target Field grounds crew mowed the grass. After the snow shovelling was done.

SEATTLE - All manager Eric Wedge needed to see was a brief bullpen session from Aaron Harang to slide him right into the Seattle Mariners' rotation and move Blake Beavan to the bullpen.

NEW YORK, N.Y.

SAN DIEGO - Zack Greinke's pitch sailed up and into Carlos Quentin's upper left arm, and it was on. A little personal history was at play, as were rules that aren't in any rule book.

EDMONTON - With their NHL playoff hopes slim at best, the Edmonton Oilers say now is when they have to show the professionalism and character that will enable them to finish the season on a positive note.

Josh Cassidy doesn't care who won last year's Boston Marathon or exactly how fast the winning time was. The thing is, it was Cassidy who wheeled to victory in the storied race last year, and that world-record winning time is his.

If you can't afford to buy out Jay-Z's share of the Brooklyn Nets or purchase a Kentucky Derby hopeful, how about putting what dollars you can afford into supporting an MMA fighter? UFC bantamweight contender Cat Zingano is the latest to become part

CLEVELAND - Another dangerous pitch has Carlos Carrasco in trouble again.