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MILWAUKEE - Todd Helton's 16th straight opening day start for the Colorado Rockies could be his last. The five-time All-Star first baseman turns 40 in August and is entering the final season of his contract.

ATLANTA - Jason Heyward moved into THE locker on Sunday — the spot in the Atlanta Braves clubhouse used by Chipper Jones.

INDIANAPOLIS - A gruesome injury that left Louisville guard Kevin Ware with a broken leg plunged Lucas Oil Stadium into horrified silence, with coach Rick Pitino wiping away tears and shocked teammates openly weeping during Sunday's Midwest Regional

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Two main attractions will be missing when the New York Mets host San Diego in their season opener Monday. Chase Headley, the biggest bat on the Padres and last season's NL RBI leader, is sidelined for a few weeks with a broken thumb.

CHICAGO - As the Kansas City Royals added to their roster during the off-season, Billy Butler was glad the team embraced the task at hand instead of eyeing the future.

CINCINNATI - Josh Hamilton is back where it all started. The outfielder got a standing ovation for his pinch-hit appearance at Great American Ball Park on opening day 2007, a moment that completed his comeback from years of drug abuse.

CHICAGO - Andrew Wiggins bent his long frame over his handiwork, focusing quietly on his task — painting an Easter sugar cookie.

OAKLAND, Calif. - His usual carefree self, Felix Hernandez danced in the visitors clubhouse to his techno "house music" Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Jason Bay found himself in unfamiliar territory, competing for a big league job, and then landed on the Seattle Mariners' opening-day roster.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - When Robinson Cano runs out to his position at second base Monday at Yankee Stadium and looks to his right, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez will be missing. A glance to the left, and no Mark Teixeira.