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NEWARK, N.J. - Two games after getting Martin Brodeur back in the lineup, the New Jersey Devils will now have to deal with another injury to another star player.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Pac-12 tournament champions. No. 12 seed. Underdogs. Oregon is happy to carry any label it's given in the NCAA tournament — all the way into the round of 16.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Yu Darvish had no problems with his neck while pitching five innings, an encouraging sign for the Texas Rangers.

DUNEDIN, Fla. - On paper, the new-look Toronto Blue Jays appear to be the team to beat in a tough AL East. But don't crown them champions just yet. After all, even in their own clubhouse, they don't believe that.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Here we go again for Michigan State. Make it to the NCAA tournament, prepare for any possibility in the first two games, and then focus on the next stop. It's a March tradition for Tom Izzo and the Spartans.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - There is no mystery about who will be in Minnesota's net these days, and Niklas Backstrom doesn't appear to be in need of much rest. The way the Wild have been playing, their opponents are the ones who could use a break.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The same driver will lead the field to the green flag through the streets of the St. Petersburg for the fourth consecutive year.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Michigan made Havoc look helpless. Now Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and the rest of the cool-headed Wolverines are part of the school's longest NCAA tournament run in nearly two decades.

JUPITER, Fla. - Johan Santana knows he won't be pitching when the New York Mets start their season April 1. He doesn't know when he'll take the mound again.

Once Sergio Romo struck out Miguel Cabrera to end the World Series, the chase was on. The Upton brothers were reunited in Atlanta.