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MINNEAPOLIS - The last few months of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's traditional look have been as tense and strong as ever. Merely four points in the standings separated first and sixth place when the regular season ended.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - A slimmer Roy Halladay is optimistic he'll be ready when the season starts. Halladay said he lost about 10 pounds in two days because of a stomach virus, but still expects to pitch during the Phillies' first series at Atlanta.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Andrew McCutchen walked to the podium, brushed back his trademark dreadlocks, unfolded a sheet of paper and took a deep breath.

The Montreal Stars are chasing a Clarkson Cup three-peat. The league-leading Boston Blades intend to thwart that bid.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Relax, Yankees fans. The captain is OK. Derek Jeter was removed from New York's lineup against the Phillies on Tuesday for "precautionary" reasons because his surgically repaired left ankle feels "stiff.

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Just three months after undergoing surgery to remove bone chips from his throwing elbow, Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Diamond is well on the road to recovery. The Guelph, Ont.

SAN FRANCISCO - After two World Baseball Classics dominated by Japan, this one is coming down to a pair of proud Caribbean nations.

While the NCAA鈥檚 Madness of March pertains mainly to the hardwood, those who toil in their shadow on ice will have their Final Four moment, too.

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Team awards ceremonies don鈥檛 get more bittersweet than the one hosted by the Victoria Royals at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.