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GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Daisuke Matsuzaka will not make the Cleveland Indians' opening-day roster but plans to remain with Cleveland.

PEORIA, Ariz. - San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley will miss at least the first two weeks of the season after breaking the tip of his left thumb. Headley was injured Sunday while sliding into second base trying to break up a double play.

PEORIA, Ariz. - Had the off-season gone differently, Edwin Jackson could have been pitching against the Chicago Cubs on Monday instead of for them.

BROSSARD, Que. - Colby Armstrong wasn't brought to the Montreal Canadiens to score goals, but it was still a relief when one finally went in.

OTTAWA - Lord Stanley and the battered mug that represents hockey supremacy will get the rare honour of a new monument in the shadow of the Peace Tower.

Nine long years. That's how much time has passed since as many as five Canadian-based teams made the Stanley Cup playoffs.

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Brian Dozier went to Venezuela during the off-season to learn how to better play second base. He's closing in on completing the mission, with a spot in Minnesota's opening-day lineup there for the taking.

ATLANTA - A lawyer for a woman who says Michael Jordan fathered her teenage son has withdrawn her paternity suit, but left open the possibility that it could be refiled.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Justin Upton appears to be getting into regular-season form, only slightly behind brother B.J.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Mentioning the term "window of opportunity" to the Philadelphia Phillies results in a wide range of reactions. Ryan Howard scoffs at it. Cole Hamels understands it. Ruben Amaro Jr. dismisses it. Roy Halladay accepts it.