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CLEARWATER, Fla. - With Ryan Howard and Chase Utley seemingly back on track, an encouraging spring for the Philadelphia Phillies took a downward turn after Roy Halladay's last start sounded the alarms.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Barry Zito and Bronson Arroyo each left their starts thinking they have more work to do before the start of the season. Some Giants youngsters had a good time all around.

SASKATOON - Despite being the top-seeded team after a dominant season, head coach Ian Herbers of the Alberta Golden Bears says victory in the Canadian university men's hockey championships is anything but certain.

TORONTO - They've lost three straight and are coming off their most disappointing performance of the season.

WINNIPEG - After pulling their best home game this season out of the hat Tuesday, the Winnipeg Jets have to do it again against the New York Rangers to stay in the playoff hunt.

MONTREAL - It may have been the strangest two weeks of Michael Ryder's career. But it was also one of the most productive seven-game stretches in his nine-year NHL career.

SURPRISE, Ariz. - Only two players have appeared in more games for the Texas Rangers than David Murphy over the past six seasons. Yet for the first time this spring, Murphy arrived in Arizona without the tag as the Rangers' fourth outfielder.

PHILADELPHIA - Chris Pronger's sad descent from All-Star defenceman to bedridden days in dark rooms to ease throbbing headaches and occasional bouts of depression can be traced to one wayward stick to his right eye.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Fresh from pitching against solid Atlanta hitters, Jake Westbrook faced a far trickier test: Guess how much fans paid for box seats to watch the exhibition game. "Hmmm, I have no idea," the St. Louis starter ventured.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Two scoreless innings, no arm fatigue and no lingering pain from a blister on his pitching hand were enough for San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum to call Tuesday's outing a positive one.