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PHOENIX - Emotionally charged after a brutal loss and on the edge of elimination against a dangerous opponent, sa国际传媒 needed to scrap with bat and fist to stay alive at the World Baseball Classic.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Yordano Ventura chanced upon his first start and made the most of it.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock had a lot of questions. Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky seemed to have all the answers.

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Jose Bautista had only three hits in his first eight exhibition games for the Toronto Blue Jays. On Saturday, he looked more like his normal star self.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Carlos Santana homered, Robinson Cano had three hits and the Dominican Republic beat Spain 6-3 on Saturday at the World Baseball Classic.

DENVER - A blizzard dumping more than a foot of snow along the Colorado Front Range on Saturday has put a damper on the busiest day in sports in the state, scuttling plans to use a bright orange soccer ball in the Rapids' home opener against Philadel

TAMPA, Fla. - Mariano Rivera and his family walked into the pavilion behind the third-base stands at Steinbrenner Field followed by his New York Yankees' teammates. It was the start of the long goodbye for baseball's greatest closer.

TOKYO - Yasmany Tomas hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, helping Cuba rout Taiwan 14-0 Saturday in the second round of the World Baseball Classic.

PHOENIX - Team USA has a lineup full of MVPs and All-Stars, and sent out the reigning NL Cy Young winner for its opening game of the World Baseball Classic.

DENVER - The Chicago Blackhawks aren't about to mourn the end of their streak. "We're proud of it, but it'll be nice to move on now," defenceman Duncan Keith said after the Blackhawks' 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.