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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Trevor Plouffe was drafted as a shortstop and spent most of his minor league time there. There were stints at first base and second base, too, and he started last season primarily as a right fielder with the Minnesota Twins.

JOHANNESBURG - Oscar Pistorius applied for firearm licenses for six more guns weeks before the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp inside his house on Feb. 14, according to official records obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday.

JUPITER, Fla. - An intrasquad matchup Wednesday between two precocious talents left Giancarlo Stanton dazed and Jose Fernandez shaken.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Carlos Pena may become the first regular designated hitter of the Houston Astros. It would take some getting used to, both for the team and the player. "I take so much pride in my glove," Pena said Wednesday.

SURPRISE, Ariz. - Lance Berkman knows he's being watched with some trepidation while going through spring training with the Texas Rangers. "Kind of a house of cards deal with me," he said Wednesday.

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Boston Red Sox acquired Mike Carp from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, adding another potentially useful bat to their roster shortly before the start of exhibition games.

AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong's attorney says the disgraced cyclist won't interview under oath with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials who wanted him to tell them all he knows about doping.

PRETORIA, South Africa - The investigating officer in the Oscar Pistorius murder case made an error in his court testimony Wednesday when he identified a substance found in the athlete's bedroom as testosterone, the national prosecutor said.

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey has his glove for the season. And a backup. But he couldn't resist a peek when the Rawlings Sporting Goods reps came to Blue Jays camp with an array of colourful goodies.

CHICAGO - Marian Hossa has come up with a handful of big goals. Duncan Keith leads a group of solid defencemen, and each of the goalies has played really well.