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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Anxiety held sway over Zack Greinke since before high school, gnawing at his insides, leaving him with what felt like no escape from his fears.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Angel Villalona is back in the dugout, back in uniform, eager for a new baseball life 3 1/2 years after he was charged with murder in his native Dominican Republic.

PHOENIX - Ryan Braun had already let it be known he was not taking any questions about his reported link to a Florida anti-aging clinic when he faced reporters outside the Milwaukee Brewers' spring training clubhouse on Friday.

BRADENTON, Fla. - At some point in April, the door to the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen will open in the top of the ninth inning. The Pirates will be ahead, and Jason Grilli will jog onto the field.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Angel Pagan has no problem making bold statements at the start of spring training: He's calling a repeat championship for San Francisco in 2013.

JUPITER, Fla. - Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton tried to show discipline as a hitter Friday, choosing a diplomatic description of the franchise's latest dismantling. He called the off-season "interesting.

PHOENIX - With backward cap, scruffy beard and shaggy hairdo, new Oakland catcher John Jaso resembled a tamed-down version of wacky right fielder Josh Reddick on Friday.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Two days of talks between the NHL and international hockey officials wrapped up Friday with signs that the league will wind up sending its players to the 2014 Sochi Games.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Michael Bourn has moved front and centre for the Cleveland Indians.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Indians first baseman Nick Swisher has left the team's spring training camp following the death of his mother.