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BRADENTON, Fla. - Clint Hurdle no longer digs his cleats in the dirt. That's a thrill he believes should be reserved for players.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols hopes to begin agility drills and light running in a couple of days to test his surgically repaired right knee.

NEWARK, N.J. - When it came time to project the top teams in the Eastern Conference in this lockout-shortened season, the defending champion New Jersey Devils were one of the easiest to overlook.

Gruesome cuts like the one that ended Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson's season are not new to hockey or any sport played on skates.

JUPITER, Fla. - Now that Ricky Nolasco's an ace, he might soon be traded. Such is life with the Miami Marlins. Nolasco began his eighth spring training with the Marlins this week, and for the first time he's their top starter — by default.

TAMPA, Fla. - Kevin Youkilis agrees with Joba Chamberlain: Any tension between the new teammates is in the past.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A decision on whether NHL players will head to the 2014 Sochi Olympics isn't likely this week, but a first day of discussions went well.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Now that R.A. Dickey's gone, the New York Mets have to replace his wins — and innings.

TEMPE, Ariz. - As Josh Hamilton hammed it up with a series of good-natured wisecracks, a serious Albert Pujols sat in silence two seats away, arms crossed. Mike Trout was in the middle, grinning.

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