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PHILADELPHIA - For the first time since Jimmy Rollins declared the Philadelphia Phillies were the team to beat in the division before they even won anything, they'll open spring training with something to prove.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - If Ramon Hernandez's big smile and immediate, positive remarks about the first day of work under Walt Weiss provided any insight, the Colorado Rockies believe they have the man to manage their club back into a winner.

LAKELAND, Fla. - With his beefy frame and prodigious power, Prince Fielder doesn't look like a player who can simply blend into a lineup. Somehow, the slugging first baseman did just that in his first season with the Detroit Tigers.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A South Korean soccer player who displayed a political banner at the London Olympics will get his bronze medal back, the IOC announced Tuesday.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Andres Torres checked out the banner at the main entrance to Scottsdale Stadium blaring "2012 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS" and knew he was back in the right place.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Brandon McCarthy does not wish to be known as that player who got hit in the head. At least for now, though, it's an identity he can't escape. When last seen in a major league baseball game last Sept.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Third baseman Scott Rolen declined the Cincinnati Reds' offer to attend spring training, but stopped short of saying he's ready to retire.

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Players wander into the Los Angeles Dodgers' spacious clubhouse all morning, exchanging handshakes and hugs, asking about health and family, smiles all around.

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista is ready to roll out the welcome mat for fellow Dominican Melky Cabrera.

Wrestling sa国际传媒 president Don Ryan thought it was a joke when he woke up Tuesday to frantic messages about his sport being dropped from the Olympic Games. He soon found out the fear was all too real.