Wright to Milledge: Shut up  —  Mets upset after ex-mate airs laundry  —  Loading...  In addition to preparing for his first season with the Nationals, outfielder Lastings Milledge has taken time out during spring training to slam his former teammates on the Mets.  —  Newsday

Johan Santana makes debut Friday  —  JUPITER, Fla. - It's not quite March, and already Johan Santana is being called upon to be the stopper.  —  Well, not exactly, but the $137.5 million addition is set to make his Grapefruit League debut Friday against the Cardinals in Port St. Lucie …

Free to launch  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Every day, it seems, things get worse for Roger Clemens.  —  On Wednesday, Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane said he was “re-thinking” whether to honor the 10-year personal services contract Clemens has with his hometown team.

Bobby Murcer faces new brain cancer scare  —  Former Yankee outfielder Bobby Murcer's battle with brain cancer may have taken a turn for the worse, the Daily News has learned.  —  According to an emotional e-mail sent to friends Thursday from Murcer's wife, Kay, the Yankee broadcaster …

Pitcher, Donnie Smith, faces battery charge  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals minor-league pitcher Donnie Smith was jailed Wednesday night and faces a felony battery charge stemming from a bloodied nose last September.  —  Smith, 25, is accused of punching a Florida man in the face …

Durham added to team's growing injury list  —  (02-29) 04:00 PST Scottsdale, Ariz. —  Second baseman Ray Durham's sore right shoulder had been improving, but the pain was worse when he reported to work and was to undergo an MRI exam Thursday evening to determine the nature of his injury.

Off the bat, Headley looks good in left  —  PEORIA, Ariz. - Like a bloodhound that had just caught the scent, the baseball rocketed off the bat of Ichiro Suzuki and took off for the grass in medium left field.  —  There stood Chase Headley, and thus one of baseball's truisms was affirmed.

Reyes in fine spring form  —  Cardinals open up Grapefruit season with a shutout victory  —  CARDINALS 7, METS 0  —  Cardinals at the plate: Juan Gonzalez was back to his old slugging ways on Thursday, rapping out two singles and driving in a run.  Infielder Brian Barden knocked …

Blue days ahead for Torre?  —  VERO BEACH, Fla. — Anyone who's seen Joe Torre's picture in the newspaper recently surely had to blink back their disbelief.  That's really Joe Cool, isn't it, draped in Dodger Blue, happy in his new, post-pinstripe life.  —  Tough times may loom for Joe Torre …

MLB to test proposed rules in Minors  —  Length of time pitcher takes to deliver ball under scrutiny  —  Rule changes adopted by Major League Baseball's Playing Rules Committee on an experimental basis for specified Minor Leagues will affect the amount of time pitchers have to pitch and mean fewer visits to the mound.

Roberts puts on a show  —  With Cubs scouts in attendance, second baseman bright spot for O's  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - On a day when two Chicago Cubs scouts were on hand to watch him play, second baseman Brian Roberts stood out in the Orioles' otherwise dreary exhibition season debut yesterday.

Phil Hughes answers your questions  —  We put the call out earlier this week and more than 400 of you answered, sending questions in for 21-year-old right-hander Phil Hughes.  It was tough to cut them down, so please don't be offended if your question wasn't asked.  —  It was no surprise so many people had questions.