Nats liken Harper's injury to Brown's  —  Medium ankle sprain has top pick uncertain for Class A opener  —  VIERA, Fla. — Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Bryce Harper's sprained left ankle is similar to the injury that teammate Corey Brown suffered this spring.

Bonds's Trainer Risks More Than Jail Time by Not Testifying  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Greg Anderson, a childhood friend of Barry Bonds, is expected to walk into federal court Tuesday and reaffirm that he will not testify in Bonds's federal perjury trial.  —  And, once again, the judge …

Film Shows Babe Ruth, at Leisure and Up Close  —  HENDERSON, Nev. — Tom Stevens sat at a Starbucks in this Las Vegas suburb and watched his grandfather, Babe Ruth, cavort across the computer screen.  —  “I haven't seen anything like that,” he said.  “It doesn't mean that there isn't other stuff out there, but I haven't seen it.”

Kawakami tries to shake off trade talk  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Kenshin Kawakami is still attempting to ignore the fact the Braves are looking to trade him.  Instead, the Japanese right-hander has remained focused on preparing for the upcoming season without having any idea where he might be pitching.

Grapefruit Game 28: Rays at Red Sox  —  Here are the lineups:  —  RED SOX (12-14-1)  —  Ellsbury CF  —  Pedroia 2B  —  Crawford LF  —  Youkilis 3B  —  Gonzalez 1B  —  Ortiz DH  —  Drew RF  —  Varitek C  —  Scutaro SS  —  Pitching: RHP John Lackey, RHP Bobby Jenks …

Manny Ramirez has ear of Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon  —  Joe Maddon has taken a new approach with the volatile slugger — he's listening to him … CLEARWATER, Fla. — He's Manny Ramirez, and he isn't Joe Torre's problem anymore.  Or Terry Francona's problem.  Or Ozzie Guillen's problem.

Spring training live blog, Nationals at Cardinals  —  Top 7, 3:23: Turns out those tensions were not imagined.  —  Former Nationals reliever Miguel Batista plunked Ian Desmond with one out and the bases empty, and after Desmond turned to the catcher and the Cardinals dugout as if asking for an explanation, both benches emptied.

Mets notes: Izzy on hold  —  Jason Isringhausen has impressed the Mets enough this spring to earn a spot in the bullpen, with the one caveat for the 38-year-old reliever - he has to prove he's healthy.  —  That took a blow Monday when the Mets revealed Isringhausen was shut down for a day and received …

Spring training 2011: Philadelphia Phillies' Charlie Manuel confused by Luis Castillo's absence  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — His name was on the lineup card.  His locker had his name over it.  His uniform hung on a rack.  But as Tuesday morning was about to turn into Tuesday afternoon …

Sizemore, Weinhardt cut as Tigers trim roster  —  Second baseman, righty among five players sent to Minors  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Scott Sizemore, viewed for a good stretch as seemingly the favorite to win the Tigers' second-base position, is headed back to Triple-A Toledo.