Bobby Valentine wastes no time stirring up Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, with Lou Piniella and Paul O'Neill adding to sideshow in booth  —  First Yankees-Red Sox meeting not short on entertainment, and it only figures to get better  —  Bobby Valentine seems to be enjoying himself …

David Wright says he tore muscle  —  David Wright On Abdominal Injury  —  David Wright discusses his injury, a tear of the rectus abdominis muscle on his left side.  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Two days after receiving an ultrasound-guided cortisone shot at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan …

On Baseball: San Francisco Giants Counting on Pagan and Cabrera  —  The ball sliced to left-center field, sinking fast, and for a moment, pitcher Madison Bumgarner said he expected it to fall for a hit.  But the center fielder was charging hard and the left fielder was backing him up …

Calf slows Bryce, and prodigy admits he “probably” can't make Nats  —  Viera, Fla. — Slugging wunderkind Bryce Harper, 19, admitted today he doubts he can make the Nationals after missing a few key games with a calf issue.  “Probably not,” he said in answer to a question about whether …

Mounting NY Mets injuries are getting to frustrated manager Terry Collins  —  Shortstop Ruben Tejada's aches puts strain on skipper  —  Mets' Terry Collins is frustrated with injuries to key players, including Ruben Tejada, David Wright and Scott Hairston.

Upton and Jennings leave game after colliding in outfield  —  Update 2:24 p.m. Both CF B.J. Upton and LF Desmond Jennings are fine after their fourth-inning collision in left-center, that they just have general soreness and were removed as a precaution.  —  Developing: There was a scary moment …

Two more bids for Dodgers rejected  —  Final four bidders are topped by the offer of $1.6 billion by the team of Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten.  —  Stanley Gold, right, and the late Roy Disney take part in a news conference in 2004.  A bid to buy the Dodgers headed by Gold and Disney's family …

MLB Network's Kevin Millar keeps it light  —  If the late Max Patkin was the Clown Prince of Baseball, then Kevin Millar just might be the sport's newest resident goofball.  —  The former first baseman was always known for his upbeat personality and irreverent charm, and he's taking …

Cecil runs scoreless streak to six innings  —  Snider, d'Arnaud combine for four RBIs in victory over Twins  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Left-hander Brett Cecil tossed three scoreless innings, and Travis Snider and Travis d'Arnaud each drove in two runs to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-2 win over the Twins on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium.