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 …

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.

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 …

Blue Jays get to Twins starter  —  Francisco Liriano's fast start to the spring slowed Tuesday.  —  The streaky lefty got hit hard, giving up four runs in the third inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2.  —  Coming off a season in which he went 9-10 with a 5.08 ERA …

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 …

Valentine eager to see what rivalry brings  —  Once an observer, Red Sox manager intrigued by uncertainty  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Bobby Valentine didn't pour any gasoline on the proverbial fire Tuesday.  He didn't need to.  —  The Red Sox were at George M. Steinbrenner Field to play the Yankees …

Mariners report $7.3 million loss in 2011  —  Club attributes deficit to capital improvements at Safeco Field  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — For just the second time since Safeco Field opened, the Mariners reported a financial loss for a fiscal year with a $7.3 million deficit for 2011.

Haren returns to desert in midseason form  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The D-backs got a look at a familiar face Tuesday and it was not a pleasant experience for them.  —  Former Arizona right-hander Dan Haren helped lead the Angels past the D-backs, 3-0, in front of a sellout crowd at Salt River Fields.

Stark: Dotel knows all about changing places  —  Now with the Tigers, reliever set to establish mark by playing for record 13th team  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — He finds himself on the precipice of history.  The question is how Octavio Dotel should commemorate it.  —  Should he ship his suitcase to Cooperstown?

Can Braves overcome sluggish start?  —  This can't be good for Fredi Gonzalez.  —  A week from now, if the Atlanta Braves win a few games, their 1-10 start in the Grapefruit League likely will be forgotten.  —  But at the moment, they're reprising the final weeks of last season, when they blew a 9½-game lead with 30 to play.