Magic Johnson's group reaches agreement to buy Dodgers  —  From McCourt to Showtime.  —  Tuesday afternoon, Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved the three remaining bidding groups as possible owners of the Dodgers.  The next step was an auction to buy the club …

John Lackey sorry for offensive remark  —  Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey has apologized for using “a thoughtless choice of words” during an interview this week.  —  Speaking with a Boston Globe columnist, Lackey said it was “retarded” to make too much of reports about some Red Sox starters drinking beer …

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Lee Pitches 6 Shutout Innings in Phillies Win  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Cliff Lee definitely looks ready for the regular season.  —  Lee pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-4 exhibition victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.

Chamberlain: ‘Great chance’ I'll pitch in 2012  —  TAMPA, Fla. — An emotional Joba Chamberlain spoke with reporters for just under 14 minutes on Tuesday, for the first time since suffering a serious ankle injury while playing with his five-year-old son, Karter, last Thursday.

Jack Cust To Sign With An NL Team  —  Jack Cust will sign a minor league contract with an NL team, reports Troy Renck of The Denver Post (on Twitter).  That team is not the Rockies however, and we can also rule out the Astros since they released him this morning.

Mat Latos leaves after bad step  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Reds starter Mat Latos left the game in mid-inning after appearing to make a bad step on a pitch, giving Cincinnati another pitching scare.  —  Latos left in the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday after apparently hurting himself on a pitch.

Rockies release Casey Blake  —  The Casey Blake experiment ended before it started, with the Rockies releasing the veteran today.  —  Looking to bridge third base before the arrival of top prospect Nolan Arenado at some point this season, the Rockies signed Blake to a non-guaranteed $2 million contract in December.

Marshall confident he can close  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The question of who might replace the injured Ryan Madson remained the top question on Tuesday in the final week of Reds camp.  —  On the heels of another solid outing vs. the Cubs, his former club, left-handed setup man Sean Marshall again voiced …

PADRES ANALYSIS: Moorad's departure leaves many questions regarding franchise's future  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — John Moores is back in control of the Padres after Jeff Moorad's attempt to buy the baseball team disintegrated.  But what the longtime Padres owner will do next with the franchise is unknown, perhaps even to Moores himself.

It's Uni Watch's 2012 MLB preview!  —  Certain Uni Watch readers have occasionally accused your friendly uniform columnist of being too much of a naysayer.  “You never like anything!” these readers say.  “Whenever a team unveils a new uniform, all you do is complain about all the things wrong with it!”