Johan Santana making a comeback — and the Yankees are interested  —  Johan Santana's comeback began Tuesday night, pitching two scoreless innings in the Venezuelan Winter League, and the Yankees were among the teams in attendance.  —  It was the left-hander's first game on a mound since …

Braves are still talking to clubs about Gattis  —  With the start of Spring Training a little less than a month away, the Braves are still talking to a few clubs that had shown interest in Evan Gattis during the early portion of this offseason.  —  As USA Today's Bob Nightengale first reported …

Toronto Blue Jays want grass in the Rogers Centre: An inside look at the difficult growth process it requires  —  Imagine: Sitting before you is a scale model of the Rogers Centre, roughly the size of a round roasting pan.  Your challenge: to put a real baseball field in the stadium …

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball hits Cubs, Yankees early  —  Phil Orlins was reminiscing Tuesday about producing the 1990 debut of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, featuring the now- defunct Montreal Expos, and now 26 years later, it's now the Chicago Cubs' hopeful return to prominence highlighting their broadcast season.

Pacquiao agrees to fight Mayweather  —  The fight the world has wanted to see for the better part of six years — a long-awaited summit meeting between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, the two top boxers in the world — is not done, but it has cleared a major hurdle.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker charged with rape  —  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 14, 2015)- An Indianapolis Colts linebacker has been charged with rape.  —  Josh McNary, 26, was formally charged Wednesday in a rape investigation.  —  McNary faces one count of rape, one count of criminal confinement …

Mets righty has been subject of trade rumors all offseason  —  9/12/14: Dillon Gee earns the win against the Nationals, throwing 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball while striking out four  —  NEW YORK — Amid baseball's annual flow of trade rumors, it's sometimes easy to forget …

Wright vows to make up for last season during intense training program  —  David Wright at The Barwis Methods Center at the Mets' spring training facility.  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The road back from the left shoulder injury has been long and tedious with even some outbursts of anger …

Former Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone interviewing with Jaguars  —  When former Buffalo coach Doug Marrone surprisingly opted out of his contract with the Bills on Dec. 31, the thought was he must have another job lined up.  —  Well, apparently not.  —  The Times-Union's Ryan O'Halloran …

Mariners Acquire Mike Kickham  —  The Mariners have acquired lefty Mike Kickham from the Cubs in exchange for 21-year-old right-hander Lars Huijer, Seattle announced.  —  Kickham, 26, was designated for assignment when the Cubs made their signing of Chris Denorfia official.

Pace of game on agenda at this week's baseball owners' meetings … Baseball  —  Baseball's 10 commissioners through history

Diamondbacks still interested in James Shields, despite tight budget  —  Although the imminent signing of Cuban right-hander Yoan Lopez puts the Diamondbacks beyond their financial comfort zone and could push them to make cost-cutting moves, General Manager Dave Stewart said Tuesday …