Sources: MLB to tighten mound-visit rules, update slide rules  —  It's not just players who need spring training to get in shape.  Managers and pitching coaches better work on their speed, because they're about to be timed.  —  Starting this season, mound visits from managers and pitching coaches …

Shooting reported at Excel Industries in Hesston  —  HESSTON, Kan. - Law enforcement officers are responding to the scene of a workplace shooting at Excel Industries in Hesston with reports of multiple fatalities and others wounded.  —  KSN has confirmed there are two individuals who were pronounced dead …

Orioles, Yovani Gallardo Agree To Restructured Deal  —  7:54am: The Orioles have announced the deal.  A press conference is scheduled for 1:45pm.  In a related move, Baltimore has designated Efren Navarro for assignment.  —  FEB 24, 6:24pm: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that the option …

Athletics Acquire Chris Coghlan From Cubs For Aaron Brooks  —  The Cubs have traded outfielder Chris Coghlan to the Athletics for pitcher Aaron Brooks, the Cubs announced via press release.  —  Coghlan, 30, won the Rookie of the Year award in 2009.  Last season, he hit .250/.341/.443 in 503 plate appearances.

Blue Jays Sign Domonic Brown To Minors Deal  —  The Blue Jays have agreed to a minor league deal with former Phillies top prospect Domonic Brown, tweets Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.  The Scott Boras client will receive an invitation to Spring Training.

Sources: Celtics expressed interest in Carmelo Anthony before deadline  —  Any flicker of hope the New York Knicks had of making a playoff run has been extinguished over the past few weeks.  —  New York has lost 13 of its past 15 games and will enter play Thursday 6½ games out of eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Girl pushes other child to safety before being hit by runaway car  —  LAKESIDE, Calif. — A 10-year-old girl was fatally struck by a runaway vehicle on a Lakeside-area driveway while pushing a second child out of its path, authorities said Tuesday.  —  The girl was identified by family members as Kiera Larsen.

Dexter Fowler back with Cubs: ‘This is where my heart is’  —  Photos of the Cubs at spring training.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Center fielder Dexter Fowler is back with the Cubs on a one-year deal, with a mutual option for the 2017 season.  —  “This is where my heart is,” said Fowler …

David Ortiz: ‘I was never trying to be a role model’  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, who reiterated Tuesday that he will retire after the season, says that he considered his conduct, particularly off the field, as perhaps his most proud achievement.  —  No incidents.

John Henry says Red Sox will rely less on analytics  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox principal owner John Henry revealed a major shift in organizational philosophy Wednesday when he said the team was de-emphasizing its reliance on analytics in making major decisions.

Police: Child's farm tale turns out to be pot  —  WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A second-grader's tales of how he was helping a “farmer” grow “special medicine” plants led to the bust of a large indoor marijuana growing operation in Windsor last week.  —  Steven Mann, 54, pleaded innocent Monday …