Troy Tulowitzki still seething over Rockie exit from Denver  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki still seethes recounting how it went down, and there are Colorado Rockies' executives he'd rather not speak with again.  —  “I'll never talk to him, never talk to those people,” Tulowitzki told USA TODAY Sports.

Church shooting suspect court date delayed  —  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Daniel Schooler was due in court Monday after a fatal shooting in a Dayton church Sunday.  —  Dayton Municipal Court officials say the 68-year-old has not been formally charged and instead, may be arraigned Tuesday.

Which locations make the most sense for MLB expansion?  —  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters recently that he's interested in expanding from 30 to 32 franchises.  The sport's growing revenues support the concept, and Manfred cited the favorable schedule of 16-team leagues split into four divisions of four.

Reports: 4 injured, 2 from gunshots at Butler County high school  —  MADISON TOWNSHIP — Authorities are investigating a shooting at a Butler County high school.  —  Two students were shot and two were injured, possibly by shrapnel, according to Rodney Muterspaw, Middletown Police Chief.

Rangers Sign Ian Desmond  —  Ian Desmond's drawn out free agency has come to a close, as the Rangers announced today that they've signed Desmond to a one-year contract that reportedly guarantees the longtime National $8MM for the 2016 campaign.  Desmond, a client of Sports One Athlete Management …

The perfect ending for David Ortiz is a farewell tour that we remember as a victory tour  —  At age 40, Big Papi remains the heart of the Red Sox and at the heart of the batting order.  —  PRESENTED BY  —  Being that it is the month that brought my sixth birthday, my recollections …

Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects  —  The State of the System: This group is as good one-through-five as any in baseball.  From there, it gets crazy volatile, but in a fun way?  Is that a thing?  —  The Top Ten  —  Height/Weight: 6'4" 195 lbs.  —  Bats/Throws: L/L

Beauty site mistakes Whoopi Goldberg for Oprah Winfrey  —  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Beauty website, Total Beauty, mistakes Whoopi Goldberg for Oprah Winfrey during the red carpet arrivals at the 88th annual Academy Awards.  —  The site sent out a tweet commenting on a tattoo stating, “We had no idea @Oprah was #tatted, and we love it.”

ROOT Sports televising 150 Rockies games in 2016  —  Scottsdale, Ariz. — ROOT Sports will once again televise the Rockies season, beginning with a March 14 spring training game against the Seattle Mariners in Peoria.  —  All told, ROOT will televise six spring training games and 150 regular-season games.

Minor League Transactions: Feb. 19-25  —  Official minor league transactions, conveyed to Baseball America by Major League Baseball, for the period Feb. 19-25.  —  New!  The Baseball America Minor League Free Agent Tracker is now much more comprehensive than it was last week.

Farrell Back in Dugout, Red Sox Sweep Boston College Teams  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell returned to the dugout for the first time since revealing his cancer diagnosis in mid-August, and his team opened exhibition play Monday with a 6-0 win over Boston College and an 8-3 victory over Northeastern.