Baseball's Latest Recruit Is an iPad  —  Deal between Apple, Major League Baseball makes tablets, strategy apps available to coaches  —  There will be a new player in Major League Baseball dugouts this season: the iPad.  Apple Inc. and MLB signed a multi-year agreement to equip every team …

APNewsBreak: Jose Reyes' domestic abuse case to be dropped  —  HONOLULU (AP) — Maui prosecutors are moving to dismiss a domestic abuse charge against suspended Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes because his wife isn't cooperating.  —  Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kerry Glen said she expects …

Sources: Royals seek payback for Noah Syndergaard pitch in World Series  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Perhaps it is nothing more than mind games, an intimidation ploy.  But multiple industry sources told Newsday that the Royals have been quietly signaling their intent to seek retribution against the Mets on Opening Night.

Central Texas mother allows children to get tattoos  —  A Central Texas mother was taken into custody after allowing her young children to be tattooed.  Police say the mom was intoxicated at the time and let her boyfriend's brother do the work.  Now the three children each have tattoos on their ankles.

Miller breaks wrist in Yankees' 2-0 win over Braves  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Yankees reliever Andrew Miller broke his non-pitching wrist when struck on the right arm by a line drive in the seventh inning of the New York Yankees' 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

Jason Motte Has Strained Shoulder, Likely To Miss Opening Day  —  Rockies reliever Jason Motte is dealing with a shoulder strain that will likely cause him to miss the start of the season, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports on Twitter.  That seems to line up lefty Jake McGee to take the closing duties to start the year.

Here are my good-for-nothing predictions for your team, you vultures  —  We're not going to be right anyway, so let's have fun with this year's MLB team predictions.  —  Congrats, Joe Maddon!  You're No. 1.  Or maybe that's better news for the Pirates fan behind you.  —  Justin K. Aller/Getty Images

Rays Inform James Loney He Won't Make Opening Day Roster  —  Rays first baseman James Loney has been informed that he won't make the team's Opening Day roster, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports (Twitter links).  He has been informed he'll either be traded or released.

Renewed discomfort means Walden won't make Cardinals roster  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • The on-again, off-again health of reliever Jordan Walden is off again as minutes after completing an impressing inning of work against Miami the righthander notified the team he was sore.  Again.

Mariners Acquire Nick Vincent  —  The Marines have acquired righty Nick Vincent from the Padres, per a team announcement.  San Diego will receive a player to be named later in the swap.  MLB.com's A.J. Cassavell first reported that a deal was in the works, via Twitter.

Listen: Woman calls 911 to report incorrect pizza order from Hartford shop … HARTFORD — A Hartford woman called 9-1-1 to report a problem with her pizza order, and police have released the recording.  It happened a few weeks ago regarding an order from Empire Pizza on New Britain Ave in Hartford.

Former Eagles front office executive: Chip Kelly alienated scouts ‘almost immediately’  —  Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly on the sidelines against the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, September 21, 2014.  The Eagles won the game 37-34.