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Francisco Cervelli has a new nickname: Gazoo. That's short for the Great Gazoo, the character from "The Flintstones", whose head resembled the extra-protective helmet Cervelli has decided to wear.

With the Yankees recommending that Francisco Cervelli try wearing the bigger Rawlings S100 batting helmet this season, Jorge Posada has taken to calling his understudy "Gazoo" -- as in, the floating spaceman from "The Flintstones."

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was sent home from camp Thursday due to flu-like symptoms. He'll be reevaluated and could be back in the lineup Saturday.

Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is likely to start the season on the disabled list, missing two to eight weeks, his agent said on Thursday.

Jamie Hoffmann endured each of the 11 goals that his high school hockey team in New Ulm, Minn., gave up on Wednesday in an 11-1 loss to Breck, last year's state champion.

Cleveland nearly reached the World Series in 2007. Now, after swapping many stars for prospects, the Indians are looking to construct a championship team.

Sandy Alderson, a longtime baseball executive, is looking into a feeder system in which performance-enhancing drug use and age fraud are commonplace.

Having Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay as the No. 1 and 2 starters was tempting, but the Phillies say they had to look beyond 2010.

So much has been destroyed that it’s hard to feel even a tingle of fuzzy nostalgia for the house that Ruth built and the city is razing.

Alex Rodriguez said on Wednesday that his lawyers were working on scheduling an interview with federal authorities investigating the Canadian doctor, Anthony Galea.

Curtis Granderson and Johnny Damon, among those who switched teams in the off-season, exchanged greetings Wednesday.

Phil Hughes says working on pitches matters more at this point in spring training than precisely how well they work.

Shelley Duncan -- like his unrelated friend, Eric -- starts over with a new team after years of toil in the Yankees' farm system.

Travis Blackley, a relief pitcher from Australia who is trying to earn a spot on the Mets’ roster, has attention deficit disorder.

"He meant so much to that city," Johnny Damon said of his former Boston Red Sox teammate Nomar Garciaparra, who announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday.