Ichiro Suzuki has been in the leadoff spot for
almost his entire 11 years with the Seattle Mariners, but that will not be the
case this season.

The New York Yankees signed veteran infielder
Russell Branyan on Wednesday.

The Texas Rangers on Wednesday traded pitcher
Ryan Kelly to the San Diego Padres in exchange for catcher Luis Martinez.

The Detroit Tigers did not tender a contract
offer to second baseman Will Rhymes for the 2012 season.

The Diamondbacks bolstered their rotation on
Friday by trading for Trevor Cahill.

The Texas Rangers signed infielder Alberto
Gonzalez to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring
training.

The Houston Astros have signed infielder Diory
Hernandez to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

The 16th-ranked Arizona Wildcats open up their
108th season of basketball, as they play host to the Valparaiso Crusaders as
part of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.

Homers by Robinson Cano and Ty Wigginton
helped the Major League Baseball All-Stars to a 6-4 victory over the Chinese
Taipei national team, as well as a sweep in their five-game exhibition series.

The Philadelphia Phillies officially
brought back on of the franchise's most popular players on Saturday, agreeing
to a one-year contract with first baseman Jim Thome.

Michael Morse singled in two runs during
the sixth inning to lift the Major League Baseball All-Stars to a 3-2 victory
over the Chinese Taipei national team in the fourth of a five-game exhibition
series.

Michael Morse doubled in a run and added a
solo homer, leading the Major League Baseball All-Stars to a 6-2 win over the
Chinese Taipei national team in the third of a five-game exhibition series.

Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam
to lead Major League Baseball to a 7-0 victory over the Chinese Taipei
national team on Tuesday, in the opener of the 2011 Taiwan All-Star Series.

Third baseman David Freese never truly gave
up on his baseball career and the St. Louis Cardinals didn't have the word
quit in their vocabulary for the 2011 season.

Trying to stave off elimination and following
a sloppy script, the Cardinals tied Game 6 of the World Series on an error and
a walk in the sixth inning.