NEW YORK, N.Y. - When the New York Yankees take the field against Toronto for their opener on April 6, it will be 556 days since Alex Rodriguez last played in a major league game.Will he resemble the star who won three MVP awards?Or will he look more like the broken-down third baseman who hasnt played a full season since 2007 due to leg injuries, operations on both hips and a season-long suspension this year for violating baseballs drug agreement and labour contract?Really, until he gets out there and starts playing, youre not going to know, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday.Spring training is more than three months from now, and already the spotlight is on A-Rod.Third base? First base? Designated hitter? The bench, if a suitable replacement is found?Addition or distraction?You have the whole spectrum from minimal contributions to significant contributions, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said at the GM meetings in Phoenix. We are certainly hoping for significant contributions. But I think as you went through the process from a general managers standpoint, you enter that process with the expectations low and hoping for the best. But I dont think I can bank for our fan base on significant contributions and count on it and be surprised if its not there.The only certainty is Rodriguez becoming the focal point wherever he goes.When Alex has walked into spring training, when hasnt there been a lot of attention on him over the last five years? Girardi said. So, yeah, theres going to be attention. Some of it is going to be negative. Some of it is going to be positive. Well deal with it.Rodriguez was limited to 44 games in 2013 following his second hip surgery. He turns 40 next July but wants to come back to earn the $61 million he is owed in salary in the final three years of his contract.Girardi spoke to A-Rod about potentially playing some first base on days Mark Teixeira is given off.I just wanted to put the thought in his mind, Girardi said. He said lets talk about it. So, well sit down and talk about it.But first is likely to be only a part-time destination.He may be the everyday third baseman. He may be the everyday DH, Cashman said. I dont know.Chase Headley, obtained from San Diego in July, could be an option to take over from Rodriguez as the primary third baseman.If I signed or traded for a third baseman, that would be my third baseman, Cashman said.Headley is a free agent, and the Yankees have interest in re-signing him.He really shored up our defence on that side, played a great third base, Girardi said. Grinded out at-bats, had some big hits for us and showed an extreme amount of toughness and was great in the clubhouse.Girardi was at Yankee Stadium for the teams United Service Organizations event to pack goods for American servicemen and servicewomen. While most of the questions were about Rodriguez, he also addressed New Yorks off-season moves in the post-Derek Jeter era, of the need to right the ship. The Yankees hope to rebound from an 84-78 record, their poorest winning percentage since 1992.I think theres some question marks in our starting rotation, number one. Theres going to be some questions marks in our bullpen, and theres some question marks on what our infield is going to be, he said.Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, Carlos Beltran, Brett Gardner and Martin Prado are coming back from injuries.New York also has some interest in re-signing Brandon McCarthy, acquired from Arizona last summer and also a free agent.He struggled in Arizona for whatever reasons, but he pitched really well for us, Girardi said. He showed that he had the ability to pitch in New York, and I think thats always important.New York would like to re-sign closer David Robertson, another free agent. If he leaves, Dellin Betances likely would inherit the role.Its somewhat of a different mentality, Girardi said. I think hes capable of handling it.New York finished four games behind Oakland (88-74) for the second AL wild card, and Girardi watched from afar as Kansas City (89-73) reached Game 7 of the World Series before losing to San Francisco, with the potential tying run stranded at third.It shows you how close you were to be possibly being a World Series team, which even makes it hurt more, he said. If you look at five games where you could have scored maybe 10 more runs, two runs a game, with all the one-run games, that could have been us.___Blum reported from New York and Baum from Phoenix. Dontari Poe Jersey . The incident occurred at 6:28 of the first period in Anaheims 6-3 home win over Dallas on Sunday. Garbutt left the penalty box and skated at Penner before leaving his skates to deliver a check. DJ Moore Jersey . His Chicago Blackhawks teammates werent shocked when he found it. 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Well, South Carolina State would agree to that more as quarterback Adrian Kollock Jr. hit Austin Smith in stride for a 49-yard touchdown pass with 33 seconds remaining in the Bulldogs 20-14 victory over a 14th-ranked Bethune squad that had been unbeaten in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action. Bethunes first conference road loss since falling in Orangeburg in 2011 created a logjam for first place, including the Wildcats (6-2, 3-1) and SCSU (5-3, 3-1). Smith broke three tackles on his decisive touchdown. Bethune tied the game at 14-14 when SCSU was hoping to run out the clock but fumbled a snap deep in its territory, which the Wildcats Donald Smith scooped up for a 3-yard touchdown return. There were only two offensive touchdowns in the game. Quentin Williams 43-yard scoring pass to Jhomo Gordon just 37 seconds into the game gave Bethune a 7-0 lead. SCSU tied the game on Justin Hughes 44-yard interception return with 5:24 left in the second quarter. The Bulldogs took a 14-7 lead on Antonio Hamiltons 91- yard TD return midway through the third quarter. Williams was sacked eight times and threw three interceptions. He got tired of seeing Javon Hargrave, who collected six sacks and 11 tackles for the Bulldogs. Either Bethune or SCSU has won five of the last six MEAC titles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sports Network FCS Top 25 All Times ET No. 1 North Dakota State (8-0, 4-0 Missouri Valley) 47, South Dakota (2-6, 0-4) North Dakota State extended its FCS-record winning streak to 32 games as quarterback Carson Wentz threw for three touchdowns and running back John Crockett had 169 yards from scrimmage and scored twice. The Bison defense forced three turnovers. Linebacker Nick DeLuca had 12 tackles and one interception. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Arizona (5-3, 3-1 Big Sky) 28, No. 2 Eastern Washington (7-2, 4-1) 27 NAU backup quarterback Jordan Perry connected with freshman wide receiver Dan Galindo on a 20-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds remaining to erase a 27-22 deficit and end two-time defending Big Sky champion Eastern Washingtons conference winning streak at 14 games. The Eagles had a 27-22 lead late in the fourth quarter but opted not to go for a 40-yard field goal attempt before being stopped on 4th-and-4 at the NAU 23 with 47 seconds left. On the Lumberjacks second play of the ensuing drive, Perry threw a 54-yard completion to Alex Holmes to set up the winning touchdown. Starting quarterback Chase Cartwright was 23-for-40 for 255 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game with an injury. The Lumberjacks overcame the spectacular return of EWU running back Jordan Talley from a shoulder injury as he rushed for 219 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. EWU quarterback Jordan West, making his third start in place of injured standout Vernon Adams Jr., was 16-for-34 for 171 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 3 New Hampshire (6-1, 4-0 CAA) 28, Stony Brook (4-5, 3-2) 20 New Hampshire overcame a 14-0 deficit after the first quarter and went ahead for good on R.J. Harris 73-yard touchdown pass from running back Nico Steriti in the third quarter. Quarterback Andy Vailas rushed for two touchdowns and Jimmy Owens scored on a 51-yard run with 1:43 left to extend a 21-20 lead. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 4 Coastal Carolina (8-0, 2-0 Big South) 43, Charleston Southern (5-3, 0-2) 22 Coastal Carolina avenged a loss from last season as Alex Ross passed for three touchdowns and DeAngelo Henderson rushed for three. Chanticleers wide receiver John Israel collected 174 yards and two touchdowns on three receptions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 5 Villanova (7-1) 48, Morgan State (4-4) 28 Villanova quarterback John Robertson was 13-for-18 for 143 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Kevin Monangai rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 6 Jacksonville State (6-1, 4-0) 49, Tennessee Tech (3-5, 2-3) 3 Five different Jacksonville State players scored touchdowns in the second quarter and the Gamecocks pushed their winning streak to six. Quarterback Eli Jenkins had 204 total yards and threw for a touchdown, while backup Christian LeMay passed for two more scores to Anthony Johnson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 7 Montana (5-2, 3-0 Big Sky) at Cal Poly (4-3, 3-1), 9:05 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen F. Austin (6-2, 3-1 Southeastern) 27, No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana (6-3, 4-1) 17 Running back Gus Johnson rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Clint Conque also ran in a score as Stephen F. Austin opened up the Southland Conference race. After sitting out the first half with a sore shoulder, Southeastern signal caller Bryan Bennett had an 83-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Smiley and a rushing touchdown in the second half. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No.dddddddddddd 9 Illinois State (7-0, 4-0 Missouri Valley) 21, Missouri State (4-4, 1-3) 7 Illinois State overcame a 7-6 deficit in the fourth quarter as quarterback Tre Roberson scored on a 7-yard run and threw his second touchdown pass of the game. Marshaun Coprich carried the ball 31 times for 148 yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 10 Montana State (6-2, 4-0 Big Sky), Idle ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 11 McNeese State (5-2, 3-1 Southland) 41, Incarnate Word (1-7, 1-4) 21 McNeese State was outgained in yards (303 to 273), but forced six turnovers. Brent Spikes picked off three passes and returned one for a 48-yard touchdown. Dylan Long rushed for 60 yards and three touchdowns, while Ryan Ross had 64 yards and a score on the ground. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 12 Fordham (7-1, 3-0 Patriot) 48, Lehigh (1-6, 0-2) 27 Fordham freshman Chase Edmonds rushed for 197 yards and five touchdowns on 32 carries and senior Michael Nebrich passed for 292 yards and one touchdown. The Rams had never won in 12 previous visits to Lehigh. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17 Youngstown State (6-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley) 30, No. 13 South Dakota State (5-3, 2-2) 27 Youngstown State freshman quarterback Hunter Wells passed for 256 yards and accounted for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing). Martin Ruiz rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. For SDSU, senior running back Zach Zenner rushed for 114 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15 Chattanooga (5-3, 4-0) 38, Mercer (5-4, 1-4) 31 Junior quarterback Jacob Huesman passed for 359 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 99 yards and a score to lift Chattanooga. Mocs senior defensive end Davis Tull recorded 1.5 sacks to get to 35 for his career, pulling within 1.5 sacks of former Appalachian State standout Josh Jeffries Southern Conference record of 36.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16 Richmond (6-2, 3-1 CAA) 30, Elon (1-7, 0-4) 10 Richmond limited Elon to 141 yards, including just 17 on 26 carries. Running back Jacobi Green totaled 149 yards from scrimmage and rushed for a touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 18 William & Mary (5-3, 2-2 CAA) 31, Delaware (4-4, 2-2) 17 Mikal Abdul-Saboor rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns as William & Mary controlled the ball for 37 minutes, 8 seconds. Delawares Trent Hurley was 24-for-36 for 236 yards and a touchdown with one interception. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 19 Eastern Kentucky (7-1, 4-1) 33, Southeast Missouri State (4-5, 2-3) 21 EKUs DyShawn Mobley rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns and Jeff Glover blocked a punt and returned the ball for a 22-yard touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 21 Harvard (6-0, 3-0 Ivy) 49, Princeton (3-3, 2-1) 7 Harvard totaled 698 yards and blew out Princeton behind quarterback Conner Hempel, who passed for 382 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 52 yards and two more scores. Running backs Semar Smith (124 yards) and Paul Stanton Jr. (105 yards, one touchdown) both went over the century mark in the win. The Crimson have won 10 straight games since last season. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 22 Indiana State (5-3, 2-2 Missouri Valley) 41, No. 20 Southern Illinois (5-4, 2-3) 26 Indiana State racked up 568 yards behind the senior trio of quarterback Mike Perish (27-for-41, 353 yards, four touchdowns), running back Buck Logan (15 carries, 142 yards, one touchdown) and wide receiver Kyani Harris (five receptions, 129 yards, two touchdowns). Southern Illinois commited four turnovers in its third straight loss. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 23 Northern Iowa (4-4, 2-2 Missouri Valley) 27, Western Illinois (3-6, 1-4) 13 Northern Iowa senior running back David Johnson rushed for 146 rushing yards and scored twice to set a school record with 51 career touchdowns. Brion Carnes started at quarterback and passed for a career-high 239 yards and one touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saint Francis (3-5, 1-2 NEC) 30, No. 24 Sacred Heart (6-2, 2-1) 27 Saint Francis beat a Division I team for the first time this season in knocking Sacred Heart from first place in the Northeast Conference. Zach Drayer threw three touchdowns and caught one on a trick play as SFU built a 27-10 lead. After the Pioneers rallied to tie the game, Lance Geesey kicked a 35-yard field goal with 5:28 left for the decisive points. Sacred Hearts Keshaudas Spence (23 carries, 173 yards, one touchdown) outperformed SFUs Khairi Dickson (28 carries, 95 yards), who entered the game as the FCS rushing leader. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 25 Albany (6-2) 24, Colgate (4-4) 17 Quarterback Will Fiacchi scored from 2 yards out with 16 seconds left to lift Albany. 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