"I want to stay with the team." Nova is scheduled to pit

TAMPA, Fla. - Yankees fifth starter candidate Michael Pineda allowed three runs and six hits over six innings Sunday in New Yorks 3-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Dioner Navarro had an RBI single in the second, which ended Pinedas scoreless streak at 10 innings. The right-hander avoided further damage by getting an inning-ending double play from Ryan Goins with the bases loaded. Toronto scored twice in the fifth, on Pinedas throwing error after fielding a bunt and a wild pitch. Considered the front runner, Pineda is competing with David Phelps, Adam Warren and Vidal Nuno for the final rotation spot behind opening day starter CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Masahiro Tanaka and Ivan Nova. Manager Joe Girardi is expected to announce the choice Tuesday. Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle gave up one run and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. STARTING TIME Blue Jays: Buehrle made the start on his 35th birthday. "I just dropped the family off at the airport," Buehrle said. "Im going to go home and clean up the house." The left-hander took a shutout into the sixth before giving up a run on Derek Jeters double-play grounder. Buehrle will make his final spring training start in the first of two exhibition games in Montreal on Friday night against the New York Mets. Yankees: Pineda missed the past two years following right shoulder surgery. "I want to make it," Pineda said. "I want to stay with the team." Nova is scheduled to pitch in a minor league game Monday, an off day for the Yankees. TRAINERS ROOM Blue Jays: Infielder Jose Reyes, who left after three innings of Saturdays game due to left hamstring tightness, didnt play, and is day to day. "He feels a little better," manager John Gibbons said. "We still dont think its a big deal." Yankees: Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, scratched March 16 due to right calf tightness, took batting practice and ran the bases. He could return Tuesday in a minor league game. "Just building up," Ellsbury said. 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With the league projecting financial growth, there has been speculation that players will take that option in three years, especially since a new national TV contract will be in place by then.Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Stephen Curry had 16 points and 10 assists as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Detroit Pistons 104-93 on Sunday afternoon. Draymond Green posted 20 points and six rebounds, while Klay Thompson added 15 points for the Warriors, who have won their last nine games, finishing up a perfect five-game road trip. Its showing the character of this team to keep winning games that are obviously tough considering the situation, Curry said. Were happy to have done so well on the trip going home. Brandon Jennings tallied 22 points and six helpers, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope netted 23 points and Greg Monroe supplied 13 points and 10 boards for Detroit, which has dropped eight in a row. Weve got a real problem scoring in the paint and even closer, said Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy. I dont have an answer to that. The Pistoons raced out to an 18-10 advantage before a 10-2 Golden State run tied the game at 20-20.dddddddddddd Detroit led 24-21 following a quarter of play, but Marreese Speights scored the first four points and Shaun Livingston netted the final four during a 13-3 surge to begin the second. Two Livingston free throws staked Detroit to a 34-27 cushion. Golden State closed the opening half on a 10-1 swing, with Greens floater at the horn extending its lead to 53-40 heading into the locker room. The Warriors led by as many as 22 in the third and took an 82-71 spread into the fourth, where they cruised to the easy victory. Game Notes Golden State shot 46.8 percent (37-of-79) from the floor, while Detroit finished 36.3 percent (33-of-91) from the field ... The Warriors held a 46-32 points in the paint advantage. ' ' '