Football Update:
Lots of coaching news: Mike Holmgren is staying with the Seahawks for another game...The Bucs gave coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen three year extensions that will keep them with the team through 2011...Sources have Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Smith becoming the Atlanta Falcons new head coach...The Chargers have fired James Lofton, their wide receiver's coach...Jim Fassel seems to be on the top of the Redskins' list to replace Joe Gibbs...Whenever Tony Dungy decides to leave the Colts, Jim Caldwell could become the perfect replacement.
Denver Broncos safety John Lynch was named to his ninth pro bowl after replacing injured Colt Bob Sanders.
As far as Jerry Jones is concerned, Terrell Owens with be back with the Boys for 2008 after giving the WR a $3 million roster bonus.
...In other Cowboys news, WR Terry Glenn will undergo microfracture surgery on his knee after having arthoscopic surgery on the same knee last season. He's expected to need a year to recover from the microfacture surgery.
Well wishes go out to former Tennessee Titan defensive tackel Rien Long who is in critical condition at a Nashville area hospital after crashing his Ford Mustang into a rock wall.
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ron Springs' wife is suing two doctors for allegedly letting her husband slip into a coma following surgery in October.
Baseball Update:
Chuck Knoblauch politely declined a chance to speak to a Congressional Committee so they subpoenaed him. Like I said, you don't mess with the government.
The San Diego Padres have given GM Kevin Towers a two year extension that will keep him with the Club through 2010.
Donny baseball has moved from being the Dodgers batting coach to become a major league special assignment coach citing family priorities.
The Mets re-signed Endy Chavez to a two year, $3.85 million deal. Goodness, the Mets are going to be old and really screwed for 2008.
The Red Sox signed Dan Kolb and Dan Miceli to minor league contracts.
The Rays are thisclose to signing James Shields to a long term contract.
The Phillies are hoping that they can get a deal struck between themselves and first baseman Ryan Howard without the help of an arbitor. According to the AP, the Phils and Howard are a staggering $3 million a part. Howard made only $900,000 in 2007 but is hoping to get a bump to $10 million for 2008.
Second baseman Adam Kennedy skipped out on the Cardinals FanFest and manager Tony LaRussa is not happy. Seems like he's losing his grip on the team, huh?
The National Center for Drug Free Sport was chosen to be the official drug tester of Texas' high school steriods testing program. The NCDFS will have to test between 40,000 and 50,000 public school athletes by the end of the 2008-09 school year.
I know you were all nervous that after Jose Conseco got dropped from his first publisher that we'd never be able to read the sequel to "Juiced", but it seems Jose picked up a new publisher allowing his new book "Vindicated" to stay on track for its March 31st release date.
Popo in my crib News:
We don't like to judge, ok we love to judge, but we're thinking that Steelers receiver Cedrick Wilson may want to drop his crazy girlfriend Lindsey Paulat who fired two shots in his home on Monday and caused a standoff with the popo. While Ms. Paulat is in custody somewhere, Wilson decided to go for a proctection-from-abuse order against Lindz. Good move, good move. Cedrick, you may want to talk to Andre Rison, he's got experience with a crazy girlfriend who burned his house down. Watch out Lindsey, because the popo are on your tail!
Following the Titans successful request to be dropped from a lawsuit stemming from a February strip club shooting in Las Vegas, the NFL has petitioned the court to be dropped out of the suit as well. Tommy URbanski had filed a suit against the Titans, the NFL and Pacman Jones holding the parties responsible for a shooting which wounded him. Watch out people, because the popo are on your tail!
News & Notes: The Knicks continue to take a beating, this time at the hands of their former coach Larry Brown who claims in an article running in the February issue of "Philadelphia" magazine that the Knicks had spies all throughout the arena...In other Knicks news, Stephon Marbury is undergoing surgery to remove bone spurs from his ankle...Well wishes go out to Denver Nuggets forward Nene after news broke that the testicular tumor removed was in fact malignant...This just in, Sidney Crosby is still injured. Here's a question, who has gotten more press for their injury, Sid the Kid or Tom Brady...The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired their GM John Ferguson...Sad News, extreme skier Billy Poole died on Tuesday after jumping off a cliff for a scene for a documentary. He was 28...Kentucky managed a 72-66 upset of Tennessee. Kentucky is 8-9, while the Vols were 16-2...Roger Federer rolled passed American James Blake in the Aussie Open...Sad news, former Indy 500 announcer Lou Plamer died. He was 75...Get well wishes go out to Jacques Villeneuve, Sr., the uncle of Nascar driver Jacques Villenueve, who was released from the hospital after breaking his pelvis in the 45th World Championship Snowmobile Derby...So we kind of reported this story prematurely in OCTOBER, but Dale Jarrett will replace Rusty Wallace in the booth for ESPN's coverage of Nascar this season!!!!!!!!!! Rusty will remain with the ESPN crew as lead analyst in their studio programs.
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It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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