Football Update:
Former president Bill Clinton has chosen the New York Giants as his team in the Super Bowl. Although, if the Pats win, he'll probably claim he was rooting for them all along, but didn't want to upset his wife, New York Senator Hillary Clinton during this stressful time.
Coaching round up: The Falcons hired Brian VanGorder as their defensive coordinator, a day after officially announcing that Mike Smith would be their new head coach...Former Dolphins coach Cam Cameron wasn't unemployed for long after signing on to become the Ravens new Offesnive Coordinator...Speak of the Dolphins, their new wide recievers coach is former UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell...Ollie Wilson has reunited with the Chargers as their running backs coach...Todd Grantham is the Cowboys new defensive line coach.
Super Bowl news: The Pats remain mum on Tom Brady's foot but they did place back up safety Mel Mitchell on IR...The Giants are the biggest underdogs in the Super Bowl since the Patriots in 2001. Hey, how'd that turn out?...In other Giants news, Rich Seubert who is suffering from a sprained right knee vowed he'll be in the starting lineup for the Super Bowl.
You can add Bills defesnive end Aaron Schobel, Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, Eagles defensive end Trent Cole and Redskins long snapper Ethan Albright to the list of this years Pro Bowlers.
In honor of their fallen teammate Sean Taylor, who became the first player voted into the Pro Bowl posthumously, Redskins Chris Cooley and Chris Samuels have announced they will wear the #21 in the game.
Tennessee Titan Albert Haynesworth wanted to show how much the Titans fans mean to him by inviting them to meet him on Thursday.
Titans wide reciever David Givens has undergone his third knee surgery since injurying it 14 months ago.
Six time Pro Bowl fullback Mike Alstott has announced his retirement.
While Alstott announced his retirement, Panthers defesnive end Mike Rucker is still mulling over the idea.
Baseball Update:
Second baseman Robinson Cano may get his wish granted if rumors of a four year, $30 million extension with the Yankees are true. Cano made it no secret he wants to stay in the Bronx for years to come.
C.C. Sabathia would like to make Cleveland home for the next few years, if he, his agent and the Indians can come to terms on a new long term deal.
The Blue Jays have signed catcher Rod Barajas to a one year, $1.2 million deal.
The Twins signed right hander Matt Guerrier to a one year, $950,000 contract.
The Pirates signed Jaret Wright, Hector Carrasco and Casey Fossum to minor league contracts.
Jose Vizcaino was hired as a special assistant to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Red Sox and A's aren't the only teams heading East in March, the Dodgers and Padres will play two exhibition games in China on March 15th and 16th.
The Yankees 2007 payroll of $218,311,394 was a new record and over $60 million more than the second place Red Sox with their payroll of $155,402,595. The Los Angeles Dodgers, who came in third with $125,581,316 were the highest in the National League.
David Wright thinks any player that has used steriods or human growth hormones in the past deserve "a hard penalty" even if that player happens to be his buddy Paul Lo Duca. Wright then added his secret to staying in tip top shape is vitamin water, the only suppliment he needs to play at his best.
Braves Update:
The Braves signed reliever Rafael Soriano to two year, $9 million deal, avoiding arbitration. I'm so excited, we've got our bullpen set, a great 1-2-3 punch in the starting rotation, Tex at first, an actual CF who has played higher than A ball and some young hitters like Francoeur and Brian McCann. Look out NL East, the Braves are coming!
As if you need any incentive to go out and support the Braves, but all season ticket plans purchased between now and February 4th get an exclusive presale for Kenny Chesney's latest concert. Click here for more info.
And if you're planning on coming out to the ballpark, take note of the new start times. All Monday-Thursday games will be played at 7:10 PM/est while Friday games will remain at 7:35 PM/est. Sunday games will now start at 1:35 PM/est instead of the usual 1:05 PM/est start times. And unless, Saturday's game is picked up by FOX, all games will be played at 7:10 PM/est.
Reminder just 21 days until pitchers and catchers report and Popo in my Crib has a big suprise for all you Braves fans out there!
Popo in my crib News:
Randy Moss will not be a Florida court room next week when a hearing will be held for Rachelle Washington who is seeking a perminant restraining order against the wide receiver following a January 6th incident. Moss will instead be with his team in Arizona preparing for the Super Bowl. And no, the Giants had nothing to do with it. The allegations came out before the Pats game against the Jaguars who happen to play in Florida, so talk to them. Watch out Randy, because the popo are on your tail!
Barry Bonds has asked a federal judge to drop the perjury charges levied against the baseball slugger. Bonds was formerly charged in November with lying under oath about his performance enhancing drug use. Watch out Barry, because the popo are on your tail!
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that investigators can continue to use both the names and urine samples of those players who have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Watch out cheaters, because the popo are on your tail!
News & Notes: The Mens finals at the Aussie Open will be void of both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer after Federer got bounced by Novak Djokovic...USC coach Tim Floyd has taken the blame for the OJ Mayo ticket scandal. Mayo, who accepted two tickets to a Nuggets game given to him by Carmelo Anthony, may have violated a rule that athletes aren't allowed to accept special favors. The tickets were valued at $230 each...Mommy will be happy after her Arizona Wildcats upset Washington State, 76-64...While UCLA avoided an upset holding onto a 80-75 victory over Oregon...And Duke easily beat Virginia Tech, 81-64...Arizona State topped the baseball coaches poll...The NBA All-Star starters were named. Among the voted in players were Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd...Shaq is not happy with reports that he's retiring...It was an outcome the Heat are getting very very familiar with after dropping their 15th straight game this time to the Spurs, 90-89...Another team on the slide is the New Jersey Nets who lost their 7th straight, 121-119 to the Golden State Warriors...Daniel Alfredsson collected 7 points in the Senators 8-4 win over Tampa Bay...14 year old figure skater Mirai Nagasu's may be the US's next big thing...Don't forget this weekend is the 24 hours at Daytona. Coverage begins on FOX at 1 PM/est before switching over to Speed at 2:30 PM/est. For more info click here.
Check this out: This weekend the NHL celebrates its biggest and brightest stars with their All-Star weekend. Click here for a preview of the weekend's biggest storylines. And don't forget to tune into Versus on Saturday at 7 PM/est for the YoungStars game and Sunday at 6 PM/est for the All-Star game.
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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