Baseball Update:
The Marlins will finally get a new home after plans for their new stadium were approved. Marlins president David Samson said, "Fact is, we have a binding agreement for a new stadium -- the Marlins ballpark."
In other Florida baseball ballpark news, the Tampa Bay lessDevil Rays have debuted drawings for their new stadium. Click here for the picture. (Warning: May burn eyes with ugliness)
Josh Fogg has agreed to a one year contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
Manny Ramirez wants to retire a Red Sox, but he says its up to the team to keep him passed 2008.
The Diamondbacks have extended GM Josh Byrnes through 2015.
Guess what kids, Congress decided it hasn't wasted enough time and money because they're having another steriods hearing, this time they want to talk to all four major sports leagues, the NCAA and the Olympics. We get, steroids are bad for the kids. Do we really need another hearing in which Senators who cannot pronounce players/commissioners names correctly get to banter about proving how dumb they are and how unworthy they are of reelection? I don't think so.
The Chicago White Sox will pay tribute to those effected by the Northern Illinois shooting tragedy by wearing NIU hats in their spring training opener next week. The players will then autograph the hats and send them back to Dekalb, IL where they will be auctioned off. The moneys raised will benefit a scholarship fund in memory of the five students killed.
One former and one current major leaguer are in the midst of lawsuits alledging they haven't paid up. Lenny Dykstra is being sued by an accounting firm DDK & CO, LLP for failing to pay $111,097. But Dykstra is stoked to tell everyone what a bunch of creeps they are...Speaking of creeps, Gary Sheffield is about to bring a world of disgrace on Scott Boras after Boras claimed Sheff has failed to pay him his percentage of his 3 year, $39 million deal with the Yankees. Sheffield says he represented himself and is ready to tell the world what an ass Boras is. Is it really a revolation that Boras is a jerk?
Don't forget our new Braves Blog is up and running. Click here to check it out.
Nascar Update:
They say the season doesn't really start until you leave Daytona, so call the Auto Club 500 at California the first real test of the season with cars whipping around this 2 mile flat D-shaped oval at speeds eclipsing the 200 mph mark. Over the passed ten races, seven of the them have been won by either a Hendrick or Roush Fenway car. Can the dominance continue? Or will a new team emerge in victory lane? You'll have to tune in to find out. Coverage beings at 3:30 PM/est on Fox.
Arenas and stadiums across the country are doing it, so why not racetracks, huh? That's what California Speedway was thinking before reportedly signing a 10 year agreement with Automobile Club of Southern California to rename the track. (jayski)
Robby Gordon called his infractions at Daytona an "innocent mistake" in appealing the 100 point, $100,000 penalty.
Popo in my crib news:
Remember when you got pissed off becuase you got a B+ on a paper you totally should have gotten an A for because of grammar? Well, your teacher may have been right in docking you a letter grade after Barry Bonds' attorney is claiming a pair of typos could cost Barry Bonds a chance at getting a fair trial in his prejury case. Watch out typist, because the popo are on your tail!
News & Notes: Blockbuster trades abounded on Thursday including a three team (Cavs, Bulls and Sonics), 11 player deal and the Rockets, Hornets, Grizzles swap...Of course the Cavs, who were a part of the three team deal, had a small set back after learning guard Daniel Gibson will be out 6 weeks with a severely sprained left ankle...Indiana officials are going to meet on Friday to discuss the fate of men's basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson...UCLA wasn't playing by no mercy rule on Thursday handing Oregon State a 84-49 loss...The Falcons have finally got luck on their side after winning the coin toss giving them the number 3 pick in the NFL draft. The Raiders get the number 4 pick followed by the Chiefs...Richard Zednik, who suffered a scary injury when he was sliced in the neck by his teammate's skate made his first comments to the media on Thursday saying of the injury "I felt like somebody stabbed me." Yikes!...Who needs Sid the Kid when you have Evgeni Malkin compiling three points in a game? Apparenlty not the Pens who were able to beat the Candiens 5-4. Although, I'm sure they'd rather have Crosby and Malkin on the ice...Soccer by Ives is reporting that FC Barcelona is heading to Giants Stadium to take on the New York Red Bulls in an exhibition game (thx. hhl)...We're getting closer and closer to a unifed North American Open Wheel series, but an announcement is still not ready to be made.
UPDATE: According to this, Kelvin Sampson's fate is already sealed.
Check this out: Apparently celebrity hot spots aren't all they're cracked up to be. See this place called Socialista had this bartender who had hepatitis A serving drinks at Ashton Kutcher's 30th bday forcing guests like Demi Moore and Madonna to take a trip to the local clinic to get a hepitatis test. See, celebs, they're just like us. For more click here.
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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