Day Two of Pretending to Work at the Office News

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Baseball Update:
The Cardinals have signed pitcher Adam Wainwright to a four year, $15 million contract.

Meanwhile the Nationals have cut former starter John Patterson.

Joe Nathan is getting closer to a deal that will keep him in Minnesota for the near future.

The Blue Jays are hoping that closer B.J. Ryan's soreness in his throwing arm will go away. But for now, it will keep him out for the next few days.

Good news for the Phillies, Brad Lidge had quite a Grapefruit League debut getting out four of five batters including three strike out and one walk int he Phillies 3-0 win over the Pirates.

The Cubbies have a big whole to fill with Kerry Wood's back going all crazy on him. And Carlos Marmol is not looking like he's up to the gig after he and teammate Kevin Hart allowed four runs in the eighth in the A's 5-2 win.

The Rays and Indians finished in a 4-4 tie, but it was B.J. Upton's early departure after getting hit above the elbow that may concern the Rays.

The Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2 in their first ever Cactus League game. I don't know why it bothers me so much that they left Dodgertown especially since I wasn't even remotely alive when they played in Brooklyn, I mean my mom was 10 and my dad was 13 when they left, but it does.

With the Red Sox and A's touching down on Japanese soil on Wednesday, former MLB manager and current Chiba Lotte Marines Manager Bobby Valentine is calling the timing of these games a little off.

So it's not getting any better for Brian McNamee. After squeling on friend Roger Clemens, the former trainer fainted while driving his Lexus and crashed into a bus. Luckily, no one was seriously injured.

Nascar Update:
The Cup boys have the rare off weekend thanks to a little thing called Easter. But don't worry the Nationwide Series guys will pick up the slack racing in Nashville on Saturday afternoon. This race will feature less Cup Series guys giving way to an actual Nationwide driver surprising the field and taking the checkers. Tune into EPSN2 at 2 PM/est for all of the action of the Pepsi 300.

Matthew Willis investigates where all the good Nascar mutasches have gone. Click here for the article.

Five races in and we already have some bubble drivers none more disappointing than Jamie McMurray. Because like you didn't expect all of the open wheel guys like Sam Hornish, Jr. and Dario Franchitti to struggle.

Apparently people are calling for Tony Eury, Jr.'s head. Why I have no idea. Junior's in fifth in the points standings while not one of his Hendrick teammates rank in the top 12 and he's been banging on the door of a win all season. Goodness, give the guy a break.

You know Junior and Jeff Gordon are bound to rank highest on the popularity chart, but how did Michael Waltrip and Kyle Petty end up in the top 5. Click here to find out.

News & Notes: It's the biggest story to come out of Day 1 of the NCAA tournament, a near upset for Belmont, thank goodness Duke was able to pull it out 71-70...The biggest rout of the night went to UCLA who beat Mississippi State 70-29. Yeah the 29 is correct...And the only major upset was Kansas State that took down USC 80-67...The Celtics completed their Texas sweep taking out Dallas 94-90...The ex-wife of NBA ref Tim Donaghy is seeking a restraining. I guess he couldn't fix those problems...I think Penn State maybe going a little too far with their JoePa love. A new course at the University will investiage Joe Paterno's interactions with the media...The Raiders signed DeAngelo Hall to a seven year, $70 million deal...The Red Wings have lost Brad Stuart for the rest of the season after sustaining a non-displaced fracture of his finger during the Wings 3-1 over Columbus...Freddy Adu's two goals gave the US a 3-0 win over Canada and an Olympic birth...David Beckham can litterally take over US soccer when his contract with the LA Galaxy expires in 2011. According to 60 Minutes Becks has the option to buy an MLS franchise. I wonder which one he'll pick.

Check this out: In honor of March Madness, ew.com has listed its 23 best underdogs. Click here to find out who made the list.

It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate