Monday, December 01, 2008

The it's December 1st and I forgot to buy my train pass edition

Baseball: The Blue Jays aren't ready to give up on A.J. Burnett...The Rangers have traded pitcher Wes Littleton to the Red Sox for a player to be named later...Mets scout John Robert "Red" Murff, who discovered Nolan Ryan, has passed away at the age of 87...Nelson Figueroa and his wife Alisa are holding an online auction with the proceeds going to Ricky Stone, a former big league relief pitcher who is battling a malignant brain tumor. Over 100 major league players including Derek Jeter and David Ortiz have donated items you can bid on here.

Basketball: Even without Carmelo Anthony in the line-up, the Nuggets were able to cruise to a 104-94 victory...Devin Harris netted a career-high 47 as the Nets rolled by the Suns 117-109...Stephon Marbury is making his voice heard, even if he's not allowed to get close enough to the Knicks players for them to hear it.

College Basketball: They don't call them top ranked for nothing, UCONN's #1 women's team bashed #4 Oklahoma, 106-78...Western Kentucky stunned #3 Kentucky, 68-54.

College Football: Oklahoma moved past Texas in the BSC and will take on Missouri for the Big 12 title...Oklahoma's QB Sam Bradford said he will continue to play even after suffering torn ligaments in his non-throwing hand...Lane Kiffin is expected to be announced as Tennessee's head football coach...Meanwhile Charlie Weis is waiting to find out his fate.

Football: Even with the whole Plaxico mess, the Giants were able to dominate the Redskins, 23-7...The Steelers bounced back in the second half to deliver a 33-10 victory over the Patriots...The Broncos snapped the Jets five game win streak, 34-17...With their 34-14 win over the Bears and Carolina's late game rally over the Packers, the Vikings stand alone atop the NFC North...For more NFL scores, click here.
(Photo: Streeter Lecky/Getty Images)

Hockey: It was a day of milestones in the NHL with Mike Modano getting his 1,300th point in the Stars 4-3 edging of the Oilers. Modano became the 31st player to reach that total...Meanwhile, Keith Tkachuk reached 1,000 points with his goal in the Blues 4-2 beating of the Trashers...Craig Anderson held the Rangers scoreless for the first time all season, as the Panthers blanked NY, 4-0.

Check this out: Click here to see EW's list of 14 franchises that should just stop.

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