Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Fall Overboard

Baseball: Ken Griffey, Jr. could earn an additional $3 million in incentives bringing his 2009 salary up to $5 million...Jake Peavy and Roy Oswalt will anchor the United States pitching staff as World Baseball Classic rosters were unveiled...John Maine pitched for the first time since undergoing surgery in September. The Mets ace said he felt fine...Twins RHP Boof Bonser will have exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his pitching shoulder...The A's have scrapped plans to build a new stadium in Fremont.

Basketball: Stephon Marbury is officially out of New York, but is he heading to Boston?...Kobe Bryant injured his ankle in the Lakers's 107-93 victory over the Thunder...Dwayne Wade had 21 points and a career high 16 assists as the Heat contributed to the Pistons 7 game slide with a 103-91 win...Hall of Famer Dave Bing, Mayor of Detroit? It could happen.

College Basketball: It didn't take long for Pittsburgh to lose their #1 crown after falling to Providence, 81-73...With their win over Florida, LSU has clinched its share of the SEC championship...Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell is not too thrilled with UCONN coach Jim Calhoun's tirade.

Football: Kurt Warner wants to get paid!

Hockey: Flyers rallied in the third to overtake the Capitals, 4-2...Speaking of rallies, the Preds knocked in four goals in the third period to beat the Hawks, 5-3...The Canadiens blanked the Canucks, 3-0...Jarome Iginla had two goals and two assists in the Flames 4-1 victory over the Blue Jackets...Dan Healtey got his 30th goal of the season as the Hurricanes topped the Senators, 4-2...John Tortorella held his first practice as the Rangers head coach...Former NHL ref Bryan Lewis believes fighting is on its way out. Don't piss me off this early in the morning.

Nascar: A bad batch of parts is to blame for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Mark Martin's enginge failures.

Best of the Rest: Greg Norman thinks golfers should take a paycut...Michael Phelps will begin his comeback tour in Charlotte at the UltraSwim meet in May.

Check this out: Famed gossip columnist Liz Smith has been dropped by the New York Post. Wow the economy is bad! Click here for the details.
(Photo: Reuters)

No comments: