Brrr it's cold in here

Baseball: It appears Tom Glavine will be back with the Braves this season...Speaking of the Bravos, they avoided arbitration by signing Jeff Francoeur to a one year, $3.375 million contract...The Orioles and Brian Roberts are nearing a contract extension that could be worth $40 million...The Indians acquired reliever Juan Salas from the Rays and designated Andy Marte for assignment...Chase Utley is hoping to be healthy enough to play by Opening Day...Jeff Francis will likely miss the 2009 season after opting for shoulder surgery.

Basketball: First the Celtics lose Kevin Garnett to injury and then they lose to the Jazz, 95-80...18 was the magic number for Tim Duncan, who finished with 18 points and 18 rebounds in the Spurs 83-79 victory over the Pistons...The Magic aquired Rafer Alston from Houston...Manu Ginobili will miss three weeks after being diagnosed with a stress fracture.

College Basketball: Duke eneded their two game slide, besting St. John's 76-69...UCLA topped Washington, 85-76...Charlotte upset Xavier, 65-60.

Football: Santonio Holmes was fined $10,000 for using the football as a prop during his TD celebration during the Super Bowl...The Raiders gave cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha a $45.3 million contract making him the highest paid defensive back in NFL history. Part of the money is help pay for the psychiatrist he'll need for stying in Oakland for three more seasons...Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was charged with three gun related misdemeanors. Watch out Marshawn, because the popo are on your tail!

Hockey: Sergei Gonchar's late goal gave the Penguins the 5-4 win over Montreal. It was Gonchar's first goal since returning from injury...Meanwhile Alexei Kovalev is expected to rejoin the Canadiens on Friday...Ken Hitchcock picked up his 500th win as the Blue Jackets topped the Maple Leafs, 4-3...Mike Richards's five points helped lift the Flyers over the Sabres, 6-3...Keith Tkatchuk's OT goal gave the Blues the 2-1 advantage over the Predators...The Sharks beat the Kings 4-2 for their 25th home win of the season.

Nascar: Paul Chodora, a crew member for Jermey Mayfield's team, has been suspended indefinitely after failing a drug test.

Best of the Rest: Texas Tech and coach Mike Leach reached an agreement on Thursday for a five year, 12.7 million contract...Tiger Woods will be returning to the tour next week.



Check this out: Madea Goes to Jail hits theaters today and come 7:15 PM/est, I will be in my seat, munching on my popcorn, sipping my cherry coke and watching this movie. Is it sad that this is the first movie all year that I've really really really wanted to see?
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