Baseball: How much does winning a Cy Young Award cost? Apparently only $650,000 if you're Tim Lincecum...Honestly, why would you want to be a Scott Boras client? When you are not having your money frozen by the government, you're turning down a two year, $45 million offer by the Dodgers. Tell me this Manny, what other team that actually has money to spend wants you on their team?...It's the A's or bust for Nomar Garciaparra...Milton Bradley had his spring training debut with the Cubs cut short thanks to mild tightness in his left quadriceps...A $410 million spending bill pending in congress has ear marked $3.8 million to help redevelop the remaining section of the old Tiger Stadium. And yet for only $1 you can buy a house there. Something seems out of whack.
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Basketball: For the first time in his career, LeBron James failed to record an assist as the Cavs fell to the Rockets, 93-74...The Lakers pounded the Suns, 132-106...Celtics guard Gabe Pruitt is sorry for the DUI he received following Boston's loss to the Clippers Wednesday night...The Bulls suffered two major losses as former player Norm Van Lier and former coach Johnny "Red" Kerr both passed away on Thursday.
College Basketball: With their 71-60 victory over UAB, Memphis clinched the Conference USA title...Washington is keeping pace in the Pac-10 after edging Arizona State, 73-70 in OT...DeShawn Sims and Manny Harris combined for 56 points as Michigan beat Purdue, 87-78.
Football: Albert Haynesworth is a very very very wealthy man...And DeAngelo Hall is too. Looks like the Redskins are the shelter from the economic depression we're all dealing with...There are some unconfirmed rumors that Fred Taylor will sign with Patriots sometime on Friday...Officials are allowing Michael Vick to serve his final two months of his sentence under home confienment...Los Angeles must be very confident that they'll be able to lure an NFL team to their city. Otherwise the approval of an $800 million NFL-ready stadium will look very stupid.
College Basketball: With their 71-60 victory over UAB, Memphis clinched the Conference USA title...Washington is keeping pace in the Pac-10 after edging Arizona State, 73-70 in OT...DeShawn Sims and Manny Harris combined for 56 points as Michigan beat Purdue, 87-78.
Football: Albert Haynesworth is a very very very wealthy man...And DeAngelo Hall is too. Looks like the Redskins are the shelter from the economic depression we're all dealing with...There are some unconfirmed rumors that Fred Taylor will sign with Patriots sometime on Friday...Officials are allowing Michael Vick to serve his final two months of his sentence under home confienment...Los Angeles must be very confident that they'll be able to lure an NFL team to their city. Otherwise the approval of an $800 million NFL-ready stadium will look very stupid.
Hockey: Fire Glen Sather chants rained down on the ice as the Rangers dropped another one. After holding a 1-0 lead for much of the game, the Panthers scored twice in the third period for a 2-1 victory...Marty Brodeur showed no signs of rust as the Devils blanked the Avs, 4-0...Mike Green scored his 23rd goal of the season as the Caps topped hte Thrashers, 4-3...The Bruins routed the Ducks, 6-0...The Penguins sent defenseman Ryan Whitney to the Ducks for forward Chris Kunitz and a prospect...Meanwhile the Canadiens sent winger Steve Begin to the Stars for defenseman Doug Janik.
Best of the Rest: It wasn't quite the storybook ending people were hoping for following Tiger Woods's second round ousting at the Accenture Match Play Championship...The Dakar Rally will return to Argentina and Chile in 2010. The race was moved to the South American location from its usual African stage due to terrorist threats.
Check this out: Congratulations go out to New England QB Tom Brady and his lady love Gisele as the crazy couple reportedly tied the knot on Thursday. Is it me, or is a bit weird when ESPN.com has news of their marriage on the front page under news of big NFL free agent signs and NBA scores? US Weekly has a gallery of pictures of the couple to mark the occasion.
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