Wednesday, February 11, 2009

tongue tied

Baseball: Bobby Abreu could be getting closer to joining the Angels...Braden Looper has signed a one year deal with the Brewers believed to be around $5 million...A ruling in the arbitration case of Dioner Navarro netted the Rays catcher $2.1 million...Johan Santana will likely not participate in the World Baseball Classic...A California court will rule whether the names of other 103 players who tested positive for steriods will be released. Can we just move past this and look towards the future of baseball?...A new book written by Darryl Strawberry is scheduled to hit the shelves in April and will center around his time in baseball. Oh this is going to be good!



Basketball: A last second foul by LeBron James allowed the Pacers to slip past the Cavs, 96-95...There was some good news for Cavs guard Mo Williams, he was named to the All-Star team...With their 108-93 victory, the Spurs beat the Nets for the 13th straight time...Kobe Bryant reached 23,000 points in the Lakers 105-98 victory over the Thunder...Michael Jordan has made some mistakes, but he's man enough to bring them up. That's great, but I am still not letting you make any draft choices for me on my fantasy team.
(Photo: Reuters)

College Basketball: #13 Villanova pummeled #10 Marquette, 102-84...Don't forget, tonight Duke takes on UNC.

Football: Apparently Brett Favre has told the Jets he will retire, more news to come on this story, I am sure...The Saints and Hornets need some money, kids. Anyone got $27. 5 million?...20 years after he left UCLA to become a Dallas Cowboy, Troy Aikman will get his degree.

Hockey: The San Jose Sharks rallied with four goals in the third period to swipe out the Bruins, 5-2...One year after being cut by a teammates skaet, Richard Zednik knocked in the Panthers game winning goal in OT giving them a 5-4 victory over the Maple Leafs...Mats Sundin scored twice in the Canucks 6-4 win over the Blues...The Kings edged the Islanders 4-3 in a shootout...Jaromir Jagr is not going to the oilers.

Best of the Rest: Antonio Margarito's boxing license has been suspended for one year after he illegally wrapped his hand...Congrats to Stump on becoming the oldest dog to take Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club. The Sussex spaniel is 10. Click here for photos...Sad news, American freestyle motorcross ride Jeremy Lusk has died from injuries sustained during a recent competition. He was just 24.

Check this out: After hearing news that ABC was bumping Ugly Betty from the schedule through June I was a bit shall we say nervous about its chances for survival, but after reading this, I am feeling a lot better.

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