What the Frack?

Baseball: Cliff Floyd has agreed to a one year deal with the Padres...The Royals avoided arbitration by signing Brian Bannister to a one year, $1,737,500 contract..The Yankees sent left-hander Chase Wright to the Brewers for OF/C Eric Fryer. So it wasn't exactly the big Mike Cameron/Melky Cabrera trade people were talking about, but it's something...The Rockies have acquired OF Matt Murton from the A's...Speaking of Coloradao, pitcher Jeff Francis is setting a deadline for shoulder surgery...Red Sox OF/1B Mark Kotsay underwent back surgery...Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax was one of the many swindled by Bernie Madoff. That's it, no one messes with Koufax and gets away with it!...With the economy so bleak, it's always nice to know someone is hiring. MLB Network unveiled its new studio in Secaucus, NJ. The studio is expected to yield 200 "white collar" jobs...Finally, Happy 75th Birthday to Hank Aaron!

Basketball: It wasn't 61, but LeBron James's 52 points was nothing to sneeze at and neither was the Cavs' 107-102 victory over the Knicks...The Magic cast a spell over the Clippers, 125-96...Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol combined for 67 points in the Lakers 115-107 victory over the Raptors...Jason Kidd moved into fourth all time in assists as the Mavs rolled over the Trail Blazers, 104-99...Reggie Miller is giving Knicks fans another reason to dislike him...Lisa Leslie has announced 2009 will be her final season with the Sparks.




College Basketball: #10 Clemson annihilated #4 Duke, 74-47. What the frick?...Wake Forest continues to slide, falling to Miami (FL), 79-52...With their 79-66 win over SMU, #14 Memphis picked up their 50th straight C-USA win.
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Football: Former Giants head coach Dan Reeves was thisclose to signing a contract with the Cowboys before it all fell a part...Donovan McNabb is not too thrilled with the Eagles defense...Chiefs RB Larry Johnson would like to get the hell out of Kansas City, please!

Hockey: The Bruins continue to find ways to win as they picked up another "w" taking out the Flyers, 3-1...Now this is more like it. The Pens rallied from a three point defecit in the third to beat the Lightning with a late Evgeni Malkin goal in OT, 4-3...Thomas Vanek scored three goals in the Sabres 5-0 rout of the Maple Leafs...The NHL is doing all it can to help out the Coyotes...Sean Avery could begin skating as early as Monday. Where he will be playing after he gets back to skating is another story.

Best of the Rest: David Beckham does not love LA.

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