Monday, February 09, 2009

while you were pretending to watch the Pro Bowl

Baseball: The biggest news of the weekend was A-Rod or can we just call him A-Fraud from now on?...But it appears Alex isn't alone, 104 players tested positive for steriods during the "anonymous" testing...Ryan Howard is finally getting paid. He just signed a three year, $54 million contract with the Phillies...The Dodgers signed Randy Wolf to a one year, $5 million deal...Scott Olsen or Tassie McSusan as I like to call him struck a deal with the Nationals...And the Royals gave Mark Teahen a one year, $3.575 million contract...The Rangers have signed Andruw Jones to a minor league contract. Texas has quietly made a couple of very smart moves this off season...The Braves have offered veteran pitcher Tom Glavine a contract and are awaiting his decision. Come back Tommy!

Basketball: Lamar Odom's 28 points lead the Lakers to a 101-91 victory over the Cavs. It was Cleveland's first home loss of the season...Playing three games in four days must have gotten to the Celtics who fell to the Spurs, 105-99...After playing three of the best teams in the league this week, the Knicks had a real chance of getting a "w" but instead they fell to the Blazers, 109-108...Live in the NJ area but winter in Florida? Well then I've got a deal for you.

College Basketball: Jeff Teague had 27 and Al-Farouq Aminu added 26 as Wake Forest ripped Boston College, 93-76...Indiana has suspended their leading scorer Devan Dumes indefinitely after he was ejected for a flagrant foul in Saturday's gamea against Michigan State.


Football: The NFC rallied to a 30-21 victory over the AFC in the Pro Bowl...Larry Fitzgerald was named MVP...Former Falcons RB Jamal Anderson is in some big trouble after being charged with felony cocaine possession and midsemeanor marijuana possession. Watch out Jamal, because the popo are on your tail!...Not to be outdone, Colts DT Darrell Reid was also arrested. He was picked up outside of nightclub early Sunday morning for disorderly conduct and trespassing. Watch out Darrell, because the popo are on your tail!
(Photo: AP)
Hockey: Ty Conklin recorded his sixth shut-out of the season as the Wings blanked the Penguins, 3-0...Mikko Koivu scored the only goal in the shoot-out giving the Wild a 3-2 advantage over the Oilers...The Hurricanes picked up Jussi Jokinen from the Lightning for Wade Brookbank, Josef Milichar and a fourth round draft pick...Sabres All-Star Tomas Vanek will be out four weeks after breaking his jaw during the first period of Saturday night's game against the Senators...A month after having surgey on his left hip, Paul Kariya will undergo surgery on his right hip.



Nascar: Congrats to Kevin Harvick on winning the Budweiser Shoot-out. Click here for results...Martin Truex, Jr. and Mark Martin will be sitting on the front row of the Daytona 500, but the other spots will be decided in the Duels. Click here for the starting grid for Duel 1 and here for Duel 2.
(Photo: Getty Images)

Best of the Rest: Congratulations goes out to Tiger Woods and his wife Elin on the birth of their son Charlie Axel Woods. I hope someone is a fan of Guns N Roses!

Check this out: The new cast of Dancing with the Stars was announced and for the first time, a couple will be competing against each other, Jewel and her bullriding hubby Ty Murray. Click here to see who else made the cast.

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