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Baseball: CC Sabathia will be starting on Opening Day on the road and home for the Yankees...Derek Jeter will be leading off for the Bombers...Update your fantasy roster, the A's Justin Duchscherer will likely start the season on the DL...And the Tigers Joel Zumaya will likely begin the season in the minors...Get well wishes got out to Aaron Boone who underwent heart surgery...Miguel Tejada was given a year probation for misleading congress...The Padres introduced Jeff Moorad as their new CEO and vice chairman. Moorad and a group of investor that includes former Cowboys QB Troy Aikmen purchased 35 percent of the team and in five years are expected to own 100%.

Basketball: Kobe Bryant had 30 points in the Laker's 92-77 victory over the Pistons...Portland rolled past Phoenix, 129-109...The NBA has approved a rule change for too many men on the court...Set your DVRs, LeBron James will be on 60 Minutes on Sunday.



College Basketball: Memphis and Duke went down last night. Click here to see the updated bracket...After falling in the NIT, Billy Gillispie's status as Kentucky's head coach is unclear...What is clear is that B.J. Mullens is over college. The 7-foot Ohio State freshman is going to the NBA...Paul Westhead has been hired as the new women's head coach at Oregon.
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Football: A member of the popo who detained Texan running back Ryan Moats while his mother-in-law was dying is very sorry for the incident...Plaxico Burress is really trying to avoid jail time. Which is good because the Giants really need a wide reciever and apparently have no shame.

Hockey: The Rangers blew a 4-1 lead on their way to a 5-4 SO loss to the Thrashers...Unlike the Rangers who gave up a lead and lost, the Canadiens were able to beat the Lightning with Saku Koivu's overtime goal....The Blue Jacks decimated the Flames, 5-0...The Panthers ended their slide soaring past the Flyers, 4-2...The Predators edged the Sharks, 3-2...As per commissioner Gary Bettman, the Coyotes, who are bleeding money in Phoenix, are not going anywhere. Um..ok?

Nascar: If the NFL extends it season like Roger Goodell would like, does that mean the Daytona 500 could end up on the same day as the Super Bowl? Probably not if the NFL gets takes the one or two extra preseason games and turns them into regular season games like it has been discussed...A new study suggested that Darlington Raceway brings in $54 million to the South Carolina each year and provides 874 jobs.

Best of the Rest: Congratulations to Evan Lysacek on becoming the first American in 13 years to win the World Figure Skating Championship...Robert Ryan has been arrested for allegedly stalking gymnast and Dancing with the Stars contestant Shawn Johnson. Watch out Robby, because the popo are on your tail!

Check this out: Apparently Americans are spending again and I would have to say I am personally a part of that group of spenders. And to the clubhouse store outside inside Disney's Wide World of Sports, you had some great Braves t-shirts and your welcome!