Tea for Two

Baseball: Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells will undergo surgery to fix his wrist...Also going under the knife was the Mets' Jeff Francouer...The Braves have entered the race to Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman...The Giants signed second baseman Freddy Sanchez to a two year, $12 million contract...They also hired Hensley Meulens as their hitting coach...Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before game 3 of the Japan Series.

Basketball: The Grizzles and Rudy Gay were unable to come to an agreement - on a contract that is...Meanwhile the Celtics and Rajon Rondo have reportedly agreed to a five year, $55 million deal...The NBA is looking into a post game incident involving Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo...Looks like Manu Ginobili's bat routine has resulted in a few rabies shots...It was a double whammy for the Nets who remain winless after falling to the Bobcats, 79-68 and also lost Yi Jianlian.
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College Football: The Florida gators have suspended Brandon Spikes for the first half of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt. What's wrong with benching him for the full game?...Good news, Notre Dame receiver Michael Floyd will play against Navy on Saturday.

Football: The Saints are still undefeated after taking out the Falcons, 35-27...For a complete wrap up of week eight, click here...It's safe to say the Cleveland Browns are mess right now...And linebacker Eric Barton's neck injury is only part of the problem...The Pats could be without starting defensive lineman Jarvis Green for two to four weeks...Also out for at least two weeks is Bills cornerback Terrence McGee...The Chiefs have agreed to cut Larry Johnson's suspension to just one week...The Chargers have released WR Chris Chambers.

Hockey: The Capitals are hoping Alexander Ovechkin will only miss two weeks with an upper body strain...Of course that's no where near Simon Gagne's injury which will force him to have abdominal and hip surgery...Although on the plus side, the Flyers did hammer the Lightning, 6-2...The Islanders won their fourth straight, with their 3-1 victory over the Oilers. I am sorry, are these the same guys who play in Long Island?...A hearty crowd of just under 6,000 watched the Kings top the Coyotes, 5-3. Well that's like 5,997 more people than were watching the Yankees/Phillies game in my living room last night so that says something...Stop holding your breathe, Phil Kessel may make his Maple Leafs debut tonight.

Nascar: Congrats to Jamie McMurray who won at Talladega...Click here for complete results...And here for updated standings...Ryan Newman is alright, but not happy about his wreck on Sunday...Brad Keselowski will replace David Stremme in the #12 car for the final three races of the season.

Best of the Rest: Doug Barron became the first player to be suspended by the PGA Tour for testing positive for PED...The Colbert Report is sponsoring the US speadskating team...Another day, another swine flu victim. This time its tennis ace Tommy Haas.

Check this Out: Carrie Underwood's latest album Play On featuring her hit single "Cowboys Casanova" is out in stores today.