Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Celebrate good times c'mon!

Baseball: The Red Sox have reportedly agreed to a one year, $10 million contract with Adrian Beltre. Well that seems like great news for everyone but Casey Kotchman. Poor guy, excellent fielder just not so powerful with the bat...The Rockies have given Miguel Olivo a one year, $2.5 million contract...Chien-Ming Wang's agent says there are at least 15 teams interested in his client and some of them are even in America...Joe Nuxhall, Jacques Doucet and Tom Cheek have been named finalists for the Ford Frick Award...Did the Mets pay mafia linked contractors to help build Citi Field? Whatever it takes to get a Shake Shack burger in my hand.

Basketball: The Heat cooled off the Hawks, 92-75...While the Hornets stung the Jazz, 91-87...Pau Gasol is questionable for Tuesday's game with the hammy injury.


College Basketball: Sad news UNC fans, your team lost to the College of Charleston. I knew there was a reason I almost went there, I just didn't know it until now...Pittsburgh upended Cincinnati, 74-71...Kansas is still number one, but watch out for those Blue Devils who moved up to #5 this week...USC players are not happy about missing the postseason...Yes, Mike Hamilton, two armed robbery arrests involving athletes at Tennessee is embarrassing!...In a related note coach Bruce Pearl acknowledges Tennessee's weapons.
(Photo: AP)

College Football: Boise State topped TCU, 17-10 to take the Fiesta Bowl. Remember when Bowl games were played on New Year's Day? I mean all Bowl games were played on New Year's Day? Can we go back to that? I will allow the BCS final to be played on January 2nd, but that's it!...Kentucky coach Rich Brooks is retiring after seven yars with the Wildcats...Jimmy Clausen will have surgery on a torn tendon in his toe. Clausen will be ready to throw for scouts in April.

Football: The Redskins have reportedly flown Mike Shanahan out to DC to talk about that head coach opening...Chris Henry's fiancee recalls the moments leading up to his death...The Bears are keeping Lovie Smith...And the Bucs are sticking with Raheem Morris...While the Bills are keeping -- no one...Looks like Bill Cowher will not return to coaching...The NFL and players will discuss the rookie pay scale...Sad news, Casey Johnson, Johnson & Johnson heiress and the daughter of Jets owner Woody Johnson has passed away at the age of 30.


Hockey: The Bruins stormed back with two goals in the third period but Christopher Higgins broke up a two all tie to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory...The real loss for Boston could turn out to be Patrice Bergeron who left early with a hand injury...The Kings ended the Sharks eight game win streak with a 6-2 rout...Capitals goalie Semyon Varlamov tweaked a lower-body injury and could be out another two weeks...The Leafs received a double whammy. Mikhail Grabovski will miss six weeks with a broken wrist, while Wayne Primeau will be out two to four with a knee injury...Mario Lemieux stopped by to watch the Penguins practice on Monday...The Oilers haven't realized that they don't get free meals in Calgary...USA snipped Canada, 2-1 to take the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Title. Suck it Canada!!!!! (And I mean that in the nicest way possible)
(Photo: AP)

Best of the Rest: ESPN will unveil a 3D television network in 2010. My only question is do they supply the glasses or do I have to purchase my own? Actually, second question, where do you buy 3D glasses?...Michigan selected Domino's CEO David Brandon as its new athletic director...It is only getting better for Jimmie Johnson after news broke that he and his wife Chandra are expecting their first child...Lance McGrew is liking Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s chances for 2010. Well I sure hope so!...Kim Clijsters is already looking forward to matching up against Justine Henin at Brisbane.

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