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Baseball: Randy Johnson is hanging up his cleats after 22 years in the Bigs...The Cardinals have signed Matt Holliday to a seven year, $120 million deal. When asked why he decided to stay in St. Louis Holliday responded "Because they were the only team dumb enough to give me $120 million. Take that Pujols!"....The Giants have signed Juan Uribe to a one year, $3.25 million deal...The Rays have locked up catcher Kelly Shoppach to a two year, $5.5 million contract...Seattle is on the verge of giving Franklin Gutierrez a four year deal worth about $20.5 million...Remember yesterday when I said the only big loser in the Beltre deal was Casey Kotchman, well it turns out he wins as well. The Red Sox have shipped Kotchman to Seattle for Bill Hall and at least one minor leaguer...Speaking of the Sox, they will move Jacoby Ellsbury to left and have Mike Cameron take over center next season...If these pictures are any indication, Matt Kemp is a very lucky man...Sad news, Angels broadcaster Rory Markas has died at the age of 54...Good news, reliever Luis Ayala was unharmed during an apparent attempted kidnapping in Mexico...Don't forget, the newest inductees into the Hall of Fame will be announced at 2 PM today.

Basketball: Andrew Bynum powered the Lakers past the Rockets, 88-79 as Ron Artest returned to the lineup for the first time since his Christmas accident...The Suns ended their seven game road slide taking out the Kings, 113-109...J.R. Smith hit two free throws with 0.4 seconds left to lift the Nuggets over the Warriors, 123-122...The Clippers are hoping January 20th will be the day Blake Griffin makes his NBA debut...Mavs owner Mark Cuban is pissed at the scheduling Gods for placing the Cowboys game against the Eagles at the same time as the Mavs game against the Jazz...The NBA is deciding on the appropriate suspension for Gilbert Arenas...Speaking of disasters, former Nets star Jayson Williams was charged with a DUI after crashing his car into a tree early Tuesday. Watch out Jayson, because the popo are on your tail!

College Basketball: It was a bad night for Georgia Tech who not only lost the Orange Bowl but also fell to Georgia, 73-66...Texas outlasted Arkansas, 96-85...Purdue moved to 14-0 after dropping Minnesota, 79-60...San Diego State upset New Mexico, 74-64.

College Football: Iowa smoothered Georgia Tech, 24-14 to take the coldest Orange Bowl ever...Florida State's appeal has been denied forcing the Seminoles to give up 14 wins...Ohio State's Thaddeus Gibson, Oklahoma's Dominique Franks and NC State's Toney Baker are all entering the draft...Tommy Tuberville could be checking out Texas Tech.
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Football: Mike Shanahan has signed a five year contract to coach the Redskins. Must have been that ride on Redskins One that put him over the top...Lovie Smith is keeping his job in Chicago but it comes with a bit of a caveat, he's not calling the defensive plays. And his entire offensive staff will have a new look after six coaches were fired...Bill Belichick is blaming the field in Houston for Wes Welker's injury...Congratulations to Vikings WR Percy Harvin on being named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year...Congrats also go out to Texans linebacker Brian Chushing on being named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year...Could Charlie Weis land with the Chiefs?...The Saints placed defensive end Charles Grant on IR...While Ochocinco plans to play against the Jets this weekend...The company that is hoping to lure a NFL team to LA is looking at the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills as possible candidates.

Hockey: The Capitals have named Alexander Oveckin their captain making him the first European captian in team history...They followed that up with a 4-2 victory over the Canadiens...Marian Hossa had two goals as the Blawkhawks cruised to their fourth straight victory, topping the Wild, 4-1...The Flames hit five straight wins with their 3-1 win over the Predators...Meanwhile the Penguins ended their five game slide, toppling the Thrashers, 5-2...Marty Brodeur earned his third shut out in seven games as the Devils sunk the Stars, 4-0...The US edged Canada, 5-4 to end Canada's five year reign as the World Junior champions. Sweden picked up the bronze medal.

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Best of the Rest: Ryan Hunter-Reay has signed with Michael Andretti's IndyCar team to drive a limited schedule in 2010. Hunter-Reay will be sponsored by Izod...Robby Gordon won the first stage of the Dakar Rally by one second...Andy Roddick and James Blake advanced at Brisbane.

Check this Out: The People's Choice Awards will air on CBS tonight. And if it seems a bit rehearsed it is probably because the winners know they've won ahead of time.