Thursday, January 07, 2010

Stick it to them Aves!

Baseball: Congratulations to Andre Dawson on being chosen as a Hall of Famer. Bert Blyleven was only 0.8 percent off from being chosen as well...The Yankees have given Sergio Mitre a one year, $850,000 deal...While the Braves have signed former Bomber Eric Hinske...The Nationals have finalized a deal with Matt Capps...A global World Series (one that only includes the MLB winner and Japanese winner) could be in the works.

Basketball: The Clippers topped the Lakers, 102-91 as Pau Gasol continues to watch the Lakers in his nice suit on the very end of the bench...Speaking of the Clippers, announcer Michael Smith has been arraigned on charges that he stole $735,000 from his friend Bruce Furst (you know the one with a brain tumor) in what is being called a development deal gone bad. Watch out Mikey, because the popo are on your tail!...The Cavs hammered the Wizards, 121-98 in their first game without the indefinitely suspended Gilbert Arenas...The Celtics rallied to a 112-106 OT win over the Heat..

College Basketball: Just when I thought there was a chance of Kansas being dethroned, they held off upstart Cornell, 71-66...In a homecoming of sorts, the Blue Devil's Jon Scheyer scored 31 points as Duke crushed Iowa State, 86-65.

College Football: Central Michigan outlasted Troy, 44-41 in double OT to take the GMAC Bowl...This leaves just one bowl left, the BCS Championship game...Which Nick Saban says will feature Alabama's Rolando McClain...Florida's Aaron Hernandez is entering the draft...And so is South Florida's Jason Pierre-Paul.

Football: Still no word on whether Eric Mangini still has a job...But it looks more certain that Charlie Weis has one with the Chiefs...Congrats to Tom Brady on being named Comeback Player of the Year...Josh Cribbs was insulted by the Browns' latest offer...The popo will not charge Chris Henry's fiancee in connection with his tragic death.

Hockey: Sean Avery tied his career best with four points in the Rangers 5-2 victory over the Stars...Stars center Mike Ribeiro spent a night in a New York hospital after sustaining a throat injury during the loss...Eric Belanger scored twice as the Wild ended their four game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Flames. The loss ended the Flames five game win streak...Also scoring twice was Danny Briere who helped lead the Flyers to a 6-2 stomping of the Maple Leafs...Kyle Okposo's goal with 3:17 left was all the Islanders needed to nip the Avalanche, 3-2...Sad news, Hurricanes star Eric Staal is taking a leave of absence after the death of his sister in law...Former NHLer and current Chicago Wolves minor leaguer Chris Chelios was arrested for DUI last month. Watch out Chris, because the popo are on your tail!(Photo: Getty Images)

Best of the Rest: Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will not be fighting -- in the ring. Although with that defimation lawsuit floating around, a court room battle could still be in the works...Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage and Talladega Superspeedway President Rick Humphrey are not opposed to a little betting.

Check this Out: Calling all Survivor fans, it seems the newest cast has been leaked.

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