Bring It On!

Baseball: It only took 12 innings to decide the AL Central winner, but when the dust had settled, the Twins wound up with the 6-5 victory over the Tigers...Miguel Cabrera is sorry for drinking himself silly on Friday night. Cabrera went 2-for-5 with a double and a HR in the Tigers loss on Tuesday...Fredi Gonzalez is coming back as Marlins manager in 2010...Also staying put are right-hander Freddy Garcia and left-hander Matt Thornton after the White Sox excerised their options...The owners have approved a sale of the Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts family...Sad news, the body of John Foster, an employee of Farmer Brothers coffee was found in a press box at Dodger Stadium. An autopsy will be performed in the next few days...Check back later for a preview of the 2009 playoffs!
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Basketball: The Cavs were victorious in their first game with teammates LeBron James and Shaq...Allen Iverson's debut with the Grizzlies has been delayed thanks to a strained hamstring...Are Kobe and the Lakers talking extension?

College Football: Florida State will not ask Bobby Bowden to leave...Minnesota has lost starting center Jeff Tow-Arnett for the season with a broken leg.

Football: The Browns are reportedly trading headache Braylon Edwards to the Jets. Maybe he can accost Devin Harris' friends while in New Jersey...Michael Crabtree has reportedly come to terms with the 49ers on a contract. Smart move buddy, albeit 3 months late...Troy Polamalu maybe ready to practice...Rush Limbaugh along with St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts have put in a bid to purchase the Rams...Brett Favre's match-up against his former team the Packers drew the largest cable TV audience ever.

Hockey: The Twins weren't the only Minnesota team locked in a battle on Tuesday, the Wild rallied from a 3-0 deficit to stun the Ducks, 4-3 in OT...The Senators topped the Maple Leafs, 2-1 in Jonas Gustavsson's debut...Nikolai Khabibulin earned his 300th victory in the Oilers 5-4 SO win over the Stars...Mike Modano has a cracked rib...Danny Briere's overtime goal allowed the Flyers to edge the Capitals, 6-5 giving Philly a 3-0 start to the season...Also starting out the season undefeated are the Flames who nipped the Canadiens, 4-3...Montreal signed Marc-Andre Bergeron to a one year, $750,000 contract...The Bruins locked up Milan Lucic to a three year, $12.25 million deal.

Nascar: You'd think a little thing like purposely crashing into your teammate would prevent you from racing again, but that's not the case for Nelson Piquet, Jr...After a second inspection, Nascar has found nothing wrong with the Hendrick cars...Dodge is staying in Nascar...The fences will be raised at both Daytona and Talladega. That's probably a very good idea.

Best of the Rest: Juan Martin del Potro - fresh off a US Open title - was knocked out of the first round at the Japan Open...Over at the China Open, Maria Sharapova has been eliminated...The Sporting News has named Pittsburgh the best sports city. I am not too sure about that. They are the same city that hosts the Pirates, right?

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