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Baseball: Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has opted out of the final two years of his contract giving him the ability to sign with a Japanese team...Are the Red Sox trying to acquire Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez?...Scott Boras forgot to take his meds again...Bobby Valentine and Manny Acta are the finalists for the Indians job...Rick Peterson is joining the Brewers as their pitching coach. He'll join Ken Macha and Brad Fischer whom he worked with in Oakland and Willie Randolph whom he was fired with in New York.

Basketball: Sad news, lontime manager of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club Moni Fanan was found dead...Don Nelson has left the Warriors for a family emergency...For just $25,000 you can get courtside seats to the Nets and one of the players will stop by for your kids birthday party. That's still like $15,000 too much...Speaking of the Nets, former star Jayson Williams will have to face a second manslaughter trial. I can't believe he's not in jail yet.
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College Football: Arrests are expected in the Jasper Howard stabbing...In other Howard news, his t-shirt has sold out as students, faculty and fans rushed out purchase it in memory of the young football player. The school is hoping to acquire more in time for UCONN's next home game on October 31st...Texas QB Colt McCoy may lose his thumbnail but he should be ready to play Saturday against Missouri...Meanwhile Cincinnati QB Tony Pike showed up to practice with a cast on his left forearm...And Sam Bradford will be out for Oklahoma's game against Kansas this weekend. His status beyond that is unknown but probably not very good.

Football: Denver hammered San Diego, 34-23 to remain unbeaten. Do you believe they are the real thing now?...Michael Crabtree is expected to start for the 49ers against the Texans this weekend...With Sherman Lewis taking over play calling from head coach Jim Zorn, it is important to note there is someone on the Redskins who is not losing his job, Jason Campbell will remain the starting QB...Also keeping his job for now is Mark Sanchez who remain the Jets' #1 QB...Of course they'll need a new nose tackle with Kris Jenkins out for the rest of the season...The Bengals' Antwan Odom underwent surgery for a torn Achilles' tendon, ending his season.
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Hockey: The Rangers win streak ended at seven as they were destroyed by the Sharks, 7-3. I know it had to end but I was hoping the game would have been a bit closer...The Kings ended their three game slide with a victory over the Stars, 4-1...Dallas center Brad Richards missed Monday's game with a sore groin...Kyle Wellwood's goal was disallowed giving the Oilers a narrow 2-1 victory over the Canucks...Bruins winger Milan Lucic will miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery on his right index finger...Penguins forward Max Talbot is practicing with the team but he is still a month to six weeks away from returning.

Nascar: Turns out a case of pneumonia prevented Kyle Busch from participating in the Nationwide Series event at California. The driver is still suffering after affects but that didn't stop him from winning in the Nationwide Series race at Charlotte. Ok fine, I admit it, that takes guts. Now try not to infect your fellow drivers.

Best of the Rest: The White House has not responded to a request to have the late black boxing champ Jack Johnson posthumously pardoned...Former number 1 tennis player Martina Hingis will not make a comeback because apparently she likes her life too much.

Check this Out: This past weekend I went to see Good Hair and I highly recommend it. It's a hysterical look at the money women spend and the pressure they are under to have pretty hair. It also features an amazing haircutting contest you'd have to see to believe. If you haven't seen the trailer, click here.