Flanked by his family, his former manager and a group of teammates he hates to leave behind, Chipper Jones choked up a bit and delivered the news that’s been looming for years – It’s time to call it a career. This time, he means it. With his 40th birthday approaching and a long string of [...]
After losing out in the Matt Flynn and Peyton Manning sweepstakes, the Dolphins have found a quarterback. Where does Manning rank on the list of franchise quarterbacks who finished their careers on another team? David Garrard (who has been recovering from a herniated disk that he injured last year during training camp) has agreed to [...]
The news doesn’t seem to get better concerning the broken wrist of North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall. Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports just tweeted this: “Just spoke with Dennis Marshall – Kendall’s father. Confirmed surgery scheduled for tomorrow morning to insert screw in non-shooting wrist.” It is unclear whether he would be ruled out [...]
Premier League footballer Fabrice Muamba remains in a critical condition in hospital today after collapsing during an FA Cup tie. The 23-year-old “remains anaesthetised” in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital after falling to the ground at White Hart Lane in front of millions of television viewers watching the sixth-round tie between Tottenham Hotspur [...]
Calvin Johnson said he was watching “SportsCenter” with a friend when news of the New Orleans Saints’ bounty program broke earlier this month. “I didn’t think anything of it when I heard it” – Johnson said today at his news conference to announce a new, eight-year contract. “I was watching ‘SportsCenter’ with one of my [...]
Randy Moss’ return to the NFL is significant. Considering all the dominos that are about to fall around the league when free agency begins Tuesday at 4 p.m. E.T., Moss’ one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers reveals a lot about the open NFL job market, and not just about the 49ers’ woeful passing game [...]
Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra may be sentenced on Monday if a judge rejects his motion to withdraw a no-contest plea on charges of grand theft auto and providing a false financial statement. Dykstra (49) is seeking to withdraw his plea but faces up to four years in state prison if it’s not [...]
National League MVP Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension was overturned Thursday by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das – the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance. The decision was announced Thursday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, one day before the 28-year-old outfielder was due to report to spring training [...]
Randy Moss (the former and perhaps soon-to-be-again NFL receiver) made a couple of entertaining appearances on the live video site Ustream Monday, announcing his plans to return to football and on least one occasion comparing himself to Calvin Johnson. “Am I better deep threat than Calvin Johnson? I don’t know” – Moss said in a [...]
Talk about a big-name merger. Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis is engaged to marry one of the sisters of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, according to a Red Sox team source. Youkilis first met Julie Brady (who is one of three Brady sisters) at a Patriots party after the team was knocked [...]