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Posted by Michael Smith on Friday, April 2, 2010
Posted by Michael Smith on Wednesday, March 31, 2010
   - Who has the most lavish and expensive spring training complex?
See the 10 most expensive Major League Baseball spring training venues in America. 7 of the top 10 venues are in Arizona - making the Grand Canyon State MLBs preferred choice for fine tuning franchises. Click on the MLB baseball tab to read more. Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Smith on Monday, March 22, 2010
Posted by Michael Smith on Monday, March 15, 2010
  - See salaries for every NFL player on every NFL team. Select the NFL football tab on the left to get started. Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Smith on Saturday, March 6, 2010
  
- If Peppers doesn't take plays off, he'll make the Bears the "Monsters of the Midway" once again.
Anxious all week, Julius Peppers was finally getting some sleep at home in Charlotte when he found out just how serious the Chicago Bears were about acquiring him. The free agent signing period had just begun and his agent called to tell him coach Lovie Smith was in town. Soon, Peppers was meeting him at an executive airport. Now, he's being fitted for a Bears uniform. Peppers joined Chicago in ... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Smith on Saturday, March 6, 2010
Posted by Michael Smith on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
  
- LT is another victim of Chargers General Manager AJ Smith.
The slashing, dazzling runs came a lot less frequently. The yards and touchdowns didn't pile up as easily as in previous seasons. LaDainian Tomlinson was slowing down because of nagging injuries and age, becoming less and less the face of the franchise as his role was reduced in a wide open, pass-happy offense. On Monday, he was released by the San Diego Chargers, a franchise he helped revive through a brilliant nine-year run in whi... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Smith on Monday, February 22, 2010
Posted by Michael Smith on Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Posted by Michael Smith on Monday, February 15, 2010
  
- Are you a washed-up NFL burnout? No problem - Cincinnati wants you in Paul Brown Stadium.
Troubled wide receiver Matt Jones agreed to a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday, said a source familiar with the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity because no contract has been signed. The 26-year-old receiver would be the latest player to try to revive his career in Cincinnati after repeated off-field problems with the law. Jones didn't play in the NFL last year, after Ja... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Smith on Monday, February 15, 2010
  
- David Stern and Billy Hunter face-off over the NBA's biggest moneypit...The Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The NBA is projecting league-wide losses of $400 million this season and has lost hundreds of millions in each previous year of the current collective bargaining agreement - David Stern said Saturday. The commissioner said it has shown the players' association those numbers in hopes of demonstrating why the league feels it needs "significant changes" in the next deal. The NBA's first... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Smith on Saturday, February 13, 2010
  
- The Nike juggernaut appears unstoppable...despite the best efforts of Tiger Woods and Vietnamese sweatshops.
# Name/Event Brand Value
1. Nike $10.7 Billion
2. ESPN $10.5 Billion
3. Adidas $7.3 Billion
4. Gatorade $6.4 Billion
5. Reebok $2 Billion
6. Sky Sports $1.3 Billion
7. EA Spo... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Smith on Saturday, February 13, 2010
Posted by Michael Smith on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
  
- Vegas Sports Books will let you bet on anything - including a Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian engagement.
Shutout
Saints over Colts: 250 to 1
Colts over Saints: 80 to 1
QB throwing for over 500 yards
Drew Brees: 25 to 1
Peyton Manning: 15 to 1
Player to Score First Touchdow
Joseph Addai: 5 to 1
Reggie Wayne: 6 to 1
Dallas Clark: 7 to 1
Pierre Thomas: 7 to 1
Combined Yards (Total)
Over/under = 801
Combined Points (Total)
81 or more: 5 to 1
Seven or less: 1,000 to 1
Biggest Lead During Any Point of the Game... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Smith on Tuesday, February 9, 2010
  
- Mike Holmgren has decided to cut ties with Donte Stallworth and his $35 million contract. Stallworth is returning to the NFL after pleading gulty to DUI manslaughter.
Donte' Stallworth will get the chance to resurrect his NFL career, just not in Cleveland. The Browns released the troubled wide receiver on Monday, wasting little time after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Stallworth would be reinstated following the Super Bowl. Stallworth was suspended for the entire 2009 seaso... Continue reading...
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