Tennessee hired Missouri State’s Cuonzo Martin to be their next basketball head coach. Martin takes over for Bruce Pearl. Martin was 61-41 in three seasons at Missouri State. The Bears improved from 11-20, in his first season, to 26-9 in […]
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired center fielder Nyjer Morgan from the Washington Nationals for minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra and cash considerations. Morgan will compete with incumbent Carlos Gomez for Milwaukee’s center field position. He was had issues with his […]
Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jason Peters was arrested early Saturday morning arrest in Shreveport, La. The arrest came as a result of Peters “blaring music and resisting arrest.” There was music coming from Peters’ car was apparently it was loud […]
Twenty NBA players have committed to supporting Direct Relief International, one of the world’s leading medical relief organizations, in the efforts to help the people of Japan recover from the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunami that occurred earlier […]
Freshman forward Jared Sullinger will return to Ohio State for his sophomore season. Sitting in the Ohio State locker room following the top-seeded Buckeyes’ 62-60 loss to Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, the freshman said he […]
The NFL announced 32 compensatory draft selections for next month’s NFL draft, giving 23 teams affected by free-agent comings and goings additional picks from Rounds 3 through 7 in the 2011 draft. Along with the 221 previous selections already set […]
The New York Yankees have announced that Freddy Garcia will be the fifth starter in their rotation. Garcia will join CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Phil Hughes, and Ivan Nova in the rotation. Garcia had a 12-6 record with a 4.64 […]
The Chicago Cubs have informed pitcher Carlos Silva that he will not be a part of their starting rotation or make the team’s 25-man roster. The Cubs took rookie Marcos Mateo over the $11.5-million Silva for the final spot on […]
Veteran pitcher Mike Hampton has announced his retirement from major league baseball. The two-time All Star posted a 148-115 record during 15-year MLB career with the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks. […]
The New Orleans Hornets have signed forward Patrick Ewing Jr. to a 10-day contract. The Georgetown product had been playing in the National Basketball Developmental League with the Siox Fallas Skyforce where he averaged 19.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per […]