Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided arbitration and reached agreement on a $65 million. Bautista had requested $10.5 million in arbitration. The Blue Jays had offered $7.6 million. The 30-year old is signed through 2016. More to come…
With just two weeks remaining before the current collective bargaining agreement expires, the NFL and its players association are getting closer and closer to a lockout and potential work stoppage. It’s the issue that no football fan wants to worry […]
The Colorado Rockies have signed free-agent pitcher John Maine to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training. The deal will guarantee Maine approximately $3 million if he makes the Rockies 25-man roster. The former New York Met […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed 1B Russell Branyan to a minor-league contract according to Sports Illustrated’s Joe Lemire. Branyan will add some power to the Diamondbacks lineup and will compete with Juan Miranda and Brandon Allen at 1st base. Last […]
Ken Griffey Jr. is returning to the Seattle. Less than one year after he retired, Griffey Jr. will take a job as a special consultant. More to come…
The 2012 Olympics may be the fastest ever – two different ways. World-Class sprinters will only need to run two times at this year’s world championships. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sprinters, like Usain Bolt, had to run four times […]
A move that was considered inevitable has finally become official. Michael Vick will be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles for the 2011 season. A league source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Eagles will placed the franchise […]
The fourth pick in the 1982 NFL Draft is headed to court Tuesday. Art Schlichter, former Ohio State quarterback, has been charged with stealing more than $1 million from an Ohio woman. He was charged with theft Monday in Franklin […]
The NFL has filed an “unfair labor practice” charge against the NFL Players Union, according to the Associated Press. The league filed the complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. They requested the NFLPA to be ordered to “bargain in […]
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a 3-year contract avoiding arbitration. The deal includes one year of Marmol’s free agency. More to come…