Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners reached an agreement Tuesday on a contract that is expected to make him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball.
Johnny Knox won’t play football again: ‘I’m moving on’
Johnny Knox’s life changed dramatically when he took a devastating hit in December 2011. Fourteen months later, Knox realizes that his NFL career is over.
Big expectations won’t change Mattingly’s approach
The new Dodgers ownership has demonstrated it will do things beyond the wildest imagination in the name of winning. But after welcoming pitchers and catchers to Spring Training on Tuesday, Don Mattingly said he’s not changing his approach to managing.
Kentucky’s Noel injures knee, helped off court
The No. 25 Wildcats also may be without freshman forward Nerlens Noel for a significant length of time because of a left knee injury he suffered during the second half of their 69-52 loss to No. 7 Florida
49ers’ Greg Roman will innovate after Super Bowl loss
San Francisco’s 34-31 loss in Super Bowl XLVII is destined to haunt the San Francisco 49ers all offseason. It was that kind of game, a contest littered with what-ifs.
Batista with Rockies to be a workhorse
Usually, if you mention the word “abuse” to a pitcher, he thinks of appearances in many different roles and the pain that goes with it, then he heads in the other direction. Miguel Batista just laughs and signs the contract.
The Dodgers: Understanding their Spending Spree
The Associated Press puts the LA Dodgers on the books for $214.8M as of their writing on December 13th. This surpasses the NY Yankees payroll, knocking them out of the lead for the first time in years. So why did the Dodgers decide to spend this much money and how were they able to do it?
Ryan Braun’s Name on PED List
According to Yahoo! Sports, Ryan Braun’s name, along with others, was part of a list of Major League Baseball players who received performance enhancing drugs from a Miami based anti-aging company.
Falcons’ GM to Tony Gonzalez: Don’t Retire!
The last we heard, Tony Gonzalez had played his last game in the NFL and surely his last in an Atlanta Falcons uniform. Well if Thomas Dimitroff, the Falcons GM has anything to say about it, Tony might just be back for another season. Thomas admitted that he is lobbying hard to get the future Hall of Fame tight end to return for another season.
Mark Grace DUI: Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
Mark Grace, former first-baseman for the Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks was sentenced to four months in a work-release prison after receiving his second DUI in 15 months. Grace was arrested in August of 2012 and could have faced up to three years in prison. The DUI arrest led to Grace’s firing as color commentator for the Arizona Diamondbacks in August 2012. In addition to the four month sentence that begins on February 10, 2013; Grace must also serve two years probation.