Sports Journal: Sunday March 25th Top Sports News

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NFL:

The Philadelphia Eagles are trying to trade cornerback Asante Samuel and his big contract.
Caleb Hanie, former Chicago Bears backup quarterback has signed a two year deal with the Denver Broncos.
The New Orleans Saints signed linebacker Curtis Lofton to a five year deal. This must spell trouble for Jonathan Vilma.
Tim Tebow will be formally announced by the New York Jets in a press conference tomorrow. Some Jets have told anonymously the New York Post that they don't think that the Tebow experiment is going to work.
Sean Payton might actually commentate this season's games as FOX is considering hiring him.

NBA:

The Chicago Bulls punched a playoff ticket on Saturday night as they beat the Toronto Raptors. Luol Deng scored a very impressive buzzer-beater to give them the win.
David Stern could actually not have been the man who vetoed the Chris Paul to the Lakers trade as Marc Stein of ESPN reports that Jason Smith of the New Orleans might have been the one who vetoed it. Yes, it is the same Jason Smith that got banned two games by the league for his flagrant foul on Blake Griffin.

MLB:

Trouble in Boston? There is apparently a growing tension between general manager Ben Cherington and manager Bobby Valentine.
Very bad news for the Cincinnati Reds and Ryan Madson as he will undergo Tommy John surgery.
In other closer news, the Kansas City Royals will lose theirs as well as Joakim Soria will undergo Tommy John surgery as well and will miss all of the season.
Bobby Jenks of the Boston Red Sox was arrested for DUI and hit-and-run last Friday.
There are three bidders remaining in the race for the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership. The three remaining are: Stan Kroenke (owner of the St. Louis Rams), Steve Cohen (billionaire, hedge-fund manager) and Magic Jonhson (NBA Legend).
Chipper Jones' last season will not start well as he will undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Chris Carpenter is indefinitely out with a nerve irritation. This has been a bad offseason for the Cardinals...
Joba Chamberlain injured himself while playing on a trampoline with his son and will probably miss all of the season but he lost so much blood on the incident that he almost lost his life. Wow. Get well Joba.
David Wright of the New York Mets could finally make his Spring Training debut on Tuesday.

Soccer:

College Basketball: New Feature!

On Saturday night, the Louisville Cardinals made an amazing comeback against the Florida Gators as they ended the game on a 23-8 run and ended up going to the Final Four as they beat the Gators 72-68.
In Saturday's other Elite Eight game, Syracuse was ousted from the tournament by the Ohio State Buckeyes and Jared Sullinger as they beat them 77-70.
Today, we will find out which teams are going to punch their tickets for the Final Four as #3 Baylor is playing against #1 Kentucky and #2 Kansas is competing against #1 North Carolina. Who do you have on your bracket?

Predicting tonight's games:

Noteworthy thing of the day:

Here is a very good compilation of highlights of Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Kevin Love:

Stat of the day: New Feature!

Golden State Warriors rookie, Klay Thompson, exploded on Saturday night for 31 points as he was 10/20 from field goal range and also hit 4 three-pointers.

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