Saturday March 24th Top Sports News

Below: What to Expect in the Coming Weeks
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NFL:

• Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III both had excellent pro days and the topic being debated is which of the two will be this years #1 pick! Which one would you pick?
• A mystery team that could have been in on the Peyton Manning sweepstakes were the Philadelphia Eagles. I can't imagine what would have happened if they had actually signed him...
• Tim Tebow has been traded to the New York Jets and is looking to get Mark Sanchez's starting QB job.
• Mike Wallace is asking for Larry Fitzgerald money and no team has still signed him.The front runners are the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Warren Sapp has accused Jeremy Shockey of being the player who told the NFL front-office about the bounty program. The free-agent tight-end has been trying to prove that he is not the "snitch" and even tweeted a picture of his chat with Saints manager, Sean Payton.

• Jeff Saturday signed with the Green Bay Packers after the Denver Broncos showed a lot of interest in him as they wanted to reunite him with his former QB, Peyton Manning.
• The Denver Broncos signed one of Peyton's former teammates as Jacob Tamme agreed to a three year deal with the team.
• In a move that probably ends a circle, the New York Jets traded QB Drew Stanton to the Colts. Here is the Circle : Manning to the Broncos (this forces Tebow out), Tebow to the Jets (this forces Stanton out), Stanton to the Colts (the end).
• Marion Barber of the Chicago Bears retired after seven years in the NFL. Congratulations on a great career!
• In other Chicago Bears running-back news, they signed Michael Bush to a four year deal and shortly after Matt Forte went on a Twitter Rant:

Soccer:

• Chelsea and Tottenham had the chances to scores but never capitalized on their opportunities and the game ended 0-0. Some people may argue that Chelsea was not given two penalties but this game could have easily gone to Tottenham as Cech made some brilliant saves and Gary Cahill also had a very impressive stop on an Adebayor attempt to score.
• Arsenal moved even more ahead than Chelsea and Tottenham as they beat Aston Villa 3-0. The goals came from Gibbs, Walcott and Arteta.
• Wigan upset Liverpool as they beat them 1-2. Liverpool tied the game with a Luis Suarez goal but that wasn't enough as Caldwell of Wigan went on to score in the 63rd minute to give Wigan the win.

College Basketball: New Feature!

• Baylor is moving on to the next round as they beat Xavier 75-70. The Baylor Bears grabbed a big early lead which the Musketeers tried to catch up too but never made it. Acy had a double-double for Baylor with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
• The Kansas Jayhawks held-off North Carolina State's rally in the end of the game and secured a place in the Elite Eight as they beat the Wolfpack 57-60. Thomas Robinson recorded a double-double for Kansas with 18 points and 15 rebounds.
• The Kentucky Wildcats did not allow the Indiana Hoosiers to beat them again. This time they moved on easily to the Elite Eight by beating Indiana 90-102. Kentucky's top performer was Kidd Gilchrist with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
• In the final game of Friday, The Ohio Bobcats could not continue their run as they fell short to the North Carolina Tar-Heels. Ohio almost pulled off another upset as they took UNC to overtime but then fell to the Tar-Heels 65-73.

Predicting tonight's games:

• NBA
• Grizzlies over Clippers
• Atlanta over Washington
• Bobcats over Nets
• New York over Detroit
• Bulls over Raptors
• San Antonio over New Orleans
• Rockets over Mavericks
• Indiana over Milwaukee
• Warriors over Kings
• NHL
• Stars over Flames
• Buffalo over Minnesota
• Rangers over Maple Leafs
• Ottawa over Pittsburgh
• Flyers over Canadiens
• Tampa Bay over New York Islanders
• Red Wings over Hurricane
• Winnipeg over Nashville
• Kings over Bruins
• Colorado over Vancouver
• Sharks over Coyotes

Noteworthy thing of the day:

• Here is a SportsCenter Twitter fail when reporting the Tim Tebow trade news:

#FakeTwitterAccount'ed

Stat of the day: New Feature!

• Kevin Love set a Minnesota Timberwolves record Friday night as he dropped 51 points on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The player who previously held the record was Kevin Garnett with 47 points.

Monday February 20th Top Sports News

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NFL:

• The Buffalo Bills and Stevie Johnson are "far apart" on contract talks an anonymous source told the Associated Press.
• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired Earnest Byner to coach the team's RB's reports PewterReport.com

NBA:

• Linsanity continues! The New York Knicks beat the defending champions Dallas Mavericks 104-97 as it was the Linovak show at Madison Square Garden as Steve Novak scored 5 out 6 three pointers and Lin added 28 points! Baron Davis did not make his debut as a Knick but J.R. Smith did and he scored 15 points and look pretty solid in his debut. When Carmelo returns this Knick team could be very very dangerous but only if Melo plays less iso.
• The Miami Heat beat their Florida neighbors 78-90 as Dwayne Wade had 27 and Lebron added 25.
• The Minnesota Timberwolves were able to win a very close game against the 76ers as Kevin Love scored the game winning free-throws after Philly fouled him with 0.01 seconds left in the game.
• Kevin Durant scored career high 51 points Sunday night to beat the Denver Nuggets 118-124. Do you think that Durant will be able to break Kobe's 81 someday? Tell us in the comments.

NHL:

• James Neal signed a six year $30 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
• The Detroit Red Wings look unstoppable at home as they beat the San Jose Sharks at the Joe Louis Arena as they captured their 23rd straight home win! 
• The St. Louis Blues may have scored first thus taking the lead but Duncan Keith helped the Chicago Blackhawks make a comeback as he scored the equalizer and then assisted the game winning goal. The Blackhawks are now hot as they are recovering from that horrible slump.
• Nicklas Backstrom recorded a 48 save shutout to end the Minnesota Wild's losing streak at 7 by beating the Boston Bruins 2-0.
• The Eastern Conference leading Rangers beat the Colombus Blue Jackets in overtime 3-2 at MSG to gain even more ground on top of the standings. Will Rick Nash be playing there in a few days?

MLB:

•  Mike Cameron decided to retire rather than try to make it with the Washington Nationals as he had signed a minor-league contract in December. Congratulations on a great career!
• Kyle Kendrick and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed on a 2 year deal worth $7.5 million. This new contract cancels the previous one which made them avoid arbitration.
• The Yankees and Pirates have both announced in their sites the A.J. Burnett trade as the Yankees former pitcher passed his physical.

Soccer:

• In the Sunday's FA Cup 5th Round's action Liverpool beat Brighton and Hove A. 6-1 as the visiting team scored 3 own goals! Stoke City move on to the next round as they beat Crawley 0-2 with goals from Walters (penalty kick) and Crouch. The only upset came in the Stevenage - Tottenham matchup as the game ended 0-0.
• Serie A's sunday action was highlighted by Roma's win against Parma of 1-0, Cesena losing 1-3 to AC Milan and Palermo's thrashing of Lazio 5-1.
• In Spain, the action was highlighted by the win of Mallorca against Villareal 4-0, Atletico Madrid's draw against Sporting Gijon and Valencia's loss to Barcelona of 5-1! Messi scored four goals while Xavi Hernandez added the other one.

Predicting tonight's games:

• NBA
• Hawks over Bulls
• New York over New Jersey
• Magic over Bucks
• Houston over Memphis
• Mavericks over Celtics
• Oklahoma over New Orleans
• Timberwolves over Nuggets
• San Antonio over Utah
• Wizards over Suns
• Portland over Los Angeles (Lakers)
• Warriors over Clippers
• NHL
• Senators over Islanders
• Washington over Carolina

Noteworthy thing of the day:


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Thursday February 9th Top Sports News

NFL:

• Victor Cruz says that he deserves a raise as he will only earn $490 000 next year. Will he get it? Can the Giants keep Manningham and give Cruz a raise at the same time? Comment below. 

NBA:

• The Rising Stars roster pool was selected yesterday. Among the rookies selected were Ricky Rubio, Kyrie Irving and others. The Sophomore pool features Blake Griffin and John Wall among others. Who is the biggest snub? Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks.
• Tonight the NBA will announce the NBA All-Star Game's reserves. Will Dirk Nowitzki get another All-Star nod? What do you think? Tell us in the comments below.

NHL:

• The NHL announced today that the 2013 Winter Classic will feature the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michigan Stadium will host this event.

MLB:

• Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers avoid arbitration as they reach a 2 year, $16 million deal.
• Yankees are still searching for a DH and are leaning towards the former Philly, Raul Ibanez. Also other candidates for the position are Johnny Damon and maybe 2009 World Series MVP Hideki Matsui.
• Nick Johnson signed a minor league deal with the O's
• Alex Gordon and the Royals avoid arbitration by reaching a one year deal worth $4.775 million.
• Yankees are looking to trade A.J. Burnett and the most likely suitor are the Pirates but apparently talks are not developing as the Bronx Bombers want Garrett Jones.

Soccer:

• Zambia reaches the African Cup of Nations Final as they stun Ghana 1-0. They will face Ivory Coast who beat Mali also 1-0.
• Tonight there are 4 Copa Libertadores games. These are one of the first games of the the Group Stage of the most important tournament in South America.

Predicting tonight's games:

• NBA
• Lakers over Boston in a close one.
• Blowout in Sacramento as the Thunder are in town.
• Houston over Phoenix.
• Golden State Warriors over the Nuggets as Monta Ellis erupts once again.
• NHL
• St. Louis over the Devils
• Canadiens over the NY Islanders
• Rangers win in overtime against the Lightning --> They Won in OVERTIME!
• Toronto beats Philly and you should expect high tensions.
• Washington over Winnipeg
• Easy win for the Stars against the Blue Jackets
• Ottawa over the Predators
• Florida over the Kings
• Vancouver over Minnesota
• Calgary over Phoenix