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When the New Jersey Devils  handed Ilya Kovalchuk a 17-year, $100  million contract, it looked pretty ridiculous on its face as it meant Kovalchuk would still be under contract at age 44. Apparently the NHL also believes that contract is a joke because the league has rejected it, putting Kovalchuk’s future with the Devils back [read more]

The Philadelphia Phillies are in dire straits in their rotation, as their starters other than Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels have an ERA over 5.00. After No. 5 starter Kyle Kendrick  got bombed on Monday he was sent to the minors, and then on Tuesday the Phils lost again and starter Jamie Moyer couldn’t  make [read more]

It’s “Strasmas” again on Wednesday night as Washington Nationals rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg makes his ninth career major-league start – but this one could be different as it comes against easily the best offensive team he has seen so far in the Cincinnati Reds. The Nats, who are a season-high 14 games under .500 and [read more]

If you are a guy, I guarantee you that you will cringe when you see this video of Tampa Bay Rays All-Star Carl Crawford getting hit in the family jewels by a pickoff throw from the pitcher as Crawford ran back to first base in Tuesday’s loss to Baltimore. Crawford was forced to leave Tuesday’s [read more]

Expectations are now so high in Texas that despite losing QB Colt McCoy and a slew of other big names off last season’s national champion runner-up team that anything less than a return trip to the BCS title game would be considered a disappointment. QB Garrett Gilbert, who played well in the second half of [read more]

If Oklahoma State was ever going to dethrone Texas and Oklahoma for the Big 12 South title, it seemed things were lined up last year with QB Zac Robinson, RB Kendall Hunter and WR Dez Bryant all back. The Cowboys were a chic pick to maybe even sneak into the BCS title picture. But injuries [read more]

It’s a new era in Lubbock as Tommy Tuberville begins his first season with Texas Tech after Mike Leach was dismissed following that reported mistreatment of receiver Adam James, who remains on the team. Tuberville used to rely on a stout defense and punishing ground game as his staples but he says that TTU will [read more]

If the Philadelphia Phillies weren’t desperately searching for another starting pitcher, they sure are now after sending former No. 5 starter Kyle Kendrick to the minors on Tuesday. Kendrick actually had been about the Phils’ third-best starter of late but he) surrendered seven runs in five innings (three homers) on Tuesday against the Cardinals, coughing [read more]