The Buffalo Bills have signed former Cowboy, Eagle and 49er WR Terrell Owens to a one-year $6.5 million deal. Owens was released last week by the Dallas Cowboys and many teams publicly said that they had no interest in adding the problematic wideout. If T.O. couldn’t get along with Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb and Tony [...]
Maine signs with Mets
Jan. 30, 2009 1 Comment
John Maine and the New York Mets avoided arbitration by agreeing on a one-year $2.6 million contract. Maine wanted $3 million and the Mets were offering $2.2 million. So, some genius figured out that $2.6 million was in the middle, and probably got paid for providing that information. Maine can also earn an additional $25,000 [...]
Phils sign Hamels
Jan. 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Phillies have avoided arbitration with stud ace Cole Hamels and signed him to a three-year $20.5 million contract. The Phils got some more signin’ to do because Ryan Howard, Ryan Madson, Shane Victorino, Joe Blanton, Jayson Werth and Chad Durbin are still eligible for arbitration. Hamels’ deal takes care of his arbitration years and [...]
Source: Sox, Youkilis agree to deal
Jan. 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
ESPN’s Peter Gammons is reporting that the Red Sox and Kevin Youkilis have agreed to a four-year, $40 million deal. Youkilis broke out in 2008, hitting .312 with 29 home runs and 115 RBIs.
Not so well-dressed in New York anymore?
Jan. 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
ESPN is reporting that Amani Toomer is done in New York. Toomer, who turns 35 this year, has been with the Giants for 13 seasons. He began the season second on the Giants’ all-time list with 10,344 all-purpose yards. He is also the Giants’ record holder for receptions, receiving yards, touchdown catches and 100+ yard [...]
Yankees add Teixeira
Dec. 23, 2008 Leave a Comment
How much money can one baseball franchise spend in a single offseason? It seems the Yankees are trying to find out. The Yankees have now signed first baseman Mark Teixeira to a reported eight-year $180 million deal. He joins CC Sabathia (seven-year, $161 million) and A.J. Burnett (five-year, $82.5 million) as high-priced free agent additions [...]
Red Sox give up on Teixeira
Dec. 19, 2008 Leave a Comment
In a disappointing upset added to an even more disappointingly upsetting winter of un-action, the Red Sox announced the team was not a contender in obtaining star slugger Mark Teixeira. In an e-mail to Boston media from Sox owner John Henry Thursday night, he explained that “we met with Mr. Teixeira and were very much [...]
Sabathia to the Yankees
Dec. 10, 2008 Leave a Comment
For those of you who thought that CC Sabathia would inevitably sign with the Kansas City Royals or Pittsburgh Pirates, I have bad news. While the lure of playing in Missouri or Western Pennsylvania certainly made him pause and think about taking a contract worth about $120 million less, he has ultimately decided that he [...]
Redskins sign DeAngelo Hall
Nov. 7, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Redskins have signed former Falcons and Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall to a one-year, $1 million deal, which will be prorated for the rest of the season. “It’s a one-year deal for now, but we’ll work something out long-term,” Hall told FOXSports.com. “That’s why I chose them. I don’t want to hit the market in [...]
Cashman gets three-year deal
Sept. 30, 2008 1 Comment
For Yankee fans that love general manager Brian Cashman, there is good news. And for Yankee fans that don’t like their GM of the last 11 years, well…sorry. The Yankees have announced that they have signed Brian Cashman to a three-year deal to remain as their GM. From a joint statement by co-chairpersons Hal and [...]
Steelers add veteran QB
Aug. 10, 2008 Leave a Comment
After backup quarterback Charlie Batch went down with a busted collarbone in the Steelers’ preseason game against the Eagles, the team went searching for a new clipboard holder. The Steelers brought in free agents Byron Leftwich and Daunte Culpepper for a tire kicking, and initial reports were that they added both players. Well, according to [...]
Report: Brand to sign with 76ers
July 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
ESPN is reporting, “NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Tuesday that Brand has informed the Sixers that he will accept a five-year deal worth an estimated $82 million.” Brand and the Sixers do indeed have to wait until the clock strikes midnight to make everything official. If this is all true and Brand signs with [...]
Report: Hossa signs one-year deal with Red Wings
July 2, 2008 2 Comments
The Globe and Mail is reporting that former Pittsburgh Penguin forward Marian Hossa has signed a one-year, $7.4 million deal with the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Hossa was with the Penguins last year when they got mopped up by Detroit in the Stanley Cup Finals. A former first-round pick of the Ottawa Senators [...]
Terrell Owens agrees to three-year deal with Cowboys
June 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
Michael Smith of ESPN is reporting that the Cowboys have inked WR Terrell Owens to a three-year deal that will keep him in Dallas through 2011. Terms of the deal are not available a this time. Owens was set to begin the final year of the original three-year deal he signed with the Cowboys in [...]
Popovich extended by Spurs
May 27, 2008 Leave a Comment
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has signed a contract extension that will keep him on the Spurs bench thru 2010-2011. Spurs chairman Peter Holt told reporters last week that a handshake agreement was in place. “If we never had a signed deal that would have been fine,” Holt said Tuesday. “That’s the way the [...]
Marlins keep Ramirez
May 10, 2008 Leave a Comment
According to a high-ranking MLB source, the Marlins have signed 24-year old shortstop Hanley Ramirez to a six-year, $70 million deal. The deal isn’t expected to be announced for a few days. Ramirez is a stud, batting .336 with eight home runs and 21 RBIs this year.
Asante not the savior for the Eagles
March 1, 2008 2 Comments
With the signing of cornerback Asante Samuel, Andy Reid and the Eagles have once again come away with the premier free agent in the NFL. They landed Jon Runyan in 2000 and Jevon Kearse in 2004 — the same year the team pulled off a trade for a stud wideout whose initials rhyme with B.O.Runyan [...]
Eagles land Asante Samuel
March 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
So much for the notion that the Eagles front office is cheap. After Blast and GCobb.com broke the story Thursday evening, cornerback Asante Samuel officially became a member of the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday afternoon. The deal for the 2007 Pro Bowler and All-Pro is reportedly worth $57 million over six years, with $20 million [...]
Source: Eagles reach deal with Asante Samuel
Feb. 28, 2008 5 Comments
UPDATE: The Eagles signed Asante Samuel Friday to a six year deal after BLAST broke the story Thursday. According to a source inside the Eagles with knowledge of the situation, former Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel has reached a deal to play in Philadelphia next year. There are no specific details on the terms, years or [...]
Ryan Howard gets paid
Feb. 21, 2008 2 Comments
The Philadelphia Phillies aren’t used to opening up the purse strings. But, as a result of Thursday’s arbitration ruling, they will have to pay super-slugger Ryan Howard $10 million this season. The Phillies had previously offered up $7 million a year. Here’s the skinny on this: The Phillies might need surgery to remove their heads [...]
