An NBA official says that mercurial guard Allen Iverson has been shipped to his third team in roughly three years. On Monday, the Denver Nuggets sent the 33-year old Georgetown product to the Detroit Pistons for guard Chauncey Billups and forward Antonio McDyess (an ESPN News report also says that center Cheikh Samb is headed [...]
Report: Favre is a Jet
Aug. 6, 2008 1 Comment
We don’t have much information right now, but Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com says that the deal is done, and that Brett Favre is a NY Jet. The Packers get an unknown conditional draft pick and the Jets will likely have to release a QB. According to Glazer, the most likely suspect will be Chad Pennington. [...]
Manny to the Dodgers
July 31, 2008 1 Comment
The Red Sox, in a three-team deal, sent embattled slugger Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers. The deal sends Jason Bay to Boston and the Pirates get four minor leaguers. Pittsburgh gets young talent from Boston in Craig Hansen and Brandon Moss, third baseman Andy LaRoche from the Dodgers and AA Dodgets pitcher Bryan Morris. The [...]
Addition by subtraction: Shockey traded to Saints
July 21, 2008 1 Comment
We’ve been hearing about this deal for quite some time now, and it’s finally happened. Apparently, it’s for the same amount that the Saints had offered months ago. According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, the Giants have traded their bratty tight end to the New Orleans Saints for a second-round pick and a fifth-round [...]
Redskins land Jason Taylor
July 21, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Redskins have finalized a deal that will send Miami’s Jason Taylor to Washington. Washington has agreed to send a 2009 second-round pick and a 2010 sixth rounder to the Dolphins in exchange for a guy who is already eye-balling life after football. “We acquired a perennial Pro Bowl player and one of the NFL’s [...]
Eskin: “Sixers very close”
July 8, 2008 Leave a Comment
610 WIP afternoon radio host Howard Eskin has stated on his show that the 76ers are very close in making Elton Brand part of their roster. Eskin also stated that it could be a sign-and-trade. In this day and age, the sign-and-trade is a very popular approach for NBA teams to use in getting something [...]
C.C. Sabathia to the Brewers
July 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the Brewers have traded for Indians pitcher C.C. Sabathia. Last year’s AL Cy Young winner was dealt to the Brew Crew for prospects, including Double-A outfielder Matt LaPorta, who is hitting .288 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs in 84 games for Huntsville, and two other minor leaguers in return, [...]
No major player trades?
April 27, 2008 1 Comment
Every NFL Draft will have a fair share of movement with picks and such, but there was a lot of hype in 2008 about current players being shuffled about. Well, it really hasn’t happened. Maybe we can take a look at each case and find out why: -Jason Taylor, DE, Dolphins: Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga [...]
Pacman’s Agent says deal in place with the Cowboys
March 31, 2008 Leave a Comment
Manny Arora, Pacman Jones’ agent/enabler, says that a deal with the Cowboys is in place, but that the Titans are testing the market. "The contract is in place," Arora said Monday. "They are not unintelligent people. They know what they are doing. "They (Titans) have already made it publicly known that he needs to find [...]
Fitzgerald – UPDATE
March 10, 2008 2 Comments
According to a source close to the situation – despite reports that Larry Fitzgerald is not available in trade – the Philadelphia Eagles are still going hard after him. I also heard that Lions WR Roy Williams is no longer on the radar for the Eagles. Stay tuned. UPDATE: Larry Fitzgerald has officially renegotiated with [...]
Source: Eagles are loading up for a run
Feb. 19, 2008 13 Comments
Another source confirmed my last report that the Eagles are indeed going after a top-flight wide receiver and that Larry Fitzgerald is at the top of that list. As I said previously, this will require the efforts of Head Coach/VP Andy Reid, General Manager Tom Heckert and salary capologist Joe Banner, as they will need [...]
Source: Eagles want Larry Fitzgerald
Feb. 17, 2008 3 Comments
As I first reported on 610 WIP sports radio in Philadelphia and GCobb.com, a source close to the situation told me that the Philadelphia Eagles are going hard after Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. The name “Chad Johnson” was also floated, but I don’t see that as a realistic possibility. It is rumored that the [...]
Jason Kidd Shipped to Dallas
Feb. 13, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Dallas Mavericks and the New Jersey Nets seemed to have finally reached an agreement which will send Jason Kidd to Dallas. Malik Allen will join Kidd in Texas in exchange for Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager and Devean George. I firmly believe the Dallas Mavericks just became the team to beat [...]
