Terrell Owens signs with the Bills
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 in...
Maine signs with Mets
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 ...
Phils sign Hamels
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 Victorin...
Source: Sox, Youkilis agree to deal
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.
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Not so well-dressed in New York anymore?
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-purpo...
Yankees add Teixeira
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 mill...
Red Sox give up on Teixeira
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 Bosto...
Sabathia to the Yankees
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 ma...
Redskins sign DeAngelo Hall
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 s...
Cashman gets three-year deal
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...
Steelers add veteran QB
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 ...
Report: Brand to sign with 76ers
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 h...
Report: Hossa signs one-year deal with Red Wings
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 las...
Terrell Owens agrees to three-year deal with Cowboys
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 ...
Popovich extended by Spurs
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 ...
Marlins keep Ramirez
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 stu...
Eagles land Asante Samuel
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 Fri...
Source: Eagles reach deal with Asante Samuel
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 Asa...
Ryan Howard gets paid
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 ...
Source: Eagles are loading up for a run
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 eff...
