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...
Bye Bye, Ladainian
The return of Ladainian Tomlinson to the San Diego Chargers is not looking good. L.T. got hurt again this year and missed the team's divisional playoff at Pittsburgh, while backup Darren Sproles continued to p...
10 pro athletes who Twitter
Coedmagazine.com has a list of 10 professional athletes who are on Twitter. I've listed them here and you can click on their names to follow them:
-Giants QB Eli Manning (does he slur and lisp when he Tweet...
Magic set new three-point record
On Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic bombed an NBA-record 23 three-pointers during a rout of the Sacramento Kings. Could someone please get a hand in their face? Please?
The Toronto Raptors set the previous l...
Report: Dungy is done
Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com reports that Tony Dungy will retire from coaching. Sources have told Glazer that Dungy is making the rounds at the Colts complex and saying his good-byes.
Dungy is holding a 5 P....
DeMarcus Ware wins NFL’s first Butkus Award
The Butkus Award has been given annually to the best college linebacker since 1985. Now, they have expanded it to include NFL and high school. The first NFL winner is Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware. He led the lea...
NFL All-Pro voting results
The Associated Press has announced the results of the NFL All-Pro voting. This isn't Pro Bowl voting, this is the best in the entire league.
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 28; Drew Br...
Boomer Esiason actually not a murderer
Not that anyone ever really thought he was a murderer, but his name certainly came up in an investigation. A Woburn, Mass. man admitted in court that he made up his testimony regarding the 1993 murder of Dr. Li...
Don’t annoy the radio station
A Cambridge man has been charged in connection with a series of allegedly obscene phone calls he made to Boston sports radio station WEEI late last year, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. ...
Red Sox sign Smoltz
John Smoltz to leave Atlanta for...the Red Sox?
MLB sources have told Foxsports.com's Ken Rosenthal that the Boston Red Sox are nearing a deal with long-time Atlanta Brave pitcher John Smoltz. It's a one-yea...
Pacman done in Big D
The Dallas Cowboys have announced that they will release Pacman Jones. The move will be made official on February 9th, the first day when teams can make waiver requests.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones even assig...
Report: Mangini next Browns head coach
WEEI's Michael Holley reports that former Jets head coach Eric Mangini will be named head coach of the Cleveland Browns by the end of the week. Holley also says that Patriots VP of Personnel Scott Pioli will l...
Boston College fires Jagodzinski
Just like they said they would, Boston College has fired head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski, whose name is roughly as fun to type as that of a certain Illinois governor.
B.C. warned Jagodzinski that if he ...
Phillies’ Romero suspended 50 games
Phillies left-handed setup man J.C. Romero will be suspended 50 games in 2009 for taking an over-the-counter supplement that contained a banned substance. An arbitrator ruled that he was "negligent" in not kno...
Tuesday press conference in Harrison case
Fox 29 News in Philadelphia reports that Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham will hold a press conference on Tuesday at 11 A.M. and is expected to disclose the results of the investigation of an April ...
MVP for Manning
Peyton Manning has won his third NFL MVP award, becoming just the second player (Brett Favre) in NFL history to do so.
"I know it's an individual award, but ... truly, in my opinion, a team award," said Mann...
Pennington wins second Comeback Player of the Year award
Miami Dolphins QB Chad Pennington has won the Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year award for 2008. It's the second time he's claimed the award, when he nabbed it with the Jets in 2006.
Pennington rev...
Mayo wins NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
In a landslide win of 49 out of 50 votes, New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo has won the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year. Mayo led a linebacker group that struggled at times with 137 tackles and pro...
Perry’s Wild Card predictions
Arizona Cardinals (+2.5) over Atlanta Falcons
Yes, Arizona has a horrific defense and they lost four out of their last six games. They look terrible and Kurt Warner is fifty-six years old. There's probably t...
