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NFL Week 17 The Fight For The Playoffs

Sunday, December 28th, 2008 | General, NFL | No Comments

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Today will be a big day if not the biggest day for many teams in the NFL. This is how it looks today.

AFC:

Miami Dolphins could clinch No. 3 seed with a win at NY Jets, or tie and if New England has a loss or tie at Buffalo. Miami gets eliminated with a loss.

Denever Broncos clinch No. 4 seed and get first round playoff game with Indianapolis with a win or tin in San Diego. They are eliminated with a loss.

Indianapolis Colts can clinch the No. 5 seed and a first round game at Denver or San Diego.

Baltimore Ravens looking to clinch the No. 6 seed and first round game at AFC East champion. They need a win over Jacksonville, New England to loss, or a tie and Miami and/or New England to tie.

Not out of it yet we have:

New England Patriots can clinch No. 3 seed and AFC title win with. win and Miami loss or tie at NY Jets.  A tie and Miami loss or they can get the No. 6 seed. With a win at buffalo and Baltimore loss.tie vs. Jacksonville. Or they need a tie and Baltimore loss.

New York Jets need a win over Miami or New England to lose to get the No. 3 seed.

San Diego Chargers need to beat Denver to clinch No. 4 spot.

NFC:

Minnesota Vikings can clinch No. 3 seed with a win vs. Giants or a Chicago loss. Also, if they tie or Chicago ties they are also in.

Arizona Cardinals clinched the No. 4 seed and NFC title.

Atlanta Falcons could clinch No. 2 seed or No. 5 with win/tie or if Dallas loses/tie. They can also clinch No. 6 seed and open the playoffs.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers currently the No. 6 seed because of a better conference record than Dallas and Chicago.

Not out of it yet:

Dallas Cowboys can clinch No. 5 seed with a win at Philadelphia and if Atlanta loses to St. Louis. They get the No. 6 seed if. There is a tie and Tampa Bay loses to Oakland and/or Minnesota loss or Chicago loss/tie. Eliminated with a loss.

Chicago Bears clinch No. 3 seed with win at Houston and if Minnesotas has a loss/tie or tie at Houston and Minnesota loses to the Giants. They can also clinch No. 6 seed with win or Tampa Bay has loss/tie at Oakland and if Dallas loses or ties at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Eagles need a win over Dallas and Tampa Bay to lose or Chicago or Minnesotas to lose to get the No. 6 spot.

Here is the schedule

Sunday, Dec. 28
Game Time TV
Kansas City at Cincinnati 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Oakland at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
New England at Buffalo 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
St. Louis at Atlanta 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Chicago at Houston 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Tennessee at Indianapolis 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Carolina at New Orleans 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Detroit at Green Bay 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Seattle at Arizona 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Dallas at Philadelphia 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Miami at N.Y. Jets 4:15 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Washington at San Francisco 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Jacksonville at Baltimore 4:15 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Denver at San Diego 8:15 pm NBC

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NBA Scores Saturday

Sunday, December 28th, 2008 | NBA | No Comments


Chicago (13-17) 35 28 32 22 117
Atlanta (19-10) « 32 36 30 31 129

Players of the Game
ATL – J. Johnson (Pts:41, Reb:3, Ast:8)
CHI – B. Gordon (Pts:33, Reb:4, Ast:6)

New Jersey (15-15) « 22 25 25 24 18 114
Charlotte (11-20) 26 21 19 30 7 103

Players of the Game
CHA – G. Wallace (Pts:32, Reb:9, Ast:4)
NJ – V. Carter (Pts:28, Reb:3, Ast:6)

Oklahoma City (3-28) 31 23 22 19 95
Washington (5-23) « 33 23 20 28 104

Players of the Game
WAS – A. Blatche (Pts:19, Reb:15, Ast:4)
OKC – K. Durant (Pts:25, Reb:11, Ast:3)

Orlando (24-6) « 31 22 26 39 118
Minnesota (5-24) 22 33 19 20 94

Players of the Game
MIN – R. McCants (Pts:21, Reb:4, Ast:4)
ORL – H. Turkoglu (Pts:26, Reb:7, Ast:3)

Utah (18-14) 24 19 27 26 5 14 115
Houston (20-11) « 34 22 24 16 5 19 120

Players of the Game
HOU – R. Artest (Pts:28, Reb:8, Ast:4)
UTA – A. Kirilenko (Pts:20, Reb:10, Ast:5)

Detroit (17-11) « 27 19 27 14 87
Milwaukee (14-17) 21 23 11 21 76

Players of the Game
MIL – A. Bogut (Pts:17, Reb:10, Ast:1)
DET – A. Iverson (Pts:18, Reb:5, Ast:6)

Memphis (10-20) 18 31 17 24 9 4 103
San Antonio (20-10) « 23 19 24 24 9 7 106

Players of the Game
SA – T. Parker (Pts:32, Reb:4, Ast:5)
MEM – O. Mayo (Pts:29, Reb:4, Ast:3)

Toronto (12-18) 28 29 10 22 89
Portland (19-12) « 26 23 20 33 102

Players of the Game
POR – B. Roy (Pts:32, Reb:1, Ast:9)
TOR – C. Bosh (Pts:29, Reb:9, Ast:0)

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Bowl Games

Sunday, December 28th, 2008 | Bowl Games, College Football | No Comments

Saturday, December 27, 2008
Emerald Bowl

Final 1 2 3 4 T
Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 0 7 7 3 17
California (9-4) « 14 0 3 7 24

Meineke Car Care Bowl

Final 1 2 3 4 T
West Virginia (9-4) « 21 0 3 7 31
North Carolina (8-5) 14 9 7 0 30

Champs Sports Bowl

Final 1 2 3 4 T
Wisconsin (7-6) 0 3 3 7 13
Florida State (9-4) « 0 14 14 14 42

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UFC 92 a toss up

Saturday, December 27th, 2008 | UFC | No Comments

ufc_92Las Vegas will be the host of light heavyweight championship on Saturday night. UFC 92′s big fight is Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans both skilled fighters making it hard to pick the favorite to win. Griffin is the current champion (16-4) and is currently the slight favorite only because he is little more know then Evans. Griffin’s last two big fights he beat Quinton Jackson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

Evans also has a very immersive record  (17-0-1) is undefeated and is most well know for his crazy knockout of Chuck Liddell on Sept. 6 in Atlanta. That fight earned him the title shot but he has not faced a top contender until tonight. Evens training partner, Keith Jardine has knocked out Griffin two years ago so this should be a big help for Evens tonight. Both fighters are the same age and both got their start from the UFC reality show the first two years it was on. With UFC having their biggest pay-per-view year this fight should be a record breaker for UFC and pay-per-view. We will have the winner posted after the fight.

Update: Evans won the light heavyweight champsionship after taking Griffin to the ground in the third round.

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NHL Scores Friday

Saturday, December 27th, 2008 | NHL | No Comments

Final 1 2 3 T
Pittsburgh (19-12-4) « 0 1 0 1
New Jersey (19-11-3) 0 0 0 0
Three Stars
1. M. Fleury – PIT (Saves: 37, Save Pct: 1.000)
2. R. Fedotenko – PIT (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
3. S. Clemmensen – NJ (Saves: 17, Save Pct: .944)
Final 1 2 3 T
Buffalo (16-14-5) 0 0 2 2
Washington (22-11-3) « 0 1 2 3
Three Stars
1. B. Helmer – WAS (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
2. D. Brashear – WAS (Goals: 0, Assists: 0)
3. A. Ovechkin – WAS (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
Final 1 2 3 T
Toronto (14-15-6) 1 0 0 1
NY Islanders (11-21-3) « 1 1 2 4
Three Stars
1. B. Guerin – NYI (Goals: 2, Assists: 0)
2. R. DiPietro – NYI (Saves: 28, Save Pct: .966)
3. B. Comeau – NYI (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
Final 1 2 3 T
Carolina (17-14-5) « 1 1 3 5
Atlanta (12-19-4) 1 2 1 4
Three Stars
1. E. Staal – CAR (Goals: 3, Assists: 0)
2. B. Little – ATL (Goals: 3, Assists: 0)
3. S. Kozlov – ATL (Goals: 0, Assists: 4)
Final SO 1 2 3 OT SO T
Tampa Bay (9-16-9) « 1 2 0 0 1 (3) 4
Florida (16-13-5) 1 0 2 0 0 (2) 3
Three Stars
1. R. Malone – TB (Goals: 0, Assists: 1)
2. B. McCabe – FLA (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
3. S. Eminger – TB (Goals: 1, Assists: 2)
Final 1 2 3 T
Detroit (23-7-4) 1 0 1 2
Nashville (17-14-3) « 1 2 0 3
Three Stars
1. V. Fiddler – NSH (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
2. P. Datsyuk – DET (Goals: 0, Assists: 1)
3. M. Erat – NSH (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
Final 1 2 3 T
Philadelphia (19-9-7) 1 0 0 1
Chicago (19-6-7) « 2 0 3 5
Three Stars
1. M. Havlat – CHI (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
2. P. Sharp – CHI (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
3. A. Ladd – CHI (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
Final 1 2 3 T
Edmonton (16-14-3) « 0 3 0 3
Vancouver (19-14-3) 0 1 1 2
Three Stars
1. A. Hemsky – EDM (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
2. M. Raymond – VAN (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
3. S. Souray – EDM (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
Final 1 2 3 T
Phoenix (17-14-5) « 1 1 0 2
Los Angeles (14-15-6) 0 0 1 1
Three Stars
1. S. Doan – PHO (Goals: 1, Assists: 1)
2. P. Harrold – LA (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
3. O. Jokinen – PHO (Goals: 0, Assists: 1)

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NBA Scores Friday

Saturday, December 27th, 2008 | NBA | No Comments

Chicago (13-16) 21 24 19 13 77
Miami (16-12) « 18 22 24 26 90

Players of the Game
MIA – D. Wade (Pts:28, Reb:3, Ast:2)
CHI – A. Gray (Pts:12, Reb:11, Ast:1)

Charlotte (11-19) « 23 27 23 22 95
New Jersey (14-15) 21 20 24 22 87

Players of the Game
NJ – V. Carter (Pts:19, Reb:3, Ast:4)
CHA – E. Okafor (Pts:21, Reb:9, Ast:1)

Minnesota (5-23) « 25 38 31 26 120
New York (11-17) 30 25 20 32 107

Players of the Game
NY – N. Robinson (Pts:26, Reb:10, Ast:3)
MIN – A. Jefferson (Pts:21, Reb:15, Ast:3)

Houston (19-11) 18 26 20 15 79
New Orleans (17-9) « 23 23 20 22 88

Players of the Game
NO – C. Paul (Pts:26, Reb:4, Ast:10)
HOU – Y. Ming (Pts:19, Reb:12, Ast:1)

Indiana (10-19) 36 32 19 18 105
Memphis (10-19) « 23 36 27 22 108

Players of the Game
MEM – O. Mayo (Pts:18, Reb:8, Ast:7)
IND – M. Daniels (Pts:28, Reb:5, Ast:3)

Oklahoma City (3-27) 17 27 19 25 88
Detroit (16-11) « 19 27 20 24 90

Players of the Game
DET – A. Iverson (Pts:22, Reb:3, Ast:3)
OKC – K. Durant (Pts:26, Reb:8, Ast:4)

Philadelphia (12-17) 21 31 27 22 101
Denver (19-11) « 21 28 19 37 105

Players of the Game
DEN – C. Billups (Pts:26, Reb:2, Ast:10)
PHI – A. Iguodala (Pts:24, Reb:4, Ast:4)

Dallas (17-12) 24 20 20 24 88
Utah (18-13) « 25 28 23 21 97

Players of the Game
UTA – D. Williams (Pts:17, Reb:3, Ast:13)
DAL – J. Terry (Pts:26, Reb:1, Ast:3)

Toronto (12-17) « 30 21 34 22 107
Sacramento (7-23) 26 30 26 19 101

Players of the Game
SAC – B. Miller (Pts:20, Reb:8, Ast:3)
TOR – J. O’Neal (Pts:36, Reb:9, Ast:2)

Boston (27-4) 29 22 21 17 89
Golden State (9-22) « 19 20 25 35 99

Players of the Game
GS – S. Jackson (Pts:28, Reb:7, Ast:4)
BOS – R. Rondo (Pts:11, Reb:10, Ast:9)

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College Basketball Scores 12/25

Friday, December 26th, 2008 | College Basketball | No Comments


Bank of America Arena (Seattle, WA)

Lehigh 0 0
Washington 0 0

Marriott Center (Provo, UT)

Western Oregon 0 0
Brigham Young 0 0

Silvio O. Conte Forum (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Maine (5-7) 26 35 61
Boston College (10-2) « 50 49 99

Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)

Indiana State (2-9) 26 15 41
IUPUI (7-4) « 33 29 62

Wells-Fargo Arena (Tempe, AZ)

Idaho State (2-9) 28 27 55
Arizona State #20 (10-1) « 43 47 90

Players of the Game
IDST – M. Stucki (Pts:11, Reb:7, Ast:2)
AZST – J. Harden (Pts:18, Reb:1, Ast:5)
Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)

Northern Colorado (4-8) « 39 37 76
Southern (0-12) 24 44 68

Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)

Liberty (9-4) « 35 42 77
South Carolina Upstate (1-10) 36 28 64

Rose Hill Gym (New York, NY)

New Hampshire (3-6) 25 31 56
Fordham (2-7) « 28 32 60

Tom Gola Arena (Philadelphia, PA)

Mount St. Mary’s (3-8) 32 27 59
La Salle (6-5) « 26 39 65

The Colonial Center (Columbia, SC)

Presbyterian (5-7) 18 38 56
South Carolina (9-1) « 35 40 75

WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, WV)

Radford (3-8) 24 30 54
West Virginia (9-2) « 37 52 89

Dan Rose Center (Mt. Pleasant, MI)

Detroit (4-7) « 32 35 67
Central Michigan (3-8) 27 28 55

Wolstein Center (Cleveland, OH)

Kent State (5-6) 17 24 41
Cleveland State (9-4) « 32 35 67

Bob Carpenter Center Acierno Arena (Newark, DE)

Marist (4-8) « 37 37 74
Delaware (5-7) 23 46 69

Mack Sports Complex (Hempstead, NY)

Iona (5-7) « 30 37 67
Hofstra (8-3) 27 37 64

Bryce Jordan Center (University Park, PA)

Sacred Heart (3-6) 28 37 65
Penn State (11-2) « 44 29 73

Times Union Center (Albany, NY)

Buffalo (5-4) 22 38 60
Siena (6-4) « 33 38 71

Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure, NY)

Niagara (9-2) « 40 43 83
St. Bonaventure (7-4) 25 40 65

Yanitelli Center (Jersey City, NJ)

Fairleigh Dickinson (1-8) 24 37 61
St. Peter’s (4-7) « 33 36 69

Savage Hall (Toledo, OH)

Illinois-Chicago (8-3) « 36 29 65
Toledo (2-9) 21 34 55

John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville, VA)

Hampton (5-5) 27 21 48
Virginia (5-4) « 38 36 74

Cintas Center (Cincinnati, OH)

Butler (10-1) « 29 45 74
Xavier #14 (9-2) 26 39 65

Players of the Game
BUT – M. Howard (Pts:19, Reb:14, Ast:1)
XAVIER – D. Brown (Pts:17, Reb:8, Ast:2)
Events Center (Vestal, NY)

Rider (6-4) 30 28 58
Binghamton (5-4) « 32 37 69

Verizon Center (Washington, District of Columbia)

Florida International (4-9) 16 22 38
Georgetown #12 (9-1) « 43 33 76

Players of the Game
FIU – M. Dominguez (Pts:20, Reb:4, Ast:0)
GTOWN – A. Freeman (Pts:17, Reb:2, Ast:1)
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO)

Illinois (11-1) « 40 35 75
Missouri #25 (9-2) 22 37 59

Players of the Game
IL – D. McCamey (Pts:20, Reb:1, Ast:5)
MO – L. Lyons (Pts:22, Reb:4, Ast:4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (Piscataway, NJ)

New Jersey Tech (0-11) 23 29 52
Rutgers (9-3) « 44 34 78

KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw, GA)

E. Tennessee State (8-3) « 34 42 76
Kennesaw State (5-5) 26 36 62

Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)

Fresno State (6-7) 22 30 52
Saint Louis (7-5) « 25 31 56

University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, OH)

Marshall (6-5) 22 28 50
Dayton (11-1) « 25 37 62

McCarthey Athletic Center (Spokane, WA)

Portland State (9-3) « 38 39 77
Gonzaga #7 (8-3) 37 33 70

Players of the Game
PORTST – J. Dominguez (Pts:25, Reb:6, Ast:5)
GONZAG – M. Bouldin (Pts:18, Reb:2, Ast:2)
James H. Hilton Coliseum (Ames, IA)

South Dakota State (6-8) « 30 35 65
Iowa State (7-4) 32 26 58

Bob Devaney Sports Center (Lincoln, NE)

Maryland-Baltimore County (6-5) « 37 29 66
Nebraska (7-3) 21 43 64

Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, IL)

Southern Methodist (3-6) 22 33 55
Northwestern (8-2) « 28 38 66

United Spirit Arena (Lubbock, TX)

Centenary (2-11) 14 39 53
Texas Tech (9-3) « 35 32 67

Convocation Center (Jonesboro, AR)

Southeast Missouri State (3-9) 28 39 67
Arkansas State (9-3) « 43 43 86

Donald Reynolds Center (Tulsa, OK)

Texas-Arlington (4-6) 40 39 79
Tulsa (8-4) « 43 45 88

Carver Arena (Peoria, IL)

SIU-Edwardsville (0-1) 29 32 61
Bradley (6-5) « 37 30 67

University Arena (Albuquerque, NM)

New Mexico State (5-6) 25 37 62
New Mexico (8-5) « 31 45 76

Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, MS)

Weber State (6-6) 21 28 49
Southern Miss (8-4) « 30 38 68

Coors Events Center (Boulder, CO)

Louisiana-Monroe (3-8) 27 35 62
Colorado (6-3) « 24 41 65

Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN)

Southeastern Louisiana (6-5) 36 35 71
Minnesota #23 (11-0) « 40 40 80

Players of the Game
SELOU – K. Green (Pts:22, Reb:4, Ast:3)
MN – D. Johnson (Pts:13, Reb:4, Ast:4)
Kohl Center (Madison, WI)

Texas #9 (10-2) « 39 35 74
Wisconsin (9-3) 37 32 69

Players of the Game
TX – A. Abrams (Pts:21, Reb:0, Ast:1)
WI – J. Bohannon (Pts:16, Reb:4, Ast:2)
Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield, CA)

Cal Poly (3-6) 32 32 64
Cal State Bakersfield (4-9) « 29 37 66

Spanos Center (Stockton, CA)

St. Mary’s (10-1) « 23 51 74
Pacific (6-4) 25 40 65

Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)

Creighton (10-2) « 43 40 83
DePaul (7-5) 35 40 75

Hornet Gym (Sacramento, CA)

George Washington (6-2) « 32 27 59
Sacramento State (1-10) 21 26 47

McKale Center (Tucson, AZ)

Kansas (8-3) 38 29 67
Arizona (8-3) « 35 49 84

Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV)

Southern Utah (3-9) 25 35 60
UNLV (11-2) « 39 34 73

Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, CA)

Wyoming (9-2) 34 28 62
UCLA #13 (9-2) « 59 54 113

Players of the Game
WY – S. Ogirri (Pts:14, Reb:1, Ast:0)
UCLA – M. Roll (Pts:25, Reb:0, Ast:4)
Leavey Center (Santa Clara, CA)

Stanford (8-0) « 38 39 77
Santa Clara (5-7) 28 41 69

Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)

California Riverside (7-3) 20 26 46
Hawaii (6-3) « 25 31 56

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NBA Scores

Thursday, December 25th, 2008 | NBA | No Comments

Final 1 2 3 4 T
Dallas 27 102
Portland 20 94

DAL: D. Nowitzki, 12-Pts
E. Dampier, 3-Rbs
J. Kidd, 3-Ast		 POR: B. Roy, 8-Pts
L. Aldridge, 2-Rbs
S. Blake, 2-Ast

Last Play: 2:19 Travelling turnover on DeSagana Diop (DAL)

Final 1 2 3 4 T
New Orleans (16-9) 14 17 24 13 68
Orlando (23-6) « 29 32 13 14 88

Players of the Game
ORL – H. Turkoglu (Pts:20, Reb:6, Ast:5)
NO – D. West (Pts:13, Reb:7, Ast:1)

Final 1 2 3 4 T
San Antonio (19-10) « 18 21 32 20 91
Phoenix (16-12) 27 18 31 14 90

Players of the Game
PHO – A. Stoudemire (Pts:25, Reb:13, Ast:3)
SA – T. Duncan (Pts:25, Reb:17, Ast:3)

Final 1 2 3 4 T
Boston (27-3) 24 21 22 16 83
L.A. Lakers (24-5) « 23 28 20 21 92

Players of the Game
LAL – K. Bryant (Pts:27, Reb:9, Ast:5)
BOS – P. Pierce (Pts:20, Reb:10, Ast:3)

Final 1 2 3 4 T
Washington (4-23) 25 22 24 18 89
Cleveland (25-4) « 22 27 19 25 93

Players of the Game
CLE – M. Williams (Pts:24, Reb:3, Ast:6)
WAS – A. Jamison (Pts:28, Reb:6, Ast:1)

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NBA Scores 12/24

Thursday, December 25th, 2008 | NBA | No Comments

Houston (19-10) 23 24 19 24 90
Cleveland (24-4) « 26 21 26 26 99

Players of the Game
CLE – L. James (Pts:27, Reb:9, Ast:5)
HOU – R. Alston (Pts:20, Reb:2, Ast:4)

New Jersey (14-14) « 30 26 27 25 108
Indiana (10-18) 30 27 24 26 107

Players of the Game
IND – D. Granger (Pts:26, Reb:1, Ast:4)
NJ – V. Carter (Pts:38, Reb:8, Ast:1)

Washington (4-22) 18 18 17 19 72
Charlotte (10-19) « 26 10 19 25 80

Players of the Game
CHA – E. Okafor (Pts:29, Reb:18, Ast:4)
WAS – C. Butler (Pts:31, Reb:6, Ast:4)

Oklahoma City (3-26) 24 19 25 20 88
Atlanta (18-10) « 23 22 24 30 99

Players of the Game
ATL – J. Johnson (Pts:20, Reb:11, Ast:11)
OKC – K. Durant (Pts:28, Reb:6, Ast:4)

Philadelphia (12-16) 25 19 22 25 91
Boston (27-2) « 29 29 20 32 110

Players of the Game
BOS – R. Rondo (Pts:18, Reb:4, Ast:4)
PHI – A. Miller (Pts:14, Reb:5, Ast:8)

Golden State (8-22) 24 17 15 32 88
Miami (15-12) « 21 26 20 29 96

Players of the Game
MIA – D. Wade (Pts:32, Reb:8, Ast:8)
GS – K. Azubuike (Pts:16, Reb:9, Ast:3)

L.A. Lakers (23-5) « 24 32 24 20 100
New Orleans (16-8) 20 17 27 23 87

Players of the Game
NO – C. Paul (Pts:17, Reb:5, Ast:10)
LAL – K. Bryant (Pts:26, Reb:6, Ast:4)

Chicago (13-15) 19 26 24 29 98
Detroit (15-11) « 32 26 22 24 104

Players of the Game
DET – R. Stuckey (Pts:40, Reb:2, Ast:4)
CHI – B. Gordon (Pts:18, Reb:7, Ast:7)

Utah (17-13) 18 20 26 22 86
Milwaukee (14-16) « 26 24 19 25 94

Players of the Game
MIL – M. Redd (Pts:27, Reb:6, Ast:1)
UTA – A. Kirilenko (Pts:22, Reb:11, Ast:2)

Memphis (9-19) 12 20 28 22 82
Dallas (16-11) « 22 20 28 30 100

Players of the Game
DAL – D. Nowitzki (Pts:21, Reb:8, Ast:4)
MEM – R. Gay (Pts:16, Reb:9, Ast:1)

Minnesota (4-23) 21 19 27 26 93
San Antonio (18-10) « 30 18 35 16 99

Players of the Game
SA – T. Parker (Pts:36, Reb:4, Ast:8)
MIN – R. Foye (Pts:26, Reb:16, Ast:1)

Denver (18-11) 25 17 24 26 92
Portland (18-11) « 25 22 20 34 101

Players of the Game
POR – L. Aldridge (Pts:22, Reb:8, Ast:2)
DEN – L. Kleiza (Pts:20, Reb:4, Ast:0)

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Yankees are on fire

Thursday, December 25th, 2008 | MLB | No Comments

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The New York Yankees signed Mark Teixeria for $180 million for eight years. It was rumored the Red Sox and Yankees had the highest bids for the Angels player. The deal has a $5 million signing bonus that will be paid out over the first three years the contract also has no-trade provision and no opt-out clause. Its rumored that the Red Sox offered $168 million over eight years. After signing Teixeria is seems to be unlikely that Manny Ramirez will become a Yankee in 2009 which could be a bad thing for Manny since the Angels also aoucned today that they will not persue him.

The Yankees also signed a one-year $5 million deal today with pitcher Chien-Ming Wang a 28 years old right hander. He was 8-2 with a 4.07 ERA in 15 starts last year. The Yankees aggreed to this deal and avoided arbitation with Wang. This deal brings the Yankees payroll to $164 million in 2009 for 15 players. At this rate it doesn’t look like there will be a team that can compte with the Yankees.  The Yankees are also preparing to move into their new $1.3 billion park in 2009. The Yankees now have the four highest paid players in MLB, lets not forget A Rod has a 10 year $275 million deal.

$100 million contracts
Rank
Player
Team
Length
Value
1 A. Rodriguez NYY 10 yrs (’08-17) $275,000,000
2 A. Rodriguez TEX 10 yrs (’01-10) $252,000,000
3 Derek Jeter NYY 10 years (’01-10) $189,000,000
4 M. Teixeira NYY 8 yrs (’09-16) $180,000,000
5 CC Sabathia NYY 7 yrs (’08-14) $161,000,000
6 M. Ramírez BOS 8 yrs (’01-08) $160,000,000
7 M. Cabrera DET 8 yrs (’08-15) $152,300,000
8 Todd Helton COL 11 yrs (2001-11) $151,500,000
9 J. Santana NYM 6 yrs (’08-13) $137,500,000
10 A. Soriano CHC 8 yrs (’07-14) $136,000,000
11 Vernon Wells TOR 7 yrs (’08-14) $126,000,000
12 Barry Zito SF 7 yrs (’07-13) $126,000,000
13 Mike Hampton COL 8 yrs (’01-08) $121,000,000
14 Jason Giambi NYY 7 yrs (’02-08) $120,000,000
15 Carlos Beltrán NYM 7 yrs (’05-11) $119,000,000
16 K. Griffey Jr. CIN 9 yrs (’00-08) $116,500,000
17 Kevin Brown LAD 7 yrs (’99-2005) $105,000,000
18 Albert Pujols STL 7 yrs (’04-10) $100,000,000
18 Carlos Lee HOU 6 yrs (’07-12) $100,000,000

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