Tiger Woods is contemplating an Oprah Winfrey show couch confession. Should it go down, I bet says Oprah “wears him out”. (SportsbyBrooks)
The BCS fails to give the fans what they deserve and sends TCU to a Fiesta Bowl match-up against Boise State. A repeat of last year’s Poinsetta Bowl. Going undefeated rules! (Dr. Saturday)
Andy Pettitte has turned down the Yankees 1 -year $10 million offer. Sides are expected to eventually agree to a deal though. (NY Post)
The Red Sox are looking to lock up Victor Martinez to a long-term deal at some point this offseason. (Providence Journal)
The Rays and Cubs are discussing a potential swap of Milton Bradley and Pat Burrell, but money is an issue. (St. Petersburg Times)
Kansas City Royals sign Cuban free agent Noel Arguelles to a $7 million contract. He projects as a “good Francisco Liriano”. I wonder what that means. (Baseball America)
So I was actually at the Knicks game yesterday afternoon. The crowd chanted “We want Nate” at two different times. I know I was one of the VERY few chanting back “no we don’t!” but George Willis from the Post points out that the Knicks are 0-9 when Robinson plays over 19 minutes, and are 6-6 when he plays fewer or not at all. All I can say to that is, “hmmmmm…”. (NY Post)
Raptors Guard Jarrett Jack has unintentionally embarrassed the hell out of the Chicago Bulls. With the clock running, Jack stopped, picked up the ball and proceeded to tie his untied shoelace. Meanwhile, the 5 Bulls on the floor never even considered to knock the ball away. Way to go, fellas. Not even the Nets have accomplished that. (Ball Don’t Lie)
Disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy based his bets on other ref’s biases. Seriously, when is the mob going to kill this guy? (ESPN)
Former NFL player Freddie “Fred-Ex” Mitchell has been arrested for failing to pay child support. (PFT)
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