News & Notes

MLB

- The New York Daily News is reporting that P Joba Chamberlain may not be on the New York Yankees ALDS roster next week. Chamberlain has struggled recently and the team would most likely use him in a relief role if he's added to the roster.
- A video has hit You Tube insinuating that the Minnesota Twins (video shows Joe Mauer) steal signs to tip off batters of certain pitches. Twins players laughed at the accusations. The video shows Mauer rubbing his head and face while on second base, apparently signaling the pitches to teammate, Jason Kubel. Check the video out in my Featured Videos section.
- Philadelphia Phillies veteran P Jamie Moyer will miss the remainder of the season and the playoffs with three torn muscles in his groin. The 46-year-old will have surgery in the next 7-10 days. He should be ready for spring training next season.
- The Tampa Tribune is reporting that Tampa Bay Rays OF Carl Crawford is interested in signing an extension in the off-season. "I hope we can get something done" Crawford told the Tribune.

NBA

- After missing the first two practices of training camp, Cleveland Cavaliers G Delonte West returned to the team on Thursday. West said before practice that even though the absences were unexcused, he said he had been in contact with team GM Danny Ferry. West did not speak to the media after practice.
- Boston Celtics F Bill Walker will be out of action for 6-8 weeks with a torn meniscus.
- The Houston Rockets have rescinded their contract offer to G/F Rashad McCants because of an abdominal injury.
- Oklahoma City Thunder rookie G James Harden rolled his ankle in practice on Wednesday and is listed as day-to-day.
- Sacramento Kings C/F Sean May had a weight incentive on his contract that made him $100k this Wednesday when he weighed in at a burly 261 pounds.
- New Orleans Hornets C Emeka Okafor could miss the remainder of training camp with knee soreness.
- Houston Rockets SF Shane Battier will be out for a week with a slight muscle pull he suffered in practice on Tuesday.

NHL

- The San Jose Sharks have named veteran D Rob Blake captain of the team. C Joe Thorton and D Dan Boyle have been named assistant captains.
- Veteran F Brendan Shanahan has left the New Jersey Devils after being told he would not be part of the top three lines this season. His future is unknown but it is believe that Shanahan will not retire.
- The New York Rangers have signed Alexi Semenov. Terms were not disclosed.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have claimed F Chris Bourque off waivers.
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MMA

- In last nights Ultimate Fighter Season 10 match-up, Kimbo Slice was defeated by former IFL champ Roy Nelson via knock out in the second round of the fight. Although Kimbo featured some punching power that looked to rock Nelson in the second, Nelsons ground game and weight was too much for Kimbo to overcome. Nelson took Kimbo down in both rounds and had him pinned to the ground. Kimbo had no defense and could not continue to fight back so referee Herb Dean called the fight. It was slated to be a pay-per-view type match-up but ended up a dud. It will be interesting to see if the UFC signs Kimbo regardless. I hinted in a post earlier this week that Kimbo is training for a fight in the Ultimate Fighter Finale in December. The preview for next weeks show hints that Kimbo may get another chance to fight. It will be interesting to see how well he improves his ground game and whether or not he signs with the UFC. Keep it posted for more details and check the preview of next-weeks show in the Featured Video section
- Ultimate Fighter: Season 9 bad-boy DaMarques Johnson will fight Edgar Garcia at UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez.
- Three fights have been made official for UFC 106: Lesnar vs. Carwin: Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah, Jason Dent vs. George Sotiropoulos and Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders.