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In baseball, a premium on smart shopping
This winter’s free-agent class included a Prince (Fielder) who got a deal fit for a king and a reliever who came away looking like a pauper by major league salary standards. Closer Ryan Madson nearly had a four-year, $44-million agreement with Philadelphia in November, but talks broke down and the Phillies signed Boston’s Jonathan Papelbon for four years and $50 million. The demand for closers drying up, Madson settled in January for a one-year, $8.25-million contract with Cincinnati.
James scores 30 as Heat hold off Raptors (AP)
MIAMI (AP)— LeBron James took a hard foul and clearly was not happy. So the next time he saw the ball, he made sure no Toronto player could reach him. James’ steal and dunk with just more than two minutes left gave Miami some breathing room, and the Heat held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday.
NHL.com: Breakdown of Gagner's great night
Gordie Howe never had eight points in a game. Neither did Bobby Hull, Bobby Orr, Mark Messier, Mike Bossy or Brett Hull
NHL boss reiterates support for shootout
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—The NHL emerged from the lockout with a new look, including a bold new way to determine a winner for each regular-season game.
NHL tackles concussion epidemic head-on
In mid-November, Brendan Shanahan, the NHL vice president for player safety, reported that concussions were down almost 50 percent from the same period in 2010, a “significant improvement” he attributed to increased player awareness about the kinds of hits that cause head trauma and the enforcement of new rules against such hits. But now the NHL has a concussion outbreak on its hands. By late Friday, 23 players were on the sidelines, all listed with concussions or concussion symptoms
Chiefs stun Pack, end bid for perfection (AP)
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Packers’ perfect season ends with 19-14 loss to KC (AP)
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Surging Seahawks dump reeling Bears (AP)
CHICAGO (AP)— Red Bryant’s path was clear to the end zone. There were just 20 yards for the 323-pound defensive end to travel with the ball after an interception that highlighted a stellar defensive day for the Seattle Seahawks
NHL – Selanne returns to hero’s welcome in Winnipeg
Sun, 18 Dec 05:07:00 2011 Teemu Selanne skated onto Winnipeg ice for the first time in 15 years to a hero’s welcome from Jets fans on Saturday, as the Finnish Flash returned to the city where he started his National Hockey League career. The Helsinki native played his first four NHL seasons in Winnipeg, setting rookie goal and point-scoring records that still stand.
On Baseball — Astros’ Jeff Luhnow Took Short Walk to New Job
By TYLER KEPNER Published: December 17, 2011 It was like a trade in which the player leaves one clubhouse, crosses a stadium hallway, enters the other team’s clubhouse and starts a new life. That is what happened to Jeff Luhnow on the last night of the winter meetings this month at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas