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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.
Sixers avoid back-to-back losses again (AP)
ATLANTA (AP)—The Sixers are making the NBA’s lockout-induced compressed schedule a vehicle to show off their superior depth and resiliency. Playing without Elton Brand and facing one of the Eastern Conference’s top five teams for the second straight night, Philadelphia had double figures from each of its four bench players to overwhelm the Atlanta Hawks 98-87 Saturday night.
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
Eagles rout Jets, stay alive in NFC East (AP)
PHILADELPHIA (AP)— LeSean McCoy asked reporters gathered around his locker for a playoff update and came up with this conclusion when told what the Philadelphia Eagles needed to get in.
Redskins knock Giants out of 1st place (AP)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)—If the New York Giants miss the playoffs once again, they have only themselves and the Washington Redskins to blame
NHL Concussions: Hockey Needs Better Prevention, Not Better Treatment
By Bruce Ciskie – NHL Contributor The list goes on: Sidney Crosby, Milan Michalek, Chris Pronger, Claude Giroux. Concussions are decimating the NHL, but what can be done?
Baseball notes: Bosox deal Lowrie, get Astros’ closer
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed closer Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros on Wednesday for infielder Jed Lowrie and right-hander Kyle Weiland. The Red Sox lost closer Jonathan Papelbon, who signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies
Concussed Kolb practices ‘a little bit’ (AP)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP)—Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb said he was able to practice “a little bit” on Wednesday after tests evaluating the concussion he sustained early in Sunday’s victory over San Francisco. “The symptoms are down,” he said.
NHL – Top scorer Giroux out indefinitely
Tue, 13 Dec 18:19:00 2011 NHL top scorer Claude Giroux is out indefinitely with a concussion after taking an inadvertent knee to the head during a recent game, the Philadelphia Flyers have confirmed. Giroux suffered the injury late in the second period of Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and missed the final period for precautionary reasons. “Claude reported not feeling very good today
NHL: Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 2
Published: Dec. 10, 2011 at 10:17 PM PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10 (UPI) — Jaromir Jagr notched the go-ahead Saturday and the Philadelphia Flyers bested Tampa Bay 5-2 despite losing two key players.