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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.
LeBron rescues Heat from near collapse to Raptors (Reuters)
(Reuters) – LeBron James put his fourth-quarter uncertainties behind him with critical late plays that helped the Miami Heat survive a late scare from Toronto in a nervous 95-89 home win over the Raptors on Sunday. James, who has endured struggles in the deciding moments of games dating back to the NBA Finals, scored a game-high 30 points including four straight in the final two minutes when his team needed him most
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 – 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.
Concussions sideline several top NHL stars
David Duprey / AP Ottawa winger Milan Michalek (left), the NHL’s goal-scoring leader, sustained a concussion on this collision with teammate Erik Karlsson on Tuesday night. The NHL’s goal-scoring leader, Ottawa winger Milan Michalek, and its reigning rookie of the year, Carolina forward Jeff Skinner, have joined the swelled ranks of prominent players sidelined by concussions.
Toronto’s Aron Winter invested in building a deep squad, not a sexy one (Goal.com)
Toronto FC’s Aron Winter doesn’t quite understand all of the criticism he received in his first year as head coach. “The roster wasn’t good enough when I started,” Winter explained to Goal.com. “There was a lack of quality, a lack of personality, lack of willing to be a part of the process
Baseball kills off colourful tradition of roommates
Mark Zwolinski Sports Reporter Baseball’s latest contract, approved at the winter meetings earlier this month, has an obscure rule change regarding roommates. Essentially, everyone on the 40-man roster would have his own room during spring training, no longer being forced to bunk with a teammate.
The Best Baseball Tirades by Players and Managers in 2011: A Fan’s Look
Some of the most memorable moments from any Major League Baseball season are the tirades and meltdowns players and managers have. Over the course of a 162-game season, tempers can wear thin and as the pressure mounts in the hot months of July and August
NHL takes away Wideman’s hat trick
The NHL ruled on Saturday that Dennis Wideman’s third goal was awarded to Brooks Laich, taking away a hat trick from the defenseman in a 4-2 win against Toronto on Friday.
Raptors sign G Rasual Butler (AP)
TORONTO (AP)—The Toronto Raptors have signed veteran free-agent forward Rasual Butler The six-foot-seven shooting guard split last season between the Clippers and Chicago Bulls and started in a combined 47 games, mostly with L.A. Butler’s best statistical season came in 2009-10 with the Clippers when he averaged career bests of 11.9 points and 33.0 minutes in 82 games. He set a club record for made three-pointers in a season with 145