Coming off a big season with the Padres, reliever Doug Brocail will try to settle down a young Houston bullpen. The Astros added some much-needed veteran leadership in the bullpen Tuesday, penning reliever Doug Brocail to a one-year, $2.5 million deal. This will be the 40-year-old righty’s third tour of duty with Houston, having also […]
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Andres Nocioni, seen here protesting being touched in an inappropriate place by Shaq, could be headed back to the bench. Well, it’s not a very Happy Thanksgiving for Jermaine O’Neal owners, is it? He was out of action last night because of — you guessed it — his knee, and there’s no telling when he’ll
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Todd Jones is back as the Tigers’ closer. Will he be saving games for Kenny Rogers? The Gambler is betting on himself. Kenny Rogers has ditched agent Scott Boras and has decided to represent himself in negotiations with the Detroit Tigers ” the only team he says he’ll play for if he returns for the
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So much for Warrick Dunn’s potential Hollywood script of becoming the 22nd man in NFL history to reach 10,000 yards and doing so against his former club. And so much for Atlanta actually making some headway in the lame-ass NFC South. Neither happened today as Tampa Bay ended its skid and regained control of the
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In addition to missing Chauncey Billups, the Pistons are currently without Antonio McDyess, right. (Xinhua Photo) If you’re a Chauncey Billups’ owner, you’ll be holding your breath today when he undergoes an MRI on his knee. This is likely just a precautionary move, but you never want to hear about your dudes having MRIs, do
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Jacque Jones takes his declining power to Detroit for a fresh start. Jacque Jones, long rumoured on his way out of Chicago, has finally been dealt by the Cubs, heading to Detroit yesterday for utility man Omar Infante. You may recall that Jones was almost dealt to the Marlins at the deadline last season, but
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Oh man, have you seen the damage that Hedo Turkoglu is inflicting on opponents in the early going? Always a great three-point threat, he’s stepping up the rest of his game suddenly, pulling in 15 rebounds last night. We check in on some Magic brewing in Orlando in today’s Daily Dose. King James is going
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