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Update: According to the Staten Island Advance, Brian Westbrook is not ruling out signing with the Giants after being cut by the Eagles. Westbrook has said he is also willing to sign with the Cowboys or Redskins (where his brother plays).
Fantasy Impact: Westbrook isn't ready to retire, but the key is whether or not Westbrook will pass a physical from any team who is interested in signing him.
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Update: According to the National Football Post, the Titans will not be retaining defensive end Jevon Kearse. Coach Jeff Fisher solidified it when he stated, "He did a great job for us over the years. He came in and was prepared to play and ready to play and played hard. But in his case we're going to commit to the younger players."
Fantasy Impact: Kearse won't find a ton of takers, but he may land in some team's camp.
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Update: According to Pro Football Talk, the Minnesota Vikings re-signed wide receiver Greg Lewis to a one-year deal on Sunday. Lewis had just eight catches this year and one touchdown.
Fantasy Impact: Lewis won't see anymore time at wideout this year with the plethora of talent the Vikings have, but the team wanted to keep him around as he is serviceable when called upon.
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Update: The National Football Post reports that Adam Jones is slated to work out for NFL scouts on March 19th in New Orleans. Jones worked out for the Bengals, but did not walk away with a deal.
Fantasy Impact: Jones is looking to get back into the NFL, but it might not workout. He has not played since 2008. Stayed tuned for more.
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Update: Michael Lombardi of the National Football Post is reporting that Oakland Raiders running back Michael Bush has reportedly been garnering interest in trade talks. The Raiders have a number of running backs, although no superstar in their backfield, but Bush might be the guy to go.
Fantasy Impact: The Raiders should be looking to do something to improve their team. With a better offensive line in front of him, Bush should be able to make a bigger impact.
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The biggest game in recent hockey history did not fail to live up to expectations. In a stunning and more than epic Olympic gold game, the Canadians defeated the Americans 3-2 in OT.
It was more than anybody could have expected. The intensity, heart, and pure determination of every skater was left on the ice today.
Ultimately, Canada would not be denied their gold medal in front of the home fans in Vancouver.
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Can you feel it? March Madness is quickly approaching. For basketball junkies from Indiana like me, there is no more exciting time of the year. 65 of the best teams in college basketball get together and decide – on the court – who is the champion.
College football…are you paying attention? (No.)
Back by popular demand, this is your March Madness 2010 preview, complete with everything you need to know about this year’s NCAA mens basketball tournament, including dates, locations, and ticket information for each of the 1st & 2nd round sites, the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 sites, and of course, the Final Four in Indianapolis.
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I have to admit, reading about this on Twitter last night shocked me.
One of the hot rumors making the rounds right now is that White Sox GM Ken Williams is so enamored with Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez that he might – might – be willing to include 2B Gordon Beckham in a deal for the lefty power hitter.
Via the fine folks at MLB Trade Rumors (my favorite site for important baseball news and rumors like this), who wrote about the White Sox interest in trading for Adrian Gonzalez last night, I stumbled upon an article by Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com that discusses how well Jake Peavy is fitting in with the White Sox (Yeeesss!).
In the article, Peavy is quoted expressing his desire to bring his former teammate to the South Side. He has also reportedly discussed it with Williams, who we all know would probably trade his soul for a young, power hitting, lefty bat.
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We are still a couple of weeks away from Selection Sunday, the NBA is embroiled in the dog days of its regular season, football is over, and baseball hasn’t started yet. On almost any other such weekend, there wouldn’t be too much for the American sporting masses to get excited about.
So let’s all say thank you and give a round of applause to the Winter Olympics for giving us today’s epic U.S.-Canada gold medal game to get excited about.
Seasoned readers of MSF know that I’m not a hockey guy, so I won’t pretend to provide any analysis, although I bet that our hockey expert Tyler Juranovich will be around later with his. (Update: analysis below.)
Still, I can provide you with all of the information and resources you need to get ready for today’s game. Here you go:
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Update: The Atlanta Falcons' official team site is reporting that quarterback Matt Ryan (toe) will be ready to go when offseason conditioning starts on March 22.
Fantasy Impact: This confirms what had been speculated all along. Ryan should have no issues returning from his toe injury and is not expected to miss any regular season time.
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Update: The New York Giants have extended a second-round tender to wide receiver Domenik Hixon, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. Hixon will be due $1.75M next season.
Fantasy Impact: Hixon will be back with the Giants as no other team is going to try to sign him and be willing to give the Giants a second round pick.
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Update: The Cleveland Plain Dealer, is reporting that Browns president Mike Holmgren is expected to meet with quarterback Derek Anderson's agents at the NFL combine this week. The topic of discussion will be the $2M roster bonus that Anderson is owed come March 19th. Surely the Browns aren't going to pay that.
Fantasy Impact: Expect Holmgren to re-negotiate Anderson's contract or release him. Anderson knows that he is not a starter which he has proved over the past two season. What the Browns do with Brady Quinn remains to be seen.
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Update: The Seattle Seahawks appear willing to let wide reciever Nate Burleson test the open market, according to ESPN.com.
Fantasy Impact: When healthy, Burleson has shown he is capable of being a nice No. 2 option. He will clearly find another job, but it will be interesting to see what happens in Seattle as they are also trying to figure out what to do with Deion Branch.
