Vick will return

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Update: According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Eagles will bring back QB Michael Vick next season. Vick is currently third string on the Eagles’ depth chart and is scheduled to earn $5.25 million in total salary.

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Niemi, 4th Line Help Hawks Get Their Mojo Back

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Something big needed to happen. Something to stop the bleeding. Something to help the Hawks get back on their skates and help end a three game losing streak.

That something happened Wednesday night.

A 4-0 shutout of the Minnesota Wild could be the perfect catalyst to light the fire under the Hawks for the last stretch of the regular season.

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Report: If Spartans win title, Tom Izzo to Nets a ‘done deal’

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Recently, rumors swirled that the University of Oregon was going to make a strong play for Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. The rumors were quickly shot down by Izzo himself and speculation quickly turned towards Minnesota coach Tubby Smith as choice #1 for the Ducks.

But just because Izzo isn’t packing his bags for the West coast doesn’t mean that he won’t pack his bags and leave East Lansing…if his Spartans win the National Championship.

According to sources close to Izzo, the New Jersey Nets have made clandestine overtures too attractive and convincing for Izzo to ignore. And, the source explains, if Izzo wins his second title — on the heels of making the Final Four in six out of his last 12 seasons — he will have little else to prove at the college level and will be ready for a new challenge, among many reasons why he’d leave.

If the Spartans win, it’s a “done deal,” says my source.

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