After missing a playoff game with an injured hamstring, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin said he expects to play in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday “I’m feeling good,” Boldin said after practice Friday. “I’ve been able to practice all week, so if nothing else happens at this point, I’ll [...]
After spending his entire life in North Carolina, Julius Peppers wants out. The four-time Pro Bowl defensive end has decided he won’t sign a long-term deal with the Carolina Panthers when he becomes an unrestricted free agent on Feb. 26. Peppers, who grew up in tiny Bailey, N.C., starred in college at North Carolina and [...]
Cole Hamels has the contact he wanted to go along with the World Series championship he’s still savoring. Hamels signed a three-year, $20.5 million contract with the Phillies, keeping the 25-year-old World Series MVP winner in Philadelphia through the 2011 season. The deal allows the Phillies to avoid an arbitration hearing. “It seemed like something [...]
The 2008 season was a phenomenial one for the young but very talented Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers rode the shoulders of CC Sabathia to their first postseason appearance since 1982 when they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games in the World Series. Miller Park was electric last October as playoff baseball consumed [...]
Once again Hookscenter is all over the spread like a hungary kid at Thanksgiving dinner. This might have been one of the easiest picks in the history of NFC Championship play. The Cardinals have to much firepower to be stopped. Larry Fitzgerald has ascended to the top of the NFL as the premiere receiver in [...]
The Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday signed pitcher Dave Bush to a one-year, $4 million contract and avoided arbitration. Bush is the second player to sign this week. Shortstop J.J. Hardy also avoided arbitration and agreed to a one-year, $4.65 million contract. Bush made $2.55 million last season when he went 9-10 with a 4.18 ERA [...]
The Brewers signed shortstop J.J. Hardy to a one-year, $4.65 million contract on Monday and avoided arbitration. Hardy, 26, batted .283 with 24 home runs and 74 RBIs in 146 games last season and helped the Brewers win the National League Wild Card. Hardy, who made $2.65 million last year, is the third player in [...]
The Brewers showed some interest in free-agent slugger Adam Dunn during the Winter Meetings, but by Christmas there was no longer a match, general manager Doug Melvin said. Dunn’s name was linked to the Brewers just before the holiday break, and it made some sense since Milwaukee has been in the market for left-handed bats. [...]
The Pittsburgh Steelers had the best defense in the NFL this season en route to the AFC North title and the No. 2 seed in the conference. If there’s any team that can keep up with the Steelers, though, it’s the division rival Baltimore Ravens, architects of some of the best defenses in the NFL [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles are no strangers to playing in the NFC championship game. They’re making their fifth appearance in eight seasons, but this trip was highly unexpected. It’s not as surprising as the Arizona Cardinals getting there. In one of the NFL’s most improbable conference title games, the Eagles and the Cardinals look to continue [...]
