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Thrashers drop sixth straight
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Thrashers defenseman Chris Chelios (right) battles the Coyotes' Taylor Pyatt for the puck Sunday at Philips Arena. Atlanta lost in a shootout.
Atlanta Thrashers 3 hours agoBogosian scratched with hand injury
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Zach Bogosian missed his first game of the season because of a hand injury. He was scratched from Sunday’s game against the Coyotes.
Atlanta Thrashers 3 hours agoCrawford vows defensive improvement
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Jamal Crawford did not come to the Hawks with a reputation for his defense. Early in the season, in particular, coach Mike Woodson cited Crawford as a player who needed to learn the Hawks' defensive system and become more attentive at that end of the floor.
Atlanta Hawks 8 hours agoTech is dancing in Wisconsin as a No. 10 seed
Tech Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — GREENSBORO, NC – After four games in four days of a grueling run to the ACC tournament finals, Georgia Tech didn’t have to wait long to see the rewards from it Sunday evening. Fifteen minutes into the NCAA selection show, a quiet and tired Tech team, not-so-fresh off an ACC tournament final loss to Duke, let out a collective roar as the Yellow Jackets were named a No. 10 seed in the Midwest bracket. To that point the banquet room at their team hotel had been silent, but the Yellow Jackets didn’t have long to stew. They will play seventh-seeded Oklahoma State (22-10) in the...
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 8 hours agoCox: Kawakami much better than results
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Kissimmee, Fla. – Despite a fairly ugly line in the boxscore Sunday, Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami thought he pitched well. And he was not alone. Manager Bobby Cox went even further than that in his evaluation. “I thought he had a great day,” Cox said of Kawakami, who was charged with eight hits and six runs (three earned) in 3-2/3 innings of an 8-5 split-squad loss against the Houston Astros. Seven of eight hits against Kawakami were singles, mostly grounders. “The results obviously weren’t good, but I thought I pitched well,” Kawakami said through his interpre...
Atlanta Braves 9 hours agoTech lands NCAA tourney bid
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia Tech received a berth in the NCAA tournament Sunday. The Jackets will play in the Midwest Regional Friday in Milwaukee and face Oklahoma State (22-10).
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9 hours agoScheyer spoils Tech's shot at ACC title
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — GREENSBORO, N.C. – For four days Georgia Tech had been in dogged pursuit 0f an NCAA tournament berth, of respect, of an ACC tournament title that nobody but perhaps the Yellow Jackets thought was within reach.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9 hours agoStat of day: McLouth batting .045
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — .045 – Nate McLouth’s batting average this spring. The center fielder is having a dreadful spring training, going 1-for-22 with 10 strikeouts and three walks. He was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts Sunday against the Houston Astros and has five strikeouts in his past seven plate appearances.
Atlanta Braves 11 hours agoMcCann homers twice in split-squad loss
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Kissimmee, Fla. – After Brian McCann hit his first two home runs of the spring Sunday, the Braves catcher emphasized how little the long balls meant in the bigger picture. “It’s just spring training,” he said after the Braves’ 8-5 split-squad loss against the Houston Astros on a windy afternoon at Osceola County Stadium. “You take nothing about what you do down here into the season, unless you’re trying to make a team.” One player trying to make the team, top prospect Jason Heyward, had a pair of doubles in the Braves’ 8-5 win against Toronto in ...
Atlanta Braves 11 hours agoFirst roster cuts are Monday
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Kissimmee, Fla. — The Braves will make their first round of roster cuts on Monday, and manager Bobby Cox wasn’t looking forward to it. “That’s the worst job in baseball,” he said Sunday, sitting in a dugout watching batting practice at Osceola County Stadium, perhaps making mental notes on some of the players who’ll be dropped. Cox, who intends to retire after the season, has never gotten comfortable making roster cuts in more than three decades as a professional manager. More specifically, he’s not comfortable informing players — and Cox makes a...
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- First base, left field still up in the air Akron Beacon Journal PEORIA, ARIZ.: You can never have too many left fielders. That seems to be the operational philosophy of the Indians during training camp.
- Laffey suddenly loses command Akron Beacon Journal PEORIA, ARIZ.: After working four scoreless innings in his first two spring outings, Aaron Laffey gave up five runs (four earned), four hits and three walks in 22/3 innings, and the San Diego Padres beat the Indians 5-3 Sunday at Peoria Stadium.
- Minnesota Twins pitcher Kevin Slowey's wrist looks sound after surgery St. Paul Pioneer Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Kevin Slowey continues to prove that he is fully recovered from wrist surgery. He had another good outing Sunday and again showed no lingering effects from having bone chips removed from his pitching wrist.
- Tom Powers: Young diamond gems attracted to the way Twins play the game St. Paul Pioneer Press FORT MYERS, Fla. You know the Twins have some very young prospects when they hand out uniforms, spikes, nooks and blankies on the first day of
- It's NIT over yet for Norm New York Post It's not over until it's over, and no one who knows St. John's coach Norm Roberts expected him to stop working before he was told to do so. Roberts and the Red Storm got a second chance to prove themselves by being invited to the NIT last...
- Morning briefing Bruins Blog | Boston Globe PHILADELPHIA -- Good morning from the Wachovia Center, where the Bruins will face off against the Flyers tonight. Should be interesting to see what the players have to say about Matt Cooke's non-suspension. Zdeno Chara, who missed Tuesday's 4-3 overtime...
- Shaun Hill dealt to Lions FFToolbox.com With starter Alex Smith and David Carr already in the stable, the San Francisco 49ers traded quarterback Shaun Hill to the Detroit Lions on Sunday for a seventh-round draft pick in 2011. Hill opened last season as the 49ers starting QB and started off pretty strong, posting a 3-1 record. But a drop in production brought him to the bench at halftime of the team's week seven game against the Houston Texans. Alex Smith took over and Hill never again saw the field. Lions offensive coordinator, Scott Linehan, is familiar with Hill having coached him while the two were with the Minnesota Vikings. Hi...
- Fantasy: Top Shooting Guards 2009-10 Hoops World HOOPSWORLD's own resident fantasy guru Tommy Beer provided a position-by-position breakdown of the NBA's top performers right before the start of the season, as well as compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list . With fantasy playoffs in sight, we wanted to take a look at those preseason predictions by comparing each player's current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. This will be interesting to examine – we can pat Tommy on the back for those on-the-money predictions, and we'll try hard not to hold him personally responsible for any off-the-mark rankings he made (unles...
- Harris: LDT signing muddies Greene's fantasy path ESPN Christopher Harris analyzes LaDainian Tomlinson's signing with the New York Jets and what it will do to Shonn Greene's and Leon Washington's fantasy values.
- Brady Quinn traded to Broncos for Peyton Hillis, draft picks FFToolbox.com Remember how far Brady Quinn fell in the 2007 NFL draft? He was deemed a steal for the Cleveland Browns. A boy from Ohio as the Browns' quarterback of the future. Everything looked perfect. But his career never really got off the ground and now he'll be looking for a fresh start in Denver. The Broncos acquired Quinn on Sunday in exchange for running back Peyton Hillis, a sixth-round draft pick in 2011 and a conditional draft pick in 2012. Quinn became expendable after Cleveland added Seneca Wallace and Jake Delhomme this past week. "I appreciate everything Brady did for us last year and in his...
- LaDainian Tomlinson lands with Jets FFToolbox.com The NFL's best running back over the past decade will now be playing in the country's biggest city. The New York Jets signed LaDainian Tomlinson to a two-year contract on Sunday, winning a relatively short bidding war over the Minnesota Vikings. The deal is reportedly worth $5.2 million with another $500,000 available via incentives. Tomlinson, who will turn 31 in June, will play a complementary role to second-year runner Shonn Greene. FANTASY ANALYSIS: It would have been awesome to see Tomlinson on the same team as Brett Favre and Adrian Peterson, but the Jets are probably paying more and Tom...
- Week 22 Fantasy Hockey Planner CBS Sports The Fantasy Hockey postseason is upon us in most leagues, making informed lineup decisions all the more important. Our Michael Hurcomb talks up San Jose's Joe Pavelski as a sleeper in Week 22 and more in his latest Planner. foo