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Belichick on Lewis, Ohrnberger & Brown
New England Patriots Blog | ESPN Boston — Patriots coach Bill Belichick held his standard day-after-game conference call with reporters this afternoon (5 p.m.). Even after roster is set, expect movement. Belichick said the team will make its decisions to trim the roster to 53 players by Saturday’s deadline, and then put together the practice squad by Sunday. Yet from the sound of it, players on the back end of the roster shouldn’t get too comfortable. “I’m sure there will be some moving parts as we get into the early part of next week, as there always are,” Belichick said. Phones are busy in a draft-lik...
New England Patriots 10 mins agoVeteran OL Ghiaciuc released by Pats
New England Patriots Blog | ESPN Boston — Veteran offensive lineman Eric Ghiaciuc was released today, the Patriots announced. Ghiaciuc, who had the most NFL experience in the battle for the backup center/guard job, was a longshot to make the 53-man roster. The competition for the top center/guard backup spot is one of the final roster decisions the Patriots figured to be evaluating Thursday night against the Giants. Second-year players Ryan Wendell and Rich Ohrnberger and rookie Ted Larsen are the top candidates. Ohrnberger, the 2009 fourth-round draft choice, started at right guard in the preseason finale.
New England Patriots 10 mins agoRainy day notes: Pedroia has surgery, pitching matchups
Clubhouse Insider | Boston Herald — After undergoing a CT scan this morning at Mass General, Dustin Pedroia went ahead with surgery to insert a screw into the fractured navicular bone in his left foot. Thus, Pedroia won’t play again this season, but the surgery is expected to assure more complete healing in time for Pedroia to be ready for spring [...]
Boston Red Sox 29 mins agoWith cut-down day looming, Patriots coach Bill Belichick says, “There’s a lot of phones ringing”
The Point After | Boston Herald — The Patriots have about 23 hours until they must submit their 53-man roster to the NFL. They’ve officially cut two players, unofficially jettisoned two more, and have a big day tomorrow. With all that in the mix, we talked with coach Bill Belichick on a conference call to set up tomorrow and do some rewind on [...]
New England Patriots 38 mins agoFriday's Red Sox-White Sox game postponed
The Republican — The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday.
Boston Red Sox 1 hour agoPedroia has season-ending surgery
Extra Bases | Boston Globe — According to the Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia had surgery today on his fractured left foot. He had a screw inserted to speed the healing and make sure he is ready for spring training. So that will end his season. Details...
Boston Red Sox 1 hour agoKraft keeping up with the Joneses
Extra Points | Boston Globe — Patriots owner joined by Jerry Jones atop annual owners rankings. Jerry Jones - NFL - sport - Dallas Cowboys - American
New England Patriots 1 hour agoPats release Ghiaciuc, confirm Lewis
Extra Points | Boston Globe — The team released two veterans. Arts - Literature - New England Patriots - American football positions - Humor
New England Patriots 1 hour agoPedroia has surgery on foot
Sox Blog | Providence Journal — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia did, as expected, have season-ending surgery on his foot on Friday afternoon at Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctors, including Red Sox team doctor Tom Gill, inserted a screw into the navicular bone of Pedroia's left foot. Pedroia is expected to be ready in time for spring training next year. The former American League Most Valuable Player broke his foot in late June in San Francisco when he fouled a ball off it. He missed eight weeks during his first stint on the disabled list, and his return was cut short after two games in mid-August when he felt pai...
Boston Red Sox 2 hours agoRed Sox-White Sox postponed
Sox Blog | Providence Journal — It's official: The Red Sox-White Sox game scheduled for Friday night has been postponed in advance of Hurricane Earl. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday. Tickets for Friday night's game will be honored for the 1:05 p.m. game on Saturday afternoon. Pitchers for both teams will remain on schedule, a Red Sox official said after the postponement was announced. Clay Buchholz will oppose John Danks in the early game, and John Lackey will oppose Gavin Floyd in the late game.
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- Sandberg named PCL manager of the year Chicago Cubs Blog | ESPN Chicago Triple-A Iowa Cubs manager Ryne Sandberg has been named Pacific Coast League manager of the year. Sandberg, in his first season on the Triple-A level, has led Iowa to an 80-60 record entering action Friday. The Iowa Cubs are in a first-place tie as they enter a series with Memphis that will determine if they’ll reach the postseason. The former Cubs’ Hall of Fame second baseman will be interviewed for the team’s major-league job after the Iowa Cubs are done for the season, according to ESPNChicago.com’s Bruce Levine.
- For those that care, the hair is still there Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – The hair was still there, but so was Manny Ramirez’ barber. When Ramirez met the media Friday at Fenway Park, the most famous dreadlocks in baseball were still resting on his back. But his barber was standing at his side. It’s anybody’s guess what Ramirez’s appearance will be Saturday, and whether or not he will start abiding by chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s appearance standards that require a well-shorn look. With the remnants of a hurricane bearing down on the Boston area Friday night, perhaps all that hair will be blown away. Then again, Dodgers ...
- Manny shifts gears one more time Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – Manny Ramirez met with the Boston media for the second time this season and this time he was more contrite. Now Ramirez is saying his shuffle out of Boston in 2008 was all his fault. That’s right, in a single week, Ramirez has gone from wearing sunglasses during press conferences and speaking Spanish, to admitting that he has made some mistakes ... in English, by the way. “I think everything was my fault but hey, you have to be a man and realize that when you do wrong,” Ramirez said Friday, not long after the game was postponed and rescheduled for Saturday a...
- Thornton reinstated; Morel called up Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – Friday’s rain out will give left-hander Matt Thornton one more day to rest his injured elbow. Thornton was one of three roster moves the White Sox made Friday. He was taken off the 15-day disabled list where he had spent the last two weeks-plus recovering from left elbow inflammation. While gone, Chris Sale gained some major experience as a late-inning left-hander, even getting a ninth-inning save Wednesday at Cleveland. Thornton’s return now gives the bullpen two late-inning left-handers. With J.J. Putz on schedule to return next week from a sore knee, the bullpe...
- Danks in Game 1; Floyd in Game 2 Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – It will be John Danks pitching in Game 1 of the White Sox’s day-night doubleheader against the Red Sox on Saturday. The opener, rescheduled from Friday night, will start at noon CST. Gavin Floyd will pitch in Game 2, which will be the regularly-scheduled 6 p.m. start. Friday’s game was postponed over three hours before first pitch with a major storm heading toward the Boston area. -Doug Padilla
- Fantasy baseball injury analysis: Justin Morneau done but Alex Rodriguez can still help ESPN With fantasy playoffs just around the corner, everyone wants to know who's in and who's out. At this point it's perhaps easier to identify who will n...
- Chasing the perfect Ricky Nolasco season is a fool's errand ESPN I'm searching for the correct words to describe how I feel about Florida Marlins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco. He is obviously talented, but it's no...
- 2010 Draft Prep: Look for Garcon to emerge CBS Sports Who will emerge as Peyton Manning's third-favorite target behind Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark? Jamey Eisenberg likes Pierre Garcon to emerge from a crowded group of talented receivers. Peyton Manning - Reggie Wayne - Pierre Garçon - Indianapolis Colts - Pierre Garcon
- 2010 Draft Prep: Buy into Boldin, don't overpay for Fitz CBS Sports Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald remain elite options, despite the fact they are no longer teammates, but who is the better value on Draft Day? Jamey Eisenberg explores. Larry Fitzgerald - Anquan Boldin - Matt Leinart - Kurt Warner - Arizona Cardinals
- Start/sit advice, two-start pitchers, rankings for Week 22 of the 2010 fantasy baseball season ESPN Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the schedule for weekly lineup setters in Week 22 of the fantasy baseball season.