Oilers’ Ryan Smyth interested in joining Rangers?

Edmonton Oilers left wing Ryan Smyth was drafted by Glen Sather and worked under him for five years before Sather left to join the New York Rangers.
Now the Rangers are at the top of the chart in their conference and the Oilers are near the bottom in theirs and Smyth, who has a no-trade clause [...]

Marlins ‘aggressively negotiating’ for Yoenis Cespedes

The Miami Marlins apparently don’t think they’ve improved enough this offseason. MLB.com reports that the team is “aggressively negotiating” a contract for Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes.
Cespedes “could start visiting prospective teams in the next few weeks,” the site reports, and the Marlins are hoping they are one of his destinations. As it is now, Cespedes [...]

Manny Ramirez joining Athletics or Orioles?

Manny Ramirez has played 19 seasons in the big leagues and he’d like to come out of retirement for at least one more. The slugger retired last April after playing only five games for the Tampa Bay Rays (one hit, one RBI, four strikeouts) because he was about to be hit with a 100-game ban [...]

Rangers and Cardinals not signing Roy Oswalt?

Now that Edwin Jackson has signed on with the Washington Nationals, Roy Oswalt remains alone at the top of the best unsigned starting-pitcher free agent. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, one of Oswalt’s hoped-for destinations, the Texas Rangers, is probably not going to happen.
“The Rangers … appear to be moving away from the [...]

Nationals trying to trade John Lannan

The Washington Nationals made themselves a little stronger Thursday by adding Edwin Jackson to their rotation for one season for around $10 million. The word from Fox Sports is that the team is also “aggressively” trying to unload John Lannan from its rotation as well.
The 27-year-old lefty, who lost his arbitration case with the team [...]

Wes Welker plans return to Patriots

New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has only one more game to play before he becomes a free agent, but Pats fans shouldn’t start worrying just yet.
NESN reports that Welker is saying that he aim to return to the Patriots’ roster next season: “I plan on being back,” Welker said, the site reports. “I’m [...]

Knicks interested in adding J.R. Smith?

Kenyon Martin has been cleared by the NBA to sign on with whatever club he wants to now that he’s back from his adventure in China.
The New York Knicks have been rumored to be interested, but the New York Times is hearing that the team “won’t do back flips to get” Martin and only have [...]

Kenyon Martin deciding new NBA team this weekend?

Power forward Kenyon Martin spent seven seasons with the Denver Nuggets before heading off to China this season to make some bucks while the NBA and its players worked out its new CBA. Now Martin can sign on to whatever team will take him in the NBA and you’d think he’d have some minor interest [...]

Peyton Manning and Colts meeting next week

Now that Peyton Manning’s doctor has cleared him to play next season, his situation with his current employer, the Indianapolis Colts, has gotten a little murkier. The team has till March 8 to decided whether it is going to pay the four-time NFL MVP a $28 million bonus and keep him on the roster or [...]

NFL considering addition of two teams

The city of Los Angeles has been without a pro football team since the mid-’90s when the Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams both left the area. L.A. has been trying to get a team to commit to moving there for several years now. The San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, and St. Louis [...]

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