The Chicago Cubs have acquired pitcher Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player trade, a day after the rival Milwaukee Brewers landed CC Sabathia.
Brett Favre sent a text message to Packers GM Ted Thompson on Saturday, but Thompson replied that he is on vacation and the two men will have to talk later, according to media reports.
Arizona signee Brandon Jennings has decided to make an unprecedented move to forgo playing in college and instead pursue a professional career in Europe, Jenning's attorney, Jeff Valle, told ESPN.com on Tuesday night.
Feel those NL Central aftershocks? The first-place Cubs acquire righty
Rich Harden in a six-player deal with the A's. It should make for a great
pennant race, Scott Miller says, if Harden can stay off the DL.
How 'bout a three-way? Quarterback competition, that is. The Ravens QB situation is slightly more bodacious than three division defensive camp battles Pete Prisco delivers.
Imagine that. The Rays visit the Bronx in first. Joe Maddon told his team
in the spring it could compete now ... forget in a couple of years. Despite
a 5-0 loss to the Yanks, these Rays are a serious AL threat, Danny Knobler says.
The Golden State Warriors will sign high-scoring free agent Corey Maggette to a five-year contract worth around $50 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press on Tuesday night.
Tony Stewart is expected to be released Wednesday from his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the season, freeing the two-time NASCAR champion to purchase his own race team.
Brandon Webb earned his major league leading 13th win, pitching six scoreless innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Justin Duchscherer faced only three batters over the minimum and threw a two-hitter to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
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