There really is not surprise when it comes to the terms of the agreement between Patrick Patterson and the Houston Rockets since it is all part of the NBA collective bargaining rules for first round NBA draft picks.

However, Patterson felt just as important and different once he signed those papers – but in a good way. Patterson knew he was part of the team, participating in summer league games as well as two-a-days, but signing the contract made the whole thing reality.

Patterson was the 14^th overall NBA draft pick this year by the Houston Rockets. For the next two seasons, he is guaranteed approximately $3.1 million, which is the standard for NBA first round draft picks. Continue Reading…

Previously, the New Jersey Nets were hoping to acquire and sign free agents LeBron James as well as Carlos Boozer; however, they were unsuccessful. Nevertheless, they were able to sign a point guard from the Los Angeles Lakers, a two-time NBA champion team.

Jordan Farmar of the Los Angeles Lakers has agreed to a contract for the length of three years worth $12 million. The agreement was official Sunday after the Nets were unable to get James when he ended up signing with the Miami Heat in South Florida with buddies Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade. Continue Reading…

Although the rookie from the Atlanta Braves was the starter chosen by the fans for the All-Star game on Tuesday, Jason Heyward will be unable to participate due to a recent injury to his thumb that placed him on the 15-day disabled list.

Since Heyward was selected as a member of the All-Star team by the fans, Charlie Manuel, the NL manager, chose his replacement. His replacement was originally supposed to be a teammate of Heyward’s, Billy Wagner, but the closer for the Braves did not want to take the opportunity and declined the offer. Reportedly, Wagner refused the offer due to a sore ankle. Continue Reading…

The third/fourth place match up between Uruguay vs Germany will take place on Saturday, July 10^th and Online Sportsbook Pro has the latest odds and information about where and how to make that World Cup wager on the match.

The Uruguay vs Germany match will be a good matchup as the German team was heavily favored going into the 2010 World Cup and just about made the finals. The German coach stated that he will have to encourage his players as this is the last game of the tournament for them. Continue Reading…

Two years of speculation and rumors finally came to an end this past Thursday night as arguably the most popular player in the league made the much anticipated decision about where he would be playing next season.

Even though LeBron James had been linked to teams like the Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers throughout this free agency process this summer, the two-time NBA MVP decided to surprise everyone by taking a lot less money in order to play alongside fellow superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in South Beach. Continue Reading…

The LeBron James free agency saga is officially over and more than one team are disappointed with the outcome as the Miami Heat really cashed in this summer by signing the three biggest names in the free agent market with Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and King James all heading to South Beach.

Now the rest of the league will try and do what they can to compete with the new super power in the NBA, but with the majority of big-name free agents are gone and arguably the best available has just agreed to a sign-and-trade. Continue Reading…

Friday, it was officially announced that the Boston Bruins signed a one-year contract with defenseman and restricted free agent Mark Stuart. Stuart, Rochester, Minnesota, native, is a former Boston Bruins first round draft pick and 21st overall draft pick from the 2003 Entry Draft for the NHL. The deal is apparently worth $1.675 million according to various media reports.

Last season, Stuart participated in a total of 56 games in which he recorded 2 goals as well as 5 assists totaling 7 points. He went on to incur a broken pinky finger on his left hand that ended up getting a serious infection, which caused the 26-year-old to be sidelined and miss 26 of the regular season games in addition to eight games in the post season. Once returned, he made no scores during the four playoff games. Continue Reading…

The frenzy of the current soccer world cup has already reached fever pitch. With the two finalists now decided, the world waits with baited breath to watch the outcome of the fight for gaining the coveted cup. No matter which country you belong to, no matter to which sport you had been professing your loyalty to, soccer fever would have you in its grips during the final stages if you are a sport lover.

The stage is set, the players are decided all that remains is to fight the duel. It’s not every day that a game is played where the world stops in its tracks to watch the outcome. Continue Reading…

It wasn’t until last night that it was clear that the Miami Heat needed to trade Michael Beasley from the team. Why? Because it wasn’t until last night that we found out that LeBron James was joining Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade in Miami to play next season. Once the decision was made, it was obvious that it was time to get rid of Beasley because there simply wasn’t enough room left to pay his salary.

Beasley has been with the Heat for two years now being the second overall draft pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He was supposed to be really good but hasn’t quite shown that spark for the Heat just yet. Last season with Miami, Beasley recorded an average of 6.2 rebounds and 14.8 points. Continue Reading…

The NBA free agent market will hit its climax on Thursday night at 9pm EST as the biggest name in the NBA free agency will officially announce which team he plans to play with next season.

There has been no big-name free agent NBA player more sot after or more pursued by multiple NBA franchises in the history of the league than two-time NBA MVP LeBron James. No matter which way you shake it, LeBron has single handedly ruled this NBA free agent market.

Even though LeBron James will be announcing what will be his next team Thursday night, or possibly his re-signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his future is still very much up in the air and the New York Knicks would also have a great chance of signing this superstar. Continue Reading…