Would you turn down your opportunity to play with Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James if you had the chance? Probably not. Neither would Eddie House – one of the best free agent shooters still left on the free agent market…or at least he was.

Thursday, House’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, released a statement that House has agreed to rejoin the Miami Heat. The contract will be for two years, with the second year of the contract being a player option, and worth almost $3 million, which isn’t as rewarding as other offers he had received but the other offers also couldn’t match one of the NBA’s best trio – Bosh, Wade, and James. Continue Reading…

The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics go head-to-head today in Arlington but the Rangers will be without second baseman Ian Kinsler who landed on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain on Thursday. The move is retroactive to Wednesday and came just a day after Kinsler sat out Wednesday’s game against the A’s, which the Rangers lost 3-1.

Kinsler is batting a .298 average with 6 homeruns and 38 runs batted in. He started off the season on the disabled list due to a high ankle sprain, which resulted in Kinsler missing out on the first 22 regular season games this year. As for Kinsler’s current injury, it hasn’t proven to be series; however, the Rangers want him in proper shape and be ready and able to give 100% for the postseason. Continue Reading…

It wasn’t until late Wednesday night, the eve of the Raiders training camp, that Oakland was able to reach a deal with their first-round 2010 NFL Draft pick Rolando McClain.

As of now, the linebacker out of Alabama, is the highest signed draft selection being chosen as number 8 overall. Last week, number 24 draft pick Dez Bryant signed with the Dallas Cowboys and just Wednesday morning, number 25 draft pick Devin McCourty signed with the New England Patriots.

The Oakland Raiders training camp begins Thursday, July 29, but it wasn’t known whether or not the newly signed linebacker would be able to make it to training camp to join the team on Thursday. Continue Reading…

With the start of the Carolina Panthers training camp nearing, there has been speculation whether quarterback Jimmy Clausen would attend. The speculation can end today as he’ll be there. Wednesday, Clausen and the Panthers reached an agreement that would allow him to join the team for training camp practice, which starts today. Clausen’s agent and the Panthers had to work through the night but eventually came to agreement on a deal that work swell for the team as well as Clausen.

Clausen, a former Notre Dame quarterback and the 48th overall 2010 NFL Draft pick, and the Panthers came to agreement for a four-year contract. According to various media outlets, the four-year deal is worth a maximum of $6.3 million with $2.533 million guaranteed, which also guarantees that there will be no rookie holdouts. Continue Reading…

The New England Patriots and their first round NFL Draft pick Devin McCourty have come to terms on a five-year deal that is worth a maximum of $13.2 million. Bonuses and guarantees come to a sum of nearly $8 million.

McCourty, who will play as the Patriots cornerback and played college ball at Rutgers, was the 27th overall draft pick in this year’s 2010 NFL draft. The New England Patriots had a total of 12 draftees to sign and McCourty was the last one that had not signed a contract with the team. It also makes the New England Patriots one of the four teams that have signed all of their draft picks with the other three teams being Dallas, Chicago, and Carolina. The Patriots begin their initial training camp practice this Thursday and it is likely that McCourty will be there with the rest of the team. Continue Reading…

The Florida Marlins lose their starting left fielder due to a celebration after the team’s 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves Sunday afternoon, which lasted 11 innings. Following a walk-off win by Wes Helms, Chris Coghlan went to deliver a celebration to Helms with a pie in the face and was injured in the process. He said that he jumped to shove the pie in Helms face and landed on his knee wrong.

Coghlan was placed on the disabled list Monday after an MRI showed that the left fielder had a torn meniscus in his left knee. The team is waiting a couple days to determine whether or not his knee needs surgery, but if it does, the lead-off batter will likely be out anywhere from six to eight weeks for full recovery. If the surgery is not required then he’ll be out about two to three weeks. Continue Reading…

Tracy McGrady, a highly recognized free agent this year that has grasped the headlines of all the major media resources, performed very well in his workout Monday with the Chicago Bulls. He has recovered well from surgery and is in very decent playing shape physically; however, it’s unlikely that the Bulls will sign him.

The Bulls are looking for someone that can play coming off of the bench. They are simply not looking for a starter at this time and that is exactly what McGrady is wanting – a starting position. If he cannot settle for the secondary role then the Bulls will likely not even consider signing the free agent. Continue Reading…

The past two seasons, Josh Powell has been a backup for the Los Angeles Lakers. Monday, Powell signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks to provide back up to Atlanta’s Josh Smith as well as Al Horford according to a press release issued by the Hawks. Specific conditions of the agreement between Powell and the Atlanta Hawks were not immediately disclosed due to team policies.

The 6-foot-9 graduate from Atlanta’s Riverdale High School plays forward/center position and averaged 2.4 rebounds and 3.4 points per game while with the Los Angeles Lakers for two years. He had an average of 1.8 rebounds and 2.7 points per game during his 63 games with Los Angeles just this past season. Continue Reading…

As deadline week nears, the first trade came this past Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Angels acquired Dan Haren for 29-year-old Joe Saunders from the Arizona Diamondbacks as well as three other baseball players – 21-year-old Patrick Corbin, 25-year-old Rafael Rodriguez with the third player being revealed at a later date, whom many believe may very well be pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Haren has started 21 games this year and is currently 7-8 with a 4.60 earned run average. He was one of the top prospects for the non-waiver trade July 31 deadline. In the past five seasons, Haren has been with Arizona as well as Oakland, and has successfully pitched over 200 innings and claimed a victory in a minimum of 14 games leaving him at 16-8 with an earned run average of 3.33. More than that, he’s a an All-Star of three times. Continue Reading…

Alex Rodriguez is working on making his 600th career home run and was initially hoping to put an end to that quest while playing at the Yankees home field. Rodriguez has been trying for this 600th home run milestone since July 22. However, that quest was put on hold after being hit by a pitch on his left hand and forearm – just barely missing his face after it ricocheted off his forearm and probably would have had Rodriguez not turned away from the plate. The 95-mph fastball pitch was thrown by rookie pitcher Blake Wood of the Kansas City Royals during the bottom of Sunday’s eight inning.

Rodriguez was able to finish the game against Kansas City Sunday at his home field, which was a victory for the Yankees 12-6. The win also leaves the New York Yankees with baseball’s best record at 62-35. The Yankees are currently ahead Tampa Bay just three games in the American League East. Continue Reading…