The Cavaliers may have wanted to acquire Kyle Lowry but that was brief. As soon as the Houston Rockets decided to match their offer sheet for Lowry, the Rockets were able to keep Kyle Lowry on their team.

The offer that the Cavaliers signed to Lowry was a four-year deal worth $24 million Tuesday evening – apparently, it was a three-year deal with options in the fourth year. The Rockets had exactly one week to match this offer or just let Lowry head to an opposing team. Obviously, Houston decided to match the offer to keep Lowry in a Rockets’ jersey and it didn’t even take them an entire day to do so. Continue Reading…

In the 2009 MLB Draft, the Mariners very first pick of the first round, which was also 2nd overall, went to Dustin Ackley. Wednesday, the Mariners made the decision to promote Ackley to AAA Tacoma from AA West Tenn.

Although the 22-year-old didn’t start off the best this season, he has recorded a batting average of .305 in the past 54 games. During his 82 games with West Tenn, he was hitting a .263 with 28 runs batted in, 2 homers as well as 42 runs. He also recorded 21 doubles as well as 4 triples. Continue Reading…

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…

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…

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…

Finally, Thursday night is the end to the speculation that has been all around for the past few months. He is announcing to the world on national television where he will be playing for the 2010-2011 NBA season. He will be making his announcement in Greenwich, Connecticut, at the Boy’s and Girl’s Club.

Is his decision to stay with the Cavaliers in Cleveland or will he decide to join his two buds, Bosh and Wade, in Miami? Or will he head to New York, whom have decided that it is time to give up on the thought of him joining the team or will he enter into the legacy of none other than Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls? Continue Reading…

Jermaine O’Neal recently entered the market as a free agent. The center reportedly signed with the Boston on Thursday. Reportedly, he and the Celtics have come to an agreement for a two-year contract deal and will acquire nearly $5.8 million for the 2010-2011 NBA season.

The center turns 32 this coming October and in his 14-year career, he has played with a total of four different NBA teams including the Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat. Last season, O’Neal was with the Miami Heat where he started 70 total games in center position and recorded an average of 13.6 points, 1.4 blocks, and 6.9 rebounds. Continue Reading…

The NBA free agency opened up six days ago on July 1 and there is a huge list of highly successful players that are available to go where they please and to whatever teams offers them the most money.

Dwayne Wade has previously stated that if he were to sign with the Miami Heat that he was sure to have either Chris Bosh or LeBron James as a teammate there. Did you guys believe him? Well, if you didn’t, then you should have.

Wednesday, Wade and Bosh ended all the speculation and rumors of who was going where, when they both decided to join the Miami Heat; Bosh will sign and Wade will stay. Wade has no idea what his new contract will consist of but he’s not worried. Same goes for Chris Bosh. Continue Reading…