Tiger Woods has been given the award of the Athlete of the Decade.
Despite being hidden away from the media for the past three weeks, Tiger Woods’ name was announced earlier today as the recipient of Athlete of the Decade award. The AP chose Woods for the honor Wednesday because of the top-ranked golfer’s 10 years of dominance on the golf course. Woods won 56 of the 142 votes that AP member editors cast, according to the AP’s Doug Ferguson.
Lance Armtrong, who overcame cancer and won the Tour de France six times in the past decade, was runner-up with 33 votes. Tennis star Roger Federer came in third, with 25 votes.
Sources close to John Lackey have reported that he is close to a deal with the Boston Red Sox.
Earlier today it was reported that John Lackey is only a physical examination away from signing with the Boston Red Sox.
If Lackey passes his physical, and the Red Sox and him agree on financial terms, he will be added to one of the best starting rotations in the major leagues. The Red Sox rotation would add John Lackey to the already dominant duo of Josh Beckett and Jon Lester. This could be the move to be able to compete with the New York Yankees.
The Red Sox have stated taht they do not believe the deal will be finished and in writing by the end of today.
Expect to hear more about this later on in the week. My bet is that John Lackey will sign for $76 million for 5 years.
Unofficial reports have reported that Brian Kelly will be coaching the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame next year.
The South Bend Tribune reported today that they have an insider that knows that Brian Kelly will announce to his team tonight that he will be heading to Notre Dame after the seasons end. The Cincinnati Bearcats have a team banquet this evening and that will be a topic discussed by coach Brian Kelly.
It will be interesting to see how this affects his team. They will be playing in the Sugar Bowl against the Florida Gators on New Years day. Cincinnati players apparently don’t care what Brian Kelly does, they just want him to make up his mind and let it be made known publicly.
“Just make the decision fast, bro, so we can get it out of the way,” Cincinnati receiver Mardy Gilyard said. “You know what you’re going to do. Just do it. We’re tired of worrying about it.”
This rumor has been in circulation for a few weeks now, but has finally been printed in the newspaper and now has a little bit of validity.
Where will Jason Bay be playing baseball next year? This is a question that many baseball fans in America have.
The Red Sox outfield sensation is quite the hot item and is currently rumored to be negotiating contracts with the Mets and the Angels. It will be interesting to see which team will fork over the money needed to sign a free agent like Bay.
The Mets are looking to upgrade in left field after using nine different players at the position this season, none of them generating any consistent power. Bay, who has hit at least 21 homers every year since becoming a full-time big leaguer, would provide just that.
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