Filed under: Devils, NHL Free Agency, NHL EconomicsWe've been down this road before, but it appears as if the Ilya Kovalchuk contract situation is finally, mercifully, close to an end result.
On Friday, multiple media outlets, including TSN's Darren Dreger, ESPN's EJ Hradek and Tom Gulitti of The Bergen Record are all reporting that the NHL and NHLPA have come to an agreement on an ammendment to the CBA in regards to the long-term contracts that have become the bane of the league's existence the past two years.
The 17-year contract that the Devils originally had with Kovalchuk this summer was obviously the breaking point, dragging out his free agency to this point in early September. After the Devils submitted a revised contract last week (a reported 15-year pact worth $100 million) the league was supposed to make a decision on whether or not to approve it by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Instead of reaching a decision, the deadline was pushed back to Friday, prolonging the situation even further. According to Friday's reports, the newest contract will be approved as part of the new CBA ammendment.
Not long after Wednesday's deadline was delayed, reports surfaced that the NHL had issued an ultimatum to the NHLPA regarding contracts like the ones signed by Roberto Luongo and Marian Hossa, among others. Those reports, however, were disputed in the sense that it wasn't necessarily an ultimatum, but simply a negotiation between the two sides. Either way, the agreement will also lead to the Luongo and Hossa deals being approved, as well.
According to Gulitti, via Twitter, the "CBA amendment would involve stipulations on cap hit for deals going past age 35 and age 40."
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Matt Leinart Headed for USC Reunion in Seattle?
Filed under: Arizona Cardinals, Seahawks, NFC WestTake that, Denny Green.
It was Green, then the Arizona Cardinals coach, who on draft day in 2006 called quarterback Matt Leinart "a gift from heaven.''
Well, as of Saturday afternoon, he's a gift to anybody who wants him. Anybody besides the Cardinals, that is, with Arizona having let him go.
In getting down to the league mandate of 53 players, coach Ken Whisenhunt and his staff decided that Derek Anderson, picked up during the offseason from the Cleveland Browns, will be the starter and Max Hall will be the backup with rookie John Skelton No. 3
Leinart will be given a chance to find a job elsewhere. It's quite a comedown for the former Heisman Trophy winner out of USC who came to the Cardinals with huge expectations and leaves with little to show for his four years in the desert.
He started for a bit, then got supplanted for two years when Kurt Warner came in and led the Cardinals to back-to-back NFC West titles. When Warner danced off the Cardinals' stage, it was supposed to be Leinart's time. It wasn't.
It was Green, then the Arizona Cardinals coach, who on draft day in 2006 called quarterback Matt Leinart "a gift from heaven.''
Well, as of Saturday afternoon, he's a gift to anybody who wants him. Anybody besides the Cardinals, that is, with Arizona having let him go.
In getting down to the league mandate of 53 players, coach Ken Whisenhunt and his staff decided that Derek Anderson, picked up during the offseason from the Cleveland Browns, will be the starter and Max Hall will be the backup with rookie John Skelton No. 3
Leinart will be given a chance to find a job elsewhere. It's quite a comedown for the former Heisman Trophy winner out of USC who came to the Cardinals with huge expectations and leaves with little to show for his four years in the desert.
He started for a bit, then got supplanted for two years when Kurt Warner came in and led the Cardinals to back-to-back NFC West titles. When Warner danced off the Cardinals' stage, it was supposed to be Leinart's time. It wasn't.
NHL, NHLPA Reach Agreement; Ilya Kovalchuk Contract to be Approved
Filed under: Devils, NHL Free Agency, NHL EconomicsWe've been down this road before, but it appears as if the Ilya Kovalchuk contract situation is finally, mercifully, close to an end result.
On Friday, multiple media outlets, including TSN's Darren Dreger, ESPN's EJ Hradek and Tom Gulitti of The Bergen Record are all reporting that the NHL and NHLPA have come to an agreement on an ammendment to the CBA in regards to the long-term contracts that have become the bane of the league's existence the past two years.
The 17-year contract that the Devils originally had with Kovalchuk this summer was obviously the breaking point, dragging out his free agency to this point in early September. After the Devils submitted a revised contract last week (a reported 15-year pact worth $100 million) the league was supposed to make a decision on whether or not to approve it by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Instead of reaching a decision, the deadline was pushed back to Friday, prolonging the situation even further. According to Friday's reports, the newest contract will be approved as part of the new CBA ammendment.
Not long after Wednesday's deadline was delayed, reports surfaced that the NHL had issued an ultimatum to the NHLPA regarding contracts like the ones signed by Roberto Luongo and Marian Hossa, among others. Those reports, however, were disputed in the sense that it wasn't necessarily an ultimatum, but simply a negotiation between the two sides. Either way, the agreement will also lead to the Luongo and Hossa deals being approved, as well.
According to Gulitti, via Twitter, the "CBA amendment would involve stipulations on cap hit for deals going past age 35 and age 40."
On Friday, multiple media outlets, including TSN's Darren Dreger, ESPN's EJ Hradek and Tom Gulitti of The Bergen Record are all reporting that the NHL and NHLPA have come to an agreement on an ammendment to the CBA in regards to the long-term contracts that have become the bane of the league's existence the past two years.
The 17-year contract that the Devils originally had with Kovalchuk this summer was obviously the breaking point, dragging out his free agency to this point in early September. After the Devils submitted a revised contract last week (a reported 15-year pact worth $100 million) the league was supposed to make a decision on whether or not to approve it by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Instead of reaching a decision, the deadline was pushed back to Friday, prolonging the situation even further. According to Friday's reports, the newest contract will be approved as part of the new CBA ammendment.
Not long after Wednesday's deadline was delayed, reports surfaced that the NHL had issued an ultimatum to the NHLPA regarding contracts like the ones signed by Roberto Luongo and Marian Hossa, among others. Those reports, however, were disputed in the sense that it wasn't necessarily an ultimatum, but simply a negotiation between the two sides. Either way, the agreement will also lead to the Luongo and Hossa deals being approved, as well.
According to Gulitti, via Twitter, the "CBA amendment would involve stipulations on cap hit for deals going past age 35 and age 40."
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Kevin Anderson Named Athletic Director at Maryland
Filed under: Maryland, ACCKevin Anderson will be Maryland's new athletic director, the school announced Saturday, ending a search that began when former AD Debbie Yow left Maryland to take the same position at N.C. State in July.
Anderson, who will be formally introduced Tuesday, arrives from Army, where he served as AD since 2004.
University of Maryland president-designate Dr. Wallace Loh and acting president Nariman Farvardin chose Anderson from a list of three finalists, which included Buffalo AD Warde Manuel, and Connecticut AD Jeff Hathaway. Hathaway, who was the recommended by Yow after her departure, was once considered the early favorite for the job.
However, Anderson emerged as the school's choice to run the Terrapins' 27 sports teams.
"Kevin has built a solid program of competitive and academic success at the U.S. Military Academy, supporting the student-athlete and demonstrating that academics and athletics can go hand in hand," Loh said in the press release.
Anderson, who will be formally introduced Tuesday, arrives from Army, where he served as AD since 2004.
University of Maryland president-designate Dr. Wallace Loh and acting president Nariman Farvardin chose Anderson from a list of three finalists, which included Buffalo AD Warde Manuel, and Connecticut AD Jeff Hathaway. Hathaway, who was the recommended by Yow after her departure, was once considered the early favorite for the job.
However, Anderson emerged as the school's choice to run the Terrapins' 27 sports teams.
"Kevin has built a solid program of competitive and academic success at the U.S. Military Academy, supporting the student-athlete and demonstrating that academics and athletics can go hand in hand," Loh said in the press release.
Floyd Mayweather Apologizes to Manny Pacquiao for Video Rant
Filed under: WBC, WBO, Golden Boy Promotions, Top Rank PromotionsUnbeaten, six-time champion Floyd Mayweather has apologized for his racially-charged video rant aimed at Filipino star and seven-time titlist Manny Pacquiao, using the same Ustream webcam format to do so on Friday, according to a report from Mark Vester at BoxingScene.com.
In the video, Mayweather, at times, refers to Pacquiao as "Poochiao," saying that he will "cook that yellow chump," that he will "kick the midget a**," and "cook him up with some barbecued dog."
Among the comments made by Mayweather was also the assertion that Pacquiao may be using steroids. On the issue of steroids, Mayweather said, "This [expletive] name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets."
On Friday, however, Mayweather said that he "didn't really mean" any of it.
"I do want to apologize for what happened the other night. I want to apologize to everybody because everybody thought that it was a racist comment that I said. I don't have a racist bone in my body. I have nothing but love for everybody," said Mayweather.
"Some of my guys are Muslim, some of my guys are Jews. Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, whites, ... it doesn't matter. I got nothing but love in my heart," said Mayweather. "All I want to say is, if anybody was affected from what I said the other day, I apologize as a man. I was just having fun. I didn't really mean it."
In the video, Mayweather, at times, refers to Pacquiao as "Poochiao," saying that he will "cook that yellow chump," that he will "kick the midget a**," and "cook him up with some barbecued dog."
Among the comments made by Mayweather was also the assertion that Pacquiao may be using steroids. On the issue of steroids, Mayweather said, "This [expletive] name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets."
On Friday, however, Mayweather said that he "didn't really mean" any of it.
"I do want to apologize for what happened the other night. I want to apologize to everybody because everybody thought that it was a racist comment that I said. I don't have a racist bone in my body. I have nothing but love for everybody," said Mayweather.
"Some of my guys are Muslim, some of my guys are Jews. Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, whites, ... it doesn't matter. I got nothing but love in my heart," said Mayweather. "All I want to say is, if anybody was affected from what I said the other day, I apologize as a man. I was just having fun. I didn't really mean it."
Caroline Wozniacki Wins Another Blowout, Will Face Maria Sharapova Next
Filed under: U.S. OpenNEW YORK -- Caroline Wozniacki has made a mockery of the first three rounds of the U.S. Open. The top-seeded Wozniacki defeated Chan Yung-Jan 6-1, 6-0 in their third round match on Saturday afternoon.
"I think it says something about the level that I'm playing at," a very confident Wozniacki said of her third consecutive blowout at this tournament.
That was one more game she lost than in her double-bagel victory over Kai-Chen Chan in the second round and one game less than she lost in her 6-1, 6-1 blowout of Chelsey Gullickson to open the tournament. Wozniacki had won her only two previous matches against the 77th-ranked Chan, but lost a set to her in their first meeting in 2008 in Doha. Saturday's showdown at the Open was a non-competitive event, lasting just 73 minutes.
Chan committed 31 unforced errors to just 11 by Wozniacki. Unlike fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic, knocked out of the tournament earlier in the day, Wozniacki was not challenged by the windy conditions at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
"I think it says something about the level that I'm playing at," a very confident Wozniacki said of her third consecutive blowout at this tournament.
That was one more game she lost than in her double-bagel victory over Kai-Chen Chan in the second round and one game less than she lost in her 6-1, 6-1 blowout of Chelsey Gullickson to open the tournament. Wozniacki had won her only two previous matches against the 77th-ranked Chan, but lost a set to her in their first meeting in 2008 in Doha. Saturday's showdown at the Open was a non-competitive event, lasting just 73 minutes.
Chan committed 31 unforced errors to just 11 by Wozniacki. Unlike fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic, knocked out of the tournament earlier in the day, Wozniacki was not challenged by the windy conditions at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Giants' Manning, Pats' Brady solid in final tuneup
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eli Manning of the New York Giants and Tom Brady of the New England Patriots were solid in their final tuneups for the regular season. And Rhett Bomar might have nailed down the job as the Giants' backup quarterback, throwing a 60-yard scoring pass to Duke Calhoun with 1:49 to play as the team rallied for a 20-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Thursday night. The winning score came just minutes after Darnell Jenkins put the Patriots ahead 17-12 by catching a short pass from Brian Hoyer and turning it into a 66-yard scoring play with one move and a burst of speed. The good news for both teams was they came out the preseason finale relatively healthy. The Patriots (2-2) will host Terrell Owens, Chad Ochocinco and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 12. The Giants (2-2) will open at home against the Carolina Panthers in their new $1.6 billion stadium.
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