Memphis guard O.J. Mayo is frustrated coming off the bench in Memphis and “needs a change,” according to multiple reports. The Timberwolves plan to make a push to acquire Mayo, according to Ken Berger of CBSSports.com. Mayo’s rights were traded to the Grizzlies on draft night in 2008 in the deal that brought Love to [...]
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf intends to keep Leslie Frazier as his head coach after the season ends, according to Dan Pompei of the National Football Post . Pompei opined that whether or not Wilf keeps Frazier may depend on the support from the fan base and Vikings’ locker room. It appears Frazier has the support of the [...]
Vikings punter Chris Kluwe and Sports Illustrated’s Peter King had a little disagreement on Twitter Thursday. It all started with a Deadspin.com link that Kluwe posted about Giants punter Matt Dodge. After reading this conversation, comment your opinion on this subject? Who is right? Kluwe or King?
The Vikings signed quarterback Rhett Bomar off the Giants practice squad and waived quarterback R.J. Archer, according to multiple reports. Bomar, 25, was a 5th-round draft pick by the Giants in 2009. Archer is expected to be headed back to the Vikings’ practice squad roster. The Vikings purchased the contract of Archer off their practice squad shortly [...]
An eventful day just became a little more interesting (….. and frustrating for fantasy team owners). In an unexpected move, quarterback Brett Favre is going to start Monday after being listed as “out” just two days earlier. Favre was upgraded to “questionable” hours before gametime. Running back Adrian Peterson, on the other hand, will not [...]
The Vikings placed left guard Steve Hutchinson on injured reserve, the team announced Monday. Rookie lineman Chris DeGeare is expected to play the remaining games at left guard. To fill Hutchinson’s roster spot, the Vikings purchased the contract of quarterback R.J. Archer from the practice squad and added him to the active roster.
The Twins signed left-hander Chuck James to a minor league deal, according to multiple reports. James, 29, spent last season in the Nationals organization. He spent the previous 10 seasons in the Braves organization, with major league appearances from 2005 to 2008. Teams typically sign up to a dozen free-agents to minor-league deals to fill [...]
Free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera may be open to returning to the Twins, according to a Buster Olney of ESPN (via MLB Trade Rumors). Cabrera, 36, played 59 games for the Twins in 2009 after being acquired from the Oakland A’s in a midseason trade. He batted .289/.313/.430 with 5 homers, 13 doubles and 11 walks as the [...]
The actual amount the Twins submitted for the negotiating rights to Nishioka is $5,329,000. Twins infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka will receive a $9 million, three-year contract that includes a club option for the 2014 season. Some reports say he will receive $9.25 million – that is not entirely true. He’ll be paid $3 million for each of the next [...]
As it stands right now, the Twins have Matt Tolbert and Trevor Plouffe (or Luke Hughes) as reserves for the infield. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Thursday that he would like to have infielder Nick Punto back as a utility player, according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune. The versatile infielder became a free agent after [...]
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