Calvin Johnson has been one of the best players on a poor team for a few years now. After proving last season that he is one of the hottest players in football and Detroit an up and coming team, the Lions decided that they better pay him appropriately before someone else does. ‘Appropriate’ is one way to describe his new contract extension; another would be to call it the biggest contract in the history of the game. Johnson will make [...]

The Peyton you’re all thinking about has yet to sign with anyone; I’m talking about Peyton Hillis. The Kansas City Chiefs added the 26-year old power runner to the roster, giving him a one-year deal worth $3 million. Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll is likely hoping that Hillis can return to the break out form he had in Cleveland in 2010. Hillis ran for 1,177 yards and added another 477 in the air to go with 13 total touchdowns. Last season [...]

It appears Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan will face off against each other one last time. Not for an NBA Championship, but for the New York Knicks coaching job. Knicks coach Mike D’Anonti resigned Wednesday amid reports that he had lost control of the locker room. Mike Woodson, who coached the Atlanta Hawks from 2004 to 2010, was named the interm head coach. However, according to a recent report by SI.com, retired coaches Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan are both [...]

In a day that was full of big name players changing teams, one of the guys most expected to find a new home has decided to stay right where he is. For weeks there have been stories about how Reggie Wayne would like nothing more than to sign with whoever ends up signing his former quarterback, Peyton Manning. That will not happen now since Wayne resigned with the Colts today, a three-year deal worth $17.5 million with a reported $7.5 [...]

As NFL free agency kicked off, the biggest question was expected to come from Miami: Would Peyton Manning or Matt Flynn to be the Dolphins new quarterback? The news out of Miami was about their Pro Bowl MVP. The mercurial Brandon Marshall was traded to the Chicago Bears for their next two third round picks. Ignore for a moment the obvious chemistry between him and embattled quarterback Jay Cutler when they were teammates in Denver. This takes the Bears receiving [...]

According to the New Jersey Star Ledger, Nets forward Kris Humphries would waive his no-trade clause if he were traded to the right team. Said the report: “Would you jump off a bridge?” Humphries asked reporters who inquired about his willingness to waive the no-trade. “It depends how high the water is (or) if there was a drowning baby in the water. I mean, because you (might) jump off in the summer, if it was warm out, (and) you know [...]

Not only were the Seattle Mariners losing games last year, they were losing money. A lot of it. According to MLB.com, the Mariners lost over $7.3 million in 2011, thanks in part to declining attendance and renovations to the Safeco Field Bullpen Market, among other things. Said the article: Rebecca Hale, the Mariners’ director of public information, said the loss was expected, given the club’s decline in attendance along with a $9 million capital investment in renovations to the Bullpen [...]

According to a recent article in the Deseret News, the Utah Jazz will be active leading up to the March 15 NBA trade deadline. Said the report: “We’re active. We’re listening,” [Jazz GM Kevin] O’Connor said. “We’re aggressive in trying to talk (about) things.” O’Connor has ownership’s blessing to pursue deals, but he re-emphasized that the Jazz aren’t looking for temporary benefits. “It would have to be something long term,” he said. The Jazz have languished near the bottom of [...]

According to CBSSports.com, Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob has nixed a deal that would have sent Monta Ellis to the Orlando Magic and Andrew Bogut to the Warriors. Said the report: The Magic’s attempt to put together a three-team deal that would’ve sent Ellis to Orlando and Andrew Bogut from Milwaukee to Golden State didn’t pass muster with the Warriors’ owner. The scenario was motivated by the Magic’s ongoing efforts to appease Howard by acquiring a top-flight talent in [...]

On Monday the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Chipper Jones was worried he may not make it through the season and was considering retirement. “The body is starting to tell me every morning when I wake up that it’s getting close,” Jones told the paper. “I’m signed through the end of this year. If I play in a certain amount of games, I got an option for next year. I don’t know what next year entails. “I don’t know if [...]