Tom Brady just became the latest New England Patriots Pro Bowl participant to pull out of the game joining receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker. Brady is taking the time of to recover from a rib injury he sustained earlier in the season; he will be replaced by Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub.
The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team head coach has just taken an immediate leave of absence. Coach Jim Calhoun will be taking a medical leave of absence after his doctor requested that he should following a routine check up. Over the years Calhoun has fought off prostate and skin cancer three times and immediately returned to coach the Huskies once he was in better condition. The reasons are still unknown but the University has said it is not related to his previous conditions. The Huskies are 11-6 overall and 2-3 in the Big East they will host St John tonight in Hartford as assistant coach George Blaney takes over the team until Calhoun returns.
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Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal just became the 5th person in NBA history to score 28,000 career points last night in a win over the Toronto Raptors. O’Neal is only behind hall of famers Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Karl Malone, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in total points scored. After the game O’Neal said he would like to raise money for the victims of Haiti by having the biggest names in basketball join in the dunk contest to help raise money. Some of the players he thinks would help raise a lot of money if they choose to participate would be Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter.
The Milwaukee Bucks are hoping the addition of shooting guard Jerry Stackhouse will help get them back on track. The Bucks started the season off strong behind rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, but since then they have been struggling to stay in the hunt for an eastern conference playoffs spot.
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Two-time Selke trophy winner and Olympic gold medallist Michael Peca has announced his retirement from the NHL after 13 great seasons. Peca last played with the with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2008-09 season and received offers to play this year but none that really motivated him to return. Peca plans on enjoying live in Buffalo with his family while coaching his son’s hockey team
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After surviving almost losing his colon due to Diverticulitis, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be making his comeback this summer. As of now Lesnar is scheduled to fight the winner of the March 27th fight between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin. If the winner of that fight is not available Lesnar will fight the winner of the Antonio Nogueira and Cain Velasquez on Feb 21st.
By: Frank Bilotta