According to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com the Washington Nationals acquire Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span in exchange for right handed pitcher Alex Meyer. Span began his career with the Minnesota Twins back in 2002 when he was drafted by the team in the 2002 MLB Draft. In the 5 years he has spent in the Majors with … Continue reading
With the NHL lockout in full force, hockey players of all kind are trying to find a way to play the sport they love. Some are taking their talents overseas, where as others are going back into the minor leagues. Scott Harnell of the Philadelphia Flyers took another approach. Hartnell organized a charity hockey game … Continue reading
The 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs capt off their 2012 regular season by defeating the Air Force Falcons earlier this afternoon by the score of 48-15 and with the win the Bulldogs win the Mountain West Championship. In the game vs the Falcons Carr had a really solid game he went 28-32 for 452 passing yards … Continue reading
According to Yahoo Sports baseball reporter Jeff Passan reports that the Kansas City Royals will be shopping their top prospect Wil Myers for starting pitching. This makes a lot of sense for the Kansas City Royals, the Royals starting pitching last season was just horrendous the team ranked among other teams pitching the Royals were ranked … Continue reading
According to NFL.com Houston Texans outside linebacker Brooks Reed will be sidelined up to 4 weeks due to a groin injury sustained in the Houston Texans overtime victory over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving afternoon. The Houston Texans defense have lost Brian Cushing earlier this season after sustaining a ACL injury and on top of … Continue reading
The Softbank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League picked up former Chicago Cubs starting 1st baseman Bryan LaHair. The full terms of the contract was announced that LaHair will earn 4.5 million over the next 2 seasons. Last season Bryan LaHair entering the season was named the Chicago Cubs starting 1st baseman and due to … Continue reading
Minnesota Timberwolves off season acquirement Brandon Roy will be sidelined for the next month after undergoing another knee operation. Brandon Roy returned to basketball after retiring after the 2011 NBA Lockout due to knee issues. This past off season Brandon Roy announced that he is un-retiring form the game and decided to give another shot … Continue reading
More troubles are now coming to head for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced that quarterback Charlie Batch will start vs the Cleveland Browns due to the injury of quarterback Byron Leftwich in Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Leftwich sustained 2 fractured ribs and is going to be sidelined for … Continue reading
Welcome to The Nation Sports Blog’s NFL news and notes week 11 post. Please check out below all the latest news currently going on in the National Football League today. New England Patriots: Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski undergoes surgery on broken forearm today. Denver Broncos: Broncos running back Willis McGahee will be out 6-8 … Continue reading
The Miami Marlins are now undergoing their re-building phase in the organization and they started this process by signing former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Juan Pierre. This will be Juan Pierre’s 2nd stint with the Marlins since 2003 where himself and then teammates Josh Beckett and Ivan Rodriguez help lead the then Florida Marlins to a World Series championship over … Continue reading
Welcome to the 1st ever live coverage event here on TheNationSportsBlog.com. Today we will be giving you live coverage of the highly hyped pay-per-view event UFC 154. UFC 154 is stacked from top to bottom in action from Martin Kampmann taking on Johny “Big Rig” Hendricks to the return of UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. … Continue reading
The Oakland Athletics and the San Diego Padres have announced that they have worked out a deal that will send Oakland pitcher Tyson Ross and prospect A.J. Kirby-Jones to the Padres in exchange for infielder Andy Parrino and pitcher Andrew Werner. The big player in this deal is Tyson Ross, Ross last season for … Continue reading
The Toronto Blue Jays continue to add all stars to this top to bottom batting lineup, the Blue Jays announced today that they have agreed to terms on a 2 year 15 million dollar contract with former San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera. This past season Melky Cabrera had one of his best seasons. He … Continue reading
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