11/13/2008 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson and Toronto Blue Jays hurler A.J. Burnett filed for free agency on Thursday.
Johnson finished his 21st season with an 11-10 record, a 3.91 earned-run average and 173 strikeouts in 184 innings over 30 starts for Arizona. His final victory of the season also left the fearsome southpaw five shy of 300 career wins.
The 45-year-old is 295-160 with a 3.26 ERA and 4,789 strikeouts in 596 games (586 starts) with Montreal, Seattle, Houston, Arizona and the New York Yankees.
Burnett finished second on the Jays with 18 wins, part of an 18-10 season which saw the right-hander strike out 231 batters in 221 1/3 innings over 34 starts.
In a 10-year career with the Marlins and Blue Jays, the 31-year-old is 87-76 with a 3.81 ERA in 211 starts.
<< NFL Inactives (Thursday, November 13, 2008)
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive players
for tonight's NFL game.
NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, 8:15 P.M. (ET)
Jets - 3rd QB Brett Ratliff, TE Bubba Franks, K Mike Nugent, WR David Clowney,
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<< MLS Philadelphia set to break ground on new stadium
Chester, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With final site preparation complete for MLS
Philadelphia's new soccer-specific stadium, Major League Soccer Commissioner
Don Garber will join team, local and state officials to officially break
ground
<< Wild send Kolanos to Houston
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Center Krys Kolanos has been re-assigned to the
Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, the Minnesota Wild announced on
Thursday.
Kolanos, 27, was sent down so the Wild could make room on their roste
<< Sorenstam among eight leaders at Lorena's event
Guadalajara, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Annika Sorenstam chipped in twice on
Thursday, including one for birdie at the last, en route to a four-under 68
and a share of the first-round lead of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
Sorenstam, K
MacDonald, Islanders stone Senators >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joey MacDonald made 29 saves as the New York
Islanders downed the Ottawa Senators, 3-1, in the opener of a home-and-home
series at Scotiabank Place.
Kyle Okposo, Trent Hunter and Bill Guerin each lit the
Franzen leads the way as Red Wings surge past Bolts >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Johan Franzen led a balanced scoring attack with
a goal and an assist, as the Detroit Red Wings rallied from an early deficit
to hold off the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3.
Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg an
Crew advance to first MLS Cup with victory over Fire >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In their fourth appearance in the Eastern
Conference Championship, the Columbus Crew advanced to their first Major
League Soccer Cup title game with a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Thursday
night a
Zidlicky, Wild blank Coyotes >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marek Zidlicky scored his first two goals of
the season, and Niklas Backstrom made 24 saves for his second shutout of the
year as Minnesota topped Phoenix, 4-0, at Xcel Energy Center.
Andrew Brunette and E
Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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