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Updated: Dec. 13, 2005, 5:57 PM ET Athletics acquire Bradley from DodgersAssociated Press LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers unloaded Milton Bradley on Tuesday, sending the switch-hitting outfielder to the Oakland Athletics along with infielder Antonio Perez for minor league outfielder Andre Ethier, the Texas League player of the year. Bradley, acquired by the Dodgers shortly before the start of the 2004 season after a run-in with Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge, feuded with teammate Jeff Kent last season. Bradley didn't play after accusing Kent of a lack of leadership and an inability to deal with African-American players on Aug. 23. The following day, Bradley learned he had sustained serious injuries to his left knee that required surgery. It was made public later in August that police responded three times to Bradley's home in nearby Redondon Beach on domestic violence calls, but he wasn't arrested or charged. Bradley has had several issues with his temper. He was suspended for the final five games of the 2004 season when he slammed a plastic bottle at the feet of a fan in the box seats in the right field corner at Dodger Stadium after someone threw it on the field. Nobody was injured. He had anger management counseling during the offseason, and kept his temper in control last season -- even when discussing Kent, although his comments were scathing. Then-Dodgers manager Jim Tracy later said he was disappointed Bradley was as candid as he was with the media, saying he had told the player to "keep it in-house." The 27-year-old Bradley hit .290 with 13 homers and 38 RBI in 283 at-bats. He was limited to 75 games, also missing extensive playing time because of an injured wrist. Bradley hit .267 with 19 homers and 67 RBI in 141 games for the Dodgers in 2004, and .321 with 10 homers and 56 RBI in 101 games for the Indians in 2003. The 25-year-old Perez hit .297 with three homers and 23 RBI in 259 at-bats as a part-time infielder for the Dodgers last season. The 23-year-old Ethier, who bats and throws left-handed, hit .319 in 131 games with 18 homers and 80 RBI for Midland of the Texas League. He also had 30 doubles among his 161 hits and scored 104 runs. In addition, he played in four games with Triple-A Sacramento of the PCL. Ethier was a second-round draft pick of the A's in 2003 after playing at Arizona State.

Updated: Dec. 11, 2005, 3:52 PM ET Lemieux: 'Slim chance' Penguins remain in PittsburghESPN.com news services Once the lease on the Mellon Arena expires in 2007, Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux believes there is only "a slim chance" the franchise will remain in Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Lemieux cites the lack of progress toward getting the up-to-date arena for his pessimistic view. "I think we're really running out of time," Lemieux told the paper, his tone laced with frustration. "We probably ran out of time already. It's been unfortunate that the city and the county haven't been willing to work with us over the last two or three years." With potential suitors in Kansas City and possibly Houston on the horizon, the Penguins' board of directors will meet this week with the long-term outlook of the team a likely topic of discussion. "We'll sit down with everybody [to] understand what's at stake with our investment, and what's best for the franchise," Lemieux told the Post-Gazette. Even if a new arena is approved, the process of building a new facility takes approximately three years. "By the time we'd get the arena built, it's going to be another four or five years," Lemieux told the paper. "Can we afford to stay here for another four or five years and assume the losses? I'm not sure."

I have a question to Leafs fans....... What do you think of Darcy Tucker??? Being a Lightning fan I hating seeing him go (especially when we got Mike Johnson in return........But that makes up for the Cory Cross-Freddy Modin deal) I always had fun watching him play. He was a fiesty little spark plug. But other Bolts fans hated him, they called him penalty prone......So what are your thoughts??

Oh yeah.......The Lightning play the Predators tonight, and Chris Mson is in goal. I hope the Bolts stick it to Mason......

Updated: Dec. 10, 2005, 5:28 PM ET Dodgers sign Sandy Alomar Jr.Associated Press Major League Baseball News Wire LOS ANGELES -- Veteran catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, where he is expected to serve as a backup to young Dioner Navarro next season. The 39-year-old Alomar hit .273 for the Texas Rangers last season, getting 35 hits in 128 at-bats and driving in 14 runs. Alomar began his big-league career with the San Diego Padres in 1988. He played briefly for the Padres in 1988-89 before joining Cleveland, where he spent 11 years with the Indians before going to the Chicago White Sox in 2001. Alomar had his best season in 1977, achieving career bests with a .324 batting average, 21 homers and 83 RBIss before going 11-of-30 with two homers and 10 RBIss against the Florida Marlins in the World Series. Alomar also played in the 1995 World Series against Atlanta, going 3-of-15 with no homers and one RBIs.

Updated: Dec. 10, 2005, 12:05 AM ET Free Agent SigningsAssociated Press Major League Baseball News Wire NEW YORK -- The 44 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources:< ^AMERICAN LEAGUE= CHICAGO (1) -- Re-signed Paul Konerko, 1b, to a $60 million, five-year contract. CLEVELAND (3) -- Signed Paul Byrd, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $14.25 million, two-year contract; re-signed Bob Wickman, rhp, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Lou Merloni, 3b, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($500,000). DETROIT (1) -- Signed Todd Jones, rhp, Florida, to an $11 million, two-year contract. KANSAS CITY (2) -- Re-signed Joe McEwing, 3b, to a minor league contract ($650,000); signed Elmer Dessens, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a two-year contract. LOS ANGELES (2) -- Signed Hector Carrasco, rhp, Washington, to a $6.1 million, two-year contract; re-signed Tim Salmon, dh, to a minor league contract ($400,000). NEW YORK (1) -- Signed Kyle Farnsworth, rhp, Atlanta, to a $17 million, three-year contract. OAKLAND (1) -- Signed Esteban Loaiza, rhp, Washington, to a $21,375,000, three-year contract. SEATTLE (1) -- Re-signed Jamie Moyer, lhp, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract. TEXAS (1) -- Re-signed John Wasdin, rhp, to a $600,000, one-year contract. TORONTO (2) -- Signed B.J. Ryan, lhp, Baltimore, to a $47 million, five-year contract; signed A.J. Burnett, rhp, Florida, to a $55 million, five-year contract. ------= ^NATIONAL LEAGUE= ATLANTA (1) -- Signed Todd Pratt, c, Philadelphia, to a one-year contract. CHICAGO (3) -- Signed Scott Eyre, lhp, San Francisco, to an $11 million, three-year contract; signed Bobby Howry, rhp, Cleveland, to a $12 million, three-year contract; signed John Mabry, of, St. Louis, to a $1,075,000, one-year contract. CINCINNATI (1) -- Re-signed Jacob Cruz, of, to a minor league contract ($625,000). COLORADO (1) -- Signed Jose Mesa, rhp, Pittsburgh, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract. FLORIDA (2) -- Re-signed Brian Moehler, rhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Lenny Harris, dh, to a minor league contract ($450,000). HOUSTON (2) -- Re-signed Russ Springer, rhp, to a $750,000, one-year contract; re-signed Orlando Palmeiro, of, to a $1.9 million, two-year contract. LOS ANGELES (2) -- Signed Rafael Furcal, ss, Atlanta, to a $39 million, three-year contract; re-signed Olmedo Saenz, 1b, to a $2 million, two-year contract. MILWAUKEE (2) -- Re-signed Rick Helling, rhp, to an $850,000, one-year contract; re-signed Jeff Cirillo, 3b, to an $850,000, one-year contract. NEW YORK (3) -- Signed Billy Wagner, lhp, Philadelphia, to a $43 million, four-year contract; signed Jose Valentin, 3b, Los Angeles, to a $912,500, one-year contract; signed Julio Franco, 1b, Atlanta, to a $2.2 million, one-year contract. PHILADELPHIA (2) -- Signed Abraham Nunez, 3b, St. Louis, to a $3.35 million, two-year contract; signed Tom Gordon, rhp, New York Yankees, to an $18 million, three-year contract. PITTSBURGH (1) -- Signed Terry Adams, rhp, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($500,000). ST. LOUIS (2) -- Signed Gary Bennett, c, Washington, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Deivi Cruz, 2b, Washington, to an $800,000, one-year contract. SAN DIEGO (4) -- Signed Geoff Blum, 3b, Chicago White Sox, to a $650,000, one-year contract; re-signed Eric Young, of, to a $700,000, one-year contract; re-signed Brian Giles, of, to a $30 million, three-year contract; re-signed Trevor Hoffman, rhp, to a $13.5 million, two-year contract. SAN FRANCISCO (2) -- Signed Tim Worrell, rhp, Arizona, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Mark Sweeney, 1b, San Diego, to a $1.8 million, two-year contract. WASHINGTON (1) -- Signed Marlon Anderson, inf, New York Mets, to a $1.85 million, two-year contract.

I don't know if this has been covered, but as a Tampa Bay Lightning fan I thought I'd pass it along. During the lockout Defensmen Pavel Kubina was playing in his native Czech Rep. where he accused a ref of bribery. That Czech league fined him 10,000 which he hasn't payed. Now Czech Olypmic officals are telling him to pay it by today or he will not be on the Olympic team.......

Yeah, but if I saw a thread titled "Micheal Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones SPLIT!!!!!" I wouldn't click it amd respond.......I'd ignore it. And I was joking with the guy.......hence the I did click the "Jessica and Nick SPLITS!!!" thread, because I care. (Y) .......I wanted to see if Jessica was a whore

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Of course they split.......Once Jessica met me, it was over for Nick (Y)

The CHAMPS lost a key cog to their winning the cup. Cory Stillman has signed with Carolina. Stillman was second in scoring for the Lightning. This sucks. I hope the Bolts will be able to keep Khabby.

I am sorry if people have posted pics for these workers, but I am lazy, and I don't feel like going thru this whole post to find the pics. I hope you guys can help me out with my TNA game. I need pics for the following: Dick Togo Greg Pawluk Hade Vansen Jack Evans Jeremy Lopez JoJo Fantastico Joel Gertner Johnny Kashmere Johnny Swinger Perro Aguayo Jr. Piloto Suicida Raj Ghosh Raze Ron Killings Ruckus Satoshi Kojima Scott Lost Stevie Fabulous Thank you in advance

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Anyone have a pic of Abyss without the mask?????? Thanks in advance

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I am a HUGE NWA-Florida mark.................. I was wondering if you could post pics for Bruce Steele Steve Madison Sedrick Strong Jerelle Clark Naphtali Ron Niemi So Cal Val Lex Lovett Frankie Capone Scoot Andrews Thanks in advance