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This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• Wade Boggs appears to be having fun in Tampa - Deadspin
• MLB has a new roids hotline: 1-800-Steroids - Larry Brown Sports
• Top 7: Less than Stellar No Hit Pitchers - Joe Sports Fan
• 25 Great Moments at Yankee and Shea Stadiums - The Sports Hernia
• Worker tries to bury a Red Sox jersey in new Yankee Stadium, hoped to start new curse - Sports by Brooks
• Kobe Bryant jumps over an Aston Martin? - KCAL 9 Sports

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And in the Smarter Sports Blog we talked about:

• “How Many was that Again?”
• Kansas and Memphis Square off for the NCAA Championship
• Protestors Rally Against Torch. Paris Cops Put Out Olympic Torch
• Kansas Beats Memphis for NCAA Championship
• One Fan Sings Farewell to Brett Favre
  
• O.J. Mayo Leaves USC. Makes the Jump to the NBA

It looks like Johan Santana found his way to New York, but it wasn’t to join the Yankees.

The former Minnesota Twins ace was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez, pitchers Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey. The Twins get the Mets’ best farm players while New York gets arguably the best pitcher in the majors, pending a physical and contract extension.

Not a bad price for a two-time Cy Young award winner. Santana joins a staff that includes Pedro Martinez, John Maine, Oliver Perez and Orlando Hernandez, giving the Mets a strong starting rotation and a good replacement to the recently departed Tom Glavine.

This wasn’t the scenario I pictured Santana to be dealt to, but the Mets were the team to give the most up for him. I would have loved to have seen him go to the New York Yankees, but apparently they weren’t willing to give up their top prospects. The Boston Red Sox were also a top candidate for Santana, but their offer wasn’t up to par with what the Mets were willing to offer.

Source: CBS Sportsline

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This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• This Ohio State fan expresses his love for the Buckeyes on his lawn - 100% Injury Rate
• Top 7 Fictional Athletes Fall from Grace - Joe Sports Fan
• Michael Strahan would date Jessica Simpson - Larry Brown Sports
• Nebraska’s new football coach Bo Pelini is a looker - Deadspin
• ESPN is now hiring for a Senior Manager of Integrity. Huh? - Awful Announcing

And in Smarter Sports we talked about:

• Kevin Youkilis to endorse SlumpBusters
• Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo Run for the Border
• LSU tops Ohio State in the BCS title game
• Video: Man Lays Underneath a Moving Train
• Man on ATV Gets More than Expected
• Arkansas’ Darren McFadden Handcuffed Following Bar Fight
  

Kevin Youkilis has always been a fan favorite among Boston Red Sox fans, and now he’s going to try to put his name out there in mainstream America by endorsing the energy drink SlumpBuster.

Who knows if this drink will take off and make an impact on the market like those of Monster or Red Bull, but if Youkilis is smart like David Wright of the New York Mets was with Vitamin Water, maybe he should be asked to be paid by given a certain percentage of the company.

Source: Bostonist
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Curt Schilling has never shied away from stating his opinion on his blog and with the release of the Mitchell Report, he’s sure not going to back away from this.

In his blog 38pitches.com, Schilling called out Roger Clemens to clear his name of using performance enhancing drugs or return the 4 Cy Young awards he has won. Schilling says states if Clemens can’t clear his name, that his career technically should have been considered over in 1997 when he had a win total of only 192 games instead of his now 354, because after that, his numbers are tainted.

These are strong words coming from a man who stated that when he was a rookie prospect in Boston, it was Roger Clemens who helped change his career. His “undressing of me and lecture were a major turning point,” Schilling wrote. “I’ve always respected his career accomplishments and regarded him as the greatest pitcher to ever play the game.”

I think Schilling is right. Although it will be hard to prove his innocence on whether or not he took performance enhancing drugs in the past, but if Clemens did take steroids, he should come clean and own up to it. I don’t know how much steroids or HGH can actually help benefit a pitcher, but if you look at the time period he took them and his numbers, then they look like they obviously work.

Although he has issued a statement denying steroid or HGH use, Clemens should try much harder to clear his name rather than stay in hiding from the world. The only things on the line are his legacy and what was once a sure first ballot entry in the Hall of Fame.

Source: Fox Sports, 38pitches.com

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Well, Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox both got what they wanted yesterday.

Schilling wanted to stay in Beantown and the Red Sox got back a vital piece of their championship rotation for another year. But if anyone came out on top of this deal, it has to be Schilling.

Schilling signed a one year contract with the Sox with a base salary of $8 million with incentives and bonuses for an additional $2 million. But there is one little catch.

If Schilling gets 1 vote. Just 1 first, second or third place vote in next year’s Cy Young voting, he’ll receive $1 million.

I don’t know how he worked that out, but wow. That’s an awfully easy way to earn a cool million bucks.

OK, so maybe the Sox did get a good deal regardless how silly the bonus is, seeing how Schilling could have gotten much more on the free agent market, but I still want to say my two cents.

You know there is going to be one writer out there who’s gonna want to get a good laugh and just check that 3rd place vote box to get Schilling his money. And why not. Sure it’ll be a bit unethical for a journalist to vote for Schilling if he didn’t earn it, but wouldn’t it be funny to see the Sox fork over the money because they agreed to this silly demand.

But hey, more power to you Schilling. I hope you get your money.

To read about Schilling’s contract, go to his blog at 38pitches.com.

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This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• Joe Torre hired to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles Dodgers
• Virginia Tech players wear opponents’ jerseys - Sports by Brooks
• Athletes carved into pumpkins - 100 % Injury Rate
  
• Hall of Famer Dexter Manley will pay your rent - Deuce of Davenport

And in Smarter Sports we talked about:

• Wild finish in college football
• Ping pong player shows off his Matrix moves
• Brett Favre with another memorable Monday Night Football game
• The Red Sox win the World Series

So, I held off on announcing it, but I’m sure all of you had already known the outcome of the Series. Being a Yankee fan, I felt like I had to snub the Sox just a little bit.

But with all sincerity, congratulations to the Sox for sweeping the Rockies.

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Seeing how this is an important moment in sports, I guess I’ll mention it.

The Red Sox are going back to the World Series. Yadda Yadda Yadda.

Yeah, they did put together another impressive comeback after being down 3-1 in the series with the Cleveland Indians, but I still can’t root for the guys.

GO ROCKIES!

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