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SAN JOSE — Sharks captain Rob Blake, a onetime Norris Trophy and Stanley Cup winner, announced his retirement at a press conference at HP Pavilion this morning. This was not at all a surprise: Blake, 40, had said the day after the Sharks [...]

If there’s any end near in the Chris Johnson contract saga, it’s hard to see it. Johnson’s already stated that, after topping the 2,000-yard rushing mark in 2009, he wants to be the highest-paid running back in the league — Steven Jackson currently [...]

Sporting News college basketball columnist Mike DeCourcy addresses five topics currently in his sport’s headlines. 1. Now that Tom Izzo’s drama has subsided, who will be the next big-name college coach to flirt this hard with the NBA? DeCourcy: The flirtation is always there with John Calipari, isn’t it? But Izzo didn’t so much flirt [...]

It would be terribly difficult to find a college basketball coach who genuinely dislikes Tom Izzo, but not all that hard to find a few who would have loved to see him gone for good. Tom Izzo turned down the NBA for the college game, probably for the last time. As positive as Izzo is for [...]

And now we’re finally here. Where grousing becomes gratitude, where protesting becomes placating, where I hate you becomes I love you quicker than you can say millions upon millions of dollars. Utah has officially joined the dark side by accepting an invitation to the Pac-10, practically tearing a hamstring racing to the evil empire that is [...]

Sporting News staff reports This summer’s conference expansion might not be finished. Arkansas’ interest in the Big 12 goes beyond Jerry Jones, reports OrangeBloods.com, which broke much of the news about the Pac-10’s plan to add six teams from the Big 12 South. Arkansas doesn’t have the votes among the Big 12 schools to join [...]

Earlier this week, I assumed that recent history will hold firm in 2010, and that half of the NFL teams that made it to the postseason in 2009 won’t make it back this year. Given that assumption, I listed the six teams most likely to return. So, for Part 2, let’s look at the six that [...]

Sports Radio Interviews Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett joined LaVar Arrington and Chad Dukes on 106.7 the Fan in Washington D.C. to talk about the Washington Redskins and the situation they have with Albert Haynesworth. To listen to the interview, go to Sports Radio Interviews. Responses have been edited for clarity and brevity. Arizona [...]

Each and every weekend this season I’ll be taking a look at the random happenings and absurdities that occur in the world of hockey. Feel free to suggest stories, complain or otherwise babble at me via electronic mail. Ah, yes. It must feel [...]

The two worst-kept secrets of college football expansion were formally set in motion Friday: Nebraska joined the Big Ten, and Boise State joined the Mountain West. But those weren’t the only things we learned on yet another busy day. DeLoss Dodds’ Texas athletic department hasn’t joined the Pac-10 — yet. Texas will wait until Tuesday to make [...]