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The sports world will hold its breath for the Tiger Woods press conference today. We\u2019ll have more on that tomorrow. For now, let\u2019s start with the blockbuster NFL trade that stole the show this past weekend.<\/p>\n
NFL news: Eagles ship McNabb to Redskins<\/strong><\/p>\n BOOM. After months of speculation, the Donovan McNabb era is over in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n Wait a minute \u2013 the Eagles traded him\u00a0within the division? <\/em><\/p>\n Yep. Believe it or not, Philadelphia shipped its long-time franchise quarterback next door to its NFC East neighbour Washington Redskins. In exchange, the Eagles received a second-round pick (37th<\/sup> overall) and a conditional pick for next season.<\/p>\n The deal raises a bunch more speculation. How will Kevin Kolb fare with the reins handed to him? What will happen to now-backup quarterback Jason Campbell? Don\u2019t be surprised if the Redskins move him to a desperate team before draft day.<\/p>\n The Eagles and \u2019Skins weren\u2019t the only busy NFC East teams over the weekend. The Dallas Cowboys cut five-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Flozell Adams and former Pro Bowl safety Ken Hamlin. Happy trails, fellas.<\/p>\n Quick T.O. update: the Bengals rumors aren\u2019t dead in the water. Cincinnati reportedly plans to revisit the Terrell Owens possibility after the draft.<\/p>\n MLB news: Red Sox win a wild season opener<\/strong><\/p>\n As your boy Shea Matthews predicted, the Boston Red Sox edged the New York Yankees in the 2010 MLB season opener last night. Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis led the way, combining for six hits and five RBI. Another highlight was Curtis Granderson\u2019s mammoth 400-plus-foot homer in his first at-bat as a Yankee.<\/p>\n We won\u2019t provide game summaries and box scores in this column all season long, but I just wanted to make sure you all knew the season was under way. Enjoy today\u2019s matinees!<\/p>\n NBA news: Nelson ties wins record; K-Mart hates April Fool\u2019s Day<\/strong> Congrats to Warriors head coach Don Nelson. Fittingly, he beat the Toronto Raptors yesterday, as one of their former head coaches, Lenny Wilkens, was in sole possession of the NBA\u2019s all-time wins lead at 1,332. Now, he shares that distinction with Nelson. I\u2019m all for Nelson breaking the record. With respect to Wilkens, he\u2019s also the all-time leader in losses. If he\u2019s the winningest\u00a0and <\/em>losingest coach of all-time, he\u2019s really just the \u201ccoachingest\u201d coach, isn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know Kenyon Martin personally. But I can tell by taking one quick look at the guy that he probably isn\u2019t a huge fan of April Fool\u2019s Day pranks. An unnamed Denver Nuggets ball boy thought otherwise this week when he filled Martin\u2019s car with buttered popcorn. Martin freaked out, threatened to \u201cput his hands on whoever did it,\u201d said \u201cit\u2019s [expletive] personal\u201d and even claimed he\u2019d skip the playoffs unless someone came forward.<\/p>\n Yikes. Sounds like the incident is starting to blow over. But hey, ball boy, don\u2019t mess with K-Mart\u2019s wheels again.<\/p>\n NCAA basketball news: Da\u2019Sean Butler has torn ACL<\/strong><\/p>\n If you saw the way he went down against Duke, screaming in pain after his knee buckled, you may have already known the injury. I did, along with my fellow armchair team doctors watching the Duke\/West Virginia Final Four matchup on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cDude, that\u2019s a torn ACL.\u201d<\/p>\n Da\u2019Sean Butler indeed tore his ACL, sprained his MCL and suffered two bone bruises in a hard fall Saturday night during West Virginia\u2019s lopsided loss to Duke. Butler, a senior, finishes his career as WV\u2019s third-leading scorer. He was expected to go late in the first round of this year\u2019s NBA draft; no word on how his status will change with the injury but he\u2019s sure to slip at least a few spots.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Monday April 5th, 2010. 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