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The T.O. sweepstakes are finally over and the NHL free agency wheels are finally turning again in today\u2019s news.<\/p>\n
NFL news: Terrell Owens signs with Cincinnati<\/strong><\/p>\n Good news for Terrell Owens and bad news for Antonio Bryant. The Cincinnati Bengals have their man. They signed Owens, a potential Hall-of-Famer, to join the receiving corps. Owens\u2019 deal is reportedly worth $2 million per season with potential to double that number through incentives.<\/p>\n The line of thinking among the Cincinnati media is that the Bengals will want Owens to start and that Antonio Bryant\u2019s knee is in rougher shape than the team is letting on.<\/p>\n NHL news: Frolov signs with Rangers; Ponikarovsky to L.A.; Pens and Caps in Winter Classic<\/strong><\/p>\n Maybe the Ilya Kovalchuk scandal won\u2019t completely freeze free agent activity after all. Two somewhat important signings happened yesterday.<\/p>\n Both Alexander Frolov and Alex Ponikarovsky were arguably considered top-10 forwards in the remaining free-agent crop.<\/p>\n Frolov took a small deal in both time and finances, signing with the New York Rangers for one year at $3 million. He was offered a four-year, $20-million deal to play in the KHL but decided to stay in North America one more year before deciding on his future.<\/p>\n Ponikarovsky will fill Frolov\u2019s role in the Kings\u2019 offense, albeit with a bit less finesse and a bit more size. The hulking winger inked the same deal \u2013 one year, $3 million. The NHL Winter Classic has been a major success over its first few years and it has a chance to shatter its ratings records next year.<\/p>\n It\u2019s official: the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals will clash at Heinz Field on January 1. Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will resume one of the sport\u2019s better rivalries.<\/p>\n MLB news: Strasburg pulled from start with shoulder inflammation<\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t be surprised if we don\u2019t see Stephen Strasburg pitch again this season. It\u2019s not that his injury is necessarily significant, but the Washington Nationals were already handling him with kid gloves and preparing to shut him down in September anyway.<\/p>\n During a warmup before his start yesterday, Strasburg said his shoulder felt stiff. He thought he could \u201cget loose\u201d but Nats pitching coach Steve McCatty said no and yanked him from the game.<\/p>\n Strasburg had an MRI and X-ray and was diagnosed right shoulder inflammation. Thankfully, there was no rotator cuff or labrum damage.<\/p>\n Still \u2013 you have to wonder if the Nats will shut their prized hurler down for the year just to be safe.<\/p>\n NBA news: Yao Ming will retire if his health doesn\u2019t improve<\/strong><\/p>\n Just when the Houston Rockets were smiling at the prospect of Yao Ming finally returning to their lineup, he hinted at doing the unthinkable.<\/p>\n Yao, now 29 years old, missed all of 2009-10 with a broken foot. In a recent interview, he said he\u2019d retire if the injury flares up again.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll resume drills next month and play in full-court games in September.<\/p>\n Then we\u2019ll find out if Yao\u2019s pro basketball days are done.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Wednesday July 28th, 2010. 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