Joe Johnson To Miss Time For Atlanta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFour-time All-Star Joe Johnson will be out of the Altanta Hawks\u2019 lineup for the next four to six weeks. He requires surgery to remove a \u201cloose body\u201d from his elbow that is causing \u201cunbearable\u201d discomfort.<\/p>\n
As LeBron James prepares for his much-hyped return to Cleveland tonight, it\u2019s appropriate to provide an update on the Cavaliers\u2019 tireless effort to expose the Miami Heat in a tampering scandal. Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is working with lawyers and building a case to submit to David Stern. Reportedly, the files will reveal meetings, phone calls and planning for a LeBron-to-Miami signing that date as far back as 2008. <\/p>\n
If the Heat are penalized, they could lose draft picks or see front-office members suspended or fined. Needless to say, this is personal for Gilbert, who was already fined $100,000 when he tore strips off LeBron on the night of\u00a0The Decision. <\/em><\/p>\nMLB news: Red Sox meet with Carl Crawford; Jamie Moyer to come back from Tommy John?<\/strong><\/p>\nWe should expect to hear plenty about big-money teams meeting with the big fish in the MLB free agent pond over the last few weeks. One such example: the Boston Red Sox and Carl Crawford. Reportedly, they\u2019ve already met with the coveted outfielder, who batted .307 with 47 steals, 19 homers, 90 RBI and 110 runs last year.<\/p>\n
Apparently, 23 years and 267 wins aren\u2019t enough for Jamie Moyer. Even though he has undergone Tommy John surgery and will miss all of 2011, he plans to attempt a comeback in 2012 at age 49.<\/p>\n
NFL news: James Harrison believes NFL is targeting him for hard hits<\/strong><\/p>\nWith his fines now up to $125,000 for dangerous hits,\u00a0 Steelers linebacker James Harrison believes the NFL is specifically targeting him and paying him more attention than it does other players. He continues to appeal every fine he gets and insists that he will not change his tackling style, even though coach Mike Tomlin suggested he should.<\/p>\n
Harrison is getting plenty of support from teammates. Hines Ward claimed the NFL is only toughening its player safety rules to push the 18-game schedule agenda.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe league doesn\u2019t care about us anyway,\u201d Ward said. They don\u2019t care about the safety of the game. If the league was so concerned about safety, why are you adding two more games on? You talk about you don\u2019t want players to drink…and all you see is beer commercials. You don\u2019t want us to gamble, but then there are [NFL-endorsed lottery scratch-off games].\u201d<\/p>\n
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