{"id":33356,"date":"2011-02-03T10:47:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T18:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=33356"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:57:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:57:43","slug":"february-3rd-2011-gossip-headlines-gambling-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/sports\/february-3rd-2011-gossip-headlines-gambling-news\/","title":{"rendered":"February 3rd 2011: Daily Sports News \u2014 Gossip \u2014 Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Water Cooler \u2013 February 2nd, 2011<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here we go with today\u2019s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won\u2019t just find the straight news; you\u2019ll find the stuff everyone is talking about \u2013 the ice breakers, the\u00a0Twitter Sports Picks<\/a> and topics\u2026well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler. <\/p>\n

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Today’s Sports News – NBA news: Mavericks want to rent Carmelo Anthony? Ron Artest wants out of Los Angeles?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ron Artest wants out of Los Angeles?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mark Cuban had to be careful \u2013 to avoid tampering \u2013 but he implied yesterday that his Dallas Mavericks would be interested in \u201crenting\u201d Carmelo Anthony with a pre-deadline trade.<\/p>\n

He couldn\u2019t directly say that he wanted Melo but he said that he\u2019d be interested in adding a player of Anthony\u2019s caliber \u201cin a heartbeat. \u201c<\/p>\n

Does Ron Artest want a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers? ESPN reported yesterday that Artest requested a trade out of Los Angeles so he could \u201chave fun again.\u201d His relationship with coach Phil Jackson is rocky. However, Artest\u2019s agent said later that day that Artest has not requested a trade.<\/p>\n

NFL news: Bill Belichick named Coach of the Year; Big Ben parties it up; James Harrison rips on NFL<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the third time, Bill Belichick is the NFL\u2019s Coach of the Year. He led the New England Patriots to a 14-2 record this season. He ran away with the vote, getting 60 per cent while runner up Raheem Morris of Tampa got 23 per cent of the vote. Only Don Shula has more Coach of the Year Awards with four.<\/p>\n

Is Big Ben ready for Super Bowl XLV? He reportedly hit up Pete\u2019s Duelling Piano Bar in Fort Worth Tuesday night and was \u201csinging his face off\u201d to Billy Joel\u2019s Piano Man. He reportedly picked up the $800 bar tab and was throwing back rum and Cokes all night. Think Aaron Rodgers has the same pre-game rituals?<\/p>\n

James Harrison continues to land himself in the NFL\u2019s doghouse. Earlier this week, he sarcastically suggested using a pillow to soften the hits he delivers to opposing players. Then, on Wednesday, he ripped on the NFL\u2019s push for an 18-game schedule. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about player safety,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s about them making money. \u201c<\/p>\n

MLB news: Roger Clemens waives conflict of interest on Andy Pettitte lawyer issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roger Clemens appeared in federal court yesterday and claimed he will waive any conflict of interest between his own lawyer, Rusty Hardin, and Andy Pettitte. Hardin formerly also represented Pettitte. This summer, Pettitte is expected to testify against Clemens in the HGH trial, as Pettitte has admitted to using and Clemens hasn\u2019t. Hardin may cross-examine Pettitte.<\/p>\n

NHL news: Tomas Kaberle open to a trade; Forsberg doubtful about comeback; Rick DiPietro hurt in one-punch fight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stop the presses. Hell is freezing over. Tomas Kaberle may finally be open to waiving his no-trade clause and accepting a deal out of Toronto.<\/p>\n

He said this week that he\u2019s open to discussing trades \u201cif something comes up.\u201d There are also conflicting rumors that Kaberle\u2019s agent, Rick Curran, plans to meet with Brian Burke soon and present him with a list of acceptable destinations. Curran earlier denied that there was a list, so we\u2019ll see how things play out.<\/p>\n

Peter Forsberg\u2019s comeback dream isn\u2019t working out so well. While he hasn\u2019t specifically listed his problematic foot as the problem while he practices with the Colorado Avalanche, the game may be too fast for him now. He said he wasn\u2019t feeling positive because the \u201cpace was quick.\u201d He won\u2019t give up yet but he\u2019s not optimistic.<\/p>\n

New York Islanders netminder Rick DiPietro had quite the Wednesday night. After he clipped Pittsburgh\u2019s Matt Cooke, Penguins goalie Brent Johnson took exception and dropped DiPietro with a single punch. An MRI on his undisclosed injury showed no structural damage. It appears he\u2019s hurt but not injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Thursday February 3rd 2011. Shea Matthews weighs in with his analysis and opinions on today\u2019s sports action\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":23397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1141],"tags":[29373,28750,38086,158,20180,29761,5338,35356,36852,11710,5458,4113,22116,748,35228,839,3971,43271,44085,33028,1085,22115,1157,22112,37896,1825,66509,44084,22678,29922,10922],"class_list":["post-33356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-2010-11","tag-28750","tag-andy-pettitte","tag-bet-on-sports","tag-bill-belichick","tag-carmelo-anthony","tag-coach-of-the-year","tag-colorado-avalanche","tag-james-harrison","tag-los-angeles","tag-mark-cuban","tag-mavericks","tag-mlb-news","tag-nba-news","tag-new-york-islanders","tag-nfl-news","tag-nhl-news","tag-peter-forsberg","tag-rick-dipietro","tag-roger-clemens","tag-ron-artest","tag-sports-gossip","tag-sports-handicapping","tag-sports-headlines","tag-sports-news","tag-sportsbook-com","tag-super-bowl","tag-superbowl-xlv-betting","tag-todays-sports-headlines","tag-tomas-kaberle","tag-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33356"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105457,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33356\/revisions\/105457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}