http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:43:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bulls snagging coach from Bucks The 36-year-old played pro ball for 12 years, taking the ball for the Long Island Surf, Connecticut Pride, Atlantic City Seagulls, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics, and the Bulls, where he played from 2004-2005 and 2006-2008.

Hell be the youngest bench coach in the NBA.

"I am very fortunate, Griffin told the Journal Times. "I was just a player two years ago and now Im a coach. Its very competitive to make an NBA team as a player, but its even more competitive to become an NBA coach. There are only a few of them (usually five) on each team.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2836 Nationals’ Dunn looking for four-year deal "If we cant get something done, obviously, I would like to see what my option are," Dunn told MLB.com. "I want to stay in one place. Its something I want to do. I never asked for anything like [a four-year deal] ever in my career. Its one thing that I want -- the longer-term contract. Thats all I ask for."

He is currently finishing out a two-year, $20 million deal.

The team likely would like to keep him around. After all, he leads the team with 34 homers and has 91 RBIs so far this season.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2837 Steelers’ Leftwich not guaranteed start upon return But even when Leftwich returns from his knee sprain, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that he isnt guaranteed to take the spot from Dixon.

"(Injuries) are unfortunate, but they also provide opportunities for others," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "What others do with the opportunities oftentimes determine what happens going forward."

In other words, if Dixon cashes in some of that potential hes got into actual positive play, he may get to start for all four games that Roethlisberger is out of action.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2838 Haynesworth returning to Titans? Of course, as the paper notes, the Redskins would like a decent draft pick in the deal and the Titans dont want to give up a whole lot for the former All-Pro.

"The Titans and Redskins initially discussed a Haynesworth trade in April during the NFL Draft, with the Titans offering a fourth-round pick," the paper reports. This next round of conversations started this past weekend, according to the paper. However, now the Redskins want "at least a second-round pick, and the Titans arent willing to go that high," the Tennessean reports.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2839 Indians’ Choo avoiding military service? But now MLB.com is reporting that he may have a ticket out of that service that will keep him in the Indians lineup, where he has batted .293 so far this season with 16 homers and 71 RBIs. Choo is set to be involved with the Asian Games this November and the site reports that if he can bring his team a gold medal, his military service time could be waived.

Choos agent, the loveable Scott Boras, tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer that his client could be signing an extension with the team this offseason. "Things have a way of working out with the good players," Boras told the paper.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2832 Amundson headed to Hornets Amundson averaged 4.7 point, 4.4 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game last season for the Phoenix Suns.

The word from Newsday is that once Amundson says what hes going to do, the Pacers and Warriors will start squabbling over Earl Barron, the seven-footer who isnt expected to be brought back by the New York Knicks. Barron averaged 11.7 points, 11 rebounds, and .6 blocks per game last year.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2833 Dodgers’ Weaver wants one more year Hes signed minor-league deals for the last three seasons and is making $800,000 this year.

Weaver has been in the majors since 1999 when he took the mound for the Detroit Tigers. Hes also played for the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and St. Louis Cardinals, who he won a World Series with in 2006.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2834 Phillies’ Lidge out till Friday? Lidge, who has 21 saves and five blown ones this year, has made his outings interesting this year, regularly letting runners on base. Many Phillies fans have called for his ouster and hes reminded plenty of former Phillies closer Mitch Williams, who was also known as Wild Thing and famously blew Game Six of the 1993 World Series, letting Joe Carter hammer a Series winning homer for the Toronto Blue Jays. Williams was so known for his wildness that former teammate Curt Schilling inadvertantly started a fad during that postseason that had a stadium full of people putting towels over their heads when Williams took the mound.

Of course, whatever relief Phillies fans may have felt that Lidge is briefly on the shelf  quickly evaporated since setup man Ryan Madson blew his opportunity at a save last night (and has four other blown saves this year) but went on to win the game in the ninth, putting the Phils in first place in the National League East.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2835 Marlins’ Josh Johnson done for season? Johnson will go back from the teams road trip early in order to have his throwing shoulder and back looked at by the doc. "Were more concerned with his back than his shoulder," said Marlins interim manager Edwin Rodriguez to the Herald. "Hes going to miss the start on Friday. Then we will decide if hell be able to pitch next week or not."

The Herald proposes that Johnson, who has 186 strikeouts in 183.2 innings pitched this year and a 2.30 ERA, may be done for the season.

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]]> http://www.sportsdailyrumors.com/?p=2830 Patriots QB Brady nearing contract extension? The Herald reported that the extension offer from the New England Patriots to its franchise quarterback who has won three Super Bowls is for three years. That would start after this season, which pays Brady $6.5 million.

The Herald said yesterday that the deal could be done within 24 hours. ESPN reports that the extension could be worth between $18 millionand $20 million annually and that Brady would like to get the deal donethis week before the Patriots season kicks off on Monday.

One source told the Herald that Brady would not accept any deal that had him making less annually than the Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning, who makes $16.4 million per year. Manning is also in the final year of his contract and his next one should be a doozy, too, since, as the Sporting News points out, Colts owner Jim Irsay has said that "his goal is to make Manning the highest paid player with the new contract."

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