Soxfest

Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that arbitrator Fredric Horowitz has ruled that Alex Rodriguez receive a 162-game suspension. If upheld, that would mean the aging superstar will sit out the entirety of the 2014 regular season. It's a slight win for Rodriguez who was initially handed a 211-game ban, though it's still significantly longer than he was hoping for. He has already announced that he plans to file a lawsuit in federal court over the ruling. The Yankees stand to save $25 million in 2014 by not having to pay A-Rod's salary. According to Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York, Alex Rodriguez has every intention of reporting to spring training with the Yankees. There's really not anything that the team can do to stop him from doing so, as his suspension doesn't begin until the start of the regular season. It's very clear that A-Rod isn't going down without a fight on this issue, and will do everything in his power to continue to seek exoneration. Per Rotoworld

I approve I like what Hahn has done so far.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 11:18 PM) Goddamn it's good to have Justified back on TV. Yes it is looks like a good season ahead.

Petrino will burn Louisville and they deserve it when it happens again.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 08:45 PM) Holy crap. 9.99 a month. Every ppv live, every old wwe, wcw, ecw ppv. Every old raw and sd. Live shows and original content. I'm in. I'll ditch Showtime after shameless is done to make up money diff. I am in and do not forget all the old weekly shows from ALL wrestling promotions WWE has acquired 24/7. Also sad news WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young was removed from life support on Wednesday night, according to Mike Mooneyham of The Post and Courier. "Sad news to report," Mooneyham wrote on Twitter.com/ByMikeMooneyham. "Received word that #MaeYoung has been taken off life support. Prayers to this grand lady of wrestling."

So happy for Frank best hitter in Sox uniform in my lifetime.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 12:54 PM) The US should deny Dennis Rodman re-entry. Enjoy North Korea with your buddy, Worm! I 2nd that he is a F'N joke!

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 11:57 AM) How long before the 2pm announcement do they start calling the players? I would say the phone call would be any time now.

Dam near every team is going to meet with Tanaka not really news.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 09:20 AM) Apparently Deng's camp wanted $15M+ per year. See ya

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 09:28 AM) Ryback is an absolute moron, I think he is gonna run himself out of the WWE pretty soon His star has fallen bigtime.

According to F4wonline.com, Dolph Ziggler suffered a concussion during his WWE Superstars match with Ryback last night. It is believed that the concussion came from an overly stiff clothesline. Ziggler will be out of action until he can pass the company's testing. This is the second concussion for Ziggler in the last year. Ziggler suffered a concussion last year after WrestleMania during his world title run.

Glad SEC lost but not a fan of Winston.

This has been a real good game.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 10:15 PM) Ok WWE you got me. #rowandmarkoutmoment Ps Reigns is awesome. I think Reigns is a soon to be breakout star.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 04:50 PM) Reports Lawler in hospital after another minor heart attack. Maybe time for him to stay home. Got touch of stomach flu went to hospital was interviewed on wwe app and looked fine.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 2, 2014 -> 10:39 PM) There is gonna be some hilarious videos of Alabama fans losing their s*** after tonites game True..................... I love to see Sabin squirm also.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Jan 2, 2014 -> 09:57 PM) Alabama seems to not care about bowl games that aren't the national championship game. Same thing happened against Utah a few years back. Bama in major trouble now down 14.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 2, 2014 -> 08:11 PM) Any reports on how much Jennings/Slausson got? It seems odd that so little info is out on the size/amount of the contracts. I have only seen 4 year deals no talk of money anywhere.

Eaton is here now so as far as I am concerned it is a clean slate till proven otherwise.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 04:06 PM) come on now, pretty much everyone in this thread has been watching wrestling anywhere from 15-30 years, maybe more. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. Of course there are favorites, and of course things fall apart for unknown and unexplained reasons. Taking Bryan out of the title hunt by no means says that he is getting buried. CM Punk hasnt been in a true title hunt for a while now, and he didnt get buried, he still gets plenty of pop and main events PPVs. Bryans whole schtick has been the unappreciated little man, he is the new Rey Mysterio. It has been since he got fired from the company for choking a guy while in NXT, and his fan support brought him back. The guy will get chances, he isnt dead in the water. CM Punk was champion a entire calendar year, Punk got his run. Bryan was champ 25 seconds and not given any chance to run with the ball, they are not comparable. I am not saying his run would be good or bad, but come on give him a fair chance to see. Vince and HHH do not see him as that guy no matter how over he is.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 03:45 PM) We have no idea where this is going, Like others have said Wyatts whole shpeel was taking down the machine, and he spoke of how he never got anywhere behind the fans and such. I would really be shocked if this takes him out of "the chase". Give it a week or 2 before you bad mouth it. To be honest, even though I love him as a performer, the YES gimmick has started to annoy me. I'm ready for him to start something fresh. You may not have any idea where this is going, but I have been watching wrestling since 1980. I do not need to wait a week or 2 to see a guy get moved out of title scene. I have seen it many times over the years.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 03:07 PM) Only he's not being buried. The Chase is more interesting than the run anyway. There is no chase he is out of title picture game over especially with all the guys coming back for WrestleMania season.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 30, 2013 -> 10:43 PM) Kayfabe wise it makes all the sense in the world. Bryan burial continues angle very boring.

Mills played way better than Webb not even close.