Asomugha and Fitzpatrick released; Preds Stars Brawl

1. Nnamdi Asomugha, a former pro-bowl cornerback has been released by the Philadelphia Eagles after two years with the team. Both sides were trying to restructure their contract but were not able to agree to a deal before free agency. The 31 year old was expected to make $15 million this year and there has been no word on where Asomugha may land. The Eagles have signed cornerback Bradley Fletcher, tight end James Casey, safety Patrick Chung, linebacker Jason Phillips, and defensive lineman Isaac Sopoaga.
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick may have signed a six-year, $59 million extension in 2011 but he has been cut by the Bills. The Bills had switched coaches which was a big sign that Fitzpatrick wasn't coming back and at the same time they have freed up cap space. Fitzpatrick is currently third on Buffalo's touchdown list and fourth on the yard list with 11,654.
3. Mike Wallace, the former Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver, has agreed to a 5 year, $60 million contract with the Miami Dolphins. Wallace's 836 yard season last year was a disappointment considering he had 1,100+ seasons the two years prior.
4.FC Barcelona hosted AC Milan with Milan up 2-0 on aggregate after their first-leg match in Italy. Barcelona proved capable of a comeback with a 4-0 win to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Messi scored twice in the game.
WBC Recap
Chris Colabello's three run home run in the first netted three of Italy's (0-1) four runs in the first in a game that saw them almost upset the Dominican Republic. Hanley Ramirez tied things up in the 7th with a sacrifice fly that scored Erick Aybar and then Nelson Cruz's RBI single plated Robinson Cano has the Dominicans won 5-4.
Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits in five innings of scoreless ball as the US cruised to a 7-1 victory over Puerto Rico. David Wright had 5 RBIs on 2 hits for the US.
NBA Recap
I didn't believe this when I saw it but the Bobcats destroyed the Celtics 100-74. Gerald Henderson went off for the Cats scoring 35 points while only four Celtics scored in double-digits with Jordan Crawford and Jeff Green scoring 14 each.
Dwight Howard returned to Orlando for the first time and played probably his best game all season scoring 39 points and grabbing 16 boards. Jameer Nelson scored 21 points and dished out 7 assists for Orlando in the 106-97 loss.
John Wall got the double-double with 27 points and 14 assists but it was not enough as the Cavs won 95-90 sans Irving against Washington. Dion Waiters led the Cavs with 20 points.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Hornets 108-98. The matchup featured Brook's twin Robin who starred along side each other at Stanford.

Rubio

The Miami Heat won their 15th game in a row thanks to Dwayne Wade's 23 points. Josh Smith scored 15 for the Hawks in the 98-81 loss.
Vince Carter dropped 23 points and Dirk Nowitzki grabbed 11 rebounds as the Mavericks beat the Bucks 115-108. Monta Ellis scored 32 points and had 9 assists for the Bucks.
Ricky Rubio got a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists as the Timberwolves shocked everyone beating the Spurs 107-83. The win could be contributed to a huge 29-10 second quarter for the T-Wolves.
The Grizzlies were led by Zack Randolph (19 P, 10 R) and Marc Gasol (20 P, 5 A) as they defeated the T-Blazers 102-97. Damian Lillard had 30 points for the Blazers.

All NBA 3/12/13
Pos	Player	Note
G	WAS- John Wall	Scored 27 points by shooting 7-15 from the field and 13-14 from the line. Also had 14 assists and 7 rebounds.
G	MIN- Ricky Rubio	Had a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists.
F	POR- LaMarcus Aldridge	Shot a perfect 8-8 from the line on his way to 28 points. Also had 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.
F	DAL- Dirk Nowitzki	Had 19 points but it was his 11 rebounds that put him on the list.
C	LAL- Dwight Howard	Was at the line a ridiculous 39 times and converted on 25 of them. Had a total of 39 points and 16 rebounds.

NHL Recap
Marcus Foligno scored twice for the Sabres as they defeated the Rangers 3-1. Andrej Sekera assisted twice for Buffalo and their backup Jhonas Enroth saved 32 of 33 shots.

Nash

The Hurricanes destroyed the Capitals 4-0 as Riley Nash scored twice and Patrick Dwyer scored once and assisted on another. Justin Peters made 26 saves in the shutout.
Mason Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout at the Canucks downed the Jackets 2-1. Mark Letestu of Columbus and Jason Garrison of Vancouver each scored in the second to force overtime. Luongo got the win for the Canucks (he really deserves starting job) and Sergei Bobrovsky made 37 saves for the Blue Jackets.
Brandon Sutter scored two of the Penguins three goals in the third as they overcame a 2-0 deficit for the win. The Bruins were limited to only 16 shots on the night.
Steven Stamkos scored five minutes into the third period to break 2-2 tie between the Lightning and Panthers. Martin St. Louis also scored for the Bolts and assisted on the Bay's other two goals in the 3-2 win.
Blake Wheeler scored twice for the Jets as they defeated the Maple Leafs 5-2. Nik Antropov also scored for the Jets in addition to his two assists while Phil Kessel scored two goals for Toronto.
Pat Marroon tied things up for the Ducks and Luca Sbisa scored to give them the lead against the Wild after entering the third period down one. Jonas Hiller made 30 saves in the 2-1 win.
Jake Allen saved 39 of 41 shots for the Blues and teammate Chris Stewart scored twice as they beat the Sharks 4-2.
Pekka Rinne made 32 saves as he blanked the Stars and his team provided 4 goals for a 4-0 win. There were over 80 penalty minutes in this game with most coming from this incident.
It was another blowout but they didn't have a brawl as the Oilers handed the Avalanhce a 4-0 loss. Devan Dubnyk made 36 saves for Edmonton and Sam Gagner got two points off a goal and an assist.
Mikkel Boedker scored twice for the Coyotes and Shane Doan had a goal and an assist as Phoenix beat LA 5-2. Mike Smith made 31 of 33 saves for the Coyotes.

All NHL 3/12/13
Pos	Player	Note
F	PHO- Mikkel Boedker	Scored twice including once on the powerplay. Had two takeaways and 4 hits.
F	WPG- Nik Antropov	Had a goal and two assists in addition to two blocks.
F	BUF- Marcus Foligno	Scored two goals and had three assists. Finished at +2.
F	CAR- Riley Nash	Had two goals and finished at +3.
D	WPG- Dustin Byfuglien	Had three assists including one on the powerplay and forced two turnovers.
D	STL- Barret Jackman	Had two assists, three hits, and two blocks. Finished at +2.
D	NAS- Shea Weber	Scored a powerplay goal and blocked 5 shots.
G	EDM- Devan Dubnyk	Got the shutout on 36 shots.
G	NAS- Pekka Rinne	Perfect 32 saves on 32 shots.

Randy Moss out of San Fran; Week In Review

1. Randy Moss has decided that he will not be returning to the Super Bowl runner up San Francisco 49ers for the 2013 season. Moss, who has 982 career catches and 15,292 yards in his 14 year career only had 28 receptions and 435 yards in the 2012 season. He has not hinted on where or whether he will be playing next year.
NBA Recap

Wade

The Miami Heat won their 14th game in a row with a 99-93 defeat of the New York Knicks. Lebron James led the way with 29 points and 11 rebounds while teammate Dwayne Wade added 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carmelo Anthony dropped 32 for the Knicks.
Kevin Durant fell a rebound short of a double-double with 35 points and nine boards in the Thunder's 108-104 win over the Clippers. In a matchup of two of the best teams in the NBA, OKC guard Russell Westbrook scored 29 points while dishing out 10 assists.Chirs Paul scored 26 points and had 8 assists for the Clippers.
A game after upsetting the Bulls the Sixers fell to the terrible Wizards 90-87. John Wall led the Way for the Wizards with 16 points and 6 assists while Emeka Okafor dominated the paint scoring 12 and securing 16 rebounds. No one from Philadelphia is worth mentioning.
The Memphis Grizzlies rightly destroyed the Orlando Magic 108-92. Six Grizzlies scored in double-digits with Marc Gasol scoring 12 while grabbing 11 rebounds and Tayshaun Prince scoring a game-high 14, which is awfully sad for a game-high.
The Kings obliterated the Charlotte Bobcats 119-83, John Salmons scored a game high 22 points for the Kings while his teammate Jason Thompson scored 18 while grabbing 14 rebounds.

Parsons

It was another high-scoring blowout in Houston as Chandler Parsons scored 32 points in the Rockets 136-103 romp of the Mavericks. Omer Asik grabbed a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. O.J. Mayo led the Mavs with 18 points.
Surprise, Surprise; the Spurs took part in another blow out beating the Pistons 114-75 even without the help of Tony Parker. Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebound while Manu Ginobili 17 points. Greg Monroe scored 16 points to lead the Pistons.
David West scored 31 points as the Pacers beat the Bulls 97-92. Jimmy Butler and Marco Bellnelli each scored 20 for the Bulls.
Kobe Bryant hit a layup with nine seconds left to beat the Lakers in a 99-98 lead that ended up being the final score. Bryant totaled 34 points in the whole game while teammate Dwight Howard grabbed 15 rebounds. AL Horford led the Hawks with 24 points.
NBA Week In Review

2-25 to 3-3 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Pos	East Starters	Pos	West Starters
G	MIA- Dwayne Wade	G	OKC- Russell Westbrook
G	MIL- Monta Ellis	G	GS- Stephen Curry
F	MIA- Lebron James	F	OKC- Kevin Durant
F	ATL- Al Horford	F	SA- Tim Duncan
F	CHI- Joakim Noah	F	MEM- Marc Gasol

NHL Recap
Tomas Tatar scored for the Red Wings early in the third to make it seem as if the Blackhawks consecutive point streak was gonna end. Patrick Kane came threw on the powerplay with 2 minutes left to save the Blackhawks and force overtime. The game went to a shootout where Patrick Kane again was the hero netting the only goal as the Hawks won 2-1.

Kane

Brad Boyes scored for the Islanders in the first and Mike Zibanejad scored for the Senators in the second to set up a decisive third period. Michael Grabner gave the Isles a 2-1 lead with only three and a half minutes in the game but then Patrick Wiercloch tied things up again with a minute left. Overtime was not able to produce anything and the shootout went to overtime where Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored for the Islanders as they completed a 3-2 win.
It was another thriller in Columbus where the Blue Jackets had to come from behind for the 2-1 win. P.A. Parenteau scored for the Avs in the second but Vinny Prospal came through for the Blue Jackets 4 minutes into the third. Once in overtime the Jackets' Artem Anisimov scored with help from Tim Erixon and Mark Lestestu for the win. Both of the Jackets' goals came on the powerplay.
This game was not as close with the Blues opening up the scoring 4 minutes into their battle with the Stars. Erik Cole answered David Perron's goal 10 minutes later and then was followed up by Derek Roy to enter the second up 2-1. In the third the Stars solidified their lead with goals by Loul Eriksson and Jaromir Jagr. Derek Roy had two assists in addition to his one goal for a three point night in a 4-1 win.
Remarkably the Panthers- Hurricanes game only had 6 penalty minutes but their was a decent amount of scoring. The Hurricanes' Justin Faulk and Alexander Semin both scored in the last two minutes of the first and Eric Staal scored in the second to give the Canes a 3-0 lead. Jonathan Huberdeau then stooped the bleeding for the Panthers and he then scored again with a minute left in the third. Unfortunately for the Cats, "Hubey" or any of his other teammates were unable to score and they fell 3-2.
The Bruins entered the third period up 3-2 on the Canadiens but Max Pacioretty's goal tied the game up while David Desharnais's goal put the Habs up 4-3 where they finished the game. Patrice Bergeron scored one goal and assisted on the Bruis' other two goals. Brendan Gallagher had two assists for the Bruins.

Cammalleri

Rick Nash (1 G, 1A) and Martin Gaborik (2A) both had two assists in the Rangers 3-2 victory over the Sabres. The Rangers had a 2-1 lead entering the third until Nathan Gerbe scored a shorthanded goal  to force overtime. Overtime produced nothing and the game went to a shootout where Rick Nash and Ryan Callahan converted for the Rangers as they won 3-2.
The Minnesota Wild were led by Mikko Koivu's three points (1 G, 2 A) as they defeated the Oilers 4-2. Koivu broke a 1-1 tie 9 seconds into the third and then his teammate Charlie Coyle added insurance a few minutes later. Sam Gagner got the Oilers back within one before Dany Heatley scored on the powerplay to put the game out of reach.
Mike Cammalleri scored twice including the insurance goal in the third as the Flames defeated the Canucks 4-2. The teams split goals in both the first and the second as the third became a winner-take-all event. Jarome Iginla broke the draw 13 minutes in with assists from Mark Giordano and Jri Hudler to provide the win. Jannik Hansen had two points (1 G, 1A) for the Canucks.
NHL Week In Review

2-25 to 3-3 NHL All-Star Game Rosters
Pos	East Starters	Pos	West Starters
F	BOS- Patrice Bergeron	F	MIN- Mikko Koivu
F	FLA- Marcel Goc	F	CHI- Jonathan Toews
F	BUF- Steve Ott	F	CHI- Patrick Kane
D	CAR- Justin Faulk	D	MIN- Ryan Suter
D	FLA- Brian Campbell	D	EDM- Jeff Petry
G	BUF- Ryan Miller	G	COL- Semyon Varlamov