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.
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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.
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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.
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. |
