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San Francisco Giants and star pitcher Tim Lincecum have both agreed to a two-year, $23 million deal. The deal was reported to be struck after a salary arbitration hearing that was first delayed then canceled in Tampa. Lincecum is subject to a physical for the agreement to go ahead.

Apparently, Lincedum the 2008 and 2009 Cy Young winner had demanded a $13 million salary for the 2010 season. That amount if agreed would have been a record for a player entering his first year of arbitration.

All eyes will be on Virginia Tech as they open the season under the bright lights of the Georgia Dome.

The No. 7 ranked Hokies of Virginia Tech will face No. 5 Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic Saturday night (8 p.m. EST).

Like their 1985 team, the 2007 Memphis Tigers will have to vacate their record.

The NCAA has accused the 07-08 Tigers team of fabricating SAT scores and providing over $2,000 in free travel grants. Both violations involve Derrick Rose, who at the time was a freshmen point guard for the Tigers.

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball program knew what they are getting with John Calipari and there might be a constant reminder of this when their next banner in the rafters might just need a Calipari asterisk sewn on it.

According to Profootballtalk.com, former LSU receiver and NFL draft prospect Demetrius Byrd has been hospitalized after suffering injuries from a car accident while traveling to church on Sunday in Miami.

We have already seen baseball go through one spectacular opening day, filled with celebrity first pitches, fans calling in sick to attend nationally televised games and all the grandeur that comes with baseball fans and their excitement that the new season is finally here.

It is now official as Kentucky has just made John Calipari the highest-paid coach in college sports ranks. Calipari who agreed on an eight-year, $35 million is expected to revive Kentucky after the school fired fires Billy Gillispie after two seasons.

Memphis Tigers coach John Calipari can be the highest paid coach in college basketball, as he is moving closer to taking the deal offer by the Kentucky Wildcats.

Kentucky thinks Billy Gillispie’s time at is over as the program fired him after two years. There had been rumors for a while that the basketball program will let the coach go after the season, due to personality issues, but who knows the real reason behind the firing.

If the North Carolina Tarheels are going to live up to the preseason hype, they need a healthy Ty Lawson.