Day: December 8, 2005

      Shaq almost back

      December 8, 2005 /

      According to the Miami Herald Heat center Shaquille O’Neal may return to the lineup as early as Sunday. O’Neal has missed more than a month after spraining his ankle against the Indiana Pacers on November 3rd. Miami has really missed their center, but is fortunate to still be first in the Southeast with a 10-9 record.

      Fantasy impact: Alonzo Mourning has been great in O’Neal’s abscence and should continue to contribute for a few more games as Shaq gets back in shape. Once O’Neal is playing his normal minutes, Mourning will be regulated back to 15-20 minutes a game and will probably not be worth a roster spot in most leagues.

      Fantasy Football, NBA

      Go get him

      December 8, 2005 /

      Jose Calderon was signed by the Toronto Raptors this offseason after spending the last six seasons in the Spanish pro leagues. He was recently inserted into the starting lineup and, over the last six games, has averaged 8.3 points, 7.6 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals, while shooting .479 from the field.

      Go get him.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA

      Lots of action from the Winter Meetings

      December 8, 2005 /

      Just to give you a quick rundown of Wednesday’s crazy happenings:

      Alfonso Soriano was traded to the Nationals for Brad Wilkerson, Terrmel Sledge and a PTBN.

      The Padres and Red Sox swapped Mark Loretta and Doug Mirabelli.

      The Astros elected to not offer arbitration to Roger Clemens, preventing the future Hall of Famer from re-signing with the Astros until at least May 1.

      The Cubs picked up Juan Pierre for a trio of minor league pitchers.

      Trevor Hoffman turned down more money from the Indians to re-sign with the Padres, so Cleveland turned around and inked Bob Wickman to a one-year deal.

      The Blue Jays dealt three minor leaguers to the Brewers for Lyle Overbay.

      The Pirates traded Mark Redman to the Royals for a minor league reliever and a PTBN.

      The Devil Rays got Sean Burroughs from the Padres for Dewon Brazelton.

      There are also trade rumors swirling around Edgar Renteria, Bobby Abreu, Barry Zito, Hank Blalock, Javier Vazquez, David Wells and, yes, Manny Ramirez, while free agents like Johnny Damon, Nomar Garciaparra, Matt Morris, Frank Thomas and Kevin Millwood remain unsigned.

      For all the headlines, go here.

      Fantasy Baseball, MLB

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