Bastita Returns to the WWE

According to Wrestling News Source, the WWE officially announced that the animal, Dave Batista, will make his return January 20 on Monday Night Raw. No word yet on if he'll be a face or a heel. 

Mariano Rivera Retiring

Mariano Rivera, the Yankees longtime closer, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of this season.

Tragedy hits the Chiefs

Kansas City Police confirmed that a member of the Chiefs, who they are keeping unnamed at this time, has committed suicide at the team's facility. I will keep you updated as information becomes available.

UPDATE: Police have identified Jovan Belcher as the Kansas City Chiefs player who killed his girlfriend and himself early Saturday, December 1st, morning.

Kershaw Out Indefinitely

The Los Angeles Dodgers scratched Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw from Sunday's scheduled start against the St. Louis Cardinals and announced the left-hander is out indefinitely. The 24-year-old has been dealing with inflammation in his right hip.

Kershaw has an appointment with a hip specialist in New York on Tuesday and will join the Dodgers in Washington after that. Manager Don Mattingly said he has no idea when -- or even if -- Kershaw will pitch again this season.


Kershaw declined to speak with reporters Saturday. Mattingly said Kershaw tried to test the injury by going through his delivery without a ball Saturday, but was in too much pain to go further. When Mattingly scratched Kershaw from a start in San Francisco last Sunday, Kershaw admitted he was irritated with the manager.

"There was no fight as far as him wanting to pitch this time," Mattingly said. "He knows he can't pitch with this."

Kershaw leads the National League with 206 2/3 innings. He is 12-9 with a 2.70 ERA.

No CBA Reach NHL Lock Out in Effect

The September 15th deadline for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)  between the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players' Association passed without any agreement being reached.

Therefore as a result, the training camps will not open until an agreement over the new CBA is reached. The NHL has instituted a lock out of the players til an agreement is collectively reached and agreed upon.

Executives from the NHL and NHLPA last met on Wednesday, when proposals for a new CBA was exchanged. However, an agreement was not reached at that time and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Saturday that there were no formal negotiating sessions are scheduled.

Commissioner Daly stated "We spoke [Saturday] and determined that there was no point in convening a formal bargaining session in light of the fact that neither side is in a position to move off of its last proposal. I'm sure we will keep in touch in the coming days and schedule meetings to the extent they might be useful or appropriate. We are sorry for where we are. Not what we hoped or expected."

WWE Jerry "The King" Lawler had a heart attack

     During the tag team match between Kane & Daniel Bryan and The Prime Time Players on Raw, viewers may have noticed members of the audience and WWE production team staring toward the commentary booth, as well as the absence of Jerry “The King” Lawler’s voice. WWE.com learned that the WWE Hall of Famer collapsed at the announcers' table and was tended to in the locker room area by WWE medical staff. Lawler was then taken from the arena to a medical facility in Montreal.
     Jerry "The King" Lawler is in a cardiac care unit and all his vital signs are stable. WWE will provide additional information as it becomes available. Our continued wishs is that Jerry will have a full recovery.

Cowboys Should Trust Romo

Jerry Jones takes his share of criticism, and perhaps most of it is deserved. The Super Bowl rings have been collecting layers of dust, something critics even point to when the owner and self-appointed general manager made his money to buy the team in oil and gas exploration, not talent evaluations. Jerry Jones started a debate this offseason by saying that the window for this Dallas Cowboys team might be closing, which of course came off like a not-so-subtle threat, which is a classic rhetorical jab from the man writing the checks.

Should the Cowboys become a playoff team in 2012, surely some will applaud Jones for "lighting a fire" under his team asses. Or perhaps they'll give credit to some new ways of thinking -- Dallas coach Jason Garrett attended the MIT-hosted Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, and Jones also quietly hired a senior analytics manager and a director of football research.

But it's more likely that the credit could go to further the strides from what has been a potent offense led by the oft-maligned Tony Romo, a QB who is due for a few good breaks in the campaign that is to come. With Romo directing the attack, Dallas could wield a truly exceptional offense in 2012.