Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia easily wins AL MVP award
(AP)
 AP - Boston little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century. Pedroia easily beat out Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau and added to his ever-expanding trophy case. Generously listed at 5-foot-9, the Red Sox star was the top AL rookie last year while winning a World Series ring.
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Dempster, Cubs agree to $52 million, 4-year deal
(AP)
 AP - Pitcher Ryan Dempster and the Chicago Cubs agreed Tuesday on a $52 million, four-year contract that includes a player option to 2012.
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BCS, ESPN reach deal to air games from 2011-14
(AP)
AP - Bowl Championship Series games will move to ESPN starting in January 2011.
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Ballesteros out of intensive care
(AP)
AP - Golf great Seve Ballesteros was released from intensive care Tuesday following brain surgery on a malignant tumor.
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Hall of Fame Racing planning staff cuts
(AP)
AP - Hall of Fame Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Arizona Diamondbacks executives, will cut its staff even if it secures sponsorship to run a full 2009 season.
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Players taking security measures after murders
(Reuters)
Reuters - Frightened NFL players are carrying guns and hiring bodyguards as they seek to avoid becoming victims of violent crime which has already claimed the lives of two players.
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NBA Power Poll: Ranking teams, sizing up rookies
(The Sporting News)
The Sporting News - After watching Warriors rookie Anthony Morrow put up 37 points in his first start, I had to drop an email to my friend Dennis Scott, who like Morrow, is a Georgia Tech guy who knows something about shooting. Morrow shot 42.1 percent from the 3-point line at Tech, so, certainly, he had a shooter's resume when he left school. But he didn't have much pub. In fact, in the NBA's draft media guide, which features 124 potential draftees, Morrow's bio didn't make the cut. Little wonder he went undrafted.
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Red Sox 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP
(AP)
 AP - Boston's Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century.
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Playing for England is the ultimate, insists Terry
(AFP)
 AFP - Chelsea defender John Terry said Tuesday he refuses to believe any of England's injured stars would willingly spurn the chance to play for their country - especially against Germany.
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Wings' Conklin caps stellar 3 days with shutout
(AP)
 AP - It's been a pretty good few days for Detroit goalie Ty Conklin.
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Drexel gets breakfast and victory to go
(AP)
AP - The PA announcer welcomed those bleary-eyed basketball fans with a hearty "Good morning, ladies and gentleman and welcome to the Daskalakis Athletic Center!"
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Federer beats Blake in Masters Cup tennis
(AFP)
 AFP - Roger Federer scraped past James Blake Tuesday in a one-set exhibition game, showing no signs of the back strain or stomach bug that hampered him at last week's season-ending Masters Cup.
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Buick to scale back on courtesy cars at tourneys
(AP)
AP - In another sign of fragile financial conditions, some PGA Tour events are trying to figure out transportation for players after learning over the weekend that Buick will not be providing courtesy cars to most tournaments next year.
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