Mike Cloud was back in uniform

Following reports of Kevin Faulk's injury worsening, Mike Cloud was back in Patriots uniform. He was wearing number 34. Heath Evans, Corey Dillon, and Kevin Faulk were all questionable this week on the injury report. Of the 12 players on the injury report for the New England Patriots, only 1 wasn't present (according to reports) at pracice yesterday and that was Matt Light.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-5)
PLAYER	POSITION	STATUS	INJURY	PRACTICE
Matt Light	T	Doubtful	Ankle	Missed Portion
Tom Ashworth	T	Questionable	Knee	Missed Portion
Corey Dillon	RB	Questionable	Calf	Missed Portion
Heath Evans	RB	Questionable	Shoulder	Missed Portion
Kevin Faulk	RB	Questionable	Foot	Missed Portion
David Givens	WR	Questionable	Knee	Missed Portion
Daniel Graham	TE	Questionable	Shoulder	Missed Portion
Bethel Johnson	WR	Questionable	Pelvis	Missed Portion
Patrick Pass	FB	Questionable	Hamstring	Missed Portion
Willie McGinest	LB	Questionable	Finger	Missed Portion
James Sanders	S	Questionable	Ankle	Missed Portion
Michael Stone	S	Questionable	Ankle	Missed Portion
Tom Brady	QB	Probable	Right Shoulder

NEW YORK JETS (2-9)
Derrick Blaylock	RB	Out	Ankle	Missed Portion
Jay Fiedler	QB	Out	Right Shoulder	Missed Portion
Sione Pouha	DT	Questionable	Calf	Missed Portion
Curtis Martin	RB	Probable	Knee	Missed Portion
Rashad Washington	S	Probable	Hip/Quad	Missed Portion

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Suing Doug Mientkiewicz

I'm sorry, but this is just sad. Why do the Red Sox feel it's necessary to sue Doug Mientkiewicz for the ball he caught for the final out of the World Series. He let them borrow it to display, and now they're suing for possession of it? They should be worrying about the next World Series, not spending time and money looking back at the last one.

You can read more about the suit at bloomberg.

The Sox also added a little more depth to their bullpen, trading with the Cubs for 25 year old Van Buren. The Cubs were most likely clearing a roster spot. The trade was for cash or a player to be named later. David Borges believes he'll end up in AAA at the beginning of next year.

Jermaine Van Buren had a 1.98 ERA for AAA Iowa last year with 25 saves. He was called up for just six innings at the end of year, where he posted a 3.00 ERA.

Joe Thornton traded to the San Jose Sharks

"The Boston Bruins, who have lost 9 of their last 10 games, pushed the panic button last night and traded their captain and best player, Joe Thornton, to the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Brad Stuart and forwards Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau." - New York Times. Read Thornton's comments there. Apparently he was out for dinner with his folks when he got the word.

Was it panic? Was it a money saving feature? Or did they trade away a player who was underperforming? Opinions vary on whether Joe was just too young for the role being thrust on him in Boston.

Joe Thornton was the number one pick in 1997. He has 9 goals and 24 assists this year. Stuart, 26, the third overall pick in 1997, has 2 goals and 10 assists this season. Sturm, 27, has 6 goals and 10 assists; and Primeau, 29, has 5 goals and 3 assists.

O'Connel released the following statement:
"We felt we needed to shake up the team and sometimes you have to make some difficult decisions to better the team," O'Connell said. "We feel we received three players who can help us immediately. Brad Stuart is a top-four defenseman who is strong at both ends of the ice. (Marco) Sturm is a proven scorer, a good two-way forward who is a terrific skater and (Wayne) Primeau is a solid, two-way player who has good size at the center position."

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NFL Week 13

Head on over to see my week 12 results. I'm up to 86/169 = 50.9% (ties are pushes) total.

NFL
Sunday, Dec. 4
MIAMI	4.5	Buffalo	34.5
PITTSBURGH	3	Cincinnati	42
BALTIMORE	8.5	Houston	38
INDIANAPOLIS	15	Tennessee	50.5
Jacksonville	3	CLEVELAND	33.5
N.Y. GIANTS	3	Dallas	42.5
CHICAGO	7	Green Bay	30.5
Minnesota	2	DETROIT	37.5
CAROLINA	3	Atlanta	43
Tampa Bay	3.5	NEW ORLEANS	38.5
Arizona	3	SAN FRANCISCO	44.5
Washington	3	ST. LOUIS	45.5
NEW ENGLAND	10	N.Y. Jets	41.5
Denver	1	KANSAS CITY	45
SAN DIEGO	11	Oakland	49.5

Monday, Dec. 5
Seattle	4	PHILADELPHIA	42

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