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The St. Louis Cardinals already might have suffered a extremely substantial injury that could torpedo their NL Central hopes in what already could be the Cards’ final season with future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols in the lineup.

Ace pitcher Adam Wainwright reportedly has a “significant” arm injury and left the Cardinals’ spring training camp in Florida to return to St. Louis to have his proper elbow examined. He could be looking at Tommy John surgery, which would rule him out at least for the 2011 season.

General manager John Mozeliak said he believes it is a “significant injury” and the early word is “not encouraging.”

“After his bullpen on Monday, he did feel something in his appropriate elbow,” Mozeliak said. “I can say just based on the initial evaluation from our training staff, things do not look encouraging. But just before we jump to any conclusions, we’ll just wait until the re-evaluation (on Wednesday).”

Wainwright, who has had some issues with the elbow previously, is a former closer who has become 1 of the top starters in baseball. He went 20-11 with a 2.42 ERA in 2010, finishing second in the Cy Young Award balloting to Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay. He and Halladay were the only pitchers in the National League to finish in the top 10 in the key pitching categories. In 2009, Wainwright led the NL in wins (19), innings (233) and starts (34), winning a Gold Glove whilst finishing third in the Cy Young Award voting.

If Wainwright is lost for the season, the Cardinals are most likely toast. They certainly would be considered behind the Reds and Brewers in the division. It has been a long offseason already for St. Louis, which also has to deal with the potential free of charge agency of Pujols lingering over the club all year.

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Last month when quarterback Carson Palmer told the Cincinnati Bengals that he wanted to be traded, team president Mike Brown said the team wasn’t going to deal its franchise player. Palmer had threatened to retire and walk away from the remaining four years and some $ 50 million on his contract if he wasn’t dealt, and it now appears that the Bengals may well think him.

Cincinnati has the No. four overall pick in this year’s draft and has been meeting with the top quarterbacks at the NFL Scouting Combine. Cincy ought to have its option of QBs that high, likely either Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert or Heisman winner Cam Newton of Auburn really should the team determine to go that route. Coach Marvin Lewis said late last week that the team was proceeding this offseason as if Palmer won’t play.

“You want a guy in the fourth spot that is going to be a game changer next year, a guy you can develop a franchise around. We can go in a lot of various directions. I know on offense we can,” new offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said of the team’s initial choose.

Cincinnati would prefer, no doubt, to have Palmer play next season as a rookie QB sits and learns and then trade Palmer soon after the 2011 season. But SI.com’s Peter King reported Monday that a team official said the Bengals will listen to delivers for Palmer when the new collective bargaining agreement is finalized – whenever that is. Surely Palmer would draw some delivers, with teams like the Vikings, 49ers, Cardinals and Seahawks expected to be interested in Palmer. Absent a new CBA, no present players might be traded.

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Zach Randolph may be the most quietly dominant bigman in the NBA. The huge power forward for the Memphis Grizzlies was loud on Sunday as his 17-foot rainbow shot with .three seconds remaining beat the Dallas Mavericks. The 104-103 victory improved the Grizzlies to 35-29 and snapped the Mavs’ eight game winning streak. Watch the Zach Randolph game winning jumper in the video below.

With less than 15 seconds remaining, Shane Battier scored to put the Grizzlies up by a point. Dirk Nowitzki responded for the Mavs with a 15-footer with three seconds to go. That’s when Zach Randolph hit his hard jumper for the win.

For the game, Zach Randolph was 10-for-13 from the field on his way to 27 points and nine rebounds. Marc Gasol chipped in 16 points and ten rebounds as the Grizzlies utilised a 41-23 third quarter to an 18-point Dallas benefit.

The Mavs had been led by Jason Terry’s 26 points off the bench. Nowitzki added 23 points. The Mavs, 45-17, are now only 1-game ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers for the second seed in the Western Conference standings.

Here is the Zach Randolph video of his game-winning jumper:

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Josh Beckett was standing in the outfield when he was accidentally hit the head with a baseball off the bat of a team staffer. The Boston Red Sox picture didn’t have to go to the hospital but he was sent home with symptoms of a concussion. Even though the Red Sox don’t believe Beckett’s injury is severe, they will conduct further tests tomorrow.

Said Terry Francona, manager of the Red Sox: “I believe it hit him in the temple. I bet you it felt like a bolt of lightning. That’s not genuinely what you’re expecting. It’s just a fluke factor.”

Ino Guerrero is the staffer who hit the ball that hit Beckett in the head. Francona wasn’t too happy with Guerrero, whose principal duty is as a batting practice pitcher.

“I known as him a dumb !@#$ ,” said Francona when asked what he told Guerrero right after the incident.

Beckett is coming off of a hard campaign that saw his ERA balloon to 5.78. If the Red Sox have a legit chance of winning the 2011 World Series, they want their could-be ace to pitch much far better this year.

Josh Beckett suffers a concussion (Image: TSN.ca)

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The San Antonio Spurs smashed the Miami Heat by 30 points on Friday night. On Sunday night, the Spurs had been the ones obtaining smashed. After leading by as numerous as 32 points, the Lakers snapped San Antonio’s 22-game property winning streak with a 99-83 victory.

The final score doesn’t tell the story of how significantly the Lakers killed the Spurs. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers were up 34-13. Their lead at halftime was 65-37. Despite the impressive showing, Kobe Bryant didn’t think it meant anything in the massive picture.

Said Kobe: “I don’t think it’s that massive of a message that we sent these days.”

“We know we’re capable of having games like this and San Antonio knows we’re capable of having games like this. It just as easily could go the other way around,” Kobe continued.

Kobe led the way for the Lakers with 26 points. Pau Gasol added 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. That said, the very best player on the court for the Lakers may have been Andrew Bynum, who pulled down 17 rebounds and blocked three shots in 27 minutes of action.

Kobe Bryant killed the Spurs (Image: TSN.ca)

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Who will be on Dancing with the Stars in 2011? We are starting to hear some names — and the names are huge! It should make for yet another exciting season. Who is your early favorite to win the 2011 Dancing with the Stars contest? Let us know in the comments below.

Here are the pairings that we’ve heard so far for Dancing with the Stars in 2011:

Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya

Hines Ward and Kym Johnson

Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff

Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke

Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas

Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani

Lil’ Romeo and Chelsie Hightower

Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Kendra Wilkinson and Louis van Amstel

I like the cast of Dancing with the Stars 2011. My favorite? Sugar Ray Leonard. Can’t bet against a boxer who danced in the ring like he utilised to.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled of late, at least in comparison to the lofty expectations fans and NBA bettors had of them prior to the season. As reigning back-to-back champions, the bar has been set reasonably high.

According to Bodog’s on-line sportsbook, they have four/1 odds of winning the NBA championship despite their recent slide.

In the 10 games leading up to last Sunday’s All-Star break, the Lakers had gone five-five – which includes losses in their last 3 consecutive games. This week the club will look to bounce back and reclaim superiority atop the Western Conference. Will there be enough time?

It won’t be easy, but Kobe Bryant’s recent All-Star Game MVP may just give them the essential boost to get over the hump. They’ll have their first true test next Sunday when they pay a visit to Oklahoma City to do battle with Kevin Durant and the Thunder.

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Will Durant continue to lead his young squad to what appears to be property court benefit in the Western Conference? They’ll have their work cut out for them hanging onto a top seed in a tough bracket, but a huge win over the Lakers could go a lengthy way in helping them preserve their current fourth-location position.

The Thunder have been steadily enhancing their NBA forecast for the past three seasons.

Presently third in the West, the Lakers are in a position where anything less than a No. 1 seed will be considered a disappointment. You can envision how that makes captain Bryant feel.

Both teams have their share of incentive to come away with the nationally-televised W this Sunday, so as far as NBA betting is concerned, it might come down to which team can take the essential actions to prepare for the big match.

We’ve observed the Lakers take should-win games countless times before, but we’ve also learned not to underestimate 22-year-old Durant and the Thunder.

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