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July 13th 2010: Daily Sports News – Gossip – Headlines

Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Tuesday July 13th, 2010. Shea Matthews weighs in with his analysis and opinions on today’s sports action…

Tuesday Water Cooler – July 13th, 2010

Here we go with today’s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won’t just find the straight news; you’ll find the stuff everyone is talking about – the ice breakers, the Twitter Sports Picks and topics…well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler.

Enjoy!

We begin the day with some sad news from the baseball world.

MLB news: George Steinbrenner dead at 80

We lost arguably the most famous team owner in sports history this morning when George Steinbrenner passed away at age 80. Owner of the New York Yankees for the last 36 years, he suffered a massive heart attack this morning.

After taking over ownership in 1973, he engineered 11 American League pennants and seven World Series titles.

Steinbrenner Dead At 80

Whether it was his many championships, his infamous “no facial hair” rule, firing Billy Martin five different times or being hilariously portrayed on Seinfeld by Larry David, Steinbrenner was a highly visible presence in Yankee lore and will be forever.

Steinbrenner’s passing comes during the MLB All-Star festivities. Last night, David Ortiz won the Home Run Derby.

He smacked 11 homers in the final round to top Hanley Ramirez and dedicated his victory to the late Jose Lima.

MMA news: Jose Conseco loses to a 60-year-old man

Time to cheer up with some hilarious, absurd news. Publicity hog Jose Canseco’s latest stunt: challenging a 60-year-old man to a boxing match. The former MLB slugger and disgraced steroid monger desperately wants a bout against Herschel Walker and figured a victory would up his chances. But the idea blew up in Canseco’s face.

He lost a 39-37 four-round decision to Gary Hogan, largely because he tired in the later rounds.

NBA news: Al Jefferson to Utah? Michael Jordan may veto megadeal with Raptors; Mike Miller joins the Heat

The Utah Jazz lost Carlos Boozer to free agency but it’s possible they won’t miss a beat. They’re reportedly very close to acquiring Al Jefferson from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jefferson averaged 17.1 points and 6.3 rebounds in 2009-10.

Are they done deals or not? After several days of conflicting reports, we still don’t know if the two trades between the Charlotte Bobcats, Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors are actually happening.

Some publications say the transactions are done: Hedo Turkoglu for Leandro Barbosa in the Toronto/Phoenix deal, Jose Calderon and Reggie Evans for Tyson Chandler and Boris Diaw in the Charlotte deal. But the latter trade may have hit a snag with Michael Jordan having second thoughts.

The NBA’s free agent frenzy continues. Mike Miller joined the circus in Miami after playing last season with the Wizards. He signed a five-year, $30-million deal. Quentin Richardson signed with the Orlando Magic and in doing so all but confirmed that the Magic won’t match Chicago’s offer sheet to J.J. Redick.

A few other players are generating bidding wars. Both the Celtics and Bulls are reportedly after Josh Howard – and maybe even the Heat as well. The Mavs are trying hard to poach Udonis Haslem from Miami with an offer believed to be at least $20 million for three years.

The Phoenix Suns are set to acquire Josh Childress. They’ve agreed to a sign-and-trade with the Hawks and will pay him $34 million over five years. He averaged 11 points and shot over 50 per cent from the floor in four seasons with Atlanta.

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