Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler

But if Houston is willing to commit that much to Lin, perhaps close to $15 million in the third year, the Knicks could have trouble matching the offer, given their limited future cap space. Already, Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler are set to make more than $14 million each in the 2014-15 season.

And the Knicks also want to re-sign the unrestricted free agents Steve Novak and J. R. Smith.

"They are all valuable players, and we're going to try to keep all four of them," General Manager Glen Grunwald said last week. 

The negotiations presented Senators general manager Bryan Murray

Just like that, he's become the NHL's sixth highest-paid defenceman with his second pro contract.

"I'm very happy that I'm here right now," said Karlsson. "It's not something that I counted on this early in my career. I'm very grateful to especially Ottawa for letting me be who I am and playing my game and developing into the kind of player I am today.

"It has a lot to do with them."

The negotiations presented Senators general manager Bryan Murray with an interesting quandary: Do you reward Karlsson with a megadeal based on one outstanding season or elect to go with a shorter term and see if he can do it again?

Murray weighed the merits of each approach before signing the Swede through the 2018-19 season.

Born William Joseph Skowron on Chicago's North Side

Skowron had a .293 World Series average with eight homers and 29 RBIs in 39 games.

Born William Joseph Skowron on Chicago's North Side, he said he was given the nickname Moose when he was 7 after his grandfather gave him a haircut that caused friends to call him "Mussolini" -- after the Italian fascist leader. The nickname was shortened to Moose.

After attending Weber High School, Skowron went to Purdue on a football scholarship and signed with the Yankees.

He hit .304 or better in each of his first four major league seasons and five times overall. He topped 20 homers four times but never reached 100 RBIs, getting a high of 91 in 1960.

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Dillon and David Ragan were the only lead-lap cars

"It wasn't that bad at all. As soon as they went out the first time under caution, I said we were good to go,'' Stenhouse said. "They went out under green and we went a few laps through there. I thought it was fine. Some people have a different opinion, but it was probably safer to stop and get it going.''

Dillon and David Ragan were the only lead-lap cars that didn't pit when the caution flag first came out, and they were 1-2 when the race resumed.

Stenhouse and Menard quickly got by Ragan, and were .250 seconds behind Dillon one lap later.

A few laps later, they both passed Dillon, driving the No. 3 car for grandfather Richard Childress, with Stenhouse leading the way.

Sypher claimed Pitino gave her money for an abortion

All of which made his admission in 2009 that he'd had a sexual encounter with a woman who later tried to extort millions from him that much more shocking. The scandal transfixed the entire state of Kentucky for the better part of two years, and the tawdry details — Karen Cunagin Sypher claimed Pitino gave her money for an abortion, the coach said it was for health insurance, she later married Louisville's equipment manager Tim Sypher — fueled talk that Pitino might step down.
There were rumors Pitino was on his way to Arizona. Or maybe back to the NBA with Sacramento. Then there were those who whispered that he was "stuck" at Louisville, too damaged to go anywhere.

A scandal in which U.S. football players got rewarded

A scandal in which U.S.

football players got rewarded for injuring opponents could have

legal consequences, with prosecutors, players and even fans

getting in on the judicial action.

By Sunday morning, four National Football League teams were 

linked to a "bounty" scandal that came to light in Friday's NFL

announcement that New Orleans Saints defensive players were paid

for "big hits" that took opponents out of play.

Over the weekend, reports of bounty programs at the

Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans emerged

in The Washington Post, the Buffalo News and The New York Times.

Waltrip is a two-time Daytona 500 champion

Waltrip is a two-time Daytona 500 champion, most notably the 2001 race that he won for DEI Racing on the day Dale Earnhardt died on the final lap. Waltrip's brother, Darrell Waltrip, just released a book, "Sunday Will Never Be the Same," recapping that day and the pain for the brothers, who were among Earnhardt's best friends.

Upton hits Daytona: Looks like Danica Patrick won't be the only eye candy at the Daytona 500. Kate Upton — the cover girl on the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue — will be the grand marshal for the Daytona 500.

Upton will join her "Three Stooges" co-star, Jane Lynch, to deliver the words: "Drivers, start your engines," on Feb. 26.