07/26/2008 - Kansas City, MO (Football Betting) - The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey on a six-year contract Saturday, ending the specter of a prolonged holdout by the fifth overall pick in April's draft.
Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"We're pleased to announce the signing of the first of our two number one draft choices," said Chiefs president Carl Peterson. "We all know Glenn is an outstanding football player and we expect and hope that he will make great contributions to the Kansas City Chiefs. Even though it took a little longer than we had hoped, Glenn has missed only a couple of walk-through practices and we expect he'll be involved very quickly."
The 6-foot-2, 316-pound Dorsey was a possible No. 1 pick, but the Dolphins went with Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long. The first-team All-America selection fell to five, allowing the Chiefs to snap him up. Dorsey compiled 69 tackles and seven sacks in 14 games for LSU last season.
In 51 games (30 starts) for the Tigers, Dorsey was a dominating force on the defensive line, racking up 179 tackles, 13 sacks and 27 tackles for loss.
<< MLB suspends a pair of minor leaguers
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball suspended minor leaguer
outfielder Jonathan Quinonez and pitcher Yeiger Sanchez for 50 games Saturday
after both players tested positive for an illegal performance-enhancing
substan
<< Commentator wins another Whitney Handicap
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Commentator, the 2005 champ, went
wire-to-wire Saturday to register his second victory in the $750,000 Whitney
Handicap at Saratoga. The win secures a spot for Commentator into the $5
million
<< Lunde leads in Columbus
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bill Lunde posted a four-under 67 on Saturday
to take the lead after three rounds of the Nationwide Children's Hospital
Invitational.
Lunde finished 54 holes at seven-under 206 and is one clear at The O
<< ChiSox place Linebrink on DL
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox placed reliever Scott
Linebrink on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with inflammation of the right
shoulder. He is scheduled to have an MRI.
The 31-year-old Linebrink had tossed j
Errani, Garrigues advance to final at Slovenia Open >>
Portoroz, Slovenia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eighth-seeded Italian Sara Errani
continued an impressive run, upending third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in
straight sets while fourth-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues dispatched
unseede
Chung wins record-long match at Girls' Junior >>
West Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Karen Chung won a record-long match at
the U.S. Girls' Junior on Saturday, beating Kristina Wong 1-up in 26 holes to
reach the final of this USGA championship.
Chung claimed the 26th hole with a par
Seahawks ink TE Carlson >>
Renton, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Seahawks agreed to a multi-year
contract with tight end John Carlson on Saturday and now have signed their
entire 2008 draft class.
Taken in the second round (38th overall) in this year'
Titans sign top pick RB Johnson >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms on a
multi-year contract with rookie running back Chris Johnson, the team announced
Saturday.
Financial terms were not released, but The Tennessean reported that the T
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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