Yunel Escobar goes to Toronto and Alex Gonzalez Goes to Atlanta

Today, the Atlanta Braves swapped Yunel Escobar for Alex Gonzalez, and Escobar goes to the Toronto Blue Jays. This was part of a five player deal in which the Braves also acquired minor league pitcher Tim Collins and minor league shortstop Tyler Pastornicky, and sent left hander Jo Jo Reyes to Toronto.

So far this season, Gonzalez has been hitting .259 with 17 homeruns and 50 RBIs. Escobar has been struggling this season hitting 0.238 with 0 homeruns and 19 RBIs. Toronto GM Alex Anthopoulos is confident that Escobar will be able to turn things around and will be a significant contributor for the remainder of the season.

The Braves will also be gaining more salary, consdiering Gonzalez's contract is for almost $3 million, where as Escobar was making just slightly over $400,000. It will be interesting to see how this trade pans out over the rest of the season.

Bobby Johnson Retires as Football Coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores

Today, Bobby Johnson proclaimed his retirement after serving as the head coach of the football team at Vanderbilt for 8 years. His overall record was 29-66. This equates to a 0.305 winning percentage certainly no great achievement by most standards. This raises the question if Johnson received inside pressure to resign after the team's 2-10 overall record and 0-8 record in the SEC last season. However, Bobby Johnson made it clear in the press conference that he was not resigning, but retiring as he and his wife felt it was the right thing to do.

Despite his lackluster record, Johnson appeared to be beloved by most at Vanderbilt. Vice Chancellor David Williams stated that Johnson's announcement came as a complete surprise. Williams went on to say that he tried talking Johnson out of retirement multiple times, but with no success.

Some of Bobby Johnson's notable achievements during his tenure at Vanderbilt included leading the football team to their first winning season since 1982 with a victory at the 2008 Music City Bowl and snapping a 22 game losing streak to rival Tennessee in 2005.

Tour de France 2010 Coverage

Stage 3 of the 2010 Tour de France is currently underway. This stage is considered dangerous by some due to the extensive sections of cobblestone, especially over the last 30 kilometers. Stage 2 winner Silvan Chavanel continues to add to his lead. Lance Armstrong is currently in the running at fifth place, with a five second lead over competitor Alberto Contador.

Some people are saying that Lance doesn't have a chance at winning the 2010 Tour de France. However, it is difficult to completely count him out given his incredible history as well as his performance in the prologue. It will be interesting to see how Lance performs over the coming days and if he is still able to keep himself in the running.

Where will Terrell Owens Play for the 2010-2011 Season?

Once again Terrell Owens has cut ties with another football team and now finds himself without a job. Now there is much speculation and controversy about where he will wind up for the upcoming NFL season. Some critics are saying that T.O.'s career is over and that no team is going to want a 37 year old wide-receiver with diminishing productivity on the field. On the other hand, some people are confident that Terrell will find a new home.There are rumors that the Ravens and Bengals are considering him, possibly others as well.

Regardless of whether you love him or hate him, it is hard to dispute that Terrell Owens is an incredibly gifted athlete with that big-play, game-changing potential. While his stats on the football field were not overly impressive last season (less than 1,000yds and 5tds), he could still be a valuable asset to certain teams. At the very least, the controversy that always surrounds him will continue to make the NFL that much more interesting.