Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Yesterday in Sports: 12/15/14

Two coaches were fired yesterday, one in each the NBA and NHL. In the NHL the Oilers fired their coach, Dallas Eakins. Eakins coached the Oilers to 36-62-14. GM Craig MacTavish will be the interim head coach. In the NBA the Kings fired Mike Malone. In his 106 games with the Kings he had a record of 39-67, he was 11-13 this season. Tyrons Corbin will be the interim.

The Houston Astros signed S Jed Lowrie to a 3 year contract yesterday. Lowrie was a member of the Astros until February 2013. Later, the Royals signed Alex Rios. The deal is 1 year. He hit .280 with 4 HRs last year with the Texas Rangers. The Cubs continued to add to the team as they signed Jason Motte who is a relief pitcher. In 2013 he underwent Tommy John Surgery, he hopes to pitch like he did before the surgery this year. Also, the Yankees re-signed Chase Headley for four years. He will start at 3B over A-Rod this year.

In last nights Monday Night Football the Saints took the lead in the NFC South as they beat the Bears. Jay Cutler threw 3 INTs compared to Drew Brees' 3 TDs. He also had 375 yards.

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