Sources: Mets land Conine (FOX Sports)

Sources tell FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal that the New York Mets have dealt for Cincinnati Reds utility man Jeff Conine.

The Reds get two Class-A position players in return.

Conine will serve as a right-handed hitter off the bench, filling in at first base and possibly the outfield.

Green tabbed as Fish starter (AP/Y! Sports)

Miami Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron officially named Trent Green his club’s starting quarterback on Monday.

Green, acquired in a deal with Kansas City earlier this summer, beat out some guy named Cleo Clemon.  Green officially becomes the 11th different starting quarterback since the legendary Dan Marino retired seven seasons ago.

Sources: Vick, attorneys consider plea deal (CNN)

Federal prosecutors have offered a plea deal recommending an 18- to 36-month prison sentence for suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick for his alleged role in a dogfighting operation, but Vick’s attorneys are trying to reduce that to less than a year, two sources told CNN.

The attorneys for the troubled quarterback are waiting to hear back from NFL commish Roger Goodell on the player’s career options before cutting any deal with the Feds.

Meanwhile, a grand jury is scheduled to meet Monday to weigh adding additional charges.

***UPDATED at 2:56 PM ET***

It’s official: Michael Vick has plead guilty to dogfighting charges in a plea agreement with the Feds.

“Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made. Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter,” said Vick’s attorney Billy Martin in a statement.

News and notes while making out our WNBA playoff brackets…

Falcons owner Blank feels betrayed (SI.com) Sports Illustrated’s Peter King writes Arthur Blank feels betrayed, saddened by the demise of his once-franchise quarterback. King also has notes from around NFL camps, including his travel and coffee notes of the last week.

Zumaya gets recalled (AP/USA Today) The rehabbing, hard-throwing reliever Joel Zumaya gets recalled from Triple-AAA Toledo. He missed 3.5 months with a torn tendon in the middle finger of his pitching hand.

Notre Dame’s Clausen cited (AP/SI.com) The Fightin’ Irish’s quarterback Jimmy Clausen was cited for the transportation of booze and will enter a pretrial diversion program for his misdemeanor citation.

Carolina’s Morgan to play (AP/ESPN) Why is this significant? The linebacker has missed a year after suffering his fifth concussion.

Beckett leads tightest Cy Young race in years (SI.com) Jon Heyman of SI.com writes about the AL Cy Young race, the debut of a Tigers phenom and the White Sox land another bargain.

Erin Andrews is missed at Little League World Series (Awful Announcing) “The Worldwide Teaser” found an a replacement from one of their satellite networks (maybe ESPN The Ocho or ESPN Deportes) for Erin Andrews. We would’ve selected Adriana Monsalve.

CFL Fantasy League profile: Charles Rogers (Epic Carnival) Want to stash away a sleeper in your Canadian Football League fantasy team? Try Charlie Rogers.

Theismann and Patrick: Together again (Deadspin) Patrick calls Redskins QB Jason Campbell “Doug Williams” repeatedly and Joe Theismann likes to munch pizza boxes.

Man injured in shooting at NBA player’s home (WESH Orlando)

A man was shot in the lower leg at the home of NBA player DeShawn Stevenson, a guard with the Washington Wizards, on Monday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reports that the man, Curtis Ruff, was shot and transported Health Central Hospital for treatment.

Tip o’the cap to Deadspin.

Broncos trade Warren to Raiders (ESPN)

Len Pasquarelli reports that the Denver Broncos have dealt defensive tackle Gerard Warren to the Oakland Raiders for an undisclosed draft choice.

The trade came after the Broncos held Warren out of both their preseason games while they shopped him around the league. It was believed that, if Denver failed to find a viable trade partner by early this week, they would release the six-year veteran tackle. Washington was among the teams that would have been interested in Warren as a free agent.

Warren was the third overall selection in the 2001 NFL draft by Cleveland and dealt to Denver in 2005.  At least the trade signifies that the Raiders front office isn’t completely asleep at the wheel, as shown by the JaMarcus Russell negotiations.

Report: Belfour close to joining Leksands (TSN.ca)

The Swedish newspaper Sport-Expressen reports that veteran NHL goaltender Ed Belfour is close to signing a contract with Leksands of the Swedish Elite League.

Belfour 42, went 27-17-10 last season with a 2.77 goals-against average last season.  No word on if Swedish authorities will accept exorbitant should they encounter Belfour out and about.

Colorado tabs Hawkins to top of the depth chart (AP/SI.com)

Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins, son of coach Dan Hawkins, has moved to the top of the team’s depth chart.

Hawkins surpassed junior college transfer Nick Nelson for the Buffaloes’ starting job.

Should the player struggle — and they usually do at some point — we fully expect fans to be vicious in their criticisms.

News and notes while cleaning out the car after a road trip and wondering why they made another ‘Mr. Bean’ movie…

Rogers likely to jump-start dead NFL career (ESPN.com) Where do struggling NFL can’t-miss-players out of college football go? Why Canada, of course.  ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli writes that Charles Rogers, formerly of the Detroit Lions, will try his craft up in the Great White North.

Broncos lose Ekuban (AP/SI.com) Defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban of the Denver Broncos is out for the season with a torn Achilles’ tendon suffered in an exhibition game Saturday against Dallas.

Islanders love their Ice Girls (Kukla’s Corner) Includes video goodness of Islander Ice Girl tryouts (Tip o’the cap: FanHouse).

Other refs may have broken league rules (USA Today) USA Today’s Kevin Johnson and Roscoe Nance report the names of more than a few other NBA referees have surfaced in the Tim Donaghy investigation, a federal law enforcement official said Sunday.

The morning after strikeouts stand out on box scores around the majors…

The surging Yankees improved to 27-11 since the All-Star break; the Padres pulled a game ahead of the Phillies in the top wild-card spot; Milwaukee’s Chris Capuano lost his 16th straight start, becoming the first player to do so since Boston’s Jim Lonborg in 1969 and the Boston Red Sox’s lead dropped to just four games in the AL East.

Tigers 3, Yankees 9 — Wilson Betemit, who started for the resting Derek Jeter at shortstop, drove in four runs and broke the game open with a bases-loaded double in the eighth as the Yankees clubbed the Tigers 9-3.

Indians 3, D’Rays 4 (12 innings) — Joel Guzman, called up just before the game when Ben Zobrist was DL’d, hit a game-winning RBI single in his first at-bat with Tampa Bay, sending the Devil Rays past Cleveland 4-3 in 12 innings.

O’s 2, BlueJays 3 (10 innings) — Roy Halladay of Toronto struck out five and walked three over 125 pitches en route to a no-decision as the BlueJays won on a sac fly by Aaron Hill in the bottom of the tenth to give the Jays the series win over Baltimore.

Angels 3, Red Sox 1 — Joe Saunders allowed six hits and just two runners to reach second base in 7 2/3 innings of work in the Angels’ 3-1 win over the lagging Red Sox.

Royals 1, A’s 6 — Oakland shortstop Marco Scutaro went 4-for-4 with a solo homer as the A’s eased by the visiting Royals.

Rangers 0, Twins 1 — Johan Santana. 17 strikeouts. You do the math.

White Sox 5, Mariners 11 — Seattle’s Jose Guillen homered and drove in five runs as the Mariners crushed the White Sox 11-5.
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