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Thanks to an eavesdropping camera and microphone from the NFL Network, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels' tirade on the sideline was telecast to prime-time viewers across America in all its profane glory. "All we're trying to do is win the (expletive) game!" McDaniels shouted at tackle Ryan Clady, quarterback Kyle Orton and offensive players gathered around the Denver bench. "It's the NFL Network. It doesn't surprise me," said McDaniels, who lit up his offensive players during the second quarter, when three dumb false-start penalties forced the Broncos to settle for a field goal in the red zone.

Denver Post

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The Red Sox wanted to investigate other options before deciding whether to offer Alex Gonzalez a contract to return as their shortstop. Now they have no choice but to find somebody else. Gonzalez yesterday signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays worth $2.75 million. The Blue Jays hold a $2.5 million option for 2011. According to one baseball source, the Red Sox were prepared to offer Gonzalez $3 million if they could not find a better fit via trade or free agency. The solution for the Red Sox now could be former Toronto shortstop Marco Scutaro.

Boston Globe

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Obviously, the Bobcats don't have the money New York does to spend on LeBron James. Here's what New York can't offer - the man who made No. 23 famous. He runs the basketball operations for Charlotte. Since his name means something, why not have it mean something here? Yes, I know Jordan can't officially recruit a player who is gainfully employed. But he probably could remove the cigar long enough to express interest.

Charlotte Observer

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Hannah Sasscer is the daughter of former Washington Capitals star Rod Langway, but her father has been absent from her life. The two haven't seen each other for more than a few seconds since she was 3 years old. aving already gone through a divorce about five years earlier -- a marriage that included three children -- Langway decided he couldn't be a part of raising Hannah with her mother, Scarlett Sasscer, present. Langway pays $400 a month in child support, Scarlett Sasscer said, and Hannah has access to his health insurance, provided by the NHL Players Association.

Washington Post

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While with Colorado's basketball team this week at the Maui Invitational, Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn decided to keep embattled Dan Hawkins for a fifth year. Bohn found inspiration in the basketball team's play against Gonzaga and Arizona, but he found more inspiration in the words of other athletic officials from around the country. Bohn also said he was influenced in Maui by Jim Livengood, athletic director at Arizona, which played Colorado in basketball Tuesday. Livengood kept Mike Stoops in 2007 after a disappointing 5-7 record in Year 4. The Wildcats went 8-5 last year and came within one win of the Rose Bowl this season. Hawkins is signed through 2012, and the university would have been on the hook to pay $3.1 million if it fired Hawkins. Bohn and chancellor Phil DiStefano said the money had little to do with the decision.

Denver Post

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A work permit is all that stands in the way of Norwegian Erik Soler arriving in New Jersey to begin work as the Red Bulls' sporting director.

Washington Post

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According to our friends over at Heavy.com, Shane McMahon recently cashed out $50 of his $80 million dollars in WWE stock, which would be the money he would use to get a piece of the UFC. UFC President Dana White has always said that he'd be willing to let somebody buy into a minority stake of his now billion dollar empire, and McMahon makes sense.

Fight Line

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Chad Knaus believes he and Jimmie Johnson can continue to add to their championship total for years to come. But the crew chief first needs a new contract. Knaus on Wednesday denied an ESPN report that he's agreed to lead Johnson through 2015, the length of Johnson's new contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports.

jayski.com

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After winning the Ochoa, Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship because of ankle pain. Finally she had an MRI ??? good news, it's only a sprain. Wie is doctor-shy after a left wrist injury ended up handicapping her golf game for two years. She hurt the wrist by falling while running. She twisted the ankle by stepping in a hole on a golf course. So, I carefully wrote down the following exchange between Golfweek LPGA beat writer Beth Ann Baldry and Wie: Baldry: "You're a real klutz, aren't you" Wie: "Very much so. I fall down for no reason. I have so many bruises on my body, and cuts everywhere."

golfweek.com

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Ana Ivanovic has spent recent weeks recharging and has turned to a familiar face -- coach Sven Groeneveld -- to restart her quest to return to the top 10. Coming off a disappointing season in which she finished with a 24-13 record, including a 3-4 mark in her last seven matches, Ivanovic has reunited with Groeneveld to prepare for the 2010 season. "I feel rested and like I am about to re-start everything. The most important thing is to stay injury free and to train in the right way," Ivanovic told the Serbian newspaper Sportski Zurnal. "I will be working again with Sven and it gives me confidence to think how well we worked together during the off-season two years ago." The 22-year-old Ivanovic reached only one final, falling to Vera Zvonareva in the Indian Wells final in March. She failed to reach a quarterfinal since Indian Wells, a streak of nine consecutive tournaments.

Tennis Week

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