Albert Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League MVP award, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.Pujols received all 32 first-place votes and 448 points in balloting announced Tuesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.It is the third MVP award for the St. Louis Cardinals star, who also won in 2005. He becomes the first unanimous MVP since Bonds in 2002.
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says Charlie Weis will return with the football team after the Stanford game instead of staying on the West Coast to recruit.Swarbrick made the comments Tuesday during a taping of his radio show for WLS Radio 890 in Chicago, which normally airs on Saturday. Weis had said Sunday he planned to stay on the West Coast recruiting, just as he had last year when he and Swarbrick met to discuss his future.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a concussion, but is expected to play at Baltimore as long as he continues to pass the daily tests given to players who have sustained the injury.Coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday that he plans to go into Sunday's game with Roethlisberger and second-year player Dennis Dixon as his only quarterbacks. A third, inexperienced quarterback will be signed, but Tomlin said he won't be ready to play.
Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin has died. He was 85.His death was announced by his company, Washington Sports &Entertainment. He died Tuesday but no details were disclosed.Pollin, the NBA's longest-tenured owner, suffered from a rare brain disorder that impairs movement and balance. He had heart bypass surgery in 2005.Pollin tried to run his pro sports teams like a family business.
