Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
PBT: Jeremy Lin wasn't his hot self on Saturday, but he still led the Knicks to victory.
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Golf's dream pairing - Woods and Mickelson - is on the course in the final round at Pebble Beach. Jason Sobel has hole-by-hole reports.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Ben Sheets $12,125,000
Eric Gagne 10,000,000
Jeff Suppan 8,250,000
Mike Cameron 6,250,000
Bill Hall 4,925,000
Jason Kendall 4,250,000
David Riske 4,000,000
dl-Chris Capuano 3,750,000
Salomon Torres 3,400,000
Derrick Turnbow 3,370,667
Guillermo Mota 3,200,000
Craig Counsell 2,800,000
J.J. Hardy 2,650,000
David Bush 2,550,000
Brian Shouse 2,000,000
Rickie Weeks 1,056,000
Gabe Kapler 800,000
Seth McClung 750,000
Prince Fielder 670,000
dl-Randy Choate 500,000
Ryan Braun 455,000
Corey Hart 444,000
Gabe Gross 414,000
Carlos Villanueva 413,000
dl-Yovani Gallardo 404,000
Tony Gwynn Jr. 397,500
Mike Rivera 395,000
Joe Dillon 393,000
Manny Parra 392,000
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NEW YORK METS
Carlos Beltran $18,622,810
Johan Santana 16,984,216
Carlos Delgado 16,000,000
Pedro Martinez 11,813,352
Billy Wagner 10,500,000
dl-Moises Alou 7,500,000
dl-Orlando Hernandez 7,000,000
Oliver Perez 6,500,000
Luis Castillo 6,250,000
Brian Schneider 5,400,000
David Wright 5,250,000
Jose Reyes 4,375,000
Scott Schoeneweis 3,600,000
Ryan Church 2,000,000
Jorge Sosa 2,000,000
Mike Pelfrey 1,987,500
Ramon Castro 1,975,000
Endy Chavez 1,800,000
Aaron Heilman 1,200,000
Matt Wise 1,200,000
Marlon Anderson 1,050,000
Pedro Feliciano 1,025,000
Damion Easley 950,000
dl-Duaner Sanchez 850,000
John Maine 450,000
dl-Ambiorix Burgos 415,000
Brian Stokes 402,000
Angel Pagan 401,500
Joe Smith 398,000
dl-Jason Vargas 394,000
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PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Pat Burrell $14,250,000
Ryan Howard 10,000,000
Brett Myers 8,583,333
Jimmy Rollins 8,000,000
Adam Eaton 7,958,333
Chase Utley 7,785,714
dl-Brad Lidge 6,350,000
Jamie Moyer 6,000,000
Tom Gordon 5,500,000
Geoff Jenkins 5,000,000
J.C. Romero 3,250,000
Pedro Feliz 3,000,000
Wes Helms 2,400,000
Jayson Werth 1,700,000
Ryan Madson 1,400,000
Chad Durbin 900,000
So Taguchi 900,000
Eric Bruntlett 600,000
Cole Hamels 500,000
Shane Victorino 480,000
Kyle Kendrick 445,000
Greg Dobbs 440,000
Carlos Ruiz 425,000
Clay Condrey 420,000
Chris Coste 415,000
dl-Francisco Rosario 395,000
dl-Mike Zagurski 392,500
Tim Lahey 390,000
dl-Scott Mathieson 390,000
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PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Matt Morris $10,037,283
Jack Wilson 6,700,000
Jason Bay 6,000,000
Adam LaRoche 5,000,000
Freddy Sanchez 4,150,000
Xavier Nady 3,350,000
Damaso Marte 2,150,000
Jose Bautista 1,800,000
John Grabow 1,135,000
Chris Gomez 1,000,000
Ian Snell 950,000
Tyler Yates 800,000
Doug Mientkiewicz 750,000
Luis Rivas 635,000
Matt Capps 435,500
Nathan McLouth 425,500
Paul Maholm 424,500
Ronny Paulino 423,500
Tom Gorzelanny 419,000
Ryan Doumit 412,000
dl-Chris Duffy 403,500
Zach Duke 400,000
Franquelis Osoria 393,000
Nyjer Morgan 391,000
Phil Dumatrait 390,500
Evan Meek 390,000
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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Albert Pujols $13,870,950
Troy Glaus 13,500,000
dl-Chris Carpenter 10,500,000
Jason Isringhausen 8,000,000
dl-Mark Mulder 7,000,000
dl-Juan Encarnacion 6,500,000
Braden Looper 5,500,000
dl-Joel Pineiro 5,500,000
Kyle Lohse 4,250,000
Adam Kennedy 3,500,000
Russ Springer 3,500,000
Cesar Izturis 2,850,000
Ryan Franklin 2,250,000
Yadier Molina 1,812,500
Aaron Miles 1,400,000
dl-Matt Clement 1,250,000
Randy Flores 1,000,000
Todd Wellemeyer 1,000,000
Rick Ankiel 900,000
Jason LaRue 850,000
Adam Wainwright 687,500
Ron Villone 600,000
Chris Duncan 439,000
Brad Thompson 414,000
Ryan Ludwick 411,000
dl-Tyler Johnson 398,000
Skip Schumaker 396,000
dl-Brendan Ryan 393,000
Anthony Reyes 392,500
Brian Barton 390,000
dl-Josh Kinney 390,000
Kyle McClellan 390,000
Rico Washington 390,000
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SAN DIEGO PADRES
Greg Maddux $10,000,000
Brian Giles 9,666,667
dl-Jim Edmonds 8,000,000
Trevor Hoffman 7,500,000
Jake Peavy 6,500,000
Randy Wolf 4,750,000
Khalil Greene 4,500,000
Tadahito Iguchi 3,850,000
Michael Barrett 3,500,000
Chris Young 2,625,000
Josh Bard 2,237,500
dl-Mark Prior 1,000,000
Tony Clark 900,000
Adrian Gonzalez 875,000
Glendon Rusch 850,000
Jody Gerut 700,000
Wilfredo Ledezma 620,000
Heath Bell 420,000
Cla Meredith 415,000
dl-Clay Hensley 410,000
Kevin Kouzmanoff 410,000
Scott Hairston 406,000
Justin Germano 404,500
dl-Justin Hampson 402,500
Joe Thatcher 393,000
Paul McAnulty 391,250
dl-Tim Stauffer 391,200
Callix Crabbe 390,000
Enrique Gonzalez 390,000
dl-Carlos Guevara 390,000
Justin Huber 390,000
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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Barry Zito $14,500,000
Aaron Rowand 9,600,000
Randy Winn 9,125,000
Ray Durham 7,500,000
Dave Roberts 6,500,000
Bengie Molina 6,250,000
dl-Omar Vizquel 5,000,000
Rich Aurilia 4,500,000
dl-Noah Lowry 2,500,000
Brad Hennessey 1,600,000
Kevin Correia 1,075,000
Matt Cain 950,000
dl-Vinnie Chulk 837,500
Tyler Walker 750,000
Jose Castillo 650,000
Keiichi Yabu 450,000
Tim Lincecum 405,000
Jack Taschner 400,500
dl-Kevin Frandsen 397,500
Jonathan Sanchez 395,000
Rajai Davis 392,500
Brian Wilson 392,500
Fred Lewis 392,000
Dan Ortmeier 392,000
Brian Bocock 390,000
Stephen Holm 390,000
Erick Threets 390,000
Merkin Valdez 390,000
Eugenio Velez 390,000
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WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Chad Cordero $6,200,000
Nick Johnson 5,500,000
Austin Kearns 5,000,000
Paul Lo Duca 5,000,000
Dmitri Young 5,000,000
Felipe Lopez 4,900,000
Cristian Guzman 4,200,000
dl-Wily Mo Pena 2,000,000
Luis Ayala 1,700,000
Ronnie Belliard 1,600,000
Rob Mackowiak 1,500,000
Jesus Colome 1,250,000
dl-Johnny Estrada 1,250,000
Jon Rauch 1,200,000
Aaron Boone 1,000,000
Tim Redding 1,000,000
Ray King 850,000
Odalis Perez 850,000
Willie Harris 800,000
Ryan Zimmerman 465,000
dl-Ryan Wagner 450,000
Saul Rivera 436,000
Matt Chico 409,000
Jason Bergmann 404,000
Lastings Milledge 402,500
dl-Shawn Hill 402,000
Jesus Flores 400,000
Joel Hanrahan 400,000
Elijah Dukes 392,500
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
DeMarco: Plug in a well-heeled ownership group and negotiate one of those mega-bucks TV deals that are going around, and the Dodgers could become the west coast version of the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.