First Sabathia. Then Burnett. Now the question is ... will the Yankees' spending spree continue?

With the Mike Cameron trade now officially dead, does this open the door for the Yanks to go after Manny Ramirez? Oh, and now the Red Sox are claiming they are "not going to be a factor" in the Mark Teixiera sweepstakes. Could the Bombers be involved here, as well? Stay tuned ...

The welcome mat was rolled out for Mats Sundin ... in Vancouver. Sundin turns down the Rangers and signs with the Canucks, accepting their offer of two years for $20 million.

In Jets news ... the team names Thomas Jones its MVP. Hard to argue that one. Meanwhile, Brett Favre's workload in practice has been scaled back. Is this a result of old age? A long December? According to Eric Mangini, it's nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year.