Tuesday?s flurry of free agency signings Corey Smith, Wow. What looked like a two-horse race for the services of Elton Brand became a three-horse race when the Sixers freed up enough money to offer the talented forward a five-year, $82 million contract. Marc Stein's sources say Brand is headed to Philly. Philadelphia has secured Brand's verbal commitment, sources said, after first reaching an agreement in principle with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a trade that, according to sources, will send Sixers forward Rodney Carney, center Calvin Booth.

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LAT: Brand Agrees to Contract with Philadelphia Norfolk, Abrams' report: Elton Brand has reached a verbal agreement to sign a multiyear contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to an NBA source who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on player movements. The deal is believed to be in the $80-million range and expected to span five years. Brand opted out of the final season of his Clippers.contract last week to become a free agent. He was due $16.4 million had he stayed in the contract. The deal cannot be finalized .

What Can the Clippers Do Now? Ticket, Filed under: Clippers, Los AngelesNow that Elton Brand is Philly-bound and Corey Maggette has seen the light and chosen Northern California over points south, what on Earth are the Clippers to do? Landing Baron Davis was a coup, plain and simple. But losing the team's two other top weapons - when desperately trying to keep one of them in Brand - is bad news. What do the Clippers do now? L.A. has substantial cap space, which had been earmarked for Brand. There's a gaping whole next to Chris.

Elton Brand Spurns California, Verbally Commits to Philly Corey Smith at Norfolk, reported signing with Philadelphia, Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Clippers had given the forward some sort of ultimatum, a move which might have angered E.B. and sent him into Thaddeus Young's waiting arms (via ClipsNation).What had come to hurt the Clippers' chances of retaining Brand has been the organization's refusal to offer anything.".take-it-or-leave-it.".deal since Golden State made its $90-plus million offer. People close to Brand say that .".it pissed him off.".and made.

Comic Con Thursday Schedule Released Corey Smith tickets, The full Thursday schedule for Comic Con 2008 has leaked onto the web over on Spout. Rather than repost the whole schedule, I thought I'd take a look at the Film and Television  related panels we're interested in attending: 10:00-11:00 Kings: Exclusive Sneak Peek Screening.&.A with Cast and Executive Producers Kings is a contemporary re-imagining of the timeless tale of David and Goliath, an epic story of greed and power, war and romance, forbidden loves and secret alliances.

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2008 NBA Free Agency Re-Set ticket brokers, Considering it's the day before the moratorium is lifted, it seems appropriate to go over where things stand in terms of NBA Free Agency. 1. Elton Brand- I'm convinced the whole Warriors/Sixers stuff is just brilliance to either make it seem like there wasn't crazy collusion between Brand and/or the Clip Show and Baron or an attempt to get a no-trade clause. Either way, I would be floored beyond belief to see EB anywhere else. The talk of his house being on the market is (from what I've heard.

2-a-Days: Miami and UCF Miami Hurricanes Another year, another disappointing shocker. Miami really let down a bunch of people who projected big things for them (cough, Gator Bowl for me, cough). Now Randy Shannon is in year two of trying to rebuild the program, will he get things headed in the right direction? THE OFFENSE: This side of the ball needs the most help. The QB position is a little thin with, well, how do I put it lightly, well, there's no Bernie Kosar in this group. Robert Marve has the most .".experie.tickets.

Scouting 101: NFL Defensive End Rankings Our pre-season look at every player in the NFL continues with the defensive end rankings. Every NFL defensive end has been ranked and graded. Please note that the grades given are our own. Each player is ranked in order of who we would want as our starting left or right end for the 2008 NFL Season only. We have taken in to account age, production and potential in grading the players below. 1 Allen Jared Vikings 10 2 Williams Mario Texans 10 3 Freeney Dwight Colts 10 4 Taylor Jason .tickets.