Patriots Owner Robert Craft Announces "Super Bowl for Super People Sweepstakes" Transcript from January 23, 2012 press conference. "We’re going to take two people – and this is a New England award, a New England service award. We’re going to take two people from each of these five categories – nurses, military personnel, teachers, firemen and policemen – and they will be randomly selected next Friday and they and a guest of theirs will be taken with us to the Super Bowl and they’ll represent that part of the community that we’ve tried to celebrate this whole year." Major League Baseball Announces 2012 Training Schedule The first 2012 Spring Training exhibition will be held on Wednesday, February 29th in Clearwater, Florida, where the Philadelphia Phillies will host Florida State University, while the first Cactus League game will be in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday, March 2nd, when the Seattle Mariners will visit the Oakland Athletics in a preview of Japan Opening Series 2012, Major League Baseball announced today. Red Sox Agree To Terms With Left-handed Pitcher Franklin Morales On One-year Contract The Boston Red Sox today agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Franklin Morales on a one-year, non-guaranteed contract for the 2012 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration. Terms were not disclosed. 2012 Red Sox Road Trip Presented By Coca-Cola To Take Place January 20 Through 22 Red Sox Players Mike Aviles, Ryan Lavarnway, and Red Sox Alumni Scheduled to Attend Road Trip; Tickets for the 2012 Regular Season go on Sale January 28 Red Sox Agree To Terms With outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury And Infielder Mike Aviles On One-year Contracts The Boston Red Sox today agreed to terms with outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury and infielder Mike Aviles on one-year, non-guaranteed contracts for the 2012 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration. Terms were not disclosed |