arbitration

According an ESPN report on Saturday, Braun is disputing the test results through arbitration.

Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against their bans for spot-fixing, it was reported on Saturday.

Niemi - who helped Chicago to its first Stanley Cup since 1961 - will be looking for a raise from the $827,000 he made in 2009-10.

The Oilers, Canucks, Thrashers and Capitals top the list of teams heading to arbitration with three players each.

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery will miss the Champions League final after the Court of Arbitration for Sport turns down his appeal against a ban.

In an off-season where Placido Polanco was not offered a contract or arbitration, where both 2009 Detroit Tigers all stars were traded away, and where we were told that the Tigers were going to cut their payroll, comes the news that they offered Johnny Damon a two year, 14 million dollar deal.

The Detroit Tigers and ace Justin Verlander have come to an agreement on a new five year, 80 million dollar contract extension.

This will insure that Verlander will remain a part of teh Tigers organization until 2014. It will also cover his final two years of arbitration, and barring a trade Verlander will pitch his entire career in Detroit.