Curt Schilling spoke to the media today for the first time about his ailing shoulder. The bacon-laced one made it clear that he would prefer surgery on the joint from personal physician Dr. Craig Morgan, which would apparently have him back by the all-star break. But the Red Sox instead have prescribed a strengthening program with the thought of having him ready for Opening Day and the entire season.

Despite his pledge to invest himself mentally into the Red Sox plan, Schilling made it clear that the only reason he isn’t having surgery is because he has no choice - if he wants to keep his salary. Read more…

GUTTY LITTLE BRUINS sent this video over from the UW-UCLA game yesterday. It has Washington’s Tim Morris firing a rocket inbounds pass directly into the face of UCLA’s Alfred Aboya.

After the game Aboya, who suffered an orbital bone fracture, had the classiest comment we’ve seen in awhile: “They were doing everything they could to win. It’s allowed.” Read more…

Curt Schilling, fresh off signing an incentive-laden, one-year $8M deal with the Red Sox, apparently is now hurt.

Nick Cafardo and Gordon Edes of the BOSTON GLOBE report today “Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is not expected to be ready for the start of spring training because of shoulder issues, much like the ones that caused the club to shut him down for seven weeks last season, according to sources. His availability for Opening Day could also be in question.“

The last few weeks we heard a lot about how the Red Sox weren’t looking to trade for Santana because their rotation was already so strong. Based on the crap the Mets gave up to get Santana, the Bosox now may be wishing they made a more serious run at the lefthander.

Schilling has nothing about the shoulder problem on his blog today. Instead, he posted about Mitt Romney’s problem.

UPDATE: The BOSTON HERALD is now reporting that those farewell letters may have been prophetic.

The Sacramento Kings, despite the crazy on-court urges of Ron Artest, were finally starting to find themselves. The club had won five of its last six games, with a renewed Mike Bibby and a slimmed-down Brad Miller as catalysts.

(Lovely cornrows, Bradley!)

But much like an Artest mood swing, suddenly Sacto is once again sullen, thanks to a Miller kitchen mishap.

The SACRAMENTO BEE reports today that Miller, who has two 20-20 performances in his last three games, needed “nine stitches in his right index finger after slicing it with a knife while doing dishes Sunday. He is questionable for Wednesday’s game against Seattle as the Kings look to extend their season-high four-game winning streak.”

Every time we hear something like this, we think of late-night informercials. Of which, one out of three features some sort of knife-sharpening apparatus. Don’t those people know that the future of a downtown Sacramento arena is in their hands?

The legend of oft-injured Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress will certainly grow through the years, and the New York media is bound and determined to initiate the outbreak.

NEWSDAY has today’s “it’s a miracle he played!” story, reporting that during Super Bowl week, Burress “injured his left knee when he fell in a hotel shower Jan. 28. Read more…

The San Diego Union Tribune reports today that “LaDainian Tomlinson had an additional MRI on his left knee Tuesday that revealed his playing even just four snaps in the AFC Championship Game further damaged it.”

Surgery is still not required, but the knee will take longer to heal. To no one’s surprise, Tomlinson will not play in the Pro Bowl.

But the injury hasn’t stopped Tomlinson from traveling to Phoenix this week “as part of an endorsement deal.” Read more…