Winter Winners

Who's winning the hot stove league? The Mariners? The Yankees? The Cardinals? It may not matter, as a look at the splashiest teams of the last six off-seasons suggests

got him a big raise, but he got him an extra 30-day vacation—and it's called October."

Pete Rose

Discussing on ESPN Radio the 10-year, $240 million contract that new agent Jay Z got for Robinson Cano with the Mariners, who were 71--91 last season

Go Figure

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POINTS BY WHICH FLORIDA STATE QB JAMEIS WINSTON WON THE HEISMAN TROPHY, THE SEVENTH-WIDEST MARGIN EVER.

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Percentage of voters (117 of 900) who left Winston off their ballots.

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Career minor league batting average of Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, who was taken in the Rule 5 draft by the Rangers. Texas said it would like Wilson, who last played at Class A in 2011, to at least go to spring training to motivate players.

$34 million

Amount Intel is reportedly paying to place its INTEL INSIDE logo on the inside of Barcelona's jerseys for four years.

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Number on the car Austin Dillon will drive in the Sprint Cup series next year, making him the first driver to use the number since Dale Earnhardt, who died in 2001.

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JARED C. TILTON/NASCAR/GETTY IMAGES (CAR)

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LUIGI GIORDANO/FOTOLIA.COM (BASEBALL)

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PETER GREGOIRE FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (HEISMAN)

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