Joe Corvo (born June 20, 1977, in Oak Park, Illinois) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Corvo was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 4th round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Raffi Torres, Raphael “Raffi” Torres (born October 8, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders.

Former Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey has emerged as the front-runner for the Buffalo Bills head coaching vacancy, FoxSports reports.

The 57-year-old Gailey interviewed with the Bills, who haven’t made the playoffs since 1999, last week and he is expected to meet with team owner Ralph Wilson and GM Buddy Nix again this week. “As long as talks don’t break down, Gailey is expected to be hired as the Bills head coach within the next 24-48 hours,” Glazer wrote.

Gailey was 44-33 in six seasons with Georgia Tech. Kansas City named him offensive coordinator in 2008 but he was fired after the Chiefs brought in a new head coach prior to the 2009 season.

Roger Federer, Murray Win in ATP World Finals, Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Scot Andy Murray won their openers in Group A Competition at the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Eight top tennis stars including Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are participating in the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer, the French Open and Wimbledon champion, dropped the first set but battled back to defeat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Murray jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first set, fell behind early in the second and took a 4-1 advantage in the third on the way to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 decision over Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.
Play in Group B will begin today with Spain’s Rafael Nadal taking on Robin Soderling of Sweden and Serb Novak Djokovic meeting Nikolay Davydenko of Russia. The tournament ends the season on the ATP Tour.

Eric Wood Injury, Bills rookie offensive lineman Eric Wood suffered an ugly injury in the third quarter of Buffalo’s 18-15 loss to Jacksonville. The injury was so bad, in fact, that CBS opted not to show any replays of the play because it was too gruesome.

Wood was rolled up on during a Buffalo pass play, and his left leg bent at an extremely unnatural angle. According to the Bills, Wood fractured both his tibia and fibula, and stayed in Jacksonville to have immediate season-ending surgery. The injury was easily one of the worst in the NFL this season and could wind up keeping Wood out of the lineup for much longer than the final six weeks of 2009. Courtesy nfl.fanhouse.com

Michael Vick Buffalo Bills, As far as the United States Justice system is concerned, Michael Vick has served his debt to society. He spent the last 19 months in the clink, and now he’s kicking it in his mansion. The terms of his probation stipulate that he get a job (his construction gig starts next week) and remain under house arrest when he’s not wearing a hard hat.

But there will come a time when he seeks to return to the NFL. The first order of business is getting commissioner Roger Goodell to reinstate him, and then finding a club interested in his services. The former will be tougher than the latter, although neither appear insurmountable.

In the meantime, let’s assume Goodell green-light’s Vick’s comeback. The next question: where might he end up? MDS got it started last week — according to ESPN’s John Clayton, the Rams, Seahawks, 49ers and Patriots are the most obvious destinations for Vick — but yesterday the Buffalo media made the case for and against Ron Mexico coming to Upstate New York.

The Buffalo News’ Larry Felser writes that Vick could be a possibility because “… owner, Ralph Wilson, is 90 and he has seen it all. The strong possibility of a firestorm reaction from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals would not make him flinch. I doubt that he cares what PETA thinks. Besides, Wilson has always been a second-chance person, willing to give someone an opportunity to right a previous wrong.” Original story