Mardy Fish, Kobe Bryant And More

Mardy Fish advances to Farmers quarterfinals
Mardy Fish managed to make it to the quarterfinals of the Farmers Classic after defeating Gilles Muller in straight sets on Thursday night at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, and is now hoping to take down Igor Kunitsyn in order to advance to the semis. The world number 9 looked a little rusty when the match started, but the American remained resilient, and as time passed, his game improved and allowed him to come up with the victory over the Luxembourgian.

Besiktas after Kobe Bryant
Turkish basketball club Besiktas might end up being one of the most powerful teams in the world during the NBA lockout as they already hired the services of Deron Williams and are now seeking the services of Kobe Bryant, who is currently on a promotional tour in China and who will also be playing 2 exhibition games at the Philippines during the weekend. The Williams deal is said to have coasted the club between $200,000 and $350,000 and as of now, there is no official word on how much they are offering the Lakers All-Star. If he accepts, he will, just like Deron, get an escape clause on his contract so he will be free to walk away, and this is probably one of the reasons why other major abroad clubs have avoided to try to get the services of locked out players, as they are sure that they won’t be counting with them on their teams for long.

Vince Young is now part of the Eagles
It seems like the departure from Kevin Kolb from the Eagles to the Cardinals is not going to give Michael Vic k the opportunity he was probably expecting as to be the starting quarterback for Philadelphia, as the team has acquired the services of Vince Young, who was freed from his duties with the Titans and is now ready to claim Kolb’s position, and although Vick might not be really pleased about the move, he still took the franchise’s move as a professional by mentioning that he was thrilled about the Eagles taking Young as their next project.

Plaxico Burress reinstated
The NFL has decided to reinstate Plaxico Burress to the league after the receiver spent nearly 2 years in prison due to gun possession charges. The player, who used to be part of the Giants roster, is going to be visiting NY Coach Tom Coughlin tonight, and then he will be flying to Pittsburgh in order to meet with Coach Mike Tomlin from the Steelers as he is looking for job opportunities.