Larry Hughes went public yesterday about being unhappy about playing only about 20 minutes with the Chicago Bulls. Hughes, who was traded over to the club by the Cavaliers last season, told reporters yesterday:

"I don't want to play like this," Hughes said. "I'm not comfortable with 15-20 minutes. Something has to change."

The 29 year old is averaging 7.8 points per game and 2.8 rebounds in the young season so far coming off the bench for the Bulls who currently have a record of 5-7.

Two of the Cleveland Browns divisional foes in the AFC North are squaring off for a primetime matchup to be aired on NFL Network. Division leader the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3) host the Cincinnati Bengals (1-8-1). Kickoff is set for 8:15 and the game will also stream live on Sprint Mobile phones and on the internet.

The Steelers are favored in the game by 10 1/2 against the hapless Bengals who managed a tie last week at home against the Philadelphia Eagles. Oddsmakers are forecasting a low scoring affair as the over/under is the lowest of all National Football League games this week with the total set at only 34.5.

(On breaking the current three-game losing streak)- “The thing that’s hurt our football team the most this year has been turnovers and we’ve really struggled from that standpoint. They put it on the ground way too much offensively and we’ve turned it over way too much and then haven’t gotten back on defense. We played a good football team last week, battled them to the end and they came up two plays short. We just need to find one or two more plays. They need to stay focused on themselves and continue to get better as a football team.”

(On Steve Slaton being a third round pick)- “One of our big issues from last year was stability with running backs. He had big issues the first year here and they went to Ahman Green and hoped that would stabilize it. It hasn’t, he has had some problems with his health and those type of things. We drafted this young man, and we got right back in the same boat in camp and made a decision in week two that we were just going to go with the young kid. That was a lot to ask of him, but boy he has played well. He has gotten better each week, he got worn down a little bit and he freshened up some last week. He has got a bright future, he’s a sharp young man and plays hard. He loves football, and nothing really bothers him. I think he has a very bright future.”

Former Indians outfielder Coco Crisp has been dealt by the Boston Red Sox today to the Kansas City Royals. The Royals, who are normally an also ran in the AL Central, shipped relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez to the BoSox in exchange for the veteran.

Crisp hit a solid .283 for Boston last year and stole 20 bases in 118 games. Ramirez pitched in 71 games for the Royals last year compiling a 2.64 ERA allowing only 57 hits in 71 innings. Crisp is probably glad that he didn't get shopped to the Seattle Mariners where he has had his problems with the Mariner Moose who used him as target practice a couple years back.

For a moment, it looked like one for the ages as the Cleveland State Vikings made things interesting after plain awful shooting in the first half that dug a 22 point deficit going into intermission in their road game against Washington tonight. While the Vikings were one possession away from making it one point game at the midway point of the second half, the energy that they expended making the run seemed to catch up with Gary Water's squad and they fell to Huskies 78-63.

At the start of the game, the 12 point underdogs struggled to find any kind of offense as Huskies jumped out to a 48-26 lead. The Vikings stunned the Huskies at the start of the half as their ice cold shooting in the first half changed dramatically and everything the team was putting up seemed to go in. Coupled with Water's signature defense the team nearly came all the way back but the Huskies home crowd would go home happy as the team managed to withstand the rally.

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia won the American League Most Valuable Player award Tuesday. Pedroia got 16 of the 28 first-place votes and easily beat out Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau.

The Bowl Championship Series will be moving exclusively to cable television beginning in 2011, with the exception of the Rose Bowl, under a new deal between the BCS and ESPN. The deal gives ESPN exclusive television, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for the Fiesta, Orange, and Sugar Bowls from 2011 to 2014, and the BCS title game from 2011 to 2013. It goes into effect in January 2011, following the 2010 regular season. The BCS currently has a deal with Fox Sports, which expires after 2010.

The Rose Bowl will continue to be televised on ABC through 2014 under a previous contract. The Rose Bowl is also slated to host the 2014 title The deal goes into effect in January 2011, following the 2010 regular season.

What this means is that the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls will be broadcast in prime time each January, and there will be a BCS show on ESPN each Sunday to unveil current rankings. Games will also be carried on ESPN radio and ESPN Deportes Radio, and digital rights will include operation of the official BCS web site as well as the opportunity to simulcast games online at ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV. ESPN International will handle distribution and televising the BCS bowls globally.

To help you get in the mood for the Ohio State-Michigan game this weekend, the Big Ten Network is airing two classic battles from the famed "Ten Year War" between Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler. Coverage of the historic games starts today at 4:30 pm when they show the start of the battles in 1969 when Michigan upset the number 1 rated Buckeyes in Ann Arbor. The '69 contest will re-air at midnight in case you can't catch or set your DVR to record the game (not that any Buckeye fans would want to rel-live that one),

On November 20th (Thursday) the BTN will show the archived footage from the exciting 1974 game that saw the Buckeyes come away with a 12-10 win when Michigan failed on a field goal try as time expired and sealed a trip for an OSU Rose Bowl appearance. Here is a clip from that game:

Albert Pujols, who hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBI in 2008, won the National League's MVP award Monday. The Cardinals' first baseman received 18 of 32 first-place votes, beating Philadelphia's Ryan Howard by a comfortable margin

You think that Michigan fans are shaking their heads now after running Lloyd Carr out of town? The once proud Wolverines now have the most losses ever in a year in the traditional laden program and insult was added today as oddsmakers have installed them as a 19 point underdog in their biggest game of the season when they visit the Horseshoe to face the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday.