The News According to Corey Brock on Twitter, the Padres avoided arbitration with outfielder Scott Hairston on Tuesday by signing him to a one-year, $2.45 million contract. Our View The two sides met in the middle, as Hairston wanted $2.9 million and the Pads countered with $2.1, so this seems like a fair compromise. The Padres got Hairston back from the A's in January in the Kevin Kouzmanoff deal and he looks to be an everyday player for them in 2010. Last year he hit .265 with 17 homers, 64 RBI and 11 steals overall, but was much better with the Padres where he put up a 299/.358/.533 line. Read More

Eagles QB Michael Vick, who missed last week's game with a thigh bruise, practiced in full Thursday as the team prepares for Week 17 at Dallas. He sat out practice Wednesday. Read More

Vikings TE Visanthe Shiancoe, who missed practice Wednesday with a thigh injury, returned in a limited capacity Thursday as the team prepares for Week 17 against the Giants. He managed to play Week 16 at Chicago and recorded his 10th touchdown grab of the season. Read More

Jets QB Mark Sanchez (knee) was a limited participant in practice on both Wednesday and Thursday as the team prepares for its Week 17 game against the Bengals. Sanchez is expected to be active for Week 17 against Cincinnati. Read More

Brandon Marshall is sitting out the Denver Broncos' practice Thursday with a strained right hamstring that he suffered running a route one day earlier. Coach Josh McDaniels said he wasn't sure how serious the injury was or if Marshall would be able to return to practice on Friday. Marshall just earned his second straight Pro Bowl honor and has caught at least 100 passes for three straight seasons. WR Eddie Royal (head, neck) and TE Daniel Graham (knee) both returned to practice. Read More

The News Chan Ho Park will not return to the Phillies in 2010, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. Our View The fact was made all-but-official by Philly's signing of Danys Baez on Thursday. In 83.1 innings for the Phillies last season, he posted a 4.43 ERA. Read More

Atlanta RB Michael Turner (ankle) did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday as the team prepares for its Week 17 game at Tampa Bay. Turner is questionable for the game and has played in only four of the past six games due to the ankle injury. He was inactive for Week 16 against Buffalo. Read More

The News 2010 could be Jayson Werth's last season in Philadelphia, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. Our View If he has a 2010 season similar to his 2009 one, .268 average, 36 home runs, 99 RBI and 20 steals, he will likely be in line to get a contract next offseason similar to the one Jason Bay recently received (four years, $66 million). That could be out of Philadelphia's price range. The rate at which Dominic Brown emerges could be a factor, as well. Read More

Broncos coach Josh McDaniels says he is benching Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall for the team's critical season finale against Kansas City. Marshall was already nursing a hamstring injury and apparently wasn't willing to practice or play through it. This leaves Jabar Gaffney, Eddie Royal, Brandon Stokley and Brandon Lloyd as receivers available and Daniel Graham as an available tight end (Tony Scheffler will reportedly be benched as well) to Kyle Orton in Week 17. Read More

With the Saints not playing for anything in Week 17 and opting to likely rest their starters for some of the game, the team determined Friday that RB Pierre Thomas won't play. He's been ruled out for the game at Carolina. Mike Bell and Lynell Hamilton will likely share his workload with Hamilton in line for a decent day in mop-up duty. Read More

The Packers are locked into a wild-card seed in the NFC, meaning that they will play on the road next week in a playoff game no matter how they fare at Arizona in Week 17. In 2007, Packers head coach Mike McCarthy threatened to play his offense four quarters but pulled them barely into the second quarter of their game. With nothing on the line for the Packers, and possibly for the Cardinals, there's no telling how much we'll see the Packers' starters play. Read More

San Diego LB Shawne Merriman (foot) and DB Eric Weddle (knee) have been listed as doubtful for the team's Week 17 game against the Redskins. Read More