Braves are angry over Furcal’s shenanigans. Atlanta Braves‘ shortstop Rafael Furcal reached a contract agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but just two days earlier the Braves had announced an agreement with star player, The Atlanta Constitution-Journal reports. Needless to say, the Braves were less than laudatory of Furcal’s agent, Paul Kinzer. “I think you have to be upset with the turn of events,” Braves General Manager Frank Wren said. “We usually don’t do business this way. You don’t expect people you have to deal with to do business that way.” Wren said he and Kinzer negotiated all contract details Monday night, and the Braves sent a term sheet to the agent’s office for Furcal to sign Tuesday morning. Term sheets are the final step, after an agreement is reached. However, the term sheet was never returned. “We were very surprised,” he said. “After reaching an agreement on Monday night, and being asked to produce a term sheet for signature on Tuesday morning, which we did, we were surprised that they didn’t return the term sheet. … All of a sudden, they said they needed to go back to the Dodgers.” The Braves’ offer was believed to be for three years and $30 million, with a fourth-year vesting option. Furcal got a three-year, $33 million contract with the Dodgers that includes a $13 million option for 2012 with a $3 million buyout, the Associated Press reported.

Woods says he’ll be back soon. Tiger Woods says expect to see him in the Masters Tournament in April. The 32-year-old golf superstar says that he’s ahead of schedule from knee surgery. “Right now, it feels great,” Woods said of the left knee he had repaired last June. “The leg has responded well. I’m actually stronger in my legs than I think I have ever been.” Speaking at a news conference to kick off the Chevron World Challenge in California, Woods said he began swing his clubs about two weeks ago. He wasn’t slated to return to full swing for at least another month. “It’s actually fun to get outside and start swinging again and working on my short game,” Woods said. “I’ve chipped and putted for a while, but as far as making bigger swings, I’ve actually just started.”

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