Thursday MLB Betting – Giants vs Cubs Preview & Pick
Here come the defending champs. The San Francisco Giants are still the fourth-lowest scoring team in the majors but they’ve rattled off seven straight victories anyway.
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Here come the defending champs. The San Francisco Giants are still the fourth-lowest scoring team in the majors but they’ve rattled off seven straight victories anyway.
We’ve seen an explosion of UFC fight cards of late, pretty much one every week, but UFC 132 is the first big one in a while, probably since St-Pierre vs Shields last April.
NFL news: Goodell and Smith meet to discuss CBA
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith met for the first of four CBA negotiating sessions this week that won’t have owners or players present. Optimism is growing as the two heads work out details of a possible new CBA, which could include a rookie wage scale.
Players and owners may reportedly join the discussions later.
NFL training camps are set to start in three weeks.
The Hall-of-Fame game between the St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears is scheduled for August 7.
Rosenhaus dismisses T.O. retirement talk
Even though he’s 37 years old and has a torn ACL, Terrell Owens has no plans to retire, according to agent and mouthpiece Drew Rosenhaus, who suggested “all the retirement talk is nonsense.”
Rosenhaus added that the free-agent wide receiver is “many months into recovery and doing fantastic.
No predictions on training camp, but he comes back fast from injuries. I won’t rule him out of anything.
He will be a starting receiver for someone this year.”
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NHL news: Hurricanes re-sign Joni Pitkanen
We continue to see a flurry of activity as July 1 and unrestricted free agency approach in the NHL. The Carolina Hurricanes got the jump by re-signing workhorse defenseman Joni Pitkanen to a three-year, $13.5 million deal.
The minutes-eating machine had 35 points in 72 games for Carolina last season.
Isles acquire Ehrhoff’s rights
The New York Islanders are gradually becoming relevant again and feel confident enough about their future that they acquired defenseman Christian Ehrhoff’s negotiating rights from the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round pick. Ehrhoff, who becomes a UFA on Friday, had 14 goals and 50 points in 79 games last season.
Hall of Fame announces 2011 class
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced its 2011 inductees yesterday and few if anyone protested the selections this time around.
Taking their place among the game’s legends: goaltender Ed Belfour, who is third on the NHL’s all-time wins list; center Doug Gilmour, best known for leading the Toronto Maple Leafs’ resurgence in the early 1990s; Joe Nieuwendyk, a goal-scoring center who won Cups wherever he went; and Mark Howe, defenseman and son of Gordie but an outstanding player in his own right.
Canucks fans are all pissed off as yet again Pavel Bure has been left out!
Police investigating Chara
The Montreal police plan to question Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara about the controversial hit he threw on Max Pacioretty this past March. Chara smashed the Canadiens forward into the steel support beam along the glass; Pacioretty suffered fractured vertebra and a severe concussion. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
The police are still trying to determine whether Chara’s act could be considered a criminal offense.
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MLB news: MLB may seize Dodgers
Is Major League Baseball about to seize control of the Los Angeles Dodgers? Reportedly, the league is considering filing a motion to grab control of the team, which has filed for bankruptcy.
Owner Frank McCourt claims that he filed for bankruptcy because the MLB rejected a massive television deal with Fox.
League commissioner Bud Selig maintains, however, that he rejected because McCourt had already put the club into financial trouble by siphoning more than $100 million in club revenue for personal use.
Josh Johnson to see Dr. Andrews;
Gulp. Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson’s recovery from a right shoulder injury just took a turn for the worst. He’s in the midst of a throwing program but is “not feeling 100 per cent” and is off to see Dr. James Andrews. That means major surgery may be in Johnson’s future.
Thumb surgery for Choo
It appears Shin-Soo Choo’s frustrating 2011 season is at a merciful end. The Cleveland Indians outfielder had surgery yesterday to repair a broken left thumb and could be sidelined for two and a half months if not the rest of the season – especially if the Tribe fall out of the playoff race. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
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Our 2011 NCAA football conference previews continue with the Big East, as my brain hurts too much to address the Big Ten/Big 12/Big12/Big Ten conundrum.
Whatever happens with the NFL lockout, football bettors can at least take solace in the fact that college football isn’t going anywhere.
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NFL news: Woman arrested for attempted extortion against Damian Williams
Shelley Anne David, a 22-year-old Tennessee woman, has been busted for attempting to extort Titans wide receiver Damian Williams.
NBA news: Patrick Ewing to coach Pistons?
Is Patrick Ewing a major candidate to coach the Detroit Pistons? It appears so.
NHL news: League considering major realignment for 2012-13
Is the NHL on the verge of a major realignment? Reportedly, the league is eying major changes in 2012-13.
For a team that remains very much in the American League East race, just as we thought it would be, Boston has really ridden a rollercoaster this season.
When I recently discussed the top closers of 2011, I didn’t just look to saves. I wanted a more accurate measure of skill, so I went with save percentage.
Over the last decade, few pro sports leagues have been as predictable in the first round of drafts as the NHL. But the 2011 draft class was considered both weak and deep.
MLB news: White Sox place John Danks on DL
Chicago White Sox starter John Danks is the latest major-league ballplayer to sufferer the dreaded oblique strain, which has quickly become the hottest injury of 2011.
NFL news: Terrell Owens had surgery for torn ACL
Is Terrell Owens’ career in jeopardy? He was originally thought to be a sought-after free-agent even at 37 after catching 72 passes for 983 yards and nine scores with Cincinnati last year. However, it was revealed over the weekend that Dr. James Andrews performed surgery on T.O. to repair a torn ACL last month.