{"id":38928,"date":"2011-06-06T10:24:55","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T17:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=38928"},"modified":"2011-06-06T10:24:55","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T17:24:55","slug":"june-6th-2011-gossip-headlines-gambling-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/sports\/june-6th-2011-gossip-headlines-gambling-news\/","title":{"rendered":"June 6th 2011: Daily Sports News \u2013 Gossip \u2013 Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Water Cooler \u2013 June 6th, 2011<\/h2>\n<p>Here we go with today\u2019s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won\u2019t just find the straight news; you\u2019ll find the stuff everyone is talking about \u2013 the ice breakers, the\u00a0<a title=\"Cappers Picks Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cappers_picks\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter Sports Picks<\/a> and topics\u2026well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgmg.co.cr\/marketing\/click\/1445\/408\/\">JUSTBET SPORTSBOOK PROMOS \u2013 JOIN and GET a 30% SIGN UP BONUS FREE!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Top PUBLIC Bets Today: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#1.\t 964\tCleveland Indians\t99%<br \/>\n#2.\t 967\tToronto Blue Jays\t82%<br \/>\n#3.\t 960\tSan Francisco Giants\t81%<br \/>\n#4.\t 966\tTexas Rangers\t77%<br \/>\n#5.\t 952\tPhiladelphia Phillies\t75%<br \/>\n#6.\t 956\tCincinnati Reds\t68%<br \/>\n#7.\t 962\tBaltimore Orioles\t64%<br \/>\n#8.\t 969\tSeattle Mariners\t53%<\/p>\n<h3>Sports News &#8211; NBA news: Pistons finally show John Kuester the door; Brad Miller out six months after surgery<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28061\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Detroit-Pistons.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Detroit Pistons\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Detroit-Pistons.jpg 150w, https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Detroit-Pistons-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Detroit-Pistons-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Detroit-Pistons-134x134.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pistons finally show John Kuester the door<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John Kuester is finally out of his misery in the Motor City. During two seasons as the Detroit Pistons head coach, he compiled a 57-107 record and clashed with players to the point where he was left with six bodies for a game after half the team boycotted during this past season.<\/p>\n<p>Houston Rockets center Brad Miller underwent microfracture surgery in mid-May and is expected to require six months of recovery time. The 35-year-old averaged 6.4 points and 3.7 rebounds last season.<\/p>\n<h3>MLB news: Jake Peavy returns to DL; Pirates to pick Cole first overall; Zambrano sounds off on Cubs; Belt breaks wrist<\/h3>\n<p>It appears Jake Peavy\u2019s triumphant return from injury was short lived. At least his latest malady isn\u2019t arm-related. He strained his groin in Sunday\u2019s start versus the Detroit Tigers and will likely be placed in the 15-day disabled list.<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to take pitcher Gerrit Cole with the first overall pick in today\u2019s Major League Baseball Draft. The 20-year-old righthander out of UCLA has a fastball consistently clocked in the high 90s and occasionally in the triple digits. Cole was 6-8 with a 3.32 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 114.3 innings with the Bruins this season.<\/p>\n<p>You have to wonder if the writing is on the wall for Carlos Zambrano as a Chicago Cub. Big Z sounded off after the Cubs\u2019 sixth straight loss on Sunday, which ended with a walkoff homer by Albert Pujols (his second in as many games).<\/p>\n<p>Zambrano said the Cubs play like a \u201cTriple-A team\u201d and that they were \u201cembarrassing.\u201d He also blamed the loss on not Carlos Marmol serving up the homer to Pujols but on his pitch selection for Ryan Theriot, who doubled home the tying run in the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Giants hitting prospect Brandon Belt\u2019s transition to the bigs has been grounded again. He had already missed four games after taking a Trevor Miller pitch off the wrist last Tuesday. Then, an MRI revealed a fracture. He is only expected to miss a couple weeks.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgmg.co.cr\/marketing\/click\/1445\/408\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px; border: 5px solid #CCCCCC;\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.affiliatelions.com\/marketing\/getimage\/1445\/408\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>NHL news: Rick Dudley out as Winnipeg GM<\/h3>\n<p>The Atlanta Thrashers are off to Winnipeg \u2013 but their general manager isn\u2019t. Rick Dudley will not be retained as the new Winnipeg team\u2019s GM. The new ownership \u201cdecided to go in another direction with the position of general manager of our team,\u201d said mark Chipman, chairman of True North Sports and Entertainment, Ltd.<\/p>\n<h3>NFL news: Plaxico Burress released from prison; John Henry Johnson dies; Percy Harvin misses workout, blames cell phone<\/h3>\n<p>Plaxico Burress is a free man. After serving 20 months in prison for carry a concealed weapon and accidentally shooting himself in a nightclub, the wide receiver was released today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to thank God for bringing me through one of the most trying times in my life. It\u2019s a beautiful day,\u201d Burress said. \u201cAs far as football is concerned, if and when everything gets settled and they get back on the field, I\u2019ll be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burress has drawn interest from the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and St. Louis Rams.<\/p>\n<p>Hall-of-Famer and four-time Pro Bowler John Henry Johnson is dead at 81 years old after succumbing to an extended illness. The running back was fourth on the NFL\u2019s all-time rushing list when he retired in 1966 and was a star with the San Francisco 49ers before also playing with Detroit, Pittsburgh and Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Percy Harvin recently missed workouts organized by Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Christian Ponder. The reason: his cell phone \u201cdidn\u2019t receive the call\u201d from Ponder. Interesting. Fellow wideouts Sidney Rice and Bernard Berrian didn\u2019t attend, nor did tight end Visanthe Shiancoe.<\/p>\n<h3>PREMIUM PICKS FOR THIS WEEK FROM RAZOR RAY &#8211; THE #1 Capper currently in the WORLD<\/h3>\n<p>CappersPicks.com InHouse Handicapper!!!! The #1 Capper in the WORLD, and #1 NHL Capper! You asked for them. Now you&#8217;re getting them. Razor&#8217;s plays are PUBLIC. Games are locked and loaded, Good luck today on your picks. Grab yourself a 1 Day $49.95 or 3 Day weekend all access pass for $89.95 or 7 Days Pass $169! 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