MLB Playoff Betting Lines odds Are All About Pitching I used to go to this dude named Arnold to do my taxes. He had an office near Arcadia, CA, the home of Santa Anita Racetrack, but Arnold’s true love was betting on baseball, and Arnold’s only advice, from a 40-year-baseball bettor was, “MLB betting lines [...]
Loeb keeps lead on 4th day of Monte Carlo Rally (PA SportsTicker) MONACO (AP) —Sebastien Loeb kept his lead on the fourth day of the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally and Petter Solberg closed the gap on Daniel Sordo in the fight for second place on Saturday. Although Loeb failed to win a stage for the [...]
Bears place Cutler, Forte on IR (AP) LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)—The Chicago Bears have placed quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Matt Forte on injured reserve, meaning they will miss the season finale at Minnesota this week. The moves on Tuesday were hardly surprising given Chicago’s recent struggles. The Bears (7-8) have lost five straight [...]
Canucks’ Luongo beats reeling Wild 4-0 (AP) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—Roberto Luongo took a big step toward getting back on track. After a subpar start to the season in which he was struggled and had injuries, Luongo made 33 saves to earn his first shutout of the season, helping the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota [...]
Gibson, Maddon voted managers of year (AP) Kirk Gibson NEW YORK (AP)—Kirk Gibson of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays have been voted Managers of the Year. Gibson won by a wide margin in the National League and Maddon was a clear choice in the AL. The results were announced [...]
Michael Jordan’s new steakhouse has at least one rave review I’ve never been to Chicago, but everything I’ve heard suggests that it has as many steakhouses as my native San Francisco has coffee shops. It didn’t get called the City of Big Shoulders by accident — they had to eat a lot of red meat [...]
Baghdatis ousts Melzer, Nishikori takes down Almagro Written by Diana on 01 October 2011. Marcos Baghdatis sees off Jurgen Melzer in straight sets on Friday in Kuala Lumpur. Baghdatis is joined in the semifinals by Kei Nishikori, who ousted No. 1 seed Nicolas Almagro. Marcos Baghdatis earned a place in the Malaysian Open semifinals on [...]
Bengals’ Benson begins 20-day jail term (AP) AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Cincinnati running back Cedric Benson(notes) has begun serving a 20-day jail term in Texas to settle two misdemeanor assault cases. The former University of Texas star was sentenced Monday in Austin and had planned to surrender Oct. 17, during Cincinnati’s bye week. But Travis County Jail [...]
Nugent-Hopkins looks to make Oilers (AP) TORONTO (AP)—Ryan Nugent-Hopkins(notes) wore a new No. 93 Edmonton Oilers sweater at the NHLPA’s rookie showcase Tuesday, hoping to get a full-time job with the team. The 18-year-old center was chosen No. 1 overall by the Oilers at the draft in June, and he’s intent on doing everything he [...]
Dennis Rodman, Hall of Famer Quite a bit has been written about Dennis Rodman over the last five months, particularly in the wake of his jersey retirement ceremony up in Detroit last April, and Friday’s induction of The Worm into the Basketball Hall of Fame. With helicopters and Howard Stern and that noted wild man [...]
