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02/13/2007 -
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Philadelphia 76ers center Steven Hunter won't need surgery on his injured left pinky, and is expected to return to the lineup after the All-Star break.
Hunter was initially expected to be out indefinitely and possibly need surgery on his dislocated finger. But, after getting a second opinion from an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery on Tuesday, team president Bill King said no operation was needed.
Hunter will not play against Washington on Wednesday, and is expected back after the All-Star break. He'll wear a splint on the injured finger.
Hunter hurt his left hand in Sunday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
The sixth-year center is averaging 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game this season and had played well in recent weeks since becoming a regular starter.
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<< Pitchers, pitchers and more pitchers report; Acta gets started
VIERA, Fla. (AP) -There might as well have been a sign reading, ``Wanted: Starting Pitchers.''Pitchers and catchers reported to spring training with the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, the beginning of what amounts to a job fair. Hope was in the ai
<< Lester's welcome switch: from chemo to curveballs
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -His cancer is gone and his curve is back.Jon Lester feels ready to win a spot on Boston's pitching staff less than six months after being diagnosed with a disease that threatened, at the very least, a promising career. Now he
<< Dice-K's routine: stretch and click
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -It may have been the most photographed hamstring stretch in history.Daisuke Matsuzaka worked out for the first time at the Red Sox spring training complex Tuesday with about two dozen still cameras and a dozen television camer
<< Clubs improve to 4-0 in arbitration
PHOENIX (AP) -Baseball teams improved to 4-0 in salary arbitration Tuesday when the Washington Nationals beat pitcher John Patterson and the Florida Marlins defeated reliever Kevin Gregg.Patterson was awarded $850,000 by arbitrators Elliott Shriftma
Barker: Clemson to review admissions process >>
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -Nearly a week after Clemson's football team lost two highly regarded recruits because of academic concerns, university President James F. Barker pledged Tuesday to review the admissions process.The issue took center stage last w
Wade injures shoulder, leaves game >>
MIAMI (AP) -Miami guard Dwyane Wade appeared to hurt his left shoulder early in the third quarter of the Heat's game against Portland on Tuesday night.Wade - who entered the night as the NBA's fourth leading scorer, averaging 28.7 points per game -
Wade injures shoulder, briefly leaves game >>
MIAMI (AP) -Miami guard Dwyane Wade bruised his left shoulder early in the third quarter of the Heat's game against Portland on Tuesday night.Wade - who entered the night as the NBA's fourth leading scorer, averaging 28.7 points per game - left the
Kings-Hurricanes, Sums >>
Los Angeles 0 1 0-1Carolina 1 1 0-2First Period-1, Carolina, Whitney 26 (Brind'Amour, Tanabe), 18:50 (pp). Penalties-Williams, Car, double minor (high-sticking), :13; Visnovsky, LA (hooking), 17:14.Second Period-2, Los Angeles, Frolov 30 (Sopel
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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