Appel, Stanford rout Washington
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02/13/2010 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jayne Appel poured in 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, as the second-ranked Stanford Cardinal dominated the Washington Huskies, 58-36.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 12 points for the Cardinal (22-1, 12-0 Pac-10), who have won 13 in a row since suffering their lone defeat of the season at No. 1 UConn on December 23. Jeanette Pohlen donated 10 points for Stanford, which shot 52.2 percent from the field.
Regina Rogers ended with 10 points for the Huskies (9-13, 4-8), who have dropped three straight and seven of eight overall. Sami Whitcomb finished with eight points and five boards for Washington, which shot a miserable 12.9 percent from the floor in the first half and 25.9 percent for the game.
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ashton Gibbs drained six three-pointers, one of those forcing overtime, to end with 24 points and Brad Wanamaker scored eight of his career-high 24 points in extra time, as 25th-ranked Pittsburgh pulled
<< Duchene scores twice as Avs edge Coyotes
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie center Matt Duchene scored both of
Colorado's goals, including the game-winner late in the third period, as the
Avalanche edged the Phoenix Coyotes, 2-1, at the Pepsi Center.
Craig Anderson stop
<< Evans, Blair power rookies to first win in eight years
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sacramento's Tyreke Evans scored 26 points and
San Antonio's DeJuan Blair had 22 points and 23 rebounds, as the 2009-10 class
of NBA rookies ushered in a new era with a resounding 140-128 win over the
sophomo
<< Bergfors, Thrashers edge Wild
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Niclas Bergfors scored the go-ahead goal with
8:55 left in the third period, as the Atlanta Thrashers held on for a
3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.
Evander Kane and Nik Antro
<< Mason, Blues blank Maple Leafs
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Mason made 30 saves for his second
shutout of the season, as the St. Louis Blues took a 4-0 win over the Toronto
Maple Leafs.
T.J. Oshie and Alexander Steen both had shorthanded goals for the Bl
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded American Andy Roddick and second- seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain advanced with quarterfinal wins Friday at the $600,000 SAP Open. Roddick outlasted fifth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 (7
Seven tied for first in India >>
New Delhi, India (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After a long Saturday of golf at the DLF
Golf and Country Club, seven players are knotted atop the leaderboard
following the third round of the inaugural Avantha Masters.
Second-round leader Y
Zvonareva to face Tanasugarn for Pattaya crown >>
Pattaya City, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russia's Vera Zvonareva and Thai
crowd favorite Tamarine Tanasugarn will meet for the title at the Pattaya Open
after both were semifinal winners on Saturday.
Zvonareva, the defending champion an
Rangers demote Brashear >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Rangers have assigned forward
Donald Brashear to their American Hockey League affiliate in Hartford.
Brashear has played just 36 games in his first season as a Ranger and has just
one assist
Lightning try to sweep season series with Islanders >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After having a season-high winning streak snapped in their
last outing, the Tampa Bay Lightning will attempt to bounce back in this
afternoon's road clash with a New York Islanders team they've dominated during
this 2009-10 s
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Colts give the ‘D’ its due
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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