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06/04/2008 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Johnny Damon went 3-for-4, putting together his eighth three-hit game of the season, and also knocked in a run as the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1, in the second installment of a three-game set.
Derek Jeter had an RBI single in the third inning to move past Mickey Mantle into third place on the Yankees' all-time list with his 2,416th hit. Hideki Matsui had a pair of singles and an RBI, while Jose Molina had two hits and scored twice for New York, which halted its three-game skid. Wilson Betemit clubbed a solo home run in the win.
Mike Mussina (9-4) got the win as he went six innings, giving up just one run on five hits while fanning six batters and walking one.
Alex Rios, who extended his hit streak against the Yankees to 25 games, and Lyle Overbay each had two hits for the Blue Jays, who have dropped three of their last four overall. Scott Rolen had an RBI double in defeat.
Jesse Litsch (7-2) absorbed the loss as he was touched for four runs on 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
The Yankees jumped on top, 1-0, in the third inning. Molina led the frame off with a single before Melky Cabrera flied out and Damon put runners on the corners with another single. Jeter then hit an RBI single to right field.
New York tacked on more runs in the fourth, as Betemit connected on a two-out homer. Robinson Cano followed with a double, his first extra-base hit since May 24, and Molina drew a walk. A Cabrera single brought Cano home, and the Yanks were ahead 3-0.
Rios drew a two-out walk in the sixth and scored as Rolen followed with a double to left-center field.
Molina belted a double to the gap in left and moved to third when Cabrera grounded out in the bottom half. After Shawn Camp came on in relief, Molina crossed home plate as Damon singled to right, and the Yankees were up 4-1.
New York added one to its total in the seventh. Bobby Abreu worked a lead-off walk and moved to second when Alex Rodriguez grounded out. Scott Downs then took over on the hill for Toronto and gave up an RBI single to Matsui.
Mariano Rivera took the hill for the Yankees in the ninth and got Rolen and Matt Stairs looking at the third strike. Overbay grounded out to end the game.
Game Notes
Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas left the game in the sixth inning due to a lower back strain...New York won two of three encounters with the Jays in the Bronx from April 1-3 and is 20-13 against Toronto at home since the start of the 2005 campaign...Litsch entered Wednesday's tilt having won five consecutive decisions, and the young right-hander had not yielded a single run over either of his two most recent mound trips...Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, who has been sidelined since late April due to a shoulder injury, was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. Posada was put on the DL for the first time in his career on April 28 due to right rotator cuff tendinitis. The 36- year-old is batting .302 with one home run and 11 RBI through 18 games this season. Thursday afternoon is expected to mark the return of Posada to the lineup when the Yankees conclude their three-game series.
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zach Duke pitched well into the eighth
inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Houston Astros, 5-2, in the
second of three-game set.
Duke (3-4) scattered seven hits and two runs over 7 2/3
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The teams will make up the contest as part of a day-night d
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after the second period in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals from Mellon Arena.
The Red
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Detroit Red Wings were so close to sipping champagne they could almost taste it.Brian Rafalski and Valtteri Filppula gave Detroit a two-goal lead, Evgeni Malkin scored for the first time in the Stanley Cup finals and the Red Win
Reds win pitcher's duel in Philly >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joey Votto broke up Brett Myers' no-hit
bid in the seventh inning with an RBI double, and knocked in another run in
the ninth as the Reds rode another dominant performance by Edinson Volquez to
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Osgood as it gets! Red Wings hoist the Cup >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hockeytown is once again title town.
Chris Osgood made a sliding save on a backhand try from Pittsburgh's Sidney
Crosby in the closing seconds as the Red Wings captured their fourth Stanley
Cup title in 11 s
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joey Votto broke up Brett Myers' no-hit
bid in the seventh inning with an RBI double, and knocked in another run in
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Kubel, Twins come from behind to beat O's >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Kubel went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a
run scored, including the go-ahead run in the sixth, as the Minnesota Twins
rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7-5, in the second contest of a three-
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NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
But of the teams in this week's top 10, USC and Texas are the only ones that don't play an FCS opponent, and the Trojans are the only team that doesn't play a team from a non-BCS conference.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Texas each moved up a spot, taking advantage of Clemson's big drop. Clemson, ninth in the preseason, fell out after losing 34-10 to Alabama on Saturday.
Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
Moving into the rankings were No. 21 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 South Carolina.
Alabama moved up 11 spots after its big victory over Clemson.
The second 10 started with No. 11 Wisconsin, followed by Texas Tech, Alabama and Kansas. BYU and Arizona State were tied for 15th. Rivals BYU and Utah are both ranked for the first time since 1996.
South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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