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01/27/2012 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies avoided arbitration with outfielder Hunter Pence on Friday, signing him to a one-year deal worth $10.4 million.
Pence, who was acquired from the Houston Astros on July 29, hit .324 with 11 home runs, 12 doubles and knocked in 35 runs in 54 games for the NL East- champion Phillies.
He led the club with a .394 on-base mark and .560 slugging percentage following the deal.
All told, the 28-year-old Pence batted .314 and collected 22 homers, 38 doubles and 97 RBI in 154 games.
In a five-game playoff loss to St. Louis, his first postseason venture, Pence hit a paltry .211 and knocked in four runs over 19 at-bats.
<< Report: Browns hire Childress as OC
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Browns have hired Brad Childress as offensive
coordinator, according to a report.
Childress will become the first offensive coordinator under Browns head coach
Pat Shurmer, NFL.com reported Friday.
The f
<< Giants sign infielder Theriot
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants signed infielder
Ryan Theriot to a one-year, non-guaranteed major league contract.
The deal, announced Friday, is pending a physical.
Theriot, 32, played in 132 games for the W
<< AC Milan signs Lopez from Catania
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan announced Friday that it has signed
striker Maxi Lopez from Catania, possibly signaling the end of the Rossoneri's
pursuit of Carlos Tevez.
Milan appeared to be in the mix to land the want-away Manc
<< Bayern hopes to start new run against Wolfsburg
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich opened the second half of the
Bundesliga season the way it opened the first half, with a loss. But after the
setback to Monchengladbach in August, Bayern became invincible.
Well, at least for
Bucks' Bogut out with fractured ankle >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut will
miss the next 8-to-12 weeks with a fractured left ankle.
Bucks general manager John Hammond made the announcement on Friday through the
club's Twitter account.
Patriots' defense making the most of spare parts >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A year ago, Sterling Moore was taking in the Super Bowl as a
spectator, perched way up in the rafters of spacious Cowboys Stadium as a
college senior at nearby Southern Methodist University.
The rookie cornerback will have
Hannover gets first Bundesliga win since October >>
Hannover, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mohammed Abdellaoue scored his 10th goal
of the season and Hannover edged Nurnberg, 1-0, on Friday at AWD Arena for its
first Bundesliga win since October.
Hannover had six draws and two losses in its l
Mets sign INF Tuiasosopo >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets signed free agent infielder
Matt Tuiasosopo on Friday.
Tuiasosopo, 25, played sparingly in three major league seasons for the Seattle
Mariners between 2008-10 and hit .176 with 15 runs batte
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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