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07/01/2010 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues announced on Thursday that Doug Armstrong has officially taken the reins as the club's vice president and general manager.
Armstrong, who spent the last two seasons as the vice president of player personnel, was picked to the post once Larry Pleau revealed he would step aside after 13 years at the helm.
Prior to that, Armstrong lasted 17 seasons with Dallas, including six as that club's general manager. Under his guidance, the Stars won a pair of Pacific Division titles, two Presidents' Trophies and a Stanley Cup in 1999.
Pleau was named general manager in 1997, and though the Blues rose to the top of the NHL in 1999-2000 with the league's best record, the franchise saw a steady decline until finishing dead last in the league in 2005-06. After missing out on the postseason from 2006-08, St. Louis made a near-miracle run to a playoff berth in 2009 but did not qualify last season.
<< Nets sign a pair of undrafted free agents
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets on Thursday signed
guard Ben Uzoh and center Brian Zoubek, both of whom were not selected in the
2010 NBA Draft.
Uzoh averaged 13.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists while start
<< Phils open series against hosting Pirates
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The banged-up Philadelphia Phillies will try to take out
their frustrations on the National League's worst team, the Pittsburgh
Pirates, tonight in the opener of a four-game series at PNC Park.
With a trio of stars on the
<< Wood makes big league debut for Reds at Wrigley
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former second-round draft pick Travis Wood takes the mound
for his major-league debut today when the Cincinnati Reds visit Wrigley Field
for the first of four games with the homestanding Chicago Cubs.
A native of Little R
<< Padres welcome Astros to Petco Park
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National League's best team, the San Diego Padres,
welcome one of the worst teams in the league to town this evening when they
begin a four-game series with the Houston Astros at Petco Park.
At 46-32 San Diego
Riders looking for a mulligan of their own >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One penalty. One point. One Grey Cup.
Those seven words were the difference between the Montreal Alouettes and
Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2009, after a costly error and second-chance field
goal propelled t
Canadian MLB Report: A power outage in the Citi >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the second straight season, a New York
Mets slugger has fallen victim to a power outage at Citi Field.
In 2009, David Wright swatted just 10 home runs, the lowest output of his
career. And now Jason Ba
RSL's Rimando named MLS Player of the Month >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando did not
allow a single goal in the month of June and was recognized on Wednesday night
as the MLS Player of the Month.
Rimando and Real Salt Lake posted shutouts in all t
Chivas USA releases Macotelo, Santos >>
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chivas USA released midfielder Jose Macotelo and
forward Maicon Santos on Wednesday night.
Both players had served primarily as substitutes in 2010, with Santos scoring
one goal in nine games, and Macotelo maki
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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