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Ken Griffey Jr. traded from Reds to White Sox
Thursday, July 31st 2008 17:27
Ken Griffey Jr. is leaving home to get back in a pennant race. The Chicago White Sox acquired Griffey from the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, hoping the 38-year-old outfielder can help them hold onto their slim lead in the AL Central. The Reds...
Manny Ramirez to Dodgers, Bay to Boston in deadline deal
Thursday, July 31st 2008 16:59
Manny Ramirez is headed to Hollywood. The Red Sox finally parted ways with their disgruntled slugger, sending him to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a startling, three-team trade Thursday that brought Jason Bay to Boston. Pittsburgh gave up Bay a...
History unkind to deals made at trading deadline
Thursday, July 31st 2008 16:56
Most baseball executives would sooner admit reading romance novels than the sports pages, especially in the days leading up to the trading deadline. Usually, there's some justification. What GM, after all, needs to learn yet another synonym for ''d...
Manny, Junior in big deals on deadline day
Thursday, July 31st 2008 16:56
Manny's on the move. Junior, too. With more than 1,100 homers between them, two of baseball's greatest sluggers switched leagues just before the trade deadline Thursday to play prominent roles for playoff contenders. Unhappy in Boston, Manny Rami...
Will new rule changes affect NCAA totals?
Thursday, July 31st 2008 11:18
Bettors should not overreact to an NCAA rule change that will affect the way officals keep time during college football games. Unlike the aborted changes made in the 2006 season, college football totals should not be drastically affe...
Friday's streaking starting pitchers
Thursday, July 31st 2008 10:38
Streaking Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres (8-6, 2.67 ERA) Under bettors can tell you how much they love Peavy lately. His last five starts have all fallen under the number and it’s been thanks to some fine pitching. The Padres ace has o...
Ladbrokes Upgrades Online Bingo Site- 07-31-08
Thursday, July 31st 2008 9:25
July 31 - UK betting giant Ladbrokes.com has upgraded their online bingo site to offer more features. The good news is that all the great weekly promotions that players love so much are still running like their Buy One Get One Free sessions and legendary Super Saturdays...
Report: Griffey agrees to trade with White Sox
Thursday, July 31st 2008 8:24
Ken Griffey Jr. agreed Thursday to accept a trade to the Chicago White Sox , leaving it up to the commissioner's office to approve the deal because money is involved, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press. The Cin...
Top 5 MLB runline teams
Thursday, July 31st 2008 5:58
Many baseball handicappers find themselves leery of laying numbers like -200 and upwards on a single Major League Baseball game. And there are times when underdogs look tempting, but doubt remains, leaving bettors hesitant to take action. The reme...
Hot lines: Thursday's best MLB bets
Thursday, July 31st 2008 4:22
Seattle at Texas (-150, 12) Here’s the story on Seattle’s R.A. Dickey: when he starts, the Mariners lose. To be more precise, the M’s are 2-7 with the converted knuckleballer on the hill, which is bad, but with the most proficient offense in th...
CFL Week 6 betting previews and picks
Thursday, July 31st 2008 3:49
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1-4) at Montreal Alouettes (2-3) (-10, O/U 52 1/2) The Alouettes will host the Tiger-Cats with lots of concerns defensively with some injuries to Matthieu Proulx and Mark Estelle that will force coach ...
Sharapova wins then withdraws from Rogers Cup
Thursday, July 31st 2008 2:35
MONTREAL (AP) -Third-seeded Maria Sharapova withdrew from the Rogers Open after her second-round victory Wednesday because of a shoulder injury, possibly jeopardizing her participation at the Beijing Olympics. Sharapova of Russia defeated Marta Dom...
Favre, meets with Pack prez; not reinstated yet
Wednesday, July 30th 2008 16:03
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy traveled to Mississippi to meet with quarterback Brett Favre and his agent James ''Bus'' Cook on Wednesday, in an apparent attempt to talk Favre out of reporting to camp later this week. ...
More injury woes for Rangers as Bradley sits
Wednesday, July 30th 2008 16:02
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -The Texas Rangers starting lineup was without All-Stars Michael Young and Milton Bradley Wednesday night against the Seattle Mariners . Young's fractured right ring finger was stiff when he came to the ballpark on We...
Marlins don't rule out trade for Ramirez
Wednesday, July 30th 2008 16:02
MIAMI (AP) -A deal that would send Manny Ramirez to Florida may be a long shot, but Marlins president David Samson didn't rule it out Wednesday, less than 24 hours before the trade deadline. On his weekly radio show, Samson addressed reports the ...