12/02/2008 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The White Sox have reportedly traded pitcher Javier Vazquez to the Atlanta Braves for multiple players.
According to a report on MLB.com, the 32-year-old is scheduled to undergo a physical Wednesday in Atlanta, and an undisclosed White Sox player will accompany Vazquez to the Braves. Atlanta will send three players to Chicago, all of whom are currently undisclosed.
The report states that the Braves provided the White Sox with a list of five players, with Chicago choosing three. Rumored to be on the list are infielder Brent Lillibridge and catching prospect Tyler Flowers, while pitcher Boone Logan is rumored to be the other player the Braves will acquire.
Vazquez posted a 12-16 record this season for Chicago with a 4.67 earned run average and 200 strikeouts in 208 1/3 innings. If the trade is completed the Braves will become his fifth team, as Vazquez has pitched for the Expos, Yankees, Diamondbacks and White Sox over his 11 seasons in the major leagues.
A Puerto Rico native, Vazquez is under contract until 2010 and will make $11.5 million in each season.
<< Report: McGrady out three weeks with knee injury
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady will
reportedly miss three weeks while rehabbing his sore left knee.
Dr. James Andrews said McGrady is suffering from general soreness in the knee,
which was surgicall
<< Report: Weis will stay in South Bend
South Bend, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlie Weis, who is under contract through
the 2015 season, will remain the head football coach of the Notre Dame
Fighting Irish for at least one more season, according to a source close to
the tea
<< Adam Jones rejoins Cowboys
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones was put
back on the team roster Tuesday after serving his suspension.
Jones was out six games for violating the NFL's player conduct policy. He was
suspended for an alco
<< Kelly to succeed Bellotti at Oregon
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oregon has selected offensive coordinator Chip
Kelly to take over as football coach whenever Mike Bellotti makes the shift to
athletics director.
The announcement came Tuesday from school president Dave Frohn
Panthers hand Caps first home regulation loss >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ville Peltonen, Radek Dvorak and Gregory
Campbell each had a goal and an assist, leading the Florida Panthers to a 5-3
win over Washington and handing the Capitals their first regulation home loss
of the
Butler, Wizards pick up lopsided win in New Jersey >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caron Butler scored 22 points and
dished out 10 assists, leading the Washington Wizards to a 108-88 victory over
the New Jersey Nets at Izod Center.
Antawn Jamison added 22 points and eight reb
Murphy's tip-in beats buzzer as Pacers cool off Lakers >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Murphy's tip-in at the buzzer capped
Indiana's 16-point fourth-quarter come-from-behind win against the red-hot
Lakers in a thrilling 118-117 decision at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Danny Granger led t
Richards lifts Flyers past Lightning in OT >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Richards' power-play blast 2:05 into
overtime sent Philadelphia over Tampa Bay, 4-3, at the Wachovia Center.
With Ryan Malone off for interference, Kimmo Timonen held the puck in the left
circle and
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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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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