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Wednesday, December
06, 2006

 

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Villanova-Oklahoma

Scout

The Wildcats, who beat Oklahoma
85-74 last year in Philadelphia, lost a pair of starters (Randy Foye
and Kyle Lowry) to the NBA but are off to a 6-1 start this season, while the
Sooners are 4-2 and looking to protect the nation’s longest non-conference home
winning streak (49). Villanova holds wins over Northwood University (97-60), College of Charleston (81-68), Iowa (89-60), Navy (70-61), Stony Brook (72-44) and Penn (99-89).
Their lone loss came against Xavier, 71-66, at the Paradise.  Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com   

Norman Transcript

Oklahoma’s Lloyd
Noble Center
is a tough place to play for anyone not wearing white. It’s been nearly seven
years and 49 games since a non-Big 12 team walked off the Sooners’ home court
victorious. But hitting 50 will be a chore. To do it, OU
(4-2) must turn back Villanova (6-1). OU is still
shifting away from the team Taj Gray, Kevin Bookout and Terrell Everett led last season. The Wildcats
lost the backcourt trio of Kyle Lowry, Randy Foye and
Allen Ray from last year’s 28-5 squad. They combined for 63 points against the
Sooners. Ordinarily, losses like those will ensure a rebuilding season. But the
Wildcats are in a unique situation. Curtis Sumpter
was poised for an All-American season last year, but an early-season knee
injury kept him on the bench while the Wildcats ran to the Big East Conference
regular-season title and the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. He’s back this
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Old Dominion-Virginia Tech

Hampton Roads

It’s cold and flu season, and the
Old Dominion Monarchs have discovered they are not immune. They took flu shots
in October to prepare for the grind of a college basketball season. But a virus
isn’t the flu. And a virus is spreading. Valdas Vasylius, who
scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in ODU’s
70-57 victory over James Madison on Saturday, hopped on the bus to Blacksburg
on Tuesday as the Monarchs headed for tonight’s game at Virginia Tech. There
were no promises he’d be playing tonight. Vasylius
sat out Monday’s practice, fighting a virus similar to the one that sidelined
Arnaud Dahi on Saturday. Senior
guard Drew Williamson walked out of Monday’s practice wearing a heavy coat and
wool hat. Williamson said the latest player to complain of symptoms was
7-foot-3 junior center Sam Harris. “It looks like it’s hitting the big men
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Ball State-Butler

The Star Press

The Bulldogs have won four straight games at home against Ball
State by an average margin of 14.5
points. Butler (9-0), which is
ranked No. 1 in the national RPI, has been on an
incredible roll early in the season. The Bulldogs vaulted into national
prominence by beating Tennessee
and Gonzaga in back-to-back games to win the Preseason NIT. The Bulldogs took
the court the day after their emotional win over Gonzaga and beat Kent
State in a home game. Ball
State swingman Chris Ames will play
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Duquesne-Pittsburgh

Tribune-Review

No. 2 Pitt is among the deepest college basketball teams
in the nation. Duquesne is the one of the youngest, dressing only two healthy
players with Division I experience prior to this season. Panthers junior Mike
Cook has started nearly as many Division I games (47) as every healthy player
on the Duquesne active roster combined (51). The Dukes are down to eight
healthy scholarship players. Pitt is 24-3 against Duquesne in the past 27
meetings and has won by at least 11 points in each of the past five years, but
the games aren’t always lopsided. Here is the margin of victory in Pitt’s wins:
10 points or fewer – 9, 11-15 points – 7, 16-20 points – 4, 20 points or more –
4. Duquesne opened the season at 2-0 — after going
an all-time worst 3-24 last season under former coach Danny Nee—but has dropped
four in a row. The Dukes are coming off a 73-72 loss to Robert Morris in which
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Wisconsin Milwaukee-Missouri State

News Leader

After two straight NCAA Tournament appearances, the
Panthers are young and it’s showing. They fell to 2-7
with a Saturday loss to Oakland (Mich.)
University. So this fits the category of a classic trap game. Coach Barry
Hinson vows not to allow his team to fall into that trap. The Bears (6-1)
received the 30^th-highest point total in last week’s AP rankings. Santa
Clara coach Dick Davey
thinks Missouri State
is top-25 worthy. Wisconsin-Milwaukee has one of the nation’s youngest teams,
in terms of starting experience. The Panthers lost seven seniors from last
season’s NCAA Tournament team. Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com  Paige Paulsen is the only player with previous
D-I starting experience and his nine games came two years ago while at Northern
Illinois. Junior guard Avery Smith was a key substitute on last
season’s team. Smith is averaging a team-best 15 points and scored 36 in a
Saturday loss to Oakland (Mich.)
University.

Denver-Wyoming

Star Tribune

Denver is 1-7
and coming off a home loss to South Dakota
State, while Wichita
State is 6-0 and coming off a road
win at then-No. 14 Syracuse. But
to answer your question, no, the Wyoming
men’s basketball team is not looking past the Pioneers in anticipation of
Saturday’s game against the No. 10 Shockers. Those would seem to be wise words
and the right approach for the Cowboys (6-1), who,
despite having won three straight, were unable to put away Colorado School of
Mines and Montana State
until the later stages of the second half in their past two victories. McClain
said he isn’t concerned after his team’s slow starts in both games, pointing to
CSM’s and MSU’s ability to
live rather than die by the 3-pointer in the early stages against the Pokes. Denver
hasn’t held the lead when it matters most but once this season, a 74-68 win
over Northern Colorado. The Pioneers played Colorado
State tough in an 81-73 loss at
home last week, but they are 0-3 on the road, including a 43-point loss at
Stanford.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NFL

Panthers-Eagles

Philadelphia Daily News

The Eagles have become more dink-and-dunk and less
big-play with Jeff Garcia under center. He’s got a .634 completion percentage
and has thrown just one interception since replacing Donovan McNabb, but he’s
also only averaging 4.6 yards per attempt. He needs to start making better use
of his wideouts. Jake Delhomme seems to have regressed since making the Pro
Bowl last year. Without a strong ground game to play off, his shortcomings have
been exacerbated. He’s got eight interceptions in the last six games and is
ranked 31^st in the league in third-down passing with a .487
completion percentage.

NBA

Warriors-Spurs

Mercury News

The Spurs lost to the Warriors last week at Oracle Arena,
part of a stretch of three losses in four games for San
Antonio, which rebounded Saturday with a 100-98 home
victory over Sacramento. But the
outcome hardly pleased Coach Gregg Popovich, who
described the performance as “pathetic.” Without G Manu Ginobili, who might
return tonight after missing four games because of a bruised lower back, the
Spurs have searched unsuccessfully for a third option behind F/C Tim Duncan and
G Tony Parker.

Median News

After playing 13 of their first 17 games
at home, the Warriors head into the grind of the schedule. After their
second blown double-digit fourth-quarter lead, they head into a challenging
December slate with a two-game losing streak following Saturday’s 115-110 loss
to the Milwaukee Bucks at Oracle Arena. On Monday they play at San
Antonio, where they’ve lost 17 straight, and on
Tuesday they get the Houston Rockets. Those are the first of 10 road games this
month, against contenders such as Phoenix, New
Jersey, Orlando
and Miami.

Celtics-Bulls

Boston Herald

Ten Celtics went through practice here yesterday, but much
of the attention was on the three who didn’t.  Paul Pierce, Wally Szczerbiak
and Kendrick Perkins – starters all – were unable to go through the session.
The prognosis, however, is not as bad as appearances. Perkins (sore left foot)
is still on track to play tomorrow night against the Bulls, while Pierce
(bruised right elbow) will practice today and Szczerbiak
(sprained left ankle) reported that things had improved since he went down on
the last play of Friday’s loss in Toronto.  “I think Wally’s more doubtful than Paul, but
there’s a chance they both could play,” said Doc Rivers.     Szczerbiak was
able to walk off the floor after coming down improperly Friday. His motion was
better yesterday, and after watching the on-court portion of practice he went
to a separate area to lift weights with his teammates.

CBB

Marshall-Memphis

Herald-Dispatch

Last season Marshall
had the help of home-court advantage and a capacity crowd in Cam
Henderson Center
when the Thundering Herd threw a scare into Memphis,
losing 91-81, when the Tigers were ranked No. 3 and on their way to the
conference title and NCAA Elite Eight appearance. No such assistance this time
against a Memphis team considered
the class of C-USA once again. Memphis
has an average winning margin of 23 points after downing Manhattan
on Saturday, 77-59. But afterward coach John Calipari
noted inconsistency and a lack of emotion from his team. Memphis
has an average winning margin of 23 points after downing Manhattan
on Saturday, 77-59. But afterward coach John Calipari
noted inconsistency and a lack of emotion from his team.

Fairfield-Providence

Connecticut Post

Fairfield
snagged a 68-64 overtime victory against St. Francis (N.Y)
on Saturday for its second victory. Senior guard Michael Van Schaick scored 19 points to lead the Stags in scoring for
the third straight game. Over that stretch Van Schaick
is averaging 18.7 points. & After a strong start
defensively, the Stags have faltered somewhat, allowing each of the last three
opponents to shoot at least 46 percent from the field. This will be Fairfield’s
third game against a Big East opponent. The Stags have lost to UConn and Georgetown.
& The Friars, with only one senior in their starting lineup, have been an
early surprise. Providence is
coming off a 95-66 victory over Rhode Island
on Saturday and has also beaten Columbia,
George Washington, Boston College
and Fairleigh Dickinson. The lone loss came to Brown & Providence
is shooting 49 percent from the floor, but the team strength is rebounding the
Friars have outrebounded opponents by an average of
40-27.

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Forensic ATS information on this game: Dallas 24-6 road
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Washington 19-41 home opponent makes 46% or more of their shots, 9-19 home
underdog, 5-13 double digit loss,

 

 

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OAKLAND -3 Houston

This is a top dichotomous ATS and SU game.  We discount 98 percent of trends, but this
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Despite a 2-9 SU record, Oakland
has covered 6-of-7. They have as dominant of a defense as there is in the
league, giving up more than 17 points once the last seven weeks.  They allow just 4.9 yards per play to 5.3.

Now Oakland
gets the emotional lift Baltimore
got on offense—a new play caller.  It
will work short term.  It usually does.
“I think the guys wanted somebody else to be in charge of calling the plays,”
running back LaMont Jordan
said. “I guess you could say we got what we want. Now that puts even more
pressure on us as players. … Because if we don’t get this thing turned
around, then it becomes a thing where, ’Hey, it really wasn’t the play calling.
These players just can’t play.”’

 

Sunday, December 3,
2006

 

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Cowboys-Giants

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From Cy McCormick: most of our
sharp NFL experts believe Eli Manning has struggled greatly since the Amani Toomer injury. They are 0-3
since his injury and he was Manning’s favorite target.

NY Times

Manning has the worst third-down passer rating in the N.F.L. His overall passer rating was a sturdy 87.5 when Toomer went down. In the past three games, his rating is a
dismal 46.4, and he has had his worst performances of the season. The team’s
passing offense, ranked 11^th in the league three weeks ago, is now
18^th. Manning has two touchdowns and six interceptions in the past
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Journal Times

Giants Sam Madison picked a heck of a time to come back to
the starting lineup from a two-week absence with a re-strained right hamstring.
Some will say, hey, just in time. The Cowboys come to town tomorrow, and the
Giants need all the veterans possible as they attempt to retake first place in
the NFC East. The more pessimistic, though, say a tender hamstring is bad
enough, but throw in the task of covering Terry Glenn and Terrell Owens and it’s
just a matter of time before the thing goes “twang” again. Madison’s return provides an upgrade in more ways than one. It
allows R.W. McQuarters, Madison’s fill-in during his two bouts with the hamstring strain,
to move over to left corner, where he will start while Corey Webster nurses
turf toe. Frank Walker, one of the most inconsistent cornerbacks in the league,
started last week in Tennessee, where he gave up a touchdown and was called for a key
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Buccaneers-Steelers

Post-Gazette

Even without Hines
Ward, the Steelers’ passing game could still flourish against the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers. Ward, the AFC’s eighth-leading receiver with 57 catches, will
miss only his second start in nine seasons tomorrow after having arthroscopic
surgery to remove bone chips in his left knee Monday. That means Nate Washington, who has probably
distinguished himself more for his drops than his catches this season, will
make his first start against the Buccaneers. Washington, an undrafted
rookie in 2005, is fifth on the team with 27 catches, but he leads in yards per
catch (16.1) and is tied for second behind Ward with three touchdowns. But Washington
could be tied with Ward with six touchdown catches if he didn’t drop passes in
the end zone in games against Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Baltimore.
Of course, there was also that costly “flinch” at the end of regulation that prevented
the Steelers from attempting a winning field goal in Atlanta.

Tampa has given up 21 touchdown passes this season—tied
with Green Bay for most in the NFL—but have only managed five interceptions,
tied with the Saints for fewest in the league. The Steelers will be without
Ward and safety Troy Polamalu (knee), but the rest of their injured
players are expected to play against the Buccaneers. The lone exception is wide
receiver/punt returner Willie Reid (foot/questionable), who has missed the past seven
games.

Falcons-Redskins

Washington
Times

the Falcons not
only lost back-to-back to the Lions and Browns (3-17 against the rest of the
league) but followed with one-sided defeats to heavyweights Baltimore and New
Orleans. The latter 31-13 spanking was preceded by owner Arthur Blank
threatening major changes if Atlanta didn’t produce a winning season and was
punctuated by franchise player Vick’s now-infamous dirty bird salute to the
hecklers in the Georgia Dome crowd.  Injuries have hurt the defense which
added passrusher John Abraham and safeties Lawyer Milloy and Chris Crocker in
the offseason, but played without Abraham and middle linebacker Ed Hartwell for
eight games apiece. Atlanta’s defense is ranked 22^nd, just as it was
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The Falcons are ninth
against the run and 11^th in sacks but 30^th against the
pass. The Falcons’ 3-4 NFC record is the worst of the conference’s five teams
that are 5-6 overall, putting them 11^th in the race for six playoff
spots with three road games and home dates with contenders Dallas and Carolina
remaining. So Mora didn’t mince words when asked if tomorrow’s game against the
4-7 Washington Redskins is a must-win. “Yeah, we have to win it,” he said.

Washington Post

The only time the Redskins have won back-to-back games was
the third and fourth games of the season, when they beat Houston
and Jacksonville; those games
marked the high points on offense and defense.On
offense, the Redskins racked up 976 yards over those games — 495 against Houston
and 481 against the Jaguars. Against Jacksonville,
the Redskins played their most physical game offensively and Clinton Portis had his only 100-yard rushing outing of the season.
But the Redskins have sputtered since. They lost to the New York Giants, Tennessee
and Indianapolis leading to the
Oct. 29 bye weekend, and lost to Philadelphia
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Texans-Raiders

Houston Chronicle

Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Oakland’s
2-9 record is misleading, and the numbers seem to bear
that out. The last three weeks, the Raiders have four-point losses to Kansas
City and Denver,
and a seven-point loss to San Diego.
If the playoffs began today, all three of those AFC West teams would be in the
postseason. Both of the Raiders’ wins (22-9 over Arizona
and 20-13 over Pittsburgh) have
come at home. Oakland has allowed
only 39 points in its last three home games and has given up more than 20
points just once in its last seven games.The Texans
are 29^th in the league in scoring at 16 points a game. Texans
fullback Jameel Cook (knee) was downgraded to
questionable, but Gary Kubiak said his playing status would be a game-time
decision after a pregame workout on Sunday. The
Texans likely will have all three of their lead backs Wali
Lundy, Samkon Gado and Ron Dayne — on the active roster for the first time since the
third week of the season.

Jacksonville-Miami

Times Union

Jacksonville
completes its tour of the NFL on Sunday when it meets the Dolphins on the road
for the first time in franchise history. I’ve never played in South
Florida my entire career,” said running back Fred Taylor, a
Pahokee native in his ninth NFL season. “So to go back home in front of family
and friends, I’m just ready to go man, sort of like the way I felt leading up
to that Philly game.” Taylor
notched one of his three 100-yard outings on Oct. 29 at Philadelphia,
averaging 6.9 yards per carry in a 13-6 Jags victory. But another stellar
performance from Taylor could be
tough, given the stinginess of Miami’s
fifth-rank run defense. Instead of worrying about the postseason, Taylor
said Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio told the club to have fun during its last five
regular-season contests. Jaguars cornerback Brian
Williams practiced Friday, but whether he starts against the Dolphins on Sunday
is still unknown. Williams said earlier in the week that he expected to play,
but backed away from speculating on Thursday. Second-year cornerback Scott
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ailing cornerbacks appear to be healing and they could make a big difference in
the secondary against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Starting cornerback Brian
Williams and nickel back Terry Cousin, who were
sidelined in Buffalo last Sunday,
both practiced. Williams, who returned to practice after missing Wednesday’s
workout, remained questionable while Cousin, who has missed five weeks with a
torn groin muscle, practiced for the second consecutive day and was upgraded
from doubtful to questionable. With both Williams and Cousin out in Buffalo,
the Jaguars started rookie Dee Webb at cornerback and he was victimized on
three big plays that led to Buffalo’s
17 first-half points.

Sun Sentinel

Last year’s season-ending six-game winning streak and
offensive improvement coincided with then offensive coordinator Scott Linehan moving from the coach’s box to the sideline where
he could communicate directly with his players. This year’s offensive turnaround
seemed to begin with another shift of positions. Damion
McIntosh moved from right guard to his natural spot at left tackle, and
expensive offseason free-agent acquisition L.J.
Shelton slid over from left tackle to right guard, a position he never played
at any level. The offensive line has clicked since the swap was made prior to
Game 6 against the Jets. The average points have increased from 12.2 to 22.7.
Rushing yards have gone from 84.9 to 111.1 yards per game. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper was sacked a league-leading 21 times in
the first four games, but Joey Harrington has gone down just eight times over
the past seven games. Since the start of training camp, injuries, unfamiliarity
or poor play have combined to wipe out a group of guards, including Seth
McKinney, Joe Berger, Joe Toledo, Bennie Anderson, Kendyl
Jacox and McIntosh. It seemed to take two games,
losses to the Packers and Jets, for the revamped unit to bond. Harrington, who
took over for Culpepper the game before the line moves, has factored into the
offense’s rise from 24^th to 16^th, with his quick release
and midrange passing skills. Shelton
believes the line’s success correlates to playing with leads and remaining
committed to the running game. The Dolphins trailed or were tied at halftime in
their first six games (1-5) and have been ahead at halftime in the past four
games (4-0).

Jets-Packers

NY Post

The Jets practiced outside yesterday in the rotten
weather, as they often have done under Eric Mangini.
The head coach wants his team to be ready for whatever conditions it might
face, and the strategy has already paid dividends when the Jets went to New
England and beat the Patriots on a wet, sloppy afternoon. There
was nothing, however, Mangini could do to replicate
the frigid temperatures or the remnants of the snowstorm that is hitting the Midwest
and is sure to leave some remnants when the Jets play the Packers.

Seahawks-Broncso

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Eleven games into the season, with his team battling for
its division title, Mike Shanahan is starting a rookie quarterback in Sunday
night’s game against the Seahawks. Jay Cutler is replacing veteran Jake Plummer.
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49ers-Saints

SF Gate

Starting tight end Eric Johnson is likely out for the rest
of the season with a medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee. He
sustained the injury in Wednesday’s practice when a player fell across his leg
while Johnson was blocking linebacker Manny Lawson. Replacement Vernon Davis,,
who the 49ers chose with the sixth overall choice in April’s draft, has the
potential to alter any offense. He has six catches for 48 yards and a touchdown
in his limited action.