The No. 1 USC Trojans will be looking to hold on to that lofty ranking on
\nThursday night when they go to Oregon<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> to battle the Beavers. Here\u2019s
\nyour Daily Sports Roundup. <\/p>\n

The Gridiron Spotlight<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Trojans are coming off a convincing 35-3 win over Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> which solidified their No. 1
\nranking. USC quarterback Mark Sanchez went 17-of-28 for 172 yards passing in
\nthat contest, with four TD strikes and one interception. Oregon<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is coming off a 45-7 win over
\nHawaii<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, but that was their first
\nvictory in three attempts this season. Lyle Moevao<\/span>
\nthrew for 268 yards and three scores for the Beavers against the Warriors.<\/p>\n

The oddsmakers don\u2019t expect the Trojans\/Beavers matchup to be close; USC has
\nbeen pegged as a 25.5-point favorite. The other game on the college football
\ndocket for Thursday is expected to be a bit tighter, as Tulane is favored by 18
\npoints versus SMU<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Betting on Tonight\u2019s NCAA Football<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

GodsTips says that you are right. Humiliating the bookmaker<\/a> in college football betting
\nand the NFL is not enough. We go 5-0 last night including the Braves +240 as a
\nWise Guy and the Cards on the runline<\/span> -1.5 +170. In
\nthe midst of easily the greatest football season of any handicapper\u2014again\u2014we
\nhave the side and total for Southern Methodist-Tulane. Click now to
\npurchase<\/a> GodsTips, the top college football handicapper ever. <\/p>\n

More Nominees Coming In<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

We continue to get suggestions for the top OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b>
\nhottie<\/span>. Some of the latest include Gina Carano<\/span>, known as Crush to fans of American Gladiators.
\nApparently Maxim is showing some nude pics<\/span> of her. We
\nhave to admit that SMU<\/span> lesbian former hoopster<\/span> Jennifer Colli<\/span> is also
\nquite the attractive babe. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fight over the final playoff spot in the American League continues on
\nThursday night, with the White Sox at rival Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.
\nChicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> will send Gavin Floyd
\n(16-8, 3.84 ERA) to the mound in that contest, while the Twins will counter
\nwith Kevin Slowey<\/span> (12-11, 3.85 ERA). The first pitch
\nfor that game is set for 8:10pm ET<\/st1:time>
\nat The Metrodome<\/span>.<\/p>\n

As well, THE TOUR Championship gets underway at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\non Thursday, with the Top 30 golfers in the FedExCup<\/span>
\nstandings all participating. Vijay Singh is the 6\/1 Vegas favorite to win the
\ntournament, followed by Sergio Garcia at 7\/1, and Phil Mickelson at 8\/1. Jim Furyk<\/span> is just behind that top three at 10\/1 odds to win.<\/p>\n

The Rest of the Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cubs and Mets will finish out their series in New
\nYork<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Thursday night, with Rich Harden (5-1, 1.66
\nERA in the National League) going up against Pedro Martinez (5-6, 5.50 ERA).
\nAlso on the NL schedule for Thursday: Arizona at St. Louis, Florida at
\nWashington, Cincinnati at Houston, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, San Diego at the
\nDodgers, and Colorado at San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Making up the rest of the <\/span>AL<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> schedule on
\nThursday: <\/span>Tampa<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span>Bay<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at <\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Cleveland<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Boston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Angels at <\/span>Seattle<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and the Yankees at <\/span>Toronto<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/span> That last matchup will see the Blue Jays pulling out all
\nthe stops to get Roy Halladay his 20^{th<\/sup> win of the season.<\/p>\n}

Finally, the WNBA\u2019s<\/span> Western Conference Finals get
\nunderway on Thursday night, with San Antonio<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Eastern
\nConference Finals will start on Friday night.<\/p>\n

News from the Wire<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yankees starting pitcher Mike Mussina won his 19^{th<\/sup> game of the
\nseason on Tuesday night against the Blue Jays, giving him a shot at win No. 20
\non the weekend . . . Packers quarterback Brett Favre hurt his ankle on Monday
\nnight, but he\u2019s expected to be able to play this weekend against the Cardinals.
\n. . Blues defenseman Erik Johnson could miss up to nine months after suffering
\na knee injury during a golf tournament.<\/p>\n}

A Peek at the Future<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notable series for the last weekend of baseball\u2019s regular season: the
\nYankees at Boston, Tampa Bay at Detroit, Kansas City at Minnesota, Cleveland at
\nthe White Sox, Washington at Philadelphia, Florida at the Mets, and the Cubs at
\nMilwaukee . . . Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle<\/span>,
\nand Jimmie Johnson are all listed as the 6\/1 Vegas co-favorites to pick up a
\nSprint Cup Series victory at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.<\/p>\n

BetUs Sportsbook<\/a> will
\nlikely post odds on whether Yves Rossy<\/span>, the rocket
\nman or flying man, will cross the English Channel<\/st1:place>. <\/p>\n

Entertainment Betting Line<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

The latest rumors have both radio shock jock the Greaseman<\/span>
\nas well as Criss<\/span> Angel dead. Angel\u2019s reported death
\nis considered a publicity stunt as David Blaine is getting all the attention.<\/p>\n

Also check out the latest Hollywood<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nand entertainment betting
\nodds<\/a>. Speaking of Hollywood<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,
\ncome on now David Letterman. John McCain was excoriated because he didn\u2019t know
\nhow many houses his wife had. But Letterman, with 10s of millions of dollars in
\nthe bank, believes McCain should appear on his show rather than protect
\nAmericans against a Depression. <\/p>\n

Among the latest speculation is that Sarah Palin<\/span>
\nwill make a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live. Of course how
\nsurprising can a Palin<\/span> SNL<\/span>
\nappearance be<\/span> if it\u2019s so heavily rumored? Than again, the
\nmedia scribes called Tina Fey as Palin<\/span><\/span>
\na \u201csurprise appearance\u201d. \u00a0<\/span>See the latest political betting
\nodds<\/a>. <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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