{"id":3494,"date":"2009-02-09T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/monday-sports-and-betting-headlines\/"},"modified":"2009-02-09T12:16:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T17:16:00","slug":"monday-sports-and-betting-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/monday-sports-and-betting-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Sports and Betting Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sports betting Americans for prosperity need no stimulus petitions because they continue to win with the world&#8217;s best <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">sports handicappers<\/a>. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rangers try to rebound in <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>New   Jersey<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, the Sixers get a visit from the <span class=GramE>Suns,<\/span> and <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> gets ready for <st1:State><st1:place>West Virginia<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tipping Off in the NBA<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The NBA begins its march to the weekend&#8217;s All-Star festivities with four games on the schedule for Monday night. The top matchup on the docket will take place in <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, where the Suns will take on the Sixers. <st1:City><st1:place>Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> got back over the .500 mark (25-24 straight-up) with a 94-84 win against the Heat on Saturday. Andre Miller picked up 15 points and five assists in that win for Philly.<\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Clippers will be in <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Monday night; the Bobcats sent forward Adam Morrison and guard Shannon Brown to the Lakers on Saturday in exchange for forward Vladimir <span class=SpellE>Radmanovic<\/span>. As well, the Rockets will take to the floor in <st1:City><st1:place>Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, while the Grizzlies will get a visit from the Hornets in <st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/p>\n<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Sports Headlines<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tiger and <span class=SpellE>Elin<\/span> Woods, also known as <span class=SpellE>Elin<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Nordegren<\/span> welcomed their second child into the world&#8230;Alex Rodriquez has taken Brian McNamee off of the sports improper headlines for now. Sports Illustrated is reporting that Rodriquez tested positive for steroids&#8230;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The March to Madness<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The top college hoops team in action on Monday is <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, which will take on <st1:State><st1:place>West Virginia<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at the <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Petersen<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>Events<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. The Panthers had no trouble dispatching DePaul in their last contest, as they rolled to a 92-69 victory behind 32 points from <span class=SpellE>DeJuan<\/span> Blair. The Mountaineers are also coming off a win; they got 24 points from Alex <span class=SpellE>Ruoff<\/span> in an 86-59 victory over <st1:City><st1:place>Providence<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The only other ranked team in action on Monday is <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>Kansas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, which sat at No. 21 heading into the week. The <span class=SpellE>Jayhawks<\/span> knocked off <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Oklahoma<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> 78-67 in their last game, and they&#8217;ll hit the road to play <st1:State><st1:place>Missouri<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Monday. The Tigers got a 31-point effort from <span class=SpellE>DeMarre<\/span> Carroll in an 82-68 win over <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Iowa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> last game.<\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Get the betting odds preview for ESPN West <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Articles&amp;ArticleID=4545\">Virginia-Pittsburgh and Kansas-Missouri.<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March Madness Betting Has Begun<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stevie Vincent works and win harder year-round than 98 percent of handicappers do in December and March combined. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yesterday <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font color=blue><span style='color:blue;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal; font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>the Great One<\/span><\/font><\/i><\/b> sweeps nailing a Level 4 play on <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Orlando<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in pro basketball and St. Peter&#8217;s in collegiate hoops. Get a huge discount from now until the Final 4 and start it out with two collegiate hardwood winners tonight. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> Stevie Vincent&#8217;s entire card for $40. <\/p>\n<p><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A Trip <span class=GramE>Around<\/span> the Rink<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Rangers will be trying to bounce back from an embarrassing defeat in their last contest when they take to the ice in <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>New   Jersey<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Monday night. <st1:State><st1:place>New   York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> was blasted 10-2 by <st1:City><st1:place>Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Friday, with backup goaltender Stephen <span class=SpellE>Valiquette<\/span> (subbing for an ill <span class=SpellE>Henrik<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Lundqvist<\/span>) giving up those 10 markers on 39 shots. The Devils lost last time out too &#8211; the Kings beat them by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The only other game on the NHL schedule for Monday sees the <span class=SpellE>Canadiens<\/span> head west for a meeting with the Flames in <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Calgary<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Slumping <st1:City><st1:place>Montreal<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> lost 5-2 to the division-rival Maple Leafs on Saturday night, and they&#8217;re just <st1:date Month=\"3\" Day=\"7\" Year=\"2000\">3-7-0<\/st1:date> in their past 10 outings. <st1:City><st1:place>Calgary<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is coming off a 2-1 loss to the Ducks on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rounding Out the Slate<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The emerging Alex Rodriguez steroid scandal hasn&#8217;t had any effect on the Yankees&#8217; Vegas odds to win the American League pennant this season &#8211; they&#8217;re still pegged as the 7\/5 favorite to be the Junior Circuit&#8217;s representative in the 2009 World Series. The Red Sox are next at 15\/4, with the Rays third at 11\/2. The first non-AL-East team on the list are the Angels, who sit back at 13\/2 odds.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The second tier of <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>AL<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> contenders is topped by the Twins and Indians, who are both at 10\/1 odds to win the league&#8217;s pennant, with the White Sox at 12\/1, the Tigers at 13\/1, and the A&#8217;s at 16\/1. The Jays are back at 30\/1 odds, the Rangers sit at 35\/1, and the Orioles, Mariners, and Royals are the <span class=SpellE>longshots<\/span> at 50\/1 odds.<\/p>\n<p><st1:City><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3   face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;   mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Hollywood<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In <\/span><\/font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/entertainment-betting-odds.aspx\">entertainment and political betting odds<\/a><\/span><\/font> news Chris Brown has been booked following his assault of girlfriend <span class=SpellE>Rihanna<\/span>. They were no-shows at the <span class=SpellE>Grammys<\/span> in which <span class=GramE>pregnant <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span>Mia<\/span> stole the show. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports betting Americans for prosperity need no stimulus petitions because they continue to win with the world&#8217;s best sports handicappers. Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rangers try to rebound in New Jersey, the Sixers get a visit from the Suns, and Pittsburgh gets ready for West Virginia. 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