The Houston Astros (4-6) and Washington Nationals (8-3) will continue a four-game National League series on Tuesday night inside Nationals Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Nationals as -175 home favorites, while the total holds steady at 7.Houston has been involved in six straight games decided by three runs or less, including a 6-3 series-opening loss on Monday. Total bettors are definitely noticing a trend with the youngest roster in baseball, with the "over" cashing in nine of their first 10 games.Wandy Rodriguez (0-1, 2.38 ERA) is definitely capable of posting some ...
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of only three markets where only a few miles separate two NFL franchises. The others are New York and the Baltimore-Washington DC area.The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders are two organizations with extremely different backgrounds. The 49ers were pigeon-holed as being all finesse and precision, while the Raiders were the overly aggressive, dirty team.If you were to take a look at the two teams today, it is actually the 49ers who are the tougher, more physical team. Under head coach Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers like to pound you with the running of Frank Gore, and control ...
The Boston Red Sox (2-5) continue a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon inside Fenway Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Red Sox as -130 home favorites after snapping a two-game losing streak, and the total stands at nine.Boston started the season 0-4 during day games before Friday's 12-2 matinee victory, but the club also suffered a devastating blow to its starting lineup. Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a shoulder injury after trying to break up a double play at ...
The Washington Nationals (6-2) have won back-to-back extra-inning home games to open up their four-game National League series against the Cincinnati Reds (3-5), as the two teams will meet again inside Nationals Park on Saturday with the first pitch scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have certainly taken notice of the Nationals current four-game win streak, sending them out as -115 favorites, while the total of eight is facing downward pressure in the betting market.Washington is now poised to potentially match the franchise's best-ever record through nine games with a win in this contest, which would bring back memories ...
Hoosiers. The Natural. Field of Dreams. Rudy. Rocky. Raging Bull. Bull Durham. The Pride of the Yankees.Listed above are eight of the greatest sports movies ever made. What else do they all have in common? They are all at least 20 years old now, with the exception of Rudy, which came out in 1993. So which are the classic sports movies of the past 20 years? Sure BASEketball was funny, but come on. Mr. 3000? No thanks. OK, before everyone jumps all over me, I am not suggesting that there are no good sports movies made anymore. In fact, there are quite ...
Bobby Petrino has made a mockery out the Arkansas football program, but Jessica Dorrell shares equal blame.Dorrell, who was hired by Petrino as the student-athlete development coordinator last month, has since been revealed as his mistress who was involved in a motorcycle crash with him on April 1. The 25-year-old was also just placed on paid administrative leave after the details came out.Dorrell, like Petrino, was expected to be a model citizen for the University of Arkansas. She was a school employee with an obligation to the university. She was making over $55,000 (not to mention the $20,000 Petrino reportedly ...
Well, it certainly might remind economist David J. Berri, he who wrote, "Do the players--and NBA cities--really need NBA owners?" back during the lockout. Maloof odiousness was the article's focus then, and Maloof odiousness is at the forefront today.The bumble brothers have pulled the rug out from under Sacramento, lurching towards Anaheim mere weeks after preening before a thankful Kings crowd. From an excellent piece on Pro Basketball Talk by Aaron Bruski:So in summary, the project is on a tight deadline, needs all the public support it can muster, and the Maloofs are refusing to pay $3.26 million in pre-development costs, ...
The Colorado Rockies (2-3) offense responded in a big way after being shutout for the first time during the 2012 MLB season on Monday, registering a 17-8 blowout victory over the San Francisco Giants (1-4) on Wednesday night inside Coors Field.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Giants as minus-122 road favorites for the series finale on Thursday afternoon between National League West rivals, while the total has jumped up to 10.Surprisingly enough, San Francisco is averaging 5.80 runs in its first five games, scoring four-or-more runs in each contest. Total bettors will find that the "over" has cashed in four ...
The Milwaukee Brewers (4-2) will look to finish off a four-game road sweep of the Chicago Cubs (1-5) inside Wrigley Field on Thursday afternoon, with the first pitch scheduled for 2:20 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Brewers as minus-133 favorites, while the total has settled in at 7.5.Milwaukee will actually be searching for its first-ever four-game sweep of Chicago, as the team also looks to continue its streak of homering in each contest to open the 2012 campaign.The Brewers have received tremendous starting pitching over the last five games, with the staff posting a 4-1 record and 2.70 ERA ...
The Washington Nationals (4-2) are coming off a successful six-game road trip to start the 2012 MLB season and will welcome in the Cincinnati Reds (3-3) for their home opener on Thursday afternoon inside Nationals Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:05 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Nationals as slight minus-108 home favorites, while the total has moved down a full run to 7.5.Washington is off to its best six-game start to any season since returning to Washington, DC and comes in off a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday.The Nationals will be looking to ...
