The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers will close out a three-game National League series on Thursday afternoon inside Miller Park in Milwaukee, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Brewers as solid minus-136 home favorites, while the total stands at 8.5.Dodgers starting pitcher Aaron Harang (0-1, 5.91 ERA) will be making his third start of the season, and first against a team other than the San Diego Padres. The right-hander suffered an 8-4 loss at Petco Park to open the year, allowing four runs (three earned) and seven hits over just 4.1 ...
The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox will close out a three-game American League series on Thursday afternoon inside U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, with the first pitch scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the White Sox as -140 home favorites, while the total stands at 8 but is facing upward pressure in the betting market.Jason Hammel (1-0, 2.08 ERA) has led the Orioles to wins in both of his starts thus far during the 2011 campaign, including a 6-4 road victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on April 14. He didn't figure in the decision, surrendering ...
The 2012 NFL regular-season schedule was released earlier today, and it already has sports books buzzing with anticipation.BetOnline has just released betting odds for the opening week of action, which will start with the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 5.Closing out Sunday's schedule will be one of the most anticipated games of the entire year, as new Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will host the Pittsburgh Steelers.Let's take an early look at the first 16 games of the season from a betting perspective. Begin Slideshow
*This is my article from Moraine Valley Community College's newspaper the Glacier. This article won first place in the Illinois Community College Journalism Association spring conference.America’s pastime is turning into a deadly game of life and death. Young ballplayers have been experiencing horrific injuries such as broken jaws, fractured skulls, comas and even death due to the use of aluminum baseball bats.The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA) adopted new standards for aluminum bats a few years ago. The standards state that aluminum bats have to have a diameter of 2 5/8" and a weight-length differential of three. ...
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp has spent the first 10 games of the 2012 MLB season hammering Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers pitching, as he takes the show on the road to take on the Milwaukee Brewers (4-6) in the first of three games inside Miller Park on Tuesday night.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Dodgers as +115 road underdogs, while the total has fallen by a half run to 7.5.Kemp is hitting a blistering .487 on the season with six home runs and 16 RBIs, but those power numbers could be halted against tonight's opposing starter. The ...
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester could easily be looking for his third win of the season Tuesday night, but he'll be looking for his first when the team opens up a short two-game homestand against the Texas Rangers (8-2) at Fenway Park.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Red Sox as slight -119 favorites, while the total has moved down a half run to settle in at 8.5.Boston (4-6) has managed to supply its star southpaw with just three combined runs in losing his first two outings, as the team will also look to bounce back from a 1-0 ...
The New York Mets (7-3) and Atlanta Braves (5-5) will continue a three-game National League East series on Tuesday night inside Turner Field in Atlanta, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Braves as slight -115 home favorites, while the total remains at seven, but is receiving some upward pressure in the betting market.New York has won all four meetings with Atlanta this year, including a 6-1 win on Monday night. The Mets' pitching staff has limited the Braves to just eight combined runs, as they are 1-for-21 (.048) with runners in scoring position ...
The Tampa Bay Rays (5-5) will continue one of their toughest road trips of the 2012 campaign Tuesday night, taking on the Toronto Blue Jays (5-4) inside the Rogers Centre, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:07 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Blue Jays as -140 home favorites, while the total stands at 8 across the board.Tampa Bay snapped a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 road victory against the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon at Fenway Park. The team is 2-5 in the first seven games of this trip, which began with losses in two of three ...
Ozzie Guillen will return to the Marlins Park' home dugout on Tuesday night when the Miami Marlins (4-6) begin a three-game National League series against the Chicago Cubs (3-7), with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Marlins as -170 home favorites, while the total stands at seven across the board.Guillen was suspended for five games due to remarks he made about Cuba's Fidel Castro, which he apologized for during a press conference at the team's new ball park last week.Marlins starter Josh Johnson (0-2, 8.38 ERA) will look to turn his season around after ...
The Jersey Shore is undoubtedly one of the most popular TV shows in pop culture today and based on a group of Italian-American group of “guidos” that make the Kardashians look drama free. Full of bickering, fighting, drunk people in their 20s and 30s, at first glance shouldn’t compare well to a professional football franchise. The similarities are there, though, and Jets players and staff can easily be compared to the stars on Jersey Shore.The New York Jets are the team that you hate, but can't seem to keep your eyes away from, similar to MTV's hit TV show Jersey ...
