Mets minor leaguer suspended
Baseball Betting Lines
05/16/2007 -
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Mets minor league pitcher Lino
Urdaneta was suspended for 50 games Wednesday for violating the Minor League
Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Urdaneta, who was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans on Monday by New York,
appeared in two games for the Mets. In two appearances, Urdaneta allowed one
run on two hits in one inning.
In 10 appearances with New Orleans, the 27-year-old Venezuelan was 1-0 with a
5.84 ERA and six saves.
Urdaneta is the second Mets minor leaguer to be suspended for violating the
steroid policy this season. Pitcher Jorge Reyes was suspended for 100 games
for a second violation of the policy last week.
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Sevilla ke
<< ChiSox take opener of twinbill from New York
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Danks (2-4) earned his second s
<< Pronger suspended for Game 4
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anaheim Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger was
suspended for one game due to a hit on the head of Detroit forward Tomas
Holmstrom during the Red Wings' 5-0 Game 3 win in the Western Conference
finals.
<< Blackhawks sign top pick Toews
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Blackhawks signed their first round
pick in the 2006 draft, center Jonathan Toews, to a three-year entry level
contract on Wednesday.
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<< Fire need to tighten things up to snap two-game skid
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Fire will be trying to turn
things around on Thursday against FC Dallas at Toyota Park as the club returns
from a three-game road trip riding a two-game losing streak.
After holding opponent
White Sox reinstate Cintron from bereavement list >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox reinstated infielder Alex
Cintron from the Major League Bereavement List prior to Wednesday night's game
against the New York Yankees.
Also, the club optioned infielder Andy Gonzalez back
Street Sense to face eight in Preakness Stakes >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense is the 7-5
morning line favorite for Saturday's $1 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico
Race Course. The 1 3/16 mile race is the middle jewel of racing's Triple
Crown.
Tigers place Bonderman on DL >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers placed pitcher Jeremy
Bonderman on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. The move is retroactive to
May 9.
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Federer, Nadal reach third round in rainy Hamburg >>
Hamburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded and three-time titlist
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Craybas, King bow out in Morocco >>
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$145,000 Moroccan Grand Prix tennis tournament.
Nineteen-year-old Canadian Aleksa
NFL Football Betting Online
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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