Rockies minor leaguer Torres suspended
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02/21/2012 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Joseph Torres has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball for a violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
The 29-year-old Torres, who is currently on the roster of the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox, received his suspension for testing positive for an amphetamine, a performance-enhancing substance. The penalty will start at the beginning of the season.
Drafted by the Angels in the first round (10th overall) of the 2000 MLB draft, Torres played for Double-A Tulsa and at the Triple-A level last year, combining for a 3-1 record with a 2.24 ERA in 52 relief appearances.
Peoria, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ichiro Suzuki has been in the leadoff spot for almost his entire 11 years with the Seattle Mariners, but that will not be the case this season. Mariners manager Eric Wedge announced Tuesday that Chone Figgi
<< Nets' Williams to have foot surgery
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Jersey Nets forward Shawne Williams
will undergo surgery on February 22 to remove a bone fragment from his left
foot.
Nets general manager Billy King made the announcement Tuesday.
The surger
<< Chelsea bested by Napoli in Italy
Naples, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea's Champions League aspirations took a
major hit on Tuesday as it suffered a 3-1 loss to Napoli in the first leg at
the Stadio San Paolo.
The Blues opened the scoring through Juan Mata in the
<< Avs, Wings, Bolts deal; Downie, Quincey change locales
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche brought in some skill and
toughness on Tuesday, acquiring forward Steve Downie from the Tampa Bay
Lightning in exchange for defenseman Kyle Quincey.
The Bolts then turned around a
<< Tevez apologizes to Manchester City
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez
apologized Tuesday and withdrew his appeal against the Premier League club's
claim of gross misconduct, opening the door for his return from a five-month
absence
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday acquired forward Brandon Segal from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Matt Fornataro. Segal, 28, has 11 goals and 22 points in 92 games over three NHL season
Almagro stays hot in Buenos Aires >>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off his title in Sao
Paulo last week, reigning Buenos Aires champion Nicolas Almagro continued his
winning ways Tuesday with a first-round victory at the Copa Claro tennis
event.
The seco
Dundee United thumps 10-man Kilmarnock >>
Dundee, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Daly converted a penalty for his 13th
goal following the sending off of Liam Kelly and Dundee United rolled to a 4-0
win over short-handed Kilmarnock on Tuesday in the Scottish Premier League.
Daly's
Former Fiesta Bowl director pleads guilty >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The former longtime executive director of the
Fiesta Bowl has pled guilty to a felony count of solicitation to commit fraud
schemes.
John Junker, who was fired in March 2001 after a probe uncovered a schem
Auburn's Fortner to resign at season's end >>
Auburn, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Auburn women's basketball coach Nell Fortner
will resign as head coach at the end of the 2011-12 season, the university's
director of athletics Jay Jacobs announced on Tuesday.
Fortner has served as the te
Matt Kenseth And Kevin Harvick Favorites To Take NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship
(September 15)—The NASCAR season has hit the homestretch with the opening event on this year’s Chase for the Cup taking place this weekend at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. With 10 races remaining to determine the Cup Series champion, leading online sportsbook MySportsbook.com today announced odds on all 10 Chase qualifying drivers capturing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
One of the largest sportsbook sites on the Internet, MySportsbook.com currently lists the top two drivers in the point standings as the early favorites to win the Nextel Cup. Entering the Chase for the Cup with a slim five-point lead in the point standings, 2003 NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth has been made a slight favorite to win his second Cup at 7/2 betting odds. 2001 Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick has betting odds listed at 5/2 and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is listed at 6/1 to capture the Nextel Cup this year.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his legendary father who won six NASCAR titles, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands at 8/1 to breakthrough with his first Cup victory. Staying with the family theme, MySportsbook.com lists 2005 Rookie of the Year Kyle Busch at 14/1 to succeed big brother Kurt’s 2004 NASCAR title. While Kasey Kahne was the final driver to qualify for the Chase with a third place finish last week, the oddsmakers give him a fighting chance at 10/1 mainly due to several mile-and-a-half tracks remaining on the schedule. Despite going winless on the NASCAR circuit this season, Jeff Burton enters the Chase at 5/1 to capture the Cup title. Meanwhile, rookie Denny Hamlin is 4/1 to win the championship, while veteran driver Mark Martin enters the Chase for the Cup as a 15/1 long shot to win his first NASCAR title in his 24th and final season.
MySportsbook.com will offer comprehensive Nascar betting lines on every race remaining on the Nextel Cup series including driver match-ups, props and odds to win each race. For a complete list of NASCAR odds, please visit www.MySportsbook.com.
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NFL ODDSTop Football Betting Free Agents to Change Teams
It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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