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07/22/2007 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kason Gabbard tossed a three-hitter over seven innings, as the Boston Red Sox pounded the Chicago White Sox, 11-2, in the third game of a four-game set from Fenway Park.
Gabbard (4-0) struck out one batter and walked another, allowing just a run in the win.
Coco Crisp went 3-for-4 with five RBI and scored a run for the Red Sox, who also put up double digits in a 10-3 victory on Friday. Pinch-hitter Eric Hinske added a pair of hits, two RBI and scored once.
Josh Fields ended 2-for-4 with an RBI for the White Sox, who lost their second straight. John Danks (6-7) allowed four runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and three walks over six innings.
Leading 4-1, the Red Sox blew the game open with seven runs in the seventh. Boone Logan entered the game with the bases loaded and two outs, but walked in a run. Dewon Day came in next, but walked in two more runs before Crisp's two- run single and pinch-hitter Hinske's two-run triple.
Chicago got a run in the ninth on Rob Mackowiak's RBI double.
Chicago opened the scoring in the second when Fields doubled home a run. Boston answered with two runs in the bottom half, as Crisp singled in a pair of runs.
The Red Sox scored two more in the sixth. Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis both singled and J.D. Drew doubled in a run. Mike Lowell was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Crisp singled home Drew, but Lowell got thrown out at home to end the inning.
Game Notes
This is the first series of the season between these teams, but Boston is 14-8 in the matchup since the start of the 2004 campaign. The White Sox have also struggled in Beantown, where they have won just three times in their last nine visits.
<< Henry set to make Barca debut in Scotland
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Striker Thierry Henry successfully completed
his first full practice with Barcelona on Saturday, and is now scheduled to
travel with his new team to Scotland for his Spanish debut.
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<< Penny struggles, still leads Dodgers past Mets
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Kemp crushed a three-run home run in a
five-run fourth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers recovered from a shaky
outing by Brad Penny to beat the New York Mets, 8-6, at Dodger Stadium.
Penny (12-
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Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Bonds went 0-for-2, failing to move any
closer to Hank Aaron's all-time home run record, but his teammates provided
enough offense to power San Francisco past the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-0, in the
second
<< Bacsik, Nats shutout Rockies
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Bacsik combined with three
Washington relievers on a three-hitter as the Nationals blanked the Colorado
Rockies, 3-0, in the third of a four-game series at RFK Stadium.
Bacsik (3-6) went
Cards agree with top pick Kozma >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with
their top draft pick, shortstop Pete Kozma, on Saturday.
Kozma, who was the 18th pick overall in the first-year player draft on June 7,
will report to the club'
Marlins sink Reds with eight-run eighth >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run home run as part
of an eight-run eighth inning as the Florida Marlins crushed the Cincinnati
Reds, 11-1, in the third of a four-game set at Dolphin Stadium.
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Chakvetadze, Morigami reach Cincinnati final >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze and
seventh-seed Akiko Morigami of Japan will battle in the final of the $175,000
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on Satu
Mauer's inside-the-park HR lifts Twins past Angels >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Mauer's inside-the-park three-run
home run in the eighth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins over the LA Angels of
Anaheim, 5-2, in the second game of a three-game set at the Metrodome.
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The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.
"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."
Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.
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