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02/06/2012 - Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby skated with the team on Monday, but did not participate in full team practice and his status has not changed.
Crosby has been out since December 5 due to concussion-like symptoms and was also diagnosed with a soft tissue injury in his neck last week.
However, he did state on Monday that he is feeling better, but is still not sure when he will return to play.
"I feel like this week's been good," said Crosby. "I feel like I'm getting there. "I don't have a timeframe, I wish I did but I don't. The good news is that there is some progression, with this stuff that's always what you're looking for."
Crosby, 24, missed more than 10 months after suffering a concussion last January and only returned to action November 21. In eight games this season, he has two goals and 12 points.
The Pens also said on Monday that center Jordan Staal and defenseman Simon Despres both returned to practice.
Staal has been out since January 6 with a knee injury and Despres has also been out with a knee injury.
<< Cubs designate DeWitt for assigmnent
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs designated infielder Blake
DeWitt for assignment on Monday.
The 26-year-old batted .265 with five home runs, 11 doubles and 26 RBI in 121
games during his first full season with the Cubs i
<< Alcohol led to Presbyterian player's death
Clinton, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An autopsy has determined the death of a
Presbyterian College football player on Sunday was brought on by alcohol
intoxication.
The Laurens County Coroner's office said Monday that the death of 21-year-old
Kyl
<< Liverpool, Spurs finish goalless at Anfield
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool and Tottenham played to a 0-0
draw at Anfield on Monday, doing little to improve the ambitions of either
side.
The result leaves Tottenham seven points back of leaders Manchester City
<< Missouri State to visit Kansas State, Louisville
Springfield, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Missouri State football will open the 2012
season by visiting two FBS opponents and play five home games as part of an
11-game schedule announced Monday.
Seventh-year head coach Terry Allen and the Bears wi
Carmelo Anthony leaves game with strained groin >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony suffered a
strained right groin in Monday's game against the Utah Jazz and will not
return.
He suffered the injury near the midpoint of the first quarter as he
No. 24 Louisville routs Connecticut >>
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Smith scored 16 points and Gorgui
Dieng added 15 to lead No. 24 Louisville to a thorough 80-59 throttling of
Connecticut.
Kyle Kuric chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds, while Chane Behanan
Denmon helps Missouri edge Oklahoma >>
Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcus Denmon made four three-pointers en route
to 25 points, as the fourth-ranked Missouri Tigers snuck past the Oklahoma
Sooners, 71-68.
Ricardo Ratliffe added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (22
Leafs continue winning ways, outscore Oilers >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Kessel tallied twice and added one assist,
as Toronto doubled up Edmonton, 6-3, at Air Canada Centre.
Clarke MacArthur, Joffrey Lupul and Tyler Bozak also lit the lamp for the
Maple Leafs, who have ta
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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