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12/28/2008 - St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Byfuglien scored twice, and the Chicago Blackhawks extended their winning streak to a franchise-best nine games with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild.
The Blackhawks had previously won eight in a row twice before: from January 4-21, 1981 and December 9-26, 1971. They also improved their record in December to 10-0-1.
Byfuglien added two assists, while Martin Havlat tallied a goal for the Blackhawks, who will try for 10 straight wins at Detroit on Tuesday. Cristobal Huet made 18 saves in the win.
Cal Clutterbuck scored the lone goal for the Wild, who have lost eight of 10. The Wild registered just 19 shots on goal, and Niklas Backstrom allowed three goals on 31 shots to take the loss.
Byfuglien got the Blackhawks on the board first, putting a backhand past Backstrom a little more than seven minutes into the game.
Just over two minutes later on the power play, Byfuglien tipped a shot out of mid-air and past Backstrom to give Chicago a 2-0 lead.
The Blackhawks increased their lead to three after a power play chance expired in the second period. With Minnesota still scrambling to get all five of its players back in the defensive end, Havlat took a pass from Brian Campbell in the slot and snuck it by Backstrom with 5:52 left in the frame.
Clutterbuck got the Wild on the board early in the third, blasting a wrister over Huet's left shoulder at the 2:47 mark of the final period.
Minnesota would get no closer, however, as Kris Versteeg's empty net goal with four seconds left in the game sealed the victory for Chicago.
Game Notes
Minnesota had won 10 of the previous 13 meetings with Chicago...The Blackhawks will also host Detroit on New Year's Day at Wrigley Field in the NHL's annual Winter Classic...Chicago forward Andrew Ladd's six- game point streak came to an end, while Patrick Kane's five-game point streak also ended...Jonathan Toews and Versteeg each had two assists for the Blackhawks.
<< Ryan helps Ducks edge Blues
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bobby Ryan scored the go-ahead goal with 7:11
remaining in the third period and Jonas Hiller made a key save with three
seconds left as the Anaheim Ducks edged the St. Louis Blues, 4-3, at Scottrade
Center.
<< NFL playoff times set
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Football League released the
times for next weekend's wild card round of the playoffs, and the NFC West
champion Arizona Cardinals (9-7) will get the slate started with a 4:30 p.m.
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<< Report: Browns waste little time in showing GM Savage the door
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Browns have reportedly fired
general manager Phil Savage following the club's 31-0 drubbing at the hands of
hated rival Pittsburgh on Sunday, capping a dreadful 4-12 season.
The change at th
<< 49ers remove interim tag, name Singletary head coach
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco 49ers named current
interim coach Mike Singletary as the team's official, full-time head coach
following Sunday's season-ending 27-24 win over the Washington Redskins.
Although
LeBron helps Cavs top Heat, stay perfect at home >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James scored 33 points and doled out
nine assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 93-86 victory over the Miami
Heat in the front end of a home-and-home series from Quicken Loans Arena.
The vict
Hornets hand Pacers another heartbreaking loss >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David West hit the go-ahead jumper with
2.5 seconds remaining, boosting New Orleans to a 105-103 win over the Indiana
Pacers.
West finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who have
Favre to have MRI on shoulder >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Jets quarterback Brett
Favre will have an MRI exam on his right shoulder on Monday, following the
club's season-ending 24-17 loss to Miami on Sunday.
Favre completed 20-of-40 p
Rutgers has no solution for Hansbrough, Tar Heels >>
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Hansbrough scored 26 points and
pulled down 10 rebounds to pace top-ranked North Carolina to a 97-75 win over
Rutgers.
Ty Lawson had 19 points and Danny Green contributed 18 points for the
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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