Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman expects to learn on Saturday whether his salary cap-squeezed team will be able to keep restricted free agent goaltender Antti Niemi, who backstopped Chicago to its first Stanley Cup in 49 years last spring. After Bowman and Niemis agent, Bill Zito, were unable to reach contract terms for the 26-year-old [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: NHL hockey news | No Comments »
Former NBA big man Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday. Police wouldnt answer questions about motive or suspects. But records indicate that Wright, revered in his hometown as a generous and likable sports hero, [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: NBA basketball news | No Comments »
Online betting players know that when it all comes down to it, NFL teams live and die with their offensive and defensive lines, something that Buffalo and Washington had trouble with in 2009. The Redskins have improved there, while the Bills haven’t, and that’ll be the difference in this preseason matchup. What: NFL betting When: [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: Sportsbook news | No Comments »
Trade deadline, three days away. And this is roughly when the Boston Red Sox were supposed to pluck slugger Adrian Gonzalez from the carcass of the dead-and-buried San Diego Padres. A foot injury has reduced Boston captain Jason Varitek to a boot and crutches. (AP) Except … the earth apparently has reversed its axis since [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: MLB baseball news | No Comments »
Second-seeded Sam Querrey rallied to beat Kevin Anderson 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-0 to open defense of his title at the Farmers Classic on Wednesday night. Querrey served out the 2-hour, 14-minute match on his second match point, putting away a forehand winner. He improved to 3-0 against Anderson, a South African who was set to [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: Tennis news | No Comments »
Kentucky lost its five best players early because they wanted to become NBA millionaires, and North Carolina lost two players who figured to be in next seasons rotation because they wanted to get closer to their California home. This stuff happens in college basketball. Guys come and go for a variety of reasons, but when [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: NCAA basketball news | No Comments »
Theres this booth off in a corner at Bobs Steak and Chop House, one of the nations great power eateries. It is allegedly the place where Texas AD DeLoss Dodds and his Oklahoma counterpart Joe Castiglione helped “save” the Big 12 this summer. Mack Brown has led Texas to two Big 12 titles, two BCS [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: NCAA football news | No Comments »
The Thrashers and recently acquired forward Ben Eager have agreed to terms on new deal, avoiding arbitration. Terms of the contract werent announced Wednesday night. The 26-year-old restricted free agent played in 60 games last season with the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. He had seven goals, nine assists and a team-leading 120 penalty minutes, [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: NHL hockey news | No Comments »
Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a mans body outside of Memphis. Wrights uncle, Curtis Wright, told the Associated Press that police called the players father, Herb Wright, Wednesday afternoon with the news [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: NBA basketball news | No Comments »
The Minnesota Vikings will travel to the Edward James Dome in St. Louis to take on the Rams in the first week of the NFL preseason, beginning their quest to make up for last season’s loss to New Orleans in the NFC Title Game. The Rams, on the other hand, are on the other side [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by admin
Filed under: Sportsbook news | No Comments »
