Brodeur, Jokinen, Crosby named weekly stars
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03/16/2009 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur, Calgary center Olli Jokinen and Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby were named as the NHL's three stars for the week ending March 15.
Brodeur is coming off a historic week, in which he tied Patrick Roy's all-time record for goaltender wins of 551. He accomplished the feat in the Devils' 3-1 victory Saturday over Montreal, which capped a 3-0-0 week for the four-time Vezina Trophy winner. In addition to the three wins, Brodeur posted a 1.67 goals-against average and .943 save percentage.
Meanwhile, Jokinen continued his strong play since Calgary acquired him at the trade deadline. He led the NHL in scoring last week, notching six goals and two assists. Jokinen tallied most of his points with a three-goal, two-assist performance Saturday in an 8-6 loss to Toronto.
Crosby recorded two goals and six assists in four games, as the Penguins went 2-0-2 and improved to fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Three of his assists came in Sunday's 6-4 win over the East-leading Boston Bruins.
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Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United will be without
defender Nemanja Vidic for their next two Premier League games following his
red card against Liverpool.
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Portsmouth's experience will ultimately keep the club in the Premier League
this season.
The England striker was on the mark in Saturday's 1-1 draw with
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do all it can to avoid scheduling a Champions League game for Liverpool on the
20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
At Friday's quarterfinal draw, the
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Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy
has been brought into the Wales squad for next week's World Cup qualifiers
despite being sidelined with injury.
The former West Ham man hasn't played for Ci
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Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear remains on
course for an April return to the St James' Park hot-seat following heart
surgery.
The 62-year-old earmarked the Premier League trip to Stoke City on April 1
Raul may still receive Spain recall >>
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rule out a belated international recall for Real Madrid striker Raul.
Spain's all-time record goalscorer hasn't featured for his country since the
qualifying c
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Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Outspoken Stuttgart goalkeeper Jens
Lehmann is at the center of a fresh storm after accusing Werder Bremen's Diego
of cheating.
Lehmann was outraged after the Brazilian won and then converted a fi
Mourinho: We'll win the Scudetto >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Mourinho claims nobody can stop his Inter
Milan side from winning the Scudetto this season following their weekend
victory over Fiorentina.
Inter responded to their Champions League exit at the
Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Super Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
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Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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