Indians' Westbrook headed back to DL
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06/03/2008 - Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians announced that pitcher Jake Westbrook has been scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday and will likely return to the disabled list.
Westbrook was just activated from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday to start the team's series finale against the Chicago White Sox, May 28. The right-hander reported feeling soreness in his elbow following the start. He surrendered three runs in five innings without receiving a decision.
Westbrook was on the shelf earlier this season with a strained left intercostal muscle, suffered in the seventh inning of the team's 3-0 loss to Minnesota on April 19.
Westbrook is 1-2 with a 3.12 earned run average in five starts for the Tribe this season.
An official roster move will be made Tuesday.
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Casey Blake tied career highs with two home runs and seven runs batted in, as he helped the Cleveland Indians win a slugfest, 13-9, over Texas in the opener of a four-game set. Blake finished with
<< Couples fails to qualify for U.S. Open
Far Hills, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last sectional qualifiers were held
Monday to determine the field for next week's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
Some top players made it. Some did not.
Former Masters champion Fred Couples was among
<< Chargers sign veteran C Newberry
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers have signed veteran
center Jeremy Newberry to a one-year contract, the team announced Monday.
"Jeremy is a tough, physical, experienced player," said Chargers general
manager
<< Padres recall Hampson; option southpaw Henn to Portland
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres activated 28-year-old
pitcher Justin Hampson from the 15-day disabled list Monday and outrighted
southpaw Sean Henn to Triple-A Portland.
Hampson had been on the disabled list
<< Still tied after second overtime in Game 5
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After 40 minutes of overtime play, Game 5 of
the Stanley Cup Finals remains tied, 3-3, between Detroit and Pittsburgh at
Joe Louis Arena.
Pittsburgh got its second overtime power play in the second per
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Mathis hit a two-run home run and Ervin Santana was solid over 7 2/3 innings as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim topped the Seattle Mariners, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game series at Safeco
Lowe dazzles as Dodgers down struggling Rockies >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derek Lowe allowed one run over eight solid
innings, and Matt Kemp went 3-for-5 with a home run for Los Angeles, which
pounded the struggling Colorado Rockies, 8-2, to open a three-game set.
Lowe (3-5)
Sykora's tally lifts Penguins over Red Wings, keeps series alive >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Petr Sykora's power play goal at the 9:57 mark
of the third overtime helped Pittsburgh avoid elimination with a 4-3 win over
Detroit in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena.
In the third sessio
Horwitz, Giants pounce on Perez in rout of Mets >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Horwitz hit a two-run home run and
drove in three as the San Francisco Giants crushed the New York Mets, 10-2, in
the opener of a three-game set.
Ray Durham went 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs
Crosby's single sends A's past Tigers >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bobby Crosby went 3-for-5 with a pair of
doubles, but it was his RBI single in the bottom of the ninth that lifted the
Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, in the opener of a three-game
series.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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