03/20/2008 - Edmonton, AB (Hockey Betting) - Roberto Luongo made 33 saves, as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1, at Rexall Place.
Trevor Linden, Daniel Sedin, Matt Pettinger and Taylor Pyatt all scored for the Canucks, who have not lost in regulation to Edmonton since December 4, 2006, going 9-0-3 over that span.
Vancouver remains tied with Calgary -- which edged Colorado, 2-1, on Thursday -- for the sixth seed in the Western Conference. Both clubs have 86 points and trail idle Minnesota by one point for first place in the tightly contested Northwest Division.
Tom Gilbert tallied for the Oilers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Dwayne Roloson yielded four goals on 21 shots in defeat.
The Oilers are five points back of Colorado for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West.
Sedin notched his 27th goal of the season to put the Canucks on the board. Sedin ripped a shot that Roloson turned aside, but Gilbert inadvertently tucked the rebound into his own net 69 seconds into the middle stanza.
The Canucks grabbed a 2-0 lead when Pettinger fired a shot labeled for the far corner with 2:05 remaining in the second period. Pyatt extended the Canucks margin to 3-0 at the 4:58 mark of the third with his 15th goal of the season.
Edmonton trimmed the deficit to two when Gilbert's shot from the point eluded Luongo with 9:51 to go in the third.
Linden's short-handed marker restored a three-goal advantage with 6:40 left in regulation.
Game Notes
Vancouver improved to 26-0-1 when leading after two periods...The Canucks scored two goals in the third period on three shots...Vancouver has scored eight short-handed goals this season, while Edmonton has allowed nine...Three of Pettinger's five goals this season are game-winners...Edmonton finished 0-for-6 on the power play. Vancouver failed to convert on its only opportunity with the man advantage.
<< Flames edge Avs to keep pace in logjammed Northwest
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Craig Conroy and Daymond Langkow each scored
in the first period as the Calgary Flames held on to edge the Colorado
Avalanche, 2-1, in a crucial Northwest Division contest.
Miikka Kiprusoff stopped
<< Notre Dame has no trouble with George Mason; advances to second round
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke Harangody scored 18 points and raked down
14 rebounds as the fifth-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish ripped George
Mason, 68-50, in East Region action of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Kyle
<< Texas Three-Step: Celtics complete Lone Star sweep in Dallas
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Allen scored 21 points, and made a crucial
three-pointer in the final minute to help the Boston Celtics top Dallas,
94-90, at American Airlines Center.
Paul Pierce finished with 22 points and a seaso
<< Spurs get back on track against Bulls
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) -Tony Parker scored 23 points and dished out six
assists to lead the slumping San Antonio Spurs in a much-needed 102-80 victory
over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.
Tim Duncan poured in 22 points and
Adu double puts USA through to Beijing >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team
booked a spot in the Beijing Olympics on Thursday as Freddy Adu scored two
goals en route to a 3-0 win over Canada.
Adu opened the scoring in the 27th minute
West Virginia advances to second round with win over Arizona >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Ruoff and Darris Nichols combined to
make nine three-pointers, as West Virginia moved into the second round of the
NCAA Tournament with a 75-65 victory over Arizona.
Ruoff had 21 points and Nich
Love leads UCLA to 41-point win over Miss. Valley State >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Love scored 20 points and grabbed nine
rebounds, as top-seeded UCLA blew past Mississippi Valley State, 70-29, in the
first round of the West Region in the NCAA Tournament.
Love was the only player in
Raiders, Falcons complete deal for CB Hall >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Raiders' off-season shopping spree
continued Thursday, as the club completed a deal with the Falcons for Pro Bowl
cornerback DeAngelo Hall.
The Raiders sent their second-round pick, 34th overall,
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds
Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.
Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.
"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."
Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.
Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.
But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.
Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.
Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Baltimore Ravens 15-1
Buffalo Bills 50-1
Carolina Panthers 18-1
Chicago Bears 10-1
Cincinnati Bengals 15-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Dallas Cowboys 15-1
Denver Broncos 15-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
Green Bay Packers 50-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Indianapolis Colts 6-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 30-1
Miami Dolphins 40-1
Minnesota Vikings 75-1
New England Patriots 10-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 20-1
New York Jets 30-1
Oakland Raiders 100-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1
Saint Louis Rams 60-1
San Diego Chargers 6-1
San Francisco 49ers 75-1
Seattle Seahawks 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1
Tennessee Titans 40-1
Washington Redskins 50-1
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MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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