Cards Down Tigers 5-4; Extend World Series Lead Team Page: Detroit Tigers :: St Louis Cardinals Craig Monroe had an explanation. Reliever Fernando Rodney had no excuse for his blunder. Rodney’s error in the pivotal seventh inning was the fourth by a Detroit pitcher in the World Series – breaking a record – and the St. Louis Cardinals went on to win 5-4 Thursday night to take a 3-1 lead. Rodney fielded a sacrifice bunt cleanly in front of the mound, pivoted and threw to first base. The sailing toss was so high it would’ve only been caught if a…
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Sabres Tie The Record for the Best NHL Start Team Page: Buffalo :: NY Islanders NHL Scoreboard :: NHL Standings The Buffalo Sabres are making their historic start look easy. Maxim Afinogenov pumped in a goal and assist, Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots, and the perfect Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-0 Thursday night to win their 10th straight game and match the best start the NHL has ever seen. Afinoogenov set up Ales Kotalik’s first-period goal and scored one in the second. Miller did the rest for the Sabres, who tied the 1993-94 Toronto Maple Leafs – the…
West Coast Hockey: Edmonton at Phoenix Team Page: Edmonton :: Phoenix Matchup :: Odds :: Free Picks :: NHL Scoreboard The Edmonton Oilers have been perfect at home this season. Playing on the road, though, has been another story. The Oilers look to shake their road struggles Thursday when they visit the lowly Phoenix Coyotes at the newly renamed Jobing.com Arena. Edmonton (6-3-0) had a three-game winning streak end with a 6-2 loss at Anaheim on Wednesday, its third loss in four road games.
World Series Game 5 Preview 62% of The Public on Detroit -103 :: Matchup :: Odds :: Scoreboard St. Louis’ pitching staff has been dominant through the first three games of the World Series. The scary part for the Detroit Tigers is they’ve yet to face the Cardinals’ most dominant playoff pitcher. And with more heavy rain in the forecast, it’s not known if the teams will take the field again anytime soon. Weather permitting, Jeff Suppan will try to put together another brilliant playoff performance in a bid to help the Cardinals take a commanding lead in the World…
Thursday Night Football: Clemson at Virginia Tech 76% of The Public on Clemson -4 :: Matchup :: Odds :: Injuries Clemson will need some help if it hopes to play for a conference championship. The Tigers know they’ll also have to do their part. The 10th-ranked Tigers (7-1, 4-1 ACC) look to extend their longest winning streak in seven years when they visit Virginia Tech (5-2, 2-2) on Thursday night. Clemson won its sixth straight Saturday, 31-7 over then-No. 13 Georgia Tech. The Tigers hadn’t had a win streak that long since opening the 2000 season 8-0.
Underdog Panthers Win on The Road in New York Florida a big payout at +170 on the Money Line Florida Panthers 4 New York Rangers 2 FINAL :: Scoreboard Ed Belfour made 35 saves and Jozef Stumpel scored two goals to help the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday night for their first road victory of the season. Coming off consecutive losses to Atlanta, the Panthers improved to 1-4-1 on the road and 5-5-1 overall. New York, idle since winning a shootout in Toronto on Saturday night, lost for the fifth time in its last seven…
World Series Preview: Weather a Factor for Game 4 DETROIT 1-2 at St. Louis 2-1 :: Matchup – Scoreboard Off and on drizzle fell at Busch Stadium before the scheduled start of Game 4 of the World Series on Wednesday night. In early afternoon, the infield was covered with a silver tarp, and low clouds frequently obscured the Gateway Arch beyond center field. In a postseason that already has seen its share of foul weather, rain was forecast for Wednesday night. “We’re expecting a fairly persistent, light rain or drizzle throughout the game,” said Mark Britt, a meteorologist at the National…
Cardinals Shut Out Detroit, Take World Series Lead The Detroit Tigers reached the World Series with sensational pitching, sound defense and timely hitting from their entire lineup. Detroit has failed in each of those phases against the St. Louis Cardinals in its two Series losses. It could be rust, stemming from the six days off the Tigers had between sweeping Oakland and playing St. Louis. Perhaps the Cardinals are just better. Or, maybe baseball’s law of averages are catching up to Jim Leyland, whose trips to the mound usually led to double plays if he kept the pitcher in or…
Dallas Mavericks Favored to Win The 2007 NBA Championship Betting is open on the 2006 – 2007 NBA Season! With tip-off of the 2006-07 basketball season taking place next week, PinnacleSports.com has announced updated odds on all 30 NBA teams winning the league championship. The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com currently lists Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks as a 4/1 favorite to avenge last year’s loss in the NBA Finals and capture the franchise’s first ever championship. With Amare Stoudemire returning to the lineup along side reigning two-time league MVP Steve Nash, the Phoenix Suns should be even…
Giants Beat Dallas on Monday Night 36-22 Drew Bledsoe stood grim-faced on the sideline, his fingers locked inside the collar of his jersey, a visor pulled over his eyes. The New York Giants already had their way with him – and now they were doing the same to his backup. After Bledsoe’s sack-filled first half performance ended in an interception, Tony Romo trotted in to start the second, when he was greeted by a standing ovation and chants of his last name. Then, on his first snap, Romo threw an interception. While Romo sparked the offense at times with more…