Big Ben strikes again in Detroit
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08/04/2010 -
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Pistons re-signed veteran
center Ben Wallace on Wednesday.
Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Detroit Free
Press reported it is a two-year contract worth just under $4 million.
Wallace spent six seasons with Detroit from 2000-06 before leaving as a free
agent to sign with Chicago. He played just one full season with the Bulls
before being traded to Cleveland as part of a three-team deal with Seattle in
February 2008.
After staying in Cleveland for the 2008-09 campaign, Wallace returned to
Detroit last season and averaged 5.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 69
games.
Wallace was a dominant force during his first stint in Detroit, winning an NBA
title in the spring of 2004 and capturing the league's defensive player of the
year honors four times (2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006). He averaged 7.9 points and
12.8 rebounds as a member of the Pistons, and earned four All-Star Game nods
(2003-06) in that time.
The Virginia Union product, who will be 36 years old at the start of the
upcoming season, has averaged 6.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in
972 games for Washington, Orlando, Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland.
At 6-foot-9, he is the shortest player in league history to reach 2,000 career
blocks.
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Quality Road heads Whitney Invitational >>
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quality Road, trained by Todd
Pletcher, tops a field of six for Saturday's $750,000 Whitney Invitational
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Blues sign Dave Scatchard >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Dave
Scatchard.
Terms of the two-way contract were not released.
Scatchard spent last season with Nashville and its minor league affiliate in
Milwaukee. He regis
Chargers' third-round pick Butler to miss season >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers announced linebacker
Donald Butler, a third-round selection in the 2010 draft, will miss the
upcoming season due to an Achilles injury suffered on Tuesday.
Butler starred at W
McGee takes Brook Lopez's spot at Team USA camp >>
Colorado Springs, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brook Lopez, center for the New Jersey
Nets, withdrew from consideration for the 2010 USA Basketball World
Championship team due to a battle with mononucleosis.
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Bills release Schobel >>
Pittsford, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Bills have released veteran
linebacker Aaron Schobel.
The moves comes after the Bills announced Monday that Schobel was not in their
plans for the 2010 season, though did not outright
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Colts give the ‘D’ its due
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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