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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Trail Blazers take
on the Hawks, Duke meets Coastal Carolina, and the Browns get a visit from the
division-rival Ravens.
Headlines…
As Charlie Weis is the dead man walking at Notre Dame, the
latest name to pop up in the rumors is Oklahoma
coach Bob Stoops. Cy McCormick of the online betting syndicate MasterLockLine
says that Brian Kelley is the odds on favorite to take over the Irish, though
Urban Myer to Notre Dame rumors are an annual occurrence…Titans owner Bud Adams
gave the finger after yesterday’s victory and no it was not the “No. 1” signal.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
The Ravens will be looking to get back into the AFC playoff picture on Monday
night when they play on the road against the Browns in the primetime matchup.
Baltimore (4-4 SU, 5-3 ATS) lost 17-7 in Cincinnati
last weekend, with Ray Rice scoring the team’s only touchdown with a two-yard
rush in the fourth quarter. Joe Flacco went 18-of-32
for 195 yards passing with no TDs and two INTs in the loss.
Cleveland (1-7 SU, 3-5 ATS) was
thumped 30-6 in Chicago in their
last contest, with Derek Anderson throwing for 76 yards and getting picked off
twice en route to losing his starter’s job. Anderson
did account for the team’s lone score in that contest, rushing for a TD in the
third quarter. Oddsmakers have the Ravens pegged as 10.5-point favorites for
Monday night, with the total listed at 40 points at Bodog.
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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
There are just three games on the NBA’s schedule for Monday, with Charlotte
at Orlando, Dallas
at Milwaukee, and Portland
at Atlanta. The Trail Blazers
picked up an 80-74 road win over the Bobcats on Saturday night, with Brandon
Roy scoring 25 points and LaMarcus Aldridge chipping
in with 11 points and seven boards. The Hawks rolled over the Hornets at home
on Saturday night, winning 121-98. Joe Johnson had 26 points and Josh Smith had
17 boards in that victory.
As well, Kentucky, Villanova, and
Duke are all in action on the college hoops slate for Monday night; it’s Miami
(Ohio) vs. Kentucky,
Pennsylvania vs. Villanova, and
Coastal Carolina vs. Duke. The Blue Devils had no trouble picking up a victory
in their season opener last time out, getting past N.C. Greensboro by a final
score of 96-62. Kyle Singler had a game-high 20
points in that Duke win.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there are six games on tap in the NHL on Monday night, with the
Islanders at Boston, New Jersey
at Philadelphia, Edmonton
at Columbus, Los
Angeles at Florida,
Tampa Bay
at Phoenix, and Anaheim
at Pittsburgh. The Ducks were
blasted 7-4 by the Red Wings on Saturday night despite a four-point effort from
Ryan Getzlaf. The Penguins pulled out a 6-5 OT win
over the Bruins in their Saturday game; Evgeni Malkin had three points in his return to the lineup.
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