Brady's name removed from injury report
Football Betting Lines
01/20/2012 - Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was removed from Friday's injury report and was a full participant in practice for a second straight day.
He sat out Wednesday's practice to rest a lingering left shoulder injury. Brady has been bothered by the injury since last month and has been a limited participant in practice in recent weeks to rest the shoulder.
Tight end Aaron Hernandez was limited in practice for a third straight day due to a concussion sustained in New England's divisional playoff win against Denver on Saturday. He is listed as questionable for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against Baltimore.
The Patriots listed 13 other players as questionable for Sunday's game, including wide receivers Deion Branch (knee) and Wes Welker (knee), guard Logan Mankins (knee), linebacker Brandon Spikes (knee), safety Patrick Chung (knee) and offensive tackles Nate Solder (concussion) and Sebastian Vollmer (back/foot).
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees and outfielder Brett Gardner have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract. Gardner appeared in 159 games for the Yankees last season, batting .259 with career highs in both
<< Real Madrid focused on Athletic Bilbao
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Madrid lost another "El Clasico" earlier
this week against Barcelona, but Jose Mourinho's club still has an edge on its
rival in La Liga.
So after the 2-1 loss at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos
<< Arsenal hosts United in Sunday's marquee EPL match
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Premier League title chase could become
much more clear after the weekend as four of England's titans are set to suit
up Sunday.
Third-place Tottenham will head north to face the leaders, Manchester Ci
<< Howard's hurting Jameer and Smith's hurting Magic
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Next time you're on Church Street in
downtown Orlando, it's probably a good idea to look both ways before crossing
the street.
Those LYNX buses are dangerous, especially when someone is behind you p
<< North Dakota adds QB, two JUCO standouts
Grand Forks, ND (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former North Carolina quarterback Braden
Hanson is among three transfers who have joined the University of North Dakota
football program, Fighting Sioux head coach Chris Mussman announced Friday.
Like Hanso
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Monchengladbach pulled within one point of Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich on Friday, as Marco Reus notched his 11th goal and Patrick Herrmann added a brace in a 3-1 win at Borussia-Park. Reus sc
Ravens S Reed probable for Sunday >>
Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed is listed
as probable for Sunday's AFC Championship at New England due to a left ankle
injury.
He was a full participant in Friday's practice after being limited the l
Nationals give 1B/OF Morse extension >>
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals agreed to a
multi-year contract extension with first baseman/outfielder Michael Morse on
Friday, avoiding salary arbitration.
Morse, 29, batted .303 with 31 home runs and
Dallas swoops for Rodriguez >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas announced on Friday that the club has
come to terms with defender Carlos Rodriguez, who will be added to the team
pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate.
The 21-yea
Indians obtain Slowey from Rockies >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians acquired right-hander
Kevin Slowey and cash considerations from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for
pitcher Zach Putnam.
Slowey was dealt by Minnesota to Colorado last month and qui
Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.