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Johnson beats the buzzer as Hawks edge Bobcats in OTBasketball Betting Lines03/19/2010 - Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Johnson tied the game at the end of regulation and then made a 21-foot jumper as time expired in overtime, as the Atlanta Hawks edged the Charlotte Bobcats, 93-92, at Philips Arena. Johnson, who missed the previous two games with a strained Achilles, ended with 18 points for the Hawks, winners in four of their last five. Josh Smith donated 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Jamal Crawford chipped in 16 points to help Atlanta claim its fifth straight home victory. Raymond Felton finished with 25 points for the Bobcats, who have still won seven of nine despite the loss. Gerald Wallace, who had missed the last three games with an ankle injury, tallied 20 points and 16 boards. Stephen Jackson ended with 19 points for Charlotte, which is one win away from setting a franchise record for wins in a season. The Bobcats' win over the Thunder on Wednesday gave them 35 wins, tying last year's win total. Johnson's trey three minutes into overtime gave Atlanta a 91-88 edge. The score remained the same following multiple misses and turnovers. Theo Ratliff's block of Johnson's driving layup led to Felton's layup with 38.1 ticks left. Crawford then missed a jumper and Wallace pulled down the defensive rebound with 13.2 seconds to go. Felton drove to the lane and made a spectacular runner with his left hand with 3.8 ticks remaining to give Charlotte a 92-91 edge. Following a timeout, Johnson took the inbounds pass and dribbled to the left before draining the game-winning shot with a hand in his face. Boris Diaw's jumper gave the Bobcats a 76-66 lead with nine minutes to play in the fourth. However, the Hawks responded with an 11-2 spurt to cut the deficit to one, 78-77. Trailing 84-79 with less than 2 1/2 minutes to go, Atlanta scored the final five points of regulation to send things into an extra session. Al Horford's tip-in cut the gap to two, 84-82, with 1:12 left. Following a pair of missed foul shots by Jackson, Johnson made a floater in the lane with 35.4 seconds remaining to deadlock the tilt at 84-all. After Ratliff missed a jumper, Smith missed a three as time expired in regulation. The Bobcats held a 26-20 edge after 12 minutes of action, but the Hawks turned the tables in the second and took a 46-44 lead into the locker room. Jackson's driving layup put Charlotte ahead 63-56 with less than 4 1/2 minutes left in the third. But Atlanta responded with eight straight points to go in front by one, 64-63, with less than two minutes remaining. The Bobcats scored the final six points of the third, with Wallace's tip-in giving Charlotte a 69-64 edge heading to the fourth. Game Notes The Hawks lead the season series with Charlotte, 2-1...The Bobcats have never reached the playoffs in their existence...Atlanta made 41.9 percent of its shots, while Charlotte shot 45.3 percent from the field...The Hawks went 17- of-22 from the foul line, while the Bobcats went 9-of-15 from the charity stripe.
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FOOTBALL TRASH TALKNFL Football Trash TalkTrash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing). Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion. Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site). Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com. Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season. The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation. What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill. Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies. But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply. In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.
Super Bowl XLIV OddsSuper Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds. Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44. Bet Super Bowl XLIV Future Odds With their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers became the latest NFL champion. But believe it or not, oddsmakers from online sports book MySportsbook.com don't have the Steelers the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV next season. That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who are 8/1 favorites to win despite not even qualify for the postseason in 2008. The Pats also have a major decision to make regarding what to do with Matt Cassel, who played well in Tom Brady's (knee surgery) absence last year but is also a free agent this offseason. Ironically, the Steelers aren't even oddsmakers second choice to win Super Bowl 44, as the Dallas Cowboys are listed right behind the Patriots at 9/1 despite not making the playoffs themselves. Clearly oddsmakers think the public will hop back on the Cowboys' bandwagon considering the immense talent they have and the opening of a brand new stadium. After Dallas, then comes Pittsburgh at 10/1, but they share those odds with the New York Giants, who won Super Bowl XLII. The Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers round out the top six teams at 12/1, while the Baltimore Ravens (14/1), Tennessee Titans (16/1), Carolina Panthers (18/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (18/1) complete the top 10. The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals got no love from oddsmakers as they were established as a 30/1 long shot to win next year's Super Bowl. They share those same odds with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – two teams that didn't even qualify for the postseason. Other long shots are the Kansas City Chiefs (100/1), Detroit Lions (100/1), St. Louis Rams (75/1) and Oakland Raiders (75/1). To see a complete list of all the team's odds to win Super Bowl XLIV, check below. NFL TEAM FUTURE ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XLIV New England Patriots 8/1 Dallas Cowboys 9/1 New York Giants 10/1 Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1 Indianapolis Colts 12/1 San Diego Chargers 12/1 Baltimore Ravens 14/1 Tennessee Titans 16/1 Carolina Panthers 18/1 Philadelphia Eagles 18/1 New Orleans Saints 20/1 Atlanta Falcons 25/1 Denver Broncos 25/1 Green Bay Packers 25/1 Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1 Minnesota Vikings 25/1 New York Jets 25/1 Arizona Cardinals 30/1 Chicago BearS 30/1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1 Buffalo Bills 35/1 Houston TexaNS 35/1 Miami Dolphins 35/1 Washington Redskins 35/1 Seattle SeahawkS 50/1 Cleveland Browns 55/1 Cincinnati Bengals 60/1 San Francisco 49ers 60/1 Oakland Raiders 75/1 St. Louis Rams 75/1 Detroit Lions 100/1 Kansas City Chiefs 100/1 Odds as of: 2/2/09 Bet Super Bowl XLIV Future Odds To visit this online sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your NFL football betting needs. |
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