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1. Variety spices up this Breeder’ Cup Classic - 11/4/2009
In the 26 years that the Breeders' Cup Classic has been run, the $5 million edition on Saturday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting might have the most eclectic field.
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2. Pittsburgh Red-Hot Road Warriors - 11/4/2009
The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting close to matching the NHL record for road victories to start a season. Extending their run away from home could be difficult as they get set to face the league’s leading scorer in Los Angeles. The Penguins look to open 8-0 on the road when they meet Anze Kopitar and the Kings on Thursday night.
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3. Miami tries to turn up heat on Washington - 11/3/2009
The Miami Heat won their first three games with solid defense, but they couldn’t slow down the league’s highest-scoring team last time out. The Heat look to bounce back from their first loss and return to form on the defensive end Wednesday night when they visit a Washington Wizards team that has been inconsistent on offense.
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4. Struggling powerhouses collide in Detroit - 11/2/2009
The Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings were two of the NHL’s top teams last season, but neither club has carried that level of play into 2009-10. The Red Wings do have a solid performance to build on as they return home Tuesday night to face the Bruins, who are slumping offensively without two of their biggest stars.
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5. Giants blow it again for bettors - 11/2/2009
With a chance to throw crushing blows to Las Vegas sports books the past two weeks, Eli Manning instead threw interceptions, and his New York Giants are now an enemy of the betting public. So reliable for so long and almost always money on the road, the Giants played dead again Sunday.
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6. NHL Pacific Division desert roundup - 11/1/2009
The Phoenix Coyotes have been the NHL’s stingiest team during their surprising start, but the Los Angeles Kings are one of the few clubs that has found ways to score against Phoenix goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. After splitting their first two meetings, the Pacific Division rivals face off for a third time Monday night at Jobing.com Arena with the Coyotes looking for a fourth straight win overall.
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7. World Series Game 4 Betting Preview - 11/1/2009
The New York Yankees wanted a dominant pitcher to lead them deep into the postseason, so they made CC Sabathia the richest pitcher in baseball history. Now, Sabathia can now move them within a victory of their first World Series title in nine years. The workhorse will take the ball on three days’ rest Sunday night when the Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies play Game 4 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park.
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8. World Series Game 3 Betting Preview - 10/30/2009
Without any offense from Alex Rodriguez, Jeter and the New York Yankees totaled four runs in the first two games and still eked out a split at home. Now, the Series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Saturday night, with Cole Hamels set to start for the Phillies against fellow lefty Andy Pettitte.
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9. Boston looks to extend Edmonton’s misery - 10/30/2009
Inconsistency has plagued the Boston Bruins so far this season, but they’ve been just about as steady as a team can get against the Edmonton Oilers in recent years. After again falling short of a second straight victory, the Bruins look to extend a seven-game winning streak against the visiting Oilers on Saturday afternoon.
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10. Early NBA Division Showdown - 10/28/2009
The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets took the Northwest Division title race down to the final week of the regular season and both are expecting another tight battle in 2009-10. Coming off season-opening victories, Portland and Denver meet for the first time in the new campaign Thursday night at the Rose Garden.
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11. Changes for New Orleans and San Antonio to start season - 10/27/2009
With Tim Duncan’s career quickly approaching the finish line, the San Antonio Spurs may have acquired the right pieces for another championship run with their star center. Coming off their longest summer break since 2000, the Spurs open their season Wednesday night, when they host a New Orleans Hornets team that’s also looking to bounce back from a first-round playoff exit.
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12. NBA Opening Night –Celtics at Cavaliers betting preview - 10/27/2009
There are plenty of uncertainties surrounding the future of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics as they’re currently constructed, and after discouraging playoff exits for both teams, the pressure to win now has only increased. Shaquille O’Neal and Rasheed Wallace have some experience doing just that.
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13. Minnesota out to control Chicago again - 10/25/2009
Things didn’t end well with the Chicago Blackhawks for Martin Havlat. His beginning with the Minnesota Wild hasn’t been too good, either. It’s unknown what kind of reception Havlat will receive Monday night in his return to Chicago as the Wild go for their first road victory and first winning streak of the season. Havlat was the Blackhawks’ leading scorer in two of his three seasons with the team and had a career-high 77 points during their breakthrough 2008-09 campaign.
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14. Yankees look to clinch pennant at home - 10/23/2009
Chone Figgins and the Los Angeles Angels know they’re heading straight into more than one kind of storm, and they can’t wait to get wet. Heavy showers washed out Game 6 of the AL championship series Saturday, yet that’s a minor drizzle compared to the high-pressure system the Angels created for both themselves and the Yankees by extending the ALCS to the weekend.
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15. Minnesota tries to go wild in St. Louis - 10/23/2009
A road-heavy early schedule has taken its toll on the Minnesota Wild. The Western Conference-worst Wild look to avoid a seventh defeat in as many road games this season Thursday night when they take on the St. Louis Blues. Minnesota (2-6-0), adjusting to a new system under first-year coach Todd Richards, already has played six road games and lost them all while getting outscored 22-11.
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16. Yankees one game away from Fall Classic return - 10/21/2009
When Derek Jeter recalls the last time the New York Yankees got this close to the World Series, he gets chills down his spine that have nothing to do with the cold he’s fighting. “If you have the opportunity to get something over with, you’d like to do it,” the New York captain said. “It’s not always going to happen.”
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17. Phillies in driver’s seat to be NL champs - 10/20/2009
The Los Angeles Dodgers were one out away from tying the NL championship series at two games apiece. Instead, Jimmy Rollins’ clutch hit has the Philadelphia Phillies on the verge of clinching their second straight pennant. Defending champion Philadelphia looks to carry the momentum from a thrilling comeback win and earn a trip back to the World Series on Wednesday night in Game 5 against a Dodgers team trying to send the NLCS back to Los Angeles.
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18. New York favored to build commanding lead - 10/19/2009
The New York Yankees were a few innings from being on the brink of their first World Series appearance since 2003. Instead, they’re suddenly locked in a hotly-contested series. With ace CC Sabathia on the mound, New York looks to regain control of the best-of-seven American League championship series Tuesday in Anaheim, where it faces the Los Angeles Angels in Game 4.
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19. Rangers underdogs despite sparkling start - 10/18/2009
The New York Rangers are the hottest team in the NHL, and Marian Gaborik is a big reason why. The offseason acquisition will try to help the Rangers match their longest winning streak in almost 35 years Monday night when they face the San Jose Sharks at Madison Square Garden.
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20. Two betting lines show spread of public's wisdom - 10/18/2009
As many sports bettors know, point spreads and betting lines are first set by oddsmakers and then adjusted to reflect the wagering patterns of the public. When betting is lopsided for one team, the line is adjusted to make the other team more attractive and, supposedly, even the wagering.
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21. Phillies favored to take series lead - 10/17/2009
On the verge of taking a commanding two-game lead in the National League championship series, the Philadelphia Phillies’ bullpen couldn’t shut the door. With the way Cliff Lee has pitched in his first two postseason starts, the much-maligned relief corps might not be needed for Game 3.The ace left-hander gets the ball Sunday night at Citizens Bank Park looking to help the Phillies regain control of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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22. Detroit facing battle in Buffalo - 10/12/2009
The Detroit Red Wings have bounced back from their empty season-opening trip to Sweden with a pair of wins at Joe Louis Arena, but they’ve yet to play a road game on North American soil. The Buffalo Sabres, however, have rarely failed in making the Red Wings feel at home. Detroit has won 15 of its last 18 meetings with Buffalo, and it’ll look to continue that dominance Tuesday night at HSBC Arena against what’s so far been the league’s stingiest team.
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23. Backing Raiders deserves severe beating - 10/12/2009
Any handicapper who pumps up the Oakland Raiders is trying to breathe life into a corpse. There is no resuscitating coach Tom Cable or quarterback JaMarcus Russell, each auditioning to be the NFL's worst at their respective positions.
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24. Calgary tries to end Chicago dominance - 10/11/2009
The Calgary Flames are focused on the present, but they haven’t forgot about their past with the Chicago Blackhawks. Looking to bounce back from their first loss, the visiting Flames face the Blackhawks on Monday night for the first time since Chicago eliminated them from the playoffs last season.
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25. Dodgers at Cardinals Game 3 Betting Preview - 10/10/2009
Avoiding Albert Pujols seems to be working for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are one win away from a first-round playoff sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. That strategy isn’t about to change heading into Game 3 on Saturday night. “To me, Albert is just out there in a class by himself,” Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Friday. “It may cost me tomorrow, you know, a three-run homer instead of a two-run homer.
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