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09/26/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jake Peavy tries give San Diego some breathing room in the NL wild card race this evening when he goes for the Padres in the rubber match of a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.
Tonight's tilt could also be Barry Bonds' final home game as a member of the Giants. The team announced last week that they would not be re-signing the all-time home run king.
Bonds, though, has not played since September 15 because of a sprained right big toe.
The Padres picked up a huge win on Tuesday, as Brian Giles' two-out, three-run home run capped a four-run ninth-inning rally, as San Diego ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-4 win.
Trailing 4-2, San Diego rallied for four runs in the ninth off Brian Wilson (1-2). Khalil Greene hit a lead-off double, advanced to third on a Josh Bard groundout, and scored on a Brady Clark single two batters later. Oscar Robles then walked, and Giles smacked a three-run shot to right field on a 2-0 pitch before reliever Scott Munter stopped the bleeding by inducing a Scott Hairston lineout.
Hairston and Greene also homered for the Padres, who is a game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies in the wild card race. They are also two games behind National League West-leading Arizona, which lost to Pittsburgh 6-5.
Brett Tomko, who had won his previous two starts, allowed four runs on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts over six innings for San Diego. Joe Thatcher (1-1) earned the win after 1 1/3 innings of relief, and Trevor Hoffman tossed the ninth for his 41st save in 46 chances.
Randy Winn homered for the Giants, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Kevin Frandsen went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Peavy, meanwhile, is all but a lock for the NL Cy Young Award, going 18-6 with a major league-leading 2.36 earned run average. Peavy, though, received a no- decision on Friday against Colorado, as he allowed a run and three hits in seven innings of a 2-1 loss. Peavy also struck out eight batters to up his league-leading total to 233.
Peavy is 10-6 lifetime against the Giants with a 3.31 ERA in 20 starts.
San Francisco will counter with Patrick Misch, who is 0-3 with a 2.75 ERA this season. Misch, though, has not picked up a decision since August 22 and has allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings against the Padres.
San Diego has won 13 of its 17 matchups with the Giants this season, including five of eight in the Bay Area.
<< Tigers bring ACC-momentum into Atlanta
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One of just three unbeaten teams in ACC
play, the 13th-ranked Clemson Tiger invade Atlanta to battle the Georgia
Tech Yellow Jackets in a crucial ACC contest.
Tommy Bowden's squad is 2-0 in lea
<< Bearcats bring new national ranking west to take on Aztecs
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Back in the national rankings for the first
time since our nation's Bi-Centennial, the 24th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats
try to dismiss yet another non-conference opponent this weekend as they
suit
<< Tide will try to roll 'Noles
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 22nd-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of
the SEC and the Florida State Seminoles of the ACC will collide in
Jacksonville this weekend.
Alabama jumped out to a 3-0 start under first-year
<< Top-25 foes meet in Eugene
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A top-25 battle takes place on the West Coast
this weekend, as the 11th-ranked Oregon Ducks welcome the sixth-ranked
California Golden Bears to the Pacific Northwest for a crucial Pac-10
tussle.
Huskers host Cyclones in Big 12 action >>
Lincoln, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A set of schools ready to open up the Big 12
portion of their schedule collide in Lincoln this Saturday, as the
25th-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers host the Iowa State Cyclones.
The Huskers come
Scarlet Knights and Terps meet for the first time in 65 years >>
Piscataway, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams meeting on the gridiron
for the first time since 1942 do battle in Piscataway this Saturday, as
the upset minded Maryland Terrapins tussle with the 10th-ranked and
undefea
SEC foes duke it out in Athens as Georgia hosts Ole Miss >>
Athens, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 15th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs are coming off a
highly emotional win, and they will attempt to carry the momentum into
Saturday's SEC clash with the Ole Miss Rebels.
Since opening the season with
Longhorns host Wildcats in Big 12 tussle >>
Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Big 12 rivals will collide in Austin this
weekend as the seventh-ranked Texas Longhorns take on the Kansas State
Wildcats.
Kansas State is coming off a bye week and opens the league portio
NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
But of the teams in this week's top 10, USC and Texas are the only ones that don't play an FCS opponent, and the Trojans are the only team that doesn't play a team from a non-BCS conference.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Texas each moved up a spot, taking advantage of Clemson's big drop. Clemson, ninth in the preseason, fell out after losing 34-10 to Alabama on Saturday.
Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
Moving into the rankings were No. 21 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 South Carolina.
Alabama moved up 11 spots after its big victory over Clemson.
The second 10 started with No. 11 Wisconsin, followed by Texas Tech, Alabama and Kansas. BYU and Arizona State were tied for 15th. Rivals BYU and Utah are both ranked for the first time since 1996.
South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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