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12/22/2008 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Stars left wing Loui Eriksson, Philadelphia Flyers center Jeff Carter and New Jersey Devils left wing Patrik Elias were named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending December 21.
Eriksson scored an NHL-leading six goals in three games last week, helping the Stars earn five of six possible points. He scored both goals in a 2-1 overtime win against Phoenix on Tuesday, added his first career hat trick in a 6-5 win over Columbus on Thursday 18 and scored once in a 5-4 overtime loss to Ottawa on Saturday. He leads the Stars in goals with 18 and already has surpassed his career-high of 14 set last season.
Carter recorded seven points, notching four goals and three assists, in four games and currently leads the NHL in goals this season with 25. He notched two goals and two assists in a 7-1 victory over Washington on Saturday.
Elias led all scorers for the week with eight points, recording three goals with five assists, and extended his point streak to 10 games as the Devils posted a 3-0-1 mark.
<< Blues recall Paddock from Peoria
Peoria, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues recalled forward Cam Paddock
from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, it was
announced on Monday.
Paddock has skated in 15 games for the Blues this season, coll
<< Diarra ready to make Real impact
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Midfielder Lassana Diarra is determined to
make a success of his big-money move from Portsmouth to Real Madrid.
The 23-year-old France international has moved to the Bernabeu in a deal worth
in the regio
<< Line of Scrimmage: Looking Ahead to a Meaningful Week 17
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Strange that a late-December game between
division rivals that are a combined 24-6 will be completely meaningless.
But the Tennessee Titans' 31-14 pounding of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday
assures that
<< Tigers set to slay Dragons
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 23rd-ranked Memphis Tigers welcome the
Drexel Dragons to FedExForum for a non-conference clash this afternoon.
Drexel opened the season with wins in two of its first three games, but the
club has suffered f
Spurs sign G/F Hairston >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs have signed swingman
Malik Hairston.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Hairston was in training camp with the Spurs before being waived on October
26. He has spent this s
UConn still a unanimous top choice >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Connecticut remained a unanimous choice as the
top-ranked team in women's college basketball, according to the latest
Associated Press poll released Monday.
The Huskies (10-0) received all 45 first
'Melo to miss two games >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony will miss
the club's next two games because of a right elbow contusion.
The Nuggets did not go into much detail, saying only that Anthony will sit out
the home-and-home s
Griffins' Pare named AHL Player of the Week >>
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Grand Rapids Griffins center Francis Pare
has been named the American Hockey League Player of the Week for the period
ending Sunday, it was announced on Monday.
In four games during the span, Pare
New York, NY – October 3, 2007 – The dress rehearsal is over! The NHL preseason has ended and now that fans have had a glimpse of what is to come it is time to hit the book! Stanley Cup odds are live at MySportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino.
The Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings remain on top of the odds charts after an impressive start in the preseason. Betting lines opened for both teams at 6-1 in June. Since then the Sens have fallen to 7-1 and the Red Wings are now caught in a pack including the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks, all at 10-1.
MySportsbook.com has also posted props on each team’s point total for the regular season. The Senators lead the charge at 108.5 followed by the Ducks at 106.5. Detroit will attempt a repeat for the prize as the Red Wings are deadlocked with the Predators at 104.5 a piece. The temporary loss of highly touted rookie Evgeni Malkin puts a lot of pressure on the stick of assistant captain Sidney Crosby - his lowly Pittsburgh Penguins are listed at 71.5.
Even if bettors are not brave enough to put their money on the underdog, an early bet on the favorites at sportsbook.com tends to produce bigger payouts than a mid-season wager. Placing a $1,000 bet last summer on the Detroit Red Wings or Ottawa Senators would have paid out to $8,000 and $10,000 respectively, opposed to a $2,500 or $3,000 payout at the beginning of the playoffs.
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Trash 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.
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