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05/16/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Francis is expected to make his first start in well over a year this afternoon for the Colorado Rockies, who are coming off a sweep of yesterday's doubleheader and will look to secure a series win over the Washington Nationals in the finale of a four-game series at Coors Field.
The left-handed Francis hasn't pitched in the majors since Sept. 12, 2008 due to a shoulder injury that he battled all season and eventually required surgery that cost him all of 2009. Francis made six starts for Colorado this past spring, but he experienced soreness towards the end of spring training and began the season on the disabled list.
The former ace of Colorado's staff, Francis won a career-high 17 games in 2007, but went 4-10 with a 5.01 earned run average in 24 starts the following season.
"A lot of things have happened between my last start and my next start," Francis told Colorado's website. "I'm happy to be in there. I've done a lot of work to get to that point. I hope I can help this team win a lot of ballgames."
The 29-year-old has faced the Nationals four times in his career, going 1-1 with a 6.04 ERA.
Francis will try to become the second Colorado pitcher in two days to earn a win in his return from the disabled list after Jason Hammel picked up a victory in the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader. Returning from a strained right groin, Hammel threw seven innings of three-run ball, while Paul Phillips scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on a throwing error by Washington, lifting Colorado to a 4-3 triumph.
Jason Giambi and Miguel Olivo both hit solo homers in the first game, a 6-2 Rockies win that saw starter Ubaldo Jimenez join Washington reliever Tyler Clippard as the only seven-game winners in baseball.
"It's one of the hardest things to do is to win both ends of a doubleheader," said Seth Smith. "Any time you can come out and do that, it's good for your team. We're trying to get over that hump, playing good baseball one day and not the next. To come out and play two good games in one day is nice."
Smith and Carlos Gonzalez hit back-to-back homers in the third inning of the late game and it was Smith's grounder that led to a throwing error by Ian Desmond that allowed Phillips to score, giving Colorado its third win in four games.
"The ball bounced over the pitcher's mitt up the middle," Desmond said. "I just fielded it tried to get rid of it as quickly as I could. I expect myself to make that play. I think I will next time, but that's just the way it goes sometime."
The two setbacks on Saturday dropped the Nationals three games behind the first-place Phillies in the National League East. They had won five of six prior to the doubleheader, including a 14-6 triumph in Thursday's opener with Colorado.
Attempting to salvage a series split for the Nats will be Scott Olsen, who no longer looks like the struggling hurler that Colorado saw on April 20.
In his second start since returning from shoulder surgery, the left-handed Olsen was drilled for six runs over just two innings versus the Rockies, who he is 1-3 against lifetime with a 9.79 ERA in six starts.
Olsen, though, is 2-0 with a 1.05 ERA in four starts since that beating, though he hasn't factored into the decision of his last two starts. He faced the Mets on Tuesday and gave up two runs on a season-high nine hits in 5 1/3 innings of work, his shortest outing over his unbeaten streak.
Washington and Colorado also split a four-game series from April 19-22 at Nationals Park, but the Rockies have won 13 of the last 16 meetings between the teams.
<< Pirates hope to leave Chicago with sweep of Cubs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas-born righty Ross Ohlendorf faces the Chicago Cubs for
the second time in a brief major-league career today when the Pittsburgh
Pirates visit Wrigley Field to close out a three-game series.
The Pirates have won the fi
<< Haren, D-Backs set for finale with Braves
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Dan Haren gets the call with a chance for a
series win today when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit Turner Field for the
finale of their three-game set with the host Atlanta Braves.
The Diamondbacks, who were bea
<< Flyers, Habs begin East finals in Philly
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Eastern Conference finals are set to begin tonight in
Philadelphia, as a pair of surprising teams meet at the Wachovia Center for
Game 1 between the host Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens.
The Flyers and Canadiens ente
<< Rays close out series with Mariners
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top team in the American League tries to put some more
distance between itself and the rest of the AL East today as the Tampa Bay
Rays settle in for the finale of a three-game set against the Seattle Mariners
at Tropicana
Giants send Zito to the hill aiming for another sweep of Astros >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Francisco's Barry Zito will try to rebound from a wild
first loss of the season as the Giants try for their second sweep this year of
the Houston Astros in today's finale of a three-game series at AT&T Park.
Zito,
Phillies try to extend Brewers' home troubles >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With the back end of Philadelphia's bullpen a little banged
up, the Phillies might need to rely on their starting pitchers some more over
the next few weeks.
Cole Hamels, arguably the club's least consistent starter this y
A's try to get on track in finale with Angels >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Suffering with the longest losing streak in the American
League at the moment, the Oakland Athletics try to close out their three-game
set in southern California on a positive note as they take on the Los Angeles
Angels of An
Derby and Preakness winners to skip Belmont >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and
Preakness Stakes champ Lookin At Lucky will both skip the Belmont Stakes.
Both respective trainers, Todd Pletcher and Bob Baffert, said Sunday morning
that both
March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds
Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.
Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.
"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."
Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.
Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.
But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.
Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.
Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Baltimore Ravens 15-1
Buffalo Bills 50-1
Carolina Panthers 18-1
Chicago Bears 10-1
Cincinnati Bengals 15-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Dallas Cowboys 15-1
Denver Broncos 15-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
Green Bay Packers 50-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Indianapolis Colts 6-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 30-1
Miami Dolphins 40-1
Minnesota Vikings 75-1
New England Patriots 10-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 20-1
New York Jets 30-1
Oakland Raiders 100-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1
Saint Louis Rams 60-1
San Diego Chargers 6-1
San Francisco 49ers 75-1
Seattle Seahawks 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1
Tennessee Titans 40-1
Washington Redskins 50-1
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