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02/24/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has yet to even appear in an NHL playoff game, but somehow you get the idea that he'll know what to do when he gets there.
Crosby has amazed with his individual play since the moment he took the ice as a professional hockey player, but now in his second season, the 19-year-old centerman is acquiring a taste for winning.
The Penguins gained a dismal 58 points during Crosby's rookie campaign of 2005-06, but that has changed greatly during his sophomore season. Pittsburgh comes into Saturday with 75 points and is currently running fourth in the Eastern Conference standings.
What's really impressive about the Pens this year is how they've been able to sustain their recent hot play. Since January 13, Pittsburgh has been the best team in the league, going an amazing 15-1-2 in that span.
Sure, Pittsburgh was bound to improve considering how many high draft picks the club has had in recent years, but the Pens have to be given credit for hitting home run after home run in the draft.
Crosby was a no-brainer as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, but just a few years earlier the Pens took a big risk when they made goaltender Marc- Andre Fleury just the third netminder in NHL history to be the first player selected in a draft. Now in his second season as the club's top goalie, Fleury is 29-13-7 with a solid ,904 save percentage.
Forwards Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal were second overall picks in 2004 and 2006, respectively, and both players have been prolific scorers during their rookie campaigns. Malkin, 21, leads all first-year players in goals (29) and assists (39), while the 18-year-old Staal has contributed 25 goals and seven helpers.
The Penguins are entering a tough stretch with their next four games coming against Tampa Bay, New Jersey, the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes. A good showing in that span could result in even more confidence for this ever- improving club.
<< Stars place Stefan on IR; claim Baumgartner
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Stars have placed center Patrik
Stefan on injured reserve because of a hip injury and have claimed defenseman
Nolan Baumgartner off waivers from Philadelphia.
Stefan has appeared in 41 games
<< Monaco, Di Mauro to meet in Buenos Aires final
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth-seeded Spaniard Nicolas
Almagro is heading home, bested in the semifinals at the clay-court $445,000
Copa Telmex tennis event by Juan Monaco of Argentina.
Monaco cruised through the op
<< Garbin, Vinci reach Bogota final
Bogota, Colombia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The final at the $175,000 Copa Colsanitas
Santander tennis event will have an Italian flavor, as top-seeded Tathiana
Garbin and sixth-seeded Roberta Vinci stormed through semifinal matches.
Garbin be
<< Lightning winning the big ones
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have battled inconsistency this
season, but they have done well enough to gain first place in the Southeast
Division.
The Lightning come into Saturday with 72 points and a one-point edge over
Atla
Ohio stuns 18th-ranked Bowling Green >>
Bowling Green, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Domenica Silva poured in 18 points and
grabbed 10 rebounds as Ohio upended No. 18 Bowling Green, 70-67.
Lauren Kohn posted 17 points despite seven turnovers and Jennifer Bushby added
12 points for th
Blues extend Legace and Brewer >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues have agreed to contract
extensions with goaltender Manny Legace and defenseman Eric Brewer.
Legace has agreed to a two-year deal, while Brewer has come to terms on a
four-year exten
No. 23 Louisville downs Syracuse >>
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points and grabbed
seven rebounds to lead 23rd-ranked Louisville over Syracuse, 68-56, at the
Carrier Dome.
Brandi Radde added 15 points and Toni Slaughter tallied 11 for the
Red Bull New York (MLS) >>
Traded goalkeeper Nick Rimando to Real Salt Lake in exchange for future considerations. Rimando was only recently acquired by the Red Bulls from Real Salt Lake on Feb. 9 in exchange for future considerations.
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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