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01/04/2009 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Blackhawks right wing and leading scorer Patrick Kane will miss Sunday's game against Calgary because of a high ankle sprain.
The Flames have won five in a row and earned at least a point in 10 straight games (7-0-3).
Kane, 20, sprained his ankle Tuesday at Detroit and aggravated the injury during Thursday's Winter Classic against the Red Wings. It will be the first time that the baby-faced sniper misses a game due to injury since being taken first overall by the Blackhawks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
The reigning Calder Trophy recipient as the league's top rookie has eluded the dreaded sophomore slump, registering 16 goals and a team-best 25 assists in 35 games this season for the Blackhawks, who set a franchise-record nine-game winning streak before dropping both contests to Detroit.
Kane was among three Blackhawks elected Western Conference starters for the 57th NHL All-Star Game on January 25 in Montreal, joining center Jonathan Toews and defenseman Brian Campbell.
<< Ducks host Coyotes in Pacific Division clash
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The battle for second place in the Pacific Division will go
down in California tonight, as the Phoenix Coyotes visit the Anaheim Ducks and
the Honda Center.
The Coyotes and Ducks enter this game with identical 19-15-5 reco
<< Wild begin road trip with stop in Colorado
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Wild begin a four-game road trip and will be
aiming to halt a six-game slide as the visiting club tonight in a matchup with
the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center.
The Wild are 7-9-0 as the visiting team
<< Blackhawks hope to get on track versus Flames
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coming off a home-and-home sweep at the hands of a division
rival -- including a setback in the 2009 Winter Classic -- the Chicago
Blackhawks will try to get back on track tonight against the Calgary Flames at
the United Cent
<< Devils welcome road-weary Senators to Garden State
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zach Parise and Patrik Elias have been the backbone of the
Devils' offense this year. That showed the last time they played the Senators.
The duo will try to lead New Jersey to another victory over Ottawa tonight in
a home te
Falcons' Smith edges Sparano as NFL Coach of the Year >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta's Mike Smith was selected as the 2008
NFL Coach of the Year, awarded by the Associated Press, besting Miami's Tony
Sparano by the slimmest of margins.
Each rookie head coach spearheaded a tremendous
Cowher doesn't plan on coaching in 2009 >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill
Cowher stated on CBS's "NFL Today" show that he does not plan on becoming a
head coach in 2009.
Cowher, who has been rumored for multiple NFL head coachin
Harris, Wolverines pull away at end to down Illinois >>
Ann Arbor, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manny Harris was one of five Wolverine
players to reach double figures, as 23rd-ranked Michigan grinded out a 74-64
victory over Illinois at Crisler Arena.
Harris had 16 points, six rebounds, fiv
Bosh helps Raptors upend Magic >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Bosh finished with 23 points and 11
rebounds, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 108-102 win over the Orlando Magic
at Air Canada Centre.
Anthony Parker scored a team-best 26 points and Andrea Barg
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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