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06/17/2010 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) -No one's blaming Ron Artest this time.
The new guy who said it would be his fault if the Los Angeles Lakers didn't repeat as NBA champions is off the hook.
They defeated the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Game 7 on Thursday night to win their 16th championship, helped greatly by Artest. He had 20 points on 7 of 18 shooting, five steals and five rebounds in his first season with the team.
On a night when Kobe Bryant couldn't find the basket, the superstar trusted the guy with the reputation for being a flake. Artest hit a huge 3-pointer with a minute to play on an assist from Bryant, keeping the Lakers ahead 79-73.
Soon, they were jumping into each other's arms in celebration.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Casey, Micheel and De Jonge lead U.S. Open
Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Casey, Shaun Micheel and Brendon de
Jonge each posted a two-under 69 on Thursday, squeezing enough good shots out
of tough Pebble Beach to share a one-stroke lead at the U.S. Open.
The famed seaside c
<< Glaus, Hudson power Braves to win over Rays
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Glaus' two-run double in the sixth
inning was the difference as Atlanta nipped Tampa Bay, 3-1, in the finale of a
three-game interleague series at Turner Field.
Jason Heyward homered for the Braves
<< Podsednik's home run lifts Royals over Astros
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Podsednik turned the game around
with one swing, a three-run home run in the seventh inning, to lift Kansas
City to a 5-2 come-from-behind win over Houston in the rubber match of a
three-g
<< Kendrick strong as Phils take another from Yanks
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Kendrick pitched seven strong innings and
Shane Victorino hit a two-run homer off Yankees starter Andy Pettitte, as the
Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York, 7-1.
Kendrick (4-2) yielded an RBI sing
Bryant, Jackson champions again; Lakers down Boston to claim NBA title >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant and the Lakers looked half-
asleep at times during their most important game of the season, but in the end
it was their suffocating defense that propelled them to a 83-79 Game 7 win
over th
Rowdy revelers surrounding cars after Lakers win >>
LOS ANGELES (AP) -Rowdy revelers are surrounding cars that are attempting to leave Staples Center and random fights and bonfires are breaking out near the arena.Television news footage showed several people jumping on a taxi Thursday night as it att
Rowdy revelers crowd streets after Lakers win >>
LOS ANGELES (AP) -Crowds of rowdy revelers poured into the streets around Staples Center after Game 7 of the NBA finals on Thursday night, rocking cars, setting bonfires and throwing rocks and bottles at officers.Nine people had been arrested for pu
Lakers win 16th NBA title; Jackson could return >>
LOS ANGELES (AP) -With his record 11th NBA championship secured, Phil Jackson was evasive about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers.He's in the final year of his contract, with no word about a possible extension. He had said that if the Lakers wo
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.
According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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The most popular sports to bet on are NFL and college football along with NBA and NCAA basketball. There are multiple betting opportunities within those sports, beginning with the basic wager on a game’s outcome (also called betting the side). College Football Point spreads are used in both football and basketball in an attempt to even the attractiveness of each team in a match-up. ( See our article detailing how and why point spreads are made)
But you could also simply bet on the money line, or straight-up winner of the game. Oddsmakers use the money line so that more money must be risked on the favorite or expected winner and less money on the underdog to balance the action on both sides. While money line gambling is an attractive option for football and basketball bettors who only care about picking a winner, it is the primary option for those bettors who enjoy wagering on MLB baseball and individual sports like boxing, tennis, golf and racing events such as NASCAR. ( More details on playing the Money Line)
Another bet across all major team sports including football, basketball, baseball, and hockey involves wagering on the amount of scoring in a game, called an Over/Under total. For example, the Over/Under total on Super Bowl XXXIX was 48, which means a bettor could wager whether there would be more or less than 48 points scored by both teams combined in the game.
The final score of Super Bowl XXXIX was 24-21; the scoring of both teams added up to 45, which means the game went Under . So Under bettors won, and Over bettors lost.
Sports gambling doesn’t end there. Betting sides and totals are the most common wagers available everywhere, but many sportsbooks also offer future bets on big upcoming events like who will win next year’s Super Bowl and what movie will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
The main advantage of futures is that you can get appealing odds by betting far in advance. For example, with NFL futures you often can get much higher odds on a team by betting before the season even starts. A NFL future bet on a team to win the Super Bowl odds might be 20/1 in the preseason; but by midseason, their odds might decrease to 10/1 if they turn out to be legitimate championship contenders.
Involves one individual wager, whether it be on your team to cover the point spread, to win the game straight-up on the money line, or to go over/under the total.
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