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07/31/2010 - St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees and Houston Astros have finalized a trade for first baseman Lance Berkman.
Berkman and cash considerations will head to the Yankees in exchange for pitcher Mark Melancon and minor league infielder Jimmy Paredes.
The 34-year-old Berkman had spent his entire career with the Astros and this season was batting just .245 with 13 homers and 49 runs batted in through 85 games. He began this season on the disabled list after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on March 13 to remove loose cartilage.
A Texas native who went to college at Rice University in Houston, Berkman had to waive his no-trade clause to accept the deal. He is expected to see most of his playing time as the designated hitter for the Yankees, while also spelling Mark Teixeira at first base.
The five-time All-Star is in the final year of a six-year contract and has a salary of $14.5 million this season. His deal has a $15 million club option for 2011 with a buyout of $2 million.
Over 12 major league seasons, Berkman is a .296 hitter with a .410 on-base percentage, 326 homers and 1,090 RBI.
It is the second major trade for the Astros this week, as the club sent ace Roy Oswalt to the Phillies on Thursday.
<< Russians prevail in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russians Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and
Elena Vesnina were semifinal winners Saturday and will meet for the title at
the Istanbul Cup.
The third-seeded Pavlyuchenkova earned a 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, 7-5
<< Tseng maintains lead at Women's British Open
South Port, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yani Tseng eagled the final hole
Saturday en route to her third straight four-under 68 and a four-shot lead
after the third round of the Women's British Open.
Tseng finished 54 holes at 12-un
<< Indians scratch Westbrook
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians have scratched pitcher
Jake Westbrook from Saturday's scheduled start against Toronto.
The MLB Network said Westbrook is on the verge of being traded and reports it
could be a three-way de
<< Fisher stumbles but still leads Irish Open
Killarney, Ireland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ross Fisher played his last 11 holes in
four-over par Saturday, but still managed an even-par 71 and held on to first
place after the third round of the Irish Open.
Fisher, who fired a tournament-record-
Sharks re-sign Setoguchi >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Sharks have re-signed restricted
free agent forward Devin Setoguchi to a one-year contract. Financial terms of
the contract were not disclosed.
Setoguchi, 23, posted 20 goals and 16 assists i
Redskins' Haynesworth has swollen knee, sits out again >>
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert
Haynesworth did not practice for a third straight day, though this time
because of a swollen knee.
Haynesworth was held out of practice Thursday and Friday
Cubs ship Lilly and Theriot to Dodgers >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs have traded pitcher Ted Lilly
and infielder Ryan Theriot to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for
infielder Blake DeWitt and a pair of minor league pitching prospects.
Chicago also
Former UNM asst. coach sues current coach, regents >>
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -A former assistant football coach at the University of New Mexico has filed a civil rights lawsuit stemming from an altercation involving coach Mike Locksley.J.B. Gerald filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Albu
Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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