08/14/2008 - Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on Thursday to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee.
The All-Star from the University of Washington learned of the injury following an MRI on Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined four-to-eight weeks.
Portland team physician Dr. Don Roberts performed the surgery at Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center in Vancouver, Washington.
"We are looking forward to Brandon making a full recovery and expect him to be ready for the start of the regular season," Portland general manager Kevin Pritchard said.
The sixth overall pick by Minnesota in 2006, Roy averaged 19.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 74 games to earn his first All-Star spot in just his second season. In 2006 he garnered the NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 57 games.
<< Blake ousts Federer from Olympics; Williams sisters out of singles
Beijing, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Blake has finally slayed the dragon.
The eighth-seeded Blake had been 0-8 against Super Swiss Roger Federer going
into Thursday's tennis quarterfinal match at the Olympics, but the American
pulled out
<< Penguins break ground on new arena
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins broke ground on
their new arena Thursday.
The new multi-purpose facility, which is located beside Mellon Arena, is
slated to open in time for the 2010-11 season.
Among
<< Playoff hopefuls conclude set in South Beach
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals have to be frustrated with the way
the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers have been playing lately. The Cardinals are four
games behind the Brewers in the NL Wild Card standings, but their Central
division riva
<< Glavine returns from DL in finale with Cubs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves are expected to have Tom Glavine back on
the mound tonight, when they close out a three-game series versus the Chicago
Cubs at Turner Field.
Glavine has been on the disabled list since June 11 with a sor
Three share early lead in Sweden >>
Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Dougherty opened with a four-under-
par 66 Thursday to grab a share of the lead after the opening round of the SAS
Masters.
Dougherty was joined in the lead by Peter Hanson and Pedro Linhart.
Rob
Coyotes ink Perreault >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed center Joel
Perreault to a two-year contract on Thursday.
The 6-foot-1, 197-pound Perreault appeared in 49 games for the Coyotes last
season and notched seven goals and 10
Proud Spell and Music Note highlight Alabama Stakes >>
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Proud Spell and Music Note, two of
this year's leading three-year-old fillies, top a field of six for Saturday's
128th running of the $600,000 Alabama at Saratoga Race Course. The 1 1/4-mile
race is
Padres' Young back on DL >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres placed pitcher Chris
Young on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 11, with a strained
right forearm on Thursday.
The righty suffered the injury on Sunday in the Padr
MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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