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03/20/2009 - Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henrik Sedin registered a goal and an assist, and Roberto Luongo stopped all 30 shots he faced to earn his 44th career shutout as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues, 3-0, at GM Place.
Alex Burrows and Mason Raymond also tallied for the Canucks, who added to their franchise-record with their 11th straight home victory. They set the club record with 10 wins in a row when they defeated Dallas 4-2 on Tuesday. Vancouver has won four straight and eight of 10 overall.
The Canucks have not lost in Vancouver since an overtime defeat to Minnesota on January 31.
Luongo, who entered the game 11-2-1 with a 2.04 goals against average in his previous 14 starts, recorded his sixth whitewash of the season.
Chris Mason stopped 18-of-21 shots in taking the loss for St. Louis, which dropped a 2-1 shootout decision to Edmonton on Tuesday.
In the early stages of the third stanza and the Canucks clinging to a 1-0 lead, both squads had several quality chances, but neither was able to light the lamp.
However, after a pair of coincidental roughing minors and the teams skating at 4-on-4, the Canucks got an insurance marker. Ryan Kesler carried the puck down the right wing boards, fought through a check from a Blues defender and spotted Raymond for an easy tap-in to put Vancouver up by a 2-0 margin at 8:33.
It quickly became a three-goal game when the hosts capitalized off a St. Louis turnover behind its net and Daniel Sedin fed his brother Henrik, who buried it from the middle slot less than two minutes later.
After a scoreless first period, Vancouver got on the board with 5:06 left in the second. The Canucks gathered the puck off a right circle faceoff in their own zone and Henrik Sedin was able to thread a pass to Burrows, who fired a wrister past Mason to break the deadlock.
St. Louis outshot the Canucks 20-12 through two periods of play.
Game Notes
The Canucks begin a six-game road trip at Phoenix on Saturday, while St. Louis concludes its three-game road trip with a visit to Calgary on Friday...Blues center Keith Tkachuk left the game early in the third period with an apparent arm injury and did not return...Daniel Sedin had a pair of assists...Kesler also added a helper and now has three goals and 10 assists in his last 10 contests...The Blues fell to 13-17-4 as the visitor this season...Vancouver improved to 8-3 in its last 11 matchups against St. Louis.
<< Western Kentucky hangs on to upend Illinois
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steffphon Pettigrew recorded a team-high 17
points to lead Western Kentucky to a nail-biting 76-72 decision over Illinois
in first-round action of the NCAA Tournament's South Region at the Rose
Garden.
<< UCLA survives VCU, advances to second round
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Shipp scored 16 points and Darren
Collison altered a last-second shot, as UCLA survived a first-round scare,
beating Virginia Commonwealth, 65-64, in an East Region contest in the NCAA
Tournam
<< Scheyer leads Duke past Binghamton
Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Scheyer led a balanced Duke attack with
15 points, as the Blue Devils pulled away to crush Binghamton, 86-62, in the
opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Lance Thomas added 14 points, while Geral
<< Sooners roll over Morgan State in first-round blowout
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blake Griffin dominated to the tune of 28
points and 13 rebounds, and the Oklahoma Sooners powered their way to an 82-54
rout of Morgan State in first-round action of the NCAA Tournament.
Griffin was 11-o
Sharks edge Predators in shootout >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonathan Cheechoo scored the game-winner in
the shootout as the San Jose Sharks slipped past the Nashville Predators, 3-2,
at HP Pavilion.
Cheechoo gave his team the lead in the shootout as he lifted a ba
Gasol, Lakers top Warriors >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pau Gasol registered 21 points and 14
rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-106 win over the Golden
State Warriors.
Kobe Bryant also scored 21, while Lamar Odom notched 16 points an
Bucs seek upset of top-seeded Panthers >>
Dayton, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers begin their
quest for the national title this afternoon, as they battle the 16th-seeded
East Tennessee State Buccaneers in the first round of the 2009 NCAA
Tournament. The winner
Pilots try to navigate way past Musketeers in NCAA Tournament >>
Boise, ID (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fourth-seeded Xavier Musketeers will attempt
to avoid a first-round upset as they take on the 13th-seeded Portland State
Vikings on the second day of the NCAA Tournament. Awaiting the winner of this
matchup is a
The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.
In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.
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