James, Ginobili awarded NBA weekly honors
Basketball Betting Lines
03/12/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs were awarded Player of the Week honors for the period ending March 11.
In four games during the week, James led the Cavaliers to a perfect record while averaging a league-high 32.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game. James has now won the Player of the Week honors 10 times in his career and two times this season.
James recorded a double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds in a 91-85 win over Houston on March 5 and followed that with a season-high 41 points in a 101-97 overtime win at Detroit on March 7.
Ginobili averaged 20.5 points, five rebounds and 1.3 steals in helping San Antonio to a 4-0 week. He tallied 23 points, four rebounds and thee assists in a 99-94 win at Portland on March 6 and scored 26 points to go with five rebounds, four steals and three assists in a 100-93 win at Sacramento on March 8.
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Sound Tigers center Eric Boguniecki has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 11, 2007. Boguniecki tallied f
<< Roeber steps down at relegation-battling Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Dortmund's Juergen Roeber
stepped down on Monday as manager of the club after his team suffered its
sixth loss in seven contests on Saturday to fall to 13th in the league
standin
<< Chiefs ink LB Edwards
Kansas City, MO(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs signed unrestricted
free agent linebacker Donnie Edwards to a three-year deal on Monday. Per team
policy, financial terms were not disclosed.
Edwards started all 16 games for San Di
<< Pair of Ducks headline weekly honors
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anaheim Ducks teammates Teemu Selanne and
Andy McDonald snared two of the Three Stars for the week ending March 11.
Boston's Marco Sturm was also recognized for his standout play.
Selanne grabbed the
<< New York Knicks
Signed president/head coach Isiah Thomas to a multiyear contract extension.
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien will spend his next five seasons at Stamford Bridge after inking a new five-year contract with the club on Monday. The 24-year-old Ghanaian is in his second seas
Ohio State finishes season at No. 1 >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ohio State will enter the NCAA Tournament as
the top-ranked team in the country, earning that distinction in the final
Associated Press men's poll of the season.
The Buckeyes (30-3), who won the Big
Can Florida do it again? >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year, the Gators lost three of their
last four regular season games before defeating Kentucky in the finale. They
followed that with three straight wins in the SEC Tournament, before storming
through the
Calcavecchia makes big move in World Rankings >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Calcavecchia won the PODS
Championship on Sunday and in the process moved up 68 places to No. 62 in this
week's Official World Golf Rankings.
Calcavecchia missed a five-foot par putt on th
Duke women close at No. 1 >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Duke will head to the NCAA Tournament with the
nation's No. 1 ranking, as the final Associated Press women's college
basketball poll was released Monday.
The Blue Devils (30-1) received 46 first-pla
Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
To visit this online sports book got to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting needs.