Posted by Jessica Hardwicke | Posted on 30-01-2011
The Indiana Pacers reacted to coach Jim O’Brien’s sacking to provide interim coach Frank Vogel with a 104-93 NBA Eastern Conference win over the Toronto Raptors.
Under-fire Roy Hibbert managed 24 points and 11 rebounds to finally show some form.
The New Jersey Nets enjoyed a comfortable 115-99 win over the Denver Nuggets in Newark despite Carmelo Anthony – subject of a trade tug-of-war between the teams – scoring 37 for the losing side.
Brook Lopez’s 27 points and 18 assists from Devin Harris were key to the Nets’ win.
The Miami Heat were 117-90 winners against the Cleveland Cavaliers as Dwayne Wade’s 34 points saw the Cavs slip to a 21st successive defeat.
Wade’s strong first half gave the Heat a strong platform with LeBron James adding 24 points and eight assists.
The Memphis Grizzlies’ Mike Conley edged Orlando’s Dwight Howard as the Magic suffered a narrow 100-97 loss on the road.
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Posted by Jessica Hardwicke | Posted on 26-01-2011
The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their 18th consecutive loss as Paul Pierce scored 24 points and Kendrick Perkins returned to help the Boston Celtics to a 112-95 victory.
Perkins, who had off-season surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament, had seven points and six rebounds in 16 minutes of court time.
Ray Allen scored 18 points and Rajon Rondo had 10 assists for Boston.
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Posted by Jessica Hardwicke | Posted on 26-01-2011
There has been some X Factor drama on Thursday with rumours circulating that the X Factor betting outright favourite Matt Cardle might miss Saturday’s live semi-final due to a terrible sore throat. If this turns out to be true, our X Factor betting might be in for a bit of a shake up.
It’s not clear what will happen if Cardle is unable to perform on Saturday, as I don’t have my X Factor rulebook to hand, but could there be a possibility of no eviction this week and some kind of extra eviction next week?
Time will tell on that score. As things stand Mary Byrne is our favourite to be eliminated from the X Factor on Saturday, and we think the Cher Lloyd is the next more likely to be given the boot.
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Posted by Beau Tribolet | Posted on 26-01-2011
NEW YORK — The most frequent request Brian Cashman heard in his cameo as an evening bartender was also a predictable one from Yankees fans: Serve us up a pitcher, please.
Cashman’s hustle in slinging beverages in a midtown fundraiser for prostate cancer drew applause from those in the crowd, but the general manager’s day job was never far from his thoughts.
“It’s no different — you’ve got to keep your customers happy,” Cashman said. “I think I’m keeping them happier right now tending bar than I am in terms of finding a starting rotation that they can be comfortable with. But in time we’ll do that, I promise.”
Of late, Cashman has dealt with more of what he called “pressure” and “mudslinging,” knowing the Yankees are weeks away from reporting to Spring Training with a weaker starting rotation than they’d like.
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Posted by Mitchell Kirwan | Posted on 25-01-2011
The 2011 Pro Bowl will take place on Sunday, January 30th from Honolulu, Hawaii with the AFC vs the NFC one week before Super Bowl XLV takes place in Texas with the Steelers vs Packers from Cowboys Stadium. FOX will televise the game from Aloha Stadium with a kick-off time scheduled for 7:00pm EST. Pro Bowl odds at sportsbooks have listed the NFC conference as 1-point road favorites vs the AFC with a high scoring over/under betting total of 62.5. The money line at sportsbooks has also listed the NFC -115 betting favorites in NFL picks with the AFC -105 underdogs for Sunday’s game in Hawaii.
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