No 4th quarter heroics for Kobe in Lakers' loss
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06/06/2010 - LOS ANGELES (AP) -For once, the fourth quarter didn't belong to Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar picked up his fifth foul early in the final period, when Bryant's defensive matchup, Rajon Rondo, carried the Boston Celtics to a 103-94 victory Sunday night that tied the NBA finals at a game apiece. Bryant finished with 21 points, six assists, five turnovers and four steals in the Lakers' first home loss of the postseason. They dropped to 9-1 at Staples Center. Midway through the fourth, it looked as though Bryant was going to take over as he's done countless times in his career. He scored five points in a row to extend the Lakers' lead to 90-87 - their largest of the period. But Rondo wasn't finished. He keyed a game-ending 16-4 run to help the Celtics tie the series. Game 3 is Tuesday night in Boston. Bryant, meanwhile, began misfiring over the final 5 minutes. He missed a 3-pointer, then scored from long range after teammate Ron Artest's haphazard dribbling led to an ill-advised 3-pointer that came up empty. Bryant missed again on a drive while double-teamed, then got stripped of the ball from behind by Rondo before missing another 3 in the closing seconds.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Byfuglien powers Blackhawks to Game 5 win
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Byfuglien finally broke out, scoring two
goals and adding two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks moved one step closer
to a championship with a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of
the Sta
<< Allen's three-point display in Game 2 helps Celtics earn split in LA
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Allen set an NBA Finals record by
making eight shots from beyond the arc on the way to a 32-point night, as the
Celtics evened the championship series with a 103-94 Game 2 win over the Los
Angeles
<< Ray Allen sets NBA Finals record for three-pointers
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston guard Ray Allen set an NBA Finals
record by sinking his eighth three-point shot of the game with 4:40 left in
the third quarter Sunday night.
Allen made his first seven three-point shots in the first
<< Blackhawks answer Flyers' attack to maintain large lead in Game 5
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Byfuglien scored his first goal of the
Stanley Cup Finals with 4:15 left in the second period to give the Chicago
Blackhawks a 5-2 lead over the Philadelphia Flyers after 40 minutes of play in
a pivotal Gam
<< Allen hits seven from beyond arc, gives Celtics lead at half
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Allen made his first seven three-point
shots in the first half on the way to an incredible 27-point effort, boosting
the Celtics to a 54-48 advantage over the Los Angeles Lakers at halftime in
Game 2 of th
Report: Nebraska, Missouri given deadline on future plans >>
Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Austin American-Statesman is reporting that
the Big 12 has given Nebraska and Missouri until Friday to decide whether or
not they want to stay in the Big 12.
The ultimatum was given by the conference p
Brewers avoid sweep with extra-inning win over Cardinals >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Corey Hart drove in the game-winning run with
a 10th-inning sacrifice fly to push Milwaukee past St. Louis 4-3 to avoid a
series sweep at Busch Stadium.
Rookie Zach Braddock (1-0) earned his first major l
Celtics and Doc steal one from Lakers >>
LOS ANGELES (AP) -The beautiful people mostly stayed until the end, trading perplexed looks with each other courtside as if waiting for someone to come forward and offer them an explanation. The numbers simply didn't add up, either on Kobe Bryant's
Arizona State, Texas, Florida clinch Super Regional spots >>
Fullerton, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona State, Texas and Florida were among
the teams advancing Sunday to the NCAA Baseball Super Regionals.
The top-seeded Sun Devils advanced out of the Tempe Regional thanks to an 8-4
victory over Hawa
Chicago channels its inner bully >>
CHICAGO (AP) -It's clear by now who the real bullies are.The speedy, skillful Blackhawks can still make the game look easy - witness the second-period power-play goal on which four Chicago players strung together passes in rapid-fire succession befo
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
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The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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