Celtic, Rangers need late goals to earn draws
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12/13/2008 - Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen McManus scored in the 79th minute as Celtic tied Hearts 1-1 and Kyle Lafferty scored in the 76th as Rangers tied Dundee United 2-2 on Saturday in games pitting the top four teams the Scottish Premier League.
Three-time defending champion Celtic retained its four-point lead over Rangers, but third-place Dundee and fourth-place Hearts both pushed the Scottish powers.
Hearts is 14 points behind Celtic in fourth - with one less match played - but stunned the leaders at Celtic Park when Andrew Driver opened the scoring in the 23rd minute.
Driver drove a left-footed shot from six yards past Celtic goalie Artur Boruc, a lead that stood for more than 50 minutes. McManus finally delivered the tying goal in the 79th, heading past Janos Balogh from six yards.
Rangers got off to a good start at Tannadice Park when striker Kris Boyd bagged his 15th goal of the season - which easily leads the SPL - in the 11th minute.
Boyd scored off a left-footed shot from 18 yards, picking out the bottom left corner to increase his league-leading total.
Dundee fired back early in the second half, getting goals from Lee Wilkie and Warren Freeney five minutes apart. Wilkie leveled the game in the 50th, scoring from six yards out into the upper left and Feeney headed into the bottom right in the 54th from about the same distance.
Lafferty helped Rangers escape with a draw - and remain 10 points head of its nearest challenger for second - with a right-footed shot from 12 yards to the bottom right corner.
Also Saturday, Derek Riordan and Robert Jones scored to lead Hibernian to a 2-0 win over last-place Hamilton, Lee Miller scored twice for his eighth and ninth goals of the season to lead Aberdeen to a 2-1 win over Falkirk, and Andy Dorman and Garry Brady scored in St. Mirren's 2-0 win over Iverness.
On Sunday, Motherwell hosts Kilmarnock.
Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sami Khedira scored twice, including the tying goal in the 90th minute, and Stuttgart tied 10-man Bayern Munich 2-2 in the German Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern, which got goals from Tim Borowski and
<< Oilers activate Nilsson from IR
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Robert Nilsson from injured reserve on Saturday.
Nilsson suffered an upper body injury on November 30 in Dallas during a 4-3
loss to the Stars and has missed t
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non-tender pitcher Aquilino Lopez on Saturday.
The right-hander was not offered a contract after appearing in 48 games for
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Maurice Cheeks is out as Philadelphia 76ers head coach, according to a report in various media outlets. In a somewhat surprising Saturday afternoon move, general manager Ed Stefanski fired Cheeks
Embree, Rockies agree to one-year contract >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies signed veteran southpaw
Alan Embree to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2010 on
Saturday.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Embree, who will be 39 when the
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dionte Christmas led all scorers with 35
points, as Temple shocked eighth-ranked Tennessee with an 88-72 rout at the
Liacouras Center.
Christmas hit 12-of-22 shots from the floor, including 7-of-1
Carolina activates D Gleason off IR >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes activated defenseman
Tim Gleason from injured reserve on Saturday.
Gleason, 25, missed Carolina's last eight games with a leg injury he suffered
against the Nashville Predators on No
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Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Francisco placed wide receiver Arnaz
Battle on injured reserve with a foot injury and signed running back Thomas
Clayton to the 53-man roster on Saturday.
Clayton was signed because of an ankle
MySportsbook.com week 1 NFL lines
Now that the 2008 NFL schedule is finally out, it is only matter-of-course for lines on “Week 1” to follow. Of course MySportsbook.com is the first to churn out odds for the NFL’s inaugural week for the upcoming season. Expect a lot of fireworks the first Thursday night of the season as the defending champion Indianapolis Colts face off against the surprise of the 2008 season, the New Orleans Saints. These teams were ranked #1 and #3 in the NFL respectively a season ago so a high scoring affair could be in order. As of now, the Colts will be giving 6 points to the Saints; keep in mind the Saints were one of the better road teams last season going 6-3 SU and 7-2 ATS. The first Monday night of the season will again provide a “double feature”. Coming off a disappointing season, the Cincinnati Bengals will look to get back to playoffs and improve their public image as they take on the AFC North favorite Baltimore Ravens. The second game features a couple of teams that haven’t had too much success recently but each could make some noise if the NFC is as weak as it was last year as the San Francisco 49ers host the Arizona Cardinals. The most interesting game of the opening week will feature the NFC champion Bears as they hit the road to take on the NFL’s top team during last year’s regular season, the San Diego Chargers.
MySportsbook.com Week 1 odds:
Saints +6 @ Colts -6
Falcons @ Vikings (pick ‘em)
Panthers @ Rams (pick ‘em)
Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5
Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1
Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3
Patriots -5 @ Jets +5
Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5
Steelers -4 @ Browns +4
Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6
Bears +6 @ Chargers -6
Lions +3 @ Raiders -3
Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5
Giants +4 @ Cowboys -4
Ravens +3 @ Bengals -3
Cardinals +3 @ 49ers -3
Super Bowl line (2008)
NFC +6.5 vs. AFC -6.5
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