http://blog.wager7.com Just another Blog at Wager7.com Weblog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:13:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dirk Nowitzki and his smooth, soaring jump shot were in prime form. What truly made the Mavericks too tough for the sloppy Timberwolves to handle was the presence of their savvy old point guard, Jason Kidd. Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1385 Wes Welker is used to being overlooked. He's five foot nine. He wasn't drafted. His 11 catches couldn't prevent a Super Bowl loss four years ago. And in the run up to Sunday's rematch against the New York Giants, the New England Patriots wide receiver is getting little attention. Welker's NFL-leading ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1382 Bloomington, IN (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Golden Gophers seek their first conference win of the season when they invade Bloomington this evening for a Big Ten showdown with the seventh-ranked Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall. Tubby Smith's fifth season at Minnesota has been a mixed bag. The talented Golden Gophers ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1368 Boise, ID (Sports Network) - Boise State head coach Chris Petersen announced the promotion of assistant Robert Prince to offensive coordinator on Wednesday. "We are looking forward to having Robert (Prince) direct our offense," Petersen said. "He has been working for many years to become an offensive coordinator and I know ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1365 LeBron James swears he wasn't trying to send a message, though his coach couldn't help but notice. "You could kind of tell after about halfway through, he took three alley-oop lobs and a 360. I think without even talking to him that kind of spoke to us in volume that he ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1361 Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are pouring on the points, racking up the wins and rewriting the record books nearly every time they play. Things sure are rollin' on the river. Brees led an unstoppable offence by throwing for 466 yards and three touchdowns, and New Orleans dominated the second ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1359 The lawyer for Sam Hurd said Friday that his client had never sold drugs to other NFL players, hoping to put any rumours to rest as the wide receiver without a team prepares to fight federal drug charges that could put him in jail for 40 years. Less than an hour ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1357 Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor watched Josh Howard work out in North Carolina this week. It was enough to convince him the small forward could help in the condensed season. Howard agreed to a deal with the Jazz on Thursday, pending a physical. O'Connor said he expects Howard to be ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1354 The Los Angeles Lakers will play games on the first three nights of the NBA season, the first of 42 back-to-back sets teams will face during this lockout-shortened season, while the Toronto Raptors play a franchise-record 19 games in 31 days in January The NBA announced the compacted, 66-game schedule ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1350 Derrick Rose is aiming for the ultimate trophy. The NBA MVP is eyeing a championship after the Chicago Bulls fell a bit short last season. "This year, our goal is nothing else but a championship," Rose said Thursday. "I'm not thinking about anything else. I'm going to stand on my teammates. ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1343 Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman is inactive for Sunday's game against Carolina, ending a streak of 36 consecutive starts. Freeman hurt his right throwing shoulder during the Buccaneers' final offensive play of last week's 23-17 loss to Tennessee and was limited in practice during preparation for the Panthers. The third-year pro has ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1340 For the first time since the shortened 1998-99 season, the NBA finalists from one season will open the following season against one another. Heat forwards Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem appreciate the irony. The NBA has made it official -- again -- saying Friday that Miami will visit the Dallas Mavericks on ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1338 Oklahoma City will host Orlando before Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers visit Golden State on Christmas night, running the NBA's planned opening-day schedule to five games. Those games were added Friday to the three that were already set when the 2011-12 schedule was originally unveiled: Boston at New York, ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1336 Buffalo starting safety George Wilson's neck injury will force him to miss his third straight game on Sunday when the Bills host the Tennessee Titans. Wilson was ruled out Friday by coach Chan Gailey after missing the entire week of practice. Wilson was hurt in Buffalo's loss at Dallas on Nov. ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1334 Michael Vick has to watch his teammates play from home. Vick won't play when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the New York Giants on Sunday because of two broken ribs. He won't even be on the sideline because injured players typically don't make the trip. Vince Young will make his first start for ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1332 Dwyane Wade is ready to play basketball. Preferably in Miami. And if that's not an option, he's preparing himself to start looking elsewhere. Wade said Thursday that he has authorized agent Henry Thomas to listen to any viable offers that may be out there for him to play internationally this season -- ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1329 Michael Vick didn't practise for the second straight day Thursday because of broken ribs, and it remains uncertain whether the Pro Bowl quarterback will play when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the New York Giants on Sunday night. Vick broke his two lower ribs on the second play of the Eagles' 21-17 ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1325 Valencia Basket says San Antonio Spurs centre Tiago Splitter has agreed to a deal to play for the Spanish club until the NBA lockout ends. The 26-year-old Brazilian forward, who also has a Spanish passport, needs to pass a medical test before he can play for the club. Valencia Basket said Thursday ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1323 Texans star receiver Andre Johnson will miss his sixth straight game as he continues a longer-than-expected recovery from a right hamstring injury. Johnson ran on a separate field Friday as the Texans (6-3) prepared for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay (4-4). Coach Gary Kubiak has been saying for two weeks that ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1321 Capping the worst week in school history, No. 12 Penn State couldn't overcome a 17-point deficit and was stopped short on a 4th-and-1 late in a 17-14 loss Saturday to No. 19 Nebraska. The outcome was secondary in Happy Valley. A tumultuous chapter that began with the arrest of former defensive co-ordinator ... http://blog.wager7.com/archives/1317