07/03/2008 - Pittsburgh, PA (Baseball Betting) - The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled outfielder Chris Duffy from his rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona, reinstated him from the 60-day disabled list and then optioned him back to Altoona.
Duffy has not played all season after undergoing surgery last August to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff in his left shoulder.
The 28-year-old hit .249 with three home runs and 22 RBI in 70 games last season. He is a career .269 hitter with six homers and 49 RBI in 193 games over three seasons, all with the Pirates.
In a related move, the Pirates designated pitcher Bryan Bullington for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Duffy.
<< Penguins sign G Fleury to seven-year extension
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins signed
goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a seven-year contract extension on Thursday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported
Thurs
<< Bryans fall in Wimbledon semis
Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The world No. 1 twin Bryan
brothers, Bob and Mike, came up semifinal losers Thursday at Wimbledon.
An eighth-seeded doubles team of Swede Jonas Bjorkman and Zimbabwe's Kevin
Ullyett upended the top-
<< Serena, Venus setup another all-sister final at Wimbledon
Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the third time in seven years
the mighty Williams sisters -- sixth-seeded Serena and seventh-seeded Venus --
will square off in an all-sister, all-American final on the Wimbledon grass.
The forme
<< Report: Penguins sign G Fleury for seven years, $35 million
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins reportedly have
agreed to a seven-year, $35 million contract extension with goaltender Marc-
Andre Fleury, and a one-year $3.5 million deal with veteran winger Miroslav
Satan.
Avs add Tjarnqvist to defensive mix >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche signed free-agent
defenseman Daniel Tjarnqvist to a one-year contract, the club announced
Thursday.
Tjarnqvist, 31, returns to the NHL after playing last season in the Ru
Cubs activate Johnson >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs activated outfielder
Reed Johnson from the 15-day disabled list on Thursday.
The 31-year-old went on the shelf on June 24, retroactive to June 18, due to
lower back spasms.
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Red Sox searching for relief on rocky road trip >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In the hearts of the fans -- and especially the minds of
the television network executives -- the Boston Red Sox' most important
regular-season games will always be those played against the New York Yankees.
That notion ma
Dodgers edge Astros in finale >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Billingsley tossed eight strong innings,
and James Loney went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs batted in and two runs
scored as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros, 5-2, in the
finale
MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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