High-octane Leafs blow away Lightning
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11/22/2011 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Bozak had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs ran away with a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Clarke MacArthur, Tim Connolly, Joe Colborne, Joffrey Lupul and Joey Crabb also lit the lamp for Toronto, which matched a season high for goals in one contest and for largest margin of victory. The Leafs also recorded a 7-1 victory against Washington on Saturday.
Jonas Gustavsson made 27 saves in the win.
Vincent Lecavalier notched the lone goal for the Lightning, losers in four of their last five.
Dwayne Roloson started in net for Tampa Bay but was pulled in the third period after allowing six goals on 21 shots. Mathieu Garon stopped 4-of-5 shots the rest of the way.
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Willie Mitchell's goal with 5:49 left in regulation led Los Angeles past St. Louis, 3-2, at Scottrade Center. Mike Richards posted a goal and one assist for the Kings, who have won five of seven. Anze Ko
<< No. 6 Duke downs Michigan to reach Maui final
Maui, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Freshman guard Austin Rivers scored a game-high 20
points, as No. 6 Duke bested No. 15 Michigan, 82-75, in the Maui Invitational
semifinals.
Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly both finished with 17 points, while Andre
<< Wisconsin thumps Kangaroos
Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jared Berggren had 21 points to lead 11th-
ranked Wisconsin to a 77-31 win over UMKC at the Chicago Invitational
Challenge.
Ben Brust added 12 points and six rebounds while Mike Bruesewitz dona
<< North Carolina rolls over Tennessee State
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reggie Bullock has one mission off North
Carolina's bench: score. And he did his damage beyond the arc on Tuesday,
draining six treys as part of a 23-point night in the top-ranked Tar Heels'
102-69
<< Kuric, Louisville win big over Arkansas State
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Kuric scored a game-high 12 points as
No. 7 Louisville cruised past Arkansas State, 54-27.
Gorgui Dieng added 10 points for the Cardinals (4-0), and he was the only
other player in the contest to
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jordan Eberle had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers roughed up the Nashville Predators, 6-2, at Bridgestone Arena. Shawn Horcoff had two goals while Ales Hemsky, playing in his 500th gam
Report: BYU not going to Big East >>
Provo, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - BYU is reportedly out of the mix to join the Big
East.
CBSSports.com cited college football industry sources as saying on Tuesday
that BYU will not be joining due to the school's refusal to give up i
Jones, Baylor rout South Carolina State >>
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Jones totaled 21 points and five steals to
help No. 9 Baylor to a 70-50 win over South Carolina State.
Pierre Jackson contributed 11 points while Quincy Acy added nine points and
eight rebounds for th
Kansas survives late push to down UCLA >>
Maui, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Elijah Johnson scored a game-high 23 points, as
No. 14 Kansas survived a late UCLA rally to earn a 72-56 victory in the Maui
Invitational semifinals.
Thomas Robinson added 15 points and 10 boards, while Tys
Missouri buries Cal in CBE Classic title game >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Talk about a statement.
Kim English led six Tigers into double figures with 19 points, as No. 21
Missouri buried 20th-ranked California, 92-53, in the championship game of the
CBE Classic.
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NFL owners, already life's biggest winners, want to try their luck with the lottery.
That was the news out of their meetings last week, where team bosses voted unanimously to allow stamping state and local lottery tickets with franchise logos, if, ahem, any governments wanted to do a deal.
A shocker: Within days the Pats announced they'd be sponsoring the Massachusetts state lottery, the Skins said they'd slap their sticker on Virginia scratch-offs and the Ravens admitted they were talking to Maryland lottery bosses. In all likelihood, it won't be long before every team is a presenting sponsor of scratch-offs or just plain old pick fives. "The change in policy was approved 32-0," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. "So you can expect to see more deals soon."
It's a branding opportunity too big for the owners to ignore, and one a couple of dozen baseball franchises have enjoyed for years. The fact the NFL has been slower to act than those slack-brained Seligites is indicative of its complicated relationship with all forms of gambling. Consider this: Last Thursday, as the Pats and the Redskins finalized their new lottery deals, a lawyer representing the NFL argued before Delaware's Supreme Court that the state's newly signed sports betting law should be repealed.
The NFL betting is the face of opposition to sports gambling . And as much as it would like to share that responsibility with other leagues, that's not going to happen as long as more than 40% of all money legally wagered on games is bet on football. That's why the Brewers can do a multi-million dollar deal with a local casino, or the Celtics can make their own pact with the Mass lottery, and the response is, "Sweet, let's play." But when the NFL does it the stakes are higher, and everyone from NPR's Frank Deford to the Associated Press to the guys blogging at Deadspin will line up to play gotcha.
So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games."
Here's where I should rip him. But, the thing is, he's right. Not to get Obama on you, but this is a complicated, nuanced issue. As much as lotteries are considered a tax on the poor, the NFL isn't a socially obligated government program -- it's just a business. Scratch-off's help the bottom line, sports betting doesn't. Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors … But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors. And it's okay to mutter something obscene when the league pretends gambling doesn't help drive TV ratings and fan interest and put money in owners' pockets. But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. The Bears should put an orange "C" on every deck of cards dealt at Harrah's in Joliet; the Eagles should slap their logo on roulette wheels at the Borgata in Atlantic City; the Dolphins should hold training camp at the El San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Seriously.
The NFL's problem, when it comes to the gambling world, isn't hypocrisy, it's worse: The bosses lack vision. That's why the league is picking unwinnable fights in Delaware and taking pot shots from critics after making smart sponsorship deals. Roger Goodell and his gang are acting and thinking locally rather than globally, which is rare for them, especially compared to their professional (and amateur) counterparts.
The NBA held its All Star game in Las Vegas and David Stern's kingdom didn't crumble (although the town did bring plenty of players to their knees.) I'd say it's 6 to 5 and pick 'em that Lebron will make a road swing through Sin City before his career is over.
Even the NCAA College Football Betting is more progressive on this issue than the NFL. Several years ago Rachel Newman Baker, college sports' gambling czar, opened a dialogue with Vegas bookmakers to learn about how they do business. She's visited Nevada sports books, studied their operations and listened to how they regulate action. Now she knows she can expect a call from bookmakers, who lose money when sports are fixed, if they think something sketchy is going on in NCAA games. She's not in favor of sports betting, but, as she once told me, "I know it's not going away, either."
The NFL can't seem to accept that. And until it can find peace with the idea, it'll get flack, even when it's right.
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