Carolina's Peppers signs franchise tender
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06/24/2009 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers signed his franchise tender on Wednesday, ending any chance that the Pro Bowl end would hold out at the start of training camp.
The second overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft has made four Pro Bowl appearances over his seven-year career with Carolina, but in the offseason had expressed his desire to play elsewhere.
However, he signed the one-year tender which is expected to earn him $16.7 million for 2009.
"I think that he has been an ideal teammate, an ideal player and he's been extremely valuable to us. There's no concern on this end," said Carolina general manager Marty Hurney.
In 2008, the 29-year-old, who switched from left to right defensive end, recorded a career-high 14 1/2 sacks and 51 tackles. In 106 career games with the Panthers, the North Carolina product has compiled 70 1/2 sacks and 344 tackles.
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday acquired the No. 5 pick in this year's draft, center Etan Thomas, and forwards Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov from the Washington Wizards in exch
<< Indians acquire RHP Veras from Yankees
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians acquired pitcher Jose
Veras from the New York Yankees for cash considerations on Wednesday.
Veras was 3-1 with a 5.96 earned-run average over 25 appearances this season,
before he was
<< 2009 NBA Draft Preview
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The annual NBA draft, the unofficial
kickoff to the NBA offseason, takes place Thursday at Madison Square Garden's
WaMu Theater.
What happens on draft day usually molds a team's plan for the future but the
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<< Rachel Alexandra towers over Mother Goose field
Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Leading three-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra,
heads a field of five females for Saturday's $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes at
Belmont Park. The three-year-old fillies will fight it out over 1 1/8 miles on
Belmont
<< Lazio sets price for Pandev
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lazio have set a $25 million price for the sale
of wantaway striker Goran Pandev.
The 25-year-old FYR Macedonia international is being heavily linked with a
switch to Napoli, but a number of clubs across
Bloemfontein, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States pulled off a huge upset on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup as they defeated Spain, the top-ranked team in the world, 2-0. Jozy Altidore scored the o
Giants' Boley undergoes surgery >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants weakside linebacker
Michael Boley on Wednesday underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn
labrum in his hip.
The procedure was performed by team physician Dr. Bryan Kelly a
Kono and 2008 runner-up Song advance at Women's Public Links >>
Devens, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Medalist Stephanie Kono from Honolulu, Hawaii
has advanced to the second round of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
Championship at Red Tail Golf Club in Massachusetts.
Kono, who shot rounds of 70-
Athletics place P Outman on DL, recall Gonzalez >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics placed lefty Josh
Outman on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left elbow on Wednesday and
recalled fellow lefty Gio Gonzalez from Triple-A Sacramento.
Outman, who left his
Marlins place Lindstrom on DL >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins placed pitcher Matt Lindstrom
on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain.
Following Tuesday's extra-inning win against Baltimore, Lindstrom said he felt
soreness in his forearm are
MySportsbook.com: NBA Championship Odds
With the playoffs about two months away, the top two teams in the Western Conference are the clear cut leaders to win the NBA Championship. The Dallas Mavericks have the best record in the NBA (44-9) and have been absolutely scorching since the second week of the season. What makes the Mavs’ record more impressive is the fact that they dropped their first four games of the season. Currently they have won 17 out of their last 18 and are MySportsbook.com’s favorite (2-1) to win it all. Right behind the Mavs are the Pacific leading Phoenix Suns (39-13). Last season, the Suns lost in the Conference Finals to non-other then the Mavericks four games to two. Of course the Suns were without center Amare Stoudemire who has is averaging 19.9 PPG and 9.5 RPG since coming back from his knee injury. Unlike the Mavs, the Suns have struggled a bit lately having lost their last three and four out of their last seven. Of course the main reason for their three straight loses is due to the absence of two time MVP Steve Nash, who is out with a shoulder injury. Heads-up, the Mavs have beaten the Suns in both of their meetings this season.
In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons (32-19) are the favorites to win it all at 6-1. The addition of Chris Webber seems to have been a good move for the Pistons. Since coming over from the 76ers, Webber has averaged 13.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG and the Pistons are 11-4. Even though the defending champion Heat are currently on the playoff making cusp, they are the Eastern Conference team that is getting the most action to win it all (9-1). The fact that Shaquille O’Neal is back in the starting lineup after missing 39 games probably has something to do with this. No doubt, Shaq makes a difference when in the lineup as their winning six out of their last seven would indicate.
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