Angels' Abreu takes home AL weekly honors
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08/16/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Bobby Abreu was named Player of the Week for the American League for the period ending August 15.
Abreu paced the AL with a .524 average, .615 on-base percentage and tied for first with 11 hits. He hit safely in all six of the Angels' games during the week and is riding an eight-game hitting streak overall.
Over the course of a three-game sweep of the Royals, Abreu batted 7-for-12 with two home runs, two doubles and five RBI while connecting for a walk-off home run in the 10th inning of a 2-1 win. LA went 4-2 during the week.
This marks the first career AL weekly award for Abreu, who previously won NL honors three times during his eight-plus seasons in Philadelphia.
Others considered for the weekly honor were Minnesota's Joe Mauer, Nelson Cruz of the Rangers, Detroit's Ryan Raburn, Rays rookie right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester, and Felix Hernandez and David Aardsma of the Mariners.
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Pirates general manager Joe L. Brown died Sunday at the age of 91. Brown was the Pirates' GM from 1955-76, during which time the team won two World Series titles (1960, '71). "The news of Joe
<< Kaymer up to No. 5 in the world
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Kaymer was a playoff winner at the
PGA Championship on Sunday and that helped him jump eight spots to a career-
high rank of No. 5 in the latest world golf rankings.
Kaymer won his first major ch
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Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Birmingham have confirmed the capture
of Olympiakos striker Matt Derbyshire on a one-year loan deal on Monday.
The 24-year-old Derbyshire could join Birmingham in time to face his former
club, Bla
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Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers added depth to their bullpen
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To make room on the roster, outfielder Jeff Frazier was optioned back to
Toledo.
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Texans lose DE Bulman to IR >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Texans put reserve defensive end
Tim Bulman on injured reserve Monday with a shoulder injury.
Bulman played in 15 games last season as part of the Texans' defensive
rotation and recorded
Orioles place Berken on DL >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles have placed pitcher
Jason Berken on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 13, with right
shoulder inflammation.
In 41 appearances this season, Berken has thrown 62 1/3 in
Marlins' Stanton earns NL weekly honors >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Florida Marlins rookie outfielder Mike Stanton
was named NL Player of the Week for the period ending August 15.
In six games during the period, the 20-year-old topped the major leagues with
a .583 batting a
Rays activate Pena, put Kapler on DL >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Rays have activated first
baseman Carlos Pena from the 15-day disabled list and placed outfielder Gabe
Kapler on the 15-day DL on Monday.
Pena had been on the DL since August 1 with
MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one.
(September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977. Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded.
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MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season. Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite. After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up.
Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions. They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown.
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