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03/16/2010 - Dayton, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Allen Smith scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed six rebounds, leading Arkansas-Pine Bluff to a convincing 61-44 win over Winthrop in the opening-round contest of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
The win earned the Golden Lions (18-15) the No. 16 seed in the South Region and the right to play No. 1 seed and ACC champion Duke in Jacksonville on Friday in the first round of the Big Dance.
A victory over Texas Southern in the SWAC title game on Saturday, its 11th win in its previous 12 games, gave Arkansas-Pine Bluff its first ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Thanks to their defense, which held Winthrop (19-14) to a season-low scoring output, the Lions will continue playing, as they try to become the first No. 16 seed to knock off the top team in their portion of the bracket.
On the offensive end, Tyree Glass chipped in 10 points, while Tavaris Washington had 13 rebounds to go with eight points and five assists for the victors.
Carlos Corbin and Matt Morgan led the Eagles with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
The Big South champions shot 29.1 percent for the game, including a woeful 2- for-21 performance from three-point range.
<< Wizards F Howard out at least six months following surgery
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Wizards forward Josh Howard
underwent successful surgery to repair a torn left ACL, the club announced on
Tuesday.
Howard, who sustained the injury in a game against the Bulls on February
<< Flyers goaltender Leighton injured against Nashville
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael
Leighton left Tuesday's game against the Nashville Predators with a high ankle
sprain.
The 28-year-old Leighton is considered day-to-day.
During the first peri
<< Argonauts sign QB Brannagan
Mississauga, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Argonauts signed quarterback
Danny Brannagan to a three-year contract on Tuesday.
Brannagan, a native of Burlington, Ontario, played at Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario, where last
<< Jets re-sign FB Richardson
Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets have agreed in
principle on a contract with fullback Tony Richardson for the 2010 season.
Richardson returns for a 16th NFL season and for a third year in New York.
Last ye
Hawks rout Nets in New Jersey >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamal Crawford led all scorers with 25
points, as the Atlanta Hawks handed the New Jersey Nets yet another loss, this
time a 108-84 defeat at the IZOD Center.
Both Al Horford and Marvin Williams adde
Caps cruise without Ovechkin, beat Panthers >>
Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brooks Laich had two goals and an assist as
Washington took a 7-3 win over Florida as Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin
served the first of a two-game suspension.
The NHL's best offense didn't seem to
Maple Leafs rout sliding Senators >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonas Gustavsson made 30 saves to help the
Toronto Maple Leafs take down the Ottawa Senators, 4-1, in a battle between
two Northeast Division foes at Scotiabank Place.
Phil Kessel, John Mitchell, Mikh
Bryzgalov, Coyotes stifle Lightning >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 27-of-28 shots to continue
his recent stellar play, and the Phoenix Coyotes won their sixth straight game
with a 2-1 victory over Tampa Bay.
With the win, the Coyotes set a new franchise
After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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