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Indians activate SS Cabrera after two-month DL stint

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07/20/2010 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians activated shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera from the disabled list after he missed two months with a broken left forearm.

Cabrera, who had originally been expected to return to the lineup on Friday, suffered the injury on May 17 in Tampa Bay during a freak play off a Hank Blalock ground ball. The 24-year-old was inserted into the leadoff spot in Tuesday's lineup against the Twins as the Indians seek to extend their win streak to six.

In 33 games this season, Cabrera is batting .287 with a homer and seven RBI.

Cabrera will be a welcome addition to the Indians' lineup, which has been producing at a high clip recently despite his and outfielder Shin-Soo Choo's (thumb) absence. The club is 5-0 to begin the second half for the first time in club history and has averaged 6.2 runs per game in those contests.

Choo, who is currently rehabbing his injury, may return to the lineup by the weekend.

To make room on the roster, the Indians designated pitcher Jensen Lewis for assignment. Lewis is 2-2 with a 4.18 earned run average in 22 relief outings this season.


<< Suns add Babby to front office
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns introduced Lon Babby as the organization's next president of basketball operations at a news conference on Tuesday. Babby joins the Suns as the successor to Steve Kerr, whose contract was

<< Rangers' Nippert lands on DL
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers decided to place reliever Dustin Nippert on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after he was struck in the head by a line drive during Monday's game versus the Tigers. Nippert was taken to

<< Panthers ink third-rounder LaFell
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Panthers have signed third- round draft pick wide receiver Brandon LaFell. LaFell, selected 78th overall out of Louisiana State, ranks second in school history with 25 touchdown recepti

<< Heat bring in veteran Howard
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat continued their radical roster reshaping on Tuesday by signing journeyman forward Juwan Howard. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, the South Florida Sun-Sentin

<< Cubs recall P Stevens, option Atkins
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs promoted pitcher Jeff Stevens from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday. The 26-year-old joins the big club for the third time this season and has pitched to a 5.71 earned run average without recordi

Bucs sign second round pick DT Price >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed on a four-year contract with defensive tackle Brian Price, one of the team's 2010 second- round picks on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. "I'm gl

Orioles demote Tillman again >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles optioned pitcher Chris Tillman back to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. Tillman was 1-4 with a 7.92 earned-run average in six starts over two stints with the Orioles this sea

Lakers C Bynum to have surgery next week >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Lakers revealed that center Andrew Bynum will undergo surgery to repair a tear of the meniscus in his right knee next week. Bynum, who had the knee drained on June 22, had previousl

Sky Blue fires Miettinen, names Stainton new coach >>
Somerset, N.J. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer announced Monday that Pauliina Miettinen and assistant coach Anne Parnila were relieved of their coaching duties with the team, and that assistant coach Rick Stainto

Gold Pride's Sinclair named WPS Player of Week >>
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Gold Pride forward Christine Sinclair was honored as Women's Professional Soccer Player of the Week for Week 14 on Tuesday. Sinclair led first-place FC Gold Pride to its third successive win and f

American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout

An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds .  These of course were the early odds.  He was considered original for picking an "odd song".  He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. 

Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. 

Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds.  Great voice and a great sense of humor.  He's a real standout.  Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit.  Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". 

Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next.  "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon.  Though the judges felt he performed okay.  Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.

Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys.  Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.

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Academy Award Betting Odds for Best Picture Offer Great Value

If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture.  Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).

For value, take a look at MySportsbook.com Oscars betting odds on my personal favorite, The Queen - a remarkable 12 to 1 long shot.  The film hasn't won any pre-awards for Best Picture (compared to The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine), but there is a tremendous following and it is a strong enough film to warrant a surprise win.

TV Guide advises Oscar watchers should be cautioned not to discount the  drama "Babel" with its strong social themes about overcoming communication gaps among people of different cultures.

"While 'Babel' lost several guild awards to 'Sunshine' and 'Departed,'  it still enjoys loyal support, and historically Oscar voters favor dramas with social messages over comedies like 'Sunshine' and violent crime movies like 'Departed'."

"It hasn't done well in the guilds, which means there isn't much industry support," said Tom O'Neil of awards site TheEnvelope.com, "But several critics are expecting it to win, and that gets my attention." Babel had 7 to 2 odds at press time.

Who is to say independently produced Little Miss Sunshine won't be this year's Crash.  Last year, Crash won for Best Motion Picture, shocking those who bet on gay cowboy flick, Brokeback Mountain, as the favorite to win. 

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