Capitals welcome Panthers to Verizon Center
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Panthers will attempt to continue their recent
success against the Washington Capitals when the two Southeast Division
members get together tonight at the Verizon Center.
Florida has won 11 of the last 14 matchups between these teams, including the
last three encounters. The Panthers have outscored the Capitals by a 17-7
margin during those three most recent wins.
The Panthers currently lead cellar-dwelling Washington by three points in the
division standings and are coming off a lopsided home victory. Chris Gratton
scored twice and added an assist to lead Florida to a 7-2 rout over the Boston Bruins Saturday at the BankAtlantic Center.
Stephen Weiss had a goal and two assists to help the Panthers end a two-game
slide, while Juraj Kolnik finished with three helpers in the win. Ed Belfour
turned aside 25 shots in goal for Florida.
Florida's season hasn't lived up to expectations, though, and the club decided
to make a move before today's trade deadline by shipping veteran forward Gary
Roberts to Pittsburgh.
The Panthers get younger in return, as they received 24-year-old defenseman
Noah Welch in the deal. A former second-round pick in 2001, Welch has one
goal, one assist and 22 penalty minutes in 22 games with Pittsburgh this
season.
Roberts, who had to waive a no-trade clause for the deal to go through, has 13
goals and 16 assists through 50 games so far this season. The 40-year-old was
grabbed 12th overall by Calgary in 1984 and has 424 goals and 451 assists in
1,137 career games for 875 points.
Washington has dropped six of its last seven contests and has fallen
hopelessly out of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference. As a result,
the Capitals were active sellers on the day before the league's trade
deadline, shipping left wing Richard Zednik and defenseman Lawrence Nycholat
Monday in separate deals.
Zednik was dealt to the New York Islanders for a 2007 second-round draft
choice, while Nycholat was traded to Ottawa for minor-league defenseman Andy
Hedlund and a sixth-round pick.
Washington just completed a home-and-home weekend series with New Jersey. The
Caps posted a surprising 4-2 win at the Meadowlands on Saturday, but the
Atlantic-Division leading Devils rebounded with a 3-2 triumph Sunday at the
Verizon Center.
Brooks Laich and Alexander Ovechkin had the goals for Washington and Brent
Johnson made 26 saves in defeat.
Sunday's loss kicked off a four-game homestand for the Capitals, who are
14-13-5 as the host this season.
Florida is 7-1-1 (1 tie) in its last nine visits to the Verizon Center and
earned a 4-1 road victory over Washington last month.
<< Panthers host rival Mountaineers in critical Big East bout
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 12th-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers have
lost their hold on first place in the Big East Conference standings,
and they will play a critical game against the West Virginia Mountaineers
today.
<< Gators try to right the ship as postseason approaches
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fifth-ranked Florida Gators have lost
two of their last three games, and they will attempt to get back to their
winning ways as they battle the Tennessee Volunteers tonight in Knoxville.
On Sat
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Colorado Springs, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The BYU Cougars own sole possession
of first place in the Mountain West Conference standings, and are set
for a much-anticipated matchup with the 25th-ranked Air Force Falcons
this e
<< Report: Livingston's season over
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Shaun Livingston
will reportedly miss the remainder of the season because of a severe knee
injury suffered Monday night.
Livingston dislocated his left knee early in the
<< Twins sign P Crain to three-year deal
Fort Myers, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with
pitcher Jesse Crain on a three-year contract through the 2009 season.
The 25-year-old Crain went 4-5 with a 3.52 earned run average and one save in
68 appearanc
'Canes aim to keep playoff hopes alive against Sens >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes appear to be back on track towards
securing a playoff berth. Tonight the defending Stanley Cup champions aim for
a third consecutive victory when they host the Ottawa Senators at the RBC
Center.
Ca
First-place Canucks wrap up road swing in St. Louis >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks hope to complete a four-game road
trip on a positive note tonight, when they visit the St. Louis Blues at
Scottrade Center.
So far the Canucks have earned a point in each stop on the tre
Streaking Canadiens begin road swing against Rangers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having re-discovered their winning ways, the Montreal
Canadiens begin an important road trip tonight at Madison Square Garden
against a New York Rangers team in desperate need of a victory.
The Canadiens have rebounded str
Cavs, Hornets square off in Cleveland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try and stop a two-game losing
streak this evening when they host the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets at
Quicken Loans Arena.
The Cavs have dropped two in a row after a two-game win
Devils and Pens battle in the Steel City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Devils will get another opportunity to show
the Pittsburgh Penguins who is boss in the Atlantic Division when the two
clubs meet tonight at the Mellon Arena.
The Penguins endured a stretch where they won 12
NFL Football Trash Talk
Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject
would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms.
Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends,
their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the
sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies
your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming
the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like
your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in
defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your
hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say,
will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt
focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea
is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to
make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.
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Bonds nearly hits HR 751, SF wins
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a pair of runs, and Barry Bonds nearly hit homer No. 751 as San Francisco beat
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