11/21/2008 - St. Thomas, VI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Freshman guard Kemba Walker came off the bench to pour in 23 points, pacing second-ranked Connecticut to a hard-fought 89-81 win over La Salle in the opening round of the Paradise Jam.
Jeff Adrien tallied 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Huskies (3-0), who will face 17th-ranked Miami-Florida on Sunday. The Hurricanes toppled Southern Miss, 70-60, earlier Friday.
Jerome Dyson scored 17 and A.J. Price chipped in 12 points for UConn, which shot 54.7 percent from the field.
Rodney Green scored 25 to pace the Explorers (1-2), who will take on Southern Miss Saturday. Yves Mekongo Mbala and Ruben Guillandeaux scored 13, and Vernon Goodridge had 12 in defeat.
The Explorers were behind by six points at the half, but closed the gap to 56-55 following a Green three-ball with nearly 13 minutes remaining. UConn scored the next six points, but La Salle came back again, pulling within 62-61 following a Green layup with 8 1/2 minutes to go.
The Huskies pulled away again with the ensuing eight points, capped by a three-pointer from Price. La Salle couldn't get closer than five after that juncture.
La Salle had the upperhand early by racing to a 13-6 lead, capped by a Goodridge layup.
Dyson's layup had UConn ahead 29-27 with 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the half, and the Huskies were in front, 46-40, at the intermission.
Game Notes
This was the first meeting between the schools...La Salle finished at 50 percent from the floor.
<< Young, Panthers overpower Akron
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sam Young scored 26 points and grabbed six
rebounds to lead sixth-ranked Pittsburgh to an 86-67 win over Akron in the
Legends Classic at the Petersen Events Center.
Levance Fields finished with 19 p
<< Skins' Portis to be game-time decision
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis
was limited in practice on Friday, and is listed as questionable for
Sunday's matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.
The seventh-year pro has been dealing
<< Boozer sits out in San Antonio
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer missed
Friday's game against the San Antonio Spurs with a strained left quad tendon.
Boozer left Wednesday's win over Milwaukee in the fourth quarter while going
up f
<< Collins leads No. 17 Miami past Southern Miss
St. Thomas, VI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwayne Collins scored 14 points and grabbed
nine rebounds to lead the 17th-ranked Miami Hurricanes to a 70-60 win over
Southern Miss in the Paradise Jam opener.
Jack McClinton and Lance Hurdle added 13
Rockets conjure up win with fourth-quarter rally over Wizards >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tracy McGrady scored 14 of his team-high 20
points in the fourth quarter as the Houston Rockets woke up from a lackluster
start to upend the lowly Washington Wizards, 103-91.
Carl Landry and Aaron Brooks
Smith helps Duke top Michigan in MSG title game >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nolan Smith scored 16 points and Kyle Singler
added 15 points and eight rebounds as 10th-ranked Duke topped Michigan, 71-56,
in the title game of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.
Gerald H
Lewis has the Magic in OT win over Pacers >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rashard Lewis scored 23 points, including
the final seven for Orlando in overtime, as the Magic edged the Indiana
Pacers, 100-98, for their fifth straight victory.
Lewis finished 9-of-12 from th
Hansbrough starts against UCSB >>
Santa Barbara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - North Carolina senior forward Tyler
Hansbrough, who missed the first two games of the season, started Friday night
when the top-ranked Tar Heels battled UC-Santa Barbara.
Hansbrough missed the firs
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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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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