Giants TE Ballard tore ACL in Super Bowl
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02/07/2012 -
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard
suffered a torn knee ligament in the Super Bowl, the team said Tuesday.
Ballard tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the fourth
quarter of Sunday's win over the Patriots.
Fellow tight end Travis Beckum went down with a torn ACL in his right knee in
the second quarter.
Replays on TV showed Ballard trying to run and cut on the sideline, perhaps
hoping to get back in the game, then collapsing and grabbing his knee. He had
38 catches for 604 yards and four touchdowns this past season.
<< Billups done for season with torn Achilles
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups
will miss the rest of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon.
The injury occurred with 5:48 left in the fourth quarter of an overtime win
against
<< A's extend Beane, Crowley through 2019
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says general manager
Billy Beane and president Michael Crowley have reached agreements to remain
with the team through the 2019 season.
Wolff told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday
<< Billups done for season with torn ACL
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups
will miss the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament
in his left knee on Monday.
The injury occurred with 5:48 left in the fourth qua
<< Saints officially hire Spagnuolo
Metairie, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Saints officially hired
Steve Spagnuolo as their new defensive coordinator on Tuesday.
Spagnuolo spent the last three seasons as head coach in St. Louis, but was
fired on January 2
<< Gijon turns to Tejada for rest of season
Gijon, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sporting Gijon named Inaki Tejada its manager
for the remainder of the season Tuesday, days after he guided the struggling
side in a 1-1 draw against Osasuna.
Gijon fired former coach Manuel Preciado last
Memphis to join Big East in 2013-14 >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ongoing game of musical chairs in college
athletics has its newest player.
Memphis is expected to join the Big East in all sports for the 2013-14 season,
completing the conference's goal of having 12 foot
Kentucky cruises past Florida >>
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Davis had 16 points, six rebounds and
four blocks, as No. 1 Kentucky cruised to a 78-58 win over No. 8 Florida on
Tuesday.
Doron Lamb scored a team-high 18 while Michael Kidd-Gilchrist finished wit
Ovechkin nets two, as Caps blank Panthers >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Ovechkin got his first post-suspension
points, scoring two goals Tuesday night to lead the Washington Capitals over
the Florida Panthers, 4-0.
Washington moved one point ahead of Florida for first
Blue Jackets get Wild >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Antoine Vermette scored the eventual game-
winning goal in the second period as the Columbus Blue Jackets topped the
Minnesota Wild, 3-1, at Nationwide Arena.
David Savard had a goal and an assist
Pacers hang on to beat Jazz >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darren Collison scored a season-high 25
points and added four rebounds as the Indiana Pacers held off the Utah Jazz,
104-99, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
Utah erased a 21-point third
Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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