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San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs have traded center Theo Ratliff to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a protected second-round pick in the 2016 draft. Ratliff, 36, is in the last year of

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Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets are making a pit stop in Newark before a planned move to Brooklyn. The Nets will begin a two-year stint at the Prudential Center in Newark next season. An agreement came when the New J

<< Wizards deal McGuire to Kings
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Wizards have traded forward Dominic McGuire to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for a protected 2010 second-round draft pick. The Wizards also sent cash considerations to the Kings in

<< Durant leads in Mexico
Playa del Carmen, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Durant fired a seven-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead of the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera. Briny Baird, Cameron Beckman, Jarrod Lyle and J.P. Hayes are knotted in se

Ogilvy leads Vanderbilt past Ole Miss >>
Oxford, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Ogilvy finished with 27 points and eight rebounds, as 17th-ranked Vanderbilt pulled out an 82-78 victory over Ole Miss at Tad Smith Coliseum. Jeffery Taylor recorded 19 points for the Commodores (20-5,

Roddick into quarterfinals in Memphis >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed Andy Roddick had a tough time with Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu, but gutted out a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 win to advance to the quarterfinals at the $1.226 million Regions Morgan Keegan Championships tennis event.

Monroe leads Florida State past Virginia Tech >>
Tallahassee, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jacinta Monroe notched a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds, as No. 10 Florida State downed Virgina Tech, 78-68, in ACC action. Courtney Ward donated 14 points with nine assists, Cierra Bravard t

Ferrer, Monaco reach Copa Telmex quarters >>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded David Ferrer was an easy second-round winner Thursday at the $475,300 Copa Telmex tennis event. The Spanish Ferrer blew past Portuguese Frederico Gil 6-3, 6-0 on the red clay at

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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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.

In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.