Big Ben strikes again in Detroit
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08/04/2010 -
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Pistons re-signed veteran
center Ben Wallace on Wednesday.
Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Detroit Free
Press reported it is a two-year contract worth just under $4 million.
Wallace spent six seasons with Detroit from 2000-06 before leaving as a free
agent to sign with Chicago. He played just one full season with the Bulls
before being traded to Cleveland as part of a three-team deal with Seattle in
February 2008.
After staying in Cleveland for the 2008-09 campaign, Wallace returned to
Detroit last season and averaged 5.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 69
games.
Wallace was a dominant force during his first stint in Detroit, winning an NBA
title in the spring of 2004 and capturing the league's defensive player of the
year honors four times (2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006). He averaged 7.9 points and
12.8 rebounds as a member of the Pistons, and earned four All-Star Game nods
(2003-06) in that time.
The Virginia Union product, who will be 36 years old at the start of the
upcoming season, has averaged 6.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in
972 games for Washington, Orlando, Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland.
At 6-foot-9, he is the shortest player in league history to reach 2,000 career
blocks.
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<< Seattle's Montero named MLS Player of the Month
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fredy Montero was voted Major League Soccer's
Player of the Month for July, it was announced on Wednesday.
Montero has been on fire recently, registering a goal or an assist in eight
straight league matche
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<< A-Rod hits No. 600
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became the seventh player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 600-
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Quality Road heads Whitney Invitational >>
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quality Road, trained by Todd
Pletcher, tops a field of six for Saturday's $750,000 Whitney Invitational
at Saratoga Race Course. The winner of the 1 1/8-mile Whitney gains automatic
entry i
Blues sign Dave Scatchard >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Dave
Scatchard.
Terms of the two-way contract were not released.
Scatchard spent last season with Nashville and its minor league affiliate in
Milwaukee. He regis
Chargers' third-round pick Butler to miss season >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers announced linebacker
Donald Butler, a third-round selection in the 2010 draft, will miss the
upcoming season due to an Achilles injury suffered on Tuesday.
Butler starred at W
McGee takes Brook Lopez's spot at Team USA camp >>
Colorado Springs, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brook Lopez, center for the New Jersey
Nets, withdrew from consideration for the 2010 USA Basketball World
Championship team due to a battle with mononucleosis.
JaVale McGee, center for the
Bills release Schobel >>
Pittsford, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Bills have released veteran
linebacker Aaron Schobel.
The moves comes after the Bills announced Monday that Schobel was not in their
plans for the 2010 season, though did not outright
Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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