Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The PGA Tour hits the links in Canada, the Yankees take on the Athletics, and the Diamondbacks send their ace to the hill. Plus ESPN takes action against the NY Post over the Erin Andrews exploitation.
Sports headlines…
OffshoreInsiders.com is calling out Bill O’Reilly and challenging him to rightfully lambaste his parent company, the NY Post for posting pictures of the Erin Andrews video peephole pictures. Somewhere between bloviating about Hoboken mayor Peter Cammarano, the star of Murdoch’s media needs to give a no-spin repudiation of the Post’s exploitation.
Kudos to ESPN for banning any NY Post staff from appearing on their show…A criminal probe is unlikely in the allegations made against Ben Roethlisberger by Andrea McNulty.
Colliding in the Junior Circuit . . .
CC Sabathia (9-6, 3.66 ERA) will try to pitch the Yankees to a win on Thursday night when he takes on the Athletics and Vin Mazzaro (2-6, 4.09 ERA). Lefthander Sabathia dominated the Tigers in his last trip to the mound, tossing seven shutout innings and giving up just five hits in the victory. New York is 5-5 in Sabathia’s last 10 starts. Righthander Mazzaro was knocked around by the Angels last time out, giving up eight runs (four earned) over three innings pitched.
Also on the American League schedule for Thursday: Cleveland at Toronto, Seattle at Detroit, Tampa Bay at the White Sox, and Minnesota at the Angels. The Twins will go with Scott Baker (8-7, 5.10 ERA) on Thursday night; righthander Baker has won two straight starts, holding the Rangers to one run over eight innings last time out. Jered Weaver (10-3, 3.48 ERA) took a no-decision versus the Athletics last week, surrendering five runs over 3 2-3 innings.
Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . .
There are just four games on the National League schedule for Thursday, with San Francisco at Atlanta, St. Louis at Washington, San Diego at Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh at Arizona. Probable Pirates starter Charlie Morton (2-2, 3.21 ERA) cruised to a win over the Giants last time out, holding them scoreless on three hits over seven innings of work. The Diamondbacks will counter with Dan Haren (10-5, 1.96 ERA), who has earned the victory in each of his last four starts.
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Rounding out the Roundup . . .
The PGA Tour is at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario this week for the RBC Canadian Open. Retief Goosen is pegged as the 8/1 Vegas favorite to capture the tournament, with Anthony Kim (10/1), Camilo Villegas (15/1), and Sean O’Hair (15/1) following him on the odds list. Also pegged at 15/1 is Canadian Mike Weir, while countryman Stephen Ames sits just back at 20/1. Luke Donald (20/1) and Kevin Na (25/1) complete the first tier of contenders at the tournament.
The Canadian Football League begins Week 4 action on Thursday night with Hamilton at Montreal. The undefeated Alouettes (3-0 straight-up and against-the-spread) pounded Saskatchewan 43-10 last time out, and they’ve put up 133 points over their first three games. The surprising Tiger-Cats (2-1 SU, 2-1 ATS) got past Winnipeg 25-13 in their last contest. Oddsmakers have the Alouettes listed as 14-point home favorites for Friday, with the total pegged at 54.5 points.
Finally, there are three WNBA games on tap for Thursday, with Chicago at Washington, Sacramento at New York, and Indiana at San Antonio. The Fever improved to 12-3 SU (10-5 ATS) with an 82-70 win over Washington on Tuesday night; Indiana‘s 11-game winning streak had come to an end in their previous contest. The Silver Stars sit at 6-8 SU and 5-9 ATS on the season after falling to Chicago 85-75 last time out. Becky Hammon picked up 22 points in that defeat.