Royals, Gordon agree to one-year deal
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02/09/2012 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Alex Gordon, the team announced Thursday.
Gordon notched career-highs in batting average (.303), runs batted in (87), home runs (23), and stolen bases (17) in 151 games with the Royals last season. Gordon, who turns 28 on Friday, also won his first Golden Glove award for his prowess in the outfield.
In five major league seasons, all with Kansas City, Gordon has posted a .262 average with 68 home runs and 248 RBI in 559 games.
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lazio, which had a player sent off 34 minutes into the match, rallied from two goals down Thursday for a 3-2 win over Cesena in Serie A action at the Stadio Olimpico. Abdoulay Konko was sent off after the hal
<< Bartoli lands in Paris quarters
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - French crowd favorite Marion Bartoli was an
easy second-round winner Thursday in Paris.
The second-seeded former Wimbledon runner-up handled Croat Petra Martic 7-5,
6-1 on Day 3 at the Open GDF Suez.
B
<< Tsonga will open for France in Vancouver
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga will get France going Friday in its opening-round Davis Cup tie against
host Canada.
The world No. 6 Tsonga will meet Vasek Pospisil in the first singles
<< Rangers ink Cruz to two-year deal
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The two-time defending American League
champion Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year contract with outfielder
Nelson Cruz, the team announced on Thursday.
The 31-year-old Cruz batted .263 wit
<< Nets' Bogans headed for surgery
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets announced Thursday
that guard Keith Bogans has been diagnosed with a complete tear of the deltoid
ligament as well as a fractured left ankle.
Bogans, who signed with the Nets on
Sandy, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake re-signed four players Thursday, including forward Fabian Espindola and midfielder Ned Grabavoy. Espindola and Grabavoy combined to make 52 appearances, including 46 starts, last season for Rea
U.S. women add matches against Japan, Brazil >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The U.S. women's national team will play Japan
and Brazil in April, with both friendlies being held in Japan as part of the
newly-created Women's Kirin Challenge Cup.
The U.S. beat Brazil on penalties in the
Benfica, Aimar agree to one-year extension >>
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Benfica and Argentina midfielder Pablo
Aimar agreed to a one-year contract extension Thursday through the 2012-13
season.
Aimar, 32, joined Benfica from Spain's Real Zaragoza in 2008 and has played
MLB suspends 2 Mets minor leaguers >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball suspended two New York
Mets minor leaguers Thursday.
Charles "Dock" Doyle and Scott Moviel both received a 50-game suspension after
second violations of the minor league drug prevent
Raiders cut CB Stanford Routt >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Raiders released cornerback
Stanford Routt on Thursday, just one season after he signed a three-year
contract extension.
The deal guaranteed Routt $20 million over the first two
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa
Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.
Should be in:
Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?
Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.
Work left to do:
Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.
Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.
Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.
Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.
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