10/13/2008 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner will undergo arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday on his right shoulder, which hampered him for the entire 2008 season.
The decision was made after Hafner visited with Dr. James Andrews in Alabama on Monday, and his shoulder condition had not improved. Hafner's shoulder began to bother him in Spring Training, which prompted a May trip to the disabled list.
Hafner went through a rehab assignment in August, at which point his shoulder strength was at 75 percent, and returned to the Indians in September. But an end-of-season physical revealed his shoulder strength was worse -- 70 percent.
In 57 games this past season, Hafner recorded career lows in average (.197), slugging percentage (.323), in addition to five homers and 24 RBI.
The goal of the surgery, which Andrews will perform, is to both clean out the shoulder area and investigate for any sources of Hafner's ailment.
Indians trainer Lonnie Soloff said past MRI exams and other tests did not show the need for reconstruction or repair, but added the arthroscopic procedure could change that.
<< Cougars freshman QB Lobbestael out for season
Pullman, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington State redshirt freshman quarterback
Marshall Lobbestael is out for the season after suffering a torn ACL and torn
MCL in his left knee during the Cougars' contest at Oregon State last
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<< NFL Inactives (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive players
for tonight's NFL game.
NEW YORK GIANTS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 8:35 P.M. (ET)
Giants - K Lawrence Tynes, DB Sammy Knight, RB Danny Ware, CB Sam Madison, LB
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<< Players, coaches fined for Phillies-Dodgers flare-up
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball fined four players and
three coaches who were involved in a temper flare-up during the third inning
of Sunday's Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between the
Philade
<< Vikes sign Thomas, put Radovich on IR
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Vikings signed linebacker
Dontarrious Thomas on Monday.
Thomas had played with the Vikings in each of the last four seasons, but
tried to hook on with the San Francisco 49ers this
Seahawks QB Hasselbeck out at least one more week >>
Renton, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck
will miss at least one more week due to a bulging disc in his back that is
causing problems with his sore knee.
Seattle coach Mike Holmgren said in his pr
Calgary moves into first with rout of Saskatchewan >>
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henry Burris threw for three touchdowns as the
Calgary Stampeders crushed the Saskatchewan Roughriders, 42-5, to take sole
possession of first place in the West Division.
Nik Lewis, Jeremaine Copeland and
Homer-happy Rays rout Red Sox to grab ALCS lead >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - B.J. Upton and Rocco Baldelli each hit a three-
run homer as Tampa Bay crushed Boston, 9-1, in Game 3 of the American League
Championship Series at Fenway Park.
Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena also went dee
Holmstrom helps Red Wings power past Hurricanes >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tomas Holmstrom's power-play goal gave Detroit
the lead in the second period and Ty Conklin made 27 saves as the Red Wings
beat Carolina, 3-1, dealing the Hurricanes their first loss of the season.
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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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