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<< Tejada helps O's avoid sweep by Marlins
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miguel Tejada hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBI and three runs scored, as the Baltimore Orioles avoided a sweep and defeated the Florida Marlins, 11-5, in the finale of a three-game interle

<< Wolves acquire Webster from Blazers
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired swingman Martell Webster from Portland in a draft-night deal. Going to the Trail Blazers were veteran forward Ryan Gomes and Luke Babbitt, a power forward from Nevada who wa

<< Hornets trade Aldrich, Peterson to Thunder
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Hornets traded their first- round pick center Cole Aldrich along with guard Morris Peterson to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a pair of lower first-round picks. The swap was reported by multipl

<< Tigers edge Mets to avoid sweep
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Magglio Ordonez clubbed a two-run homer and Ryan Raburn added a solo blast, as the Detroit Tigers fended off the New York Mets, 6-5, in the finale of a three-game interleague series at Citi Field. Raburn

Rangers win 11th straight, sweep Pirates >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vladimir Guerrero's game-winning RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the blazing-hot Texas Rangers to their 11th straight victory and a 6-5 decision over Pittsburgh in the fin

South Carolina beats Oklahoma in dramatic 12th-inning finish >>
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jackie Bradley, Jr. singled in the tying run with two outs in the 12th inning and scored on Brady Thomas' base hit for the game- winner later in the frame, giving South Carolina a dramatic 3-2 win over Oklahom

Raptors get Alabi from Mavs >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Raptors acquired center Solomon Alabi, the 50th overall pick, from the Dallas Mavericks in a draft-night deal. Alabi, who played at Florida State, will head to the Raptors, while the Mavs obtain a

Surreal draft night in Portland >>
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -There were rumors the Portland Trail Blazers were going to make a big move on draft night. What happened was downright surreal.A report surfaced less than an hour before the draft started that general manager Kevin Pritchard had

Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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