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12/23/2006 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme was downgraded to doubtful on Friday's injury report due to the same injured thumb that has forced him to miss the past two games.
Chris Weinke is likely to again start in Delhomme's place as the Panthers travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons Sunday.
Delhomme hurt his thumb after his hand hit a helmet on a first-quarter touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Smith in Carolina's 27-24 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 4. He stayed in the game and went 22- of-37 for 269 yards with three touchdowns and a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions.
The injury halted Delhomme's stretch of 65 straight starts. Weinke hadn't played since Week 8 of the 2005 season.
<< Jaguars' Taylor out for Week 16
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred
Taylor is expected to miss Week 16's game against the New England Patriots
because of a hamstring injury.
Taylor started the week listed as questionable and
<< Preds' Nichol gets nine-game suspension
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nashville Predators forward Scott Nichol has
been suspended for nine games, without pay, for his blind-side punch to the
head of Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jaroslav Spacek during Thursday night's 7-2
setback
<< 49ers' Bryant suspended four games
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Antonio
Bryant has been suspended four games for violating the NFL Substance Abuse
Policy.
Bryant was arrested last month for suspicion of drunk driving, among ot
<< Air Force tabs Calhoun to replace DeBerry
Colorado Springs, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Air Force Academy hired Troy Calhoun
as its new head football coach a little more than a week after Fisher DeBerry
retired.
Calhoun, who is finishing his first season as the Houston Texans offen
Saints' Horn downgraded to doubtful >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Horn
was downgraded from questionable to doubtful for Sunday's game against the New
York Giants.
Horn, who has been battling a groin injury since Week 9, has been
Boston signs RHP Hernandez to minor league deal >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox signed pitcher Runelvys
Hernandez to a minor league contract Friday.
Hernandez will join Triple-A Pawtucket of the International League, but he was
also invited to Boston's major leag
Spezza sidelined with knee injury >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ottawa Senators will be without points
leader Jason Spezza for an indefinite period due to a left knee injury he
suffered in Thursday's 4-2 home loss to Tampa Bay.
According to TSN in Canada, the
Denver Nuggets >>
Waived forward Ivan McFarlin.
Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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