Sabres acquire F Torres from Columbus
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Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Sabres made a move before the trade
deadline on Wednesday by acquiring left wing Raffi Torres from the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Nathan Paetsch and a second-round draft pick.
Torres has been with Columbus for the last two seasons after being acquired
from Edmonton in July of 2008. He has tallied 19 goals and 12 assists in 60
games this season.
The 28-year-old was originally the fifth overall pick in the 2000 draft by the
New York Islanders. Over 418 regular season games, Torres has registered 98
goals and 79 helpers to go along with 310 penalty minutes with the Islanders,
Edmonton and Columbus. He has also totaled four goals and 13 points in 26
playoff contests.
Paetsch, 26, has appeared in 157 games since being selected in the seventh
round of the 2003 draft by the Sabres and has accumulated seven goals and 35
assists.
<< Bulls C Noah out three weeks
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is expected to
be sidelined for the next three weeks due to plantar fasciitis in his left
foot, the team announced on Wednesday.
The injury has kept Noah in and out of
<< Ducks and Flames swap backup goaltenders
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks acquired goaltender Curtis
McElhinney from the Calgary Flames for goaltender Vesa Toskala.
McElhinney, 26, has served as Miikka Kiprusoff's backup over his three seasons
in the league and
<< Ducks and Oilers swap backup goaltenders
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks acquired goaltender Curtis
McElhinney from the Edmonton Oilers for goaltender Vesa Toskala.
McElhinney, 26, has served as Miikka Kiprusoff's backup over his three seasons
in the league and
<< U.S. wins Algarve Cup final over Germany
Faro, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States women's national soccer
team topped Germany 3-2 in the Algarve Cup final on Wednesday in Portugal.
Lauren Cheney, who scored two goals in the American's previous Algarve Cup
match v
<< Redskins' Samuels to call it a career
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Redskins stalwart left tackle Chris
Samuels will announce his retirement at a press conference Thursday.
The six-time Pro Bowl selection had his 2009 season cut short by a neck injury
in October.
Portland signs G Diener >>
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers signed guard Travis
Diener on Wednesday, two days after he was waived by the Indiana Pacers.
Over five seasons in the NBA, which has included stints with Orlando and
Indiana,
Gotham Stakes attracts 10 three-year-olds >>
Ozone Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A field of 10 Kentucky Derby hopefuls has
been entered for Saturday's $250,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct. The 1 1/16-
mile Gotham is the final local prep before the $750,000 Wood Memorial on
April 3
Ducks receive G MacDonald from Leafs >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks acquired goaltender Joey
MacDonald from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2011 seventh-round
draft pick.
MacDonald has spent most of the 2009-10 campaign with the Toronto Mar
Oilers, Ducks swap defensemen >>
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Ryan
Whitney from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky on
Wednesday.
In his first full season with the Ducks, Whitney posted four goals
Caps re-acquire D Jurcina >>
Arlington, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals made another depth
move on Wednesday, re-acquiring defenseman Milan Jurcina from the Columbus
Blue Jackets in exchange for a 2010 conditional draft pick.
Jurcina, who was ship
NFL owners, already life's biggest winners, want to try their luck with the lottery.
That was the news out of their meetings last week, where team bosses voted unanimously to allow stamping state and local lottery tickets with franchise logos, if, ahem, any governments wanted to do a deal.
A shocker: Within days the Pats announced they'd be sponsoring the Massachusetts state lottery, the Skins said they'd slap their sticker on Virginia scratch-offs and the Ravens admitted they were talking to Maryland lottery bosses. In all likelihood, it won't be long before every team is a presenting sponsor of scratch-offs or just plain old pick fives. "The change in policy was approved 32-0," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. "So you can expect to see more deals soon."
It's a branding opportunity too big for the owners to ignore, and one a couple of dozen baseball franchises have enjoyed for years. The fact the NFL has been slower to act than those slack-brained Seligites is indicative of its complicated relationship with all forms of gambling. Consider this: Last Thursday, as the Pats and the Redskins finalized their new lottery deals, a lawyer representing the NFL argued before Delaware's Supreme Court that the state's newly signed sports betting law should be repealed.
The NFL betting is the face of opposition to sports gambling . And as much as it would like to share that responsibility with other leagues, that's not going to happen as long as more than 40% of all money legally wagered on games is bet on football. That's why the Brewers can do a multi-million dollar deal with a local casino, or the Celtics can make their own pact with the Mass lottery, and the response is, "Sweet, let's play." But when the NFL does it the stakes are higher, and everyone from NPR's Frank Deford to the Associated Press to the guys blogging at Deadspin will line up to play gotcha.
So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games."
Here's where I should rip him. But, the thing is, he's right. Not to get Obama on you, but this is a complicated, nuanced issue. As much as lotteries are considered a tax on the poor, the NFL isn't a socially obligated government program -- it's just a business. Scratch-off's help the bottom line, sports betting doesn't.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors … But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors. And it's okay to mutter something obscene when the league pretends gambling doesn't help drive TV ratings and fan interest and put money in owners' pockets. But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. The Bears should put an orange "C" on every deck of cards dealt at Harrah's in Joliet; the Eagles should slap their logo on roulette wheels at the Borgata in Atlantic City; the Dolphins should hold training camp at the El San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Seriously.
The NFL's problem, when it comes to the gambling world, isn't hypocrisy, it's worse: The bosses lack vision. That's why the league is picking unwinnable fights in Delaware and taking pot shots from critics after making smart sponsorship deals. Roger Goodell and his gang are acting and thinking locally rather than globally, which is rare for them, especially compared to their professional (and amateur) counterparts.
The NBA held its All Star game in Las Vegas and David Stern's kingdom didn't crumble (although the town did bring plenty of players to their knees.) I'd say it's 6 to 5 and pick 'em that Lebron will make a road swing through Sin City before his career is over.
Even the NCAA College Football Betting is more progressive on this issue than the NFL. Several years ago Rachel Newman Baker, college sports' gambling czar, opened a dialogue with Vegas bookmakers to learn about how they do business. She's visited Nevada sports books, studied their operations and listened to how they regulate action. Now she knows she can expect a call from bookmakers, who lose money when sports are fixed, if they think something sketchy is going on in NCAA games. She's not in favor of sports betting, but, as she once told me, "I know it's not going away, either."
The NFL can't seem to accept that. And until it can find peace with the idea, it'll get flack, even when it's right.
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