Haas wins thriller at Riviera
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02/19/2012 - Pacific Palisades, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bill Haas holed an unlikely 43-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to defeat Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley and win the Northern Trust Open.
After a pair of incredible birdie putts from Mickelson and Bradley on the 18th hole at Riviera forced the playoff, Haas made the long birdie try for his fourth PGA Tour title.
The reigning FedExCup champion shot a two-under 69 in Sunday's final round to get in at seven-under 277. Mickelson, who was going for back-to-back victories after his win at Pebble last week, and PGA Champion Bradley both had even-par 71s.
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Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds have signed pitcher
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A 14-year major league veteran, Tomko began his career with the Reds in 1997,
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<< Schalke GK Unnerstall suffers shoulder injury
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<< Valencia's Banega run over by his own car
Valencia, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Valencia midfielder Ever Banega fractured
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<< De Graafschap fires coach Ulderink
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New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees have officially traded
right-handed pitcher A.J. Burnett to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pair of
minor leaguers -- relief pitcher Diego Moreno and outfielder Exicardo Cayones.
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Raonic defends title in San Jose >>
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The third-seeded Canadian fired seven aces and never offered a break
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Rivers, Curry lead Duke over Boston College >>
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Rivers and Seth Curry combined to score 34 points as No. 5 Duke routed Boston
College, 75-50.
Curry netted 18 while Rivers scored 16 to go with seven rebounds f
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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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