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04/10/2009 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, will host the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
MLB has called a news conference for Saturday afternoon when an official announcement is expected from commissioner Bud Selig.
The city of Phoenix hosted the NBA All-Star Game this past February. The event brought in an estimated $35 million, according to the Arizona Republic.
The 2011 All-Star Game would be held on July 12 with the annual Home Run Derby taking place the night before.
This year's All-Star Game is being held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis and the 2010 contest is slated for Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
<< Mickelson bounces back with a 68
Augusta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After struggling to a one-over 73 on Thursday,
Phil Mickelson bounced back with a four-under 68 Friday to move into share of
11th at three-under-par 141 after two rounds of the Masters.
Mickelson was well o
<< Gilroy wins 2009 Hobey Baker Award
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Executive
Committee announced Friday that Boston University senior defenseman Matt
Gilroy was named the 29th winner of college hockey's most prestigious
individ
<< Weeks leads Brewers' ninth-inning comeback over Cubs
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rickie Weeks doubled home the tying run in
the ninth, took third on a ball in the dirt and scored the winning run on an
infield hit with a head-first slide just ahead of the tag to give Milwaukee a
thrilling 4-3
<< Pirates/Reds postponed
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Friday's game between the Pittsburgh
Pirates and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park was postponed because
of rain.
A makeup date has not been announced.
Pittsburgh's Jeff Karstens and Cincinnati
Petrova sneaks into MPS semis, Wozniacki breezes in >>
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova
barely won her quarterfinal match Friday at the inaugural MPS Group
Championships.
The world No. 10 Petrova had to come from behind to best seve
Cavs wrap up East's top seed in Philadelphia >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James scored 27, dished out 10
assists and Cleveland hit 12-of-23 shots from beyond the arc to help clinch
homecourt advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 102-92
triumph
Griffin, Moore 2009 Wooden Award winners >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oklahoma standout forward Blake Griffin was
named the 2009 Wooden Award winner as college basketball's player of the year,
while Connecticut's Maya Moore captured the women's version of the honor.
Griffin,
Orioles stay hot to start season, clip Rays in series opener >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Melvin Mora went 2-for-4 with three RBI as
the Baltimore Orioles took a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener
of a three-game set at Camden Yards.
Adam Jones had two hits and two runs scored
Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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