08/13/2008 - Akron, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have reportedly landed some offensive help for LeBron James in the backcourt by picking up point guard Mo Williams in a three-team trade with the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City.
The Akron Beacon Journal reported that the deal is expected to be completed later Wednesday afternoon. According to the Beacon Journal, the Cavs will acquire Williams while parting ways with guard Damon Jones and forward Joe Smith.
Jones will land in Milwaukee, along with Oklahoma City point guard Luke Ridnour and swingman Adrian Griffin. Oklahoma City will receive Smith and Bucks forward Desmond Mason.
A five-year veteran, Williams averaged 17.2 points, 6.3 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Bucks last season. A second-round pick by the Utah Jazz out of Alabama in 2003, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Williams has five years and $43 million left on a contract he signed last summer with Milwaukee after posting similar numbers in the 2006-07 season -- 17.3 points, 6.1 assists, and 4.8 rebounds per game.
Jones, a 10-year vet, averaged 6.5 points and 1.9 assists per game for the Cavs last season.
Smith, sent to the Cavs by the Bulls in the massive trade that also sent Ben Wallace and Wally Szczerbiak to Cleveland last season, averaged 10.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game between both clubs. The well-traveled former No. 1 overall pick out of Maryland has career averages of 11.9 points and 6.9 rebounds in 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers (twice), Minnesota Timberwolves (twice), Detroit Pistons, Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Bulls, and Cavs.
Mason, an eight-year vet out of Oklahoma State, scored 9.7 points and added 4.3 rebounds per game in 59 contests with the Bucks last season.
Ridnour tallied 6.4 points and 4.0 assists per game last season for the club that formerly played in Seattle.
Griffin, a nine-year vet, averaged 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 22 games with the Bulls last season. Chicago traded Griffin to Oklahoma City in February.
<< Kirilenko sneaks into Cincy QFs
Mason, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Maria Kirilenko was a hard-fought
second-round winner Wednesday at the $175,000 Western & Southern Financial
Group Women's Open, a U.S. Open tune-up.
The Russian Kirilenko was pasted in the
<< Indians recall Jackson
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians have recalled pitcher
Zach Jackson from Triple-A Buffalo.
Jackson will take the roster spot and the slot in Cleveland's starting
rotation left vacant by the trade of Paul B
<< Tigers put Zumaya on DL
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers placed relief pitcher Joel
Zumaya on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday with a sore right shoulder.
On the season, the 23-year-old is 0-2 with a 3.47 earned run average in 21
contest
<< Lampard signs five-year deal with Chelsea
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Frank Lampard ended speculation surrounding
his future after agreeing a new five-year contract with Chelsea on Wednesday.
Lampard, 30, had been linked with a move to Italy with Inter Milan throughout
the
Soto, Cubs pound Braves >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Geovany Soto went 3-for-5 with a two-run double
and a two-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 10-2 victory over the
Atlanta Braves in the opener of a day/night doubleheader at Turner Field.
Jim Edmo
Pats sign veteran CB Jimoh >>
Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Patriots signed veteran
cornerback Ade Jimoh on Wednesday. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The 28-year-old Jimoh has tallied 28 tackles, five passes defended, and added
68 t
Mets activate Maine to start against Nats >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets activated pitcher John
Maine from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Wednesday's game against
the Washington Nationals.
Maine, 27, exited early in his last outing on July 28 a
White Sox agree to terms with first-round pick >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms with
infielder Gordon Beckham on a minor league contract.
Beckham was the club's first-round pick and the eighth overall selection of
the 2008 draft.
The Univer
Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins
There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.
Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins
Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.
USC Trojans - 10.5 wins
A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.
Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.
"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."
Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1
The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1
If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.
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