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Royals bring up INF Betemit

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05/25/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals have selected the contract of infielder Wilson Betemit from Triple-A Omaha.

To free up a spot on the roster, right-hander pitcher Bryan Bullington was optioned back to Omaha.

Betemit was inked to a minor-league deal in the offseason after spending parts of the 2009 season with the Chicago White Sox and their Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte.

In 20 games with the big league club, Betemit hit .200 with five doubles and three runs batted in. Then in 72 games for Charlotte, Betemit hit .241, recording 19 doubles, 11 home runs and 49 RBI.

Over parts of seven seasons in the majors with the Braves, Dodgers, Yankees and White Sox, Betemit holds down a career average of .258 with 42 homers and 154 RBI spanning 516 games.

Bullington saw action in three games for KC and was tagged for four runs and seven hits with five walks in just three innings of work.


<< Michigan admits to NCAA violations in football
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -The University of Michigan has been playing football for more than a century, earning respect by becoming the nation's winningest program while avoiding the stigma attached to teams that break NCAA rules.Until now.The school a

<< Avalanche re-sign veteran blueliner Foote
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman and team captain Adam Foote to a one-year contract for the 2010-11 season. The undisclosed contract allows the veteran to return for a 19th NHL campaign and 17t

<< New York awarded Super Bowl XLVIII
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In a history making decision, NFL owners have awarded Super Bowl XLVIII to the New York/New Jersey region. The New Meadowlands Stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will be the site for the

<< Jags acquire G Smiley from Miami
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Jacksonville Jaguars acquired guard Justin Smiley from the Miami Dolphins for an undisclosed draft pick on Tuesday. Smiley, a six-year veteran, started 24 of the 27 games he appeared in over

<< Line of Scrimmage: N.Y.C. Super Bowl detractors don't get it
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - I'm someone who subscribes to the notion that you shouldn't live your life in fear. Although fear-mongering has become a cottage industry in the U.S., especially among political commentators, I don't find

Braves place OF Clevlen on DL, recall Blanco >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves have placed outfielder Brent Clevlen on the 15-day disabled list with a right great toe sprain. Clevlen has one hit, a double, in four at-bats this year. The move is retroactiv

Pacers G Price has successful surgery >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indiana Pacers guard A.J. Price had successful surgery to repair the fractured patella of his left knee. The Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday that the procedure was done at Indiana Orthopedic Hos

Red Stars fire coach Hayes >>
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Red Stars of WPS fired coach and director of soccer operations Emma Hayes on Monday. Chicago won just one of its first six games this season, posting a 1-4-1 mark. Hayes, the first coach in the f

It's time for Patrick to shut up and drive >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Danica Patrick's faithful fans, "The Danica-Maniacs," are beside themselves right now after their celeb driver dissed her Andretti Autosport team following her less-than-stellar qualifying run for the Indiana

Orioles disable Uehara, Simon; recall Mata, Castillo >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles have placed pitchers Alfredo Simon and Koji Uehara on the 15-day disabled list, recalled pitcher Alberto Castillo from Triple-A Norfolk and selected the contract of pitcher

Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.

The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.

A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.

Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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Numerous College Basketball teams take final big step to March Madness betting

So, what turned on the lock spigot? Well, after what felt like weeks of teams treading water and slipping back into the bubble muck, a bunch of them finally decided to say "to heck with parity" and won games that should put them into the Big Dance.

Disagree with some of these? Then here's the challenge. Take all of the "should be ins" and make a legit case that each should be ahead of the team that's a lock. Then find 10 more teams that also should be placed in the bracket ahead of that lock team. Not so easy, is it?

If you want more evidence that these locks should be good to go, check out what our research department dug up. Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, only six teams from a "big six" conference have had a record of 10-6 or better in conference play and not been selected: Colorado (2004) and Nebraska (1999) from the Big 12, Boston College and Seton Hall (both 2003) from the Big East, Indiana (2005) from the Big Ten and UCLA, which somehow went 12-6 in the Pac-10 in 1988 and still missed out. (Note: Five teams went 11-7 and didn't get in, the latest being last season's Stanford team, which had a brutal nonconference run.)

Yes, 10 conference wins doesn't always mean what it used to because of unbalanced schedules, but this season, it should be plenty good in all but the extreme cases (see: Iowa).

In a way, this is a welcome development, because this is a bubble watch, not a lock watch. We can finally be done with teams like Maryland and Virginia Tech and start really bearing down on at-large battles such as Syracuse-West Virginia and Appalachian State-Georgia Tech.

Interestingly, all the shifting of teams into lock status appears to be more administrative than impactful. The number of remaining available at-larges didn't change one iota. The only difference is that teams on the bubble now have a clearer idea of which team(s) they are competing with for those precious bids.

The Bubble Breakdown
CONFERENCE LOCKS SHOULD BE INS AT-LARGES TAKEN
(assuming no auto bid outlier)
ACC Betting Odds 6 0 5
Big East Betting Odds 5 0 4
Big Ten Betting Odds 2 2 3
Big 12 Betting Odds 3 0 2
Pac-10 Betting Odds 5 1 5
SEC Betting Odds 4 0 3
MVC Betting Odds 1 1 1
MWC Betting Odds 2 1 2
TOTAL 28 5 25

As always, I've tried to be as inclusive as possible while only including teams that would have a reasonable chance of at least being discussed if this were Selection Sunday. If your team's not on here, there's probably a good reason (or three) -- start with the RPI and SOS numbers and work your way down.

(Please remember, per selection committee criteria, that records displayed are Division I only. Next update: Feb. 28)

If you have a legitimate grievance, or just like talking bubble, send an e-mail. Polite ones with fact-based arguments have a much better chance of receiving a response. I apologize in advance if I can't get back to all of you.

Atlantic Coast Conference

Work left to do: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech

The ACC moves to six locks as BC, Va Tech and Virginia all got their 10th ACC wins, which should be more than enough this season, and Maryland rallied past North Carolina to get the final piece the Terps needed. After that? It could end there unless FSU, Ga Tech or Clemson picks things up in a hurry.

 

Work left to do:

Clemson [19-9 (5-9), RPI: 41, SOS: 42] The Tigers are closer to locking up the collapse of the year award (in a good battle with OK State) than they are to grabbing an at-large. Clemson's been very competitive, but there's no really positive way you can spin nine losses in 11 games. They now cannot get to .500 in ACC play and still must head to Virginia Tech in the season finale (after hosting Miami). Unless the Tigers win both and/or do some serious work in the ACC tourney, they very well could be left out. There are no great nonconference wins, but ODU, App State, Miss. State, South Carolina and Georgia are all respectable W's.

Florida State [18-11 (6-9), RPI: 48, SOS: 14] The Noles got thrashed at Maryland to run their losing streak to five, but then pounded NC State at home to set the table for what likely is an elimination game at Miami. You can at least make a case for the Seminoles at 7-9 in ACC play (and some work in the ACC tourney), but 6-10 is not going to cut it. Wins at Duke and over Florida will resonate, but the computer numbers remain questionable. Beyond Florida, FSU thrashed bubble buddy Providence, but there's not a ton beyond those two games that will help. They didn't show well in big-time opportunities against Pitt and Wisconsin (before the Florida win).

Georgia Tech [18-10 (6-8), RPI: 51, SOS: 46] The Jackets beat Wake on Wednesday but couldn't get it done at UVa on Saturday, which could be a crucial loss with UNC and BC (both at home) remaining and 8-8 almost a certain need for at-large consideration. A nonconference win over Memphis helps, but the RPI and SOS are not at-large quality right now; if you combine those with a sub-.500 ACC mark, that could spell NIT for GT.

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