11/19/2008 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina is reportedly retiring after 18 seasons in the major leagues.
According to a report on foxsports.com, Mussina has decided to call it a career and will officially announce his retirement later this week.
Mussina, coming off the first 20-win campaign of his illustrious career, was awarded his seventh Gold Glove this past season.
His 2,813 career strikeouts rank sixth among active pitchers and 19th on the all-time list. The first-round pick of the Orioles in 1990 would finish his career with a 270-153 record and a 3.68 ERA. Mussina has pitched his whole career in the American League East -- the last eight seasons with the Yanks and the first 10 of his career with the Baltimore Orioles.
Mussina, who turns 40 on December 8, has cited a desire to spend more time with his family in Montoursville, PA, as the main reason for leaving the game behind him, according to the published report.
This past season, Mussina went 20-9 with a 3.37 ERA in 34 starts.
<< Cowboys' Adam Jones reinstated
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said
cornerback Adam Jones has been reinstated from his suspension by NFL
commissioner Roger Goodell, but the player must miss two more games before
coming
<< Regier rejoins Blues
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues recalled forward Steve
Regier from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, it
was announced on Wednesday.
Regier, 24, made his Blues debut on Nov. 16 vs. Montrea
<< 'Jackets recall Dorsett
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled right
winger Derek Dorsett from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse
Crunch, it was announced on Wednesday.
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<< Boston recalls Lashoff from Providence
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins recalled defenseman Matt
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Wednesday to fill the roster vacancy created when they placed defenseman
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Oakland signs RHP Schroder >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran right-handed reliever Chris Schroder,
who spent the previous three seasons with Washington, signed a major league
contract Wednesday with the Oakland Athletics.
During his career, a span of 62
Time for Roy, Montreal to officially bury the hatchet >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A lot has been made of the way legendary NHL
goaltender Patrick Roy left the Montreal Canadiens over the years.
After playing in 551 games with the Habs from 1984-95, capturing two Stanley
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Morgan, Michigan State defeat IPFW >>
Fort Wayne, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Raymar Morgan scored 22 points and hauled in
seven rebounds to lead fifth-ranked Michigan State past IPFW, 70-59.
Kalin Lucas added 17 points and doled out three assists for the Spartans
(2-0), who be
No. 23 'Nova holds off Niagara >>
Villanova, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scottie Reynolds scored 19 points, including
a 9-of-10 foul shooting performance, as 23rd-ranked Villanova held off
Niagara, 77-62, in a Philly Hoop Group Classic matchup.
Corey Fisher added 15 poi
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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