No. 4 Stanford handles USC
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02/10/2012 - Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nnemkadi Ogwumike netted a game-high 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds as No. 4 Stanford took care of business with a 69-52 win over USC on Thursday.
Chiney Ogwumike finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks, while Toni Kokenis had 15 points and five rebounds for the Cardinal (21-1, 12-0 Pac-12), who have now won 18 consecutive games.
Briana Gilbreath led the Trojans (12-11, 6-6) with 11 points and seven boards and Ashley Corral finished with 11 points and four rebounds. Stefanie Gilbreath donated nine points in defeat for USC, which has dropped two straight contests.
USC led, 7-6, early, but Stanford used a 15-2 burst to take a 21-9 lead with less than 10 minutes to play in the opening half. The Cardinal shot 43 percent from the floor in the first half and led 33-22 at the break.
The Cardinal continued its hot shooting in the second half, hitting 9-of-15 from the floor. Stanford also used a significant edge at the free throw line to put the game away as it went 18-of-24 from the line in the second 20 minutes to just 8-of-9 from the stripe for the Trojans.
Stanford dominated inside, scoring 34 points in the paint to just 14 for USC. They led by as many as 19 in the second half en route to an easy victory.
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FOOTBALL BETTING
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Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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