Reds' Cabrera comes off DL
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09/03/2010 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds have activated shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the 15-day disabled list.
Cabrera hasn't played since August 2 because of a strained left oblique.
The 35-year-old was batting .260 with three home runs, 37 runs batted in and 51 runs scored in 102 games prior to the DL stint.
Also, pitchers Matt Maloney and Jordan Smith were recalled from Triple-A Louisville.
Maloney started two games for the Reds this season, losing both despite posting a 3.09 earned run average. Smith has made 27 relief appearances for the big league club, going 2-2 with one save and a 3.67 ERA.
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth-seeded Andy Murray was an easy straight-set winner on Friday in second round action at the 2010 U.S. Open. Murray needed under 1 1/2 hours to dispatch Jamaican Dustin Brown 7-5, 6-3, 6-0, i
<< Giants activate P Ray
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants have activated
reliever Chris Ray off the disabled list.
Ray, who missed 14 games with a right intercostal strain, has gone 3-0 with a
5.40 earned run average in 20 appearances
<< Georgia's Ogletree suspended one game following arrest
Athens, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Georgia freshman safety Alec Ogletree has been
suspended for one game following an arrest last Friday on a theft charge.
"Certainly it's an unfortunate sequence of events," said Georgia head coach
Mark Ric
<< Browns place Hardesty on IR, waive six
Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Browns placed rookie running back
Montario Hardesty on injured reserve Friday in addition to waiving six
players.
Hardesty, a second-round pick out of Tennessee, left the Browns' prese
<< Rams reduce roster by four players
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Rams announced Friday the
release of four players, putting the active roster at 71 players.
St. Louis must release 18 more players before Saturday's 6 p.m. (et) deadline.
The four rele
Norton, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zach Johnson and Jason Day both fired eight- under 63s to share the lead after the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. With Hurricane Earl bearing down on the Northeast coast, players wer
Strasburg has successful surgery >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen
Strasburg underwent successful season-ending ulnar collateral ligament
replacement surgery on Friday.
The procedure, more commonly known as Tommy Jo
Royals activate Bannister, Hochevar; Kendall has surgery >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals activated pitchers
Brian Bannister and Luke Hochevar from the disabled list, and catcher Jason
Kendall underwent successful surgery to repair his right shoulder.
Bannister was o
Dodgers activate Furcal from DL >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated
shortstop Rafael Furcal from the 15-day disabled list.
The 32-year-old switch hitter is penciled into the leadoff spot for the
Dodgers Friday night as the
Bucks sign Hobson >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Bucks signed second-round draft
choice guard Darington Hobson to an undisclosed contract on Friday.
Hobson, the 37th overall pick in this year's draft, averaged 16.4 points, 8.8
rebounds and 3
Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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