NBA Thursday: Oklahoma City comeback down 7 at half into OT

TIME: Final
[URL="http://forum.sbrforum.com/nba/teams/page/OKC"][COLOR=#3b5998]Oklahoma City[/COLOR][/URL] 29 22 24 25 7 [B]107[/B]
[URL="http://forum.sbrforum.com/nba/teams/page/POR"][COLOR=#3b5998]Portland[/COLOR][/URL] 23 35 23 19 6 [B]106[/B]


What an ending going into OT!

I tried to get an under pick in the second half, but was to late and thank goodness for that. Overtime put it over 97.

Good game there tonight and Okla City comes out on top handing Portland the 2nd loss on the season.

1. Can ?Monster Saturday? live up to the hype? With Miami-Ohio State, Notre Dame-Michigan, Florida State-Oklahoma and Penn State-Alabama headlining one enormously huge day, this certainly has the potential to be one of the best college football weekends in recent memory. Here?s hoping each game is competitive and we don?t end up with a bunch of duds.

2. Will the good vibes go sour in Ann Arbor or South Bend? There was much anticipation last week over Brian Kelly?s debut at Notre Dame and Rich Rodriguez starting the season on the hot seat at Michigan. Both coaches won, and hopes...

Two small asteroids in unrelated orbits will pass within the moon's distance of the Earth on Wednesday, according to NASA.

It's an unusual event that shows the need for closer monitoring of near space for Earth-threatening encounters, a scientist with the program said.

The objects don't pose a threat to Earth, and they will not be visible to the naked eye, said Donald Yeomans, manager of NASA?s Near Earth Program, which tracks potentially hazardous asteroids and comets within 28 million miles of Earth.

The objects will visible from Earth as tiny specks of light with the help of moderate-sized amateur telescopes, he said.

Near-Earth...

TIME: [B]1:05 P.M. EST[/B]
VENUE: Yankee Stadium

While Alex Rodriguez's home run drought has kept him from making history, it's his hitless streak that's helped cost the New York Yankees their spot atop the AL East.

Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays, meanwhile, haven't experienced too many problems at the plate lately.

While trying to keep the Blue Jays' power surge going, Bautista will attempt to lead his team to its first series sweep in seven years over the Yankees, who hope to get the long-awaited 600th home run from Rodriguez and avoid a season-high fourth straight defeat Wednesday.
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TIME: [B]12:35 P.M. EST[/B]
VENUE: PNC Park

Johnny Cueto didn't look like himself in his last start.

Facing the Pittsburgh Pirates may be just what he needs to get back on track.

Cueto has an 18-inning shutout streak going against the Pirates, but the Cincinnati Reds right-hander will have to cool down a Pittsburgh offense coming off its best day at the plate in two weeks when the teams decide their three-game set Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park.

One of the biggest reasons the Reds (60-48) lead St. Louis by one-half game atop the NL Central, Cueto (10-2, 3.32 ERA) was...

Maurice Jones-Drew isn't claiming a conspiracy, but he does see a troubling trend.

"It's funny, the only time you see us on highlights is when it's somebody else's highlights. They go back to find that team against the Jaguars. It's crazy and it's real disrespectful. I've brought it up a bunch of times. It just adds fuel to the fire. NFL Network, ESPN, they all do it. Every time."

Jones-Drew knows the national storylines about the Jaguars are about ticket sales, potential blackouts and long-term instability. But after a practice in scorching Jacksonville heat while he picked through a salad, he said...

[B][URL="http://scores.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/preview?gameId=300803206"]SCORES.ESPN.GO PREVIEW[/URL][/B]

[B]Starting Pitchers[/B]

[B]Chicago: [URL="http://forum.sbrforum.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=4454"]Buehrle[/URL] (9-8, 4.15 ERA) [/B]
[B]Detroit: [URL="http://forum.sbrforum.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=29966"]Porcello[/URL] (4-9, 5.50 ERA) [/B]

[B]Regular Season Series[/B]

Chicago leads 3-1 (as of Tue 8/3)

Mon 5/17 Postponed/Delayed[URL="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300517106"]Information[/URL]

Tue 5/18 CHW 6, @ DET 2 [URL="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300518106"]Recap[/URL]

Tue 6/8 DET 7, @ CHW 2 [URL="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300608104"]Recap[/URL]

Wed 6/9 @ CHW 15, DET 3 [URL="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300609104"]Recap[/URL]

Thu 6/10 @ CHW 3, DET 0 [URL="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300610104"]Recap[/URL]


When the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers met two months ago, the White Sox were an afterthought in the AL Central. Now it's Detroit that is quickly falling out of contention.

The division-leading White Sox open a...

Any early thoughts about the road course in New York?

[B][URL="http://forum.sbrforum.com/races/tracks/wgi/index.html"][COLOR=#990000]Watkins Glen International[/COLOR][/URL][/B]

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** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JULY 31-AUG. 1 - FILE - ** This May 1, 2010, file photo shows Calvin Borel riding Super Saver to victory in the 136th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Ky. The $1 million Haskell Invitational set for Sunday at Monmouth Park looks to have one of its strongest fields ever with the winner perhaps moving into the favorite's role to become the 3-year-old champion. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

[B]The field, from the rail out is: Lookin At Lucky (Martin Garcia, 5-2); Afleet Again (Joe Bravo, 12-1); Ice Box (Jose Lezcano, 9/2); First...[/B]

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