Mets P Santana has surgery
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10/01/2008 -
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana underwent
successful arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on
Wednesday.
Santana, 28, underwent the procedure at the Hospital for Special Surgery in
Manhattan and is expected to be ready for spring training. The operation was
performed by Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek and team physician Dr.
Struan Coleman.
The team said that Santana suffered the injury prior to Saturday's game
against the Florida Marlins, but he started the game on three days rest and
threw a three-hitter in a 2-0 victory to help the Mets into a tie for the NL
wild card.
However, New York dropped a 4-2 decision to Florida the following day, and the
Brewers won to take the wild card spot.
Acquired in a blockbuster offseason deal with the Minnesota Twins, Santana
went 16-7 with a career-best 2.53 ERA. The lefty had 206 strikeouts in a
career-high 234 1/3 innings.
<< Hamels shines as Phils down Brewers in opener
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cole Hamels hurled eight shutout innings
as Philadelphia downed Milwaukee, 3-1, in Game 1 of their National League
Division Series at Citizens Bank Park.
Hamels (1-0) used great location and a
<< Sheets done for season
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets has a
torn muscle near his pitching elbow which will keep him off the club's
postseason roster.
Sheets has pitched only once in the last 11 days and was kept
<< Dickau signs with Warriors
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Golden State Warriors signed guard Dan
Dickau on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old Dickau will join his seventh different NBA team since breaking
into the league in 2002. Last season, he averaged 5.3 poin
<< Phillies' Burrell in lineup despite balky back
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell was
in the lineup Wednesday for Philadelphia's division series-opening 3-1
victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Burrell was questionable for the game after
<< Report: Steelers bring back Davenport to thinned running back corps
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly
brought running back Najeh Davenport back into the fold after seeing starter
Willie Parker and first-round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall go down in
consecu
Former Broncos RB Henry arrested on federal cocaine charges >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former NFL running back Travis Henry has been
arrested on federal cocaine charges.
Jeffrey D. Sweetin, the special agent in charge of the Rocky Mountain Division
of the Drug Enforcement Administration, announ
Homer-happy Dodgers top Cubs in NLDS opener >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Loney clubbed a two-out grand slam in the
fifth inning and Manny Ramirez homered in the seventh as the Los Angeles
Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, in the opener of their National League
Divisio
Gordon agrees to qualifying offer with Bulls >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Restricted free agent guard Ben Gordon accepted
the one-year qualifying offer made by the Chicago Bulls.
The deal was announced Wednesday for Gordon, Chicago's leading scorer the past
three years. He averaged 1
Boise State bullies Bulldogs >>
Boise, ID (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kellen Moore threw two touchdown passes and D.J.
Harper ran for a pair of scores, as the 17th-ranked Boise State Broncos
pummeled the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 38-3.
Moore completed 20-of-28 passes for 3
Ferrer, Roddick advance in Tokyo >>
Tokyo, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seeds David Ferrer and Andy Roddick were
among Thursday's third-round winners at the $869,000 Japan Open Tennis
Championships.
The reigning Tokyo champion Ferrer rallied to top Japanese
Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
 Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
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