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05/05/2010 -
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -Danny Ainge says he regrets tossing a towel in the air to distract a Cavaliers player during a free throw attempt.
The Celtics GM told WEEI-AM in Boston he behaved unprofessionally during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Cleveland.
Ainge threw a towel in the air when Cavaliers forward J.J. Hickson was at the line in the third quarter.
Boston led by 23 points at the time.
Hickson made the free throw.
The Celtics went on to win 104-86 to tie the best-of-seven series at one game apiece. Ainge says that he regrets causing a distraction from the team's big win.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Motherwell rallies for draw in 12-goal thriller
Motherwell, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lucas Jutkiewicz scored in stoppage
time to cap a four-goal rally in the final 23 minutes of a thrilling 6-6 draw
with Hibernian at Fir Park Stadium on Wednesday, keeping the Steelman in
fourth
<< Keselowski looking for third win in a row
Darlington, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Nationwide. Date: Friday, May
7. Race: Royal Purple 200. Site: Darlington Raceway. Track: 1.366-mile oval.
Start time: 7:30 p.m. (et). Laps: 147. Miles: 200.8. 2009 winner: Matt
Kenseth. Televisi
<< Who will tame Darlington this time?
Darlington, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Saturday,
May 8. Race: Showtime Southern 500. Site: Darlington Raceway. Track: 1.366-
mile oval. Start time: 7:30 p.m. (et). Laps: 367. Miles: 501. 2009 winner:
Mark Martin. Tel
<< Hofstra names Cassara new hoops coach
Hempstead, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hofstra University named Mo Cassara head
coach of the men's basketball team on Wednesday, just two days after Tim Welsh
resigned following his DWI arrest.
Cassara spent the last four years as an assista
A's silence Rangers, take rubber match >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daric Barton finished 2-for-3 with an RBI as
Oakland topped Texas, 4-1, in the rubber match of a three-game set.
Eric Patterson homered while Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kouzmanoff also drove in
runs for the A
Real keeps pace behind Ronaldo's hat trick >>
Mallorca, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cristiano Ronaldo tallied his first hat
trick for Real Madrid on Wednesday, propelling the club to a 4-1 win at
Mallorca that keeps them within one point of leaders Barcelona.
Real fell behind i
Pettitte forced to exit early against O's >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte
left Wednesday's 7-5 win over Baltimore after five innings because of
stiffness in his pitching arm.
Pettitte was sent to New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Northern Arizona's Jones withdraws from NBA Draft >>
Flagstaff, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Northern Arizona guard Cameron Jones has
withdrawn his name from consideration for next month's NBA Draft and will
return to school for his senior season.
Jones didn't hire an agent and had unti
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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