10/06/2008 - Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after a scan confirmed he suffered posterior cruciate ligament damage in his right knee during Sunday's 3-2 victory at Manchester City.
The Slovakia international, who had to be stretchered off the pitch after falling awkwardly on the edge of his own penalty area, will find out on Tuesday how long he will be out of action.
"Martin underwent a scan on Monday morning which showed damage to the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee," Reds spokesman Ian Cotton told the club's official website.
"He will see a specialist on Tuesday to assess the extent of the injury and will then have an accurate idea of the time scales involved before he is back playing again."
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<< Eagles' Westbrook has fractured ribs
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian
Westbrook suffered fractured ribs on Sunday against Washington and his status
for this week's game against San Francisco is uncertain.
"We'll see how it works
<< Brewers' Weeks has successful surgery
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie
Weeks underwent a debridement of the meniscus of the left knee on Monday.
The procedure was performed by Dr. William Raasch at Froedtert Medical Center
in Milwau
<< Hurricanes' Walker undergoes surgery
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina right wing Scott Walker had successful
surgery on his left hand Monday morning. The procedure was needed to repair a
torn ligament in the injured hand.
The 35-year-old Walker registered 14 goals a
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox try to advance to their fourth American
League Championship Series in the last six years this evening when they play
Game 4 of the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Fenway Park.
Boston fa
Robben out two weeks for Real Madrid >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben looks set for
a two-week spell on the sidelines after limping out of Sunday's 2-2 draw with
Espanyol due to a hamstring problem.
The Netherlands international only came on at
Karlsson climbs to eighth in world rankings >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robert Karlsson's win on Sunday at the
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship helped him jump into the top 10 in this
week's Official World Golf Rankings.
Karlsson moved 10 places to a career-best
Creamer moves to No. 3 in Rolex Rankings >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paula Creamer won the elite Samsung World
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World Golf Rankings.
The top two remained the same with Lorena Ochoa followed by A
Luhukay sacked by Monchengladbach >>
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Monchengladbach have
sacked coach Jos Luhukay following a poor start to the new season.
Luhukay's side have lost six of their seven Bundesliga games this term, with
the final straw
NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
But of the teams in this week's top 10, USC and Texas are the only ones that don't play an FCS opponent, and the Trojans are the only team that doesn't play a team from a non-BCS conference.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Texas each moved up a spot, taking advantage of Clemson's big drop. Clemson, ninth in the preseason, fell out after losing 34-10 to Alabama on Saturday.
Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
Moving into the rankings were No. 21 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 South Carolina.
Alabama moved up 11 spots after its big victory over Clemson.
The second 10 started with No. 11 Wisconsin, followed by Texas Tech, Alabama and Kansas. BYU and Arizona State were tied for 15th. Rivals BYU and Utah are both ranked for the first time since 1996.
South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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