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Rockets need McGrady on the court

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12/14/2006 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston All-Star Tracy McGrady is sidelined with back spasms. McGrady, who missed 35 games last season, is averaging 19.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and a team-best 6.3 assists this season.

The Rockets begin a five-game road trip when they visit the Golden State Warriors on Thursday at ORACLE Arena. Houston has won two straight and three of its last four at Golden State. The Rockets have won three in a row in the series.

Houston will try and get back on the winning track against the Warriors. Superstar Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as Los Angeles squandered a 27-point fourth quarter lead but held on and escaped with a 102-94 victory over the Rockets on Tuesday at the Toyota Center.

All-Star center Yao Ming poured in 26 points on 9-of-19 from the field for the Rockets in the loss to the Lakers, while Luther Head scored 21 points for Houston, which had a two-game winning streak halted. John Lucas netted 13 and Juwan Howard posted 10 points in defeat.

The Rockets are 6-5 on the road this season. They will also visit the Lakers, Clippers, Portland and San Antonio on the current road trip.

Yao leads the Rockets in scoring (25.5 ppg) and rebounding (9.2 rpg). He has scored 20 or more points in three straight and 18 of Houston's 21 contests this season. The Houston center has collected eight double-doubles and scored in double-digits in all of the Rockets' games.

Houston is 2-3 when it allows 100 or more points this season. The Rockets are 5-0 when they reach the century mark.

<< Burton to drive No.4 Chevrolet for 2007
Abingdon, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ward Burton, winner of five Nextel Cup races including the 2002 Daytona 500, will return to the series in 2007 driving for Morgan-McClure Motorsports. Burton has not run a full Nextel Cup season since 200

<< Yao, James top All-Star voting
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets and Cleveland's LeBron James each lead their respective conferences in votes received after the first returns of the 2007 NBA All-Star balloting. Yao leads all

<< Barcelona eases into Club World Cup final
Yokohama, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending Spanish and European champions FC Barcelona produced a dominating performance with a 4-0 win over Club America of Mexico to advance to Sunday's final of the FIFA World Club Cup Japan 2006 in Yoko

<< Els among leaders in South Africa
Durban, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ernie Els, a three-time winner and last year's runner-up, shot a five-under-par 67 on Thursday to share the first-round lead of the South African Airways Open. Trevor Immelman, who won this

<< Sports pioneer, Hunt, dead at 74
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When thinking of sports pioneers in this country one name always comes to mind - Lamar Hunt. Hunt was a founding investor in Major League Soccer and the operator of FC Dallas, the Columbus Crew and until re

Bourdais hints of F1 try in 2008 >>
Jerez, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time Champ Car Series champion Sebastien Bourdais is apparently looking to return to racing in Europe sometime in the near future. Bourdais, who is testing for the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One t

Real reportedly close to signing Higuain >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Spanish La Liga's Real Madrid are reportedly close to agreeing on a deal for Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain from River Plate, a representative from that club said Thursday. The deal is reportedly worth

Cleveland loses LB Jackson for season >>
Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Browns linebacker D'Qwell Jackson will undergo surgery on his toe Thursday and will likely miss the team's final three games. The rookie suffered a case of turf toe last week against Pittsburgh.

Chargers sign WR Hakim; place Floyd on IR >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers signed veteran wide receiver Az-Zahir Hakim to a one-year contract on Thursday while placing wideout Malcom Floyd on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Hakim, an eight-yea

San Diego Chargers >>
Signed wide receiver Az-Zahir Hakim to a one-year contract; placed wide receiver Malcom Floyd on injured reserve.

MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect

LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.

Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.

Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.

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