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Harden Has Left the Building
The Oakland Athletics host AL West-division rival Los Angeles Angels Friday night and have penciled in ace Rich Harden for the start (10:05 pm ET). They’ll have to find another hurler, however, as they shipped Harden to the Chicago Cubs in a five-player deal on Tuesday. Oakland is in second place, chasing the Angels for top spot in the division. The Angels will start Jon Garland (8-5, 3.76 ERA) unless, of course, he gets traded.

B.C. Lions Ready to Roar
Football betting fans can get some satisfaction this weekend with a pair of CFL tilts. On Friday, the winless B.C. Lions take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8 pm ET). The Lions will be extra-motivated after last weekend’s sudden passing of team President and CEO Bob Ackles, who also held executive positions with the Dallas Cowboys and other NFL teams. On Saturday, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Twins and Tigers in Motor City
The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers go head-to-head in a AL Central-division clash in the Motor City on Saturday (3:55 pm ET). The Twins are fighting with the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox for Wild Card positioning. The Twins and Tigers are also fighting for second spot in the division.

Best ever - but is it enough?
The praise is universal. Sunday’s Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal has been universally canonized as the greatest tennis match ever played.
But before that - just a side note - hasn’t 2008 been frikin’ amazing?

Seriously - did you really think you’d see something better than the best Super Bowl ever with Eli Manning et al beating the NFL’s supposedly perfect team? Or, an event that topped Tiger Woods winning the U.S. Open on a broken leg?

Well, if you tuned in on Sunday - you did.

And if you didn’t - boy, does it suck to be you.

It was so good the hyperbole is in hyperspace with a debate wondering if it was the greatest sporting event not just in ‘08, but ever.
That’s uncharted territory for a sport that has suffered in the doldrums for a while now…

Bet the Beijing Olympics at betED.com
The 2008 Summer Olympics could be a bonanza for sports betting fans.

betED.com is offering individual event odds, over/under medal totals, and dozens of prop bets for a wide range of sports at the Beijing Olympics, which start Aug. 8 and run to Aug. 24.

betED.com Summer Olympic Odds include the country to win the most gold, silver and bronze medals, as well as the winners of the basketball, soccer, 100-metres and many more Olympic events.

The U.S. men’s basketball team - aka, The Dream Team - is heavily favored to win the gold at -700, followed by Spain at +275, Argentina at +550, and Lithuania at +1200.
But the host country is favored to finish the Olympics with the most gold medals; China is a -300 favorite to take home the most gold, followed by the U.S. at +125 and Russia at +1200. Any other country is +2000.