11/29/2008 - East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress spent the night in a hospital after an apparent accidental shooting on Friday.
The Giants said Burress suffered a wound to his right thigh, but did not divulge details of the incident. Reports from FOXSports and ESPN indicated that it was a self-inflicted wound.
"We have been in contact with Plaxico since shortly after the incident," the Giants said in a statement.
"Obviously, our primary concern is for Plaxico's health and well-being, and given the circumstances, we are relieved to say he was released from a New York City hospital at approximately 2 p.m. (et) today. We have been in touch with NFL Security on this matter.
"At this point, we are attempting to gather all the facts surrounding this incident. This incident could become a matter for law enforcement officials, and because of that, we have no comment on any of the details."
Burress had already been ruled out of Sunday's game against Washington because of a hamstring injury.
It's been a whirlwind season for Burress, who signed a contract extension just before the team's season-opener against the Redskins in September. He went on to register 10 catches for 133 yards against Washington, but his numbers have dropped considerably in the face of double teams, a suspension and injury.
For the season, he has just 35 receptions for a team-high 454 yards with four touchdowns.
Burress was suspended one game in October for violating team rules, held out of the starting lineup against Pittsburgh for missing a treatment session and fined by the league for verbally abusing an official.
<< Croom resigns at Mississippi State
Starkville, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mississippi State head football coach
Sylvester Croom announced his resignation Saturday, just one day after the
Bulldogs ended the 2008 season with a 45-0 loss to arch-rival Ole Miss.
Croom spen
<< Avs place Foote on IR
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche placed defenseman Adam
Foote on injured reserve, retroactive to November 22, on Saturday.
Foote is suffering from upper back and knee injuries and has just one assist
in 19 games this
<< Bears place Vasher on IR
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears have placed cornerback
Nathan Vasher on injured reserve because of a broken hand.
Vasher originally injured his wrist in a Week 4 game against Philadelphia and
missed three games becau
<< Bolton blasts Sunderland to claim top half spot
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bolton moved into the top half of the
Premiership standings on Saturday after recording a 4-1 win over Sunderland at
the Stadium of Light.
Djibril Cisse put the Black Cats in front just 11 minutes i
Giants place Knight on injured reserve >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Giants placed veteran
safety Sammy Knight on injured reserve Saturday due to a nagging hip injury.
Knight sat out New York's 37-29 win over the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday and
also m
Meier's late touchdown pushes Kansas over No. 12 Missouri >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Todd Reesing threw a 26-yard touchdown pass
to Kerry Meier on fourth down with 27 seconds remaining, as Kansas pulled out
a 40-37 victory over 12th-ranked Missouri in the regular-season finale for
both te
Guenther still in front in Chile >>
Santiago, Chile (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Christoph Guenther of Germany posted a one-
under 70 on Saturday, but it was enough to stay atop the leaderboard after the
third round of the Sport Frances Open.
Guenther finished 54 holes at eight-under 20
Lyon held by Valenciennes >>
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After qualifying for the second round of the
Champions League on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina, Lyon returned to
Ligue 1 with a disappointing 0-0 draw against bottom-half side Valenciennes at
the Sta
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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Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
Contract negotiations could get started as early as next week. Let's see which team has the deeper pockets. Will MLB baseball betting lines despite allegations of steroid use? Bet On It at www.MySportsbook.com .
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