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01/28/2012 - Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zdeno Chara's record-breaking blast was part of the highlights at the NHL SuperSkills competition on Saturday.
Chara was captain of his own team that eventually lost to Team Alfredsson, 21-12.
In the hardest shot competition, Chara came into the event with a record 105.4 mph blast in 2011. His first shot shattered that record as it reached 108.8.
In the final round, his shot went down to 107.0, but it was still enough to beat Shea Weber of Nashville, who fired his 106.0 mph.
"It was probably the new stick," said Chara. "It's so much fun out here, and breaking the record adds to it."
Weber had a shot of 104.9 in the first round for the fastest shot for Team Alfredsson, but lost both rounds to Chara.
These two were also the finalists in the 2011 competition.
In the fastest skater competition, Carl Hagelin of the New York Rangers defeated Colin Greening of the Ottawa Senators.
The two rookies were the fastest in the opening round, with Greening posting a time of 12.993 and Hagelin skating to a time of 12.963.
The final round, though, saw Hagelin win that one with a time of 13.218 while Greening was just back with a time of 13.303.
"It was kind of tough on the first race because we hadn't been on the ice much lately," said Hagelin. "But that second one I felt real good and was able to win it."
In the breakaway challenge, Patrick Kane of Chicago won to get Team Chara a victory.
After missing his first attempt, Kane donned a Superman cape along with the thick Clark Kent glasses for his second shot.
On that one, he scored as he dove to the ice, threw the puck from the left side to the right with his hand and tapped it in with the stick.
His last attempt saw him use a trick puck that broke up into several pieces when he slapped it.
The winner of the event was determined by fan votes, and Kane garnered 49 percent of the vote to get his team one point.
In the accuracy event Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars, who had an appendectomy on January 15, won for Team Chara.
In the qualifying round, he had the fastest score with a time of 13.583 seconds and then beat Matt Read of Philadelphia in the final round with a time of 10.204.
In the skills relay challenge, Team Alfredsson won all three points available.
The skills challenge consists of one-timers, target shooting, passing, puck control and stickhandling skills, eight players on each side compete against each other for the fastest time.
Team Alfredsson had a time of 2:28 in the first round while Team Chara did it in 2:45.
The second round saw Team Alfredsson win again with a time of 2:08 compared to 2:14 for Team Chara.
Each heat won Team Alfredsson a point, and the squad got an extra point for fastest overall time.
In the final event, Team Alfredsson defeated Team Chara in the elimination shootout.
Consisting of breakaway attempts, both teams sent 12 skaters on net and Alfredsson's team scored six times in the first round while Team Chara had just three goals.
It went to another round with the original goal scorers having a second shot and Team Alfredsson scored three more while all three of Team Chara's shooters were stopped.
Steven Stamkos scored in the final round to win the event as John Tavares and Jason Pominville were stopped.
<< Virginia holds on to down North Carolina State
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With Sammy Zeglinski and Jontel Evans draped
all over him, Lorenzo Brown's three-pointer at the buzzer from the right wing
fell short and No. 19 Virginia held on and escaped Raleigh with a 61-60 win
over No
<< Team Alfredsson wins elimination shootout
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Team Alfredsson defeated Team Chara in the
elimination shootout at the NHL SuperSkills competition.
Consisting of breakaway attempts, both teams sent 12 skaters on net and
Alfredsson's team scored
<< Iguodala's triple-double fuels rout of Pistons
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Before starting a brutal seven-game
stretch Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers had to take care of business against
the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
On his 28th birthday, Andre Iguodala record
<< McGee leads Wizards over Bobcats
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - JaVale McGee had 22 points, 10 rebounds and
five blocks on Saturday, as the Wizards downed the Bobcats, 102-99, for their
first road win of the season.
Nick Young scored 21 and John Wall had 13 and 10 ass
Murray State stays perfect with win over Eastern Illinois >>
Murray, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Isaiah Canaan and Donte Poole scored 18 points
apiece and No. 11 Murray State remained the only unbeaten team in Division I
with a 73-58 win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday.
The Racers (21-0, 9-0 Ohio Val
No. 15 Creighton tops Bradley for 10th straight win >>
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doug McDermott finished with a game-high 24
points and pulled down six rebounds as No. 15 Creighton topped Bradley, 73-59,
on Saturday.
Gregory Echenique recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebo
Undermanned Bucks down Lakers >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Drew Gooden had 23 points and the Milwaukee
Bucks never trailed in the last 36-plus minutes of a 100-89 win over the Los
Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
The Lakers lost for the fourth time in five games and
UNLV downs Air Force in OT >>
Colorado Springs, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Moser had 27 points and 12
rebounds as No. 12 UNLV won its second consecutive overtime game on the road
with a 65-63 triumph over Air Force.
Oscar Bellfield added 15 points and seven a
March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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