C.C. and Cano help Yankees clobber Seattle

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08/22/2010 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robinson Cano belted a grand slam and CC Sabathia continued his success at Yankee Stadium, as New York pounded Seattle, 10-0, in a series finale that was interrupted by rain.

Sabathia (17-5), the American League's first 17-game winner, scattered three hits and struck out eight over six innings to improve to 10-0 at home this year. He has now won 15 straight decisions at Yankee Stadium dating back to the 2009 All-Star break. Sabathia hasn't lost a regular-season game at home since July 2 of last season, when the Mariners scored six runs off the left- hander en route to an 8-4 triumph.

Sunday's win gave the first-place Yankees a 1 1/2 game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East. The Rays are currently playing in Oakland.

Austin Kearns hit a solo home run off Seattle starter Luke French (2-4) with two outs in the fourth to snap the scoreless deadlock.

Franklin Gutierrez opened the fifth with a double for the first Mariners hit off Sabathia, but was called out at the plate trying to score on Adam Moore's one-out single. He should have been ruled safe because New York catcher Jorge Posada had the ball in his right hand when he tagged Gutierrez with his glove.

The Yankees blew the game open in the bottom of the inning. Derek Jeter drew a one-out walk and Nick Swisher followed with a fly ball to right field that Ichiro Suzuki couldn't reel in before colliding with the wall.

Mark Teixeira was then intentionally walked to load the bases, setting the stage for Cano, who sent the first pitch he saw from French to the seats in right-center for his fourth career grand slam.

Heavy rain brought out the tarp after the top of the sixth.

When play resumed following a 57-minute delay, Chris Seddon replaced French on the mound and yielded a sacrifice fly to Jeter and a two-run single to Cano in the bottom of the sixth.

Kerry Wood was the new pitcher for the Yankees in the seventh.

Posada added a solo home run off Brian Sweeney in the home half of the seventh and Marcus Thames recorded a run-scoring single off Brandon League in the eighth to extend New York's lead to 10-0.

Game Notes

Cano upped his home run total to 25 this season, matching his career high set in 2009...French gave up five runs on five hits and as many walks...The Yankees improved to 12-0 without third baseman Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup. Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained left calf...New York took six of 10 from Seattle in the season series.

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Super Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds.

Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44.

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With their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers became the latest NFL champion. But believe it or not, oddsmakers from online sports book MySportsbook.com don't have the Steelers the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV next season.

That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who are 8/1 favorites to win despite not even qualify for the postseason in 2008. The Pats also have a major decision to make regarding what to do with Matt Cassel, who played well in Tom Brady's (knee surgery) absence last year but is also a free agent this offseason.

Ironically, the Steelers aren't even oddsmakers second choice to win Super Bowl 44, as the Dallas Cowboys are listed right behind the Patriots at 9/1 despite not making the playoffs themselves. Clearly oddsmakers think the public will hop back on the Cowboys' bandwagon considering the immense talent they have and the opening of a brand new stadium.

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The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals got no love from oddsmakers as they were established as a 30/1 long shot to win next year's Super Bowl. They share those same odds with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – two teams that didn't even qualify for the postseason. Other long shots are the Kansas City Chiefs (100/1), Detroit Lions (100/1), St. Louis Rams (75/1) and Oakland Raiders (75/1).

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New England Patriots 8/1

Dallas Cowboys 9/1

New York Giants 10/1

Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1

Indianapolis Colts 12/1

San Diego Chargers 12/1

Baltimore Ravens 14/1

Tennessee Titans 16/1

Carolina Panthers 18/1

Philadelphia Eagles 18/1

New Orleans Saints 20/1

Atlanta Falcons 25/1

Denver Broncos 25/1

Green Bay Packers 25/1

Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1

Minnesota Vikings 25/1

New York Jets 25/1

Arizona Cardinals 30/1

Chicago BearS 30/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1

Buffalo Bills 35/1

Houston TexaNS 35/1

Miami Dolphins 35/1

Washington Redskins 35/1

Seattle SeahawkS 50/1

Cleveland Browns 55/1

Cincinnati Bengals 60/1

San Francisco 49ers 60/1

Oakland Raiders 75/1

St. Louis Rams 75/1

Detroit Lions 100/1

Kansas City Chiefs 100/1

Odds as of: 2/2/09

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