Wednesday.........

Tonight in the NHL take the Rangers -140 over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Rangers have lost their last few games but are 4-1 in their last five against Eastern Conference teams. More importantly, Carolina is 5-16-4 on the road this season. Finally, the home team in this series is 16-7-1. Look for the Rangers to win this one going away.

Providence +5/5.5 over UConn. Following UConn-victs impressive victory at home over Texas, the common man will be falling all over himself trying to bet the Huskies. As average as Providence is, they play well at home and after an emotional win sparked by a huge second half run, UConn should play down to their competition. While I expect the Huskies to get their first road win of the season, I will not lay the wood in this one. Take the Friars and the points in this one.

According to Yankee's General Manager Brian Cashman "We cannot afford Johnny Damon". Despite fully appreciating all the posturing between Damon's agent Scott Boras and the Yankees, being told that the Yankees don't have the money is the equivalent of Tiger Woods telling one of his "girls" that he cannot give her $800 for rent.