Mallorca moves level with Sevilla in La Liga

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03/07/2010 - Mallorca, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Julio Alvarez, Victor Casadesus and Pierre Webo scored and Mallorca topped Sporting Gijon 3-0 on Sunday at the ONO Estadi to move level with fourth-place Sevilla in Spain's La Liga.

Mallorca won for the 11th time in 12 home games and moved level on points with Sevilla, which holds the tiebreaker with wins in both games between the teams this season.

Alvarez scored 12 minutes into the match, and Casadesus and Webo put the match away in the final 15 minutes.

Gijon slipped into the bottom half but sits 11th, within three points of three teams directly ahead of it in the standings.

Athletic Bilbao separated itself from the pack of teams including Gijon with a 2-0 victory over Valladolid. Gaizka Toquero scored twice in the first half and Bilbao sits seventh, just six points behind third-place Valencia and seven in front of eighth-place Villarreal.

Valladolid remains in the relegation zone in 18th.

Villarreal settled for a 0-0 draw against Espanyol, and is seventh and even on points with eighth-place Getafe, which tied 11th-place Osasuna 0-0.

Ibrahima Balde scored in the 90th as 10-man Atletico Madrid tied Real Zaragoza to grab the 10th spot. Zaragoza sits five points above the drop zone in 17th.

Last-place Xerez made a move toward climbing out of the basement, winning 4-2 against Malaga. Momo scored twice for Xerez, which is still five points buried in the last spot.

On Monday, Valencia will try to open a six-point gap over Mallorca and Sevilla when it hosts Racing.

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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.

Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.

Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.

So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.

In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.

For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.

The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.

The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.

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