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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The NCAA cross country Championships 2009 are taking place, the Trail Blazers play host to the Bulls, the Avs get a visit from the Flyers, and the Titans and Texans battle on the gridiron.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
It's Tennessee (3-6 SU, 4-5 ATS) vs. Houston (5-4 SU, 5-3-1 ATS) in this week's Monday Night Football matchup, with the Titans gunning for their fourth consecutive victory. Tennessee trounced the Bills 41-17 at home last week, with Vince Young going 17-of-25 for 210 yards passing with one TD and one INT. Chris Johnson rushed for 132 yards and a pair of scores for the Titans in the win.
The Texans are coming off a 20-17 loss to the Colts two weeks ago, as Matt Schaub went 32-of-43 for 311 yards passing with one TD strike and a pair of interceptions. Steve Slaton ran for just 17 yards on six carries in that contest, but he did manage to score a touchdown. Oddsmakers have the Texans set as 4-point home favorites for Monday night, with the total for the contest at 48 points.
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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
There are just four games around the NBA on Monday night, with Sacramento at Memphis, Milwaukee at San Antonio, Minnesota at the Clippers, and Chicago at Portland. The 6-6 Bulls fell back to the .500 mark with a 112-93 loss in Denver on Saturday night. Derrick Rose had a team-high 28 points for Chicago in that contest. The Trail Blazers are now 10-5 on the season after getting past Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday. Martell Webster scored 21 points in that matchup.
As well, college hoops' Maui Invitational gets underway on Monday, with Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt, Maryland vs. Chaminade, Arizona vs. Wisconsin, and Colorado vs. Gonzaga. There are also two games on tap in the CBE Classic at Kansas City's Sprint Center, with Wichita State vs. Pittsburgh and Iowa vs. Texas. The 2-0 Longhorns had no trouble getting past Western Carolina in their last contest, as Damion Jones tossed in 18 points in the team's easy 73-41 win.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the NHL has a slate of 10 games for Monday night, including Philadelphia at Colorado. The 12-7-1 Flyers were beaten 3-1 in Phoenix in their last game on Saturday night, with Scott Hartnell providing the team's lone goal. Ray Emery made 18 saves in that contest. The 13-7-3 Avalanche fell 5-2 in Vancouver on Friday night, despite being staked to a 2-0 lead by David Jones and Matt Duchene. Craig Anderson allowed all five Vancouver goals on 27 shots that day.
Also on the ice on Monday: Columbus at the Rangers, the Islanders at Toronto, Pittsburgh at Florida, Washington at Ottawa, Boston at St. Louis, Carolina at Dallas, Phoenix at Edmonton, Calgary at Anaheim, and Detroit at Nashville. The Red Wings moved to 11-6-4 on the season with a 3-2 shootout win over the Canadiens on Saturday, but they lost defenseman Niklas Kronwall for at least four weeks with a knee injury. The 12-8-1 Preds have won five contests in a row.
