Personally, I think the Dodgers’ 36-46 record through June 30 is spot-on. This team has been overrated for a few seasons now. But the way in which L.A. is losing is a bit surprising.

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Chad Billingsley (7-6, 4.22)

After Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier, the Dodgers were expected to struggle offensively. But weren’t the Dodgers supposed to have one of the top five pitching rotations in baseball?

Clayton Kershaw is more than pulling his weight but most of the other Dodger starters have underachieved. Tha

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Jamie Carragher claims the fear of being “absolutely slaughtered” by the media affects England’s players going into big games, particularly at World Cup or European Championship tournaments (England 8/1 – Euro 2012 Winner).

The veteran 33-year-old Liverpool central defender was part of Fabio Capello’s squad at last year’s World Cup finals in South Africa in which the Three Lions scraped through the group stages before being thrashed 4-1 by Germany in the second round.

And as England’s bid to qualify for next summer’s Euro 2012 (1/7 – Group G Qualification Group Winners) in Poland and Ukraine has stuttered of late following a 2-2 draw with Switzerland at Wembley, Carragher has highlighted how the fear of making a costly mistake definitely hinders players’ performances.

“One mistake and you could be absolutely slaughtered,” he told BBC Radio 5 live.  “At your club, you know you will not be criticised as much and perhaps three days later there will be another game.

“With England, it could be months before you have another fixture.

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City can be backed to win at best odds of Evens (bet $10 to win $10 profit) with Betfair, while most bookmakers have them marked up as 10/11 shots. Given City’s strong home record of late (five wins and one draw from their last six) and Tottenham’s poor overall form since their Champions League exit those odds look quite tempting on the surface. It’s extremely debatable, however, that the hosts will be going hell-for-leather in this match with 4th place in the league virtually sown up and an FA Cup final waiting for them at the weekend. City haven’t won a major trophy for 35 years, so the importance of Saturday’s Cup final against Stoke cannot be underestimated and we suspect key players will be rested for this midweek tie. Spurs a Read more…

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In the past, a heavyweight championship boxing match would have been one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year. However, since Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis retired almost 10 years ago, the heavyweight division has lost a lot of its luster. The biggest stars in boxing are all in the lower divisions especially the star packed middleweight division with fighters such as Mayweather, Pacquiao, Moseley, and others. However, there is a huge heavyweight fight this weekend. Most Americans probably dont even realize it as they are enjoying the Fourth of July weekend and the fight is in Hamburg, Germany and will air late in the afternoon on the East Coast.

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Another 2,000 Guineas, another big if. Twelve months ago it was St Nicholas Abbey who cantered to post at Newmarket for the first Classic in a bright cloud of hope, still unbeaten and ready to start laying his claim to a place among racings greats. Now it is Frankels turn. The 2011 Flat season starts here and such is the expectation that surrounds this colt that defeat could make it feel as though it ends here too.

From the outside looking in fans of other sports might wonder what this semi-annual ritual says about racing.

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