11/20/2008 - Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Celtic midfielder Paul Hartley fears that he faces a spell on the sidelines after picking up an ankle knock in Scotland's friendly international defeat to Argentina.
The former Hearts star could miss Saturday's league match against St Mirren and Tuesday's crucial Champions League clash with Aalborg.
Hartley said: "I took a kick on the ankle and now it feels swollen and stiff.
"I know it's not what Gordon Strachan wants to hear but I'll see Celtic's medical staff to establish how bad the injury is.
"I'd rather play at Love Street on Saturday and then go to Denmark with the rest of the team first thing on Monday morning.
"I know it's important to maintain our run and go on to win the league - and the points we've been accumulating since the start of September will go a long way towards helping us do that.
"But I just don't know how badly I'm hurt."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Iona will no longer have football
New Rochelle, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Iona College has announced that it is
terminating its football program, effective immediately, on Thursday.
"It is with a heavy heart and careful deliberations that we have come to this
extremely di
<< Rangers ship righty Loe to Japan
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers have sold the rights to
right-handed pitcher Kameron Loe to the Fukuoka SouthBank Hawks of Japan's
Pacific League for an undisclosed amount.
Loe, the club's 20th round pick in 2002,
<< Hamburg loses De Jong to knee injury
Hamburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hamburg will be without midfielder Nigel de
Jong for the rest of the calendar year because of a knee injury.
The Netherlands midfielder, who has only just returned to action after a knee
ligament injury
<< Newcastle's Owen set to start against Chelsea
Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newcastle United striker Michael Owen is
set to make his first start since the beginning of October in Saturday's match
with Chelsea.
Owen, 28, has made three substitute appearances following his r
FCS Previews: Week 13 >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Here are the predictions for the top 25
games and other notable contests from week 13 of the FCS season.
THURSDAY NIGHT'S GAME
Grambling State (8-2, 5-0, SWAC) at Texas Southern (4-6, 1-4 SWAC), 8 p.m.
England's Capello pleased about performance >>
Berlin, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fabio Capello is pleased to see his England
team playing with such confidence after watching them produce an impressive
display to beat Germany 2-1 in a friendly international in Berlin on Wednesday.
O
NFL Inactives (Thursday, November 20, 2008) >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive players
for tonight's NFL game.
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS, 8:15 P.M. (ET)
Bengals - 3rd QB Carson Palmer, S Chinedum Ndukwe, DE Eric Henderson, T Levi
Detroit Shock >>
Re-signed head coach Bill Laimbeer to a two-year contract.
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