Lightning sign trio of defensemen

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07/29/2010 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Vladimir Mihalik and inked free agent defensemen Mathieu Roy and Mike Vernace to one-year, two-way contracts.

Mihalik appeared in four games for the Bolts last season without recording a point and has three assists in 15 career NHL contests. The 6-foot-7, 244-pound Slovak skated in 75 games with the AHL's Norfolk Admirals last season, recording two goals and 18 points to go with a plus-six rating.

Mihalik was a first-round draft pick (30th overall) of the Lightning in 2005.

Roy played in 31 games with the Blue Jackets in 2009-10 and recorded 10 assists with a minus-two rating. In 61 career NHL games, the 26-year-old has two goals and 11 assists for Columbus and Edmonton.

Vernace spent all of last season in the AHL, splitting time between Chicago and Hamilton while notching two goals and 13 points in 62 games. He has 12 games of NHL experience with Colorado in 2008-09.

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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds  
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.

Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.

Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.

Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.

Arizona 20-1

Butler 20-1

Duke 30-1

Florida 7-2

Georgetown 30-1

Indiana 35-1

Kansas 15-1

Marquette 25-1

Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

Oregon 30-1

Pittsburgh 15-1

Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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