The game is far from over but the Utah Jazz have a 90-80 lead over the L.A. Lakers at 9:03 in the 4th quarter of Game 4 of their playoff series game.

The Lakers lead the series 2-1.

Prior to their game with the Texas Rangers today, the Oakland Athletics activated RHP Rich Harden from the 15-day disabled list just in time to hit the mound as the starting pitcher.

It was Harden’s first start since early April.

Puckheads in the United States will get a true taste of Canadiana when former Boston Bruins head coach and CBC hockey analyst Don Cherry will join ESPN analyst Barry Melrose for pre and post game analysis throughout the NHL Conference Finals.

Cherry and Melrose will do analysis for ESPN SportsCenter, ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS. 

News of further evidence of the Patriots’ signal stealing has re-ignited Spygate talk, which originated last season in a game between New England and the New York Jets.

You can bet that Bill Belichick wants to stick it to former assistant Eric Mangini yet again and will have an opportunity in Week 2 when the Pats play the Jets.

New England is listed at -9 on SPORTSBETTING.COM’s NFL Game of the Year betting menu.

The Boston Red Sox travel to the Twin Cities area to begin a set vs. the Minnesota Twins tonight and if you like betting on the Total, you might want to go low.

Dating back to September 21 of 2006, the BoSox and Twinkies have gone 7-1 on the Under.

The Total for tonight’s opener is set at 9.

The Philadelphia Phillies could have defending National League MVP Jimmy Rollins back in the lineup vs. the San Francisco Giants tonight.

Rollins was placed on the DL in late-April after suffering an ankle injury.

If the shortstop looks good in warmup, Philly skip Charlie Manuel says he will insert Rollins back in the lineup immediately.

The Philles are favored on the Money (-175) and Run lines.

For all you gearheads, the Turkish Grand Prix takes place this weekend with the big race set for Sunday.

Kimi Raikkonen is the odds-on favorite and is paying out at even money.

Although the French Open is still a few weeks away tennis wagers are available in the form of matchup bets for this week’s ATP Masters Series Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy.

Later on today, Novak Djokovich (-240) takes on Nicolas Almagro (+180).

Here’s something you don’t see too often — the Los Angeles Lakers listed as underdogs.

The West Semifinal series between the Lakers and the Utah Jazz switches scenes from California to Salt Lake City and Kobe and company find themselves listed at +5.

Not to worry Laker bettors; as underdogs, L.A. has cashed in seven of its last eight.

The Battle of Pennsylvania gets set to begin in earnest tonight between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Flyers are already series underdogs at +200 and they could be missing defenseman Kimmo Timonen for the duration of the East Final.

Timonen has a blood clot in his leg he sustained after being hit by the puck in the previous series against Montreal.

Philly is +170 on the Money line for tonight’s game.