http://www.mysportsbook.com/ MySportsbook - Pro and College sport headlines and stories on the NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, MLB, football, baseball, basketball, World Series, Super Bowl. en-us jackblack@mysportsbook.com http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/579147.html Free agent forward Ron Artest is reportedly leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers and will provide the team with more offensive firepower next season, as he'll join Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol on the defending NBA champions. Artest told CBSsports.com via text message he was in Los Angeles to join the Lakers and didn't "care about the money" and that he would "play there for nothing." According to the Los Angele http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/579078.html The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with forward Chad LaRose on a two-year contract worth $3.4 million on Thursday. LaRose is set to earn $1.5 million next season and $1.9 million in 2010-11. The 27-year-old Michigan native tallied a career-high 19 times with a personal-best 31 points in 81 games for Carolina last season. He ranked second on the club in scoring with 11 points, as the 'Canes advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/579112.html Holy Cross named Sean Kearney its new head men's basketball coach on Thursday. Kearney, who becomes the 15th head coach in the history of the program, replaces Ralph Willard who resigned last month. Willard, who compiled a 192-117 record at Holy Cross over the previous 10 years, left to join Rick Pitino's staff at Louisville. That opened a spot for Kearney, who gained his first collegiate head coaching position. Kearney comes http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/579153.html Matt Diaz belted a go-ahead RBI double in a three-run eighth, as the Atlanta Braves recorded their first home sweep of the Phillies since 2005 with a 5-2 victory at Turner Field. Garret Anderson added a two-run homer in that fateful inning, as the Braves swept Philadelphia for the first time at home since April 22-24, 2005. It was the first sweep of the reigning World Series champs since April 2-5, 2007. Diaz finished the game 3-for-4 with http://www.mysportsbook.com//promos/baseball_contest.html MySportsbook.com is offering weekly $500.00 MLB Baseball contests all season long. The contest is free for all active members. http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/578801.html New York Jets linebacker Calvin Pace has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2009 season for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances, the league announced Thursday. New York will be without one of its prized defensive playmakers for road dates against Houston and New Orleans as well as home games against New England and Tennessee. "This is a situation that resulted from an over-the-counter http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/578662.html Within the world of college basketball, there is a general consensus that the North Carolina Tar Heels have a huge recruiting advantage that helps bring a never ending supply of blue-chippers to Chapel Hill. Of course, a great reason for that advantage is the past success of the program, as the conference titles, Final Four appearances and national championships have piled up along the way. The football equivalent is on the left coast, in the form o