Blazers sign G Matthews to offer sheet

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07/10/2010 - Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers have signed restricted free agent guard Wesley Matthews to an offer sheet.

Financial details were not disclosed, but a report in the Oregonian places the pact at five years and $34 million. Matthews was relied on to start as a rookie last season for the Jazz, averaging 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.7 minutes per game. He played in all 82 games, making 48 starts.

Matthews was an undrafted rookie out of Marquette, but proved himself further by posting 13.2 points, 4.4 boards, 1.7 assists and 1.8 steals in starting all 10 of Utah's playoff games in 2009-10.

He averaged 37.1 minutes over the stretch and added 15 three-pointers. During the regular season, the 23-year-old connected on 63 three-point attempts, shooting 38.2 percent from long distance.

Utah has seven days to match the Blazers' reported offer.

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Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.

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