Gomez leads Stuttgart to fourth straight win

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04/18/2009 - Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mario Gomez scored a hat trick to lead Stuttgart to a 3-0 win over Koln on Saturday at RheinEnergie Stadion, moving the club into the top three in the Bundesliga table.

Stuttgart has now won its last four games and six of seven to begin a steady ascent up the table, and they are just three points behind second-placed Bayern Munich and six adrift of leaders Wolfsburg.

Koln has dropped five of its last six games, but is still nine points above the drop zone.

The home side could have gone in front in the opening minutes when Milivoje Novakovic turned a header on goal that was cleared off the line by Stuttgart's Ludovic Magnin, but in the 16th minute, it was the visitors who seized the advantage.

Roberto Hilbert crossed from the right wing and Gomez got loose to head home from six yards, giving his side a 1-0 lead at the break.

Novakovic was frustrated again early in the second half as he had the ball in the back of the net but was ruled offside, while goalkeeper Jens Lehmann made a good stop on Miso Brecko.

Cacau then provided Gomez with his second goal as he stole the ball from Koln defender Pedro Geromel and drew goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon off his line before sliding the ball to Gomez for an easy finish.

The hat trick was then completed with 19 minutes to play as Thomas Hitzlsperger sent a through ball to Sami Khedira and he set up Gomez for another simple finish to cap the scoring.

Wolfsburg remained on top of the table with a tense 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen as Grafite scored both goals, including the winner in the 85th minute, while Bayern Munich got past Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 on Luca Toni's goal in the 64th minute.

Karlsruhe claimed a rare point against Hoffenheim as the teams finished 2-2, Eintracht pounded Monchengladbach 4-1 and Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 at Bochum.

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Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.

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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
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Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."

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