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LAS VEGAS -- The U.S. Open was very exciting here at the ESPN Chalk desk, as I had Dustin Johnson as my top value pick at 12-1 and he came through for his first major title.Now, we certainly know that accolades are short-lived and this is a what have you done for me lately? business. But I was equally excited on June 20, the day after the U.S. Open, when the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook opened Johnson at 12-1 for this weeks British Open (er, The Open). I fully intended to bet Johnson to repeat.What I didnt expect was Johnson to rally and beat Jason Day in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on June 30-July 3 (he was the 8-1 second choice to Day and, no, I didnt bet him). That caused the Westgate to drop Johnsons Open odds to 8-1, and though he has drifted up to 9-1, I wrote in the U.S. Open preview that in a field of around 180 golfers, Im not willing to take less than double-digit odds on any golfer. So were going to look elsewhere this week.The 145th Open returns to Royal Troon for the ninth time and the first time since 2004 when Todd Hamilton beat Ernie Els in a playoff. British bookmakers had Hamilton as high as 750-1. He was such an outsider that Vegas books at the time didnt have him on the board but instead part of the field bet at around 4-1. That shows how wide open the Open can be, and nowadays there are more books that offer most of the field as individual betting interests.In fact, Rob Nelson of ESPN Stats & Info points out that a favorite hasnt won The Open since Tiger Woods in 2006 and these are odds for the past seven years (note: Adam Scott was the 10-1 fave when Rory McIlroy won in 2014):Cheap Nike Dunk Mid . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. 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Nike Sb Sneakers For Sale .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open.PHILADELPHIA -- Carmelo Anthony helped bridge the gap between the Chicago Bulls past and present Thursday night by hosting a Thanksgiving dinner that included Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade.Various pictures of Anthony, Rose and Wade popped up on social media Thursday night, with all three smiling among family and friends.Wade posted a photo on his Instagram account of himself with Anthony and their wives, thanking the New York Knicks star for hosting them.Anthonys wife, La La Anthony, also posted a picture on her Twitter account of her husband, Wade and Rose.I was happy to get a home-cooked meal, Wade said after Fridays shootaround. It was cool. Last year [the Heat] were in New York, so I was able to have Thanksgiving with the Anthonys, me and my wife, and this year because we were so close we were able to go up there again.Derrick obviously didnt have any family in New York and did the same thing [we did]. So its good to have somewhere on Thanksgiving to kind of feel like youre part of a family.Wade took a helicopter with his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, from Philadelphia -- where the Bulls were staying in advance of Fridays game against the 76ers -- to Anthonys New York home. Wade said he and Rose talked about Chicago a little bit at the Thanksgiving table.Rose, who grew up in the Chicago neeighborhood of Englewood, was dealt by the Bulls to the Knicks over the summer after eight seasons in Chicago.dddddddddddd Wade, who is from Robbins, Illinois, signed with the Bulls after playing 13 seasons for the Miami Heat.We talked a little bit, Wade said. Obviously it was table talk, so I cant tell you all what we talked about, but obviously we talked a little bit about Chicago and he asked me how it is to be home. And he knows that my family is probably excited that Im back at the crib because hes played at home before. And I think him being excited hes in New York -- so just regular banter.Rose said he enjoyed the catering at Anthonys so much that he plans to hire the caterer for meals in New York. He noted that Anthony had four different types of turkey.They had everything you could think of. Hes doing it right. Melos doing it right, added Rose, who said he brought five or six bottles of wine to the occasion.Rose said it can be difficult to be away from family for holidays.But being around the people I was around yesterday, it didnt matter. They made me feel like I was home, he said. It was perfect.Information from ESPNs Ian Begley was used in this report. ' ' '