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07/07/2010 - Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Nathan Paetsch to a one-year contract and re-signed blueliner Jason Garrison to a two-year deal on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Paetsch has seven goals and 35 assists in 167 career games with Buffalo and Columbus.
Garrison, 25, has recorded two goals and eight points in 40 career games with the Panthers.
<< Vieira announces international retirement
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick Vieira announced on Wednesday
that his international career with France is over.
Vieira was capped 107 times for Les Bleus in his 13-year international career,
but after being left off of th
<< Bosh to join Wade in Miami
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While LeBron James is set to unveil which
team he'll play for next on Thursday, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are set to
team up together with the Miami Heat.
The free agent duo declared their intention
<< Schnyder ousts top-seeded Kleybanova in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's runner-up Patty Schnyder
toppled top-seeded Alisa Kleybanova of Russia in Wednesday's second-round
action at the $220,000 Budapest Grand Prix.
The unseeded 31-year-old Schnyder doused Kleyba
<< Arsenal confirms signing of Koscielny
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arsenal have strengthened their defensive
ranks by signing Laurent Koscielny from French side Lorient for an undisclosed
fee.
The 24-year-old, who joins on a long-term deal, shot to prominence last term
Red Wings re-sign Eaves >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed forward
Patrick Eaves to a one-year contract.
Eaves, 26, scored 12 goals and collected 10 assists in 65 games last season
while donning the winged wheel.
A former
Handicapping the Cliff Lee sweepstakes >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - What was it that Yogi Berra said, "It's like deja vu all
over again"?
Why do I have the feeling that I have done this before? By this, I mean a
piece in July on where or who is interested in grabbing Cliff Lee at the trade
Report: Jets T Ferguson gets extension >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets have reportedly handed
offensive tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson a lucrative six-year contract
extension.
A league source told ESPN the pact is worth $60 million, with $34.8 mill
Dutch star Sneijder proves he's good enough >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wesley Sneijder wasn't good enough. That's
the way Real Madrid felt less than a year ago. Sneijder is one the world's top
players, but he is no Kaka. The Brazilian would replace the Dutchman, and Real
would r
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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