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05/25/2012 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Southern University announced Friday that the football team has been barred from postseason play for the 2012-2013 seasons due to falling short in fulfilling an NCAA graduation rate requirement.
The school disclosed that when the NCAA releases its annual Academic Progress Report (APR), it will show the football program failed to meet the required average score over the most recent four-year evaluation period for graduation rates.
Last month, representatives from Texas Southern met before an NCAA committee and learned the football program had received a four-year average score of 811 out of 1,000. The NCAA standard rate is 930. Because of this, the football team is ineligible for postseason play, and that includes the SWAC Championship Game and NCAA Division I FCS championship.
"Texas Southern University athletics is a much improved program today and despite this setback we are proud of the improvements that we have made to date in all 16 programs," TSU athletics director Charles McClelland said. "I am confident that we are heading in the right direction. Our student-athletes are graduating at a 45 percent rate and we have added six additional staff members to help our kids succeed."
Other penalties imposed on Texas Southern included the elimination of spring football practice and the spring game.
The Tigers finished last season with a 4-7 record overall, including 2-7 in the SWAC.
<< Seattle's Alonso, L.A.'s Jimenez suspended
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Osvaldo Alonso
and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Hector Jimenez were both suspended by Major
League Soccer on Friday.
Alonso received a two-match suspension for his reckless ch
<< Rockies place C Hernandez on DL
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies placed catcher Ramon
Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a left hand strain.
Hernandez has appeared in 27 games this season, and hit just .215 with five
doubles, four
<< Portland, Vancouver renew rivalry at Jeld-Wen Field
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps
FC renew their rivalry, which dates back to 1975 and the old North American
Soccer League, in the Cascadia Cup on Saturday at Jeld-Wen Field.
Portland will get
<< Top notch horses ready for Met Mile
Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Six of the very best older thoroughbreds in
training will take on one another in Memorial Day's $750,000 Metropolitan
Handicap (Met Mile) at Belmont Park. The stakes received a purse boost of
$250,00
Pitt to have Zeigler for 2012-13 season >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Pittsburgh announced
Friday that incoming transfer Trey Zeigler, a guard, will be eligible for the
upcoming season rather than sitting out a year. The NCAA waived the mandatory
one-yea
Spoelstra fined $25,000 for comments >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Basketball Association fined
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra $25,000 for public comments criticizing
the officiating during the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Spoelstra made the c
Knicks give Woodson contract extension >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks gave head coach Mike
Woodson a multi-year contract extension on Friday.
Woodson was named interim head coach when Mike D'Antoni stepped down on March
14.
"Mike took over the tea
No surprise! Dufner again in the lead >>
Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Dufner has some impressive numbers
backing up how well he is playing right now.
After a six-under 64 on Friday, Dufner moved to 11-under 129 and atop the
leaderboard after 36 holes of the Crow
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.
"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."
Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.
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