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06/01/2010 - Corvallis, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oregon State fired head women's basketball coach LaVonda Wagner on Tuesday.
She compiled a 68-85 record over five seasons with the Beavers. She also had a 26-64 mark within the Pac-10.
"It's always a difficult decision when you make a change in the leadership of a program," Oregon State athletics director Bob De Carolis said. "I appreciate Coach Wagner's service to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and wish her well in her future endeavors."
The Oregonian reported the school fired Wagner "without cause" and would pay her the remainder of her contract, which is about $1.2 million. She was signed through the 2013 season.
The newspaper also reported that Haiden Palmer, a freshman guard, was the latest in a series of players to request paperwork that could allow her to leave the program. Five players have already left the program this spring and a total of seven players are gone from the 2009-10 roster. That includes Talisa Rhea, who transferred to Seattle University. Rhea was the team's top scorer last season at 15.3 points per game. Palmer was the second-best scorer at 10.8 ppg.
<< Brewers reinstate Edmonds from DL
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Brewers reinstated outfielder Jim Edmonds
from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday amid a host of roster moves.
Edmonds hit the DL with a strained left oblique muscle back on May 18. The
lefty-hitting
<< Diamondbacks acquire Dontrelle Willis in trade with Tigers
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday
acquired left-handed pitcher Dontrelle Willis and cash considerations from
the Detroit Tigers in exchange for right-hander Billy Buckner.
The 28-year-old Wil
<< Let's cut to the chase
Pocono, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thirteen races down and thirteen to go before
the 2010 Sprint Cup Series championship chase begins September 19 in New
Hampshire. After last Sunday's 600-mile race at Charlotte, the battle for
the 12-driver chase f
<< Blue Jays activate P Tallet
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays activated pitcher Brian
Tallet from the 15-day disabled list.
Tallet, who was on the DL since April 18 with a left forearm injury, will make
the start, his fourth of the season, Tuesday
Walker's first career HR boosts Pirates over Cubs >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Neil Walker's two-run home run in the
eighth inning, the first of his career, gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win
over the Chicago Cubs in the second contest of a three-game set.
Garrett Jones als
Cantu, Paulino help Florida down Milwaukee >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jorge Cantu doubled in the go-ahead run off
Trevor Hoffman in the seventh inning and the Florida Marlins downed the
Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4, in the second installment of a four-game series.
Ronny Pau
Vazquez strong on mound as Yanks win in Bronx >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An inconsistent Javier Vazquez bounced back from
a poor start to toss seven innings of one-run ball and a Miguel Tejada two-run
error in the seventh handed the Yankees a 3-1 win over Baltimore in the opener
of a th
Westbrook solid as Tribe edge Tigers >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jake Westbrook pitched 7 2/3 stellar innings to
lift the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers in the opener
of a three-game AL Central series at Comerica Park.
Westbrook (3-3) allowed one run
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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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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