07/07/2010 -
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Serie A side Lazio have confirmed the signing
of Australia international Mark Bresciano on a two-year deal.
The 30-year-old joins Lazio on a free transfer after his contract with league
rivals Palermo came to an end and Lazio will now be his fourth club in the
country following earlier spells with Empoli and Parma.
Bresciano featured heavily for the Socceroos at this summer's World Cup in
South Africa and he has made 57 appearances for his nation, scoring 11 goals
in the process.
He was thought to be on the verge of joining former Palermo coach Walter Zenga
at Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr, but he has opted for a move to Rome.
<< ESPN sells its soul for James story
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Few remember when ESPN launched in 1979,
the letters were actually an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming
Network.
Yep, the fledgling ESPN actually ran movies, business shows and exercise
vid
<< CFL Previews - July 9-11 - Week Two
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) -
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (0-1) AT WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (1-0)
DATE & TIME: Friday, July 9, 8:00 p.m. (et).
GAME NOTES: As the only team in the Eastern Division to get off on the right
foot in the first w
<< RSL puts unbeaten run on line at Chicago
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake puts its nine-game unbeaten
run on the line when it travels to Chicago to take on the Fire in Major League
Soccer action at Toyota Park on Thursday night.
RSL (8-3-3) is coming off a 5-0
<< Pennetta, Dulko reach Bastad quarters
Bastad, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta and fourth-
seeded Argentine Gisela Dulko were among Wednesday's second-round winners at
the $220,000 Swedish Open.
The Italian Pennetta blew past 17-year-old American wil
<< Durant reaches five-year extension with Thunder
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Forward Kevin Durant has reached an
agreement on a five-year contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Durant made the announcement on Wednesday via Twitter. There was no
confirmation from the Th
Osorio leaves Stuttgart for Mexico >>
Monterrey, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mexico defender Ricardo Osorio has left
Stuttgart after signing for Monterrey on a free transfer.
The 30-year-old played in all four of El Tri's matches in South Africa and
will now return to his ho
Dante inks new Monchengladbach deal >>
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Monchengladbach have
handed a contract extension to Brazilian defender Dante.
The 26-year-old center back joined the Bundesliga side from Standard Liege in
January 2009 and is now u
Toldo announces retirement >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Long-serving Inter Milan goalkeeper Francesco
Toldo has decided to retire with immediate effect.
The 38-year-old former Italy international had been at Inter since 2001 but
found first-team opportunities
Caps lock up D Schultz >>
Arlington, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals signed restricted
free agent defenseman Jeff Schultz to a four-year contract on Wednesday.
Schultz, 24, appeared in 73 games for the Caps last season, registering three
goals and
Rays closer Soriano to replace Rivera for All-Star Game >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay right-hander Rafael Soriano
was named the replacement for Yankees closer Mariano Rivera for the American
League All-Stars.
Soriano was selected as the next highest ranking reliever not a
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.
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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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