49ers CB Brown leaves after collision
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01/22/2012 - San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown left Sunday's NFC Championship Game late in the third quarter after colliding with a teammate.
Brown and safety Dashon Goldson were both converging on a pass near the middle of the field thrown by Eli Manning to Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks.
When they crashed together, Brown's head and neck seemed to snap back as it ran into Goldson's chest. Brown remained on the ground for several minutes and was helped to the sideline, then later was seen walking to the locker room.
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a straight-set win Monday over Ana Ivanovic. Kvitova, the 21-year-old Czech who beat Maria Sharapova to win Wimbledon
<< Jennings, Bucks down Heat
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Jennings scored 23 points, dished out six
assists and pulled down six rebounds, leading the Milwaukee Bucks over the
Miami Heat, 91-82.
Ersan Ilyasova added 16 points and six boards for the Bucks, wh
<< Brooks, Nets drop Bobcats
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - MarShon Brooks tallied a game-high 20 points
with six rebounds as New Jersey handled Charlotte, 97-87, on Sunday evening.
Deron Williams totaled 19 points and 10 assists for the Nets, who have won two
of th
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Charlottesville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Erick Green scored 15 points, helping
Virginia Tech pull out a 47-45 victory over No. 15 Virginia at John Paul Jones
Arena.
Dorenzo Hudson totaled 12 points, including a three-pointer in the closi
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Seguin scored the winner in the
shootout as Boston got past an injury-riddled Philadelphia squad, 6-5, on
Sunday evening.
Seguin's winner came at the end of round two, when he forced Ilya B
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's runner-up Andy Murray was an easy winner Monday in fourth-round action at the Australian Open. Murray, the No. 4 seed, improved to 16-2 in Melbourne over the last three years with a
Forsman cruises to win at Mitsubishi Championship >>
Kaupulehu-Kona, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Forsman carded a three-under 69
Sunday to earn an easy two-stroke win over Jay Don Blake at the Mitsubishi
Electric Championship.
Forsman got up and down for birdie on No. 14 to push his lead to thre
Ducks open up big lead, hang on late to down Avs >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bobby Ryan had two goals and Jonas Hiller made
43 saves, as the surging Anaheim Ducks held off the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2.
Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won five in a
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San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the second time in five seasons, New
York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes got a chance to win the NFC Championship in
overtime.
He's 2-for-2.
The extra minutes at Candlestick Park provided a cruel
Hibbert, Pacers hand Lakers 3rd straight loss >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant caught Roy Hibbert with an
elbow, breaking the Pacers center's nose.
"He didn't mean to do it," Hibbert said -- and apparently it wasn't broken
enough.
Hibbert scored all of his 1
SPORTS BETTING: NFL Football Sportsbook Betting
NFL owners, already life's biggest winners, want to try their luck with the lottery.
That was the news out of their meetings last week, where team bosses voted unanimously to allow stamping state and local lottery tickets with franchise logos, if, ahem, any governments wanted to do a deal.
A shocker: Within days the Pats announced they'd be sponsoring the Massachusetts state lottery, the Skins said they'd slap their sticker on Virginia scratch-offs and the Ravens admitted they were talking to Maryland lottery bosses. In all likelihood, it won't be long before every team is a presenting sponsor of scratch-offs or just plain old pick fives. "The change in policy was approved 32-0," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. "So you can expect to see more deals soon."
It's a branding opportunity too big for the owners to ignore, and one a couple of dozen baseball franchises have enjoyed for years. The fact the NFL has been slower to act than those slack-brained Seligites is indicative of its complicated relationship with all forms of gambling. Consider this: Last Thursday, as the Pats and the Redskins finalized their new lottery deals, a lawyer representing the NFL argued before Delaware's Supreme Court that the state's newly signed sports betting law should be repealed.
The NFL betting is the face of opposition to sports gambling . And as much as it would like to share that responsibility with other leagues, that's not going to happen as long as more than 40% of all money legally wagered on games is bet on football. That's why the Brewers can do a multi-million dollar deal with a local casino, or the Celtics can make their own pact with the Mass lottery, and the response is, "Sweet, let's play." But when the NFL does it the stakes are higher, and everyone from NPR's Frank Deford to the Associated Press to the guys blogging at Deadspin will line up to play gotcha.
So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games."
Here's where I should rip him. But, the thing is, he's right. Not to get Obama on you, but this is a complicated, nuanced issue. As much as lotteries are considered a tax on the poor, the NFL isn't a socially obligated government program -- it's just a business. Scratch-off's help the bottom line, sports betting doesn't. Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors … But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors. And it's okay to mutter something obscene when the league pretends gambling doesn't help drive TV ratings and fan interest and put money in owners' pockets. But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. The Bears should put an orange "C" on every deck of cards dealt at Harrah's in Joliet; the Eagles should slap their logo on roulette wheels at the Borgata in Atlantic City; the Dolphins should hold training camp at the El San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Seriously.
The NFL's problem, when it comes to the gambling world, isn't hypocrisy, it's worse: The bosses lack vision. That's why the league is picking unwinnable fights in Delaware and taking pot shots from critics after making smart sponsorship deals. Roger Goodell and his gang are acting and thinking locally rather than globally, which is rare for them, especially compared to their professional (and amateur) counterparts.
The NBA held its All Star game in Las Vegas and David Stern's kingdom didn't crumble (although the town did bring plenty of players to their knees.) I'd say it's 6 to 5 and pick 'em that Lebron will make a road swing through Sin City before his career is over.
Even the NCAA College Football Betting is more progressive on this issue than the NFL. Several years ago Rachel Newman Baker, college sports' gambling czar, opened a dialogue with Vegas bookmakers to learn about how they do business. She's visited Nevada sports books, studied their operations and listened to how they regulate action. Now she knows she can expect a call from bookmakers, who lose money when sports are fixed, if they think something sketchy is going on in NCAA games. She's not in favor of sports betting, but, as she once told me, "I know it's not going away, either."
The NFL can't seem to accept that. And until it can find peace with the idea, it'll get flack, even when it's right.
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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.
Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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