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05/11/2010 - Shreveport, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Centenary has named Adam Walsh its next men's head basketball coach.
Walsh takes over for Greg Gary who resigned last week after two seasons at the helm. Walsh had been an assistant for the Gents the last three years. He will also assume the role of assistant athletic director.
"When we looked into the future and determined the qualities that we needed in our next head coach, the decision to promote Adam Walsh became an easy one. His familiarity with our institutional objectives and the transition process as well as his relationships with the current student-athletes make him the perfect choice," said Centenary director of athletics Dr. Tom Tallach.
Before joining Centenary in 2007 Walsh held assistant coaching positions at Paris Junior College, Odessa College and Division II Barton College.
Gary guided Centenary to a 16-44 record in his two years of service, including an 8-21 mark last season.
<< Hillman gets hook for arguing safe call at third
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman has been ejected for arguing a safe call on a double steal in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Indians.Hillman was ejected for the first time this season for arguing with third b
<< Canucks D Salo back for Game 6 against Blackhawks
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -Canucks defenseman Sami Salo is back in the Vancouver lineup just two days after being struck in the groin area by a puck.Salo was on the ice Tuesday night for Game 6 against the Chicago Blackhawks, as the Canucks t
<< Rockies-Phillies rained out, DH scheduled for Wednesday
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tuesday's game between the Philadelphia Phillies
and Colorado Rockies was postponed due to a storm system that is bringing
rain, and even possibly snow, to the Denver area.
The plan is to play a day-night
<< Red Sox's Cameron goes 1 for 3 in rehab stint
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -Mike Cameron, recovering from an a lower abdominal strain, was 1 for 3 in his second rehabilitation game for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox against Gwinnett on Tuesday.Cameron batted leadoff and played center field, easily hand
Dice-K strong as Red Sox stay hot in Beantown >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daisuke Matsuzaka threw seven strong innings as
the Boston Red Sox downed the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-1, in the second of a
three-game set at Fenway Park.
Matsuzaka (2-1) gave up just one run on three hits w
White Sox use five-run fifth to beat Twins >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alexei Ramirez and A.J. Pierzynski both
stroked two-run doubles in a five-run fifth inning, as the Chicago White Sox
defeated Minnesota, 5-2, in the opener of a brief two-game series at Target
Field.
Mets rally to clip Nats behind six-run eighth >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Carter's first hit as a Met was a big
one, driving in the go-ahead run during a six-run eighth, as New York rallied
to down Washington, 8-6, in the middle contest of a three-game set.
Carter, acquire
Westbrook gets first win in two years as Tribe beat KC >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jake Westbrook posted his first victory
since April 2008 with six solid frames, as Cleveland blitzed reeling Kansas
City, 8-2, at Kauffman Stadium.
Westbrook (1-2), who missed most of the last two
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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