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05/14/2010 - Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan have finally ended the speculation surrounding the future of Leonardo by confirming he will be replaced as coach after just one season at the San Siro.
The former Brazil international was promoted from his role as technical director following Carlo Ancelotti's departure to Chelsea 12 months ago.
However, the rookie coach failed to bring instant success to the Rossoneri and will vacate his post following Saturday's season-ending Serie A game against Juventus.
Milan were knocked out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage and will finish the season in third place in the Serie A table.
"We mutually announce that we are parting," confirmed Leonardo at a press conference on Friday.
Vice president Adriano Galliani explained: "I must say that I struggled a lot last year to convince Leonardo to become coach. Now we come to this choice.
"Of course it was a joint decision, agreed with the esteem, affection and friendship forever."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Nebraska extends women's basketball coach Yori through 2015
Lincoln, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nebraska announced on Friday that women's head
basketball coach Connie Yori received a three-year contract extension through
the 2014-15 season.
The National Coach of the Year, Yori led Nebraska to its
<< Serie A title to be decided on final day
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Serie A title race has come down to the
final day with defending champions Inter Milan holding a two-point lead on
second-placed Roma.
Inter can secure its fourth successive Scudetto with a win at r
<< Can Super Saver make it two in a Row?
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Only one horse has a chance to win the
Triple Crown and that's Kentucky Derby champion Super Saver. The Todd
Pletcher-trained colt will take the next step towards racing immortality this
Saturda
<< Crew, Chivas clash before losing U.S. players
Columbus, Ohio (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Columbus is one of just two undefeated teams
remaining in MLS but, like the unbeaten Los Angeles Galaxy, the Crew are about
to face a spell without some of their top players.
Columbus defender Chad Marshall
Ancelotti confirms Torres interest >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlo Ancelotti has hinted that Chelsea
would be interested in signing Liverpool striker Fernando Torres this summer.
Blues striker Didier Drogba backed any potential move for the $60 million-
rated
Busch not contending for second straight Nationwide title >>
Dover, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch confirmed on Friday at Dover
International Speedway that he will not run a full season in the Nationwide
Series this year.
Busch, a Sprint Cup Series regular, won the Nationwide cha
Pollitt set for new Wigan deal >>
Wigan, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran goalkeeper Mike Pollitt is set to
play on for another year after being offered a new contract at Wigan.
The 38-year-old is out of contract at the DW Stadium this summer and was
rumored to
Gilbert: Brown not fired as of now >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan
Gilbert said in an end-of-year press conference on Friday that head coach Mike
Brown still has his job for the moment.
Reports had surfaced Friday, following Clev
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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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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