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01/14/2010 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas has reportedly been charged with felony gun possession.
The Washington Post is reporting that charges were field by the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Columbia on Thursday afternoon and if he is found guilty, could be charged with up to five years in jail and a fine.
Arenas, who was suspended indefinitely by the NBA last Wednesday, and his attorney were working with negotiators on a plea bargain, but it is not clear if the charges that were filed were part of the deal.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred after Arenas and Wizards teammate Javaris Crittenton got into an argument after a card game and Crittenton allegedly said he should shoot Arenas in his surgically repaired left knee. On December 21, at Verizon Center, Arenas placed the guns on a chair next to Crittenton's locker with a note that said "pick one."
The paper also reports that D.C. and Arlington, Virginia police searched Crittenton's home on Thursday looking for the gun that was involved in the incident, but that the gun was not found.
A three-time All-Star, Arenas, 28, was averaging 22.2 points, 6.9 assists and 4.1 rebounds this season.
<< Hannover adds defender Durica on loan
Hannover, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hannover has snared defender Jan Durica
on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow until the end of the season.
The 28-year-old Slovakia international has been allowed to move on after
failing to make an impac
<< Red Stars re-sign Brazilian Cristiane
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Red Stars re-signed Brazilian
striker and 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year finalist Cristiane on Thursday.
Cristiane, who scored a team-high seven goals and was a WPS All-Star, was one
of f
<< Sunderland releases defender Anderson
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland has released defender
Russell Anderson following an injury-plagued three-year spell at the Stadium
of Light.
Anderson, 31, made just one substitute appearance for the Black Cats foll
<< Chow to remain at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow has
decided to remain at the school after receiving overtures to return to
Southern California in the same position.
Chow was the offensive coordinator a
Killie set to name Calderwood interim coach >>
Kilmarnock, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jimmy Calderwood looks set to be
appointed the new interim manager of Kilmarnock on a short-term deal until the
end of the season.
The Scottish Premier League strugglers are on the lookout for
Ljajic to join up with Fiorentina >>
Florence, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fiorentina has agreed a deal to sign
Serbia Under-21 international Adem Ljajic from Partizan Belgrade.
Ljajic, 18, was set to join Manchester United last year only for the deal to
collapse after th
Detroit adds Valverde to bullpen >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers reportedly added former
Houston Astros closer Jose Valverde on Thursday, signing the 30-year-old to a
two-year contract.
According to Yahoo! Sports, the deal is worth a total of $14
Birmingham loses Carsley until March >>
Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Birmingham City does not expect to have
Lee Carsley available until March following the ankle injury he sustained
against Nottingham Forest.
The 34-year-old midfielder limped out of the FA Cup th
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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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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