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01/06/2010 - Cooperstown, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andre Dawson has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In his ninth year of eligibility, Dawson was named on 420 ballots and received 77.9 percent of the vote. Eligible candidates needed to be named on 75 percent of the 539 ballots submitted this year by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, meaning 405 votes were required for election.
For the first time in BBWAA balloting, two candidates failed to gain election by fewer than 10 votes. Pitcher Bert Blyleven, on the ballot for the 13th time, got 400 votes (74.2-percent) and second baseman Roberto Alomar, on the ballot for the first time, had 397 (73.7-percent), the most for a first-year candidate without being elected.
The National League Rookie of the Year with the Montreal Expos in 1977 and the league's Most Valuable Player in 1987, Dawson was a .279 career hitter with 438 home runs, 1,591 runs batted in and 314 stolen bases.
An eight-time All-Star, Dawson underwent 12 knee surgeries during his career but ended up with more than 400 home runs and 300 stolen bases, a feat matched by only two other players in history, Willie Mays and Barry Bonds.
Dawson will be enshrined in Cooperstown on July 25 along with Veterans Committee electees Whitey Herzog and Doug Harvey, as well as J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner Bill Madden.
<< Federer, Nadal move into Doha quarters
Doha, Qatar (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World No. 1 superstar Roger Federer and former
top-ranked stalwart Rafael Nadal were among Wednesday's second-round victors
at the season-opening Qatar Open, an Australian Open tune-up.
The two-time Doha t
<< Shanahan named Redskins coach
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Redskins have named Mike
Shanahan as the team's new head coach and executive vice president on
Wednesday.
Shanahan flew into Washington, D.C. on Monday just hours after Wash
<< Penguins' Kunitz undergoes surgery
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Penguins left winger Chris Kunitz
is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks after undergoing surgery
Wednesday to repair a torn abdominal muscle.
Penguins general manager Ray Shero s
<< Canes' Staal leaves team for personal reasons
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina Hurricanes president and general
manager Jim Rutherford announced Wednesday that center Eric Staal has been
granted a personal leave of absence following the death of his sister-in-law,
Tamara
Caps sign Steckel, Sloan to extensions >>
Arlington, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals on Wednesday signed
center David Steckel to a three-year contract extension and agreed to a two-
year deal with defenseman Tyler Sloan.
Steckel, 27, has two goals and three assists
Kings place D Jones on IR >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday placed
defenseman Randy Jones on injured reserve, retroactive to December 16, with an
upper-body injury.
Jones was hurt during the Kings' 3-2 win at Edmonton on Decemb
Florida State introduces Fisher as new coach >>
Tallahassee, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Florida State officially introduced
Jimbo Fisher as the new head coach of its football program on Wednesday.
The 44-year-old was introduced as the ninth head coach in the program's
history at
Chivu suffers skull fracture >>
Verona, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu suffered
a fractured skull in Wednesday's 1-0 win over Chievo after a clash of heads.
The Romanian's injury is not life threatening, but he will have to remain in
the ho
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
Contract negotiations could get started as early as next week. Let's see which team has the deeper pockets. Will MLB baseball betting lines despite allegations of steroid use? Bet On It at www.MySportsbook.com .
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