Saints officially hire Spagnuolo
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02/07/2012 - Metairie, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Saints officially hired Steve Spagnuolo as their new defensive coordinator on Tuesday.
Spagnuolo spent the last three seasons as head coach in St. Louis, but was fired on January 2 after the Rams finished the 2011 season with a bleak 2-14 record.
He finished his brief tenure with a mark of 10-38. The Rams were 1-15 in his first year, then took a big step forward at 7-9 in 2010 before regressing this past season.
His Rams team was expected to contend in the NFC West in 2011, but started with six straight losses and never recovered. The Rams' only wins came against New Orleans and Cleveland in a three-week span. They finished the year on a seven-game losing streak.
He will replace Gregg Williams, who left New Orleans on January 16 to become defensive coordinator of the Rams under new head coach Jeff Fisher.
Prior to becoming the Rams' head coach, Spagnuolo spent two seasons as defensive coordinator for the New York Giants, calling the defensive plays for a New York squad that won Super Bowl XKII after the 2007 season against the previously-undefeated New England Patriots.
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<< Yanks ink INF Hall to minor league deal
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees signed infielder Bill
Hall to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training
on Tuesday.
The deal was confirmed on the team's website and Hall also posted the
<< Owen Nolan announces his retirement
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former San Jose captain Owen Nolan officially
announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Nolan disclosed his decision during a press conference at HP Pavilion, the
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<< Wichita's Perez named MISL Player of Week
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wichita Wings midfielder Bryan Perez was named
the Major Indoor Soccer League's Player of the Week on Tuesday for Week 14.
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Wichita
<< Owen Nolan announces retirement
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former San Jose captain Owen Nolan officially
announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Nolan disclosed his decision during a press conference at HP Pavilion, the
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Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups will miss the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Monday. The injury occurred with 5:48 left in the fourth qua
A's extend Beane, Crowley through 2019 >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says general manager
Billy Beane and president Michael Crowley have reached agreements to remain
with the team through the 2019 season.
Wolff told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday
Billups done for season with torn Achilles >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups
will miss the rest of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon.
The injury occurred with 5:48 left in the fourth quarter of an overtime win
against
Giants TE Ballard tore ACL in Super Bowl >>
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Memphis to join Big East in 2013-14 >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ongoing game of musical chairs in college
athletics has its newest player.
Memphis is expected to join the Big East in all sports for the 2013-14 season,
completing the conference's goal of having 12 foot
MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds
With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:
| Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame) Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma) Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State) Michael Bush (RB, Louisville) Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia) Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville) Chris Leak (QB, Florida) Mike Hart (RB, Michigan) Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State) Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame) Drew Tate (QB, Iowa) Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal) Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn) Chad Henne (QB, Michigan) Kyle Wright (QB, Miami) Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State) Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama) JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU) Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State) Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
5-2 7-2 7-1 10-1 10-1 12-1 12-1 18-1 18-1 20-1 30-1 35-1 35-1 40-1 50-1 50-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 |
For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.