Jets sign third-round selection Greene
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06/15/2009 - Hempstead, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets agreed to terms with third-round draft selection running back Shonn Greene on Monday. Terms of the agreement were not released.
Greene was taken 65th overall in the 2009 draft out of Iowa where he produced school records last year with 1,850 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior.
He amassed a Big-Ten record 13 100-yard games en route to capturing the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's top running back, as well as Big Ten offensive Player of the Year honors. He was a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and became Iowa's first consensus All-American back since 1939.
The 5-foot-11, 235-pounder totaled 2,228 yards, a 5.9 yards-per-carry average, and 22 TDs in 33 games over three seasons with the Hawkeyes. The 23-year-old added 72 yards on 11 receptions and was named Most Valuable Player of the Outback Bowl in his final collegiate game, running for 121 yards and three touchdowns in Iowa's 31-10 victory over South Carolina.
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<< Ferrer wins Ordina opener
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion
David Ferrer highlighted Monday's first-round winners at the Ordina Open, a
final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.
The third-seeded Ferrer drove past Dutch wild
<< Kentucky's Meeks to remain in NBA Draft
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky junior guard Jodie Meeks has opted
to remain in this month's NBA Draft.
Meeks did not hire an agent, leaving him eligible to return to new head coach
John Calipari for his senior season, but an
<< Tursunov, Querrey advance in Eastbourne
Eastbourne, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov
and tall American Sam Querrey were among Monday's first-round winners at the
Aegon International tennis event, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.
Tursunov
<< Nordqvist climbs 190 spots in rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Anna Nordqvist climbed 190 places
in the world rankings following her victory Sunday at the McDonald's LPGA
Championship.
Nordqvist's first career major championship -- and first win of an
Pretoria, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States suffered a 3-1 loss to Italy on Monday in their opening match of Group B play in the Confederations Cup as New Jersey native Giuseppe Rossi scored a pair of goals in the
Bruins GM Chiarelli gets extension >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins revealed on Monday that
general manager Peter Chiarelli has been signed to a multi-year contract
extension.
Terms of the deal will not be disclosed, and the announcement will b
Notre Dame F Harangody to return for senior year >>
South Bend, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Notre Dame junior forward Luke Harangody
announced Monday he will return to South Bend for his senior season and
withdraw his name from this month's NBA Draft.
Harangody did not hire an agent, le
Martin poised to make the Chase >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Earlier this year, Mark Martin was looking
to shrug off a series of misfortunes, as he sat 34th in points following the
spring race at Atlanta.
Since then, the 50-year-old driver has moved up to eighth in
Crew's Schelotto wins MLS Player of Week award >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Columbus Crew forward Guillermo Barros
Schelotto was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 13, it
was announced on Monday.
Schelotto scored two goals in the Crew's 2-1 come-from-be
2007 NFL Football Betting Preview
“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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