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03/17/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball handed down a five- game suspension and an undisclosed fine to Seattle Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee Wednesday.
MLB's ruling indicated Lee intentionally threw at the head of Arizona catcher Chris Snyder during Monday's spring training contest.
Lee is scheduled to begin his suspension on Opening Day, April 5, unless he appeals.
The 2008 American League Cy Young winner spent last season with Cleveland and Philadelphia, posting a 14-13 record with a 3.22 earned run average in 34 starts.
<< Lloyd steps down as British Davis Cup captain
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Lloyd has stepped down at Britain's
Davis Cup captain.
The Brits have lost their last five ties, with its' most-recent one being an
embarrassing setback at the hands of Lithuania. World No. 4 An
<< Leighton to miss time with ankle sprain
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael
Leighton is slated to miss time following an injury suffered on Tuesday.
Leighton left the Flyers' 4-3 shootout loss at Nashville with a high
ankle spr
<< Vikings agree to terms with DT Kennedy
Eden Prairie, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Vikings re-signed veteran
defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy on Wednesday.
He joined the club in December 2008 and had a productive 2009 campaign,
racking up 18 tackles and three sacks
<< Magic Messi leads Barca past Stuttgart
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lionel Messi scored two goals and helped
set up another on Wednesday as Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 win over Stuttgart
in the second leg of their Round of 16 contest in the Champions League.
Messi scor
Rutgers retains Hill for now >>
Piscataway, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rutgers University will retain the services
of men's head basketball coach Fred Hill for the upcoming season.
The school on Wednesday issued a brief release from director of
intercollegiate
Titans sign DE Babin to offer sheet >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tennessee Titans have signed
unrestricted free agent defensive end Jason Babin to an offer sheet.
Babin played in 12 games last season and recorded 20 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks
for the Eagle
Florida Derby wide open with 11 starters >>
Hallandale Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A field of 11 three-year-olds has been
entered for Saturday's $750,000 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/8-
mile race is historically a major stepping stone on the road to the Kentucky
Derby.
Bobcats halt Thunder's winning streak >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Jackson came up with 20 points, five
assists and added five rebounds, as Charlotte put a stop to Oklahoma City's
five-game win streak with a 100-92 triumph.
Stephen Graham tied a career-high wi
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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