09/30/2008 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis finally pulled the trigger Tuesday and fired embattled second-year head coach Lane Kiffin while naming offensive line coach Tom Cable as interim head coach.
Davis fired Kiffin without pay via the telephone and explained the reasons behind the firing in a Tuesday press conference.
"I called Lane and told him that he no longer is the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, and I was dismissing him with cause. I just couldn't go on much longer with what I would call the propaganda and lying that had been going on for weeks, months, a year," Davis said.
Davis' decision to elevate Cable to interim coach represents the fifth head coach in the past six seasons for the Silver and Black.
Cable, 43, joined the Raiders as offensive line coach prior to the 2007 season after a one-year stint in the same position for the Atlanta Falcons. From 2004-05, Cable was both the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at UCLA. His only prior head coaching experience was from 2001-03 at the University of Idaho, where he also played four years as an offensive lineman.
Kiffin guided the Raiders to a 4-12 mark in his first season with the club in 2007, before a 1-3 start this season.
<< Lidge, Lee capture Comeback Player of Year honors
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday
that Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies and Cliff Lee of the
Cleveland Indians are the recipients of the 2008 Comeback Player of the
Year Aw
<< Cashman to remain with Yankees through 2011
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees announced Tuesday that
they have reached an agreement with Brian Cashman to remain in his role as
senior vice president and general manager through the 2011 season.
Cashman's curre
<< NFC West: Rams unable to finish under Linehan
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Under head coach Scott Linehan, the St. Louis Rams had
trouble finishing out games. It then comes as no surprise that Linehan won't
get the chance to finish out his contract.
On Monday, one day after blowing a 14-6 halftim
<< Rams' new coach Haslett names Bulger starter
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger was
named the starter for the remainder of the season by new head coach Jim
Haslett on Tuesday.
The move comes one day after Haslett replaced Scott Linehan,
Texans S Brown done for season >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Texans safety C.C. Brown was placed
on injured reserve on Tuesday, and is out for the season after having surgery
to mend a fractured arm.
Brown suffered the injury in Sunday's 30-27 overtime loss
Kings acquire veteran O'Donnell from Ducks >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings added some much-
needed experience to a defense corps laden with youth, acquiring Sean
O'Donnell from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 2009 conditional draft
choice
Report: Spurs' Ginobili out until December >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs will reportedly
have to play without guard Manu Ginobili until December, and possibly longer.
The San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday that Spurs head coach Gregg
Popov
This Week in Auto Racing October 3 - 5 >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It should be an exciting and wild
weekend of racing as the Sprint Cup Series heads to the 2.66-mile, high-banked
Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for round four in the "Chase for the Sprint
Cup." T
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.
According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
Additional sports and entertainment odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com
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