11/21/2008 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox have reportedly agreed to terms on a lucrative contract with 19-year-old Cuban defector Dayan Viciedo.
Viciedo, considered to be a five-tool talent at third base, defected from Cuba with his family in May. According to the Chicago Tribune, Viciedo worked out in the Dominican Republic last week for a number of teams
The Tribune reported late Wednesday night that the deal was worth $10 million, while MLB.com, citing Viciedo's agent, Jaime Torres, reported it would be around $11 million for four years.
Torres is also the agent for the two Cubans currently on the White Sox' active roster -- pitcher Jose Contreras and second baseman Alexei Ramirez. He told MLB.com that Viciedo could crack into Chicago's starting lineup in 2009.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl certainly got some
things of his husky chest regarding departed All-Star guard Allen Iverson.
Karl vehemently spewed his feelings about Iverson's me-first mentality and how
the superst
<< Motherwell hoping to rediscover scoring touch
Motherwell, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It has been nearly 300 minutes since
Motherwell has scored a goal in league play, and the team will try to snap
that streak on Saturday at home against Hibernian.
Mark McGhee's Motherwell put tog
<< Juventus aims to keep momentum going against Inter
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juventus carries a five-game winning streak in
Serie A play into its top-three showdown against Inter Milan on Saturday at
the San Siro with the two sides separated by only three points.
It looked like th
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Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In recent seasons, Arsenal, Chelsea,
Liverpool and Manchester United have had a near stranglehold on the top four
places in the Premiership, but Aston Villa is poised to challenge those
heavywe
Xavi reveals new Barca deal is close >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona midfielder Xavi has paved the
way for a resolution is his contract negotiations with the club after
admitting he wants to end his career at the Camp Nou.
The 28-year-old Spain inter
Milito won't rule out Real >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Genoa striker Diego Milito is refusing to
rule out a potential January move to Real Madrid.
Milito has already been the subject of a rejected approach from the Spanish
giants, who are keen to land a ne
Ze Roberto to turn to religion when career is over >>
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich's Ze Roberto is planning to
turn to religion when he retires from professional football at the end of the
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Nalbandian gives Argentina 1-0 lead >>
Mar del Plata, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2008 Davis Cup final
commenced Friday, as David Nalbandian gave host Argentina a 1-0 lead with a
lopsided victory over Spaniard David Ferrer in the best-of-five affair at Mar
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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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