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04/23/2009 - Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United is confident Wes Brown will be able to return to action in the weekend clash with Tottenham Hotspur.
The 29-year-old England international, who has not started a first-team game since October because of a foot injury, proved his fitness in a reserve-team match earlier in the week.
It will be a timely return as Gary Neville and John O'Shea both picked up injuries in the midweek win against Portsmouth and face several weeks on the sidelines.
"Wes is fine. He's training hard and should be OK for the weekend," confirmed United's assistant manager Mike Phelan.
Meanwhile, Phelan said of Neville's injury: "Gary's struggling. He had a nasty cut on the inside of his foot that required stitches, so it'll be pretty sore for a couple of days."
Rio Ferdinand is expected to feature against Spurs after missing the victory against Pompey as a precaution.
Sir Alex Ferguson opted to rest Ferdinand, who played for 120 minutes in Sunday's FA Cup semifinal defeat to Everton, only the second game of his comeback from a groin injury.
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Lanny Wadkins headed to the Hall of Fame
St. Augustine, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lanny Wadkins was elected to the World
Golf Hall of Fame through the PGA Tour ballot and will be enshrined as part of
the Class of 2009, it was announced on Thursday.
"I am honored and pleased to be
<< Davidson's Curry headed to NBA
Davidson, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Davidson guard Stephen Curry has decided to
skip his senior season to enter the NBA Draft.
Curry held a press conference Thursday and announced his plans. He is expected
to hire an agent and, in turn, would
<< Around FCS: A Spring Fling
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It had been four months since I had
stepped foot in a football press box, and it will be another four months
before the kickoff of the 2009 Football Championship Subdivision season.
Thankfully, there is sp
<< Sharks to try even series in Game 4 at Anaheim
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top-seeded San Jose Sharks will try to even the best-
of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals tonight when they visit the Anaheim
Ducks for Game 4 at Honda Center.
The Sharks dropped the first two games of this set o
Lidstrom, Chara, Green nominated for Norris Trophy >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings,
Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and Mike Green of the Washington Capitals
were announced as the finalists for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top
defense
Inter's Mourinho: Easier to coach in England >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has described
football in England as a "paradise" for coaches, while Italy is a far less
forgiving environment.
Mourinho is on course to guide Inter Milan to the Serie
Phillies' Hamels leaves start against Milwaukee >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole
Hamels left Thursday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth
inning with a left shoulder contusion.
Hamels left with one out in the frame aft
Diego ponders Bremen stay >>
Bremen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Werder Bremen playmaker Diego is reported to
be having second thoughts about leaving Germany to join Juventus in the summer.
The talented 24-year-old Brazil international has been interesting Juve for
s
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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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your hockey betting needs.
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