11/03/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pat Gillick, whose contract as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies expired last Friday, will remain with the team in a different role, the team announced on Monday.
Only a few hours after Ruben Amaro, Jr. was officially introduced as Gillick's successor to the Phils' GM post, the 71-year-old will return in an unspecified advisory capacity.
"I am very happy that Pat has opted to stay on board with us," said Amaro. "His knowledge of the game is invaluable and his innumerable resources will be a tremendous asset to any team's baseball operations."
With the Phillies' World Series title, Gillick has presided over three champions. He was the architect of the Blue Jays' back-to-back championships in 1992-93, while also leading the Orioles and Mariners prior to coming to Philadelphia.
<< Dumars rolls the dice with Iverson
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For some reason Detroit Pistons president
of basketball operations Joe Dumars has been intent on breaking up his team
since his club succumbed to the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics in six
games during t
<< Orton has ankle injury; could be out a month
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith confirmed at
his Monday press conference that quarterback Kyle Orton has a right ankle
injury, but did not elaborate.
"He has an ankle injury and we'll let you know a lit
<< Trio of Ducks highlight NHL's Three Stars
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anaheim Ducks forwards Ryan Getzlaf, Corey
Perry and Teemu Selanne shared the top of the list as the NHL's 'Three Stars'
for the week ending November 2.
Getzlaf led the NHL with 10 points on two goals
<< Ovechkin returns to Caps
Arlington, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Capitals forward Alexander
Ovechkin returned to the team on Monday after spending the past week with his
sick grandfather in Russia.
Ovechkin missed two games while he was gone, ending a s
Aeros' center Kolanos called up by Minnesota >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Aeros center Krys Kolanos has been
called up to the American Hockey League club's NHL affiliate, the Minnesota
Wild, it was announced on Monday.
Kolanos, 27, has recorded seven goals and an
Nuggets waive Howard >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets waived veteran forward Juwan
Howard on Monday.
The Nuggets added the 35-year-old in training camp. He played sparingly in the
three Nuggets games this season, averaging 0.7 points and 1.3 re
Griffins' Abdelkader earns AHL Rookie of Month >>
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American Hockey League announced on
Monday that Grand Rapids Griffins center Justin Abdelkader has been named the
Rookie of the Month for October after scoring a team-high seven goals and two
assists
Bosh, Paul earn NBA weekly honors >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh and New
Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul were named the Eastern and Western Conference
Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending November 2.
Bosh averaged
Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere.
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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