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02/17/2007 - Signed guard Marta Fernandez.
<< Several MLB rules changed for 2007
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball announced a number of
changes for in-game rules, starting this season.
This marks the first time that the rules have been changed since 1996, when
the strike zone was redefined.
<< Eger atop crowded leaderboard in Florida
Lutz, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Eger opened with a four-under-par 67 Friday
to grab a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Outback Steakhouse
Pro-Am.
Tom Wargo, whose last tour win came in 2000, is alone in second place
<< Bears hit Briggs with franchise tag
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears designated linebacker
Lance Briggs as their franchise player on Friday.
The designation means that Briggs will be guaranteed a one-year contract for
an average of the five highest
<< Almirola surprise winner of Busch pole
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In 2006 Aric Almirola won a pole as a
substitute for Denny Hamlin. Hamlin drove the car in the race to a second-
place finish. This time the 22-year-old Almirola will get to drive the car
from t
Harrington, Mickelson share lead at Riviera >>
Pacific Palisades, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Padraig Harrington carded a three-
under 68 Friday and Phil Mickelson posted a six-under 65 to share the lead
near the end of the second round at the Nissan Open.
Harrington and Mickelson sta
Ruutu leads Penguins over Devils >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jarkko Ruutu scored a pair of goals to
guide the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New Jersey Devils, 5-4, at Continental
Airlines Arena.
Sidney Crosby added a goal and an assist while Marc-Andre Fleury c
Norrena, Blue Jackets blank Sharks >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Fredrik Norrena blocked all 29 shots
faced for his third shutout, as the Columbus Blue Jackets blanked the San Jose
Sharks, 3-0, at Nationwide Arena.
Fredrik Modin, Gilbert Brule and Sergei Fedorov
Sprague wins truck opener at Daytona >>
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jack Sprague captured the first Craftsman
Truck Series event of 2007. The No.60 Toyota crossed the finish line just
a few feet ahead of Johnny Benson.
The victory was Sprague's first of the season an
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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