Betting on Basketball

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Head coach Phil Jackson has decided to return to the team for his 11th season behind the bench and his return means the Lakers will start the 2010-2011 season as the Internet sports betting favorite. The Lakers would not have been favored in Internet sports betting if Jackson had retired, so sports betting odds on the Lakers will list them as short-priced favorites to win their third straight title next season. Jackson is the one coach in the NBA who makes a huge difference. The Hall of Fame coach has 11 championships between the Lakers and Chicago Bulls. Jackson will be returning to go for three in a row with the Lakers. The Bulls won three straight from 1991-93 and 1996-98 with Jackson as head coach. The Lakers have won five titles in ten years with Jackson as head coach. Sports betting statistics indicate that he has led the team to the finals in seven of those ten seasons. Any questions of whether he is the best coach in NBA history should have been put to rest. Many of the players on the Lakers expected Jackson to return next season as did many sports betting gamblers. The only issue was his health and he got a favorable report from his doctors. There could still be the question of money with Jackson’s contract having expired but owner Jerry Buss is simply going to have to pay Jackson to return and go for three in a row. Jackson has been the coach of 11 of the last 20 NBA Champions. In his 19-year career, he has a record of 1,098-460. That translates into a .705 winning percentage. That is the best percentage in NBA history. He should be able to win at a similar rate next season with the Lakers. Los Angeles returns with virtually their entire championship team led by Kobe Bryant. The Lakers have Bryant, Pau Gasol and Ron Artest signed up in addition to Lamar Odom. They also have just re-signed Derek Fisher and now they're ready to make another run at the championship. Sports betting odds on the Lakers will be low again next season with Jackson as the head coach and their top players returning.

New York Yankees 2009 World Champions

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MLB is halfway on its season. Will the New York Yankees still remain on their thrown?

Can New York Yankees win this championship again?

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MLB is halfway on its season. Will the New York Yankees still remain on their thrown? Or someone else would emerge beter than them? Baseball betting had never been this exciting at http://sportsbook.com So bet now on your favorite team and get the chance to win big prizes. For sports betting tips you may also visit Wikisportsbook today.

Beaver baseball team

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MLB is halfway on its season. Will the New York Yankees still remain on their thrown? Or someone else would emerge beter than them? Baseball betting had never been this exciting at http://sportsbook.com So bet now on your favorite team and get the chance to win big prizes. For sportsbetting tips you may also visit Wikisportsbook today.

Winning The One Day League

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There are a million articles on how to handle your yearly Fantasy Team. But what do you do in a daily league? There is no tomorrow, it's now or never. Mauer or Victor Martinez? Kobe or LeBron? These are now more important questions than ever. It's one day, win or lose this is it.

Marcus Thames Boston / Yanks Struggling Since

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Marcus Thames Boston / Yanks Struggling Since - NY Yankees update.

Early Surprises in 2010 MLB Season

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A month into the new baseball season and we have a few surprises developing. In the Big Apple, the New York Yankees are challenging for the American League East lead…that doesn’t fall into the “Surprising” category…but across town, the New York Mets are fighting the Philadelphia Phillies for the National League East division, which is. Yes, it’s still early, but they have had a decent start to the season. Online sportsbooks currently have the Metropolitans at +400 to win the NL East division. The Mets, who have played second fiddle to the Yankees since the glory days of Hernandez, Dykstra, et al, were sitting in fourth place in the NL East at this time last year, with a 10-13 record and plenty of doom and gloom surrounding the team. As of this past Sunday, they are 14-11 and a half game behind Philadelphia. They start a series with the Reds in Cincinnati to kick-off the week. People have been cashing in on the Mets in their last 10 games, as they’ve booked an impressive 8-2 mark. However, they have struggled on the road, going 3-9 in their last 12 away from home. John Maine is slated for the Tuesday night start. As his last 11 road starts have not produced many winning tickets. He (and the team) have stumbled to a 2-9 mark in those games. You can check the updated odds for this game on Monday night – Baseball Odds San Diego Padres: The San Diego Padres are a bit of surprise team as well, currently leading the NL West (as of Sunday, they’re 1.5 games up on the San Francisco Giants). Despite the early division lead, the Padres are still longshots to hang on a win the NL West, listed currently at +1100 at most online sportsbooks. But the sports public is starting to take notice, as Brian Taylor, manager at SPORTSBETTING.com reported decent action on San Diego “to win the division” this past week. The Padres will host the Colorado Rockies in their next series. San Diego have certainly been impressive in their last 16 games overall, with a record of 13-3, and even more so in their last 10 home games, going 9-1 in front of the home town fans. Over/Under Notes: In San Diego’s last 11 games head-to-head vs. the Colorado Rockies, the Under has been money. There have been only 2 Overs, but the Under has cashed in 9 times. The early action is on the visiting Rockies for the Monday start. They are a road favorite, and 68% of the volume is on the visitor. Boston Red Sox: While the Padres and Mets are off to good starts, the Boston Red Sox have struggled so far in 2010. The BoSox are fourth in the AL East and start a series with the Los Angeles Angels, who are also struggling as well, sitting near the bottom of the AL West. In the BoSox’s last 11 games against the Angels at Fenway, they are an ugly 3-8 SU. Will the San Diego Padres and New York Mets maintain their respective positions in their divisions? Will the Boston Red Sox move back to the top of the AL East? We’ll be watching as these and more storylines unfold on the young baseball season. Good luck with the plays today. You can check all the updated Baseball Odds

2010 NEW YORK YANKEES PREVIEW

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2009 was truly a year to remember for the New York Yankees. After a decade of heartbreak in the playoffs, the Yankees had the best record in baseball and finally broke through their postseason frustrations and won the World Series for a record 27th time. Furthermore, it was the first season in their new Billion Dollar Home, New Yankee Stadium, and they couldn’t have picked a more perfect way to begin things in their new house.

2010 BOSTON RED SOX PREVIEW

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All good things must come to an end and the 2009 season marked the end of half of a decade’s worth of bragging rights over their rivals from the Bronx as the Yankees won their first World Series in a decade. The Red Sox put together a strong 95-67 record that earned the AL Wild Card berth but they couldn’t get past the Angels in the first round, opening the way for the Yanks to take the title.

2010 TORONTO BLUE JAYS PREVIEW

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The last half decade has been marked by Toronto’s failed attempts to catch up to the Red Sox and Yankees. Despite GM J.P. Riccardi’s best efforts, the Jays haven’t been able to break through and 2009’s 75-87 record was perhaps the final straw in the high-spending ways for Canada’s only Major League franchise. Toronto traded elite starter Roy Halliday for prospects and expectations for 2010 are very low. Can Toronto surprise virtually everyone this season?

2010 BALTIMORE ORIOLES PREVIEW

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2009 continued a long stretch of futility for the O’s as they stumbled to a 64-98 record in the extremely difficult AL East. While it has never been easy to compete with the Red Sox and Yankees, the emergence of the Rays as a third powerhouse has officially made life miserable for the Orioles.

2010 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES PREVIEW

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Philadelphia had an extremely successful follow up to their 2008 World Series Championship season last year. The Phillies repeated as NL East Champions and stormed back to the World Series for the 2 nd consecutive season. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to defeat the New York Yankees, falling in six games to the New Bronx Bombers.

Do the Yankees have to much money?

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Do the Yankees have to much money?

Why is Baseball Forcing the Florida Marlins to Spend? They’re Successful.

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When John Henry stamps his foot, Bud Selig calls to attention. The Red Sox owner complained last month about teams misusing revenue sharing funds. Baseball appears to be stepping in. According to a press release, MLB, the Players Association and the Florida Marlins affirmed that the Marlins will continue to follow Article XXIV(B)(5)(a) of the Basic Agreement. They will spend the money they receive from revenue sharing on baseball.

The Cowboys are being compared to the New York Yankees do you agree?

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Five straight scoring drives in second quarter propel Cowboys past Eagles

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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jerry Jones exclaimed, "demons are GONE!" Keith Brooking pretended to pull a monkey off the back of coach Wade Phillips. And Tony Romo waxed poetic about the process, about getting better every game and hoping for a reward at the end. Home Sweet Home The Yankees opened a new stadium and promptly won their first World Series since 2000. The Cowboys are hoping their new digs grant them similar luck. Here's a comparison of the two teams this season: Yankees Cowboy s Stadium YankeeStadium Cowboys Stadium Cost $1.5B $1.3B Seasonwin pct. .636 .688 Div. finish 1st 1st Playoffs WonSeries ? In a way, each of their reactions was pretty appropriate considering all the ramifications of the Dallas Cowboys' 34-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday night. The Cowboys won their first playoff game since Dec. 28, 1996, ending a 4,760-day drought, easily the longest in the club's proud history. The skid included six losses; a seventh would've set an NFL futility record. Phillips was 0-4 in the playoffs as a head coach, covering stints with Denver and Buffalo, too. Romo was 0-2, with bizarre circumstances surrounding each. Fittingly enough, Phillips' defense was a huge reason for this victory, and Romo broke the game open with five straight scoring drives in the second quarter. Fast Facts • The Cowboys beat the Eagles for the third time this season and will face the Vikings in the divisional round. The Cowboys are 2-0 all-time when facing the Vikings on the road in the divisional round. • It was the Cowboys first playoff win since 1996, when they beat the Vikings in the wild card round, only to go on to lose to the Panthers in the divisional round. • Felix Jones rushed 16 times for 148 yards, the third-highest rushing total in Cowboys playoff history behind performances by Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith. • Tony Romo got his first playoff win after losing his first two appearances, going 23 for 35 for 244 yards and two touchdowns. • Wade Phillips got his first career postseason win in his fifth game. He had lost games previously with the Broncos, Bills and Cowboys. • Blog thread -- ESPN Stats & Information "It's just ... rewarding," Romo said. "It makes me proud of the guys in there -- fighting, grinding, staying committed to the approach. I'm happy for the guys, happy for Wade, happy for Jerry." The Cowboys have dominated their last four games, scoring early and never trailing in any of them. The defense has been the backbone, with the offense coming through with plenty of points and few turnovers. It's the way Dallas used to play this time of year back in the days of Roger Staubach and Tom Landry, and Troy Aikman and Jimmy Johnson. Now, it's finally happening again under Romo and Phillips. Next up for them is a trip to Minnesota on Sunday, with Romo taking on childhood hero Brett Favre. "This team has hung together all year, got stronger at the end of the year and is playing our best football," Phillips said. "I think we're playing as good as anybody right now." The Eagles are one-and-done in the playoffs for the first time under coach Andy Reid. Philadelphia had been 7-0 in playoff openers with Reid and 6-0 with Donovan McNabb at quarterback. But they finished 0-3 against Dallas this season. The Eagles lost 24-0 last weekend and couldn't change much. They got Michael Vick back from an injury and used him in place of McNabb for a few plays. He threw a 76-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin on his first snap, tying it at 7 early in the second quarter, but also messed up a handoff deep in his own territory, setting the Cowboys up for the touchdown that made it 24-7. Dallas stretched the lead to 27-7 at halftime. A 73-yard touchdown run by Felix Jones made it 34-7 going into the fourth quarter. "They were better all the way around," Reid said. "When you get your tail kicked, it's not a great feeling. No one expected it." The Cowboys limited the Eagles to 18 snaps in the decisive first half. Philadelphia gained only 140 yards in that span -- or, 64 on all plays other than Vick's TD. McNabb wound up 19 of 37 for 230 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. DeSean Jackson, who tweeted "we gonna sting [them]" this week, was kept without any huge gains for the third time by Dallas, although he had a 4-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter. Dallas' DeMarcus Ware had two sacks, Bobby Carpenter had two fumble recoveries and Mike Jenkins recovered from allowing the 76-yard TD by breaking up a long pass and intercepting one. This performance by the defense virtually assures that Jerry Jones will pick up the team option on Phillips next season, since he's the defensive coordinator as well as the head coach. "We have something to really build off of," Brooking said. "With the talent we have [and] we have those types of intangibles and I don't think there are a lot of teams in this league that can beat u

Acquisitions Signal Paradigm Shift for Cashman, New York Yankees Front Office

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What has happened with the Yankees front office?

Biggest stories of 2009

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A-rod admitting to steriod use Tiger Woods scandal Urban Meyer retiring the Yankees win the world series Roy Halladay goes to the Phillies Michael Vick returns to the NFL The death of Chris Henry may he R.I.P The death of Steve McNair may he R.I.P Manny Paqiuou moving up a weight class and defeating Cotto Mayweather vs Pacman fight announced for march the new jersey nets becoming the team to have the worst start in history 0-18 Joshua cribbs and Henderson both break records in the same game on the same team. If I left any out pls feel free to add in whatever you like

Pettitte to play in 2010

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INDIANAPOLIS -- The first step is complete for free agent left-hander Andy Pettitte's return to the world champion New York Yankees next season as they seek to repeat. The Yankees said representatives for Pettitte, who has indicated a preference to play for New York if he came back for a 16th season, told them he wants to return for 2010. ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney first reported Pettitte's decision to return. For the 37-year-old, it's now just a matter of working out a deal with the Yankees, the sources told Olney at baseball's winter meetings Monday morning. New York was prepared to make him an offer upward of $10 million, a baseball official familiar with the talks told The Associated Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing. "I've been told in the right circumstances he wants to pitch," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. Yankees manager Joe Girardi, speaking at a charity event Monday, said pitching is what the Yankees need to address "first and foremost."

Steelers to give up 3 Super Bowl Titles to less fourtunate teams

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Pittsburgh, PA. The Super Bowl XLIII Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, the only team to win six titles, will soon be losing half of those trophies. After a meeting between NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell and President Barack Obama, Obama decided to redistribute half of their Steeler Super Bowl victories and trophies to less fortunate teams in the league.