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05/03/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Columbia has named Kyle Smith its new men's basketball coach.
Smith has spent 18 years as an assistant coach, including the past nine seasons at St. Mary's in California. He helped the Gaels to a record of 28-6 this past season with a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
"Columbia University is very proud and excited to name Kyle Smith as our head men's basketball coach" said Columbia athletic director Dr. M. Dianne Murphy. "Kyle is an outstanding leader and successful recruiter with a terrific basketball mind. We are thrilled to welcome him to Columbia."
Columbia needed a replacement for Joe Jones, who left after seven years to take an associate head coaching position at Boston College. Jones had a record of 86-108 with the Lions, who last year finished 11-17 with a 5-9 mark in the Ivy League.
<< Van Nistelrooy could be left out by Dutch
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hamburg striker Ruud van Nistelrooy
looks set to miss this summer's World Cup in South Africa after being left out
the Netherlands' 26-man training squad for the tournament.
The 33-year-old former
<< Capps earns monthly closer honor
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Nationals closer Matt Capps has
been selected as the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month for
April.
Capps finished the first month of the season with 10 saves in as ma
<< British Amateur champ Manassero turns pro
Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Italy's Matteo Manassero, who became the
youngest British Amateur champion ever last year, turned professional on
Monday in time to make his pro debut at the BMW Italian Open.
After being the you
<< Welsh resigns as Hofstra's hoops coach following arrest
Hempstead, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hofstra University announced Monday that Tim
Welsh has resigned as head men's basketball coach, just three days after he
was arrested for a reported DWI.
The school said in a statement that Welsh resign
Johnson continues to make his case for England inclusion >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Johnson only has to look as far as
his Manchester City teammate, Shaun Wright-Phillips, to see how things could
have turned out.
Wright-Phillips enjoyed six strong seasons at Eastlands as a City
Hull headed down after draw with Wigan >>
Wigan, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Gohouri's goal in stoppage time
confirmed Hull City's relegation from the Premier League on Monday as the
Tigers had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Wigan.
Hull entered the day all but mathe
ISU G Boozer leaves team after arrest >>
Ames, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Iowa State guard Charles Boozer has decided to
leave the team to seek treatment for undisclosed reasons.
"I want to apologize for my actions that put Iowa State University in a
negative light," Boozer
No place in Germany team for Kuranyi >>
Berlin, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Germany boss Joachim Low has confirmed that
he will not be including Kevin Kuranyi in his squad for this summer's World
Cup in South Africa.
The Schalke striker had a high-profile spat with Low in 2008
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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