11/04/2008 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher A.J. Burnett will opt out of the final two years of a five-year, $55 million deal he signed with the club before the 2006 season.
Burnett's agent, Darek Braunecker, met with team officials at the general managers meetings in California to inform the club of Burnett's decision. The pitcher was scheduled to make $24 million over the final two years of the contract.
The 31-year-old posted an 18-10 record with a 4.07 earned run average in 2008, when he started a career-high 34 games. He also struck out an American League- best and career-high 231 batters.
Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi has indicated that Toronto may discuss a new contract for Burnett.
For his 10-year career, which started with seven years with the Florida Marlins, Burnett has an 87-76 record with a 3.81 ERA.
<< St. Mirren apologizes to Hibernian's Shiels
Paisley, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Mirren has moved quickly to apologize
to Hibernian midfielder Dean Shiels, who was taunted during Saturday's match at
at Love Street over the loss of his eye.
The club are working with Strathclyde
<< Griffey files for free agency
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ken Griffey Jr. was one of nine players to
file for free agency on Tuesday.
One of the greatest sluggers in league history and a sure-fire Hall of Famer,
Griffey, who will turn 39 later this month, combi
<< NFC West: Hightower becomes Cardinals' latest weapon
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It couldn't have been easy for Edgerrin James.
Like a proud parent who watches their child head off to school for the first
time, the NFL's 13th all-time leading rusher was forced to watch from the
sidelines during the Ari
<< Chievo fires Iachini, names Di Carlo new coach
Verona, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chievo appointed Domenico Di Carlo as its
new coach on Tuesday after sacking Giuseppe Iachini.
The Verona-based side decided to axe Iachini on Tuesday morning in the wake of
the 3-0 defeat against Paler
Pistons formally introduce Iverson to team >>
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A day after being traded, Allen Iverson
was introduced as the newest member of the Detroit Pistons Tuesday at a press
conference.
"I gotta look in the mirror at myself and think of things that I ca
Ancelotti praises AC Milan's turnaround >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has praised his
squad for turning around a miserable start to the new season to move top of the
Serie A table.
A 1-0 victory at home to Napoli at the weekend moved the Rosson
Atletico Madrid: Aguero is not for sale >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atletico Madrid has warned Manchester City
that Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero is not for sale.
Mark Hughes' side have been linked with a January transfer window swoop for the
20-year-old who has alr
Rams sign RB Gado, place WR/KR Hall on IR >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Rams signed free agent running
back Samkon Gado Tuesday to serve as the team's third running back behind
Steven Jackson and Antonio Pittman.
Gado, 25, spent last season with the Texans and
MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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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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