Federal customs agents pick up Leaf
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06/17/2009 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Leaf was arrested along the U.S.- Canada border on Wednesday on a warrant that had been out for his arrest since May 20, according to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Leaf, per the paper, was on his way to turn himself in for drug and burglary charges out of Texas. He had just completed a drug rehab program in British Columbia.
The 33-year-old was scheduled for an extradition hearing on Wednesday in Bellingham, Washington.
Leaf was coaching at West Texas A&M prior to the charges and has since resigned. He is best known for not living up to his second overall selection in the 1998 NFL Draft. In his first season with the Chargers, Leaf went 3-6 in nine starts, while throwing 15 interceptions compared to two touchdowns.
The Washington State product started just 12 games following his tumultuous rookie campaign.
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - UCLA forward Drew Gordon suffered a partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee on Tuesday. The injury occurred at the 2009 USA Basketball U19 World Championship team trials in Colorado S
<< Rivera leads Angels past Giants
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juan Rivera knocked in a pair of runs
as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim scored three times in the eighth inning
and held on to edge the San Francisco Giants, 4-3, sweeping a three-game
interle
<< Rangers P Harrison activated from DL
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison was
activated from the 15-day disabled list to start Wednesday's game against
Houston.
Harrison was placed on the DL on May 29, retroactive to May 26, with left
shoulder i
<< Jeter held out of lineup for Yankees-Nationals game
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was
held out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Washington Nationals
due to a nagging left ankle injury.
Although an MRI on the ankle came back showing
<< Toronto P Halladay headed to DL with strained groin
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay will
be placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday.
Halladay still experienced discomfort in his strained right groin during a
Wednesday bullpen session. The
Akron, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Akron on Wednesday agreed to contract extensions with men's basketball coach Keith Dambrot and women's basketball coach Jodi Kest, while softball coach Julie Jones received a three- year co
Congress to review testimony from Sosa >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Responding to a Tuesday report that Sammy
Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, a
representative from the Oversight and Government Reform Committee said a
review
Alabama to appeal NCAA sanctions >>
Tuscaloosa, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Alabama announced
Wednesday it will appeal the sanctions imposed last week by the NCAA Committee
on Infractions.
The NCAA placed the athletic program on probation for three years
TFC terminates Ricketts' contract >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC came to an agreement to terminate
the contract of midfielder Rohan Ricketts, the Major league Soccer club
announced on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old Ricketts signed with the club in April
WPS Atlanta names McGee its GM >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Women's Professional Soccer
franchise named sports executive Shawn McGee as General Manager on Wednesday,
one day before the expected announcement of the team name and colors at a
downtow
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NFL Football Betting OnlineIn 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 for online football betting .
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