Gunners in for Villa surprise (The Electric New Paper) ARSENAL lost for the first time since April on Wednesday night - and could suffer their first Premiership defeat of the season tonight....more...Where have all the betting pros gone? (Covers.com) The state of Nevada has a monopoly on sports betting in the United States but that hasn?t stopped professionals from betting offshore. Formerly a place where sharps lived and worked, Las Vegas is no longer essential to sharp bettors. ?The bigger gu......more... More WVU Sports (The Charleston Gazette) ?TV: (ESPN) Crew: Mike Patrick play-by-play, Todd Blackledge analyst, Holly Rowe sidelines. ?Series: WVU by 281/2....more... Home-field edge taking big hit in NFL (Denver Post) Remember when home field meant something? What was once one of sports' most dead-solid-perfect tenets has gone by the wayside....more... VALVANO: Ohio girl reminds us of the good in sports (The Evening News and the Tribune) The producer for my radio show at ESPN calls 2007 ?The Year of the Scandal.? It is hard to argue with him. We had Michael Vick and dogfighting, an NBA referee betting on games he officiated, former Tour De France winners voluntarily giving back their trophies for doping, and Marion Jones not so voluntarily giving her titles back for doping.Also, we had more and more evidence stacking up to lead ......more... Mims saves Palmdale's season (Antelope Valley Press) This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Saturday, December 1, 2007. PALMDALE - Brandon Mims does this, that and everything else. In case you don't believe it, go watch Palmdale High School play football. But make it quick, because the Falcons have just one more game left....more... Lott's Move Leaves Miss. with Two Seats to Fill (NPR) NPR.org , November 30, 2007 · I don't know of anyone who saw it coming....more... NFL Week 13 opening line report (Covers.com) All season long bookmakers were looking to get a break from Bill Belichick?s New England Patriots and their adoring betting public. Did they finally get one this past Sunday night when the Pats didn?t come close to covering a 24-point spread in a 31-28 win over Philadelphia?...more... Jeff Haney looks at an 'old school versus new school' matchup for the BCS title, with Missouri, West Virginia and Ohio ... (Las Vegas Sun) Favored by at least 28 points Saturday against Pittsburgh, second-ranked West Virginia has the easiest path to a berth in the Bowl Championship Series title game Jan. 7 in New Orleans....more... |