Raiders cut CB Stanford Routt
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02/09/2012 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Raiders released cornerback Stanford Routt on Thursday, just one season after he signed a three-year contract extension.
The deal guaranteed Routt $20 million over the first two years and was potentially worth $31.5 million overall.
Routt, who was a second-round pick of the Raiders in 2005, played in 16 games in 2011, starting 15 and registering 49 tackles and four interceptions.
The move comes under the watch of new general manager Reggie McKenzie. Since he was hired in early January, McKenzie has made major changes, firing head coach Hue Jackson and bringing in Dennis Allen, Greg Knapp and Jason Tarver to act as head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, respectively.
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball suspended two New York Mets minor leaguers Thursday. Charles "Dock" Doyle and Scott Moviel both received a 50-game suspension after second violations of the minor league drug prevent
<< Benfica, Aimar agree to one-year extension
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Benfica and Argentina midfielder Pablo
Aimar agreed to a one-year contract extension Thursday through the 2012-13
season.
Aimar, 32, joined Benfica from Spain's Real Zaragoza in 2008 and has played
<< U.S. women add matches against Japan, Brazil
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The U.S. women's national team will play Japan
and Brazil in April, with both friendlies being held in Japan as part of the
newly-created Women's Kirin Challenge Cup.
The U.S. beat Brazil on penalties in the
<< RSL re-signs four, including Espindola, Grabavoy
Sandy, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake re-signed four players Thursday,
including forward Fabian Espindola and midfielder Ned Grabavoy.
Espindola and Grabavoy combined to make 52 appearances, including 46 starts,
last season for Rea
<< Royals, Gordon agree to one-year deal
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms
on a one-year contract with outfielder Alex Gordon, the team announced
Thursday.
Gordon notched career-highs in batting average (.303), runs batted in
Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Johnson, Danny Lee and Charlie Wi shot rounds of nine-under par Thursday to take the lead after one round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods made his season debut on the PGA
Coastal Carolina's Duran granted sixth season >>
Conway, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NCAA has granted a sixth season of
eligibility to Coastal Carolina All-American tight end David Duran for the
2012 season.
Duran, from Marietta, Ga., played sparingly for the Chanticleers as a fifth-
year s
Nowitzki, Pierce highlight All-Star reserves >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks may not be matching
their championship-caliber performance from last season, but Dirk Nowitzki is
still playing well enough to make the Western Conference All-Star team.
Nowitzki, 3
Mississippi State takes care of Ole Miss >>
Starkville, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arnett Moultrie scored 18 points, Dee Bost
had 15 points and 13 assists and No. 20 Mississippi State led all the way in a
70-60 win over Ole Miss on Thursday.
Renardo Sidney added 14 points and Rodney
Gray, Duke holds off Boston College >>
Chestnut Hill, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea Gray had 19 points, six rebounds
and five assists to lead No. 5 Duke past Boston College on Thursday.
Elizabeth Williams added 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks for Duke
(20-3, 11-0 AC
Academy Award Betting Odds for Best Picture Offer Great Value
If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture. Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).
For value, take a look at MySportsbook.com Oscars betting odds on my personal favorite, The Queen - a remarkable 12 to 1 long shot. The film hasn't won any pre-awards for Best Picture (compared to The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine), but there is a tremendous following and it is a strong enough film to warrant a surprise win.
TV Guide advises Oscar watchers should be cautioned not to discount the drama "Babel" with its strong social themes about overcoming communication gaps among people of different cultures.
"While 'Babel' lost several guild awards to 'Sunshine' and 'Departed,' it still enjoys loyal support, and historically Oscar voters favor dramas with social messages over comedies like 'Sunshine' and violent crime movies like 'Departed'."
"It hasn't done well in the guilds, which means there isn't much industry support," said Tom O'Neil of awards site TheEnvelope.com, "But several critics are expecting it to win, and that gets my attention." Babel had 7 to 2 odds at press time.
Who is to say independently produced Little Miss Sunshine won't be this year's Crash. Last year, Crash won for Best Motion Picture, shocking those who bet on gay cowboy flick, Brokeback Mountain, as the favorite to win.
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