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06/08/2010 - Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Spaniard Rafael Benitez is expected to take the vacant managerial job at Serie A giants Inter Milan on Wednesday.
The former Liverpool coach left the Merseysiders by mutual consent last week and he looks to have landed a new position immediately with Inter president Massimo Moratti admitting a decision has now been reached to take him to the San Siro.
Benitez, 50, won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005 and the FA Cup the following year during his six-year stint and, prior to his move to England, he led La Liga side Valencia to the Spanish title in 2002 and 2004 with the UEFA Cup arriving at the Mestalla in the same year.
Inter, who won the Serie A title as well as the Coppa Italia and the Champions League last season, have been searching for a successor to Jose Mourinho after the Portuguese coach teamed up with Real Madrid recently and it looks like the Nerazzuri look to have found their new man.
Speaking to the club's official website, Moratti said: "We've got an agreement, we finalized the last details that in any case weren't important.
"Tomorrow (Wednesday) we will say when Rafa Benitez will be presented."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
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Johannesburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - South Africa has never advanced
past the group stage in its two previous World Cups, but coach Carlos Alberto
Parreira is confident ahead of the tournament opener against Mexico on Friday.
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<< Pudge back in Nationals' lineup
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals activated catcher
Ivan Rodriguez from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.
The 38-year-old veteran exited a May 22 game against Baltimore with a lower
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Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas City Royals pitcher Brad
Thompson has elected to become a free agent rather than accept an outright
assignment to Triple-A Omaha after being designated for assignment June 3.
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Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rapids travel to take on the
Chicago Fire on Wednesday in a Major League Soccer clash between two clubs
coming off of important victories.
The Fire topped the Philadelphia Union in the
Delaware race eliminated from Rachel's consideration >>
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra
has not been entered in Saturday's $150,000 Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park,
leaving three other races in the mix for her start this weekend.
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Fans flock to Strasburg's major league debut >>
WASHINGTON (AP) -The crowd outside Nationals Park buzzed anxiously. Some were worried about getting to their seats early. Some were nervous about getting seats at all. All of them were on edge about Stephen Strasburg's major league debut Tuesday nig
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Guerrero won't play OF back-to-back vs. NL >>
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Texas Rangers designated hitter Pedro Guerrero will play right field in the upcoming interleague series. He won't, however, play on consecutive days.The Rangers begin a nine-game stretch against National League teams beginning
Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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