Toronto RB Robertson among CFL weekly award winners
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07/07/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto running back Jamal Robertson, Saskatchewan defensive end Stevie Baggs, Montreal kicker Damon Duval and Argonauts defensive tackle Adriano Belli were named the CFL's top players for the opening week of the season.
Robertson took offensive honors after rushing for 124 yards and a touchdown and catching three balls for 53 yards in the Argonauts' 30-17 win over Hamilton.
Baggs grabbed the defensive player of the week accolades with a two sacks, a forced fumble and a recovery in the Roughriders' 28-24 win against division rival British Columbia.
Duval was selected as the top special teams player. The multi-talented kicker made all six field goal tries, which equalled a career high. In addition, he made two extra point conversions and had two punts for singles, totalling 22 points in Montreal's 40-27 win over Calgary in a rematch of last year's Grey Cup.
Belli was the Canadian player of the week after recording a pair of sacks and three tackles in Toronto's win.
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals have placed utilityman Mark DeRosa on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left wrist. The move is retroactive to July 1. DeRosa was acquired by the Cardinals
<< Wolfsburg closing in on Ziani
Wolfsburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Algeria international Karim Ziani is
being linked with a transfer to last term's Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg.
The 26-year-old has spent the last two seasons with Marseille, but his father
and
<< Top seeds Wozniacki, Cibulkova advance in Bastad
Bastad, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seeds Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and
Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia were among Tuesday's winners in first-round
action at the inaugural Swedish Open.
The top-seeded Wozniacki cruised to a 6-1,
<< U.S. defender Onyewu joins AC Milan
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - United States central defender Oguchi Onyewu
signed a three-year deal with AC Milan on Tuesday, becoming the first American
to join Serie A in more than a decade.
Onyewu, 27, was with Standard Liege in Bel
<< Foster signs four-year deal with United
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - England international Ben Foster has
committed his future to Manchester United by signing a contract extension that
will keep him at Old Trafford until June 2013.
The 26-year-old moved to United
Budapest, Hungary (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hungary's Agnes Szavay was a first-round winner Tuesday in her home country at the GDF Suez Grand Prix tennis tournament. The fourth-seeded Szavay rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over countrymate
Joining Real a dream come true for Ronaldo >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted it is a dream
come true to sign for Real Madrid after being presented to the club's fans on
Monday evening.
Approximately 80,000 Real fans packed into the Bernabeu to welcom
AL Central: White Sox seeking strong finish to first half >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox were reminded this past weekend how
quickly things can change in a tight division race.
Entering play Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, Chicago (42-40) had won
seven straight and nine of its pr
Edwards heads up Payton Award watch list >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Armanti Edwards, the Appalachian State
quarterback who won the 2008 Walter Payton Award, heads up the first four
names released for the 2009 Payton watch list.
Also named to the watch list on Tuesday were
2009 Buchanan watch list candidates announced >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Christian Anthony of Grambling, Danny
Batten of South Dakota State, Tommy Connors of Southeastern Louisiana and Dane
Fletcher of Montana State were announced on Tuesday as the first four
candidates on the 200
2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
Additional sports and entertainment odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com
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