09/04/2008 - Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos released fullback Cecil Sapp on Thursday.
Sapp, who was placed on injured reserve by the Broncos last Saturday, rushed for 59 yards and two scores on 18 attempts in 16 games last season. In a five- year career, all with Denver, the 29-year-old has rushed 49 times for 223 yards and two TDs.
The Broncos also waived tight end Brett Pierce. Pierce was placed on the waived/injured list last Saturday. He was signed by the team on December 31 as a future-contract signee.
<< Bills LB Crowell to have surgery
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Buffalo Bills linebacker Angelo Crowell
will miss Sunday's season-opener and might be out for up to four weeks after
revealing to the team on Thursday that he will undergo knee surgery.
Crowell decid
<< Buckeyes' Wells out against Ohio
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ohio State running back Chris "Beanie" Wells
will not play when the third-ranked Buckeyes battle Ohio on Saturday.
"Beanie won't go this week," Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel said Thursday.
I feel good a
<< Federer reaches 18th straight Grand Slam semi
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning four-time champion Roger
Federer was a hard-fought quarterfinal winner Thursday at the U.S. Open. The
Swiss superstar will now play in his record 18th straight major semifinal.
The second-see
<< Isbister signs with Ottawa
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ottawa Senators signed left wing Brad
Isbister to a one-year, two-way contract on Thursday.
Isbister, who will be joining his fifth different team in as many seasons,
spent last season with Vancou
Colts' Saturday opts against surgery >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis center Jeff Saturday has
decided to pass on surgery and will continue to rehab the torn ligament in his
right knee.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Saturday hurt the knee in the third
Wild D Burns undergoes elbow surgery >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Minnesota Wild defenseman Brent Burns
underwent successful surgery on Thursday to remove loose bodies from his left
elbow.
Burns, 23, is expected to return to action in about four weeks.
A first-
Bills LB Crowell placed on IR >>
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Bills placed linebacker
Angelo Crowell on injured reserve Thursday, effectively ending his season.
The move comes hours after Crowell originally announced he was going to miss
Sunday's
Im leads Canadian Tour Championship >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Im fired an eight-under 64 on Thursday
to take the first-round lead of the season-ending Canadian Tour Championship
at National Pines Golf Club.
Leading money winner John Ellis and James Hahn are kn
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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