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01/30/2012 - Cologne, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cologne bolstered its attacking options on Monday by signing North Korea international striker Jong Tae-Se from Bochum for an undisclosed fee.
The team's leading scorer, Lukas Podolski, has been ruled out for a month with a foot injury, making it necessary for Cologne to move for reinforcements.
The 27-year-old Jong joined Bochum in 2010 and has scored 14 goals in 39 league matches for the club since his arrival.
Jong was also a member of North Korea's 2010 World Cup team and has been capped 28 times by his country, scoring 15 goals.
<< In the FCS Huddle: Coaching at South Dakota re-energizes Glenn
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Monday's forecast in Vermillion, S.D., was
downright balmy for this time of the year - a high into the 50s. Of course,
that's not quite the sunshine and 75 degrees being enjoyed in Phoenix.
Some of the
<< Toni leaves Juventus for UAE side Al Nasr
Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juventus confirmed on Monday that striker Luca
Toni has left the club to join Al Nasr of the UAE Pro League.
The 34-year-old joined Juve last January on a free transfer from Genoa, and
has scored two goals
<< Road to Super Bowl XLVI: Pats' offense made it look easy
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - History will show that the New England Patriots did not beat
a team with a winning record during the 2011 regular season. That perhaps made
them their own worst enemy during their march to Super Bowl XLVI.
For the second s
<< Bills re-sign LS Sanborn
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Bills re-signed restricted
free agent long snapper Garrison Sanborn to a multi-year deal on Monday.
Sanborn, one of Buffalo's three restricted free agents, has been the team's
primary lo
Saint Francis to play only four home games >>
Loretto, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Saint Francis University football team will
play only four home games next season in an 11-game schedule that was
announced Monday.
The Red Flash will play three opponents that made the 2011 FCS playoffs,
Marquinho secures Roma loan move >>
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brazilian midfielder Marquinho sealed a loan
move to Roma from Fluminense on Monday until the end of the season.
The 25-year-old can play either in midfield or as a full back, and makes the
move to the Ita
Hurricanes reward D Gleason with four-year extension >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Tim
Gleason to a four-year contract extension on Monday.
"We thank Tim for choosing to stay with the Hurricanes long term," said
general manager Jim Rutherfo
Tigers' Martinez has initial knee surgery >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers announced Monday that Victor
Martinez underwent left knee surgery last Friday.
Martinez suffered a torn ACL during his offseason conditioning and last week
had a number of initial procedu
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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