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06/18/2010 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks signed center Kyle Chipchura to a one-year contract for the 2010-11 season on Friday.
Anaheim acquired Chipchura from the Montreal Canadiens last December for a fourth-round selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. In 55 games with the Ducks, the former first-round pick scored a career-high six goals and added six assists.
Chipchura, the 18th overall pick in the 2004 draft, has logged 10 goals, 16 assists and 87 penalty minutes in 123 career games.
<< Ghana can take control of Group D against Australia
Rustenburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With Serbia's win over Germany on
Friday tightening up the standings in Group D, Ghana needs a victory over a
weakened Australia side on Saturday to better position itself for the FIFA
World C
<< Japan seeks improvement against Netherlands
Durban, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Japan opened the FIFA World Cup with a
win on foreign soil, ending a six-game winless run in the only two tournaments
it qualified for in 1998 and 2006 played in Europe.
Japan advanced to the Round of
<< France nothing without Zidane
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zinedine Zidane's legend grows larger with
every France loss, or scoreless draw.
Since Zidane's memorable exit from international soccer four years ago, France
has done absolutely nothing in major tourname
<< Yankees sign first-round pick Culver
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees have signed shortstop Chris
Culver, their first-round pick in the 2010 draft.
Culver, 17, is a Rochester, New York native who batted .561 with nine home
runs and 38 RBI in 22 games as a
Astros sign first-rounder Foltynewicz >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Astros signed first-round pick Mike
Foltynewicz to an undisclosed contract on Friday.
Foltynewicz, the 19th overall pick in the draft earlier this month, is a
right-handed pitcher from outsi
Garcia-Lopez, Llodra land in Eastbourne final >>
Eastbourne, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fifth-seeded Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
and No. 8 seed Michael Llodra were Friday's semifinal winners at the grass-
court Aegon International tennis event, a final Wimbledon tuneup.
The Spanish G
NL East: Chipper staying silent on retirement >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones doesn't know if
he is going to retire at season's end or not. He also doesn't want to talk
about it anymore, at least not until the season is over.
Jones addressed the media on Th
Blake officially hangs up skates after 20 seasons >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Jose Sharks defenseman Rob Blake announced
his retirement on Friday after 20 NHL seasons.
The 40-year-old notched seven goals and 30 points with a plus-14 rating and 60
penalty minutes in 70 regular-seas
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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