Denver signs Shanahan to extension
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04/09/2007 - Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos have given head coach Mike Shanahan a three-year contract extension.
The 54-year-old Shanahan, who has spent the last 12 seasons in Denver, will remain with the Broncos through the 2011 season.
During his time in Denver, Shanahan has compiled a record of 123-69 and has led the Broncos to Super Bowl championships after the 1997 and 1998 seasons.
His 123 victories with the franchise rank as the 11th-best for any coach with one team.
This upcoming season, Shanahan will move past Dan Reeves as the longest tenured head coach in team history.
Before becoming head coach of the Broncos, Shanahan served as an assistant coach for seven years. Overall, he has spent 20 seasons with the Denver organization.
Last season, Shanahan's club looked like a playoff lock when it jumped out to a 7-2 start to the season, but faltered down the stretch and finished with a disappointing 9-7 mark, and missed the playoffs for the first time in the last four seasons.
Shanahan also serves as the executive vice president of football operations for the team.
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's a good thing there is plenty of stuff to do in Los Angeles other than watch hockey. The Los Angeles Kings missed the postseason for the fourth straight season, and their 68 points on the year marked their lowest total
<< No changes to women's top-20
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The LPGA Tour was off last week, and there
were few changes Monday to the Rolex Rankings for women's golf.
The first change came at No. 21, where Sherri Steinhauer moved up one place
and bumped Brittany
<< Way to go, Isiah
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Since signing a multiyear contract extension in early
March, New York Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas has just three wins over the
last 13 games.
It's safe to say had Thomas not been offered an extension, he would
<< Johnson up to world No. 15
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - To win the Masters, Zach Johnson beat some
of the world's top-ranked golfers.
Now he's one of them.
Johnson tamed a tough Augusta National and shot a three-under 69 Sunday for
his first major champi
<< Who is the genius that came up with the MLB schedule?
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - I know it has to be hard to come up with a 162-game
schedule for all 30 teams, but this cannot possibly be the best that Major
League Baseball could come up with?
I mean I don't claim to be as brilliant as Sportsbook Betting Lines
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - PGA TOUR - VERIZON HERITAGE, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina - The PGA Tour returns to Hilton Head this week as it has every year after the Masters since 1983. The Verizon Her
Looper, Cardinals spoil home opener for Pirates >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Braden Looper pitched seven shutout innings
to earn his first win as a starter and Preston Wilson drove in two runs with a
pinch-hit double, as the St. Louis Cardinals spoiled Pittsburgh's home opener
with a
Zvonareva wins opener in Charleston >>
Charleston, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ninth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva was
among Monday's first-round winners at the $1.34 million Family Circle Cup.
Zvonareva got past France's Nathalie Dechy 6-4, 6-4 on the green clay at
Family
Mets rally sinks Phils >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Delgado finished 3-for-3 with two runs
batted in and two runs scored as New York rallied with a seven-run eighth
inning and stunned Philadelphia, 11-5, in the first of a three-game series at
Shea St
Arkansas picks Pelphrey >>
Fayetteville, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Arkansas has named John
Pelphrey its new men's basketball coach.
Pelphrey spent the past five seasons as the head coach at South Alabama,
guiding the Jaguars to an NCAA Tournament
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Super Bowl 2009 Betting
Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositionsUnderdog 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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