11/14/2008 - Tallahassee, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden announced the suspension of five players on Friday who were apparently involved in an on-campus fight earlier this week.
All the players will miss Saturday's crucial ACC matchup with Boston College.
According to the Orlando Sentinel and a statement released by the coach, wide receivers Taiwan Easterling, Bert Reed, Corey Surrency, Cameron Wade and Richard Goodman will sit for the game following their involvement in an altercation between the players and a fraternity at the school.
Bowden's statement addressed the issue, noting that the police report had not been concluded but that he was making the move based on their apparent involvement in the fray.
Easterling, a redshirt freshman, is the team's leading receiver with 26 catches for 286 yards and a TD while Reed, also a redshirt freshman, has collected three scores on 15 receptions for 226 yards. Surrency, a junior, has also played a big part in the Seminoles' air attack this season with a team- leading four TDs on 10 grabs for 210 yards.
The 20th-ranked Seminoles (7-2) will host Boston College (6-3) Saturday evening in crucial matchup with ACC championship implications. Florida State is tied with Wake Forest atop the Atlantic Division standings while the Eagles currently reside fourth in the standings.
<< Skinner wins pole for truck race at Homestead
Homestead, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Skinner captured the pole for tonight's
season-ending Ford 200 Truck Series race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway and
the final event for Craftsman as the series title sponsor. The No.5 Toyota
driver
<< Stanford leads Ochoa's tournament by two
Guadalajara, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angela Stanford continued her recent
hot streak with a six-under 66 on Friday that gave her the second-round lead
at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
Stanford, on the heels of four consecutive top-fi
<< Bush a no-go against Chiefs
Metairie, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush
will not dress for Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Bush, three-plus weeks removed from arthroscopic knee surgery, took limited
reps in practice
<< NCAA announces women's Final Four sites from 2012-2016
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NCAA announced Friday the women's
basketball Final Four sites for the years 2012 through 2016, a list that
includes Denver and Nashville.
Denver will host the women's Final Four in 2012,
Royals add Arbuckle amid host of roster moves >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals named Mike
Arbuckle senior advisor to the general manager in scouting and player
development on Friday, while retooling their winter roster.
The Royals activated
Werner and Gators open season with win over Toledo >>
Gainesville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Werner scored 19 points and grabbed
five rebounds, and the 19th-ranked Florida Gators ripped Toledo, 80-58, in the
season-opener for both teams.
Nick Calathes scored 16 points and doled out seve
Blair leads Pitt in rout of Fairleigh Dickinson >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - DeJuan Blair scored 17 points and raked in
13 rebounds, and the fifth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers routed Fairleigh
Dickinson, 86-63, in the season-opener for both clubs.
Sam Young scored 15 points
Ovechkin and Laich lead surging Caps over Devils >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alexander Ovechkin and Brooks Laich both had
a goal and an assist, as the surging Washington Capitals defeated the slumping
New Jersey Devils, 3-1, in the opener of a home-and-home series at the Verizon
Center.
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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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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