Chargers ink LB Smith
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02/24/2008 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers signed veteran linebacker Derek Smith to a two-year contract Sunday.
The 33-year-old Smith was released on Tuesday by the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent the previous seven seasons.
Smith has played in 168 games during his 11 NFL seasons and tallied 1,092 tackles, 13 1/2 sacks and four interceptions.
Last season the former Arizona State standout had 78 tackles and an interception in the Bay Area.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After going 292 career starts without a win, Brian Gay needed just a one-under 69 Sunday to pick up tour victory No. 1 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Gay completed the tournament at 16-und
<< Arvidsson wins Memphis opener
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden was among the first-
day winners at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South
Cup tennis event.
The seventh-seeded Arvidsson notched a 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-1
<< Madden, Devs top Caps in OT
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Madden's goal with 50 seconds left in
overtime lifted the New Jersey Devils past the Washington Capitals, 2-1, at
the Verizon Center
Martin Brodeur made 37 saves for the Devils, who have won five s
<< No. 21 Texas A&M rolls over Texas
Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Takia Starks shot 3-for-6 beyond the arc en
route to a game-high 22-point performance, as 21st-ranked Texas A&M bested
Texas, 65-50, at the Erwin Center.
Danielle Gant finished with 12 points, seven
<< Hughes, UTEP beat UCF; win Conference USA crown
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jareica Hughes had 23 points and nine assists
as 19th-ranked UTEP cruised to an 89-74 win over Central Florida, clinching
the school's first regular-season Conference USA championship in its 34-year
history
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Bohannon scored 16 points to lead the 11th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers past the Ohio State Buckeyes, 58-53, at Value City Arena. Michael Flowers chipped in 14 points for the Badgers (23-4, 13-2 Big Te
Sharks top Penguins in shootout >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonathan Cheechoo scored his 18th goal of
the season and Jeremy Roenick posted the deciding tally in a shootout as the
San Jose Sharks took down the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, at Mellon Arena.
After Pit
Sakic activated from IR >>
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche activated captain
Joe Sakic from the injured reserve list on Sunday.
The center underwent hernia surgery on December 28 and has missed a total of
38 games due to the ailment,
War Pass and Cool Coal Man post Gulfstream wins >>
Hallandale Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eclipse Award winner War Pass and Cool
Coal Man, both trained by Nick Zito, registered victories Sunday at Gulfstream
Park.
War Pass, the 2007 champion two-year-old male, defeated four rivals in a
Zoeller, Jacobsen rally for Skins game win >>
Maui, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fuzzy Zoeller and Peter Jacobsen parred the first
playoff hole Sunday to win the Champions Skins Game.
That par gave the duo six skins and $320,000.
"It's a crazy game and things were just falling our way," jok
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NFL owners, already life's biggest winners, want to try their luck with the lottery.
That was the news out of their meetings last week, where team bosses voted unanimously to allow stamping state and local lottery tickets with franchise logos, if, ahem, any governments wanted to do a deal.
A shocker: Within days the Pats announced they'd be sponsoring the Massachusetts state lottery, the Skins said they'd slap their sticker on Virginia scratch-offs and the Ravens admitted they were talking to Maryland lottery bosses. In all likelihood, it won't be long before every team is a presenting sponsor of scratch-offs or just plain old pick fives. "The change in policy was approved 32-0," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. "So you can expect to see more deals soon."
It's a branding opportunity too big for the owners to ignore, and one a couple of dozen baseball franchises have enjoyed for years. The fact the NFL has been slower to act than those slack-brained Seligites is indicative of its complicated relationship with all forms of gambling. Consider this: Last Thursday, as the Pats and the Redskins finalized their new lottery deals, a lawyer representing the NFL argued before Delaware's Supreme Court that the state's newly signed sports betting law should be repealed.
The NFL betting is the face of opposition to sports gambling . And as much as it would like to share that responsibility with other leagues, that's not going to happen as long as more than 40% of all money legally wagered on games is bet on football. That's why the Brewers can do a multi-million dollar deal with a local casino, or the Celtics can make their own pact with the Mass lottery, and the response is, "Sweet, let's play." But when the NFL does it the stakes are higher, and everyone from NPR's Frank Deford to the Associated Press to the guys blogging at Deadspin will line up to play gotcha.
So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games."
Here's where I should rip him. But, the thing is, he's right. Not to get Obama on you, but this is a complicated, nuanced issue. As much as lotteries are considered a tax on the poor, the NFL isn't a socially obligated government program -- it's just a business. Scratch-off's help the bottom line, sports betting doesn't. Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors … But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors. And it's okay to mutter something obscene when the league pretends gambling doesn't help drive TV ratings and fan interest and put money in owners' pockets. But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. The Bears should put an orange "C" on every deck of cards dealt at Harrah's in Joliet; the Eagles should slap their logo on roulette wheels at the Borgata in Atlantic City; the Dolphins should hold training camp at the El San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Seriously.
The NFL's problem, when it comes to the gambling world, isn't hypocrisy, it's worse: The bosses lack vision. That's why the league is picking unwinnable fights in Delaware and taking pot shots from critics after making smart sponsorship deals. Roger Goodell and his gang are acting and thinking locally rather than globally, which is rare for them, especially compared to their professional (and amateur) counterparts.
The NBA held its All Star game in Las Vegas and David Stern's kingdom didn't crumble (although the town did bring plenty of players to their knees.) I'd say it's 6 to 5 and pick 'em that Lebron will make a road swing through Sin City before his career is over.
Even the NCAA College Football Betting is more progressive on this issue than the NFL. Several years ago Rachel Newman Baker, college sports' gambling czar, opened a dialogue with Vegas bookmakers to learn about how they do business. She's visited Nevada sports books, studied their operations and listened to how they regulate action. Now she knows she can expect a call from bookmakers, who lose money when sports are fixed, if they think something sketchy is going on in NCAA games. She's not in favor of sports betting, but, as she once told me, "I know it's not going away, either."
The NFL can't seem to accept that. And until it can find peace with the idea, it'll get flack, even when it's right.
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