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02/22/2012 - Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the second time this season, Lazio has reportedly rejected Edy Reja's offer to resign as coach, with the latest incident coming Wednesday ahead of his team's Europa League clash with Atletico Madrid.
According to a report from Sky Sport24, Reja sent a fax to the club informing Lazio that he would be stepping down, only for the offer to be rejected.
Reja will now be on the bench for Thursday's match with Atletico as his team tries to overturn a 3-1 defeat in the first leg.
The 66-year-old's future remains very much in doubt as it has been said that Reja does not have the best relationship with Lazio president Claudio Lotito.
But despite the turmoil at the club, Lazio is level on points with Udinese in third place in Serie A and very much in contention for a place in next season's Champions League.
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Florence, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fiorentina midfielder Ruben Olivera has
been banned for three games by the Italian football league for violent
conduct.
Olivera received a red card in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat at Bologna after
<< Rounding Third: Five AL storylines to watch in spring training
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There is no better phrase for a baseball
fan than, "Pitchers and catchers report." Although the weather here in the
Northeast has resembled spring for much of the winter, the fact that baseball
is starting is
<< Utah's Evans replacing Knicks' Shumpert in Slam Dunk contest
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans will replace New
York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert in Saturday's Slam Dunk contest.
Shumpert withdrew from the event because of left patella tendinitis.
Evans will vie for the ti
<< Jorgensen set for summer switch to PSV
Eindhoven, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - PSV Eindhoven has completed the
signing of Danish defender Mathias Jorgensen from FC Copenhagen.
Jorgensen will move to PSV on a free transfer this summer when his contract
with the Danish si
Circle City Classic to feature MEAC opponents >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The North Carolina Central-South Carolina
State football game has been rescheduled as the Circle City Classic on Oct. 6
at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Previously, the game between Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference me
Terry to undergo knee operation >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea captain John Terry looks set to be
out for up to six weeks after undergoing a knee operation.
Terry has been out of the Chelsea lineup for over three weeks, and it has been
decided by the club's me
Queen's Plate highlights Woodbine stakes >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 153rd edition of the $1 million Queen's
Plate headlines the 2012 Woodbine Race Course stakes schedule. The historic
track will offer 102 stakes worth a total of $23 million.
The 1 1/4-mile Queen's Plate for
Flames' Butler out with lacerated thigh >>
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Flames announced Wednesday that
defenseman Chris Butler is expected to miss three weeks with a left thigh
laceration.
Butler 25, has posted two goals and 13 points in 60 games this 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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