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08/05/2010 - Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is expected to undergo an MRI on his ailing knee.
Redskins coach Mike Shanahan indicated Haynesworth will have the test on Thursday to determine the extent of the injury, which has caused him to sit out each practice in training camp thus far.
Haynesworth has yet to participate because he has been unable to pass the team's conditioning test, which requires him to complete a series of running drills in an allotted amount of time. He failed the test on Thursday and Friday of last week, then skipped it on Saturday and Sunday because of knee soreness.
On Monday, Haynesworth began the drill but was unable to finish because of the knee issue and has sat out completely since.
Haynesworth, who logged four sacks in 12 games in his first year in Washington last season, must pass the conditioning test because he did not attend the majority of the team's voluntary offseason programs and skipped the mandatory minicamp in June, due to an objection to his role in the team's new defensive scheme.
<< MLB suspends Indians' Smith for bench-clearing incident
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball handed down a two-game
suspension to Indians third base coach Steve Smith for his inappropriate and
aggressive actions during a bench-clearing incident during Tuesday's game
against
<< Englehart becomes Indiana State OC
Terre Haute, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indiana State's struggling football program
named alumnus Steve Englehart as its new offensive coordinator on Wednesday,
head coach Trent Miles said.
Englehart replaced Troy Walters, who recently left to be
<< Report: Broncos LB Dumervil injured at practice
Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Broncos linebacker Elvis Dumervil was
reportedly injured in practice on Thursday less than two weeks after signing a
contract extension.
The Denver Post reported Dumervil suffered a torn pectoral mus
<< Namath says Jets look Super, confident about Revis
CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) -Joe Namath says this year's Jets have the ``most legitimate chance'' to deliver New York a championship since the franchise's first - and only - Super Bowl victory.Namath is visiting training camp and spoke about this year's tea
Packers S Bigby to have ankle surgery >>
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Green Bay Packers safety Atari Bigby will
undergo ankle surgery on Friday, according to head coach Mike McCarthy.
Bigby indicated he needs an arthroscopic procedure on the ankle and does not
expect mis
Atlanta to host only one Cup event in 2011 >>
Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Motor Speedway officials announced the
track will host only one NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 2011.
AMS, one of the sport's original speedways, has hosted two event weekends for
the past 50 years.
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Texans, Johnson reach new deal >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Texans have scheduled a Thursday
afternoon press conference and are expected to sign Andre Johnson to a new
contract, a deal that, according to multiple sources, will make him the
highest
Phillies place Sweeney on roster, DFA Ransom >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies put recent acquisition
Mike Sweeney on the active roster Thursday and made room by designating
infielder Cody Ransom for assignment.
Sweeney was acquired from Seattle on Wedne
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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