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With so much going on for soccer fans, you probably know already these 2 names are really hot in the news. Manchester United’s Paul Scholes and brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo are giving a lot to talk about… one for good, and the other one, not so much.
Many are following the european Champions League games, which get more exciting as the finals approach. With an unexpected turn of events, the English club Manchester United will be part of the Champions League final for the first time in 9 years. All that thanks to the amazing 25-yard shot by -now for sure- star Paul Scholes, which crossed right into the net and caused a win over Barcelona 1-0. Who would’ve expected that? Barça’s presence in the UEFA Champions League final is usually a must. Manchester was very low in the odds to win this match, considering they didn’t have one of their best players, Wayne Rooney, because of an injury. Thanks to Scholes’ outstanding performance, Old Trafford is celebrating having crushed one of the big favorites, along with the possibility of taking the Cup home on May 21st. Man U could be facing either Chelsea or Liverpool that day. Of course, Paul Scholes will be there… and he has become a key figure of the game.
On the other hand, it seems scandal is what old players go for when they can’t live out from their fame anymore. And soccer is no stranger to that situation either. Still recovering from knee surgery in Brazil, AC Milan’s Ronaldo got caught in a scandal for picking up 3 prostitutes that turned to be transvestites. After admiting the basic facts, he claims being a victim of extortion from them and also reported having psychological issues related to his surgery. Oh, really?. Well, it’s been so long since we heard good news from Ronaldo as a major piece in any soccer team. His performance has dropped down enough to be news just by the sex scandals. Too bad, we’re talking about a former world class soccer legend here.
The good news is we’ll never run out of good soccer players to trust when picking our favorites out of the betting lines. You’ll see that next time when you watch the Champions League final.
Source: Sportinglife.com, BBC News
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Roger Clemens, Paul Pierce. The last few days have brought more controversy than exciting action in the Sports World. Famous names are flashing all over the place, but just because of bad scandals.
Former baseball star Roger Clemens is on the news headlines again. Besides his bad reputation for the possible use of steroids, he seems to have something else to worry about: it was recently discovered that he had a decade-long affair with country singer Mindy McCready, which started when she was just 15. Not exactly what you want to hear about your baseball field idols. What happened to all the good sports-related stuff he should be remembered for? Sports people have always been surrounded by scandals, but it’s really sad when you realize that those dumb actions can actually outshine the golden Yankee years.
Stepping into a much more active zone, the 2007-2008 NBA Playoffs are giving a lot to talk about… and again it doesn’t have much to do with basketball. A part of the Celtics divine-dunk trinity seems to be also in the polemics club: Paul Pierce was fined with $25,000 for making an offensive gesture to Atlanta Hawks’ Al Horford after he taunted him. Many have associated the “B” sign made by Pierce with gangs and some kind of threat. Other have jumped immediately to say it’s not gang-related and it’s something Paul Pierce does all the time. Funny thing is, the video that showed the moment is not available anymore. In the end, how come people are talking about the Celtics and Paul Pierce but not for the outstanding performance they should be showing?
There’s a lot going on for the true sports betting fan. However, it seems players are busy doing controversial stuff instead of focusing on what really matters and what let them into the spotlight in the first place: their game.
Source: TheSportsPoint , AP
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The Dallas Cowboys keep themselves as a hot subject to talk about. Now it’s all about their weird decision to acquire Adam “Pacman” Jones. What were they thinking?!
This is a huge risk for the Cowboys, whose 2007 NFL Season predicted a brilliant Super Bowl finale, and it all ended up on a bumpy exit. Many question the reasons that lead the team representatives to pick the Tennessee Titans’ suspended cornerback. They are also negotiating a four-year contract for him.
But what are the Titans getting out of this? It seems it depends on how Pacman Jones behaves this NFL season. What is clear is what they have to lose. If Jones is not reinstated, they will have to return a fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft to the Cowboys. And if he is reinstated but gets suspended again, the Titans will lose a fifth-round pick.
This is not the first time the Cowboys make the weird decision of picking suspended players. Last year it was Tank Johnson. It seems they’ll keep looking for all the bad guys in every NFL draft. Will that be a good investment by Dallas? Only time can say.
Source: DallasNews.com
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It seems the San Antonio Spurs always get infected with the NBA Playoffs fever. Even though their regular NBA Season wasn’t as shocking as many expected, now they’re going strong for another title and they’re making it very clear to the Phoenix Suns.
Last Tuesday the Spurs took a bigger advantage on Phoenix, taking the victory 102-96 on game 2. Adding this to the previous 117-115 result, San Antonio celebrates a 2-0. It was about time the Spurs acted like the Defending Champions for once this year!
The San Antonio star trio was present too: Tony Parker with 32 points and 7 assists, Manu Ginobili (Sixth Man of the Year Award!) with 29 points, and Tim Duncan with other 18 points. This was too much for the Suns, even when they had the advantage during the first half.
Conference Finals will be here soon and maybe last year’s story will be repeated. The Spurs do way better under pressure, it seems. Will they be holding the trophy one more time?
Source: NBA.com
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NBA betting fans should better be ready with their calendars because the NBA Playoffs Schedule is out. Some of the last games have already defined the ones that go with the biggest advantage, like the Lakers, that now place themselves on top of the Western Conference Playoffs spots. But starting on Saturday, April 19th, many teams will be fighting for the spots that really matter at the 2007 NBA Playoffs.
We will be watching the 7 games of round one for what’s left of this month. The NBA Semifinals will start on May 5th, and after the corresponding 7 games we will all be part of the Western and Eastern Conference Finals, which will start on May 20th (Eastern Conference) and May 21st (Western Conference). If everything goes as planned, we will have the 2007-2008 NBA Finals starting on June 5th.
We’ll have the LA Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics (one of the huge favorites!), Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards. If you are a fan of any of these 16 NBA teams, you really have to write the dates down so you can enjoy the NBA rush!
For specific dates, don’t forget to check the NBA Official Website
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Ok, now this is a bad time for all Tiger Woods betting fans who always throw money betting on the absolute favorite. Despite all the action that was to come between the Masters and the US Open, Tiger had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be out of the golf course for at least one month.
This was a huge surprise for everyone. Who could expect Tiger Woods to be out of the game right in the middle of the season? But, above the surprise factor, this has Woods’ fans really concerned. This is not the first time the golf star needs surgery on his left knee. It’s actually the third time, and just the second time in 5 years. How much will this affect his performance? Since it’s not the first time, we will obviously have to wonder.
This means a major problem for those following the regular Tiger Woods golf betting odds. We probably won’t see him until late May, which means he’ll be missing the Wachovia Championship. What a bad way to lose a title.
But now this forces us to think about the second favorite and guess the new betting odds. Who will be the next one for the chalk eaters while Tiger Woods is out?
Source: Associated Press
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Tennis fans are not going to leave the house this weekend. Who would want to be out with all the Davis Cup action going on? April 11th-13th is for the World Group 2008 Quarterfinals.
The rush already started with an amazing victory by Russia over Czech Republic. Marat Safin showed his best skills on a five-set match, beating Tomas Berdych 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
It was a surprising result considering that Berdych is number 9 in the world and his performance is just brilliant. However, Tomas flawless game began to fade around the third set, when Safin himself said he took the opportunity when Berdych started to miss shots and got a little nervous. These are big words coming from a small enigmatic player that seemed to have more luck than skills (at least compared to Tomas Berdych), but it’s still fair. In the end, he was the winner and we all got shocked by that. Is Marat Safin finally back?
There are more great matches worldwide to come. If you don’t want to miss anything, stay tuned with www.daviscup.com .
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On the fierce race to the 2008 NBA Playoffs, one team has actually stood up without us noticing so clearly. The New Orleans Hornets are having one of their best NBA Seasons in history and they are right there, ready to kick some Playoffs butt.
Wednesday night they gave a good proof of it, by beating the Timberwolves 122-90, with 19 points and 16 assists courtesy of Chris Paul and 22 points scored by David West.
Would you have placed the Hornets on top of the Western Conference when this NBA Season started? I never imagined I would see these guys right above the defending champions, the Spurs. This last win just gave the Hornets a franchise record of 55 wins.
Playoffs will be very interesting with these new figures on the map. The unexpected teams that will be fighting for a spot on the finals will add a lot more excitement to the NBA betting action. Do you picture your favorite team as the underdog now?
Source: NBA.com
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Thursday will be the day many golf betting fans were expecting. The first major tournament of the year is taking place: the U.S. Masters.
As usual, Tiger Woods is the absolute favorite with about 11/10 in the betting odds. He has a current record of 9 wins in 11 events, numbers that will be hard for any other to match. However, we bump into Fred Couples, who despite his age has made Top 10 twice, which is actually impressive. Besides, this guy does good at Augusta.
Another contender that is drawing everyone’s attention is Argentinian star Andres Romero. This guy was an unknown rookie until US Open. His performance earned him a spot right next to the big names. It’s highly unlikely that he’ll win this one (considering the mere existence of Tiger Woods and the fact that no debutant has won a US Masters for 29 years), but we can’t underestimate this boy, who could bring us a flawless performance.
So, choose your favorites, make your picks. The Golf world is awake now and golf betting is red hot now!
Source: Ledger-Enquirer.com
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Finally! So, Beckham is still alive, and actually playing for the L.A. Galaxy. After the horrible defeat suffered by this MLS team on its first game against Colorado Rapids (4-0, one of the worst losses in the history of the club), they made it better on their home opener, beating the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0.
Of course this probably wasn’t the welcome the Earthquakes were expecting after more than 2 years off the League. Just 9 minutes after the match started, David Beckham appeared, assisted by Landon Donovan, and scored the first goal. It was almost a miracle for Becks, after being a total wreck during his first games at the MLS. We were all really disappointed after all the fuzz made around his arrival to American Soccer last year, that ended up on nothing useful. But now results are finally beginning to show and that gives us some hope again.
The Donovan-Beckham duo teamed up again later on, when the English player assisted with a pass to Landon Donovan, who took a brilliant shot to the empty net, to score the second goal.
Of course, this result doesn’t mean sure victory for the future. But it’s a good start. Let’s see if they do that good with regular MLS teams that haven’t been off the field for a long time.
Source: AP
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