11/24/2008 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Don Baylor, the first manager of the Colorado Rockies, returned to the team on Monday as he was named hitting coach for the 2009 season.
The 59-year-old Baylor was manager of the Rockies from 1993-96 and for the Chicago Cubs from 2000-02. He was also with the Mets as a bench coach (2003-04) and as a hitting coach.
During Baylor's tenure as manager in Colorado, the Rockies compiled a 440-469 record.
Former major league manager Jim Tracy was named as bench coach of the Rockies. He most recently managed the Pittsburgh Pirates (2006-07) after completing a five-year run (2001-05) as skipper of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Rockies also named Rich Dauer third base coach, Jim Wright bullpen coach and Brian Jordan as the strength and conditioning coach.
The only coaches to return to manager Clint Hurdle's staff from the 2007 season are pitching coach Bob Apodaca and first base coach Glenallen Hill. Third base coach Mike Gallego, bench coach Jamie Quirk and hitting coach Alan Cockrell were not retained.
Colorado finished with a 74-88 record last season, one year after reaching the World Series for the first time in franchise history.
<< Jackson leads Notre Dame in rout of Indiana
Maui, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tory Jackson led all players with 21 points and
dished out six assists as eighth-ranked Notre Dame routed Indiana, 88-50, in
the Maui Invitational from the Lahaina Civic Center.
Kyle McAlarney added 18 poi
<< NFL Inactives (Monday, November 24, 2008)
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive players
for tonight's NFL game.
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 8:30 P.M. (ET)
Packers - 3rd QB Brian Brohm, S Charlie Peprah, RB DeShawn Wynn, LB Nick
Barne
<< Haslett hopeful that Jackson and Pace will return for Rams
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams head coach Jim Haslett said
in a Monday press conference that he hopes to have running back Steven Jackson
and offensive tackle Orlando Pace back for the team's game against the Miami
Dolphin
<< MLS announces list of unprotected players for expansion draft
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With the 2008 Major League Soccer Expansion
Draft to help stock the Seattle Sounders FC's roster slated for Wednesday, MLS
released the list of players left unprotected, who are available for the 2009
expansi
Red Raiders' Harrell joins McCoy, Tebow as Maxwell finalist >>
Lake Buena Vista, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In what may be a preview of the
finalists who make their way to the Downtown Athletic Club for the Heisman
Trophy presentation, last season's Heisman winner Tim Tebow joins fellow
signal-
Magic guard Nelson leaves game >>
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson left
Monday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks late in the second quarter with a
strained right groin.
It is unclear when the fifth-year player sustained the inj
Hurricanes storm by Toreros >>
St. Thomas, VI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jimmy Graham posted a double-double with 11
points and 13 rebounds, leading the 22nd-ranked Miami-Florida Hurricanes to a
convincing 80-45 win over San Diego in the Paradise Jam.
Brian Asbury chipped in 1
Pirates break barrier by signing pair of Indian-born players >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel
became the first Indian-born players to sign a professional sports contract
outside of the country when they inked deals with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Monday.
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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