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07/23/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers extended the contract of head coach Mike Tomlin through at least 2012, the team announced on Friday.
In addition, the deal calls for an option year for 2013.
"Mike Tomlin has proven to be one of the top head coaches in the National Football League in a relatively short time," said Steelers president Art Rooney II. "His unique ability to lead the team and motivate individuals have been key factors in our success over recent years."
The 38-year-old heads into his fourth year at the helm in the Steel City. He led Pittsburgh to a 9-7 record in 2009 but failed to reach the postseason. It was a disappointing follow-up to the club's 12-4 record in 2008 which included the franchise's sixth Super Bowl title in a narrow triumph over Arizona.
Since taking the reins from Bill Cowher in 2007, Tomlin has compiled a 31-17 record in the regular season and a 3-1 postseason mark.
"I have been blessed to have the opportunity to be the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers," Tomlin said. "I am excited to have the opportunity to live and work in this great city, and to focus on the true matter at hand, which is winning football games and bringing another Super Bowl title to Pittsburgh."
Tomlin is the lone bench boss in franchise history to win division titles in his first two years as coach, and was the youngest head coach in league history to win a Super Bowl at age 36 when the Steelers topped the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.
<< Dallas puts road unbeaten run on line at Toronto
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas has not lost on the road since April
and puts its six-match road undefeated streak on the line Saturday at Toronto
FC, which is one of three Major League Soccer teams still unbeaten at home.
FC Dall
<< Choi takes 1-shot lead in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - K.J. Choi took the lead Friday at the
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Choi finished 36 holes on the Stadium Course at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club with a
nine-under 135, movi
<< Bacsinszky, Meusburger advance in Bad Gastein
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Switzerland and Austrian veteran Yvonne Meusburger were among the quarterfinal
winners Friday at the Gastein Ladies tennis tournament.
Bacsinszky, the highest-rem
<< Cavaliers sign 2009 first rounder Eyenga
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed
guard/forward Christian Eyenga.
Per team policy, no details of the deal were announced.
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Reutimann signs contract extension with MWR >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Reutimann has signed a multi-year
contract extension with Michael Waltrip Racing to remain as driver of the
No.00 Toyota through the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season.
Reutimann and team owner
Mainz goalie Muller out with torn ligament >>
Mainz, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mainz goalkeeper Heinz Muller tore ligaments
in his right knee Thursday and will be sidelined for an extended period.
Muller was injured in a collision with Benjamin Auer in Thursday's friendly
against A
Beasley hopes to turn over new leaf in Minnesota >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Telling the truth has never been much of a
problem for me, especially with things that really aren't going to amount to
much when Saint Peter is making the decision on whether I'm fit to enter the
pearly gate
Lyon signs defender Cris to two-year extension >>
Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lyon signed Brazilian center back Cris to a
two-year contract extension Friday through the 2012-13 season.
Cris, 33, has spent the last six seasons at Lyon and looks set to finish his
career with the Fren
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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