Manning's 1st QB coach hired as Colts OC
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01/31/2012 - Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indianapolis Colts have continued the rebuilding of their coaching staff by bringing back Peyton Manning's first NFL quarterbacks coach.
Bruce Arians, who coached the Colts' quarterbacks from 1998-2000, was hired as offensive coordinator in a move that was widely reported but only confirmed on Tuesday.
Arians spent the past five seasons as offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who had said two weeks ago that Arians was retiring. Arians also held the same job with the Cleveland Browns from 2001-03 and at the collegiate level with Mississippi State and Alabama.
He was quarterbacks coach for the Colts during Manning's first three seasons in the NFL and will lead the offense under new head coach Chuck Pagano.
Manning missed every game this past season with a neck injury, but has said he doesn't plan to retire. However, his future in Indianapolis is uncertain. The Colts have the No. 1 pick in the draft with former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck considered the top prize.
The Colts also hired Harold Goodwin as offensive line coach Tuesday. He had been an offensive assistant under Arians in Pittsburgh. The Colts fired tight ends coach Ricky Thomas and assistant offensive line coach Ron Prince.
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Timbers acquired midfielder and U.S. youth international Charles Renken off MLS waivers Tuesday. Renken, 18, has been a member of U.S. youth national teams since 2005 and most recently participa
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Tuesday, just days after the club lost for the sixth time in its last eight La
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Thursday to sign striker Bobby Zamora from Fulham for an undisclosed fee.
Zamora, 31, put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half year deal at Loftus Road to
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SHR and TBR announced
<< Tottenham acquires Saha from Everton
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham signed striker Louis Saha from
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Saha, 33, had two goals in his first seven games for Everton this season, but
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Porto, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Porto acquired Lucho Gonzalez and Marc Janko on Tuesday, as the Portuguese giants added a pair of reinforcements just days after its first loss of the season. Lucho, 31, previously spent four seasons a
Benfica signs forward Djalo >>
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4 1/2-year deal Tuesday.
Djalo, 25, had been out of contract since the summer, but joins the Portuguese
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Arsenal completes deal for Eisfeld >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arsenal completed the signing of midfielder
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Astros sign Hernandez to minor league deal >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Astros signed veteran pitcher Livan
Hernandez to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training
Tuesday.
The 36-year-old spent the last season with the Washington Nationals, recor
Padres avoid arbitration with Moseley >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres have agreed to a one-
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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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