Bayern close to signing Schweinsteiger to new deal
Soccer Betting Lines
12/12/2008 - Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich is confident that midfield ace Bastian Schweinsteiger will commit his longterm future to the club in the next few days.
The 24-year-old Germany international had been strongly linked with a move to Juventus next summer, with his current Bayern contract running out at the end of the season.
However, the club's general manager Uli Hoeness is now all but certain that Schweinsteiger will opt to stay put.
"We are close to having him stay with us," Hoeness told the club's official website. "There are one or two details to clear up, but I think we will be able to make a clear statement about it in the next few days."
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New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Free agent pitcher A.J. Burnett has reportedly agreed to a five-year contract with the New York Yankees. According to Fox Sports, Burnett will join CC Sabathia in the new-look Yankees rotation once
<< Traditional powers square off in Italy
Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan and Juventus are the two most
successful clubs in Serie A history, and they will be renewing their rivalry
on Sunday in Turin with both sides level on 30 points.
The two traditional powers
<< Crew and Sounders reach agreement on Schmid contract
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Soccer announced on Friday that
the Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders FC resolved a potential contractual
issue regarding former Crew coach Sigi Schmid.
Columbus acquired allocation money
<< White Sox ink Betemit and Wise; finalize four-year deal with Viciedo
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox avoided arbitration on
Friday with infielder Wilson Betemit and outfielder DeWayne Wise, signing the
duo to one-year contracts.
The 27-year-old Betemit, who was acquired from the Yan
<< Price and Sluman lead Merrill Lynch Shootout
Naples, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Price and Jeff Sluman combined for an
eight-under 64 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the
$2.9 million Merrill Lynch Shootout.
Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry are in second pla
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs and pitcher Chad Gaudin agreed to a one-year contract on Friday, thus avoiding arbitration. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gaudin, 25, was acquired last seaso
Penguins G Fleury set to return Saturday >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday
announced that goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, out since mid-November, will
return to the club on Saturday.
Fleury suffered a still undisclosed injury on No
Molina leads in Costa Rica >>
Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Argentina's Mauricio Molina fired a
six-under 65 on Friday to take the lead midway through the Canadian Tour's
Costa Rica Golf Classic.
Molina moved to six-under-par 136 for a two-shot advant
Espanyol expects goalie Kameni to leave >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Espanyol's Cameroon international goalie
Carlos Kameni is set to leave the club next summer, having failed to agree a
new contract with the Barcelona-based outfit.
The 24-year-old's current deal runs
Catania signs Zenga to contract extension >>
Catania, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Catania Calcio has handed coach Walter Zenga
a contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2009-10
season.
The 48-year-old former Italy goalkeeper helped the club escape relegatio
Pro Football Odds : NFC SOUTH BETTING ODDS
NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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