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24
Aug
2010

NY Giants Make Eli Manning NFL’s Highest Paid Player

By Ross Everett

The New York Giants have made a huge financial commitment to quarterback Eli Manning by offering him a six year, $97.5 million contract extension. Manning will earn just over $15 million a year, and $35 million of the contract is guaranteed. Should Manning play through the end of his contract hell be a Giant until 2015, meaning there’s a decent chance hell play his entire career with the team.

Manning will earn roughly $200,000 per season more than Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha who agreed to a 3 year, $45 million contract earlier this summer. Hes also got the upper hand on his older brother, Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning who earns just over $14 million per season.

While Manning and his agent have been tight lipped in the media about the deal, Giants GM Jerry Reese spoke in glowing terms of his teams $97.5 million investment:

“He is a franchise quarterback. He has done everything we asked him to do. He has come in, taken a lot of flak from you guys in the media and he just keeps going. He does what we ask him on the field and he does what we ask him to do off the field. He is a good football player.”

Reese also dismissed concern that the huge contract commitment would put additional pressure on Manning:

“He is used to that. He won’t get more pressure than he already has in this market. He knows how to handle pressure and he has done it before. I don’t expect to see any difference in his attitude and his work ethic. He works hard. He expects a lot from himself. He knows what his role here is with us and we expect him to continue it for a long time.”

Manning definitely has a number of qualities that justify this level of investment. Hes produced on the field, leading the Giants to a Superbowl championship and four straight postseason appearances. He also became the first Giant QB in history to throw for 3,000 yards and 20+ touchdowns in four consecutive seasons. Hes got solid leadership skills and is well liked and respect by not only his teammates but also by the notoriously tough New York media.

Manning will earn just over $9 million this season, the final year of his rookie contract. The new deal will kick in with the 2009-2010 season.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected authority on football betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and an emu. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.

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24
Aug
2010

Green Bay Beats Struggling Cleveland

By Ross Everett

The Green Bay Packers used 21 second quarter points and three Aaron Rodgers touchdown passes to easily dispatch the punchless Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Sunday. Rodgers threw two of his three touchdowns during the second quarter onslaught, adding a fourth quarter tally for good measure. Ryan Grant added–8 yards of rushing and a touchdown in the victory, in which the Packers dominated the statistical battle. Green Bay improved their 2009 NFL record to 4-2, while Cleveland slumped to 1-6.

NFL football betting enthusiasts who laid the -8′ with Green Bay as road favorites cashed their tickets with the lopsided victory. Green Bay improved to 4-2 against the NFL pointspread while the Browns dropped to 3-4 against the number. The 34 points scored went UNDER the posted total of 41′. Cleveland has gone UNDER in four of seven this season, while Green Bay evened their NFL totals record at 3-3.

The Packers upped their intensity early in the game, after quarterback Aaron Rodgers was punched in the face during a scrum. He recounts what happened next:

“One of the linemen came over and said, ‘Who was it? We got your back. That means a lot to me and that means a lot to our team.”

David Bowens was the perpetrator, though he insisted he was simply playing hard:

“I was just trying to grab anything I had. It wasn’t malicious, I was just trying to get a stop. I apologized to him for it. He can call it what he wants to call it, but the refs didn’t call it. I’d treat him different if he was passing the ball, that’s different. But if he’s running the ball, he’s a running back. It’s called football.”

Browns’ quarterback Derek Anderson lamented his team’s struggles in postgame comments:

“We aren’t good right now. That’s it. Period. We haven’t executed. We haven’t done the right things to win ballgames. We haven’t run the ball effectively, thrown it where we needed to. We haven’t protected up front like we need to and caught it when we need to.”

Head coach Eric Mangini sounded a similar tone:

“It’s a very disappointing performance across the board. I don’t think we played very well. I don’t think we coached very well. I thought we were making progress in a lot of areas. I don’t think we showed that today — at all.”

The Packers now face a big game next Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings which will feature Brett Favre’s first return to Green Bay in a visiting uniform. The Packers are a -3 home favorite with the total set at 48. They’ll face the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers the following week before hosting the Dallas Cowboys on November 15. Cleveland will travel to Chicago for a game against the Bears next week, with the Browns installed as a +13′ road underdog and the total set at 40′ Cleveland will have a bye the following week before returning to action at home against Baltimore on Monday, November 16.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and noted authority on football betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.

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24
Aug
2010

Colts’ Owner Irsay Says Team Will Break Bank To Retain Peyton Manning

By Ross Everett

In what has to be one of the least difficult front office personnel decisions in sports history, Indianapolis Colts’ owner Jim Irsay has confirmed that the team will sign quarterback Peyton Manning to a contract extension that could make him the highest paid player in NFL history. Manning’s current deal will expire after the end of the 2010 season, with the final two years having been voided due to his meeting a number of performance based criteria. The decision was made before the Colts’ Superbowl loss to the New Orleans Saints.

You can tell that an owner is adamant about resigning a player when he tells the media that he wants to make him the highest paid player in league history, and Irsay did just that at the NFL’s Superbowl media day:

“You know it’s going to get done. I think it’s clear, and we’ll start on it this summer. That’s been the way we do things [to hammer out an extension when a player is entering the final year of his contract]. And it’ll be the biggest [contract] in history; there’s not much doubt about that.”

Not exactly the most advantageous negotiating position to make public that you’re committed to breaking the bank to resign a player. Then again, it’s not like Manning is a quarterback that can easily be replaced as Irsay emphasized:

“It simply comes to one question, and that’s replaceability. Everything is based on the replaceability factor. You make decisions based on who you can afford to target and keep. … Other guys you really want to [re-sign] you might have trouble doing it, because of what it costs you, and how much attention they’re getting [from other teams in free agency]. We don’t have that luxury and we’ve had to work hard.”

Manning’s agent, Tom Condon, has already had preliminary discussions with the Colts’ management about a new deal. Condon also represent’s Peyton’s brother Eli Manning, and negotiated a $97.5 million contract extension from the New York Giants for him last year. Peyton’s contract will almost certainly exceed those figures, with some speculating that he could receive $20 million per year with a $50 million signing bonus up front.

Ross Everett is a widely published widely published freelance sports writer and respected authority on football betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and an emu. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.

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24
Aug
2010

Rio De Janerio Wins 2016 Summer Olympic Games

By Ross Everett

South America will host the Summer Olympic Games for the first time in 2016, as Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was awarded the honor on Friday. Rio beat out the US choice of Chicago, Illinois along with Tokyo, Japan and Madrid, Spain to earn the right to host the games. Despite a high pressure effort from the American power elite–including President Barack Obama and TV gabfest queen Oprah Winfrey–Chicago was the first city eliminated from contention. Tokyo was the next to go, before Rio got the nod over Madrid in the final round of balloting.

Bookmakers offered odds on the host city choice, with Rio listed as second favorite at +200. Chicago had been the wagering favorite at most books, particularly after President Obama got involved personally in the US bid effort. Chicago was bet as high as a -300 favorite, while Madrid and Tokyo were priced in the +250 range. Some suggest that Tokyo didnt deserve to have such short odds, but was the beneficiary of regional pride from the notoriously enthusiastic betting population of Japan.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, got the better of his US counterpart with a passionate speech that stood in marked contrast to Obamas typically baleful collection of talking points. The Brazilian leader stressed the unfairness that South America had never hosted the games in his speech to the committee;

“It is a time to address this imbalance. It is time to light the Olympic cauldron in a tropical country.”

The Olympic committee was apparently swayed by this presentation and paid no mind to Rios many downsides. It is without a doubt the most dangerous of the finalist cities, where drug cartels and armed bands of thugs roam without impunity. Well do to Rio citizens are used to removing watches and jewelry before they drive anywhere lest they be targeted by carjacking brigands. Rios murder rate is also one of the highest in the world. Brazilian bid officials have stressed that security will be a priority at the games and it better be lest the Olympics turn into a bloodbath.

Some IOC members suggested that the summary dismissal of Chicagos bid was more of a rebuke of the notoriously corrupt USOC. The last two Olympics held in the US were tainted by crime and corruption. The’96 Atlanta Olympics were disrupted by a terrorist bombing, while the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games were marred by a well known bribery and corruption scandal.

Ross Everett is a widely published widely published freelance sports writer and respected authority on football betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Southern Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and an emu. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.

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21
Apr
2010

A Download IsThe Most Convenient Way To Get A Movie

By Mari Tillman

It has happened to all of us. Even though you have the greatest of cable packets, you run all the channels from 1 to 99, 999 and there is still nothing to watch. You continue your search through the DVD library and there is nothing there either. You know that a really good movie was just released on DVD, but do not want to waste the energy to go pick up a copy. Here is a great idea, movie downloads.

There are legal movie downloads available on the internet. All you have to do is pay the movie download services and get your movie. Play it back through your digital television or computer monitor and enjoy the show.

You can find movie downloads for rental or purchase online. If you purchase the downloads, you can burn DVDs and save them to your computer, video iPod, and digital media player. The good news is that you never have to leave your home to make the rental or purchase.

This is going to be very convenient for you.

It is much better than renting a DVD from a brick and mortar store that you never get to watch. You bring it home to find everyone is busy for the night or the must see award show is on and your movie gets passed by. Eventually it gets to the point you will have to pay a late fee if you get to watch so you drop it off, the case never opened once again.

Now, with movie downloads, you do not have to remember to stop by the rental shop.

One of the greatest is advantages is you no longer have to make a stop at the movie rental shop on the way home. Any time, even after the shop is closed, you can choose your movie online to rent. There are never any late fees to pay.

For those who normally purchase DVDs the problem becomes storage. It is easy to have all those cases take over an entire closet for storage. When you decide to watch a show, you can never find the right video. Think of the room that you will save on storage and the convenience of having those movies on your computer at your fingertips.

There are many sites on the internet that offer free downloads of pirated movies. Please do not download these movies.

The sale of movies as DVD or downloads is the right of the motion picture studio that made the movie. The sales of the movies support artist and craftsmen who make our movies possible. People who would never think of shoplifting a DVD may download the pirated movies. They may not realize that they just stole the movie.

It is easy to get legal movie downloads. Just head over to one of those trusted sites, pay the fee and download to your heart’s content.

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21
Apr
2010

Legal Movie Downloads Are Here

By Alba Alvarado

Finding legal movie downloads can be a little difficult but in recent times, the industry has actually finally started to take off and there are many online shops in which you can buy and downloading movies online rather than having to wait for them to be delivered for you and having to pay an extra delivery charge.

It used to be the case where finding legal movie downloads was literally impossible. However with iTunes, began the business of online movie downloads which is completely legal and legitimate. Many companies have tried to do the same thing now and it is becoming a very popular alternative for a number of reasons.

Watching films and your computer is a popular thing. Although some people prefer to have a completely separate home entertainment system, watching movies on the computer can be just as good, if not better, especially if you have your computer wired up to a decent size LCD television.

However, you can easily burn the movies to disks and then play them back on any average DVD player. This really isn’t a problem, as almost all computers have a built in DVD burn of these days but you may want to choose double check this before you start buying and downloading online if you want to be able to watch your DVD discs on other systems.

Nonetheless, this is seldom a problem, and many of us have Internet connections which can download an entire movie in just an hour or two. With our limited broadband options, it makes it even better and you can download as many movies as you like per month without having any restrictions.

However, there are plenty of genuine and legal resources for movie download, such as the very popular and well known iTunes. Many other companies have done exactly the same so you shouldn’t have any difficulty finding the right sort of resources.

Firstly, the obvious advantage of being able to legally downloading movies online is convenience. No longer do you have to go all the way to your high street store to try to find a movie that you want, only to find that they don’t have it in stark any more whenever did have in the first place.

If you have a particularly original and unique taste in movies, you will also find that it is next to impossible to buy the movies that you want in your average high street store. This is particularly true of the average for a movie, and many older films. However, in an online movie download data base, you should be able to find everything without any problem at all.

It is also cheaper. You don’t have to pay for transport to get you to your nearest high street store, if you don’t have one in walking distance for example. You also get delivery quicker, and the prices of the actual products tend to be significantly cheaper as well. You want to find unlimited movie downloads, but you will be paying per movie as anything else is likely to be an illegal business.

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20
Apr
2010

Movie Downloads Are The New Age DVDs

By Amy Briggs

If you love movie downloads and you enjoy the convenience of the internet you are probably one of the many who have accidentally stumbled upon free movie downloads. It’s important to realize, well before hitting the download button, that these sites are generally not a good idea.

You don’t want to be caught with the violated copyrights of a free download, as this federal offense now carries a much higher penalty than it did just ten years ago. Many sites that offer free movies are not as copasetic as one would hope. It’s simply better for you and the movie industry for you to find a site that works well within the confines of the law.

It’s ridiculously cheap to join a movie download subscription service. Unlike the movie rental store, a few dollars will get you access to a host of movies that span more than 20 years or even 50 years.

Moreover, because the intention is obvious you can be more assured that you are not flirting with internet danger. The federal violation of copyright laws will give you more headaches than you can imagine, but the movie download subscription sites are straightforward and legal.

This can add up to quite a bit of money for the average movie watcher. If you are an avid movie watcher, the price of brick and mortar movie stores becomes exorbitant.

If you want the best of the best movies, you are looking for the simple straightforward legal movie downloads that give you access to the full array of movies that have been produced in the United States and around the globe. You won’t find this selection in the movie store.

Not everyone likes to watch movies online. Fortunately with today’s technology, you can use a movie download service and watch the movies on your television. All you need is a simple device that allows you to intermingle your PC and your television. For less than $20 you can watch your downloaded movies on your television.

Movie downloads allow you to keep the flick of your choice. Legal movie downloads bring you the best in entertainment but don’t strap you down to viewing times or rental terms. You just download and watch. As often as you’d like.

More movie download subscription service websites offer more than just movies these days. Music and games are often part of the deal. With such ease and convenience why would you want to go any other route? Your movies are waiting for you to simply hit the browser button and enjoy.

If you are a serious movie watcher, you might end up paying closer to $15, but you can anticipate spending less than one movie rental and a membership fee through your local movie rental store.

Movie rentals are changing. With the internet and the ease and speed of downloading movies online there is no longer a need for the brick and mortar store. Most services allow you access to games as well as movies, and in some cases even music. You can find the movie you want, the hottest new game, and the soundtrack all on one website.

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15
Apr
2010

Are Nike Golf Shoes Any Good?

By Rhys Jones

Nike golf shoes are one of the things you can use to raise the quality of your game. If you have only played golf in casual footwear before, or if you’re just looking for a way to improve your general game, investing in a good pair of golf shoes can make a huge difference. Just like in other sports, the shoes you wear can seriously affect your game.

As you have to have a smooth swing and be able to follow through on your swing in golf, all without losing control of the strength of your swing, your golf shoes can help or hinder you. Nike golf shoes are designed to help you balance, gripping the turf as much as needed yet letting you get full strength and control behind each swing.

Since these golf shoes have special compartments in the heels, every step is easier and lighter to make. They offer the level of support your feet, legs and knees need in order to play golf very comfortably for longer periods of time.

Since golf usually involves lots of walking, Nike golf shoes have been constructed as a blend of walking shoe and golf shoe. They cushion the joints of your legs and knees against impact with each step you take, allowing you to concentrate your strength and effort on your game of golf, rather than on how you are going to get to the next hole or to wherever your ball landed.

When you go to buy Nike golf shoes, there are several things that you ought to keep in mind. The first thing you need to consider is your level of skill. Golf, like many other sports, has apparel that can be used by amateurs or advanced professionals alike, but it is better to differentiate.

In most cases, novices pick Nike golf shoes suited for professionals, but rarely end up finding the full potential of the shoe, as they are not sure how they can be used to their best advantage.

While professionals definitely can get great advantage out of these Nike golf shoes, it is often better for beginners to purchase entry level Nike golf shoes which will better suit their needs. The increase in power given to your stroke would often be lost on those who are beginners, as they do not yet possess the requisite skill to control the stroke as much as they would need to.

Therefore, it is best to purchase the Nike golf shoes that suit your level of skill, as these shoes will have the comfort and functionality you require. You can purchase Nike golf shoes from a number of sources. For those who want cheaper shoes yet still require the quality of the professional shoes, you could buy last year’s models from Nike outlet centers.

If you want only top of the line golf shoes, you can buy from online Nike stockists or through a number of online retail outlets (see below).

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20
Jan
2010

Chicago Blackhawks’ Great Stan Mikita

By Ross Everett

In the’60′s, the NHL was almost entirely made up of Canadian born players. There were a few US natives, but players from other countries were unheard of. Stan Mikita, born the country formerly known as Czechoslovakia, started to change that. While he was sometimes overshadowed by teammates like Bobby Hull, most hockey experts consider Mikita the best NHL center of the’60′s. He was born in what is now Slovakia, and sent to live in Canada as a young boy. Like most boys his age, he began playing the national sport of hockey.

He was a star in the juniors as a teenager, playing with the St. Catherine Teepees of the Ontario Hockey Association. By’60, he was a full time player for the NHL Chicago Blackhawks and would lead the team in playoff scoring during their Stanley Cup winning year of’61.

During the early and mid’60′s, Mikita’s Blackhawks were the most feared offensive team in the NHL. Mikita centered the Scooter Line with Ken Wharram on the right wing and Ab McDonald or Doug Mohns on the left wing, and earned a reputation as one of the most complete offensive players in the game.

Mikita wasn’t a one way player by any means–he was a tenacious defender and one of the best faceoff men in the sport. He’s also responsible for introducing the curved stick blade to the NHL. It was a radical innovation at the time, but now players who *don’t* play with a curved blade are a rarity.

When he first came to the NHL, Mikita was a tough, hard hitting player who spent a considerable amount of time in the penalty box. That changed in the mid’60′s when he became a very sportsmanlike player almost overnight. This cleaner style of play would earn him the Lady Byng Trophy for most gentlemanly player twice. The story goes that he had a change of heart when his young daughter asked why he spent so much time sitting in the box on televised games.

Mikitas career accomplishments are among the most impressive in the history of the sport. He won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHLs leading scorer four times (1964,’65,’67,’68), the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player twice (1967 and’68) and the Lady Byng Trophy in’67 and’68. He remains the only player in NHL history to win the Ross, Hart and Byng trophies in the same season (1967).

Mikita suffered from chronic back ailments later in his career, and finally retired in’80 having played his entire career for the Chicago Blackhawks. He was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility (1983) and became enshrined in pop culture history a few years later thanks to the movie ‘Wayne’s World’. In the movie, protagonists Wayne and Garth frequently hang out at a donut shop based on the Canadian Tim Hortons chain. The name of the shop is Stan Mikitas Donuts.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and noted authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.

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16
Jan
2010

Using A Film Downloading Service Saves You The Time Of A Trip To The Video Store

By Mitzi Good

One good reason to download movies from a website is that you save time by shopping for movies right at home. Actually downloading the movie might take some time but you can be doing other things during the downloading. When you go to a store for a purchase, all that time travelling is wasted.

People are always searching for more convenience and this is one of the reasons that movie downloading is a growing activity. Because this is true film downloads will most likely continue to increase. Here are some other reasons showing you why you might want to start downloading films.

The answer to why film downloading has grown so much is that Hollywood would delay releasing box office hits to the public. So the studios have aided in the development of film downloads. This has led to an entire new industry, the movie download industry.

Like many other apparently very good opportunities, especially online, you should be wary. Just do your homework and make sure you use a movie download site that is trustworthy. The blogs and forums can help you here.

Advancements in data compression technology has been instrumental in helping movie downloading fast and efficient enough to really use. Torrent make it possible for larger amounts of data to be downloaded quicker and stored in less space. It is the key to downloading a lot of data in a short time online.

Downloading movies from the internet is grow as more people are seeing the benefits of using this type of format for acquiring a movie to watch. Many of us now have computers and are using the internet regularly. New improvements in technology have made the possibility of a timely download become a reality.

There are many downloading possibilities designed to fit your needs. Check out these options carefully and pick a site that understands what your download interests are. By choosing carefully you will get more of what you want for your money.

Getting a film downloaded from the web is really a simple process. Movie download sites are designed so you will be able to download the movies and also burn the files to a DVD. Any good film download site will make it very easy for you to get your movies.

Streaming video is a type of movie downloading that allows you to watch films instantly. The viewing will start almost immediately. A buffer is created that allows you seamless viewing. A streaming video is stored on a temporary file and does not use up hard drive space.

Acquiring Hollywood hits from movie download sites a new form of buying films. First there was the movie theatre, then VHS tapes, then the DVD took over, and now we have movie downloading. Movie downloading takes advantage of the current technologies to bring movies to you faster than you can imagine.

The ease of using a movie download service makes downloading movies a great option. There are many other reasons, as we have listed, that are converting people into movie download users. This is an industry that has a lot of growth potential.

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