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08/03/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hamilton wide receiver Arland Bruce III, Edmonton defensive back Chris Thompson, Saskatchewan kicker Luca Congi and Roughriders slotback Andy Fantuz were selected as the CFL's top performers for Week 5 of the 2010 season.
Bruce earned the Offensive Player of the Week honor after his big performance in the Tiger-Cats' loss to Saskatchewan. He tied the CFL record with 16 receptions and recorded 272 receiving yards -- sixth-most all-time in a single game. Two of his receptions were for touchdowns.
Earning the defensive award was Thompson, who helped the Eskimos win their first game of the season by notching a career-high two interceptions. He added two tackles in the 28-25 victory.
Congi took home the special teams award for the week by scoring 23 points in the Riders' 37-24 win over Hamilton. He went 7-for-7 on field goals to set a career high and come within one of the CFL record.
Rounding out the weekly awards, Fantuz took Canadian Player of the Week honors. The University of Western Ontario alumnus had eight catches for 100 yards to help the Roughriders beat the Ticats.
<< San Jose loses Opara, Beitashour to injuries
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Jose Earthquakes rookie Ike Opara suffered
a broken foot on Saturday and could miss up to two months, while fellow rookie
Steven Beitashour broke his hand Monday and will also be sidelined.
Opara, the No.
<< Report: Seguin, Bruins agree to entry-level contract
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins and center Tyler Seguin have
reportedly agreed to a three-year entry-level contract.
The Boston Globe on Tuesday reported Seguin, the No. 2 overall pick in the
2010 NHL Entry Draft behi
<< Johnson, Windsor and Simpson earn weekly AFL honors
Tulsa, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alabama wide receiver C.J. JOHNSON,
Arizona wide receiver ROD WINDSOR and Iowa defensive back JASON
SIMPSON have been named the JLS Ironman, Russell Athletic
Offensive Players and Riddell Defensive Player of the Wee
<< Decision on scholarships is Patriot League's big issue
Bethlehem, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fordham football coach Tom Masella motioned
toward three of his key seniors - wide receiver Jason Caldwell, linebacker Nick
Magiera and defensive lineman Jordan Bledsoe - and said something he knows is
not entir
Indians put Santana, Hafner on DL >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians made several roster moves
Tuesday, including placing catcher Carlos Santana on the 15-day disabled list
a day after he was injured in a play at the plate.
In the seventh inning of Monda
Atlanta's Solo named WPS Player of the Week >>
Kennesaw, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. national team goalie Hope Solo is Women's
Professional Soccer Player of the Week for Week 16 after leading the expansion
Atlanta Beat to a win and a draw.
Solo had five saves as the Beat rallied for a 3-2
Flyers' Pronger undergoes successful surgery >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris
Pronger underwent successful knee surgery last week and is expected to be
ready in time for training camp, according to CSNPhilly.com.
The arthroscopic proce
Reds place SS Cabrera on DL, recall INF Francisco >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds placed shortstop Orlando
Cabrera on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain on Tuesday.
Cabrera was injured while trying to beat out an inning-ending double play in
the top
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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