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12/13/2008 - Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The agent of Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has angrily slammed reports linking his client with a big-money January transfer to Manchester City.
The 30-year-old was reported by the Daily Mail to be the Citizens' main transfer target for the January window, but Buffon's representative, Silvano Martina, says that such rumors are without foundation.
He told Goal.com: "A deal doesn't exist between Manchester City and Buffon, there is nothing at all.
"The paper who wrote the story are dishonest liars and they only hurt themselves. Manchester City have never contacted the player and whatever has been written is worse than rubbish.
"It's a disgrace and they should be ashamed of themselves. I have never spoken to anyone and Juventus have never received an offer. Buffon is happy at Juve and he has a contract there.
"Even in Italy there have been plenty of reports but what can you do? Unfortunately we live in a world where this is no respect and no rules.
"The figures being written are absurd. Stupid people just write what they want, does that mean it is news? It's absurd to suggest these things."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Cheeks fired by Sixers
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Maurice Cheeks is out as Philadelphia
76ers head coach.
General manager Ed Stefanski announced Tony DiLeo, the team's assistant
general manager and senior vice president, will take over as the head coach
<< Sixers, new bench boss, host Wizards
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers will have a new coach at the helm
tonight when they welcome the Washington Wizards to the Wachovia Center.
The Sixers fired Maurice Cheeks this morning and replaced him with assistant
general manager
<< UMass edges Jayhawks
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ricky Harris scored a team-high 18 points
and Chris Lowe added 12 as Massachusetts upended 25th-ranked Kansas, 61-60, at
the Sprint Center.
Harris was 6-of-16 from the field, including 2-of-8 fro
<< Newcastle fears Owen will leave
Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear has
admitted that he has serious doubts over whether England striker Michael Owen
will sign a new contract with the Magpies.
Owen's current deal runs out at the
Hoch and Perry take Shootout lead >>
Naples, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry combined for a 12-
under 60 on Saturday to take the lead after two rounds of the $2.9 million
Merrill Lynch Shootout.
Hoch and Perry stood at 19-under-par 125 for a four-shot
Diego may not leave Werder Bremen >>
Bremen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Werder Bremen's Brazilian playmaker Diego
has hinted he could resist offers to leave the Bundesliga club in the near
future.
The 23-year-old South American is a rumored target for Juventus and
Italy midfielder Aquilani committed to Roma >>
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani has dismissed
rumors suggesting that he could leave the club after talks over a new contract
hit the buffers.
The 24-year-old Italy international has been strongly linked
Grube back in front at Costa Rica Classic >>
Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rob Grube posted a five-under 66 on
Saturday to move atop the leaderboard after three rounds of the Costa Rica
Classic.
Grube, the first-round leader, finished 54 holes at seven-under 206 and is
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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Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.
In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.
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