WIN 97% Of YOUR BETS!!!

Chad Johnson had cause to celebrate. He did not, however, have permission. There was still enough high-scoring entertainment in Cincinnati’s 44-31 win over the Buffalo Bills on Friday night. Johnson and the defense led the way, helping Cincinnati produce the third-most points in a preseason game in team history — and most since a 45-0 win over Tampa Bay in 1977.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Down and routes (Yahoo! Sports)
ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Receivers Charles Rogers and Mike Williams might not make the cut with the Lions’ coaching staff.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Vikings’ Robinson got ticket last week (AP)
Minnesota Vikings receiver Koren Robinson’s arrest this week for drunken driving wasn’t his first scrape with the law since training camp opened. Robinson got a ticket Aug. 10 for driving a 2003 BMW 760 sedan without a valid Minnesota driver’s license. The license issued in his home state of North Carolina was suspended, according to the police report.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Bears 24, Chargers 3 (AP)
The Chicago Bears carried over the tradition they established last year: Score early and often, just not on offense. Brian Urlacher showed why he was the NFL’s defensive player of the year ago, intercepting a pass on the game’s third play from scrimmage and returning it 64 yards for a touchdown. Then, near the end of the opening quarter, Rashied Davis took a kickoff the length of the field, going…
Source: sports.yahoo.com

One step up, two steps back (SI.com)
Has anyone had a lousier week than the Minnesota Vikings? In a span of little more than 24 hours from Monday…
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Both coaches looking for more in Vikings-Steelers game (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger may not get on the field at all. Tarvaris Jackson may not get out there soon enough for some Minnesota Vikings fans. No matter which quarterbacks play in the Vikings-Pittsburgh Steelers exhibition game Saturday night, their coaches want to see something much different than they did in the teams’ preseason openers.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Browns 20, Lions 16 (AP)
Jerome Harrison came to the NFL with a simple, modest plan. “I just practice hard, line up where the coaches tell me to line up and make plays,” he said. In a short time, the little running back has made a bunch of them. The 5-foot-9 rookie caught a 31-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and finished with 107 total yards Friday night as the Cleveland Browns rallied for a 20-16 win over the…
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Ever wonder how the pros make money gambling on football? Do you know that many people make a living simply by placing bets on NFL and NCAA football games every week? The only way the pros make money is by having a tested gambling system that slants the odds in their favor. And the one thing every pro needs is up-to-the-minute information on each week’s games and matchups. Bookmark this site now so you can come back every week to get the insider’s edge on the NFL and NCAA games.

Wide receiver Charlie Adams failed his physical with the Dallas Cowboys on Friday, voiding a trade with the Denver Broncos.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Manning sharp, Giants drop egg on Chiefs
Eli Manning and the New York Giants didn’t exactly lay out the welcome mat for Herm Edwards’ return to Giants Stadium.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Camp tour: Chad’s twice-repaired shoulder hanging tough
Don’t listen to the Jets. There is no quarterback controversy in the Big Apple. The only battle is between Chad Pennington and his reconstructed shoulder, Clark Judge says, and Pennington’s winning.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Report: Seau to end retirement, sign with Patriots (SportsTicker)
SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Junior Seau’s emotional farewell speech apparently didn’t mean much.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Cut out zone blocking? Not in points-crazy NFL
Some of the most devastating injuries have been a result of cut-blocking. For defensive linemen, there’s no bigger beef. But Pete Prisco says the zone blocking system will remain legal the same reason it is used — it works.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

With Bengals’ Palmer out, QB focus falls on Bills’ Losman (AP)
The big question for the Cincinnati Bengals is this: When is Carson Palmer finally going to test his surgically repaired knee in a preseason game? It won’t happen Friday when the Bengals travel to play the Buffalo Bills. So Palmer’s status remains the hot topic. “This is just the normal progression of an injured player,” former Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason said this week.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Seau joins Patriots, says he can still play
The New England Patriots and Junior Seau agreed to a contract Friday, ending his brief retirement.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Vikings’ Robinson cited before DUI arrest
Minnesota Vikings receiver Koren Robinson’s arrest this week for drunken driving wasn’t his first scrape with the law since training camp opened.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Ravens peck Eagles
Correll Buckhalter took a shovel pass from Donovan McNabb, ran 48 yards past several would-be tacklers and announced his return to the Philadelphia Eagles’ backfield Thursday night.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Brady: I never worked with Bonds’ trainer
Tom Brady was looking for a place to work out when he called Barry Bonds’ personal trainer ‘five or six years ago’ but the two never got together, the New England Patriots quarterback said Thursday.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Betting on pro sports can be a fun and profitable hobby. Some people even make it their profession. Whether you’re a professional gambler or just a passionate fan, you can get the latest information and gambling tips here every week.

Here are three picks for week two of the NFL pre-season…

Take the Chargers +3.5 against the Bears.  The Chargers will win this one straight up.

Hurry up on this one.  The Titans are getting 6 points in a pre-seaon game against the Denver Broncos.  This is PRE-SEASON everybody.  Nobody should be favored by 6.  Take the Titans +6.

Atlanta is playing the Packers.  Did you watch the Packers last week?  The only way these teams are going to beat the over is if Atlanta beats it by themselves.  Take UNDER 36 in this one.

The Detroit Free Press reports that Lions TE Marcus Pollard’s role is changing for 2006 and will be used more as an H-back instead of a tight end. To accentuate this change, the Lions have Casey FitzSimmons and Sean McHugh ahead of Pollard on their TE depth chart. An H-back plays at fullback, tight end and receiver. “I could be in the backfield. I could be out wide. I could be in the slot,” Pollard said. “That’s the move guy. You never know where he’s going to be.”
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Jerramy Stevens out six weeks
Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens is expected miss the next six weeks after injuring his surgically repaired left knee in practice Thursday.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Branch not close to returning
The Boston Globe reports that WR Deion Branch and the Patriots aren’t close to agreeing to a new contract extension. Branch has said, however, that he would return to camp if the team promised not to place any free-agency tags on him after the season, which would let him become an unrestricted free agent. Branch has accumulated more than $250,000 in fines for missing training camp ($14,000 per day). It’s also been made known that Branch turned down a $20 million offer from the club that would have kept him with the club through 2009.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Garcia won’t play at Baltimore
Eagles head coach Andy Reid told the media that QB Jeff Garcia would not play at Baltimore in the team’s second preseason game. Koy Detmer will get in reps after Donovan McNabb. No injury was mentioned for Garcia.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Jurevicius returns to practice
WR Joe Jurevicius returned to practice after missing a week with back spasms and showed he is 100 percent with a sliding catch on the goal line in front of double coverage.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Q. Morgan still trying
WR Quincy Morgan is trying to catch on again as a veteran receiver and kick returner for the Steelers.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Reno Mahe to start at Ravens
Eagles head coach Andy Reid told the media Wednesday that RB Reno Mahe would start at Baltimore as RBs Brian Westbrook and Ryan Moats are rehabbing injuries.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Eli Manning looks good vs. K.C.
Eli Manning threw for a touchdown and set up another and the Giants starters and backups dominated in a 17-0 preseason victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. Manning shredded Kansas City for touchdowns on two of the first three drives, capping the first drive with a 5-yard toss to Amani Toomer and handing off the Brandon Jacobs for a 1-yard plunge on the third series. The other drive probably would have resulted in points had not Jeremy Shockey and Tim Carter been hit with consecutive holding penalties in Chiefs territory.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Marcus Robinson top MIN WR?
With Vikings WR Koren Robinson’s short-term status up in the air following an arrest for a suspicion of drunken driving, Minnesota receivers Travis Taylor, Marcus Robinson and Troy Williamson could see a boost in playing time this preseason, and it could mean a bigger role for them heading into the regular season.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

WR/KR Bloom to play at Baltimore
Eagles head coach Andy Reid confirmed that rookie Jeremy Bloom would play at Baltimore in the team’s second preseason game. “We’ll see how he does. We’ve got him scheduled in there,” Reid said. Bloom is expected to play on special teams.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Ever wonder how the pros make money gambling on football? Do you know that many people make a living simply by placing bets on NFL and NCAA football games every week? The only way the pros make money is by having a tested gambling system that slants the odds in their favor. And the one thing every pro needs is up-to-the-minute information on each week’s games and matchups. Bookmark this site now so you can come back every week to get the insider’s edge on the NFL and NCAA games.

Tonight’s game might end up 0-0 after overtime.  Neither one of these teams has been impressive, and things aren’t going to change tonight.  Take Under 35.5 and watch reruns of Fresh Prince of Bel Air if you want to be entertained tonight.

Lesser-known players are on the verge of raising their profiles enough to make an AFC roster.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Worker rescued from RCA Dome utility shaft (AP)
Firefighters rescued a workman trapped more than an hour in a utility shaft at the RCA Dome on Wednesday. The workman, who was not identified, was working on heating and ventilation equipment on the upper concourse in preparation for the Indianapolis Colts’ preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

QB Robert Johnson to start for Arkansas (AP)
Robert Johnson is getting another chance to start at quarterback for Arkansas. Johnson, benched midway through last season when the Razorbacks needed a spark, was made the starter for 2006 on Wednesday night. Coach Houston Nutt’s announcement ended — for now — a three-way competition between Johnson, Casey Dick and prized freshman Mitch Mustain.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Overlooked TB Pittman key to OSU offense (AP)
Antonio Pittman had a spectacular 2005 season with little attention and fanfare. The Ohio State tailback ran for 1,331 yards — the 10th-best single-season mark in school history — and he’s at best the third-most recognizable player on an explosive offense led by quarterback Troy Smith and receiver Ted Ginn Jr.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Air Force assistant coach suspended (AP)
Air Force offensive line coach Pete Hurt has been suspended indefinitely after he allegedly struck a player during football practice last week. Athletic director Hans Mueh suspended Hurt with pay on Wednesday and launched an investigation. Fullbacks coach Paul Hamilton assumed Hurt’s duties and offensive coordinator Chuck Petersen is coaching the fullbacks.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Longhorns still not settled at QB (AP)
After months of team-imposed silence, freshman quarterbacks Colt McCoy and Jevan Snead faced the media Wednesday and the No. 1 question in the Texas training camp: Who’s going to replace Vince Young? Neither was ready to declare himself the front-runner in the competition. “That’s up to the coaches,” McCoy said in the players’ first interviews of the preseason.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Minnesota suspends RB Callender (AP)
The Minnesota Gophers lost another running back on Wednesday when junior college transfer Brylee Callender was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. Gophers coach Glen Mason did not specify what rules were broken in a one-sentence new release on Wednesday evening, but the move further depletes an already thin backfield.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Colts rookie safety Addae falls ill during practice (AP)
Indianapolis Colts safety Jahmile Addae became ill during Wednesday morning’s practice and was taken to a hospital, where he was expected to undergo further tests. Addae, an undrafted rookie from West Virginia, gave the Colts a scare when he became lightheaded. By the afternoon, coach Tony Dungy said Addae was feeling better and his vital signs had returned to normal.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Before you gamble on NFL games, you really should take the time to study each week’s matchups and make the best bets possible. What are good bets? Bets where the odds are in your favor. Of course nobody can win every bet, but if you can stack the odds in your favor, you’ll most likely come out ahead at the end of the season. Check back here for up-to-the-minute news stories and gambling tips.

HEMPSTEAD, New York (Ticker) - The New York Jets announced on Tuesday that Lee Suggs failed his physical, voiding Monday’s trade with the Cleveland Browns.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

ESPN draws 4.5 rating for preseason MNF telecast (AP)
The debut of ESPN’s Monday Night Football drew a 4.5 rating, the network’s highest-rated NFL preseason game in four years. Monday night’s game between the Oakland Raiders and the Minnesota Vikings was the first with Tony Kornheiser working as an analyst. The rest of the new three-man team was Mike Tirico doing play-by-play and Joe Theismann.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Strait returns to Jets after bizarre 24 hours (AP)
Talk about a bizarre 24 hours. Derrick Strait went from New York to Cleveland and back to New York in his topsy-turvy journey for a trade that never panned out. The defensive back was sent to Cleveland for running back Lee Suggs on Monday. Strait arrived at the Browns’ facility Monday evening, met with coaches, got his playbook and passed his physical.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Betting on the NFL and college football is a national pastime. Every week millions of dollars are bet on the home town favorites with local bookies. People bet even more money with online sports book agencies. Even the major news services publish all the betting stats. If you’re going to bet money on games, you might as well be as informed as possible! Check out this site to get up-to-the-minute information on your favorite teams and this weeks games.

Lesser-known players are on the verge of raising their profiles enough to make an AFC roster.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Bengals waive DT Askew (SportsTicker)
CINCINNATI (Ticker) - One month after being charged with resisting arrest, defensive tackle Matthias Askew has been waived by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Steelers, Cowher put off talks of an extension (SportsTicker)
LATROBE, Pennsylvania (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Steelers and coach Bill Cowher have agreed to put off any discussion of a contract extension until after the 2006 season.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Bengals cut DT Askew (AP)
Cincinnati waived defensive tackle Matthias Askew on Tuesday, one of five Bengals accused of breaking the law in the past three months. A 2004 fourth-round draft choice out of Michigan State, Askew has been plagued by injuries. “He wasn’t going to make our football team at this point,” coach Marvin Lewis said.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Steelers confirm ending contract talks with Cowher (AP)
The Pittsburgh Steelers made official what has seemed evident for weeks: coach Bill Cowher is no longer negotiating an extension to a contract that runs through 2007. The team announced Tuesday that it has ceased talks with Cowher on signing an extension so he can focus on coaching the returning Super Bowl champions.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Before you gamble on NFL games, you really should take the time to study each week’s matchups and make the best bets possible. What are good bets? Bets where the odds are in your favor. Of course nobody can win every bet, but if you can stack the odds in your favor, you’ll most likely come out ahead at the end of the season. Check back here for up-to-the-minute news stories and gambling tips.

Southern California fullback Brandon Hancock will have surgery for ligament damage in his left knee and won’t be able to play this season.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Smith: Bills counting on McGahee to keep them competitive
With limited options on offense, the Bills need RB Willis McGahee to be as good as he thinks he is, writes Michael Smith.
Source: sports.espn.go.com

South Carolina safety suspended 3 games
South Carolina safety Brandon Isaac will have to sit out the first three games this season after a mistake was made determining how many credits he transferred from junior college.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Spurrier bars public from viewing practice
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has closed the rest of his team’s practices because he said too much is being reported on Internet sites.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Clarett’s defense receives ‘cryptic’ threat
A typewritten, ‘cryptic’ threat against Maurice Clarett was sent to the law office representing the jailed former Ohio State football star, his attorney said Tuesday.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

USC’s Jarrett, teammate briefly detained
USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett and lineman Thomas Herring were briefly detained by police early Tuesday after they were picked up by a female driver in a car that officers were investigating, school officials said.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

For once, Red Raiders have too many QBs
Whoever gets the job will be the first nationally coveted recruit to lead the dizzying air show that is the Red Raiders’ offense — a frightening prospect for defenses that have been getting shredded by Tech passers without such a pedigree.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Florida even thinner at OL as Hurt is hurt
Florida’s offensive line got a little thinner Tuesday when talented freshman Maurice Hurt had arthroscopic knee surgery.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Independents: Irish fans pay for team’s success
Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl game exposed its weakness: defense. But Charlie Weis has the Golden Domers in better shape. In his Independents preview, Dennis Dodd says the Irish are again BCS bound — just don’t count on an affordable rate.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com

Betting on the NFL and college football is a national pastime. Every week millions of dollars are bet on the home town favorites with local bookies. People bet even more money with online sports book agencies. Even the major news services publish all the betting stats. If you’re going to bet money on games, you might as well be as informed as possible! Check out this site to get up-to-the-minute information on your favorite teams and this weeks games.

All-Pro receiver Steve Smith returned to practice with the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday, more than two weeks after straining his left hamstring. Smith, who practiced with the first-team during the morning session, had been out since pulling up with injury on a long passing route on the first day of training camp July 29.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Suggs fails physical with Jets (AP)
Running back Lee Suggs failed his physical with the New York Jets on Tuesday, voiding his trade from Cleveland. Suggs, who has had a myriad of injuries throughout his four-year career, was brought in to help bolster the group of backs struggling without the injured Curtis Martin. Now, he is headed back to the Browns.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Moss has one catch in Metrodome return (AP)
Randy Moss wanted so badly to make a triumphant return to Minnesota. He wanted to put on a show for the fans who supported him so steadfastly during his seven years here, and greeted him so warmly Monday in his first game at the Metrodome since the Vikings traded him to Oakland before last season. Instead, Moss endured a frustrating night and voiced his displeasure with both coach Art Shell for the…
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Seau announces retirement in San Diego (AP)
Junior Seau is healthy and thinks he can still play. He also knew it was time to retire from a 16-year NFL career. “It’s pretty easy. When a team doesn’t want you or need you, retire, buddy,” the 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker said to laughter from a crowd of about 300 family, friends, players and team executives Monday at the San Diego Chargers’ headquarters.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Vikings rookie LB Greenway injures knee (AP)
Minnesota Vikings rookie linebacker Chad Greenway injured his left knee and didn’t return in Monday night’s preseason game. Greenway, the team’s first-round draft pick from Iowa who is the second-string weakside linebacker behind E.J. Henderson, was covering a kickoff in the first quarter against the Oakland Raiders.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Junior achievement
Junior Seau is one of the best linebackers in the last 20 years and should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Redskins’ Portis uncertain for opener (AP)
So, why did Clinton Portis do it? Why did the Washington Redskins running back hustle downfield after an interception to make a tackle that messed up his shoulder — in an exhibition game? “If I let him go,” Portis said, “I’m sitting in a meeting tomorrow getting yelled at.” Instead, Portis will be sitting in a trainer’s room nursing a left shoulder that was partially dislocated, an unwanted mark…
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Owens out again, Parcells still mum (AP)
Bill Parcells has been known to badger his nicked-up players to get them back on the field. He hasn’t really done that yet to Terrell Owens. “I know he wants me out there on the football field. And I told him, `Bill, I want to be out there just as bad as you want me out there,’ ” Owens said Monday after he missed his 12th straight practice with the Dallas Cowboys because of a hamstring problem.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Achilles sidelines Bears S Brown (AP)
Chicago Bears safety Mike Brown is sidelined indefinitely after “a twinge” in his right Achilles’ tendon Monday. The injury occurred during the Bears’ 28-14 preseason loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Friday. “We hope that it’s minor, but whenever you don’t have one of your best players on the field, there’s concern,” Bears coach Lovie Smith said.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Leinart ends holdout, signs with Cards (AP)
Even though Matt Leinart may have lost millions when he returned to Southern California for his senior season a year ago, he’s still plenty rich now. He also has some serious catching up to do with the Arizona Cardinals. The 2004 Heisman Trophy winner ended a two-week holdout late Monday night and signed a six-year contract that guarantees him $14 million.
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Ever wonder how the pros make money gambling on football? Do you know that many people make a living simply by placing bets on NFL and NCAA football games every week? The only way the pros make money is by having a tested gambling system that slants the odds in their favor. And the one thing every pro needs is up-to-the-minute information on each week’s games and matchups. Bookmark this site now so you can come back every week to get the insider’s edge on the NFL and NCAA games.