Past news and info posted on BTB

8/25 - College football super seven picks have now been posted! College Football Week 1 Picks

8/22- 2008 NFL Betting and Handicaping contest page is launched. NFL Betting Contests

8/20 - The Pac 10 has always been one of the best conferences in the country led by the powerhouse USC Trojans. This year other teams have risen up to make the Pac 10 a superior conference. Teams that go on the road to the west coast will soon find out that the Pac 10 should not be taken lightly. 2008 Pac 10 Preview .

8/19 - Sabathia improved his perfect record (8-0) with the Brewers, pitching another complete game in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros.

Greg Maddux is headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers. San Diego and Los Angeles agreed to a trade that puts the 353-game winner in a pennant race again.

NFL Betting odds posted for week 1 of the 2008 NFL Season.

8/17 - Michael Phelps won his 8th Gold medal of the 2008 Olympics. Will we ever see something like this again?

8/16 2008 SEC East Preview The SEC East is the class of the SEC and boasted some of the best teams in the country. This year all of the usual suspects are back and ready to make a run for the BCS Championship. The team that takes control of the conference and wins the SEC will have a good chance of being on the way to the BCS championship game.

The Big East is a force to be reckoned with! Before you begin to laugh take a real close look at the conference. With deep returning talent and superstars at many positions the Big East will make a run for the top spot in the bowls again this year. Don’t be surprised if there are only one or two teams that finish below .500 in the Big East. 2008 BIG East Preview

8/15 - Michael Phelps collected the sixth gold medal and stuffed it in his warmup jacket as he rushed off to swim again in a qualifying heat.

Adam “Pacman” Jones the Dallas Cowboys’ suspended cornerback said Thursday he’s sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking to be allowed to play this season.

8/13 - College Football Week 1 odds available at betED.com: The 2008 NCAA College Football season gets underway Aug. 28 and betED.com has early lines for more than 40 games during Week 1. Check out the latest BCS NCAA Championship Odds or the Odds to win the Heisman Trophy

8/12 - 2008 Big 12 North Preview - The Big Twelve North is out to prove they can play with the conference rivals from the south. Which once was a conference dominated by the southern teams things have begun to change. Kansas and Missouri lead a talented North that is making other people take notice outside the Big Twelve.

2008 Big Twelve South Preview - The Big 12 has always lived in the shadow of the SEC when it came to being the best conference in college football. They are ready to prove the world wrong this year. The powerhouses have re-loaded and have their eye on the BCS championship with some of the tough teams in the country in Texas and Oklahoma.

8/6 - New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain will be examined by noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday after undergoing an MRI on his ailing right shoulder.

8/5 - 2008 Big Ten Prediction - The Big Ten has sent a representative to the championship game plenty of times in recently but the end result has never been a good . They have been under scrutiny for a cupcake schedule and getting a shot at the big game, but this year they boast one of the deepest conference’s in the country.

2008 ACC Coastal Division Preview - The ACC is one of the greater conferences in the country and the ACC Coastal division has the overall ACC Champion in the Virginia Tech Hokies. Can they repeat? Maybe, but they will have five other teams in the coastal looking to knock them off the block. Virginia, Miami, and even North Carolina look to take over this year as the latest team to rule the roost.

8/1 - 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Preview - The ACC has quickly become one of the powerhouse conferences in the south east just trailing the best conference in the SEC. The Atlantic division of the ACC always puts forth some of the best teams in college football.

7/30 - Brett Favre said he was retiring in March but filed for reinstatement with the NFL on Tuesday. He is awaiting approval from commissioner Roger Goodell, which could come as early as Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Angels pulled off a blockbuster deal Tuesday to acquire Teixeira from the fading Braves, bolstering a team that already has the best record in baseball but won’t be satisfied with anything less than a World Series title. Los Angeles sent first baseman Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Steve Marek to the Braves, who raised the white flag on this season after a rash of key injuries.

7/29 - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell personally informed Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch on Monday that he won’t be disciplined by the league for a hit-and-run accident that left a woman injured.
If it wasn’t for the daily twists and turns of the Brett Favre unretirement saga, this would be considered a really big deal: Ryan Grant does not have a contract in place and skipped the first practice of Green Bay Packers training camp Monday.

7/25 - Fifteen players and both managers were ejected -- and a fan was sent to the hospital -- following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.The fan was taken to the hospital after being hit by a ball thrown by Peoria (Cubs) pitcher Julio Castillo, who was throwing at the Dayton (Reds) dugout but missed during the first-inning melee between Midwest League teams. See Julio Castillo throw the ball into the stands.

7/23 - 42 year old Greg Maddux has never gone so long without a win. He hasn’t won since May 10, going 14 starts without a victory. He was thwarted again on Wednesday with an assist by the Padres’ defense and bullpen.

7/22 - BTB releases both the AFC East and NFC East 2008 Team predictions:
NFC East: NY Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins.
AFC East: New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, NY Jets, Buffalo Bills

The New Orleans Saints acquired Jeremy Shockey from the New York Giants for a second- and a fifth-round draft pick in 2009

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