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06/30/2010 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Forward Jamil Wilson has transfered to Marquette after spending his freshman season at Oregon.
He will have to sit out the 2010-11 season due to NCAA transfer rules, but will have three years of eligibilty remaining.
"We are excited that Jamil has decided to be a part of our program," said Golden Eagles head coach Buzz Williams. "Having the opportunity to get to know Jamil, his family and those important to him during his prep career, helped make this transition smooth for all parties involved. Jamil has an understanding of our culture and I think his potential on and off the floor is extremely high."
A consensus top-100 nationally ranked prospect, Wilson averaged 4.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game last season with Oregon. He started 14 of the 26 games he appeared in.
<< Red Wings, city of Detroit agree to extend arena lease talks
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit mayor Dave
Bing agreed to extend talks aimed at a lease renewal that will keep the hockey
club at Joe Louis Arena.
The Detroit Free Press revealed that both sides have
<< Gay gets qualifying offer from Grizzlies
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Memphis Grizzlies extended a qualifying
offer to Rudy Gay on Wednesday, making the forward a restricted free agent.
Gay, the eighth overall pick in the 2006 draft, ranked second on the
Grizzli
<< Scott Hairston, Padres crush Rockies to avoid sweep
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Hairston went 2-for-5 with four RBI as
the San Diego Padres dominated the Colorado Rockies, 13-3, in the finale of a
three-game set.
Jerry Hairston Jr. and Everth Cabrera each drove in two runs
<< Warriors extend qualifying offers to Morrow, Watson
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Golden State Warriors have extended
qualifying offers to guards Anthony Morrow and C.J. Watson, making both
players restricted free agents.
The deadline for teams to extend qualifying offers
UTSA inks Thompson to contract extension >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Texas-San Antonio has
signed head men's basketball coach Brooks Thompson to a contract extension
through the 2014-15 season.
Thompson has led the Roadrunners to back-to-back 19-win
Lions sign third-round pick Spievey >>
Allen Park, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Lions on Wednesday signed
rookie cornerback Amari Spievey to a three-year contract.
Spievey was selected by the Lions in the third round (66th overall) of this
year's draft. The 5-foot
Tigers send reliever Ni to Toledo >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers optioned relief pitcher
Fu-Te Ni to Triple-A Toledo.
The move was made following Detroit's 5-1 setback in the finale of a three-
game set against the Twins.
In his second major-l
Rockets extend qualifying offers to Scola, Lowry >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets extended qualifying offers
to forward Luis Scola and guard Kyle Lowry prior to a Wednesday night
deadline.
The team also exercised a team option to extend the contract of center/fo
The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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