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05/27/2010 - Storrs, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Connecticut has called a news conference for 10 a.m. (et) Friday at Gampel Pavilion, when the school is expected to disclose its review of possible recruiting violations in the men's basketball program.
The Hartford Courant reported Thursday night that assistant coach Patrick Sellers and director of basketball operations Beau Archibald have resigned from the staff due to the allegations that were first reported by Yahoo! Sports in March 2009.
UConn reportedly violated NCAA rules in the recruitment of Nate Miles, who was expelled from school in October of 2008 without even practicing with the Huskies. Yahoo! Sports conducted a six-month investigation and said Miles was provided with lodging, meals and transportation by Josh Nochimson -- a professional agent and a former UConn student manager.
Since Nochimson had a relationship with UConn basketball, the NCAA defines him as a person with "athletic interests" for the school. Therefore, he would be unable to be involved in the recruiting process.
The report also stated that the UConn basketball staff, including five different coaches, had at least 1,565 phone and text communications with Nochimson during Miles' recruitment between 2006 and 2008. Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun was said to have been involved in 16 of those calls.
The Yahoo! report indicated that former UConn assistant coach Tom Moore made 27 calls to people close to Miles in December 2006. The NCAA permits just one call per month to prospective recruits in a player's junior year of high school.
Moore, according to the Yahoo! report, knew Miles had a relationship with Nochimson, another potential NCAA violation. Moore has since left UConn and is the head coach at Quinnipiac University.
The report states that Nochimson advised Miles, who eventually enrolled at UConn in June 2008 after attending five high schools in four different states.
In late September 2008, Miles was arrested by UConn campus police and issued a restraining order after a female student said she was physically and sexually assaulted by him. Miles then made contact with the woman, leading to felony charges of violating a restraining order.
The school expelled Miles in early October before basketball practice began. Miles eventually enrolled at the College of Southern Idaho.
Calhoun received a five-year contract extension through the 2014 season earlier this month. The Courant reports Calhoun, athletic director Jeff Hathaway and Rick Evrard, the school's outside counsel for NCAA-related matters, will be at the press conference.
<< Langer, Freeman share Senior PGA lead
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer fired a
six-under 66 Thursday to join Robin Freeman in the lead after the opening
round of the Senior PGA Championship.
Langer, who has topped the Champions Tour
<< Battle of unbeatens as Crew host Galaxy
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew host the Los Angeles Galaxy
on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action in what very well could be a
preview of MLS Cup 2010.
Both teams are unbeaten just under a third of the way i
<< Houston hopes to start streak vs. expansion Union
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Dynamo host the expansion
Philadelphia Union on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action at
Robertson Stadium.
The Dynamo (5-4-1) will be gunning for their first winning
<< Wizards searching for elusive win at RSL
Sandy, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake puts its perfect May record on the
line vs. the visiting Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night in Major League
Soccer action at Rio Tinto Stadium.
RSL (5-3-1) has won its previous four games
Kubel's two homers power Twins over Yankees >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Kubel slugged a pair of home runs and
drove in five while Nick Blackburn worked effectively over seven innings, as
the Twins avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees with an 8-2
win at
Mets whitewash Phillies again, complete rare shutout sweep >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Pelfrey gave up just three hits in seven
innings and the New York Mets blanked the Philadelphia Phillies again, 3-0, to
complete a rare three-game whitewash of the NL East leaders at Citi Field.
The Met
Braves outlast Marlins, rain in Florida >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Prado went 3-for-6 with two runs batted in
and David Ross knocked in a pair, as the Atlanta Braves handled the Florida
Marlins, 8-3, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Sun Life Stadium.
Yunel
Flyers fans still bullish on their Bullies >>
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -In an era when hockey games may as well have been held inside the squared circle, the Broad Street Bullies spilled enough blood to fill a decade's worth of Stanley Cups.They embraced their moniker as the most despised team in the
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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