Anderson, 37, will make $550,000 plus incentives if he makes the team this
season. He becomes a viable left-handed bat on the bench for the Dodgers, who
already have Brian Giles and Doug Mientkiewicz.
The 16-year pro spent his first 15 seasons with the Angels before signing with
Atlanta on February 24, 2009.
For his career, the two-time silver slugger has batted .295 with 285 home runs
and 1,353 RBI in 2,148 games.
<< Conley and Grizzlies grab win in New Orleans
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Conley finished with 26 points and
seven assists, as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled out a 104-100 victory over the
New Orleans Hornets.
Zach Randolph added 23 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis, wh
<< Tied at the top: Maryland upends No. 4 Duke
College Park, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Senior Greivis Vasquez poured in 20 points
in his final home game and 22nd-ranked Maryland tied Duke atop the Atlantic
Coast Conference with a 79-72 victory over the No. 4 Blue Devils.
Jordan Williams
<< Aggies turn back Cowboys
College Station, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Donald Sloan scored 19 points to help
lead 23rd-ranked Texas A&M over the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 76-61, at Reed
Arena.
David Loubeau recorded 14 points and B.J. Holmes added 12 points f
<< Carmelo helps Nuggets rip Thunder
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carmelo Anthony dropped 30 points and Nene
scored 20, as the Denver Nuggets slowed a red-hot Oklahoma City club with
a convincing 119-90 win at the Pepsi Center.
J.R. Smith was 4-of-5 from three-po
<< No. 3 Nebraska handles Kansas
Lincoln, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kelsey Griffin led four Nebraska players in
double figures with 18 points along with nine rebounds as the third-ranked
Cornhuskers blew out the Kansas Jayhawks, 77-52.
Dominique Kelley added 16 points,
Roy, Aldridge shine as Blazers blast Pacers >>
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Roy posted 22 points and LaMarcus
Aldridge chipped in 19 points and seven rebounds, as the Trail Blazers rolled
to a 102-79 drubbing of the Pacers at the Rose Garden.
Rudy Fernandez came off the
Avs hold off Ducks >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Stewart had a goal and two assists, as
the Colorado Avalanche held on to defeat the Anaheim Ducks, 4-3, at Honda
Center.
Matt Duchene ended with a goal and one assist, while Paul Stastny added th
Suns explode in third to take down Clippers >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amare Stoudemire scored 15 of his game-high
30 points in the third quarter and had 14 rebounds, as Phoenix pulled away in
the second half for a 127-101 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Channing Frye added
Backstrom, Wild shut out Flames >>
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots to pick up
his second shutout of the season, as the Minnesota Wild handled the Calgary
Flames, 4-0, in a battle between two Northwest Division foes.
Mikko Koivu and And
Baylor's Griner throws haymaker, gets ejected >>
Lubbock, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baylor women's basketball player Brittney
Griner landed a punch on Texas Tech's Jordan Barncastle during Wednesday's
game and was ejected after officials reviewed the incident during a lengthy
stoppag
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
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The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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