07/26/2008 - Nashville, TN (Football Betting) - The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with rookie running back Chris Johnson, the team announced Saturday.
Financial terms were not released, but The Tennessean reported that the Titans signed Johnson to a five-year $12 million deal, worth $7 million guaranteed. With the signing of Johnson, whom they picked 24th overall out of East Carolina, the Titans have inked all of their draft picks.
Johnson is expected to compete for time both as a running back and as a slot receiver for the Titans, while also contributing in the return game. Johnson led the NCAA with 227.7 all-purpose yards per game (109.5 rushing, 40.6 receiving, 77.6 kickoff returns) during his senior year. He finished his tenure as the school's career leader in total touchdowns with 44, kickoff return yards with 2,715 and all-purpose yards with 6,993. In total, Johnson set or tied 18 game, season and career records for East Carolina.
<< MLB suspends a pair of minor leaguers
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball suspended minor leaguer
outfielder Jonathan Quinonez and pitcher Yeiger Sanchez for 50 games Saturday
after both players tested positive for an illegal performance-enhancing
substan
<< Commentator wins another Whitney Handicap
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Commentator, the 2005 champ, went
wire-to-wire Saturday to register his second victory in the $750,000 Whitney
Handicap at Saratoga. The win secures a spot for Commentator into the $5
million
<< Chiefs sign first-round pick Dorsey to six-year deal
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms
with defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey on a six-year contract Saturday, ending
the specter of a prolonged holdout by the fifth overall pick in April's
draft.
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<< Lunde leads in Columbus
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bill Lunde posted a four-under 67 on Saturday
to take the lead after three rounds of the Nationwide Children's Hospital
Invitational.
Lunde finished 54 holes at seven-under 206 and is one clear at The O
Errani, Garrigues advance to final at Slovenia Open >>
Portoroz, Slovenia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eighth-seeded Italian Sara Errani
continued an impressive run, upending third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in
straight sets while fourth-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues dispatched
unseede
Chung wins record-long match at Girls' Junior >>
West Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Karen Chung won a record-long match at
the U.S. Girls' Junior on Saturday, beating Kristina Wong 1-up in 26 holes to
reach the final of this USGA championship.
Chung claimed the 26th hole with a par
Seahawks ink TE Carlson >>
Renton, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Seahawks agreed to a multi-year
contract with tight end John Carlson on Saturday and now have signed their
entire 2008 draft class.
Taken in the second round (38th overall) in this year'
Peck wins U.S. Junior Amateur >>
Shoal Creek, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cameron Peck won the U.S. Junior Amateur
Championship on Saturday and did so in record-setting fashion.
Peck destroyed Evan Beck, 10 & 8, for the largest margin of victory in the
tournament's his
Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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