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08/14/2010 - Harrison, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edson Buddle scored his 13th goal of the year, and the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated Red Bull New York, 1-0, on Saturday at Red Bull Arena in Major League Soccer.
Buddle increased his MLS-high goals total in the 10th minute, and L.A. held on for its 11th shutout of the year.
Galaxy manager Bruce Arena was not on the sideline after spending Thursday and Friday nights in the hospital due to a viral infection, but did watch the game from a luxury suite.
Los Angeles (13-3-4) won its league-leading seventh road match, and handed New York (9-7-4) its first defeat in the Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez era.
L.A. nearly opened the scoring in the seventh minute, when Chris Birchall hit the crossbar. Buddle made up for the miss three minutes later, when he took a pass from Juninho and finished well to the right post.
Buddle made a nice first touch to open space against New York rookie defender Tim Ream, then slotted low to beat goalie Bouna Coundoul. Buddle has averaged nearly a goal per game with 13 in just 15 matches.
New York created its only good scoring chance in first-half injury time, when Juan Pablo Angel headed off the crossbar to just miss his 12th goal this year.
Buddle should have added his 14th goal early in the second half but, after the MLS leading scorer was set up for an easy finish by Landon Donovan, he slotted wide right from 10 yards with Coundoul at his mercy.
Henry had his best chance in the 68th minute for New York, but his shot at the upper-right sailed high.
Angel followed with another chance in the 72nd off a corner but his header was stopped by L.A. goalie Donovan Ricketts. Tim Ream's rebound effort from an odd angle on the left was then deflected wide by a defender.
Donovan tried to match his stunning goal from the FIFA World Cup in a 2-2 draw against Slovenia when he broke in on the right side against New York, but this time found the side netting in the 83rd minute.
Buddle nearly sealed the match in stoppage time, but his low drive toward the left post was tipped around the bar by a diving Coundoul.
Ricketts made two saves for his 10th shutout of the year as L.A. ended a two- match winless streak. The Galaxy visit the San Jose Earthquakes on Aug. 21 in their next MLS match.
New York, which had two road draws and a win at home since signing Henry, will try to bounce back at Toronto FC on Aug. 21 in its next match.
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LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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In the wake of the news that the 49ers have signed receiver Michael Crabtree after an extended holdout, there has been not a hint of the dollars to be paid to Crabtree.
And since this means that his agent hasn't leaked the numbers, it means that his agent feels no specific motivation to do so.
Possibly because his agent isn't all that thrilled to have his name on the deal.
So the numbers will come from sources other than Crabtree's agent. And we've gotten our mitts into them.
Per a league source, Crabtree has signed a six-year, $32 million contract. (The total includes guaranteed money, base salaries, and the one-time incentive based on achieving minimum playing time.)
The deal also includes $17 million in guaranteed money.
As reported elsewhere, the deal can void to five years based on performance triggers, wiping out a final year base salary of $4 million. But they won't be easily reached.
The source tells us that, in his first four seasons (including 2009), Crabtree must either qualify for two Pro Bowls, or he must qualify for one Pro Bowl in one year and he must participate in 80 percent of the offensive snaps in a separate year in which the team makes the playoffs.
In other words, if in 2010 he qualifies for the Pro Bowl and the team makes the playoffs and he participates in 80 percent of the snaps, he'll still need to make it to the Pro Bowl or achieve the 80-percent/playoffs in another season.
Since the chances of Crabtree making the Pro Bowl or participating in 80 percent of the offensive snaps this year is roughly zero percent, he'll have three years to get it done.
And it won't be easy. Frankly, he'll be hard pressed to make it to one Pro Bowl in three years with the likes of Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith, the other Steve Smith, Hakeem Nicks, DeSean Jackson, Johnny Knox, Percy Harvin, Greg Jennings, Roddy White, T.J. Houshmandzadeh in the same conference for sportsbook betting.
So, by all appearances, it's a six-year deal. And at $17 million in guaranteed money, the per-year guarantee is a tepid $2.83 million per year.
There's another problem with the deal -- it has no mid-tier incentive package. Instead, the additional $8 million that Crabtree can earn (pushing the max value to six years, $40 million) requires the kind of unrealistic, mega-star performances that no rookie is likely to ever achieve.
So while the contract paid to Packers defensive tackle B.J. Raji covers five years and pays $22.5 million, he has the ability (if he's a solid player) to make up the difference between his base deal and Crabtree's five-year, $28 million haul via the mid-tier incentive package in Raji's deal.
And unless Crabtree meets the performance thresholds necessary to void the sixth year, he'll be stuck under contract for another year at a base salary of only $4 million.
There's one other area of concern with the deal. Crabtree, per the source, received no option bonus. Instead, he has significant money tied to a fairly new device known as a "discretionary salary advance," which unlike an opition bonus is subject to forfeiture if Crabtree decides in a year or two that he wants to hold out for a better deal. (We're also told that the 49ers have included language that would make certain escalators subject to forfeiture, too.)
Meanwhile, the deal falls well short of the mark for which Crabtree and agent Eugene Parker were aiming -- the five-year, $38.25 million contract paid by the Raiders to receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, the seventh overall pick in the draft.
Even if Crabtree successfully voids the final year, he'll make more than $2 million per year less on average than Heyward-Bey.
Thus, as we explained earlier in the day, this is a deal that Crabtree could have done in July, which would have given him a much better chance of making a contribution to the 49ers during his rookie year.
So while the final outcome can be described as win-win, the broader view suggests that it's really a lose-lose situation.
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