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07/15/2010 - Florence, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Poland international Artur Boruc has left Celtic after passing a medical and signing a two-year deal with Fiorentina.
A brief statement from the Serie A side read: "Fiorentina announces it has completed the permanent transfer of Artur Boruc after a successful medical from Glasgow Celtic."
The 30-year-old, who joined Celtic from Legia Warsaw five years ago, made more than 150 appearances for the Bhoys.
Neil Lennon's side set off for a pre-season tour to North America on Monday with Lukasz Zaluska and Dominic Cervi vying for the number one jersey.
Boruc struggled with form and fitness during recent seasons and came under pressure from compatriot Zaluska during Tony Mowbray's ill-fated spell as manager last season.
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< United defender Namoff suspends career
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United announced Thursday defender
Bryan Namoff has suspended his playing career due to lingering effects from a
concussion suffered last season, but he hopes to play again.
"I don't want to rule
<< Chile's Sanchez to stay at Udinese
Udine, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Udinese president Giampaolo Pozzo has insisted
that Alexis Sanchez will not be leaving the club this summer.
The Chile international excelled during this summer's World Cup finals and,
despite Real Madrid,
<< Guardiola agrees to new deal with Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has extended
his stay at Camp Nou for another season.
The former Spain international midfielder, who has claimed seven trophies in
two years at the club, has signed on th
<< Dudek signs new deal with Real Madrid
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Liverpool and Poland goalkeeper Jerzy
Dudek has signed a new contract with La Liga giants Real Madrid.
The gloveman, who won the Champions League final with the Merseysiders in
2005, has signed
Tomasulo fires 62 for Chiquita Classic lead >>
Maineville, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Peter Tomasulo continued his spectacular run
of golf with a 10-under 62 on Thursday for the first-round lead of the
inaugural Chiquita Classic.
Tomasulo won last week's Wayne Gretzky Classic after th
Phillies reinstate Durbin from DL >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Durbin, a workhorse in the Philadelphia
bullpen, was reinstated from the disabled list on Thursday.
The right-hander went on the disabled list with a hamstring injury in late
June after compiling
Wigan adds goalkeeper Al Habsi on loan >>
Wigan, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has
added to his goalkeeping options by signing Bolton Wanderers shot-stopper Ali
Al Habsi on a season-long loan deal.
The 28-year-old Oman international has spent t
Stuttgart denies Khedira deal >>
Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stuttgart has dismissed renewed rumors
from the Spanish media linking German midfielder Sami Khedira with an imminent
move to Real Madrid.
The 23-year-old still has another year of his current contrac
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.
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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