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01/29/2012 - Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Fresno State head coach Pat Hill will join the Atlanta Falcons' staff as offensive line coach.
Hill spent the past 15 seasons guiding the Bulldogs and was fired in December after the team struggled to a 4-9 mark in 2011. He compiled a record of 112-80 and went to 11 bowl games during his tenure.
Before taking over at Fresno State in 1997, Hill spent five years as an NFL assistant. He coached the offensive line and tight ends under Bill Belichick in Cleveland from 1992-95, and remained in the position when the franchise moved to Baltimore in 1996.
<< Irish to try their luck in Big East brawl with Huskies
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Notre Dame Fighting Irish conclude their
two-game road trip with a visit to the XL Center to square off with the 24th-
ranked Connecticut Huskies.
This will be the 27th meeting in the all-time series betwe
<< Wolverines visit Buckeyes in Big Ten showdown
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 20th-ranked Michigan Wolverines head to
the Value City Arena today to take on the fourth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes
with the first place position in the Big Ten Conference standings at stake.
This will be
<< Tar Heels put lengthy home win streak on line vs. Yellow Jackets
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The seventh-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels
will try to make it 31 in a row at home tonight when they host the Georgia
Tech Yellow Jackets in an Atlantic Coast Conference battle at the Smith
Center.
This w
<< Hoosiers host Hawkeyes in Big Ten battle
Bloomington, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ranked 16th in the nation to close out the
week, the Indiana Hoosiers try to get back to .500 in Big Ten Conference play
this evening as they entertain the Iowa Hawkeyes at Assembly Hall in
Bloomington.
Si
Bledsoe back with Clippers >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe is back with the
team after being recalled from Bakersfield of the NBA Development League on
Sunday.
Bledsoe has not played for Los Angeles this season because of a right k
Time to take the Sixers' temperature >>
Philadelphia, PA (The Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Back when I was covering the NFL,
Bill Parcells was a constant source of wisdom for me.
One of my favorite Parcells' quotes is his famous "You are what your record
says you are" rant.
If that's true
Monchengladbach topples Stuttgart to keep pace >>
Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Monchengladbach remained within one
point of the Bundesliga summit on Sunday after a 3-0 win at Stuttgart.
Mike Hanke's first-half goal gave the visitors a halftime lead before Marco
Reus and Igo
Irish escape Connecticut for third straight win >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It wasn't pretty, but Notre Dame extended its
winning streak to three with a 50-48 victory over 24th-ranked Connecticut at
the XL Center.
The Fighting Irish (14-8, 6-3 Big East) started their run by kn
Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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