Morris reportedly to be Yale's offensive coordinator
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02/08/2012 - New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Massachusetts head football coach Kevin Morris will be named Yale's new offensive coordinator, according to reports Wednesday.
The coaching web sites Coachingsearch.com and Footballscoop.com reported the hiring.
Morris compiled a 16-17 record as UMass' head coach the last four seasons, then was fired after the 2011 season. UMass is leaving the FCS for the FBS level and the Mid-American Conference this year.
Morris would serve under Yale's new head coach, Tony Reno.
Yale finished 5-5 this past season.
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Assistant coach James Patrick will be behind the bench guiding the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday when they welcome the Boston Bruins. That's because Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff is still recovering from multi
<< Montreal RW Blunden out 4-to-6 weeks following knee surgery
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Canadiens announced Wednesday
that right winger Michael Blunden underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to
repair a meniscus.
The 25-year-old will require 4-to-6 weeks to recover.
Blunden
<< Dartmouth going prime time again
Hanover, NH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dartmouth College football is drawing off the
success of the first night game at Memorial Field last season with its 2012
opener against Butler.
The Big Green will host the Bulldogs from the Pioneer Football Le
<< Isles reward Nielsen with 4-year extension
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders offically signed
center Frans Nielsen to a four-year contract extension on Wednesday.
No financial terms were disclosed, but multiple outlets reported it is worth
$11 million.
<< Pacers seek another road win in Atlanta
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indiana Pacers target their fourth straight win on the
road when they take on the Atlanta Hawks tonight at Philips Arena.
Indiana is 10-5 as the visitor this season and will also visit Memphis on its
quick two-game roa
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ongoing game of musical chairs in college athletics has its newest player. The Big East made it official on Wednesday, welcoming Memphis in all sports for the 2013-14 season, completing the con
Union signs Colombian forward Pajoy >>
Chester, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Union announced on Wednesday
that the club has signed Colombian forward Lionard Pajoy.
Pajoy joins the Union from Colombian side Itagui Ditaires and he is coming off
the best season of his ca
Traore out as Senegal coach >>
Dakar, Senegal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Senegal's football federation confirmed on
Wednesday that coach Amara Traore has been fired following a disappointing
showing by the team at the African Cup of Nations.
Senegal entered the competitio
Rocchi to miss three weeks with thigh injury >>
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lazio striker Tommaso Rocchi is expected to
miss the next three weeks due to a thigh injury.
Rocchi sustained the problem in Sunday's 3-2 defeat at Genoa and will miss
Serie A games with Cesena, Palerm
Delaware State will play Cincinnati in 2012 >>
Dover, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Visits to the University of Cincinnati and the
University of Delaware help highlight Delaware State's 2012 football schedule.
The Hornets are coming off a 3-8 season in Kermit Blount's first year as head
coach.
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.
According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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