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07/07/2010 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arsenal have strengthened their defensive ranks by signing Laurent Koscielny from French side Lorient for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old, who joins on a long-term deal, shot to prominence last term as he made 40 appearances for Lorient, helping them to a seventh-place finish in Ligue 1.
Born in France, Koscielny qualifies for Poland as a result of his family roots and Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is delighted to have him on board.
Speaking to the club's official website, Wenger said: "Koscielny is a central defender with great ability who performed extremely well last season for Lorient.
"We identified him as a very strong center half, who has made big progress very quickly.
"He has shown he is mentally strong, he's a fighter and a very strong competitor. Koscielny is a great addition to our squad."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Caps lock up D Schultz
Arlington, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals signed restricted
free agent defenseman Jeff Schultz to a four-year contract on Wednesday.
Schultz, 24, appeared in 73 games for the Caps last season, registering three
goals and
<< Toldo announces retirement
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Long-serving Inter Milan goalkeeper Francesco
Toldo has decided to retire with immediate effect.
The 38-year-old former Italy international had been at Inter since 2001 but
found first-team opportunities
<< Dante inks new Monchengladbach deal
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Monchengladbach have
handed a contract extension to Brazilian defender Dante.
The 26-year-old center back joined the Bundesliga side from Standard Liege in
January 2009 and is now u
<< Osorio leaves Stuttgart for Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mexico defender Ricardo Osorio has left
Stuttgart after signing for Monterrey on a free transfer.
The 30-year-old played in all four of El Tri's matches in South Africa and
will now return to his ho
Bosh to join Wade in Miami >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While LeBron James is set to unveil which
team he'll play for next on Thursday, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are set to
team up together with the Miami Heat.
The free agent duo declared their intention
Vieira announces international retirement >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick Vieira announced on Wednesday
that his international career with France is over.
Vieira was capped 107 times for Les Bleus in his 13-year international career,
but after being left off of th
Houston INF Blum has surgery >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Astros infielder Geoff Blum underwent
arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Wednesday morning and will miss the
next 2-to-4 weeks.
The operation, performed by Dr. Tom Mehlhoff at Texas Orthop
Panthers sign D-men >>
Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Nathan
Paetsch to a one-year contract and re-signed blueliner Jason Garrison to a
two-year deal on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Paetsch has seven goals and 35 assi
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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