09/30/2008 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis finally pulled the trigger Tuesday and fired embattled second-year head coach Lane Kiffin while naming offensive line coach Tom Cable as interim head coach.
Davis fired Kiffin without pay via the telephone and explained the reasons behind the firing in a Tuesday press conference.
"I called Lane and told him that he no longer is the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, and I was dismissing him with cause. I just couldn't go on much longer with what I would call the propaganda and lying that had been going on for weeks, months, a year," Davis said.
Davis' decision to elevate Cable to interim coach represents the fifth head coach in the past six seasons for the Silver and Black.
Cable, 43, joined the Raiders as offensive line coach prior to the 2007 season after a one-year stint in the same position for the Atlanta Falcons. From 2004-05, Cable was both the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at UCLA. His only prior head coaching experience was from 2001-03 at the University of Idaho, where he also played four years as an offensive lineman.
Kiffin guided the Raiders to a 4-12 mark in his first season with the club in 2007, before a 1-3 start this season.
<< Lidge, Lee capture Comeback Player of Year honors
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday
that Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies and Cliff Lee of the
Cleveland Indians are the recipients of the 2008 Comeback Player of the
Year Aw
<< Cashman to remain with Yankees through 2011
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees announced Tuesday that
they have reached an agreement with Brian Cashman to remain in his role as
senior vice president and general manager through the 2011 season.
Cashman's curre
<< NFC West: Rams unable to finish under Linehan
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Under head coach Scott Linehan, the St. Louis Rams had
trouble finishing out games. It then comes as no surprise that Linehan won't
get the chance to finish out his contract.
On Monday, one day after blowing a 14-6 halftim
<< Rams' new coach Haslett names Bulger starter
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger was
named the starter for the remainder of the season by new head coach Jim
Haslett on Tuesday.
The move comes one day after Haslett replaced Scott Linehan,
Texans S Brown done for season >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Texans safety C.C. Brown was placed
on injured reserve on Tuesday, and is out for the season after having surgery
to mend a fractured arm.
Brown suffered the injury in Sunday's 30-27 overtime loss
Kings acquire veteran O'Donnell from Ducks >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings added some much-
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O'Donnell from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 2009 conditional draft
choice
Report: Spurs' Ginobili out until December >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs will reportedly
have to play without guard Manu Ginobili until December, and possibly longer.
The San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday that Spurs head coach Gregg
Popov
This Week in Auto Racing October 3 - 5 >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It should be an exciting and wild
weekend of racing as the Sprint Cup Series heads to the 2.66-mile, high-banked
Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for round four in the "Chase for the Sprint
Cup." T
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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