Red Bull defender Petke to retire following season
Soccer Betting Lines
09/01/2010 - Secaucus, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red Bull New York defender Mike Petke will retire after the 2010 MLS season, the Major League Soccer club announced on Wednesday.
"After many months of contemplation, I know that this is the best choice for me and my family," Petke said. "When I first started playing in MLS, I could have not imagined the type of career I was so fortunate to experience over these past 13 years. I am indebted to my family, current and former teammates and coaches and the fans for their support and encouragement. I am at peace with my decision and blessed that I am able to end my career in a place where I truly call home."
Petke, who played for New York for seven seasons over two stints, is the club's all-time leader in games started and games and minutes played. He was also part of the team's all-time Best XI that was unveiled earlier this year.
"Mike is a consummate professional and has represented our club with heart and dignity," Red Bull New York Sporting Director and General Manager Erik Soler said. "It is evident during my short time here why he is one of the team's most popular players all-time. His ability, work ethic and leadership will be sorely missed, but we want to wish him the best of luck in this exciting new chapter of his life."
The 34-year-old Petke is a three-time all-star and has appeared in over 300 regular season games for New York, Colorado and D.C. United since starting his career in New York as the eighth overall pick in the 1998 draft. During his 13-years in MLS, Petke scored 13 goals and four assists in regular season action while logging 25,731 minutes, which is seventh all-time in league history.
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Jose Sharks president and chief executive officer Greg Jamison has decided to step down. Jamison will continue to be involved with the franchise, but will step away from the day-to-day operations of th
<< St. Louis Rams 2010 Season Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One of the toughest decisions television executives have to
make is how to effectively replace a starring character on a popular program.
More often than not, the swap leaves the presentation falling flat on its
face.
Lat
<< Americans rout Iran to remain unbeaten at Worlds
Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Love scored 13 points and Kevin
Durant added 12 to lead a balanced attack, as the United States remained
unbeaten at the 2010 FIBA World Championship with an 88-51 rout of Iran.
Derrick R
<< Shoemate gets chance to play tailback at UConn
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -Connecticut tailback D.J. Shoemate still wears his 2009 Rose Bowl championship ring.The junior, who transferred to UConn from Southern California in July, says he's not trying to show off to any of his new teammates. Instead, he
<< AP sources: Big Ten splits up Mich, Ohio St
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) -Two people familiar with the Big Ten's decision say the league has decided to put Ohio State and Michigan into separate divisions starting next season.One person also says Michigan and Ohio State will continue to play each oth
Columbia, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Missouri has permanently suspended running back Derrick Washington from the football team. Washington had been suspended indefinitely by head coach Gary Pinkel last week and the senior wa
Konerko's eighth-inning blast sends ChiSox to sweep of Tribe >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer as part of
a four-run eighth inning, as the Chicago White Sox completed a three-game
sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 6-4 win at Progressive Field.
Alex Rios and
Toronto's Boyd headlines CFL Players of the Month >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto running back Cory Boyd, Montreal
linebacker Chip Cox, British Columbia kick returner Yonus Davis and Toronto
linebacker Kevin Eiben have been selected as the CFL's top players for the
month o
Hartman earns MLS Player of the Month for August >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman was voted
Major League Soccer's Player of the Month for August, it was announced on
Wednesday.
Hartman led Dallas to an undefeated record in the month while posti
BYU signs TV deal with ESPN >>
Provo, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brigham Young University has announced an eight-
year agreement with ESPN for the network to televise the school's football
games starting next fall.
BYU officially announced its decision to leave the Mou
American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.