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08/31/2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The PGA Tour has suspended the rule that led to Jim Furyk's disqualification from The Barclays last week.
Furyk was kept from the first playoffs event in New Jersey because he overslept Wednesday and missed his tee time for the tournament's pro-am.
The rule -- controversial and unpopular among players -- will be suspended for the remainder of the 2010 season.
If a player is late for his pro-am time, it "will be handled as a matter of unbecoming conduct," the tour said in a release.
"Such player will be required to participate in the remainder of the pro-am round and may be required to perform additional sponsor activity," the release said. "A player who misses his pro-am obligation in its entirety will still be ruled ineligible for the tournament unless he has been excused in accordance with the provisions of the regulations."
The rule that disqualified Furyk says that any player missing a pro-am time, except for injury or family emergency, is ineligible to play in that week's event.
Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has asked for a review of the current rules governing pro-ams with the aim of ensuring players honor their obligations without placing them at risk of disqualification.
The tour said the matter will be discussed at the policy board meeting in November.
Tour player Joe Ogilvie, who was on the policy board when the pro-am rule was created, said on his Twitter feed last week that the regulation was "a mistake."
Ogilvie said punishment for missing a pro-am should be a day spent with sponsors on the player's dime, not disqualification.
<< What's eating the slumping Cardinals?
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony La Russa hasn't managed many poor teams during his
tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals.
In fact, the Cardinals have missed the playoffs only six times since La Russa
took over the ballclub back in 1996, a pretty solid
<< Birmingham signs Beausejour, Hleb, Jiranek
Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Birmingham signed three players on the
final day of the transfer window on Tuesday, adding Jean Beausejour, Alexander
Hleb and Martin Jiranek.
Chile international Beausejour was acquired from Club Amer
<< Quail Hollow gets 2017 PGA Championship
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte has been
awarded the 2017 PGA Championship.
The course, featuring one of the toughest three-hole finishes in golf, has
hosted a popular PGA Tour event since 2003.
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<< Jags place rookie D'Anthony Smith on IR
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Jacksonville Jaguars placed rookie
defensive tackle D'Anthony Smith on injured reserve Tuesday.
Smith, a third-round pick out of Louisiana Tech, will miss the entire 2010
season because of an A
Canada loses to France at Worlds >>
Izmir, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicolas Batum scored 24 points to power
France to a 68-63 win over Canada at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Batum, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, made 8-of-14 shots and
grabbed seve
Bucs part ways with Derrick Ward >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released running
back Derrick Ward, who spent just one unsuccessful season with the club after
signing as a free agent in the spring of 2009.
Ward had a breakout 2008 campaign w
Sunderland shells out record fee for Gyan >>
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland signed Ghana striker Asamoah
Gyan for a club-record transfer fee of nearly $20 million on Tuesday and gave
him a four-year contract.
Sunderland acquired the 24-year-old Gyan from French clu
Jankovic advances in New York >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic
was among Tuesday's opening-round winners at the 2010 U.S. Open.
The fourth-seeded Jankovic went the distance to sneak past Romanian Simona
Halep 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 at
2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
Additional sports and entertainment odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com
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