FDU removes interim tag from Vetrone
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03/09/2010 - Teaneck, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fairleigh Dickinson has removed the interim tag from Greg Vetrone and has named him the permanent men's basketball coach.
Vetrone was given the job on an interim basis for last season and led the team to a 10-8 record in the Northeast Conference and an 11-21 overall mark. FDU was beaten by Long Island in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.
"Greg is a great fit for this university," athletics director David Langford said. "His strong recruiting skills, networking capabilities and fundraising strengths complement his coaching abilities very well. We are excited about what he can do here at FDU and we share his vision for this program. I expect great things from Greg."
Vetrone joined the Knights' staff for the 2008-09 season as an assistant under then head coach Tom Green having served in the same capacity with the program from 1988-1991 where his responsibilities also included overseeing recruiting.
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Metairie, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms
with cornerback Leigh Torrence on a one-year contract Tuesday.
Torrence spent the past two years with New Orleans, appearing in 12 total
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<< Dolphins re-sign DT Ferguson
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins re-signed defensive tackle
Jason Ferguson on Tuesday.
The run-stopping, 310-pound tackle came to Miami in a 2008 trade with Dallas.
He has started 128 of 159 career games and recorded 387
<< Vikings re-sign CB Sapp
Eden Prairie, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Vikings re-signed cornerback
Benny Sapp on Tuesday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune
reports it being a two-year contract worth $4.2 million,
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Kilmarnock, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller each
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Whittaker scored the opener at Rugby Park in the 55th an
Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed cornerback Brent Grimes. Grimes led the team with six interceptions in 2009, had 13 passes defensed and compiled 67 tackles, 58 of those solo, in 16 games. Ori
Bears release RB Jones >>
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears released running back
Kevin Jones on Tuesday.
Jones, who missed all of 2009 with a serious ankle injury, signed with the
bears in 2008 and rushed for 109 yards on 34 carries
Big East champs again: UConn women pull away from WVU >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kalana Greene scored 15 points and pulled down
12 rebounds, and top-ranked Connecticut captured the Big East Tournament title
and stretched its winning streak to a record 72 games with a 60-32 triumph
over No
Clippers sever ties with GM Dunleavy >>
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers announced they have
severed ties with general manager Mike Dunleavy, just over a month after he
resigned as head coach.
At the time of the February 4 announcement, the Clippers
North Texas takes Sun Belt championship >>
Hot Springs, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh White hit the go-ahead bucket with 24
seconds left and George Odufuwa came up with a key block on the ensuing
series, as North Texas edged Troy, 66-63, for the Sun Belt Conference
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Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
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