Mexican captain Marquez leaves Barcelona
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07/31/2010 - Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mexican captain Rafael Marquez ended his seven-year stint at Barcelona on Saturday when he was released by the Spanish club.
Marquez, a teammate of Thierry Henry's at Barcelona, is reported to be on his way to New York to rejoin the Frenchman with Major League Soccer's Red Bulls.
"I think my time here has come to an end - I've always been ambitious and I want to be a regular starter. That can't happen here, so it's a good time to leave with my head held high and start a new challenge," Marquez said on Barcelona's website.
Since he joined Barcelona in 2003, Marquez made nearly 250 appearances for the club and won two Champions League titles and four La Liga crowns.
Marquez, a center back or defensive midfielder, has played nearly 100 matches for Mexico and is the captain of the national team. The 31-year-old has been a member of Mexico's national team since 1997.
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool re-signed Brazilian defender Fabio Aurelio, who left the club two months ago when his contract expired, to a two-year contract on Saturday. New Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson offered Aurelio
<< Dallas ties Colorado to extend unbeaten streaks
Commerce City, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Julien Baudet's own goal helped FC Dallas
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Saturday against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
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<< Bayne wins third consecutive Nationwide pole
Newton, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Bayne captured his third straight pole in
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Bayne's qualifying lap of 133.266 m.p.h. not only made him th
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Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers have reinstated pitcher
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<< Le Toux's eighth goal helps Union tie Revolution
Chester, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sebastien Le Toux scored his eighth goal of the
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Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Antii Niemi has reportedly been awarded $2.75 million for next season from an arbitrator on Saturday. The Chicago Tribune is reporting a significant increase from the $800,0
St. Johnstone adds Haber on loan from West Brom >>
Perth, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Johnstone acquired striker Marcus Haber
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Giants agree to terms with second-round pick Joseph >>
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Sunderland signs Richardson to extension >>
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland signed midfielder Kieran
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Richardson, 25, joined Sunderland from Manchester United in 2007 and has made
85 appea
A Little Warm is hot horse in Jim Dandy Stakes >>
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Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.